BAKER INSTITUTE INAUGURAL CONFERENCE: A Preview

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A conference, an event, a revolution ...

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133 members of the international, national and local media.

What's

happening

Panel I: Economic Reform in Russia and China, Monday, 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,

Panel II: Politico-Military Factors and the Future of Warfare, Monday, 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.,

Panel III: Cultural, Ethnic and Religious Factors in International Affairs, Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

Where to watch it

On Rice TV, in Duncan Recital Hall in the Shepherd School and in the Kyle Morrow Room on the third floor of Fondren Library,

By getting tickets from Baker Institute graduate and undergraduate student representatives.

Who's coming?

Colin Powell

Noburu Takeshita

As former prime minister of Japan, he served in the Diet for 11 consecutive terms. In his five terms as Minister of Finance, he concentrated on fiscal reconstruction, tax reform and opening Japan's financial markets. He will be a panelist in the second discussion.

Roland Dumas

Dumas served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs of France from June 1988 to March 1993 and from 1984 to 1986. Pre-viously, he was Minister of European Affairs and a spokesman for the French government. In 1956, he was elected a deputy in the French Parliament, beginning his career in politics. In 1968 he was vice president of the French National Assembly. He also served as the Socialist Deputy of Dordogne and will speak in the second panel.

This item appeared in the News section of the November 10, 1995 issue.

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