Please join the League of Women Voters of Piedmont on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at 5 p.m. to hear Steven Pifer, Former Ambassador to Ukraine.

The war in Ukraine is the largest land war since World War II. Listen to the latest about the current situation from a diplomatic, military, and economic viewpoint, as well as possible trajectories for the war. Ambassador Pifer will address implications for international security, not only for Ukraine and Russia but also for the US and the EU.

Steven Pifer is an affiliate with the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford and a nonresident senior fellow with the Brookings Institution. A retired Foreign Service officer, his more than 25 years with the Department of State included assignments as deputy assistant secretary with responsibilities for Russia and Ukraine, U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, and special assistant to the President and senior director for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia on the National Security Council. He also served at the U.S. embassies in Warsaw, Moscow and London as well as with the U.S. delegation to the negotiation on intermediate-range nuclear forces in Geneva. He is author of The Eagle and the Trident: U.S.-Ukraine Relations in Turbulent Times.

This event is co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters Solano County, CA and the League of Women Voters, Portland, OR.

The talk will be held live on Zoom and YouTube streaming and will include an audience question and answer session. Please visit our website (lwvpiedmont.org) to learn more about the series and register for the event. Once you have registered, you will receive the Zoom link by email. The event is free and open to the public.