2021 Lowy Lecture — Jake Sullivan, US National Security Adviser
The Lowy Institute is delighted to invite you to attend the virtual 2021 Lowy Lecture, to be delivered by US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. Mr Sullivan is one of the sharpest and most influential policymakers in the world and a trusted adviser to Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Mr Sullivan will speak on the Biden administration’s foreign and security policies in an era of pandemics, growing climate risk and competition with China and Russia. His Lowy Lecture will be followed by an extended Q&A with Lowy Institute Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove.
The Lowy Lecture is the Lowy Institute’s flagship annual event, at which a prominent speaker reflects on Australia and the world. Past Lecturers have included German Chancellor Angela Merkel, UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, author and broadcaster Fareed Zakaria, and three Australian prime ministers, including Scott Morrison.
Jake Sullivan is the National Security Adviser to US President Joe Biden. Mr Sullivan served as Senior Foreign Policy Adviser to Hillary Clinton's 2016 election campaign, National Security Adviser to Vice President Joe Biden, Director of Policy Planning at the US Department of State, and Deputy Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In 2017, Mr Sullivan served as the Lowy Institute’s Distinguished International Fellow.
Dr Michael Fullilove AM is the Executive Director of the Lowy Institute. He writes widely on global affairs in publications such as The New York Times, The Atlantic and Foreign Affairs. Dr Fullilove is the author of several books, including Rendezvous with Destiny: How Franklin D. Roosevelt and Five Extraordinary Men Took America into the War and into the World (Penguin).
Registration is essential.
Presentation via Zoom:
SYDNEY: Thursday 11 November | 6:00pm AEDT
WELLINGTON: Thursday 11 November | 8:00pm NZDT
TOKYO: Thursday 11 November | 4:00pm JST
BEIJING: Thursday 11 November | 3:00pm CST
TEL AVIV: Thursday 11 November | 9:00am IST
LONDON: Thursday 11 November | 7:00am GMT
NEW YORK: Thursday 11 November | 2:00am EST
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