HE Jean-David
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French Ambassador HE Jean-David Levitte to
Address Adelphi University on April 10, 2007
Garden City, NY
March 21, 2007
French Ambassador His Excellency Jean-David Levitte will deliver a lecture, "France: Perspectives in International Relations," on Tuesday, April 10, 2007, at 11:00 AM in Adelphi’s Ruth S. Harley University Center Ballroom, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. The lecture is sponsored by Adelphi’s International Initiatives Committee (IIC), and is free and open to the public.
Prior to his appointment as the French Ambassador to the United States, Ambassador Levitte was the French permanent representative to the United Nations. He served on the staff of two French Presidents and held various senior positions in the French Foreign Service. He previously served as deputy assistant secretary in the African Bureau and as deputy chief of staff to the foreign minister (1986-1988). He also served as the French permanent representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva (1988-1990). At the French Foreign Ministry, he served as assistant secretary for Asia, followed by undersecretary for cultural and scientific cooperation. Ambassador Levitte is a graduate of Sciences-Po (Institute for Political Science in Paris) and the National School of Oriental Languages, where he studied Chinese and Indonesian.
The International Initiatives Committee is a campus-wide group of faculty, administrators, and students charged with infusing courses and campus events with internationalized content. The IIC allows the University to offer dynamic programs such as its acclaimed Ambassador Series in intimate settings so students, faculty, and the public have the opportunity to hear first-hand, global perspectives on issues of international concern.
For more information about this and other events on campus, please visit www.adelphi.edu, or call the Cultural Events Hotline at 516.877.4555.
About Adelphi University: Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for the liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs—The College of Arts and Sciences, the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, the Honors College, Adult Undergraduate Program in University College, and the Schools of Business, Education, Nursing, and Social Work—the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls more than 8,200 students from 41 states and 63 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.
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