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wo renowned individuals joined the promote the administration’s agenda. He was later appointed U.S. ambassador TUniversity of Georgia School of Law fac- Currently, Begala serves as Research to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ulty as Carl E. Sanders Political Leadership Professor of Government at Georgetown Among the numerous recognitions he Scholars this academic year – Paul E. Begala, University and is also a political analyst and has received are: the Federal Bureau of political contributor on CNN’s “The commentator for CNN, where he previously Investigation’s highest civilian honor, the Situation Room” and former counselor to co-hosted “Crossfire.” Jefferson Cup; selection as the Most Effective President Bill Clinton, and former U.S. Sen. While on campus, Begala also delivered Legislator by the Southern Governors’ Wyche Fowler Jr. a speech to the university community titled Association; and the Central Intelligence During the fall semester, Begala taught “Politics 2008: Serious Business or Show Agency “Seal” medallion for dedicated ser- Law and Policy, Politics and the Press, while Business for Ugly People?” vice. Fowler is teaching a course on the U.S. Currently, Fowler is Named for Georgia’s 74th governor and Congress and the Constitution this spring. engaged in an interna- 1948 Georgia Law alumnus, Carl E. Sanders, As a former top-rank- tional business and law the Sanders Chair in Political Leadership was ing White House official, practice and serves as created to give law students the opportunity political consultant, cor- chair of the board of the to learn from individuals who have distin- porate communications Middle East Institute, a guished themselves in politics or other forms strategist and university nonprofit research foun- of public service. professor, Begala has dation in Washington, Previous Sanders Political Leadership spent his career at the Former U.S. Sen. D.C. Scholars include: former U.S. Attorney Wyche Fowler intersection of politics, He began his public General and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Political consultant Paul Begala policy and the press. service career as an Atlanta City Council Griffin B. Bell, former Georgia Secretary of He first entered the member, while still in law school at Emory State Cathy Cox, former U.S. Department national political scene after his consulting University, and was ultimately chosen to of Commerce Deputy Secretary Theodore firm, Carville & Begala, aided Bill Clinton serve as city council president. W. “Ted” Kassinger (J.D.’78), former U.S. in his successful run for the White House In 1977, Fowler was elected to the U.S. Sen. J. Maxwell "Max" Cleland and former in 1992. House of Representatives. Nine years later, Georgia Supreme Court Justice George T. After the election, he served as counselor he was elected to the U.S. Senate where he Smith (LL.B.’48). to the president, helping to define and to was assistant floor leader.

Dean Rusk Center turns 30 his past year, the Dean Rusk Center – International, Comparative Homeland Security – as well as with a recent colloquium on Rome Tand Graduate Legal Studies celebrated its 30th anniversary. II, the 2007 EU regulation on choice of law issues applicable to non- To commemorate this occasion, the center brought a variety of contractual obligations. Proceedings from both conferences will be notable speakers to campus throughout 2007 as part of a special available as 30th anniversary publications. lecture series, which the center plans to publish. The Dean Rusk Center was established in 1977 and named after Among the invited guests were: Daniel R. Fung, former solicitor former U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk, who taught at the law general of Hong Kong, delivering the Inaugural Willson Center school for nearly 25 years following his departure from Washington, – Dean Rusk Center Annual Lecture titled “The Rise of China: D.C. Political and Economic Implications;” Lee Hamilton, co-chair of the Thirty years after its creation, the center remains committed to its Iraq Study Group and former vice-chair of the 9/11 Commission, mission of promoting international law and cooperation as a means who, as the 2007 Sibley Lecturer, discussed how the U.S. should for solving issues of global importance. approach its foreign policy and pragmatically use its power abroad; Moving forward, Director of the Dean Rusk Center C. Donald and Diana Wallis, vice president of the European Parliament, who Johnson (J.D.’73) said the center gave an address titled “Who Runs Who: Does Europe Follow the will continue the work Dean Rusk U.S., or the U.S. Europe, on Major Policy Issues?” had originally envisioned through The center also marked this 30th anniversary milestone with a lectures and conferences while major conference on transatlantic security issues – involving mem- seeking to expand the reach of that bers of the European Commission, the European Council and the vision through strengthening cur- European Parliament and their colleagues and counterparts from rent programs as well as develop- U.S. Congress, the Department of Justice and the Department of ing new outreach opportunities.

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