Congresses and Parliaments

The Home Box Office History Makers Series focuses particular attention on the contributions made by a prominent individual at a critical juncture in international relations. Recent speakers in the series include Condoleezza Rice, Henry M. Paulson, and James Wolfensohn.   Chuck Hagel is a distinguished professor at Georgetown University and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He serves on the boards of directors of Chevron Corporation and Zurich’s Holding Company of America; the advisory boards of Deutsche Bank America, Corsair Capital, and M.I.C. Industries. He also serves as co-chairman of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, chairman of The Atlantic Council, a member of the Secretary of Defense’s Policy Board, and Secretary of Energy’s Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future. He is co-chair of the President’s China 100,000 Strong Initiative’s Advisory Committee and is a member of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) board of directors. Hagel served two terms in the United States Senate representing the state of Nebraska and was a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations; Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; and Intelligence Committees. He chaired the Foreign Relations International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion Subcommittee; and the Banking Committee’s International Trade and Finance, and Securities Subcommittees. Hagel also served as the Chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China and the Senate Climate Change Observer Group.  

Senator Chuck Hagel discusses his experiences in the army and the U.S. Senate, and gives his opinion about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. This meeting is part of the HBO History Makers series.