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China migrant workers subject for BYU lecture June 10

“The World is Flat — Lessons from China's Migrant Workers” is the subject of a Brigham Young University David M. Kennedy Center lecture Wednesday, June 10, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building by Gary Oba, officer-designee, Xiamen/Fujian, U.S. Consulate General in Guangzhou.

Oba will also discuss “Inside the U.S. Foreign Service” that same day at 3 p.m., also in 238 HRCB for students considering Foreign Service careers.

An experienced diplomat, Oba previously handled political/military issues in the Office of Japanese Affairs at the Office of Japanese Affairs in Washington, D.C. He holds a juris doctorate degree from BYU.

For more information, visit kennedy.byu.edu or call Lee Simons at (801) 422-2652.

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