U.S. National Security Advisor to speak at Dartmouth

Posted 10/08/98

Samuel R. "Sandy" Berger, assistant to the president for national security affairs, will deliver a lecture at Dartmouth College titled, "United States Interests in the Future of Russia."

Berger's appearance will take place on Friday, Oct. 16 at 4 p.m. in 105 Dartmouth Hall and is free and open to the public.

As President Bill Clinton's national security advisor, Berger is the president's liaison to the staff of the National Security Council (NSC), the interagency group charged with coordination of foreign policy. He advises President Clinton on all major foreign policy issues.

During Clinton's first term, Berger served as his deputy assistant for national security affairs, chairing the Deputies Committee of the NSC. Berger served as Clinton's senior foreign policy advisor during the 1992 presidential campaign, and as assistant transition director for national security during the 1992 Clinton-Gore transition.

Berger's prior experiences in government include serving as special assistant to former New York City Mayor John Lindsay; legislative assistant to former U.S. Sen. Harold Hughes (Iowa) and Rep. Joseph Resnick (N.Y.); and deputy director of the Policy Planning Staff, U.S. Department of State, from 1977 to 1980. During his tenure at the State Department, Berger was involved in a wide variety of international economic, security and foreign policy matters.

Before joining the Clinton administration, Berger practiced law with the Washington law firm of Hogan & Hartson, where he was a partner and headed the firm's international trade group.

Berger has a bachelor's degree from Cornell University and a juris doctorate degree from Harvard Law School. He is the author of the 1971 book Dollar Harvest, which examines American rural politics, and numerous articles on international affairs.

Berger's lecture is being sponsored by the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding. Named for Dartmouth's 12th president and inaugurated by Dartmouth's trustees in 1982, the Dickey Center works to enhance the international dimension of a range of Dartmouth activities, including faculty research, opportunities for students, and public programming.