October 9, 2001

Contact: KU Center for Russian and East European Studies, (785) 864-4236.

Roundtable to focus on Soviet Union's decade of transition

LAWRENCE -- The University of Kansas' Center for Russian and East European Studies is sponsoring a roundtable discussion, "Ten Years After, 1991-2001: America's Role in the Transition of the Former Soviet Union," at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in the Centennial Room, Kansas Union.

Featured speakers are:

 • Kent Lewis, Economics Education and Research Consortium Project officer, Eurasia Foundation

 • Lowell Barrington, Marquette University Department of Political Science

 • Jacob Kipp, senior analyst, Foreign Military Studies Office, Fort Leavenworth

 • David Gottlieb, University of Kansas School of Law, former legal adviser in Ukraine andĘ Bulgaria, American Bar Association, Central and Eastern European Legal Initiative

 • Erik Herron, University of Kansas Department of Political Science, former election observer for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

The event is open to the public.

-30-


This site is maintained by University Relations, the public relations office for the University of Kansas Lawrence campus. Copyright 2001, the University of Kansas Office of University Relations. Images and information may be reused with notice of copyright, but not altered. Contact us at kurelations@ku.edu, or (785) 864-3256. Fax: (785) 864-3339