7 PM
Washington Journalist and Author
David Ignatius
NY Times Bestselling Author
Barbara Parker
Summer Break
GUEST SPEAKER - DAVID IGNATIUS
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
MWA-MA is honored to welcome David Ignatius: award-winning journalist; diplomatic correspondent for the most highly respected magazines in the world; first-hand witness to some of the most terrifying events of our time; and universally respected author of six edge-of-the-seat thrillers. Body of Lies (2007) is currently being adapted into a film starring Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio. His other novels include: The Sun King (1999), A Firing Offense (1997), The Bank of Fear (1994), Siro (1991) and Agents of Innocence (1987).
When the US Embassy was bombed in Beirut, Ignatius was there. When horrific slaughters were committed in the ancient streets of the Middle East, Ignatius was there. Through wars in Iraq and Kuwait, he was there to analyze and write about it all. Few people in the world are more knowledgeable or wise about global affairs than David Ignatius.
David Ignatius is an associate editor and columnist for The Washington Post. He co-hosts PostGlobal, an online discussion of international issues at Washingtonpost.com, with Newsweek's Fareed Zakaria. He has served as a reporter, foreign correspondent and editor. His twice-weekly column on global politics, economics and international affairs debuted on The Washington Post op-ed page in January 1999, and has been syndicated worldwide by The Washington Post Writers Group. The column won the 2000 Gerald Loeb Award for Commentary and a 2004 Edward Weintal Prize.
Before joining the Post in 1986, Ignatius spent 10 years as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal. He covered the Justice Department, the CIA and the U.S. Senate in Washington; and from 1980 to 1983, covered wars in Lebanon and Iraq as the Journal's Middle East correspondent. He returned to Washington in 1984 as the Journal´s chief diplomatic correspondent and received the Edward Weintal Prize for Diplomatic Reporting in 1985.
Before joining The Wall Street Journal, Ignatius was an editor at The Washington Monthly. He has published articles in Foreign Affairs, The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, The New Republic, Talk Magazine and The Washington Monthly. His columns are syndicated worldwide by The Washington Post Writers Group.
Bring your questions. The esteemed Mr. Ignatius will be happy to answer, unless a world crisis pops up during the salad course.
EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL AT THE CHEVY CHASE PAVILION
Ballroom Level
4300 Military Road, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20015
Metro: Friendship Heights on the Red Line; Public parking (not free) available under the Pavilion
6:30 P.M. Reception/Cash Bar
7:00 P.M. Dinner (including a complimentary glass of wine or soda, warm rolls and butter, crisp salad and vegetables, coffee and tea): Broiled Salmon (S), Baked Chicken (C), or Pasta (P)
Dessert: Something Chocolate (CH) or Fresh Fruit Sorbet (SO)
8:00 P.M. Program featuring David Ignatius
RESERVATIONS: Cost is $35.00 per person.
Make your check out to Mystery Writers of America.
We MUST make dinner reservations with the hotel by Friday morning, May 9, 2008. Be sure to reserve your place with Megan by email or phone no later than May 7. Please mail your check so that we receive it by Wednesday, May 7, or email Megan that you plan to attend and that your check is in the mail, so we have an accurate count. And please don't be a no-show/no-pay, or our treasurer will... well, you don't want to find out.
*NEW* - Mail to: Megan Plyler, 14R Hillside, Greenbelt, MD 20770.
We don't automatically send confirmations, but if you'd like to know that you're on the list, email Megan at plylerme@yahoo.com. Specify S (Salmon), C (Chicken), P (Pasta), and CH (Chocolate) or SO (Sorbet), and write your phone number on the check.
CANCELLATION POLICY: For refund, we must know by 9 A.M. on Friday, May 9, 2008.
QUESTIONS: Contact Megan Plyler: plylerme@yahoo.com; Phone: 240-678-5460
Go to our website to see if the event has been postponed for any reason: www.mwa-ma.org or check with the hotel at 202-362-9300, or call Megan.
Make your reservations today, and bring a friend. This will be an informative and fascinating evening! See you on May 13.
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