Tickets Still Available for Sonoma Valley Speaker Series on U.S. Foreign Policy

Tickets are still available for the next Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance Speaker Series Friday, Sept. 19, in which Retired Gen. Tony Zinni will discuss America’s current foreign policy strategy.

Zinni will sit down for a conversation with Vice Admiral (Ret.) Jody A. Breckenridge to discuss his new book, “Before The First Shots Are Fired: How America Can Win Or Lose Off The Battlefield,” which will be published later this month.

“I think General Zinni will have valuable insights to offer on what is happening in the world today, especially in the Middle East where he has a great deal of experience. It should be a fascinating discussion,” said Kathy Witkowicki, Mentoring Alliance executive director.

The event is part of a new speaker series, Sonoma Mentoring Presents, organized by the Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance.

Zinni, a retired U.S. Marine Corps four-star general and former Commander in Chief of the U.S. Central Command, served as a special U.S. envoy to Israel and the Palestinian Authority in 2002. In his fourth book, Zinni examines why the U.S. currently finds itself fighting so many wars that end without a clear victory.

Jody Breckenridge is a retired U.S. Coast Guard Vice Admiral who served as Commander of the Coast Guard Pacific Area from July 2009 to May 2010, overseeing operations throughout the Pacific Basin and to the Far East. At the time of her retirement in 2010, she was one of only four female Flag Officers in the U.S. Coast Guard.

The event takes place at the Sonoma Veteran’s Memorial Building from 7:00 to 8:15 pm. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for military veterans and youth, 13-18, and may be purchased on the Mentoring Alliance website. Wine by the glass will be available before the event (beginning at 6:00 pm) and books signed by the author will be available for purchase.

For more information, call 938-1990, or visit their website at www.sonomamentoring.org.

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