Geschke Lecture With General David Petraeus Thurs. Aug. 9 at 7 pm
Retired US Army General David Petraeus sits down for a conversation about Iraq and Afghanistan, his views on current geopolitical issues, and what civilian life has been like during the Nantucket Atheneum’s next Geschke Lecture on Thursday, Aug. 9 at 7 pm at the Nantucket High School auditorium.
The general will be joined in conversation by Robert Greenspon.
General Petraeus has served as Director, Central Intelligence Agency (2011-2012) and commanded U.S. and International Security Forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. He is currently partner and chairman of KKR Global Institute and a professor at CUNY’s Macaulay Honors College and the University of Southern California
A graduate of the United States Military Academy, General Petraeus also earned a Ph.D. from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and later completed a fellowship at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.
Admission is $25. Tickets available at the library and online.
