A former senior government official, Bob Kennedy is president/CEO of the Atlanta Council on International Relations. He served more than 20 years as Professor of International Affairs at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia and was elected professor emeritus upon retirement. His prior positions include serving as director of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany; Deputy Commandant, NATO Defense College, Rome, Italy; Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of National Security Studies, U.S. Army War College; Senior Researcher at the U.S. Army’s Strategic Studies Institute; Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency; an enlisted man in the U.S. Army; and command pilot on active duty with the U.S. Air Force and later with the reserve forces.
Bob was a Fulbright Scholar in Peru, holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from Georgetown University and a B.S. from the United States Air Force Academy, is recipient of the Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award from the Chairman, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, a Doctorate Honoris Cause from the Bulgarian National Defense College, and the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. For his work with Russia in the early post-Cold War period, he was elected as a permanent member of the Academy of Security, Defense, and Law Enforcement, Russian Federation with the title of Professor. For his efforts in helping Romania meet the requirements for NATO membership, the President of Romania awarded him the title of Commander.
He has lectured and published widely. His latest book is The Road to War: Congress’ Historic Abdication of Responsibility.
Bob has been married to Vevonna Marie Clark for more than 55 years. They have two married sons, Shaun and Teague and seven grandchildren.
Hybrid Meetings Have Begun! We currently have spaces for up to 40 members - email the office for more information or register in the events section on our website at www.kiwanisatlanta.org! You can still attend via Zoom!
Hillside is welcoming back volunteers for various activities, and Sam Snider is excited to begin his monthly recreational activities with the kids on Saturday, May 7th. There are special stipulations for the safety of the Hillside kids and staff. Read more about the guidelines and contact Sam at sam.snider@ml.com to volunteer.
You are invited to join us for a volunteer Work & Play Day! Come out to Camp Kiwanis on Saturday, May 14 to help us spruce up camp, before summer! Then join Club members, staff and guests for a BBQ lunch and an afternoon of fun. RSVP @ www.tinyurl.com/CKVolDay2022
Are you attending the KCA weekly meetings in person all the time and want to skip the registration process? Just email Karen at KiwanisClubAtlanta@gmail.com and have your name added to the automatic attendance list. Easy Peasy. All we ask is that you let us know when you ARE NOT going to be there so we don't have extra food ordered. Add your name to the list today and we will see you on Tuesday, Jan 4th!
We have had great speakers during our Kiwanis Club of Atlanta Zoom meetings! If you couldn't participate, we have saved all of them to Dropbox, but the most recent ones are available through the live link of the speaker name listed below! Click more to see the list of the most recent speakers and send an email to KiwanisClubAtlanta@gmail.com to let us know which meetings you would like to have. Remember, you can always check out past speakers by viewing the past bulletins archived on our web site.
Would you like to get to know our club members better and help greet them as well as our guests at our weekly in person meetings? If so, then join the Hospitality Committee ... all it takes is a smile!
Remember, you can always check out past speakers by viewing the past bulletins archived on our web site.