Category: News; Radio 4
Date: 24.03.2006
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United States Secretary of State Dr Condoleezza Rice will deliver the inaugural Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Today programme/Chatham House lecture on 31 March 2006 in Blackburn.
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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will make a speech on Britain's foreign policy and introduce Dr Rice, who will deliver the inaugural lecture outlining United States policy.
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Today presenter Jim Naughtie will chair the event.
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Following the keynote speeches there will be closing remarks from Lord Hurd of Westwell, former Foreign Secretary and President of Chatham House, followed by a question and answer session.
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Condoleezza Rice will be in Blackburn at the invitation of Jack Straw, who is the town's MP.
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The Today programme, one of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ News' flagship programmes, has joined forces with Chatham House for this, the first in an ambitious series of lectures aimed at promoting debate and discussion on key international issues of the day.
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Coverage of the lecture will be shown on a range of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ outlets across TV, radio and online.
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It will be possible to access the full lecture on the Today website at bbc.co.uk/today and audio will be available on the Chatham House website at www.chathamhouse.org.uk.
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Notes to Editors
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The Today programme is Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme.
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For almost 50 years, it has been the home of many of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ's big interviews - President Clinton, Chancellor Schroeder and President Obasanjo have all appeared in the past year.
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Almost 6.5 million people listen to Today each week.
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For 85 years Chatham House has attracted world leaders to speak on the key foreign policy issues of the day.
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Past speakers have included Mahatma Gandhi, Winston Churchill and Nelson Mandela; and recent speakers include Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, President Karzai and President Yushchenko.
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