On Wednesday, April 10, the Seventh Annual Holocaust and Armenian Genocide Conference will be held at the Student Center Building of Wayne State University, beginning with registration and a continental breakfast at 9 am.

This year's conference will examine the Holocaust and Armenian Genocide in terms of the role of morality and national interest in shaping U.S. foreign policy. The agenda will include three guest speakers, followed by a panel discussion.

Frederic Pearson, director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at Wayne State, will address "U.S. Policy and Human Rights." Pearson, who served as conflict resolution consultant to the U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century, teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on international and regional conflict and war, U.S. and comparative foreign policy, and the roots of social conflict.

The second speaker Henry Theriault, professor in the philosophy department of Worcester State College in Massachusetts, will cover the subject "Armenian Genocide and U.S. Foreign Policy." He has taught a range of undergraduate courses, typically in the areas of ethics, political theory, philosophy of history, genocide studies, and human rights.

Following lunch, Melvin Small, professor of history at Wayne State, will address the "Holocaust and U.S. Foreign Policy." He is a former president of the Peace History Society and the Wayne State University Academy of Scholars. A specialist in the history of American foreign relations, he is the author of numerous books, including Democracy and Diplomacy: The Impact of the Domestic Politics on U.S. Foreign Policy, 1789-1994.

The conference will conclude with a panel discussion among the three guest speakers.

Educators, scholars, community leaders, students and the public are invited. The program will begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude at 2:15 p.m. There will be a lunch break at 11:45a.m. Tickets are $25 per person, including lunch. Reservations are requested by Wednesday, March 27. Call the Wayne State Community Affairs Office at (313) 577-2246.

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