Tuesday, 09-07-2004

A Conversation with Dr. Condoleezza Rice (Lecture/Q&A)

Summary
Dr. Rice’s visit comes at a time of great international uncertainty and instability. The United States government continues to face difficult foreign policy choices on such issues as the war on terrorism, Iraq, the 9/11 Commission report, negotiations with North Korea, the crisis in Sudan, the nuclear arms program of Iran, instability in Haiti, anti-narcotics programs in South America, and more. Dr. Rice will give introductory remarks at the evening presentation, and then dedicate the majority of the time to answering written questions from the audience, to be moderated by Dr. Mark A. Emmert, UW President. It promises to be an engaging and fascinating dialogue with one of President Bush’s most trusted advisors. We hope you join us.

KEY EVENT INFORMATION

Registration
A limited amount of seats are available at the door. Please bring $35 cash or a VISA and MasterCard and photo ID. Please arrive early.

Photo ID required on the day of the event. Please arrive early to allow for traffic, parking, and large crowds. Doors open at 5:00 PM. General admission only.

Parking, Driving Directions and Campus Maps
Driving Directions
Special Parking Guide (PDF)
UW Campus Map (PDF)

Parking on the University of Washington campus is limited. Parking for this event is available after 4:00 PM. The Central Plaza Garage is available beginning at 4:00 PM at a special $9 event rate (payable on entry). Parking is also available in the N1 and N5 lots on the main campus after 4:00 PM and requires a permit to be purchased at the gatehouse for $4. Other parking alternatives are available; they cost less and are very close to the venue (W4, W6, W12, and W14). The fee is $3, payable in $1 bills and coins at the pay station in the lot, in the exact amount required.

For information on taking a bus to the UW, visit http://www.washington.edu/upass/getting_here/routes.html.

Special Accommodations
Meany Hall has four spaces for wheelchairs. To request disability accommodation contact the University of Washington Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: 206.543.6450/V, 206.543.6452/TTY, 206.685.7264 (FAX), or e-mail dso@u.washington.edu.

BIOGRAPHY OF DR. RICE
Dr. Condoleezza Rice became the National Security Advisor on January 22, 2001. In June 1999, she completed a six year tenure as Stanford University’s Provost, during which she was the institution’s chief budget and academic officer. As professor of political science, Dr. Rice has been on the Stanford faculty since 1981 and has won two awards for her teaching. At Stanford, she has been a member of the Center for International Security and Arms Control, a Senior Fellow of the Institute for International Studies, and a Fellow (by courtesy) of the Hoover Institution. She has written numerous books and articles on Soviet and East European foreign and defense policy.

From 1989 through March 1991, she served in the first Bush Administration as Director, and then Senior Director, of Soviet and East European Affairs in the National Security Council, and a Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. In 1986, while an international affairs fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations, she served as Special Assistant to the Director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In 1997, she served on the Federal Advisory Committee on Gender -- Integrated Training in the Military.

She was a member of the boards of directors for several public corporations and nonprofit organizations.

Born November 14, 1954 in Birmingham, Alabama, she earned her bachelor’s degree in political science, cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Denver in 1974; her master’s from the University of Notre Dame in 1975; and her Ph.D. from the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver in 1981.