Germany Through the Canadian Prism: Harvard International Affairs Prof., Former Trudeau Principal Secretary Dr. Thomas Axworthy to Deliver Lecture At York U. On Canadian-German Relations

TORONTO, April 30, 1999 -- Dr. Thomas Axworthy, an associate of the Centre for International Affairs at Harvard University, executive director of the CRB Foundation and former principal secretary to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, will deliver a lecture entitled Germany through the Canadian Prism: Turning-Points and Continuities at York University, Monday, May 10, 1999, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Sponsored by York University's Canadian Centre for German and European Studies (CCGES), Axworthy's address marks the opening of the Centre's second annual summer seminar for Canadian graduate students in the social sciences and humanities. This year's theme is Germany Turns Ten, Thirty, Fifty: Turning-Points in Postwar German History (1940, 1968-69, 1989-90). A reception will follow in Room 230 York Lanes at 4 p.m. Admission is free.

The Canadian Centre for German and European Studies is a Canada-wide research and teaching resource focusing on contemporary Germany in its European context. Established in 1997, the Centre is a cooperative initiative of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), l'UniversitÈ de MontrÈal, and York University.

WHO:
Dr. Thomas Axworthy
(Associate of the Centre for International Affairs at Harvard University, executive director of the CRB Foundation and former principal secretary to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau).

WHAT:
Lecture: Germany through the Canadian Prism: Turning-Points and Continuities
(Sponsored by York University's Canadian Centre for German and European Studies)

WHEN:
Monday, May 10, 1999, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

WHERE:
York University, Senate Chamber (N940 Ross)
4700 Keele Street

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For more information, please call:

Ute Reiss
CCGES Coordinator
York University
(416) 736-5695

Sine MacKinnon
Senior Advisor, Media Relations
York University
(416) 736-2100, ext. 22087

Ken Turriff
Media Relations Officer
York University
(416) 736-2100, ext. 22086
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