THOUSAND OAKS : Seymour to Address World Affairs Unit

U. S. Sen. John Seymour will discuss California’s role in a changing international environment at a meeting Thursday of the World Affairs Council of Ventura County, a Seymour spokesman said.

Seymour’s speech will touch on such topics as the end of the Cold War and its effect on California defense industries, and the North American Free Trade Agreement, Press Secretary H. D. Palmer said. Seymour, a Republican, is expected to outline differences between himself and former San Francisco Mayor Diane Feinstein, his Democratic opponent in the November general election.

Seymour will take questions after his talk, Palmer said.

In 1991, Seymour was appointed to the Senate seat vacated when Pete Wilson became governor.

The meeting will start at 6 p.m. at the Howard Johnson Hotel, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd. in Thousand Oaks. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served at 5:15 p.m.

Reservations are recommended. The cost is $20 for non-members and $15 for members. Admission at the door is $22.

Cindy Cooke, executive director of the council, said representatives of the Bush, Clinton and Perot presidential campaigns will speak at the group’s Sept. 22 gathering. On Oct. 8, Rand Corp. analyst Steve Larrabee will discuss the background on the bloodshed in Yugoslavia. A black-tie dinner is scheduled for Nov. 20 with consuls general of several countries.