US embassy cable - 05AMMAN9063

UNCLAS AMMAN 009063 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR IIP/G/NEA/SA (SCOTT); NEA/PPD (BENZE) 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OIIP,  OEXC,  SCUL,  JO 
SUBJECT: Request for speaker program for Dr. Samuel 
Coale in Jordan 
 
REF: HATTAR-SCOTT E-mails 
 
1. Summary: Embassy Amman would like to request 
IIP's assistance in recruiting Dr. Samuel Coale of 
Wheaton College for three program days during the 
period December 2-6, 2005, to address students and 
scholars at Jordanian institutions. The speaker's 
lectures will include: a lecture with Political 
Science and American Studies students and professors 
at the American Corner at the University of Jordan, 
a round-table discussion at the Center for Strategic 
Studies with members and contacts of the Center, a 
lecture at the Center for Protection and Freedom of 
Journalists with Jordanian journalists and writers 
and a lecture for Political Science students at 
Yarmouk University in Irbid. 
 
2. The topics of the lectures would be based mainly 
on the current state of American Studies, including 
a discussion of his recent publication on conspiracy 
theories in contemporary history, "Paradigms of 
Paranoia: The Culture of Conspiracy in Contemporary 
America," as a launching point for a discussion on 
how to recognize irresponsible theories and combat 
them, using a comparative approach. 
 
3. We understand that the costs of this program will 
be shared by both hosting regional posts. 
 
4. The program officer will be PDO Steve Ramirez, 
Tel: 962-6-590-6289, Fax: 962-6-592-0121, 
E-mail: RamirezJS@state.gov and Cultural Affairs 
Assistant Ruba Hattar, Tel: 962-6-590-6050, Fax: 962- 
6-0121, E-mail: hattarrh@state.gov 
 
Hale