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Contact: Carl
Nathe
“The
Patterson School has in the past hosted speakers
representing the Israeli perspective on the conflict
such as Likud activist Yossi Olmert and Israeli
Counsel General Giora Becher. We are pleased this
year to have Ms. Buttu offer the Palestinian perspective
on how to resolve this long-festering conflict.”
--
Michael Desch,
director,
Patterson School
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LEXINGTON,
Ky. (Feb. 16, 2004) -- Diana
Buttu, a legal adviser with the Negotiations
Support Unit of the Negotiations Affairs Department
of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
will speak at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, Center
Theatre in the University of Kentucky Student
Center. The event is free and open to the public.
The
Patterson School of Diplomacy and International
Commerce is bringing Buttu to UK to speak about “The
Case for a Single State Solution to the Israeli
Palestinian Conflict.” Since October 2000,
Buttu has advised the Palestinian team in peace
negotiations with Israel on the issues of refugees
and compensation.
Before
her work with the PLO, Buttu served as legal counsel
to the Canadian Department of Justice in Ottawa.
Currently, she is pursuing a doctoral degree in
Law and Refugee Compensation at Stanford Law School.
She is a member of the Ontario Bar and is an editor
of the Palestine Yearbook of International Law.
Buttu
received her bachelor and master of law degrees
from the University of Toronto, a Juris Doctor
from Queen’s University in Ontario, and a
Master of the Science of Law degree from Stanford
University.
“The
Patterson School has in the past hosted speakers
representing the Israeli perspective on the conflict
such as Likud activist Yossi Olmert and Israeli
Counsel General Giora Becher,” said Patterson
School director Michael Desch. “We are pleased
this year to have Ms. Buttu offer the Palestinian
perspective on how to resolve this long-festering
conflict.”
Buttu’s
talk is being co-sponsored by Louisville Ad Hoc
for Interfaith Dialogue, the Kentucky Chapter of
the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee,
and St. Michael’s Orthodox Church.
If
you would like more information about this event,
contact the Patterson
School at (859) 257-4666.
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