British Ambassador David Manning to Speak at JHU SAIS Commencement

David Manning, British Ambassador to the United States, will speak at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) commencement on Thursday, 05/17 at 3 p.m.

Manning, a 1972 graduate of the SAIS Bologna Center, has a distinguished diplomatic career encompassing more than three decades of leadership roles around the globe. Prior to arriving in Washington as ambassador in 09/2003, he was foreign policy adviser to Prime Minister Tony Blair. Other overseas assignments have included serving as ambassador to Israel and NATO as well as posts in France, India, Poland and Russia.

Admittance to the ceremony is by invitation only but will be open to the media for coverage. Graduation will be held in DAR Constitution Hall, 18th and D Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. Media should arrive by 2:45 p.m. and use the 18th Street entrance to the hall. Reserved seating for reporters will be available in balcony tiers L/M directly facing the stage.

SAIS is one of the country's leading graduate schools devoted to the study of international relations. The Washington, D.C., campus is located on Massachusetts Avenue in the city's Dupont Circle neighborhood and enrolls more than 450 full-time graduate students and mid-career professionals. SAIS has trained more than 13,000 alumni in all aspects of international affairs. During the graduation ceremony, SAIS will confer graduate degrees upon approximately 450 students.

Members of the media who plan to cover Mannings' speech must register in advance with Felisa Neuringer Klubes at the SAIS Public Affairs Office at 202.663.5626 or [email protected].