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Join us for these April Events Douglas Holtz-Eakin Policy Challenges Facing the U.S.: Navigating the Future April 7, 7:00P.M. Toyota Auditorium Chief Economist on the Council of Economic Advisors under President George H. W. Bush Director, Congressional Budget Office, under George W. Bush Director of Domestic and Economic Policy forJohn McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign President of the American Action Forum Dr. Mihai Coman Truth or Consequences: Reporting from Romania April 12, 7:00P.M. Toyota Auditorium Dr. Mihai Coman is the dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Bucharest, Romania. He will speak about the state of journalism in present day Romania César Montúfar “The Radical Populist Movements That Have Emerged in Latin America: Hugo Chávez, Rafael Correa, and Evo Morales.” April 15, 7pm Toyota Auditorium Dr. Montúfar will discuss the dominance of left wing populist governments in the Andes, their socialist ideology, their constitutional model, their economic model, and their perspective of creating a new international order with links with such countries as Russia, China, and Iran. Moreover, he will analyze the similarities and differences between Chávez, Correa, and Morales, and will depict the common project of constructing a participatory democracy for the Andes. Tammy Taylor Office of Science and Technology Policy: Understanding Nuclear Detonation Response Preparedness April 19, 7:00 P.M. Dr. Tammy Taylor supports the Executive Office of the President’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) as a Senior Policy Analyst. Using the example of nuclear detonation response preparedness, Taylor will discuss the mission and goals of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) at the Executive Office of the President and provide information on how the office accomplishes its mission though various interagency coordination. Peter Vasilievich Zarubin “Inside Realities of the Cold War USSR vs USA “Star Wars” Laser Weapon Race: a Story that Now Can be told.” April 22, 7:00P.M. Toyota Auditorium Winner, Soviet State Prize for Science and Technology in 1980 & Russian Government Prize for Science and Technology in 2002 Current Scientific Adviser to the Director, Russian High-Energy Laser Design Bureau “Granat” Former Technical Director, Laser Systems Chief Directorate of the Soviet Ministry of Defense Industry Zarubin will discuss historical aspects and recently declassified information of the laser race, and the roles and actions of scientists, politicians, government officials and the military who participated in Soviet High Energy Laser Research and Development programs from 1963 – 1980. Barbara Bodine Former Ambassador to Yemen April 28, 7:00P.M. Toyota Auditorium Lecturer in Public and International Policy and Director, Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative, The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs