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Since 2002 the Eccles Centre has hosted an annual conference for A-Level students and others interested in U.S. politics. Speakers have included Gordon Corera (BBC), and Tim Hames (The Times) (2002); U.S. Congressmen Lou Frey (R-FL) and Larry LaRocco (D-ID) (2003); Congressmen Jack Buechner (R-MO) and Dennis Hertel (D-MI) (2004), U.S. Congresswoman Beverly Byron (D-MD) and U.S. Congressman Ron Sarasin (R-CT) (2005), U.S. Congressmen Lou Frey (R-FL) and Tom Downey (D-NY) (2006), U.S. Congresswomen Sue Kelly (R-NY) and Barbara Kennelly (D-CT) (2007), U.S. Congressmen Richard T. Schulze (R-PA) and George J. Hochbrueckner (D-NY) (2008), U.S. Congressman M. Robert "Bob" Carr (D-MI) and former U.S. Congresswoman Ambassador Constance A. Morella (R-MD) (2009), former US Congressmen Jim Kolbe (R-AZ) and David Minge (D-MN) (2010), and former US Congressmen Scott Klug (R,WI) Richard Stallings (D-ID) (2011), in addition to other academics and commentators from the UK and the US.
The visiting Congressmen are part of the Congress to Campus programme.
These conferences took place with the generous support of the US Embassy London and the British Association for American Studies
A date for your diary
Understanding U.S. Politics 2012
Two One-Day Conferences for 6th Form Students
Monday 12 November 2012 & Tuesday 13 November 2012
Email eccles-centre@bl.uk to be notified when booking opens for the 2012 conferences, and to be kept informed of other events for 6th formers and their teachers.
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