Nancy
Soderberg
has nearly twenty years of experience in the formation of
U.S.
foreign policy, she has been involved in most of the conflicts
around the world and speaks and writes regularly on national
security issues. Having worked on 4 presidential campaigns and the
1992 transition, she knows the dynamics and decisions of national
politics as the 2008 race takes shape.
Distinguished Visiting Scholar,
University of North Florida, Jacksonville; Adjunct Professor -
School of Int. & Public Affairs, University of Columbia; Senior
Policy Advisor - International Crisis Group; U.S. Ambassador to the
United Nations ('97-'01); 3rd ranking official of National Security
Council at the White House ('93-'97);
Senior Foreign Policy
Advisor to Senator Edward M. Kennedy; Author of 2005 book,
The Superpower Myth; her
next book, The Prosperity
Agenda: What the World
Wants from America – and What We Need in Return will be out in
July 2008.
The Friends
of the Ponte Vedra Library presents Ambassador Nancy Soderberg who
will discuss her newly published book, THE PROSPERITY AGENDA: What
the World Wants From America and What We Need in Return, on
Wednesday, September 17 at 6:30 PM at the Ponte Vedra Library.
In
the book, Soderberg and co-author Brian Katulis contend that the
best way to make America and Americans more secure and prosperous is
to put a higher priority on meeting the basic needs of our own
citizens and people around the world.
This book lays out a blueprint for the next administration to
revive America's position in the world and keep us safe, prosperous,
and secure. THE
PROSPERITY AGENDA argues against recent approaches to foreign policy
and explains that when more of the worlds’ citizens see the United
States helping to improve their daily lives, then and only then,
will the U.S. regain the world’s trust and persuade others to join
us in meeting security threats and fighting terrorism.
THE PROSPERITY
AGENDA points out for a fraction of the amount America spends in
Iraq in a single day; we can make Americans more secure by
exhibiting to the world that we’re a force for good. When the next
administration does the smart thing by focusing on policies that
broadly benefit people around the world, other countries notice, and
they are more likely to be stronger allies and partners in the
challenges faced by the United States.
Ambassador
Soderberg publishes and speaks regularly on national security
policy. She is a
commentator on national and international television and radio for
shows including NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, BBC, Fox, National Public Radio, the Lehrer News
Hour, CNN Crossfire, and The Daily Show.
She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and is
Chair of the Florida National Security Network.
She is Distinguished Visiting Scholar and Director of
International Initiatives in the Department of Political Science and
Public Administration at the University of North Florida.
From 1993-97,
Ms. Soderberg served as the third ranking official of the National
Security Council at the White House, as Deputy Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs.
She was responsible for day-to-day crisis management,
briefing the President, developing U.S. national security policy at
the highest levels of government, and handling issues regarding the
press and Congress.
In 1997,
President Clinton appointed Ms. Soderberg to serve as Alternate
Representative to the United Nations as a Presidential Appointee
with the rank of Ambassador.
Her responsibilities included representing the United States
at the Security Council on a wide range of current national security
issues, including conflict resolution, promotion of democracy
abroad, trade policy, and arms control.
She represented the United States in negotiations at the
Security Council, participated in missions to key conflict areas,
and promoted U.S. national security policy at the United Nations and
with the leadership of other nations
Following the talk,
Ambassador Soderberg will sign copies of THE PROSPERITY AGENDA.
Books will be available for sale at the event.
