This form is to register to attend the event virtually. If you would like to attend in person, register here.

Join the Washington D.C. Jayhawk Alumni Network and the KU Veterans Alumni Network for an evening of insightful discussion and networking around foreign affairs. The event will kick off with a discussion about the future of the war in Ukraine, followed by a panel of KU alumni who have pursued careers in the foreign service and international development.

A Zoom link to attend the event virtually will be sent to all registrants closer to event time.

5:30 p.m. ET: Opening Remarks and Discussion: Russia-Ukraine – War Termination

• Matt Dimmick, Regional Program Manager, Spirit of America; former Director for Russia and Eastern Europe on the National Security Council Staff

• Dr. Trent Maul, Director for Analysis, Defense Intelligence Agency

• Mike Denning, Director, Office of Graduate Military Programs, KU Center for Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies (Moderator)

6:20 p.m. ET: Career Panel: KU Alum in Foreign Affairs

• Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau, Senior Foreign Service Officer, U.S. State Department

• Christopher Jennings, Attorney Advisor, USAID

• Jonathan Ng, Acting Resident Legal Officer for Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus, USAID (Moderator)

*The speakers for this event are appearing solely in their personal capacity. Any views or opinions expressed by the speakers are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of their employers or any other organization.

Wed, Oct. 4
5:30 p.m. ET
St. Thomas’ Parish
Washington, DC 

https://kansas.zoom.us/j/98063214108
Passcode: 188180

Questions? Contact Jonathan Ng, c’03, j’03 and Lisa Evans Tuchtan, d’74

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