Senator Hagel's speech at the Brookings Institution

Today Senator Hagel delivered a speech to The Brookings Institution, an event described as

"a discussion of U.S. foreign policy in the context of the 2008 presidential campaign. Senator Hagel examined the inventory of global challenges that the next president will inherit and the responsibilities of the presidential candidates to address these challenges."

The speech was titled "Memo to the Candidates." You can read the full text here as a pdf.

Hagel to speak at Panetta Lecture Series

It was announced that Chuck Hagel will be speaking next month in California.

Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Nebraska, and Sen. Bob Graham, D-Florida, will be the final speakers at this year's Leon Panetta Lecture Series on Aug. 13.
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This lecture can be viewed live on cable television in Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties, and north through the San Francisco Bay area, as well as east to the greater Sacramento area. C-SPAN is also invited to broadcast these lectures nationally.

From The Herald

The International Association of Firefighters

According to Hotline, "It's the first bipartisan forum with the major '08 presidential candidates." On March 14th The International Association of Firefighters will be having an annual meeting and Chuck Hagel will be there to speak (he's scheduled for 1pm). For the full story check out the short piece at Hotline on Call.

Senator Hagel at the College of William and Mary

Chuck Hagel will "be the keynote speaker at the College of William and Mary’s annual Charter Day Ceremony on Feb. 10, 2007. Hagel will be awarded an honorary degree at the ceremony."

http://www.wm.edu/news/index.php?id=7191

Chuck Hagel to speak at Bellevue University

From the Bellevue Leader:

U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel will visit Bellevue University's main campus Monday at 1:15 p.m.

Hagel will spend approximately one hour on campus, during which time he will speak and take questions from students and the public at the Hitchcock Humanities Center's Criss Auditorium, 1000 Galvin Road S.

The session will be an open format, with attendees free to ask questions on any topics they choose.

"Hagel visits to test presidential waters"

There's an article in the Omaha World-Herald that sheds some light on Senator Hagel's speaking plans in the near future. From the article:

WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Hagel, a possible 2008 White House contender, will visit one key campaign state next month and possibly another in January.

The Nebraska Republican is scheduled to visit Ohio as featured speaker at the Cuyahoga County Republicans' holiday party Dec. 15.

Ohio's presidential primary often plays an important early role in deciding party nominees.

Hagel also has tentatively penciled in a late January trip to Iowa - a year ahead of the state's presidential caucuses that kick off the battle for the White House every four years.

He's been invited to speak at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, a frequent stop for candidates.

Hagel spokesman Mike Buttry said that despite the two trips, the senator is no closer to deciding whether he'll enter the presidential race. Several other Republicans and Democrats already are launching their campaigns...

Hagel also is scheduled to introduce U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan as the featured speaker Dec. 11 at the Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Mo. It will be Annan's last major speech before retiring as secretary general.

Hagel also will deliver the Dec. 16 commencement address at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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Senator Hagel speaks at the CATO Institute

Senator Hagel will address the CATO Institute Tuesday, Nov. 14th in New York City. The details are here.

On Thursday, Senator Hagel will address GOPAC, a conservative group in D.C. Here are details about this event.

Dakota County GOP Breakfast on Sunday

Chuck Hagel has been working hard to help Republicans (particularly in Nebraska) this election season. An event Sunday morning is just another example of that. Here are the details:

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. - The Dakota County GOP will host its biennial pancake breakfast from 8 a.m.- noon, Nov. 5 at the South Sioux City Senior High School. Local, state and federal candidates will attend. Those members include:

Candidates for local offices: Fred Denker, County Commissioner Candidate; William Rohde, County Commissioner Candidate; Ted Piepho, County Clerk; Mary Goodman-Gamble, Clerk of District Court Candidate; Ed Matney, County Attorney; James Wagner, Sheriff

State officers and candidates: Governor Dave Heineman; Attorney General Jon Bruning; Secretary of State John Gale; State Auditor candidate Mike Foley; State Treasurer candidate Shane Osborn

Federal officers and candidates: U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel; U.S. Congressman Jeff Fortenberry; U.S. Senate candidate Pete Ricketts

For information, contact Jonathan Johansen at 494-8160.

From the Sioux City Journal.

Senator Hagel's talk at UNL

Senator Hagel spoke at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln yesterday. The JournalStar covered the event:

The United States needs to reach bipartisan agreement after this month’s election on a new plan that will “start moving America out of Iraq,” Sen. Chuck Hagel said Wednesday.

“We need to build some bipartisan consensus very quickly (to) develop a new strategy, a new direction,” Hagel told University of Nebraska-Lincoln students.

That strategy must continue to include working with the Iraqi government and the Iraqi people, he said, but also should involve regional powers.

You can also read about the event at the Daily Nebraskan.

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Hagel talk tomorrow at Nebraska Wesleyan University

Tomorrow Senator Hagel will be at Nebraska Wesleyan University to speak at an event that is free and open to the public. Here is the press release from the school.

SENATOR HAGEL TO DISCUSS LEADERSHIP AT WESLEYAN LECTURE

LINCOLN, Neb.— Nebraska Wesleyan University students will get a lesson on leadership from Senator Chuck Hagel when he visits the campus on November 2.

Hagel’s presentation is the inaugural lecture for the Senator Carl T. Curtis and Mildred M. Curtis Lecture on Public Leadership. The presentation begins at 1 p.m. in O’Donnell Auditorium, located at 50th Street and Huntington Avenue in Lincoln. A reception will follow the presentation.

The Senator Carl T. Curtis and Mildred M. Curtis Lecture on Public Leadership was established last year to honor the late senator and to explore aspects of public and civic leadership. Curtis served in the House of Representatives for 16 years and the United States Senate for 24 years. The Minden native was best known as a fiscal conservative who warned about the dangers of deficit spending and was instrumental in introducing legislation that created individual retirement accounts. Hagel currently holds the Senate seat once held by Curtis.

The presentation is free and open to the public.

The annoucement can be found here at the school's website.

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Senator Hagel to be at the University of Nebraska Lincoln on Wednesday

Senator Hagel will be at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln tomorrow (Wednesday) according to this report:

Sen. Chuck Hagel will be at the Nebraska Union Auditorium on Wednesday at 11 a.m. He will be signing copies of the book that UNL news-editorial professor Charlyne Berens wrote about Hagel.

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New York in October

Chuck Hagel will be speaking at the Oxonian Society in Manhattan on October 26, 2006 from 8 to 9 A.M.

Senator Chuck Hagel, is a leading senator and political maverick. He is considered to be one of the top contenders for the Republican Party’s nomination for the President of the United States for the 2008 election.

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Senator Hagel speaks at the Brookings Institution this Friday

Chuck Hagel will be speaking to the Brookings Institution this Friday at 11 a.m.

On July 28, Senator Chuck Hagel, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Select Intelligence committees, will participate in The Brookings Institution's 90th Anniversary Leadership Forum series with an address on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Chaos continues in the Middle East as Israel confronts attacks by Hezbollah guerrillas from Lebanon, following Israeli incursions into Gaza. Recent events, including Iran's pursuit of nuclear arms, the continued violence and instability in Iraq, Hamas' victory in the Palestinian elections, and talk of further Israeli disengagement from the West Bank, have created new political terrain in the Middle East.

Senator Hagel will discuss the new challenges this presents for U.S. foreign policy and our national security, as well as our relationship with other countries in the Middle East and around the world. He will offer his perspective on the need for a new strategic U.S. thinking, creative diplomacy, and recognition of the varied perspectives and values of other countries.