| FORMER CLINTON ADVISOR NANCY SODERBERG TO DISCUSS FOREIGN POLICY MAY 19 Former ambassador and Clinton foreign policy
advisor Nancy Soderberg will discuss the challenges facing U.S. foreign
policy in context of her new book, Superpower Myth: The Use and Misuse
of American Might (Wiley, January 2005, $27.95), at 4 p.m. Thursday,
May 19 in Freeman Commons.
In Superpower Myth, Soderberg argues that the current administration
uses excessive force to achieve its goals, and she believes the 'superpower
myth' has made the United States less safe. In her book, she writes about
the need for change and encourages the administration to reconsider its
policies.
With nearly 20 years of foreign policy experience, Soderberg writes
with a unique perspective. Her experience includes advising and working
for President Bill Clinton (who wrote the forward to Soderberg's book).
From 1997 to 2001, she was the alternative representative to the United
Nations with the rank of ambassador, where she represented the U.S. at
the Security Council on a range of national security issues. From 1993
to 1997, Soderberg served as the third ranking official of the National
Security Council at the White House, as deputy assistant to the president
for National Security Affairs.
Soderberg has received international recognition for her efforts to
promote peace in Northern Ireland; participated in a United Nations'
mission to Indonesia and East Timor; negotiated key United Nations' resolutions
regarding the Middle East and Africa; assisted in the development of
the Clinton administration's policy of political and economic normalization
with Vietnam; and advised Clinton on policies toward many countries including
China, Japan, Russia and the Balkans.
Soderberg is currently with the New York office of the International
Crisis Group where she advocates for conflict prevention at the
United Nations and other multilateral institutions.
For more information on Soderberg and the Superpower Myth visit Wiley
Publishers. |
