German-speaking American Scholar Available in Berlin

6/18/2003

From: Jennifer Butsch of the Hudson Institute, 317-549-4115 Web: http://www.hudson.org

News Advisory:

Hudson Institute Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Gary Geipel will reside in Berlin as a guest scholar of the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik through June 24, 2003, and again from June 30 to July 11, 2003. Among his areas of expertise, he can comment on:

-- U.S. foreign policy

-- The future of trans-Atlantic relations

-- The implications of the Bush Administration strategy in the Middle East

Gary Geipel's research and writing focuses on U.S. foreign policy, with particular emphasis on transatlantic issues. He also contributes to Hudson's work on social-policy reform. He has directed large-scale studies on the impact of German unification, played a lead role in projects for the U.S. Navy, developed a framework for understanding the likely course of European integration, and launched an ongoing series of transatlantic policy symposia.

Geipel holds a Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University and has studied at the University of Munich, Germany and the University of Southern California. He is the editor of Rethinking the Transatlantic Partnership (Hudson Institute, 1996), Germany in a New Era (Hudson Institute, 1993), The Future of Germany (Hudson Institute, 1990), and is the author of several hundred articles, monographs, and speeches. He is frequently published in national media, including The Wall Street Journal, National Review, International Herald Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, and Los Angeles Times. In addition to his extensive range of published works, Geipel has also appeared on many local, national, and international radio and television talk shows regarding foreign policy and other public policy questions.

To speak with Gary Geipel, call him directly at (030) 8800-7519 or Handy number (0162) 154-3725.

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