![]() ![]() ![]() Masks and proof of vaccination are required. Presented in partnership with the Chicago Humanities Festival This is a ticketed in-person event. Lessons from the Edge follows the arc of her career as she develops into the person we came to know during the impeachment proceedings. Marie Yovanovitch will discuss 'Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir.' She will be joined in conversation by Ivo H. ![]() She has reclaimed her own narrative, first with her lauded congressional testimony, and now with this memoir.Ī child of parents who survived Soviet and Nazi terror, Yovanovitch’s life and work have taught her the preciousness of democracy as well as the dangers of corruption. But it came as a shock when, in early 2019, she was recalled from her post after a smear campaign by President Trump’s personal attorney and his associates-men operating outside of normal governmental channels, and apparently motivated by personal gain. Her courageous participation in the subsequent impeachment inquiry earned Yovanovitch the nation’s respect, and her dignified response to the president’s attacks won our hearts. An inspiring and urgent memoir by the ambassador who electrified the nation by speaking truth to powerīy the time she became US Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch had seen her share of corruption, instability, and tragedy in developing countries. ![]()
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