Politics & Prose @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue -- Kofi Annan ("Interventions: A Life in War and Peace") w/David Ignatius:
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Description of Pictures: Kofi Annan In Conversation with David Ignatius
In Interventions: A Life in War and Peace, the first sub-Saharan African to hold the position of Secretary-General tells the story of his mission through the prism of some of the most consequential crises he confronted—and the way they illustrate the wider consequences of the challenges facing the global community of nations.
After 40 years of service at the United Nations, Annan shares his experiences during the terrorist attacks of September 11; the American invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan; the war between Israel, Hezbollah, and Lebanon; the brutal conflicts of Somalia, Rwanda, and Bosnia; and the geopolitical transformations following the end of the Cold War.
Interventions offers a deep understanding of the forces transforming our world, the calamitous cost of conflict, and the still-great promise of global cooperation in fighting poverty and disease. Annan will be in conversation with novelist and journalist David Ignatius.
The speakers were introduced by Bradley Graham.
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ANNAN_120905_018.JPG: Sigrid Simpson and Michelle Weiner
ANNAN_120905_031.JPG: Joe Amorillo and Kofi Annan
ANNAN_120905_033.JPG: David Ignatius, Kofi Annan
ANNAN_120905_034.JPG: David Ignatius, Kofi Annan and Bradley Graham
ANNAN_120905_037.JPG: Kofi Annan and Jackie Leventhal
ANNAN_120905_040.JPG: Kofi Annan and Sarah Baline
ANNAN_120905_120.JPG: Bradley Graham
ANNAN_120905_123.JPG: Kofi Annan, David Ignatius, and Esther Foer
ANNAN_120905_174.JPG: David Ignatius, Kofi Annan
ANNAN_120905_183.JPG: Kofi Annan, who served as UN Secretary General (1997-2006) and won the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize with the United Nations, passed on August 18, 2018. He's shown here at Sixth and I Historic Synagogue back in 2012.
ANNAN_120905_413.JPG: K. [Kofi] A. [Atta] Annan
ANNAN_120905_642.JPG: Kofi Annan
ANNAN_120905_647.JPG: Kofi Annan @ Sixth and I Historic Synagogue
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2012 photos: Equipment this year: My mainstays were the Fuji S100fs, Nikon D7000, and the new Fuji X-S1. I also used an underwater Fuji XP50 and a Nikon D600. The first three cameras all broke this year and had to be repaired.
Trips this year:
three Civil War Trust conferences (Shepherdstown, WV, Richmond, VA, and Williamsburg, VA),
a week-long family reunion cruise of the Caribbean,
another week-long family reunion in the Wisconsin Dells (with lots of in-transit time in Ohio and Indiana), and
my 7th consecutive San Diego Comic-Con trip (including side trips to Zion, Bryce, the Grand Canyon, etc).
Ego strokes: I had a picture of Miss DC, Ashley Boalch, published in the Washington Post. I had a photograph of the George Segal San Francisco Holocaust memorial used as the cover of Quebec Francais (issue 165). Not being able to read French, I'm not entirely sure what the article is about but, hey! And I guess what could be considered to be a positive thing, my site is now established enough that spammers have noticed it and I had to block 17,000 file description postings for Viagra and whatever else..
Number of photos taken this year: just below 410,000.
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