ACTFL
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is a national membership organization dedicated to promoting the study of languages and cultures as an integral component of American education and society.Please visit ACTFL WEBSITE here.
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ACTFL Announces 2010 Convention Keynoter
 Dr. Richard Haass has been chosen as the keynote speaker at the Opening General Session of the 2010 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo on Friday, November 19th at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA.
Dr. Haass has been president of the Council on Foreign Relations since 2003. The organization is a think tank and publisher dedicated to furthering understanding of the world and foreign policy choices facing the U.S. and other countries. He is the author of eleven books, most recently War of Necessity, War of Choice: A Memoir of Two Iraq Wars. From January 2001 to June 2003, Haass was director of policy planning for the Department of State, where he was a principal adviser to Secretary of State Colin Powell.Confirmed by the U.S. Senate to hold the rank of ambassador, Haass served as U.S.Coordinator for policy toward the future of Afghanistan and U.S. envoy to the Northern Ireland peace process. For his efforts, he received the State Department’s Distinguished Honor Award. A Rhodes Scholar, Haass holds a BA from Oberlin College and the Master and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Oxford University. He has received honorary doctorates from Hamilton College, Franklin & Marshall College and Georgetown University.
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ACTFL 2010 Annual Convention and
World Languages Expo
Nov. 19-21, 2010
Boston, MA
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Registration will open by
late April 2010.
Submitters will be notified
early April 2010.
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