Award-Winning Journalist / Author Kati Marton to Speak in Washington, DC on October 22
Robin Strongin, creator of Disruptive Women in Health Care Blog, to interview Marton about her new book, “Enemies of the People: My Family’s Journey to America"
Washington, D.C., September 21, 2009 – On October 22 from 6:30 to 8 p.m., award-winning journalist and author Kati Marton will speak at a special networking event in Washington, DC about her new book, Enemies of the People: My Family’s Journey to America.
Robin Strongin, publisher of the popular blog Disruptive Women in Health Care (www.disruptivewomen.net) will interview the outspoken writer, who was married to Peter Jennings and is now the wife of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke.
“I am very excited about hosting what will be an incredible networking event in our offices at 18th & K Streets in DC,” Strongin says. “Kati clearly embodies the Disruptive Woman ideal. Not only is she currently the chairman of the International Women’s Health Coalition, and a global leader in promoting and protecting the health and human rights of women and girls, but guests will be intrigued by her story, her personality, and the insights she’ll share with us. I am looking forward to asking her some pointed questions, and to hearing about the lessons she’s learned in her very public and fascinating career.”
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ABOUT ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE
In Enemies of the People: My Family’s Journey to America, Marton dives headfirst into her parents’ secret police files to discover the truth about their harrowing imprisonment for suspicions of espionage during the Cold War.
The resulting non-fiction narrative is an indelible whirlwind of discovery as Marton pieces together a fascinating portrait of her parents from the notably sketchy beginning she was given. Marton’s charismatic journalist parents were enmeshed in a nail-biting game of cat and mouse with the AVO (the Hungarian Secret Police) that would eventually lead to the agonizing separation of their family.
Close friends-turned-informers relayed the Martons’ every move to the AVO. The Martons’ work, which spurred easy friendships within the American legation and afforded them an affluent lifestyle, consequently allied them with the enemy in the minds of the Secret Police.
As Marton delves deeper into this secret history, she discovers that her parents’ deep devotion and love for her and her sister guided them through the trials of their journey to America. Letters penned while imprisoned and at wit’s end reveal her father’s character to her in a way she’d never witnessed while he was alive. The files reveal two people Marton “would have liked to have known, even had they not been” her mother and father.
Even though Marton recognizes that “children cannot fully know their parents,” her investigation of their lives allows her the rare chance to do just that.
ABOUT KATI MARTON
An award-winning former NPR and ABC News correspondent, Kati Marton is the author of several nonfiction books including Hidden Power: Presidential Marriages That Shaped Our History, a New York Times bestseller, Wallenberg, The Polk Conspiracy, A Death in Jerusalem, and a novel entitled An American Woman. Married to Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Kati lives in New York City with her daughter Elizabeth and her son Christopher.
ABOUT DISRUPTIVE WOMEN IN HEALTHE CARE
The mission of www.disruptivewomen.net is to serve as a platform for provocative ideas, thoughts, and solutions in the health sphere. We recognize that to accomplish this, we need to call on experts outside of the health industry.
The founding Disruptive Women have audacious hopes for our blog. We’re not managing change, we’re not thriving on chaos — we’re not waiting for cures. We’re driving change, we’re creating chaos, and we’re finding cures. In a nutshell: We’re disrupting the status quo in the health machine.
Our goal is to become the “go to” health care blog -- one that is recognized as a Petri dish for fresh ideas and bold solutions. Won’t you join us?
ABOUT ROBIN STRONGIN
Robin Strongin is the creator of the Disruptive Women in Health Care Blog (www.disruptivewomen.net) and the president and CEO of Amplify Public Affairs (www.amplifypublicaffairs.com). She is an accomplished public affairs expert with more than 25 years of experience working in Washington, DC. Robin serves on the Board of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Capitol Chapter and is a member of the Women Business Leaders of the US Health Care Industry Foundation. She works with and for Federal and state governments, regulatory agencies, Congress, think tanks, nonprofit organizations, corporations, coalitions and trade associations.
Ampify Public Affairs is the next generation in public affairs, leading the way in the integration of new media and traditional communications strategies. With unequalled expertise in aligning allies, connecting voices, and promoting action, Amplify serves as a relationship builder, creating and sustaining win-win collaborations to move issues forward and influence targeted audiences. Through the blending of innovative communication technologies, credible coalition building, grassroots and top-tiered public affairs expertise, Amplify leverages connections to achieve targeted objectives in the public, private, and political arena.
SAVE THE DATE
When: Thursday, October 22
Time: 6:30pm -8:00pm
Where: Amplify Public Affairs headquarters,
919 18th Street, NW, 10th floor, Washington DC 20006 / 202.263.2900
The event is also sponsored by the Disruptive Women in Health Care blog (www.disruptivewomen.net), the health benefits firm Golden & Cohen (www.golden-cohen.com), Inkandescent Public Relations (www.inkandescentpr.com), and Hooks Book Events (www.hooksbookevents.com).
Tickets: $28, tickets include a wine and cheese party, great networking with interesting Washington men and women, and a copy of Kati’s new book, Enemies of the People: My Family’s Journey to America.
Don’t miss this exciting evening! Buy your tickets today at www.meetkatimarton.eventbrite.com.
