URL: https://digitalcollections.hoover.org/objects/3445 Collection Structure Commonwealth Club of California records > Sound recordings of club programs > The Road Ahead: The Need for Vision and Visionaries Item Title The Road Ahead: The Need for Vision and Visionaries Collection Title Commonwealth Club of California records Speaker Abdullah, King Speaker Shultz, George Pratt (1920-) Speaker Newsom, Gavin Christopher (1967-) Date Created April 16, 2004 Description King Abdullah II made a rare appearance before the American public and accepted INFORUM's 21st Century award, given to outstanding young leaders shaping the future. Only 42 years old, King Abdullah II has continued his late father's commitment to a moderating role for Jordan within the Arab region, spearheading efforts to defuse the violence in Israel and Palestine and emphasizing to Washington the importance of finding a route to Middle East peace. Shultz's biography includes: US secretary of labor, 1969-70; US secretary of the treasury, 1972-74; US secretary of state, 1982-89; Jack Steele Parker Professor of international economics, Graduate School of Business, and distinguished fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, 1989- ; Chairman, Governor of California's Economic Advisory Board; Economist; Co-author, Putting Our House in Order: A Guide to Social Security and Health Care Reform. Language(s) English Country of Origin United States Place Recorded California, United States Dimensions Duration: 55 minutes, 41 seconds Format Sound Recording Medium speeches (documents) Hoover ID Program 20040416; 2003c87_a_0002206 Record Number 2003C87.3134 Notes Summary by Commonwealth Club staff. A transcript is available at commonwealthclub.org. Collection Guide https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt3g5032c1 Rights Used with permission of the Commonwealth Club of California.This copy is provided for educational and research purposes only. No publication, further reproduction, or reuse of copies, beyond fair use, may be made without the express written permission of the copyright owner.