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Former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia to Speak at
Oglethorpe University. Topic to be discussed: Current
State of the Middle East
What: "Some Thoughts from the Desert" by Wyche
Fowler, Jr., former ambassador to Saudi Arabia and former United
States senator, is sponsored by the Georgia Council for
International Visitors (GCIV).
When: Thursday, September 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Conant Performing Arts Center. Oglethorpe
University, 4484 Peachtree Road, NE
Admission: Admission is free, but reservations are
requested. To reserve your seat, please contact Francesca Cesa
Bianchi at GCIV at 404-832-5560 or e-mail her at pr@gciv.org.
Details: First elected to the U.S. House of
Representatives in 1977, Fowler was a member of the Ways and Means
and Foreign Affairs Committees, the Select Committee on
Intelligence, and the Congressional Arts Caucus. In 1986, he was
elected to the U.S. Senate as assistant floor leader, helping mold a
bipartisan consensus for major public issues. He also served on the
Senate Appropriations, Budget, Energy and Agricultural Committees.
Ambassador Fowler served as Ambassador of the United States to Saudi
Arabia from 1996 to 2001 under the Clinton administration.
Born on October 6, 1940, in Atlanta, Ga., Fowler received a
Bachelor of Arts in English from Davidson College in 1962 and a
Juris Doctorate from Emory University in 1969.
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