September 17, 2007

START Seminar with Ambassador Henry Crumpton

You are invited to a START Seminar with:

The Honorable Henry A. Crumpton, Former Coordinator of Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State

on

"A New Era of Conflict"

WHEN Wednesday, October 3, 2007 3:30pm through 4:45pm

WHERE Orem Alumni Ballroom Riggs Alumni Center, University of Maryland, College Park

RSVP required to: infostart@start.umd.edu or 301 405 6600 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              301 405 6600      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              301 405 6600      end_of_the_skype_highlighting

ABOUT THE SPEAKER With the rank of Ambassador-at-Large, Henry "Hank" A. Crumpton served as the Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the U.S. Department of State from August 2005 until February 2007. Working directly for the Secretary of State, Ambassador Crumpton developed, coordinated, and implemented U.S. counterterrorism policy.

He arrived at the State Department following a 24 year career in the Central Intelligence Agency, including assignments to the Federal Bureau of Investigation as Deputy Chief of the International Terrorism Operations Section and as Deputy Chief (Operations) of the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center, 1999-2001. He led the CIA's Afghanistan campaign, 2001-2002, and his achievements have been portrayed in such books as Bush at War, American Soldier, First In, Jawbreaker, and At the Center of the Storm. Ambassador Crumpton is a member of the START Advisory Board.

Riggs Alumni Center is located on the University of Maryland campus, and parking will be available at the Stadium Parking Garage, adjacent to Riggs.

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