The founder of Teach for America, the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and the secretary of commerce are among those who will speak at this year’s commencement exercises, the university announced Monday.

Beginning on Thursday, May 15th, Ana Botin, executive chairman of Banco Banesto, the fourth-largest bank in Spain, will speak to students at Senior Convocation in McDonough Arena at 2:00 p.m.

On Friday morning at 7:45 a.m., Gen. Dennis Reimer, former chief of staff of the U.S. army, will then address students graduating from the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps at the ROTC Commissioning Ceremony in Gaston Hall. At 11:00 a.m., Kenneth Chenault, chairman and CEO of the American Express Company, will speak at the McDonough School of Business MBA Commencement Ceremony in McDonough Arena. And at 2:30 p.m., Jane Lubchenco, a distinguished professor of zoology at Oregon State University and past president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, will speak at the commencement ceremony for the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences held at McDonough Arena.

On Saturday, Carlos Gutierrez, secretary of commerce and former chairman of the board and CEO of the Kellogg Company, will address students on Healy Lawn for the MSB Commencement Ceremony at 9:00 a.m. At noon, Wendy Kopp, CEO and Founder of Teach for America, will speak at the commencement ceremony for Georgetown College. Kopp started the corps as an undergraduate student at Princeton University in 1989, which has now grown to employ 5000 members in the past year.

Carolyn Clancy, director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, will then speak at the commencement ceremony of the School of Nursing and Health Studies at 3:00 p.m. Then, at 6:00 p.m., Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al Missned, chairperson of The Qatar Foundation, will speak at the commencement ceremony of the School of Foreign Service.

On Sunday at 11:15 a.m., Ambassador Mark Dybul (COL ’85, MED ’92), the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, will address students at the commencement ceremony for the Medical School commencement ceremony. At 2:00 p.m., Joel Klein, chancellor for the New York City Department of Education, will round off the weekend by serving as the speaker for the commencement ceremony of the Law Center. Klein previously served as visiting and adjunct professor at the Law Center.

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