San Diego World Affairs Council
warmly welcomes
Ambassador John Beyrle
Presentation:
"Putin and Trump 2.0: The Perils of Presidential Diplomacy"
Thursday, 21 November 2019
6-8 p.m.
Both the Kremlin and the White House have publicly declared that improving relations between the United States and Russia is an overarching priority. Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have met personally or spoken by phone more than twenty times over the past two years. So why has the political relationship reached a historical low point? And what will it take to reverse the destructive, dangerous course we are on? Join former US Ambassador to Moscow John Beyrle for an inside look at the Perils of Top-level Diplomacy with Russia.
About our Speaker: Ambassador John Beyrle
John Beyrle was elected Chairman of the U.S. Russia Foundation in October 2018. Prior to this role, he served as an American diplomat for three decades in a career focused on the Soviet Union and Russia, and Central and Eastern Europe. He was twice appointed ambassador: to Bulgaria (2005-08), and to Russia (2008-12). During the latter assignment, Beyrle helped foster improved U.S.-Russian relations, highlighted by the signing of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).
Ambassador Beyrle’s diplomatic service included two earlier tours at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, including as Deputy Chief of Mission. He served as counselor for political and economic affairs at the U.S. Embassy in the Czech Republic, and a member of the U.S. delegation to the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) arms control negotiations in Vienna. His Washington assignments included special adviser to Secretary of State Colin Powell for the New Independent States, and director responsible for Russian policy on the staff of the National Security Council under President Clinton.
Ambassador Beyrle received the Presidential Distinguished Service Award from President Obama, and the Presidential Meritorious Service Award during the administration of George W. Bush. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton personally presented him with the Distinguished Service Award, the State Department’s highest honor. He retired from the Foreign Service in 2012 as a Career Minister, a diplomatic rank equivalent to a three-star general.
Ambassador Beyrle received a B.A. with honors from Grand Valley State University (1975) and an M.S. as a Distinguished Graduate of the National War College (1996), where he later taught as a visiting professor of national security studies. He speaks Bulgarian, Czech, French, German and Russian.
Thursday, 21 November 2019
Location:
National University, Sanford Center Auditorium
11355 N. Torrey Pines Rd.
La Jolla, CA 92037
Complimentary parking on the National University campus
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Time:
Registration/Reception: 6:00-6:30 p.m.
Presentation, followed by a Q&A: 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Cost:
SDWAC Members: Free
Non-Members: $10
Student with student ID: $5
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