Note to Editors: Reporters and photographers wanting media passes to this event should contact Peter Caughey at (303) 492-4007 or Greg Swenson at (303) 492-3113.
Former U.S. Special Ambassador Dennis B. Ross will speak on the Middle East at the University of Colorado at Boulder on Jan. 22 in an event hosted by the student government's Cultural Events Board.
Ross will speak at 7 p.m. in the University Memorial Center's Glenn Miller Ballroom. The doors will open at 6 p.m.
Ross served as a special ambassador in the first Bush administration and in the Clinton administration and for more than 12 years was a key participant in the development of the U.S. role in the Middle East peace process.
The talk is the second in a two-part series focusing on the Middle East hosted by the University of Colorado Student Union's Cultural Events Board. Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, was the first speaker featured in the series and appeared on campus Sept. 14.
Tickets are available at the Connection on the first floor of the UMC. Tickets are free for students with a Buff One card and are limited to two per student. Tickets for non-students are $5 each and are limited to four each for community members.
No glass bottles, plastic disposable bottles or cans are permitted at the lecture. No food, signs, banners or flags of any kind will be permitted. Bulky bags and parcels may be subject to search. No recording or playback devices will be allowed. Metal detectors will be in use.
There will be no re-entry once admitted into the event.
For information call (303) 492-3227.