On July 7 our speaker, Yevgen Sautin from the State Department spoke to us about current international affairs, including the war in Ukraine. Sautin is desk officer in the office of Russian Affairs. He previously served in Shanghai, China as a consular officer. Among his many degrees are a PhD in modern Chinese History from Cambridge, MA in International Relations from U. of Chicago and BA in History and Economics from the U. of Florida. Club members asked many salient questions to wind up this very informative session.