Free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided beginning at 11:30 am: Please RSVP. Dessert reception to follow.

This event will be livestreamed. Please check fordschool.umich.edu just before the event for viewing details.

Join us for an arm-chair conversation between Ambassador Susan Rice and Michael Barr, Dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, as they discuss Ambassador Rice's distinguished career and her book, Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For. Recalling pivotal moments from her dynamic career on the front lines of American diplomacy and foreign policy—as National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations—Ambassador Rice's memoir delivers an inspiring account of a life in service to family and country.