Ambassador Fred Hof and Malia Du Mont and Prof. of History Karin Riedl on Foreign Policy Implications of the Election.

ABOUT our presenters-

Malia Du Mont was Director of Policy in the Obama Defense Department. She is winner of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service. She has lived in China and speaks mandarin. She now serves as Chief of Staff to President Leon Botstein at Bard College, and is a member of the Canal Society's Advisory Board.

Ambassador Frederic C. Hof is Bard College's Diplomat-in-Residence and author of Reaching for the Heights: The Inside Story of a Secret Attempt to Reach a Syrian-Israel Peace. Ambassador Hof was the Israel-Syria peace mediator at the State Department during President Obama’s first term. He is a regular guest on WAMC’s Roundtable and a member of the Canal Society’s Advisory Board.

Prof. of History Karin Riedl of Dutchess County Community College and also serves as President of the Mid Hudson World Affairs Council.