Public Discussion with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky
- Kde: Knihovna Václava Havla, Ostrovní 13, Praha 110 00
- Kdy: 16. září 2016, 17:00 – 19:00
Public discussion with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky on current issues, including the recent events in Turkey, Brexit and the future of the EU, the refugee crisis, energy and climate change.
Jan Schakowsky was elected to represent the 9 th Congressional District of Illinois in 1998. Now in her ninth term in the U.S. House of Representatives, she serves in the House Democratic leadership as a Chief Deputy Whip. Among her long-term policy priorities are quality health care, social security, women’s issues, and immigration reform. She is also active in the fields of national security and foreign affairs.
Jan Schakowsky is a strong leader from Illinois, a state that has a significant number of Czech-American constituents; it is also the home state of President Obama. She has a strong interest in the Czech Republic, as well as in Central Europe as a whole. She serves as co-chair of the Czech Caucus in the House of Representatives.
The debate will be chaired by the Vice-President of Aspen Institute Prague, Michael Žantovský, and will be held in English under the Chatham House rule.
The event is organized in cooperation with the Aspen Institute Prague and the American Friends of the Czech Republic (AFoCR).