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A Foreign Service Officer for fifteen years, he was in the middle of the revolution in Libya and the war in Vietnam. For three years in the mid-seventies, he was a member of NATO's top-secret Nuclear Planning Group, then served as a foreign policy advisor to Senator John Glenn. At the United Nations, he was deeply involved in U.S. initiatives in Southern Africa, South Asia and Cuba.
Since 1983 Graham has been a leader of the Giraffe Heroes Project, an international organization moving people to stick their necks out for the common good. A familiar keynote speaker, he's done TV and radio all over the world. He's the author of Outdoor Leadership and Stick Your Neck Out-A Street-smart Guide to Creating Change in Your Community and Beyond. His memoir, Sit Down Young Stranger, was published in January.
Graham walks his talk, including today as an international peacemaker, active in the Middle East and Africa.
He has a degree in geology from Harvard and one in engineering from Stanford, neither of which he ever expects to use
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
Why the Bailout is a Bandaid The bailout package that Congress is now posed to pass is skin deep. Similar problems will emerge unless we go deeper. Here's why.
Thursday, September 25, 2008Why the Bailout is a Bandaid The bailout package that Congress is now posed to pass is skin deep. Similar problems will emerge unless we go deeper. Here's why.
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Monday, July 28, 2008
Ich Bin Ein Kansan In Berlin, Obama reminded his audience of the dangers of living in a splintered world. International challenges will not be met unless nations and peoples learn to work together as inhabitants of a crowded, interconnected planet.
Monday, July 28, 2008Ich Bin Ein Kansan In Berlin, Obama reminded his audience of the dangers of living in a splintered world. International challenges will not be met unless nations and peoples learn to work together as inhabitants of a crowded, interconnected planet.
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Saturday, March 29, 2008
Obama's Speech and Me Author/activist John Graham looks at race in a new way after Obama's speech.
Saturday, March 29, 2008Obama's Speech and Me Author/activist John Graham looks at race in a new way after Obama's speech.
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Sunday, November 11, 2007
Watch List Update 've been on the Watch List for 30 months. It's quite possible that, like the four-year old children and 89-year-old nuns who are also on the List, it might be a case of mistaken identity. Then again, as President of the Giraffe Heroes Project, author of Stick Your Neck Out, and vocal critic of the Iraq war, I may be exactly the person the Feds mean to hassle.
Sunday, November 11, 2007Watch List Update 've been on the Watch List for 30 months. It's quite possible that, like the four-year old children and 89-year-old nuns who are also on the List, it might be a case of mistaken identity. Then again, as President of the Giraffe Heroes Project, author of Stick Your Neck Out, and vocal critic of the Iraq war, I may be exactly the person the Feds mean to hassle.
