Tuesday, April 17, 2007

George Mitchell to speak at UW

April 16, 2007 -- Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell will discuss current world affairs Monday, April 23, at 2 p.m. in the University of Wyoming College of Arts and Sciences auditorium.

Following Mitchell's remarks, Alan K. Simpson, former U.S. Senator from Wyoming, and Peter K. Simpson, Milward L. Simpson distinguished visiting professor of political science, will moderate a question and answer session.

The Department of Political Science's Milward Simpson Fund and the College of Arts and Sciences sponsor the program. The fund was created to honor Milward L. Simpson, a Wyoming native who served as Wyoming governor, U.S. senator, and president of the UW Board of Trustees. The UW Department of Political Science,in 1999, launched its Millennium Initiative in American Government to explore 21st century leadership issues.