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February 6, 2003
Former Ohio governor Richard Celeste, who chairs a Homeland Security committee, will speak on national leadership in the post-9/11 world at an afternoon event scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 26. The Economic Development Council of Seattle and King County event will run from 3:30 to 5 p.m., followed by a reception, at the Grand Hyatt in downtown Seattle. Celeste's talk is called "Rising to the Occasion: Leadership and Vision in Challenging Times." Celeste also served as U.S. ambassador to India and director of the Peace Corps. He's now president of Colorado College and co-chair with former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean of the non-profit Century Institute's Homeland Security Project coordinating committee. The committee's goals are to evaluate the soundness of new and proposed security measures. For information, call the EDC at (206) 389-8654.