A Conversation with Kay Bailey Hutchison

UH Hobby School of Public Affairs to Welcome Former U.S. Senator and NATO Ambassador

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Kay Bailey Hutchison will deliver this year's Elizabeth D. Rockwell Distinguished Lecture on Ethics and Leadership for the UH Hobby School of Public Affairs

Former U.S. NATO Ambassador and Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison will deliver this year’s Elizabeth D. Rockwell Distinguished Lecture on Ethics and Leadership for the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 6 p.m.

The moderated discussion will explore Hutchison’s decades of public service and trailblazing political career. The former diplomat and foreign policy and defense expert will share her experience representing the nation in the diplomatic alliance of the western world.

Hutchison is an accomplished public servant who has held various roles from bank executive to Texas state representative, Texas state treasurer, U.S. Senator and, most recently, U.S. Ambassador to NATO.

As society has had to adapt to new challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in recent years, Hutchison will also reflect on the role adaptability plays in ethics and leadership. 

Who: Kay Bailey Hutchison

What: Elizabeth D. Rockwell Distinguished Lecture on Ethics and Leadership

When: Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, 6 p.m.

Where: Rockwell Pavilion, 2nd floor M.D. Anderson Library, University of Houston

Click here to learn more and to register.

The moderator, Chase Untermeyer, is a professor of practice at the Hobby School of Public Affairs and a former U.S. Ambassador to Qatar. Untermeyer has held positions at all levels of government for more than 40 years. His lessons in leadership have been captured in his diary-based books documenting his public service alongside presidents and naval commanders.

The Elizabeth D. Rockwell Lecture on Ethics and Leadership at the University of Houston was established in 2004. The annual lecture brings to campus nationally prominent figures to discuss important issues of ethics and leadership. Speakers are chosen for their ability to discuss these topics with broad appeal to a diverse body of students, faculty, staff and community members.