On Thursday, March 5-6, 2020, Indiana University’s Hamilton Lugar School held its fifth annual “America’s Role in the World” conference. It was an outstanding two days of informative panels, punctuated by former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch receiving the inaugural Richard G. Lugar Award. (All photos credit The Weekly Opine) theweeklyopine.com/current-events/2020/3/12/iu-delivers

A beautiful early-spring drive down Indiana’s I-65 between Chicago and Lafayette.

The building housing the Hamilton Lugar School is a magnificent building.

Standing room only crowd in the Shreve Auditorium both days necessitated two overflow rooms!

The Day One panel on U.S. - China relations was outstanding, as were all of the panels.

Ambassador William Burns being interviewed by Susan Glasser of The New Yorker.

Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch shortly before receiving the Richard G. Lugar Award.

The IU Auditorium was packed for Ambassador Yovanovitch’s appearance.

Bloomington, Indiana’s Monroe County Courthouse, bathed in sunset Friday evening after the conference ended.

Smoke stacks are smoking just south of Indianapolis as I head home Saturday morning.