events 2009

„The Obama Report Card“ - An Evaluation of the First Nine Months of the Obama Administration

Lecture and Discussion with Dr. Max Hilaire, Morgan State University

When: Thursday, October 8, from 5-6:30 p.m.  
Where: American Center, Tržiště 13, Praha 1

Please join us at the American Center on Thursday October 8th for a lecture by distinguished American Professor Max Hilaire who will evaluate President Barack Obama's first nine months as President. Dr. Hilaire will focus on both his successes and failures in domestic and foreign policies.

Text of the lecture "Grading President Obama"

Dr. Hilaire is professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, and director of the Political Leadership Institute. He earned his PhD from Columbia University in New York, and he is a two time Fulbright Scholar in Nigeria and the Czech Republic.  Dr. Hilaire has lectured extensively in Africa, Europe and Latin America.  He specializes in United States Foreign Relations Law, Public International Law, United Nations Law, and International Relations Theory.

Dr. Hilaire has authored two books and a number of journal articles on a range of international law topics. He previously taught at Central European University in Budapest, Charles University Faculty of Law in Prague, Obafemi Awo-lowo University in Nigeria, Colgate University and Marymount College in New York, and Universidad de las Americas in Mexico.  He comes to the Czech Republic on a regular basis to teach political science. 
The event will be held in English.

For more information on Dr. Hilaire, please visit http://web.morgan.edu/cla/PoliSci/hilaire.asp