Diplomat from the European Union to Speak at CNU
News Release - April 07, 2008
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Emily L. Lucier
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(NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) - Christopher Newport University is to proud to announce that Mr. Anthony Smallwood, Counselor, Spokesman and Head of Press for the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, will be speaking in the David Student Union Ballroom at CNU on Monday, April 14, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Mr. Smallwood leads the Press and Public Diplomacy Team for the European Commission in Washington, D.C. He will deliver a speech entitled, “The Future of the EU and US Economic and Political Relations”.
Mr. Smallwood has served in the Directorate General for External Relations of the European Commission since 1995, and has a distinguished background of international service. Apart from a brief period as an economist in the private sector and as a researcher on Middle East politics, he has spent most of his professional life either the British Council as a cultural diplomat or development counselor, or with the European Commission at its Brussels headquarters and abroad. During his career, he has travelled widely with postings in Europe, the Americas, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Africa.
Although his principle responsibilities have been in external relations and development cooperation, he also played an important role in pioneering higher education cooperation during his time managing the European Commission’s ERASMUS programme. He was educated in the United Kingdom and in the United States, and has published on science and higher education cooperation.
This event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served. For more information, please go to http://eventnews.cnu.edu/.
Christopher Newport University is a four-year public university in Newport News, Virginia. CNU enrolls 5,000 students in rigorous academic programs through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Joseph W. Luter III College of Business and Leadership and offers great teaching, small classes and an emphasis on leadership, civic engagement and honor. Visit us at www.cnu.edu.