UCLA Chancellor Albert Carnesale will deliver a public lecture on “Rethinking National Security” at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28, in UCLA’s Royce Hall.

Carnesale will discuss the threats to the security of the United States in light of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks; outline how the nation might best meet those threats; and provide his views on future directions for U.S. national security policy.

Trained as a nuclear engineer, Carnesale has consulted regularly for several U.S. government agencies on topics of foreign and defense policy, and he has participated in high-level international negotiations, including the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I) with the Soviet Union. He has co-authored six books and more than 50 scholarly articles.

Before becoming UCLA chancellor in 1997, Carnesale was at Harvard University for 23 years. He was professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government and served as the school’s dean from 1991 to 1995. He became provost of Harvard in 1994.

UCLA’s historic Royce Hall is located at 10745 Dickson Plaza. Parking is available on campus in lots No. 2 and 5 for $6.