Karen Elliott House
“The Man Who Would Be King: Mohammed Bin Salman and the Transformation of Saudi Arabia”
(Note: This talk will be presented via Zoom which may be viewed either in Parish Hall or remotely)
Karen Elliott House is author of a new book, The Man Who Would be King, on Saudi Arabia and its ambitious Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. During nearly five decades of reporting from Saudi Arabia she also authored, On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines and Future in 2012.
She brings that experience to her latest book on the Saudi Crown Prince and his country. The book is based on more than half a dozen extended interviews with the young Crown Prince who has unleashed unprecedented change in the kingdom.
Ms. House, a senior fellow at the Belfer Center at Harvard University, retired in March 2006 as Publisher of The Wall Street Journal and Senior Vice President of Dow Jones & Company. During a 32-year career with The Journal, she also served as foreign editor, diplomatic correspondent, and energy correspondent. She won a Pulitzer Prize in 1984 for international reporting for her coverage of the Middle East. Since her retirement she has focused on writing books and spent time with numerous foreign policy organizations.
She is a trustee of the RAND Corp. where she served as chairman of the board for a decade. She also is a trustee of the Trilateral Commission. A native of Matador, Texas, she received a journalism degree from the University of Texas at Austin, where she was named a distinguished Alumnus in 1992. She has received honorary degrees from Pepperdine University, Lafayette College and Boston University. Ms. House is the mother of four grown children and the happy grandmother of six.
Our next presentation, on March 4, is Trevor Crow, LMFT, MBA, “Bridging Generations: Parenting Adult Children and Grandchildren in a Changing Cultural Climate”
The Greenwich Retired Men’s Association offers a free program every Wednesday that is open to the public, both men and women; no reservations are required. Our social break starts at 10:40 am followed promptly by our presentation at 11:00. For additional information, including parking, see
www.greenwichrma.org/upcoming-speakers.
