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David M. Kennedy Center to host John Price

The Brigham Young University Kennedy Center for International Studies will host John Price, a former U.S. ambassador as he lectures on “The Horn of Africa: The Epicenter for Terrorist Groups”  Wednesday, Feb. 29 at noon in room 238 of the Herald R. Clark building.

John Price served as the U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Mauritius, Republic of Seychelles, and the Union of the Comoros from February 2002 to June 2005. Price is a proven business leader and committed member of his community on the forefront of economic and small business development in Utah and the western United States and in national leadership roles.

He graduate from the University of Utah and was chairman and chief executive officer of JP Realty, Inc., headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, and a former director and member of the Executive Committee of Alta Industries Ltd.

This lecture will be archived at kennedy.byu.edu/archive. For more information, contact Lee Simons at (801) 422-2652 or lee_simons@byu.edu.

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