VCWA Speaker Series

The United States and a Region in Conflict: Syria, Turkey, and the Kurds

Thursday, April 13th
Perry Presentation Room
Champlain College 
6:00-7:30 pm

Join us for a panel discussion featuring:

  • Former US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford
  • Representative of the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman
  • Mr. Abdülhamit Bilici, former Editor-in-Chief of Zaman, Turkey’s largest daily newspaper

Mr. Bilici was removed from his post in March of 2016 when Turkish courts ruled that the paper would no longer be able to operate independently. Ambassador Ford, Ms. Abdul Raman, and Mr. Bilici will discuss the current state of affairs in Turkey and Syria, and the role of the Kurds.
If you would like to attend, please register here!