Schieffer School and CSIS host dialogue on foreign policy priorites for the Obama administration

Fort Worth, TX

12/5/2008

Five well-known journalists, including TCU graduate Bob Schieffer, will gather in Washington Monday, Dec. 15 at 5:30 p.m. (EST) to discuss foreign policy priorities for the next administration during the next Dialogues in Public Policy and the Media hosted by Bob Schieffer. The discussion also will be broadcast live on the Schieffer School Web site at www.schiefferschool.tcu.edu at 4:30 p.m. CST.

In addition to Mr. Schieffer, dialogue participants include Bob Woodward, assistant managing editor for The Washington Post; Susan Page, Washington bureau chief for USA Today; Clarence Page, nationally syndicated columnist and editorial board member for the Chicago Tribune; and Bill Kristol, columnist for The New York Times and editor of The Weekly Standard. Individuals wishing to attend the event must RSVP to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) at 202-775-3141 or to schiefferseries@csis.org.

Dialogues in Public Policy program is a partnership of TCU’s Schieffer School of Journalism and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. Dialogues feature top public policy experts, government officials, leading think tank scholars, and prominent journalists discussing issues related to national security, foreign policy and global challenges.

CSIS is a bipartisan, independent, nonprofit organization that provides strategic insights and policy solutions to decision makers in government, international institutions, the private sector and civil society. It has earned the reputation as one the world's preeminent public policy institutions.

The Schieffer School is emerging as one of the world’s top journalism schools dedicated to preparing professionals in both journalism and strategic communications for the new media world, while maintaining the traditional standards of basic, straightforward reporting and ethics.

To be added to the e-mail list to receive each program notice, send your e-mail address to Nancy Styles at n.styles@tcu.edu.