Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini to Speak at JHU SAIS

Franco Frattini, Italy's minister of foreign affairs, will speak at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) on Monday, 01/25 at noon.

Frattini will speak about "The Major International Security Challenge in 2010: Italy's Role and Vision."

Kurt Volker, managing director and a senior fellow at the SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations (CTR), will moderate the session.

The event, which is free and 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 should RSVP to CTR at http://transatlantic.sais-jhu.edu/events/2010/frattini.htm.

SAIS also plans to provide a streaming live Webcast of this event. Go to sais.jhu.edu for further details.

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].