Springfield – The World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts will present an Instant Issues lunchtime discussion with Ambassador Frank Lavin on The Reagan Doctrine: Lessons for Today. The program will take place on Thursday, Oct. 9 from noon to 1 p.m. at 1350 Main Street, 9th Floor Gallery, in downtown Springfield.
Frank Lavin is active in U.S.-Asia policy, U.S. domestic politics, and trade policy matters. He serves as a Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution as well as a Trustee of the Asia Foundation and as a Director of the Asia Society of Northern California.
Lavin served as Under Secretary for International Trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce in the Bush (43) Administration. In that capacity, Lavin served as lead trade negotiator for both China and India and was responsible for commercial policy, export promotion, and trade negotiations across the globe. Lavin was previously U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, where he helped negotiate the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement.
In the private sector, Lavin served in senior finance and management positions in Hong Kong and Singapore with Bank of America and Citibank.
Lavin also served in the Bush (41) and Reagan Administrations, working in the Department of Commerce, Department of State, National Security Council, and White House. In the Reagan Administration, Lavin served as White House Political Director.
Copies of “Inside the Reagan White House: A Front Row Seat to Presidential Leadership With Lessons for Today” will be on sale at the event courtesy of Rumspringa Books.
For those who purchase a meal, box lunches with a choice of sandwich–turkey, tuna, roast beef, vegetarian–will be available (first come, first served). Lunches also include deli salad, a cookie, chips, and soda or water. (Attendees may bring their own lunch or choose not to eat.)
Registration deadline for a lunch provided is Monday, Oct. 6. Visit Eventbrite.com.
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