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SUMMARY:Great Decisions
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DESCRIPTION:This Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions program will
  discuss U.S.-China Relations with Richard Eason\, Retired Foreign Service
  Officer. .\nhttps://jaxpubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/15274790
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Topic Description: </strong>Relati
 ons with China remain tense\, with tariffs\, military modernization\, and 
 pressure on Taiwan. Does Trump have a coherent China policy\, and will his
  tariffs on Rare Earth minerals be effective? What are America&rsquo\;s st
 rategic options?</p>\n<p><strong>Facilitator:</strong> Richard Eason serve
 d as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer from 1984 to 2016\, serving in nine fo
 reign countries in the Middle East\, Europe\, Asia and South America. His 
 assignments include: Senior Policy Advisor\, U.S. 4th Fleet\, Mayport Nava
 l Station\, Political-Economic and Political-Military Counselor\, Abu Dhab
 i\, United Arab Emirates\, Political-Economic Counselor\, Brussels\, Belgi
 um\, Economic Counselor\, Amman\, Jordan\, Project Director\, Secretariat 
 of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum\, Singapore\, Energy Attach
 e\, Riyadh\, Saudi Arabia\, Economic Officer\, Muscat\, Oman. Other assign
 ments include economic posts in Uruguay and in Aviation Affairs in Washing
 ton\, D.C. and a consular tour in London\, working on investor visas and t
 he crash of Pan Am 103.</p>\n<p>Mr. Eason is a native of Virginia and hold
 s a B.A. from the College of William and Mary and M.A.s from George Washin
 gton University and the U.S. Naval War College. He speaks Spanish\, Arabic
  and French.<strong><br /></strong></p>\n<p><strong>About Great Decisions:
 </strong></p>\n<p>Great Decisions is America's largest discussion program 
 on world affairs. The program model involves reading the Great Decisions B
 riefing Book (optional)\, and meeting in a discussion group to discuss cri
 tical global issues facing America today. Each meeting begins with a video
  lecture on the discussion topic presented by Jeffrey S. Morton\, the Pier
 repont Comfort Chair in Political Science at Florida Atlantic University a
 nd a Fellow at the Foreign Policy Association and is followed by facilitat
 or commentary and facilitator-led discussion.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Registration 
 is required for this event\, and must be completed two hours prior to the 
 start time. A libary card and PIN is required for registration. If you do 
 not have a card\, click <a href="https://jaxpubliclibrary.org/services/get
 -library-card">HERE</a> to obtain one.</p>\n<p>All registered seats will b
 e forfeited at 6:55pm and made available to waitlisted and walk-in attende
 es. Registered attendees arriving after this time will be seated if seats 
 are available.</p>\n<p>Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act\, a
 ccommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request. Pl
 ease allow 1&ndash\;2 business days to process. Last-minute requests will 
 be accepted\, but may not be possible to fulfill. Please ask for Learning 
 Services at 255-2665 or email JPLPrograms@coj.net.</p>\nhttps://jaxpublicl
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