Senior foreign affairs correspondent and moderator of “Face the Nation” on CBS will speak at Fresno State on March 17.

Margaret Brennan is the next guest for the President’s Lecture Series. The event will occur at 6 p.m. in the Save Mart Center. Brennan will speak about the stories that drive the 24 hour news cycle. Pulling from her experiences as a professional journalist and moderator, Brennan will localize global stories to demonstrate the impact foreign events can have domestically.

Fresno State University President Joseph I. Castro said, “Bringing a prominent national journalist to share her perspectives on wide-ranging domestic and foreign news stories will shed light on topics that are of relevance to all of us in the region. I am delighted that this series, now in its fourth year, continues to attract national speakers, at no cost to our community members.”

CBS News took on Brennan as a state department correspondent in 2012 where she covered stories pertaining to the state department, tax and health care reform, trade policies and national security. She has had the opportunity to cover news around the world and speak to influential political figures like President Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. 

Doors for the event will open at 4:30 p.m. and the event is free. After Brennan’s lecture at 6 p.m., there will be a question-and-answer period from 6:30 – 7:15 p.m.