On Friday, March 28, 2014, at 7 p.m. in the Francis E. Geissler Gymnasium at Eastern Connecticut State University, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will give a lecture, “Economy and Security in the 21st Century.”
Albright made history in 1997 when she was named by President Clinton as the first female Secretary of State. From 1993 to 1997, she served as the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations and was a member of President Clinton’s Cabinet. From 1989 to 1992, she served as President of the Center for National Policy. Previously, she was a member of President Jimmy Carter’s National Security Council and White House staff and served as chief legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. Edmund S. Muskie. Albright is the author of five books and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012.
Tickets to the lecture are free for students from any school, college or university; $10 for the general public. Please reserve your ticket/seat by emailing tickets@easternct.edu or calling (860) 465-0036.
For more information, visit http://www.easternct.edu/artsandlecture/madeleine-albrightr.html.