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2024 Getzen Lecture on Government Accountability

March 19, 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

2024 Getzen Lecture on Government Accountability

presented by

Christopher A. Wray
Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Christopher Wray became the eighth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on August 2, 2017. Prior to his appointment, Wray held several roles in the Department of Justice, including serving as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, as principal associate deputy attorney general, and as assistant attorney general for DOJ’s Criminal Division, which included counterterrorism investigations at the time. He also spent many years in private practice focusing on government investigations and white-collar crime. He is the recipient of the Edmund J. Randolph Award, the Department of Justice’s highest award for leadership and public service.

WHEN:

Tuesday, March 19, 2024
1:30-2:30 pm

A reception will immediately follow in the Founders Memorial Garden. 

WHERE:

UGA Chapel
109 Herty Drive
Athens, GA 30602
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Register

The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

EVENT PARKING:

Pay-by-the hour parking is available in the North Campus Parking Deck located on S. Jackson Street or in the Washington Street parking deck in downtown Athens.

ACCESSIBILITY:

Requests for accommodations for those with disabilities should be made as soon as possible but at least 7 days prior to the lecture.

QUESTIONS:

Lauren Ledbetter at [email protected] or 706-975-8443


The Getzen Lecture on Government Accountability, an annual lecture series presented by the Department of Public Administration and Policy is made possible by UGA alumni Katherine Getzen Willoughby (PhD ‘91) and Dan Hall Willoughby, Jr. (JD ‘86) in honor of her parents, Evangeline Sferes Getzen and Forrest William Getzen, lifelong advocates of public service and education.

Details

Date:
March 19, 2024
Time:
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Venue

UGA Chapel

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