U.S. FOREIGN POLICY AND WHY IT MATTERS TO YOU

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Ambassador-Designate to Chile Michael A. Hammer Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs U.S. Department of State

Thursday, September 5, 2013 @ 3:00 p.m. History Common Room (1st floor Mesa Vista Hall)

Join us for a special presentation and discussion with Ambassador Mike Hammer, who is currently the Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs and who has held numerous diplomatic posts around the world. Ambassador Hammer has also served at the White House as special assistant to the President, Senior Director for Press and Communications, and the National Security Council Spokesman from January 2009-January 2011. While at the National Security Council, he also served as the Director of Andean Affairs. Michael A. Hammer

Mike Hammer is a career member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service, entering the diplomatic corps in 1988. He has served abroad in Bolivia, Norway, Iceland and Denmark. The Ambassador grew up in Latin America, living in Honduras, El Salvador, Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil. He is fluent in Spanish, and speaks French and Icelandic.

Sponsored by Office of Vice President for Student Affairs, Global Education Office, Latin American and Iberian Institute, International Studies Institute, National Security Studies Program, and Departments of History and Political Sciences

Image credit: Santiago, Chile. CC © Daniel Villaorrel.

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U.S. FOREIGN POLICY AND WHY IT MATTERS TO YOU