Assistant Secretary of State Robert O. Blake Jr. to Speak at JHU SAIS

MEDIA ADVISORY
January 18, 2012

Assistant Secretary of State Robert O. Blake Jr. to Speak at JHU SAIS

Robert O. Blake Jr., U.S. assistant secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, will speak at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) on Wednesday, January 25 at 5:30 p.m. (A reception will precede the forum at 5 p.m.).

Blake, a SAIS graduate, will speak about “U.S. Interests in Central Asia and Its Strategy for Advancing Them.”

The event, hosted by the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute (CACI) at SAIS, will be held in Kenney Auditorium located on the first floor of the school’s Nitze Building, 1740 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. Members of the public should RSVP to CACI at [email protected] or 202.663.7721.

Members of the media who plan to cover the event should respond to Felisa Neuringer Klubes at the SAIS Communications Office at 202.663.5626 or [email protected].