Countywide : S. African Diplomat to Address Group
Harry Heinz Schwarz, the South African ambassador to the United States and a longtime foe of apartheid, will be the featured speaker at a meeting Tuesday of the World Affairs Council of Ventura County.
A lawyer and human rights activist, Schwarz is the first South African politician from opposition ranks to be appointed to a senior ambassadorial post in that nation’s history. He is a member of the South Africa’s liberal Democratic Party.
Cindy Cooke, executive director of the World Affairs Council, said Schwarz’s presentation will cover current policies of the South African government, recent outbreaks of violence in the country, and negotiations to develop a democratic constitution. After his speech, she said, Schwarz will field questions from the audience.
The council sponsors speeches by U. S. and foreign ambassadors, diplomats, journalists and others once or twice a month.
The event is scheduled to begin at 5:15 p.m. in the ballroom of the Holiday Inn at 495 N. Ventu Park Road in Newbury Park.
The cost is $18 for World Affairs Council members, $22 for non-members who order tickets in advance and $25 for non-members who pay at the door. The charge covers speaker costs and hors d’oeuvres. For more information, call 648-1882.
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