HOUSTON GRAND OPERA

HGO's Business Alliance to Host Networking Breakfast Featuring

Address by 61st Secretary of State

James A. Baker III


Houston, TX, March, 1998
Houston Grand Opera will welcome a truly powerful figure when 61st Secretary of State James A. Baker III speaks at its next Business Alliance networking breakfast sponsored by Conoco on Tuesday April 21 at 7:30 am.

James Baker will speak about current world events and the activities of the Baker Institute. He is honorary chairman of Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy and a member of the Rice Univerisity Board of Governors. In addition to serving as the 61st Secretary of State, Mr. Baker was Secretary of State of the Treasury from 1985-1988 for the Reagan administration. He is a senior partner in the law firm of Baker and Botts and senior counselor to the Carlyle Group. Baker's family has long been identified with Rice. His grandfather, Capt. James A. Baker, was the founding chairman of the university's board of trustees, serving from the chartering of Rice in 1891 until his death in 1941.

Houston Grand Opera's Business Alliance provides a forum where business executives meet distinguished corporate, civic and political leaders. The Business Alliance Breakfast series is chaired by Archie W. Dunham, President and CEO of Conoco.

The Business Alliance Breakfast will be held at the River Oaks Country Club, 1600 River Oaks Boulevard. For information, call HGO at 713-546-0283. Reservations are required and must be received by April 17.