Tony Blair in Medford Monday

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair addresses the audience during his lecture at Tufts on Monday afternoon. Photo courtesy Tia Chapman, Tufts University.

Blair Speaks at Tufts

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was the featured speaker in a special lecture series at Tufts Monday.

Blair is the latest world leader to take the podium for Tufts’ annual Issam M. Fares Lecture Series, first started in 1991 by the son of a trustee to promote understanding of issues facing the Middle East. Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush, Secretaries of State Colin Powell and Madeleine Albright, former Senator Hillary Clinton, and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, among other leaders, have each participated in the lecture series.

Blair served as British Prime Minister for ten years, from 1997-2007. He has been an outspoken advocate for peace in the Middle East, with a particular emphasis on finding a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He has also launched the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, aimed at promoting tolerance of the world’s major religions, and the Tony Blair Sports Foundation, an organization that promotes health and fitness through sports.

Read Blair’s comments about peace in the Middle East.

– InsideMedford.com