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The World Trade Center of
Alaska in
Cooperation with the Alaska
World Affairs Council
and the Anchorage Economic
Development Corporation,
the Associated General
Contractors of Alaska,
the Northern Forum, the
Resource Development
Council,
and the Alaska State Chamber
of Commerce
present
a Major Address by the
Honorable Mark Begich

"A Report from the
Battlefield:
Progress in the Middle East
and Washington"
Monday, 1st
June 2009 – Hotel Captain
Cook Ballroom
Doors open at 11:30 p.m. -
Program begins at 12:00 p.m.
- 1:30 p.m.
For Reservations
The cost
is $45 per seat or $500 for
a table of 10.
For more
information or to make
reservations
please contact the Alaska World
Affairs Council
by telephone 276-8038 or by
email to
AlaskaWorldAffairs.org
.



Just back from a week-long
tour of Afghanistan and
Pakistan, U.S. Senator Mark
Begich will provide his
perspective on progress in
the world's most dangerous
region and give an update on
current developments in
Washington, D.C. As the
first Alaskan on the Senate
Armed Services Committee
since 1968, Senator Begich
will report on his meetings
with top military commanders
and some of the thousands of
Alaskan soldiers serving in
the Middle East. In his
first major speech in Alaska
since his swearing-in, the
Senator also will discuss
congressional efforts to
address the major issues
facing the nation, including
the economy, health care and
international trade. |