Tonight, the Baker Institute welcomes Joanne King Herring, founder of the Marshall Plan Charities, to speak about her recently published memoir, “Diplomacy and Diamonds: My Wars from the Ballroom to the Battlefield.”
Played by Julia Roberts in the movie “Charlie Wilson’s War,” Herring’s story, including her years as a television anchor and her role as an international socialite and political activist, is what The Honorable James A. Baker, III, described as “a flash of light in a dark world.”
Herring’s current project in Afghanistan aims to rebuild the country one village at a time through food, water and education, all for what it costs to keep one soldier in the field for a year.
Tickets are no longer available for this event, but you can tune in to watch a live webcast of Herring’s remarks beginning at 6:00 pm tonight. The webcast will also be archived after the event and available for viewing later this week.