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A Conversation With Chuck Hagel: Foreign Policy, Government And Advice For Our Next President

Chuck Hagel
Monica A. King [Public domain or CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Chuck Hagel

Chuck Hagel
Monica A. King [Public domain or CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Chuck Hagel

Chuck Hagel joins us to share thoughts about his experiences as US Senator and as US Secretary of Defense. We’ll hear his philosophies on government, foreign policy, and his advice for the new president.

Chuck Hagelhas served at some of the highest levels of government, as a US Senator from Nebraska, and more recently as the Secretary of Defense from 2013-2015.

He hasn’t been shy about sharing his thoughts about the Obama Administration, about current and past foreign policy, or about his advice for the incoming presidential administration, among other things.

Chuck Hagel is in Charlotte Thursday, to speak to the World Affairs Council Charlotte. Before that, guest host Michael Bitzer will speak to him about his views on the Trump presidency and what steps he would encourage Donald Trump to take as he gets ready to take office; about US foreign policy, including Syria; and about his time as Secretary of Defense.

Guest:

Chuck Hagel, former US Secretary of Defense, former Republican Senator from Nebraska 

EVENT:

Chuck Hagel will be speaking to the World Affairs Council of Charlotte on current and past U.S. foreign policy, the direction of U.S. involvement in international engagement, recent global developments, and issues of international security.

Thursday, December 1, noon, at the Hilton Charlotte Center City.

 

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Charlotte Talks Executive Producer Wendy Herkey has with WFAE since 1998, beginning in the membership department, and has been on the Charlotte Talks staff since 1999.
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