Sept. 24 Bangor Foreign Policy Forum Talks Set

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571

BANGOR — Deepti Choubey, deputy director of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Nonproliferation Program, will deliver the Bangor Foreign Policy Forum’s next talk, Monday, Sept. 24. The presentation is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. in Bangor Public Library’s second floor lecture room.

She will discuss U.S.-India relations, the pending U.S.-India nuclear deal and other matters related to nuclear proliferation.

In her role at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Choubey is responsible for establishing strategic priorities related to nonproliferation. She designs and implements outreach activities, and leads the well-known Carnegie Nonproliferation Conference. Her specialties include nonproliferation and implications for U.S. foreign policy.

Choubey’s talk is part of the Bangor Foreign Policy Forum Series, a community forum organized by UMaine’s School of Policy and International Affairs. The forum brings recognized scholars and other authorities to Bangor to discuss timely issues of interest to a wide audience, increasing awareness of international affairs.

The forum’s website is http://www.umaine.edu/spia/bfpf/index.html.