Hostler Lecture Series

The Hostler Institute hosts two lectures per year in collaboration with the President’s Lecture Series.

The Charles W. Hostler Institute on World Affairs has played an important role in sponsoring educational programs and speakers’ forums for more than seven decades. The late Ambassador Charles Hostler was a soldier, scholar, businessman, diplomat, humanitarian and philanthropist who used his international connections to build the institute’s network of global leaders, allowing a wide audience to understand the impact of world affairs.

The Institute prides itself on encouraging robust critical debate, including the airing of highly controversial themes. Its operating motto is AUDIATUR ET ALTERA PARS (Let the Other Side be Heard). The Institute’s speakers are drawn from all areas of global affairs, including international diplomacy, academia, national security, and protest politics.

Charles Hostler was appointed U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain under President George H. W. Bush (1989-1993) and served as the Honorary Consul General of the Bahrain in the USA since 1993. He was buried with full military honor next to his father (a WWI Army Officer) at the Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C. He is survived by his wife, Chinyeh and 2 step-sons.

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President's Lecture Series October 2024

Thursday, October 10, 2024 2-3 PM
Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center Ballroom

Followed by Q&A and light refreshments, 3-4 PM

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Featuring:

Eric Weiner, New York Times bestselling author and former NPR international correspondent

Eric Weiner is a New York Times best-selling author and former international correspondent for NPR. His books include The Geography of Bliss, The Geography of Genius, Man Seeks God, The Socrates Express and Ben & Me. His books have been translated into more than 20 languages. Weiner is a former foreign correspondent for NPR, and reporter for The New York Times. He is a regular contributor to The Washington Post, BBC Travel and AFAR.

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