Young Professionals in Foreign Policy is pleased to present the third session in a non-partisan series of events that aims to offer our members rare insight into the presidential campaign process. These events are not opportunities to showcase particular candidates, but to talk to the influential foreign policy advisors of Republican and Democratic campaigns about their experiences and opinions, the challenges of life on the campaign trail, the complex interactions between domestic politics and foreign policy all the while bearing in mind the momentous choices their candidate may face as the next President.

The third installment in the series features Randy Scheunemann, Director of Foreign Policy and National Security for John McCain 2008, and Dr. Kori Schake, Senior Policy Advisor for John McCain 2008.

To attend, please register by email to events@ypfp.org [1].  We anticipate a waiting list, so please RSVP early!

Randy Scheunemann
Randy Scheunemann is Director of Foreign Policy and National Security for the McCain 2008 campaign.  In 2002, he founded the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq (CLI) to promote freedom for the Iraqi people.  From 1999-2000, Scheunemann served as Defense and Foreign Policy Coordinator for the McCain 2000 presidential campaign where he appeared throughout the U.S. as a campaign spokesperson on national security issues.  Previously, Mr. Scheunemann served as National Security Adviser to Senate Republican and Majority Leaders Bob Dole and Trent Lott from 1993-99. Scheunemann has traveled to more than 90 countries ranging from wartime El Salvador and Afghanistan in the 1980s, the Andean Ridge and the Balkans in the 1990s and Iraq after its liberation.  He has worked with democracy movements and observed elections in Latin America, Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Kori Schake
Dr. Kori Schake is a Senior Policy Advisor on the McCain 2008 Presidential campaign.  She holds the Distinguished Chair in International Security Studies at the U.S. Military Academy and is a fellow at the Hoover Institution.  She has previously worked as the Deputy Director of Policy Planning in the State Department, as Director for Defense Strategy and Requirements on the National Security Council, in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and in the Strategy and Requirements Directorate of the Joint Staff.  She is the author of the forthcoming Managing American Hegemony (Forthcoming, Hoover Institution Press), The Coming Crisis of High Expectations: Transatlantic Relations After the Elections (Centre for European Reform, 2007) and Dealing With A Nuclear Iran (Policy Review, 2007) .  She was educated at Stanford and the University of Maryland, and has been on the faculties at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, the National Defense University, and the University of Maryland School of Public Affairs."

An Important Message About the YPFP Campaign Series
The YPFP Campaign Series provides an important, non-partisan forum for members to learn about and discuss the foreign policies of both Republican and Democratic candidates and to further our members' understanding of how the presidential elections affect U.S. foreign policy. Equal time will be given to both parties. YPFP is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that does not endorse any candidates, political parties, or policies, nor can we permit our events be used for such purposes. Neither members nor guests may campaign during YPFP events; solicitations for votes or contributions will not be tolerated.

If you have any questions or comments about the Series or this specific event, please contact events@ypfp.org [2].