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The Vice President of the United States Joe Biden
The McConnell Center welcomes Joe Biden, the Vice President of the United States, to the University of Louisville on Feb. 11.
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Feb 11, 2011 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm |
| Where | Brown and Williamson Club, Papa John's Cardinal Stadium |
| Contact Phone | 502-852-3323 |
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The free, public talk will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the Brown and Williamson Club at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. The event is part of the McConnell Center's spring lecture series.
Ticket registration has closed. We invite you to watch a live webcast of the event on Feb. 11.
Biden, a senator from Delaware for 36 years, left the Senate in 2008 after being elected the nation’s 47th vice president. He chairs the White House Middle Class Task Force and has overseen implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. As vice president, he has provided sustained high-level focus on Iraq policy and has frequently traveled to that country.
In the Senate, Biden established himself as leader on some of the nation's most important domestic and international challenges. As chairman or ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee for 17 years, he was widely recognized for his work on criminal justice issues including the 1994 Crime Bill and Violence Against Women Act.
Beginning in 1997, as chairman or ranking member of
the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he played a pivotal role in shaping
U.S. foreign policy. He has been at the forefront of issues and legislation
related to terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, post-Cold War Europe, the
Middle East and Southwest Asia.
Biden holds honorary degrees from the University of Scranton, Saint Joseph’s University, Widener University School of Law, Emerson College, University of Delaware, Suffolk University Law School and Syracuse University. The latter, his alma mater, also awarded him the George Arents Pioneer Medal for excellence in public affairs in 2005.
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