Partisan Politics and U.S. Foreign Policy at the Scarsdale Forum

The Scarsdale Forum cordially invites the public to its second Sunday Speaker Series program of the 2011-12 season on December 11th at the Scarsdale Woman’s Club, 37 Drake Road at 3 P.M. Kenneth I. Juster will discuss “The Impact of Partisan Politics on U.S. Foreign Policy: What has changed and Why.” Juster has over 30 years of experience in law, business, finance, and government. Currently a partner and managing director at the global private equity firm Warburg Pincus, Juster spent many years in public service. As the United States Under Secretary of Commerce from 2001-2005, he was in charge of the Bureau of Industry and Security which oversaw issues at the intersection of business and national security. From 1992-1993, Juster was Acting Counselor of the United States Department of State. He served as Deputy and Senior Adviser to Deputy Secretary of State Lawrence S. Eagleburger from 1989-1992. Juster was one of the key American government officials involved in establishing and managing U.S. assistance programs to Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. He was also involved in policy matters relating to China, Japan, Latin America, Israel, and the Persian Gulf. A graduate of Scarsdale High School, Juster was a recipient of its Distinguished Alumni Award in 2007.

Refreshments will be served where the audience will have an opportunity to meet Juster following his talk. All are welcome.

The Sunday Speaker Series programs are open to the public, free of charge and are underwritten in part by a generous grant from the Irving J. Sloan Education Fund, made possible by the Liz Claiborne-Arthur Ortenberg Foundation.

For more information, visit (www.ScarsdaleForum.com), call (914-723-2829) or e-mail (office@scarsdaleforum.com).