Ambassador Christopher HillSFCIR News:
The Santa Fe Council on International Relations presents its 2019 Annual Gala, Thursday, Oct. 10 at La Fonda on the Plaza, 100 E. San Francisco St. in Santa Fe.
This evening begins at 5:15 p.m. with a VIP Reception, moving into a cash bar at 6 p.m. in the Lumpkins Ballroom. This will then be followed by an elegant meal and a talk by our distinguished guest speaker, Ambassador Christopher Hill, the chief advisor to the Chancellor for Global Engagement and professor of the Practice in Diplomacy at the University of Denver.
As last year, the SFCIR Gala celebrates the organization’s many educational programs that bring greater knowledge of world affairs to the youth and community of Santa Fe. This is CIR’s preeminent fundraising and social event.
Ambassador Hill served as ambassador to Iraq (2009-2010), South Korea (2004-2005), Poland (2000-2004) and Macedonia (1996-1999). He was named assistant secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (2005-2009) and Special Envoy to Kosovo (1998-1999).
Ambassador Hill was a member of the team that negotiated the Bosnia peace settlement. In 2005, he was named Head of the U.S. delegation to the six-party talks to resolve the North Korea nuclear crisis. In China and South Korea he has become a diplomatic celebrity for his role as chief envoy for talks with the North Koreans.
Ambassador Hill holds a BA in economics from Bowdoin College and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon from 1974-1976. In 1977 he joined the State Department serving in economic affairs with an early posting to the embassy in Seoul. Ambassador Hill received a MS from the Naval War College in 1994. In 2010 he was selected as Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver and now serves as the Chief Advisor to the Chancellor for Global Engagement and as Professor of the Practice in Diplomacy at the University of Denver.
In 2005 he was named a Distinguished Graduate of the Naval War College and in 2008 the Pacific Century Institute selected him for the prestigious “Building Bridges” Award. He is a recipient of the Frasure Award for Peace Negotiations for his work in Kosovo and he holds other awards including Honorary Citizenship in Macedonia. Ambassador Hill is married to the former Julie Ann Ryczek and they have three grown children.
Ticket Structure:
- Individual Tickets are $175. To join the VIP reception with Ambassador Hill (from 5:15-6 p.m.) individual tickets are $250. (The VIP reception tickets are almost sold out.)
- Support a student to join the Gala for $100. DEADLINE TO PURCHASE TICKETS is: Oct. 4.
- Tables of 8 sell for $1400 (no VIP tickets). Last year a few couples bought tables and then donated their extra tickets to students.
- Sponsorship Tables are $2000 with 8 VIP tickets.
For more information or to purchase tickets, call 505.982.4931 or click here: https://www.sfcir.org/cir-2019-annual-gala-with-ambassador-christopher-hill/