Dear all,<\/p>\n
This is just a reminder of the lecture by Sir David Warren at BSIS tomorrow, Wednesday 11 March, at 13h15 in the Wilson room. Sir David was the UK Ambassador to Japan and is also Chair of the Council of the Unversity of Kent. This is a unique opportunity to hear the views on China-Japan relations from a privileged witness. Not to be missed! Find more info below.<\/p>\n
Best,
\nTom<\/p>\n
Dr Tom Casier | Academic Director | Brussels School of International Studies (BSIS)<\/p>\n
Jean Monnet Chair
\nSenior Lecturer in International Relations
\nDeputy Director Global Europe Centre<\/p>\n
University of Kent, Pleinlaan 5, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
\nTel: + 32 2 641 1721\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Email: t.casier@kent.ac.uk
\nWeb: www.kent.ac.uk\/brussels
\n________________________________________
\nFrom: bsis-14-request@kent.ac.uk [bsis-14-request@kent.ac.uk] on behalf of Inez Summers [I.J.Summers@kent.ac.uk]
\nSent: 05 March 2015 16:34
\nTo: bsis-14@kent.ac.uk; ukb-conference@kent.ac.uk; bsis-alum@kent.ac.uk
\nSubject: [bsis-14] Jean Monnet lecture: Sir David Warren – 11 March
\nDear all,
\nSir David Warren will give a Jean Monnet lecture on Wednesday 11 March: “Tensions in the China\/Japan relationship: why does this matter to Europe?”.<\/p>\n
Sir David was the UK ambassador to Japan from 2008 to 2012 and is currently the Chair of Council of the University of Kent.\u00a0 During his time with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Sir David dealt with EU\/Japan trade issues from 1983-1986, was Deputy Head of the Far Eastern Department 1990-1991 and Head of the International Division in the Cabinet office dealing with UK\/Japan technology cooperation and nuclear waste recycling.\u00a0 Following a second tour in Tokyo, he was Head of the FCO\u2019s Hong Kong Department from 1998 to 2000 before moving for a third time to Japan in 2008 as ambassador.<\/p>\n
Further information is available online at http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/governance\/staff\/profiles\/lay\/warren-david.html<\/p>\n
The lecture will take place on Wednesday 11 March at 13h15 in the Wilson Room.\u00a0 Sir David will be accompanied on his visit to Brussels by Denise Everitt, Deputy Vice Chancellor of the university.<\/p>\n
Registration:
\nThis event is free to attend.
\nPlease register by sending an email to bsis@kent.ac.uk stating your name and affiliation.<\/p>\n
Venue:
\nWilson Room (3rd floor)
\nBrussels School of International Studies
\nUniversity of Kent
\nPleinlaan \/ Boulevard de la Plaine 5
\nBrussels 1050<\/p>\n
Best wishes,<\/p>\n
Inez<\/p>\n
Inez Summers | Office Manager, Brussels| European Centres
\nUniversity of Kent, Pleinlaan 5, 1050 Brussels, Belgium<\/p>\n
Tel: +32 2641 1721 (ext 4) | www.kent.ac.uk\/brussels<\/p>\n
Find us on Facebook and Twitter<\/p>\n
European Summer School 2015 | Applications Open
\nBrussels 6 -17 July |\u00a0 Europe and the World
\nParis 13 July – 7 August | Revolutions
\nwww.kent.ac.uk\/summerschools\/europe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"