Doha: Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) will host Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Jim Hoagland (pictured), at a public lecture ‘The Glass Half-Empty: Barack Obama and the Middle East’ on its Education City campus today at 6pm.
The lecture is one of educational events the university organises to bring expertise and experiences of global leaders to the Qatar community.
He Hoagland began his career covering history-changing events of the civil rights movement and Vietnam for The Washington Post.
Reporting from Kenya, he won the first of his two Pulitzer Prizes for covering the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa in 1971, resulting in the apartheid government’s banning him from the country.
He won his second Pulitzer Prize in 1991 for covering events that led up to the Gulf War, and the failures of Gorbachev’s leadership. Hoagland is also received the Legion of Honor, is France’s equivalent to a British knighthood, in commemoration of his lifelong effort towards fostering better Franco-American relations. He continues to work at The Post as Contributing Editor.
His presentation will be followed by a question-answer session with the audience. Anyone wishing to attend the lecture should send an RSVP e-mail to sfsqevents@georgetown.edu
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