National Security and the Presidential Race
Dave Harden
Monday, 27 Jan 2020 at 5:30 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Dave Harden is a foreign policy expert currently serving as the Managing Director for the Georgetown Strategy Group which works within the realm of international development. He recently served as the Assistant Administrator for the US Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance in the Obama Administration, and spearheaded all USAID efforts to respond to crises and stabilization efforts – including responses in Haiti, Iraq, and Libya, to name a few. Harden is a recent endorser of Joe Biden, and presents this lecture at Iowa State as a campaign surrogate for the presidential hopeful. Part of the Campaign Series in 2020.
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