Former national security adviser to speak at Baker Institute

David Ruth
713-348-6327
david@rice.edu

HOUSTON — (March 27, 2012) — Retired Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, former national security adviser to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush, will discuss international relations and national security at 6 p.m. April 4 at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Former U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker III, the honorary chair of the Baker Institute, will offer opening remarks.

Scowcroft, who also served as military assistant to President Richard Nixon, is president of The Scowcroft Group, where he provides clients with strategic advice and assistance in dealing in the international arena.

Who: Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft

What: “A Conversation with Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Brent Scowcroft”

When: Wednesday, April 4, 6-7:30 p.m.

Where: Rice University, Baker Hall, 6100 Main St.

In recent years Scowcroft has served as a co-chair for both the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future and the National Academies of Science’s Committee on Science, Security and Prosperity. He also served as the chairman of the Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and was a member of the United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change.

In 1991, Bush presented Scowcroft with the Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. Scowcroft received the insignia of an Honorary Knight of the British Empire from Queen Elizabeth in 1993.

The event is free and open to the public. Registration is available here, where the event will also be webcast.

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Members of the news media who want to attend should RSVP to David Ruth at david@rice.edu or 713-348-6327.

Founded in 1993, the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University in Houston ranks among the top 20 university-affiliated think tanks globally and top 30 think tanks in the United States. As a premier nonpartisan think tank, the institute sponsors more than 20 programs that conduct research on domestic and foreign policy issues with the goal of bridging the gap between the theory and practice of public policy. The institute’s strong track record of achievement reflects the work of its endowed fellows and Rice University scholars. Learn more about the institute at www.bakerinstitute.org or on the institute’s blog, http://blogs.chron.com/bakerblog.