Calvin to Host Middle East Expert on March 27

March 8, 2006 == MEDIA ADVISORY

Calvin College will host a renowned expert on the Middle East later this
month.

Dr. David Long will speak on "Democracy in the Middle East: Pipedream or
Reality" on Monday, March 27 in the Commons Annex at Calvin in the Alumni
Association Board Room.

The talk is sponsored by the President's Office at Calvin and the college's
history and political science departments.

Long served in the U.S. Foreign Service for almost three decades, from 1962 to
1993, with assignments in the Sudan, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, and he
has extensive experience in Middle East affairs and counter-terrorism. He is
the author of several books, including The Anatomy of Terrorism and The Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia, and has lectured extensively in the United States and abroad
on topics relating to Islam, the Middle East and terrorism.

His Washington assignments included deputy director of the State Department's
Office of Counter Terrorism for Regional Policy, a member of the Secretary of
State's Policy Planning Staff, and chief of the Near East Research Division in
the Bureau of Intelligence and Research Bureau.

He was also detailed to the Institute for National Strategic Studies of the
National Defense University in Washington and to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy
where he served as visiting professor of international relations (he has a
Ph.D. in international relations from the George Washington University).

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Received on Wed Mar 8 09:57:43 2006