Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat will present a talk on his book Imperfect Justice: Looted Assets, Slave Labor and the Unfinished Business of World War II at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12 in Room 7200 of the Law School (Lubar Commons).
Brought to campus as a Distinguished International Visitor, Eizenstat will also speak at 3 p.m. that afternoon, at the UW's Pyle Center (702 Langdon Street). His topic will be ?Transatlantic Relations in the Second Bush Term.?
His talks will be free and open to the public.
During a decade and a half of government service, Ambassador Eizenstat held numerous high-level positions, including Ambassador to the European Union (EU) from 1993-1996, Deputy Treasury Secretary, Undersecretary of State, and Undersecretary of Commerce in the Clinton administration, and White House Chief Domestic Policy Advisor for the Carter administration.
During the Clinton Administration he was instrumental in the development of the U.S.-EU Transatlantic Agenda and the Transatlantic Business Dialogue (between CEOs in Europe and the U.S.). As Special Representative of President Clinton and the Secretary of State, he negotiated major agreements with the French, Swiss, Austrians, and Germans on Holocaust-related issues. These efforts led to the publication of the book, Imperfect Justice: Looted Assets, Slave Labor and the Unfinished Business of World War II, in which Eizenstat narrates the process of negotiation and agreement between these nations.
Eizenstat, who received his J.D. from Harvard University in 1967, currently leads the international business law department of Covington & Burling of Washington, D.C. He is co-chair of the European-American Business Council (EABC), and retains responsibilities as special envoy for property claims in Central and Eastern Europe, advising the Bush administration.
Ambassador Eizenstat's visit is sponsored by the UW-Madison's European Union Center and Center for European Studies, in collaboration with the Office of the Dean of International Studies.
For more information, contact Elizabeth Covington, (608) 265-8040, eecovington@wisc.edu .
Submitted by on April 5, 2005
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