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University of Richmond to Host Symposium on Middle East

September 24, 2004

Stephen Buck, former charge d'affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, will give the keynote presentation at a symposium on U.S. policy in Iraq at the University of Richmond Oct. 19.

Chaired by Dr. Richard W. Wright of the Robins School of Business, the symposium will also feature Jean AbiNader, the former chair of the U.S.-Arab Business Council, and Scott Erwin, a Richmond student and former adviser for the Iraqi Coalition Provisional Authority.

The symposium will take place from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Jepson Alumni Center. It is sponsored by the Robins School of Business International Business Programs, the Office of International Education and the Richmond Quest.

As a Robins School Quest activity, the event will aim to be informative to both a general audience and business leaders whose firms may play a role in rebuilding the region and shaping its future.

The event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.

For more information, call 289-8813.