Invitation from the Global Security Institute

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Dear friends,

GSI Board Member Christina Sidoti, who recently opened up Paolina's Way, a renowned Italian, organic restaurant on coast of Maine, is hosting GSI's first event in that area on September 12. See below for her letter of invitation, which she extends to all of GSI's friends and supporters.

If you are unable to attend, spread the word to those you know in the Camden area. Click here for the printed invitation, or simply read on for Christina's letter. RSVP to Rhianna Tyson Kreger in GSI's New York office: rtkreger@gsinstitute.org; +1 (646) 289-5170.

An Message from GSI Board Member Christina Sidoti

Dear friends,

	GSI Board Member Christina Sidoti

As I begin to make Maine my new home, I am excited to bring some of the work that I have done elsewhere in my life to Maine with me. For years I have worked closely with an organization called The Global Security Institute which is dedicated to eliminating nuclear weapons, through strengthened international cooperation, based on the rule of law. Click here to read more about GSI.

I know of no other organization working on this issue that is capable of a similar level of breadth, depth and effectiveness.

Paolina's Way

Please come and join us for a cocktail hour on September 12 th, at 6 PM, at TEN Gallery (10 Bayview Street, Camden) and then to a special private dinner at my restaurant, Paolina’s Way (10 Bayview Landing, Camden) at 7:30. Tickets for the dinner are $250 each.

GSI President Jonathan Granoff and Ambassador Robert Grey, Jr., the Director of GSI’s Washington program, will be with us to speak more about meeting the challenge of nuclear non-proliferation and Presidents Obama's and Medvedev's call for a nuclear weapons-free world. Click here to read more about these recognized world authorities.

As with Paolina’s Way, The Global Security Institute is something I truly believe in and throw my full weight behind. I know this will be a rare and enlightening experience that I hope you will be a part of. Please pass this along to anyone you think may like to attend and RSVP by September 1st.

My best wishes,

Christina Sidoti
GSI Board Member

RSVP by September 1st:
Christina Sidoti: christina@paolinasway.com;
Rhianna Tyson Kreger: rtkreger@gsinstitute.org or
+1 (646) 289-5170.

Meet GSI President Jonathan Granoff and
Ambassador Robert Grey, Jr:

Jonathan Granoff

Jonathan Granoff, President of the Global Security Institute, is also Co-Chair of the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Senior Advisor to National Security Committee of the International Law Section of the American Bar Association. He serves on numerous governing and advisory boards including the Global Dialogue Institute, Middle Powers Initiative, Jane Goodall Institute, and the Bipartisan Security Group. Mr. Granoff is both a Member of the World Wisdom Council and a Fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences, and has represented the International Peace Bureau at the Nobel Peace Laureate Summits in Rome every year since 2002. He received his Baccalaureate degree, Cum Laude, from Vassar College and Juris Doctorate from Rutgers University School of Law.

Ambassador (Ret.) Robert T. Grey, Jr.

Ambassador (ret.) Robert T. Grey, Jr. is Director of the Bipartisan Security Group in Washington, DC, a program of the Global Security Institute.  He was the former US Representative to the Conference on Disarmament from 1998-2001.  Ambassador Grey was a Senior Fellow on the Council on Foreign Relations and Counselor for Political Affairs of the US Mission to the United Nations in New York from 1986-1995.  He was the Political Advisor to the Supreme Allied Commander at NATO from 1983-1986.  He also served as Acting Deputy Director for the Arms Control Agency from 1981-1983.  Before holding these posts, Ambassador Grey was the Political-Military Affair's Bureau Deputy Office Director in the Office of Military Sales and Assistance, Director of the State Departments Office of Advanced Technology, and Executive Assistant to the Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs.  He joined the Foreign Service in 1960 and briefly left the Service to serve as Administrative Assistant to Senator Alan Cranston (D-CA), founder of the Global Security Institute. He continues to serve as a consultant to the State Department and the CIA. He received a BA from Dartmouth College in 1957 and a JD from the University of Michigan in 1960.