If you look for “Culture” in the Wikipedia, it says: a "culture" is the set of customs, traditions,  and values of a society or community,  such as an ethnic group or nation.  Culture is the set of knowledge acquired over time. 

In this sense, multiculturalism values the peaceful coexistence and mutual respect between different cultures in habiting the same planet. Culture is the source of nations self confidence andinspiration,  can be a bridge cross borders. Mr. XI Jinping also states in his report of the 19th NPC that cultural confidence is a more basic, deeper and more lasting force in the development of a nation and a country. 

What this power of culture can help build the peace around the world? We are honored to invite the France former Minister, Dominique de Villepin to share his view on “The power of Culture and Peace".  The alumni of  HEC Paris and Yale will have a privilege momentto interact with M. de Villepin on the topic.

如果你搜索“文化”一词的含义，维基百科会告诉你，“文化”是一切群族社会现象与群族内在精神的既有，包括习俗，传统和价值观等。文化是随着时间的推移而产生的。 从这个意义上说，多元文化重视同一环境下不同文化之间的和平共处和相互尊重。文化是民族自信心的源泉和灵感，是可以跨越国界的桥梁。那么文化的力量如何能够帮助世界重建和平呢？我们很荣幸邀请到法国前总理多米尼克·德维尔潘(Dominique de Villepin)分享他对“文化与和平的力量”的看法。巴黎HEC商学院和耶鲁大学的校友将有机会与德维尔潘先生就此话题进行互动。

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The Speaker

Dominique de Villepin

｜Former Prime Minister of France｜

Dominique de Villepin held the positions of Minister of Foreign Affairs (2002-2004), Minister of Interior (2004-2005) and Prime Minister (2005-2007) of the French Republic. He had before served as a diplomat from 1980 to 1994, at the Direction of African Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1980-1984 and then as Deputy Director 1992-1993) at the Embassy in Washington (First Secretary, 1984-1989), at the Embassy in New Delhi (First Counsellor 1989-1992) and as Chief of staff of the Minister of Foreign Affairs (1993-1994).

He also served as Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic, during the first mandate of President Jacques Chirac (1995-2002). In 2002-2003, as Minister of Jacques Chirac he opposed the unilateral military intervention of the US in Iraq in a famous speech at the UN.  

He is also the author of numerous books and wrote in particular essays concerning history, international relation, politicsor poetry. His company Villepin International has been giving advice tocompanies globally on international strategy since 2008.  

演讲嘉宾

多米尼克·德维尔潘

| 法国前总理 |

多米尼克·德维尔潘曾担任法国外交部长（2002-2004年），内政部长（2004-2005年）和总理（2005-2007年）。他于1980年至1994年间担任外交职务，曾任职于法国外交部非洲事务司（1980-1984年），1992-1993年任法国外交部非洲事务司副司长，法国驻美使馆一等秘书（1984-1989年） ，法国驻印使馆一等参赞（1989-1992年）和法国外交部长办公室主任（1993-1994年）。

在希拉克总统的第一任期中，他还曾担任法国总统府秘书长（1995-2002年）。在2002-2003年，作为希拉克政府外交部长，他在联合国上发表重要演讲，反对美国在伊拉克问题上的单方面军事干涉。他还撰写大量书籍，内容包括历史、国际关系、政治或诗歌等。自2008年以来，他的公司维尔潘国际顾问有限公司一直在为全球公司提供有关国际战略的建议。

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Co-hosted by 

HEC, Yale Club of Beijing and Yale Center Beijing

本次活动由

巴黎HEC商学院、耶鲁北京校友会和耶鲁北京中心

联合举办

Event details:

Date: Wednesday morning, April. 18th

   Time: We will notify successful registrants about the specific time.报名成功后会告知具体时间

Venue: Yale Center Beijing, 36F, Tower B, IFC Building, 8 Jianguomenwai Avenue http://map.baidu.com/?shareurl=1&poiShareUid=520ec2b99a6b6484921fc9b5&cityCode=131&tn=B_NORMAL_MAP

Language:  English

Cost: Free