For immediate release
September 15, 2009
Contact: Katherine P Martha
202-687-4328
kpm43@georgetown.edu
Georgetown Hosts US-Azerbaijan Conference
WHO:
H. E. Araz Azimov, Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan

Hon. William Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs at the U.S. Department of State

Hon. Chuck Hagel, distinguished professor of national governance at Georgetown University and former U.S. Senator (R-Nebraska)

Hon. David Kramer, senior transatlantic fellow at the German Marshall Fund and former Assistant Secretary of State for democracy, human rights, and labor at the U.S. Department of State
WHAT:

The Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies and the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan present their 2nd annual joint conference, The U.S.-Azerbaijan Strategic Partnership: New Bilateral and Regional Dimensions.

For a full event agenda, please visit: http://ceres.georgetown.edu/AZ/.

WHEN:
Friday, September 18, 2009 from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm
WHERE:
Georgetown University Conference Center
Leavey Center Building
37th & O Streets, NW
Washington, D.C. 20057
SPONSORS:
The Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies at Georgetown University
Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
COVERAGE:
Media interested in attending must RSVP to Katie Martha at 202-687-4328 or kpm43@georgetown.edu. Press will need to present valid credentials on campus.