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10:00Foreign Service Work in Iraq

The State Department may begin involuntary assignment of U.S. Foreign Service officers to its embassy in Iraq. An update on questions being raised about forced assignments and the State Department mission in Iraq.

Guests

Ambassador Thomas Krajeski, Director, Career Development and Assignments, U.S. Department of State

Steven Kashkett, vice president, American Foreign Service Association

Ambassador Edward Gnehm, Visiting Professor of International Affairs, co-director, Undergraduate Program in International Affairs at The George Washington University, and
the former U.S. ambassador to Jordan (2001- 2004)

John Brady Kiesling, former career diplomat and political counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Greece

11:00Ronald Brownstein: "The Second Civil War" (Penguin Press)

American history is rife with instance of partisan politics. But the current level of rancor in Washington between Republicans and Democrats is preventing Congress and the President from getting to work on vital issues that affect all Americans. Political correspondent and columnist Ronald Brownstein explains how we arrived at such a partisan point and what can be done about it.

Guests

Ronald Brownstein, columnist for the Los Angeles Times and political director of Atlantic Media.

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