Turkish Prime Minister Erdo_an to Speak at JHU SAIS

Recep Tayyip Erdo_an, prime minister of Turkey, will speak at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) on Monday, 12/7 at 4 p.m.

Erdo_an will speak about "Turkey in the 21st Century: Building Peace Through Diplomacy."

SAIS Dean Jessica Einhorn will provide welcoming remarks, and Daniel Hamilton, director of the SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations (CTR), will moderate the session.

The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held in Kenney Auditorium located on the first floor of the school's Nitze Building, 1740 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. Members of the public should RSVP to CTR at

http://transatlantic.sais-jhu.edu/events/2009/erdogan.htm.

Members of the media who plan to cover the event must respond to Felisa Neuringer Klubes at the SAIS Communications Office at 202.663.5626 or fklubes@jhu.edu.