2008 Woodie Awards
GIC to host war general
R.H. Popli
Issue date: 2/29/08 Section: News
Four-star general and former presidential candidate General Wesley Clark will speak to the students and faculty of Saint Louis University on March 6.
The Great Issues Committee chose Clark as its final speaker on the Great Issues Speakers list. Clark has had extensive personal experience in both the Vietnam War and the conflict in Kosovo. In 1995, he acted as the lead military negotiator for the Bosnian Peace Accords.
Furthermore, Clark also served as the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe from 1997 to 2000. In 2004, Clark ran as a possible presidential candidate for the Democratic party, but ultimately ended his nomination during the primary race in order to endorse John Kerry.
During its processions, the GIC unanimously requested that Clark come to SLU to give a speech. His experience in the military and in politics made him particularly appealing, members said. The GIC first started planning the event in late October. The Center for International Studies and the College Democrats also sponsored the event.
"I'm looking forward to hearing about modern day defense and how the United States is defending itself," sophomore Justin Purl said. "It's really interesting how things change over time and how little we know about our current state of defense."
Clark will speak at 7 p.m. in the BSC Ballrooms, with the title, "U.S. Security in the New Millennium." According to Daniel McGinnis, committee chair of the GIC, the speech will deal primarily with the concerns about the United States' involvement in conflicts overseas. More specifically, Clark's speech will deal with the United States' approach to international terrorism, along with international relations with China, India and other burgeoning countries.
"General Clark has an amazing record of public and international service," said Thomas Finan, Ph.D., director of the center of international studies. "He is one of those public figures who can realistically speak about the impact of American foreign policy from an experiential point of view given his work with NATO. His lecture should be an important statement on one potential view of American policy in the 21st century."
"We hope to give the SLU community the opportunity to hear first hand what role America is [and] should be playing in international relations," McGinnis said in an e-mail interview. "Clark will not be giving a speech on only one issue like Iraq or terrorism, but will be looking at U.S. foreign policy through several different lenses in the hopes we can better understand the world and how our polices greatly affect it."
The Great Issues Committee chose Clark as its final speaker on the Great Issues Speakers list. Clark has had extensive personal experience in both the Vietnam War and the conflict in Kosovo. In 1995, he acted as the lead military negotiator for the Bosnian Peace Accords.
Furthermore, Clark also served as the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe from 1997 to 2000. In 2004, Clark ran as a possible presidential candidate for the Democratic party, but ultimately ended his nomination during the primary race in order to endorse John Kerry.
During its processions, the GIC unanimously requested that Clark come to SLU to give a speech. His experience in the military and in politics made him particularly appealing, members said. The GIC first started planning the event in late October. The Center for International Studies and the College Democrats also sponsored the event.
"I'm looking forward to hearing about modern day defense and how the United States is defending itself," sophomore Justin Purl said. "It's really interesting how things change over time and how little we know about our current state of defense."
Clark will speak at 7 p.m. in the BSC Ballrooms, with the title, "U.S. Security in the New Millennium." According to Daniel McGinnis, committee chair of the GIC, the speech will deal primarily with the concerns about the United States' involvement in conflicts overseas. More specifically, Clark's speech will deal with the United States' approach to international terrorism, along with international relations with China, India and other burgeoning countries.
"General Clark has an amazing record of public and international service," said Thomas Finan, Ph.D., director of the center of international studies. "He is one of those public figures who can realistically speak about the impact of American foreign policy from an experiential point of view given his work with NATO. His lecture should be an important statement on one potential view of American policy in the 21st century."
"We hope to give the SLU community the opportunity to hear first hand what role America is [and] should be playing in international relations," McGinnis said in an e-mail interview. "Clark will not be giving a speech on only one issue like Iraq or terrorism, but will be looking at U.S. foreign policy through several different lenses in the hopes we can better understand the world and how our polices greatly affect it."
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