Former U.S. Ambassador/Author Headlines Carmel Public Library Foundation Benefit Event

Christopher Hill featured in April 8 program at Sunset Center

CARMEL, Feb. 25, 2015 – Christopher Hill, a four-time ambassador nominated by three U.S. presidents, will be the featured speaker at an upcoming benefit event on Wednesday, April 8 for the Carmel Public Library Foundation at Carmel’s Sunset Center Theater. The event begins with a wine tasting at 7 p.m., followed by the “Non-Fiction World Edition” program at 8 p.m.

Hill capped his distinguished 33-year career as a diplomat by serving under President Obama as the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, where he oversaw that country’s national election. He previously served as an ambassador in Macedonia, Poland and South Korea; was a U.S. special envoy for Kosovo; negotiator of the Dayton Agreement for peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina; and was the chief negotiator with North Korea for 2005 to 2009.

In October 2014, Hill published his memoir, “Outpost: Life on the Frontline of American Diplomacy,” which recaps his long service at the State Department. The Washington Post, in its review, called the book “a great introduction to the difficult game of diplomacy,” and added, “Hill’s book is lively, entertaining – even at times laugh-out-loud funny.”

A limited number of FREE student tickets are available. Please contact Eva Gudbergsdottir at evag@miis.edu to reserve a ticket. Individual non-student tickets, which include the wine tasting, are $55. Tickets can be purchased online at www.sunsetcenter.org, by phone at 831.620.2048, or in person at the Sunset Center Box Office from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday. The box office is located off San Carlos Street, between Ninth and Tenth avenues in downtown Carmel.

90.3 KAZU-FM, NPR for the Monterey Bay Area, is the event’s media sponsor and co-host. KAZU’s Krista Almanzan will moderate the program.

Various sponsorship levels of the Carmel Public Library Foundation also are available, with all sponsors and individual benefactors receiving complimentary tickets to the wine tasting, program and a special after-theatre reception. All proceeds from the “Non-Fiction World Edition” program benefit the Carmel Public Library.

For more information, call 831.624.2811. For more information on the Carmel Public Library Foundation, visit www.carmelpubliclibraryfoundation.org.

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Media Contacts:
Kristen Hunter
Hunter Public Relations
831.375.1747
khunter@hunter-pr.com
Amy Donohue, Executive Director
Carmel Public Library Foundation
831.624.2811
adonohue@carmelpubliclibraryfoundation.org