BRATTLEBORO — Former CIA Chief of Counterterrorism Haviland Smith will examine current U.S. policy in the Middle East in a talk at Brooks Memorial Library in Brattleboro on Thursday, June 7, at 7 pm. His talk, “U.S. Foreign Policy in the Complicated and Incendiary Middle East,” is part of the Vermont Humanities Council's First Wednesdays lecture series.
This is a rescheduled talk from May and takes place on a Thursday, instead of the usual Wednesday.
Smith, a retired CIA station chief, will focus on recent developments in the Middle East and the challenges U.S. policy faces in that rapidly changing region.
Smith was educated at Dartmouth College and London University majoring in Russian studies. He served during the Cold War in Prague, Berlin, Beirut, Tehran, Washington, and Langley, Va., focusing on the recruitment and management of Soviet and East European sources of intelligence. He also served as chief of the CIA's counterterrorism staff and as executive assistant in the director's office.
The Vermont Humanities Council's First Wednesdays series is held on the first Wednesday of every month from October through May, featuring speakers of national and regional renown. Talks in Brattleboro are held at Brooks Memorial Library.
For more information, contact Brooks Memorial Library at 802-254-5290 or contact the Vermont Humanities Council at 802-262-2626 or [email protected], or visit vermonthumanities.org.