ADVENTURES WITH HENRY: AN INSIDER’S VIEW OF THE KISSINGER YEARS AND LEGACY

DISCUSSION WITH LES JANKA

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY:

Retired and now residing with his wife Michele on Hilton Head Island, SC, Mr. Janka previously lived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he worked as President of Raytheon Arabian Systems Company.

Prior to joining Raytheon, Mr. Janka distinguished himself as an international affairs expert during a 40-year career as a government relations consultant, business executive and high-level U.S. government official. He served in the White House as Special Assistant to the President, Senior Staff Member on the National Security Council, White House Deputy Press Secretary and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Pentagon.

In the nonprofit sector, he has served on the board of directors of American Near East Refugee Aid, the George C. Marshall International Center and the Tangier American Legation Museum.

A frequent lecturer and author on the Washington political scene, Middle East affairs and the formulation of U.S. national security policy, Mr. Janka holds a BA in Economics from the University of Redlands and an MA in Middle East Studies from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.