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CANCELLED: Nigerian ambassador to speak at BYU June 9

The Kennedy Center for International Studies at Brigham Young University will host His Excellency George Achulike Obiozor, the Nigerian ambassador to the United States, for an Ambassadorial Insights lecture Friday, June 9, at 2 p.m. in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.

Admission is free, and the public is welcome.

Appointed Nigerian ambassador to the United States in 2004, Obiozor previously served as the ambassador to Israel and as high commissioner to Cyprus.

The author of several books and articles, Obiozor received a bachelor’s degree in political science and history from the University of Puget Sound. He also attended Columbia University where he received a master degrees and a doctoral degree in international affairs.

This lecture will be archived online. For more information on Kennedy Center events, visit kennedy.byu.edu.

Writer: Lee Simons

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