| Speaker name: |
Honorable Charles Wilson |
| Topic: |
The Afghan Struggle Against the Soviet Union (1980s)
and Its Aftermath |
| Series: |
 = College
Speaker Series |
| Date: |
9/23 |
| Time: |
7:30 p.m. |
| Location: |
Grand Ballroom |
| Admission: |
Open to public |
| Presentation description: |
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| Speaker biography: |
The Hon. Charles (Charlie) Wilson retired
from the US House of Representatives in 1996 after representing
the Second District of Texas for twenty-four years. He
was a member of the House Appropriatiions Committee and
the senior Democrat on its Foreign Operations and Defense
subcomittees. Mr. Wilson had a significant impact on US
national security, military preparedness, and foreign policy.
He is acknowledged as the single most important force in
the arming of the Mujahideen in their effort to drive the
former Soviet Union out of Afghanistan. Wilson worked closely
with the director of the Central Intelligence Agency and
Secretary of Defense to obtain financial resources for
Afghan weaponry. He is the only civilian to receive the
CIA's "Honored
Colleague Award." Mr. Wilson's participation in the
effort in Afghanistan has been chroniclerd in "Charlie
Wilson's War," by
George Crile, which will be made into a motion picture
by Tom Hanks. Mr. Wilson is president of Wilson Associates,
LLC, which represents the Government of Pakistan and several
security and defense firms. He is a graduate of the US
Naval Academy. |
| Associated Activities: |
The Fall meeting of the East Texas Historical Association. |
| Date of Activities: |
09/23-09/25 |
| Time of Activities: |
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| Location of Activities: |
SFASU & Fredonia Hotel |
| Seating Capacity: |
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| Activity Admission: |
Free |
| University Sponsor: |
East Texas Historical Association |
| Contact Person: |
Archie P. McDonald
amcdonald@sfasu.edu
936.468.2407 |
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