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Biographies of Keynote Speakers At the Conference Prague 2002: Challenge and Change for NATO Brussels, 3 October 2002 Bronislaw Geremek Mr Bronislaw Geremek was the Deputy of the Sejm (lower chamber of the Polish Parliament) since 1989, and served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland from 1997 to 2000. Besides his above assignments, he has assumed a number of important political and parliamentary engagements such as President of "Union for Freedom" (2000-2001), Chair of Sejm European Legislation Committee (2000-2001), Chair of Union for Freedom Parliamentary Caucus (1994-1997), Chair of Democratic Union Parliamentary Caucus and others. He first became a member of the Polish United Party in 1950. Mr Geremek has also been prominent in the academic domain, as Professor at Warsaw University, professor at the Collège de France, member of Academia Europea, Polish Historical Society, Société Européenne de Culture, PEN Club, European Medieval Academy, Académie Universelle des Cultures and Royal Historical Society. He has been awarded a number of Honorary Degrees including QUA Montreal (Canada), Université Marc Bloch (Strasbourg), Waseda University (Japan), Columbia University (U.S.), Orders including Grand Croix de l'Ordre de Leopold II (Belgium), Commandeur dans l'Ordre National du Mérite (France), Prizes including Prix "Politique Internationale/Sorbonne" (Paris, 2000) and European Civic Prize, ELDR Group in the European Parliament (1999). Mr Geremek has authored a number of books. Recent publications include Bronislaw Geremek en diálogo con J.C. Vidal (Madrid 1997), Passions Communes (Paris 1993), La Democrazia in Europa (with R. Dahrendorf and F. Furet, Rome 1993), etc. He was born on 6 March 1932 in Warsaw, completed his MA at Warsaw University, studied at Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes at the Sorbonne, completed his PhD at Warsaw University.   Stephen Hadley Stephen Hadley, 53, is Deputy Assistant to the President of the United States of America for National Security Affairs. He served as assistant secretary of defense for international security policy from 1989 to 1993 and was responsible for defense policy on NATO and Western Europe, nuclear weapons and ballistic missile defense, and arms control. He was also active in the negotiations that resulted in the START I and START II treaties. Hadley worked closely with the Bush-Cheney campaign as a foreign policy advisor and is currently a partner in the Washington law firm of Shea & Gardner and a principal in The Scowcroft Group international consulting firm. He earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University and a law degree from Yale Law School.   Kristin Krohn Devold Minister of Defence (The Conservative Party) Born 12 August 1961 in Ålesund. Married, two children. Appointed Minister of Defence 19 October 2001. Education and professional experience: 1980: Diploma, Upper Secondary School 1980-1981: Studies in Science and Mathematics, Oslo 1985: Master of Science Degree in Business, NHH (Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration), Bergen 1985-1986: Sociology "mellomfag" (intermediate subject) diploma (after 1 ½ years of studies), University of Bergen 1997: Norwegian National Defence College, The Executive Course 2000: Norwegian National Defence College, The Total Defence Course 1986-1987: Market Coordinator, Norsk Data Representative to Stortinget (The Norwegian Parliament) Periods: 1993-1997, 1997-2001 and 2001-2005: Representative for Oslo Membership of the Storting’s Presidium: 1993-97: Secretary for the Lagting Committee memberships: 1993-1997: Member of The Standing Committee on Business and Industry 1997-2001: Member of The Election Committee, Member of The Working Procedures Committee, Substitute Member of The Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee, Chairman of The Standing Committee on Justice 2001-2005: Member of The Election Committee   Julian Lindley-French British. Research fellow at the EU Institute for Security Studies in Paris. Doctorate in political science, European University Institute, Florence. Master's Degree in International Relations from the University of East Anglia and a degree in Modern History from the University of Oxford. 1998-1999 Deputy Director of the International Centre for Security Analysis at the Department of War Studies, King's College, London and Lecturer in European Security. Visiting Researcher at the Graduate Centre for International Studies, Geneva. Formerly adviser to several organisations, including NATO. Publications include articles on European defence, transatlantic relations and UK defence policy. At the Institute, Julian Lindley-French deals with defence aspects of transatlantic relations and the development of the CESDP. He directed Occasional Papers 17, 20, 18 (with Burkard Schmitt) and wrote Chaillot Papers 52.   Marc Perrin de Brichambaut Marc Perrin de Brichambaut was appointed Director for Strategic Affairs of the French Ministry of Defence on 1st September 1998. Prior to this appointment, he had served as Legal Advisor to the Foreign Ministry (1994-1998), French Ambassador to the OSCE and CFE and CSBM negotiations in Vienna (1991-1994), diplomatic advisor to the French Minister of Defence (1988-1991), councellor to the French Embassy in the United States (1986-1988) and executive assistant to Foreign Ministers Cheysson and Dumas (1981-1986). M. Perrin de Brichambaut is a member of the Conseil d'Etat. Born in 1948, he graduated from Ecole normale supérieure and Ecole nationale d'administration and holds degrees in geography and political science.   Alain Richard Born 29 August 1945 in the 12th district of Paris Married to Elisabeth Richard-Couffignal Three children (one from a previous marriage) Secondary school (1956–1963): Lycée Henri IV in Paris Higher education (1963–1967): Graduate diploma in public law Diploma in general literary studies Diploma from the Institut d’études politiques in Paris Career: 1962 Joined the Unified Socialist Party (PSU) 1968-1969 Military service (Reserve Cadet Officer at COETQUIDAN, Sergeant in the 67th Infantry Regiment at Soissons) 1969-1971 Student at the Ecole nationale d’administration 1975 Joined the Socialist Party (PS) 1977 - June 1997 Mayor, Saint-Ouen de l’Aumône (19,000 inhabitants) 1978-1993 Regular Judge at the High Court of Justice since 1981 Member of the PS Steering Committee (and then the PS National Council); various PS leadership responsibilities including National Secretary for Elections, National Secretary for Living Environments and National Delegate for Financial Affairs 1987-1988 Vice-President of the National Assembly since 1991 Director of the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) 1993-1995 Conseiller d'Etat, serving at the Conseil d'Etat itself September 1995 Elected Senator of Val d’OiseSecretary of the Senate Finance CommissionMember, Senate Delegation for European Union AffairsMember, Local Finance Committee June 1997 Appointed Minister of Defence Since June 1997 First Deputy Mayor of Saint-Ouen de l’Aumône (Val d’Oise) May 2002 End of ministerial office