Press release from Lenoir-Rhyne University:
Dr. Elizabeth (Liz) Colton, Diplomat-in-Residence at Lenoir-Rhyne University-Asheville, will present her final lecture focused on Diplomacy, Politics and News. Dr. Colton is an Emmy-award winning journalist who has worked for ABC News, NBC News, Newsweek, and NPR. The Asheville native also had a distinguished career as a U.S. Foreign Service diplomat in seven Middle Eastern countries.
The last edition in the Monday-night series includes:
May 22 – “Glocal” Diplomacy – Asheville & Western North Carolina in the World
Insider Advantage: “Our world is global–and it’s glocal. The so-called bigger world and the local are melded into one, each influencing the other. Our local places and people are part of the wide world (and vice-versa)…Global Diplomacy and Glocal Diplomacy are not different in their practice…’Citizen Diplomacy’ is the true face of global and glocal diplomacy.” Elizabeth Colton, column in local magazine, “Capital At Play,” March 2013.
The lecture will take place at Lenoir-Rhyne’s Asheville Center, at 36 Montford Ave. Doors open at 5 pm with a free wine and cheese reception. Lecture begins at 5:30 pm. Please click the link below to find out more information and to RSVP.
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