Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to Speak at SAIS

Mikheil Saakashvili, president of Georgia, will speak at the Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) on Tuesday, 02/24 at 5 p.m.

Saakashvili's lecture topic will be "Georgia After the Rose Revolution: Rebuilding Democracy and Stability." In this major policy statement on his first official visit to the United States, Saakashvili, who was elected president on 01/4, will explain his proposed solutions to the many problems facing Georgia and the region.

Zbigniew Brzezinski, the Robert E. Osgood Professor of American Foreign Policy at SAIS and former national security adviser, will introduce the president. The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute's W.P. Carey Forum at SAIS and the National Democratic Institute are co-hosting this event.

The lecture, which is open to the public, 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 who want to attend must make a reservation by calling 202.663.7721 or emailing [email protected] .

NOTE TO REPORTERS: Saakashvili will give his speech in English.

For more information, contact Felisa Neuringer Klubes in the SAIS Public Affairs Office at 202.663.5626 or [email protected].