Request for speaker program for Dr. Samuel

UNCLAS AMMAN 009063 SIPDIS STATE FOR IIP/G/NEA/SA (SCOTT); NEA/PPD (BENZE) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OIIP OEXC SCUL JO SUBJECT: Request for speaker program for Dr. Samuel Coale in Jordan REF: HATTAR-SCOTT E-mails ¶1. Summary: Embassy Amman would like to request IIP's assistance in recruiting Dr. Samuel Coale of Wheaton College for three program days during the period December 2-6, 2005, to address students and scholars at Jordanian institutions. The speaker's lectures will include: a lecture with Political Science and American Studies students and professors at the American Corner at the University of Jordan, a round-table discussion at the Center for Strategic Studies with members and contacts of the Center, a lecture at the Center for Protection and Freedom of Journalists with Jordanian journalists and writers and a lecture for Political Science students at Yarmouk University in Irbid. ¶2. The topics of the lectures would be based mainly on the current state of American Studies, including a discussion of his recent publication on conspiracy theories in contemporary history, "Paradigms of Paranoia: The Culture of Conspiracy in Contemporary America," as a launching point for a discussion on how to recognize irresponsible theories and combat them, using a comparative approach. ¶3. We understand that the costs of this program will be shared by both hosting regional posts. ¶4. The program officer will be PDO Steve Ramirez, Tel: 962-6-590-6289, Fax: 962-6-592-0121, E-mail: RamirezJS@state.gov and Cultural Affairs Assistant Ruba Hattar, Tel: 962-6-590-6050, Fax: 962- 6-0121, E-mail: hattarrh@state.gov Hale