Chicago – Tickets are on sale now to see General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.) at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 19, as the second speaker in the highly successful SXU Voices & Visions Speaker Series at Saint Xavier University in Chicago.
Prior to his lecture, “Diplomacy: Persuasion, Trust & Values,” Powell will conduct a special classroom discussion with Saint Xavier students.
“We were very pleased with the enthusiastic response to the first event of the SXU Voices and Visions Speaker Series with former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright,” said Robert Tenczar, vice president for university relations. “We are delighted that Colin Powell has agreed to continue our tradition of bringing respected public leaders to the Chicago area.”
Powell became the 65th Secretary of State on January 20, 2001, serving under Pres. George W. Bush. He previously served as a key aide to the secretary of defense and as national security advisor to Pres. Ronald Reagan. He served 35 years in the U.S. Army, rising to the rank of four-star general and serving as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993. During this time he oversaw 28 crises, including the Panama intervention of 1989 and Operation Desert Storm in the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
The event is co-sponsored by the Office of University Relation and the Student Activities Board. General admission tickets are $15 each and are available by visiting http://www.sxu.edu/voices/default.asp/ or calling (866) 468-3401.
Prior to his lecture, “Diplomacy: Persuasion, Trust & Values,” Powell will conduct a special classroom discussion with Saint Xavier students.
“We were very pleased with the enthusiastic response to the first event of the SXU Voices and Visions Speaker Series with former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright,” said Robert Tenczar, vice president for university relations. “We are delighted that Colin Powell has agreed to continue our tradition of bringing respected public leaders to the Chicago area.”
Powell became the 65th Secretary of State on January 20, 2001, serving under Pres. George W. Bush. He previously served as a key aide to the secretary of defense and as national security advisor to Pres. Ronald Reagan. He served 35 years in the U.S. Army, rising to the rank of four-star general and serving as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993. During this time he oversaw 28 crises, including the Panama intervention of 1989 and Operation Desert Storm in the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
The event is co-sponsored by the Office of University Relation and the Student Activities Board. General admission tickets are $15 each and are available by visiting http://www.sxu.edu/voices/default.asp/ or calling (866) 468-3401.
A limited number of $200 tickets are also available that include priority seating and admission to an exclusive post-lecture wine and cheese reception with Powell.
For more information about the event, please call (773) 298-3311 or e-mail specialevents@sxu.edu. Reporters interested in covering Powell’s lecture or taking advantage of a special media opportunity the day of the lecture should contact Director of Media Relations Joe Moore at (773) 298-3937 or (cell) (773) 203-6671.
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