Library marks Veterans Day with opening of World Affairs International Program Series

The library will welcome Steven E. Sokol, new President and Chief Executive Officer, Pittsburgh World Affairs Council as he opens this year’s International Program Series on Thursday, November 11 at 7:00 p.m. at the library.

As is fitting for this date, Mr. Sokol will be recognizing the McMurray Veterans of Foreign Wars POST 764 for generously providing support for this program series in the community over the past four years. Sokol will also discuss key global trends and how they relate to World Affair Council programs and new initiatives. The presentation will address the important issues facing the international community and the options available for dealing with the rapidly changing political and economic forces impacting United States interests around the world.

Before joining Pittsburgh World Affairs Council in June 2010, Mr. Sokol served as Vice President and Director of Programs at the American Council on Germany in New York. Sokol is a frequent commentator on transatlantic relations and European and American political affairs in the U.S. and European media. He holds an M.A. in International Relations and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University’s Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies and is currently working on a Doctorate in Law and Policy at Northwestern University. He has also studied at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat in Heidelberg and as a Fulbright Scholar at the Freie Universitat in Berlin.

Register online for this free program, at the library circulation desk, or call 724.941.9430. The McMurray Veterans of Foreign Wars POST 764 is providing support for the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh 2010-2011 program series.