World Affairs Council of Sonoma County

Thursday, Feb. 11 - 7:30 p.m., Spring Lake Village Auditorium, 5555 Montgomery Dr., Santa Rosa. International Volunteerism: a Challenging Career during Retirement, F. Deborah Johnson (Deborah Eid), M.D., FACP

Retirement in Sonoma County in 1995 presented opportunities for a new career for our speaker - volunteer work. She has lectured in oncology for several organizations and government programs in major cities in the U.S., Europe, China, Russia, and Turkey and she has worked in medical clinics in Viet Nam, Poland, Ecuador, Thailand, Brazil, and Ghana. Locally Deborah teaches ESL and was vice president of WACSC. Dr. Johnson will discuss her recent adventures in Ecuador and Ghana.

Dr. Johnson (M.D. / University of Wisconsin; internal medicine and oncology fellowship, Ann Arbor) taught at the UCSF Cancer Research Institute for 26 years. As Chair of the Department of Oncology at Kaiser in Redwood City, she set up Kaiser tumor boards and the first Kaiser Home Hospice facility.

Reservations not required. Costs free for members, guests $5.

Friday, Feb. 26 - 6:00 p.m., Fountaingrove Golf Club, 1525 Fountaingrove Pkwy, Santa Rosa. Annual Dinner, The U.S. and Asia: Where do we Stand a d Where are we Going?, Michael H. Armacost, PhD., Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee, Shorenstein Distinguished Fellow for Political Affairs, Asia/Pacific Research Center, Stanford.

Ambassador Armacost has recently been named Chairman of the Board and the Executive Committee of the the Asia Foundation. He served as President of the Brookings Institution, 1995-2002; Ambassador to Japan, 1989-1993; Ambassador to the Philippines, 1982-1984;and Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs. He has held senior policy responsibilities in the National Security Council and the Department of Defense. A native of Ohio, Armacost graduated from Carlton College and earned his Master's and PhD. at Columbia University. He is the author of three books on foreign affairs, the latest of which, Friends or Rivals, draws on his experience as Ambassador to Japan.

Ambassador Armacost will speak about the role of the United States in a rapidly developing Asia. His many years in high positions covering Asia and his present position at the Asia Foundation give him a unique perspective on foreign affairs concerning Asia.

Reservations required by Feb. 19. Costs: members $35, guests $40.

Friday, Mar. 5 - noon, La Gare Restaurant,, 208 Wilson St., Santa Rosa. What the Allies Expect from the United States, Robert J. O'Neill, Chairman of the International Academic Advisory Committee, United States Study Centre, Sydney, Australia.

What do our Allies think of our current strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan? What do they expect us to do to in other places around the world? Is the U.S. expected to be the World’s No. 1 policeman, traffic cop and disaster aid supplier? Answers to these questions and others will be supplied by a long time friend of the United States.

Robert O’Neill, native and resident of Australia, served 13 years as an officer in the Australian regular army, was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford (Ph.D. in Modern History), taught military history at the Royal Military College of Australia, then became professor at Oxford and also a Fellow at All Souls College. He taught international relations at the Australian National University and directed its Strategic and Defense Studies Centre.

Professor O’Neill has written three books and numerous articles on war strategy, is recognized worldwide as an authority on foreign affairs, and is personally acquainted with many of the current leaders in the United States and Europe.

Reservations required. Costs: $23 for members, guests $28.

For reservations, make checks payable to WACSC and send to World Affairs Council, PO Box 1433, Santa Rosa, CA 95402.

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