“Nine Years After 9/11, Are We Really More Safe?” Aspen Institute Lunch Discussion Series

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Date

Tue Mar 23, 2010
12:00pm – 2:00pm

Location

Aspen, CO, United States

Hosts

Featuring Clark Kent Ervin, director of the Aspen Institute’s homeland security program. Formerly Clark was inspector general of the State Department (2001 – 2003) and of the Department of Homeland Security (2003 – 2004).  Clark is a member of the Wartime Contracting Commission on Iraq and Afghanistan, and an on-air analyst and contributor at CNN.  He is frequently cited as an expert in The Wall Street Journal, Time magazine, and The Economist. His opinion pieces have appeared in, among other papers, The New York Times and The Washington Post. Fee: $35 for donors/$45 for non donors. Aspen Meadows Restaurant. 

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