CSIS Book Launch: Senator Bill Frist - "A Heart to Serve: The Passion to Bring Health, Hope, and Healing"

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a book launch of CSIS Trustee Senator Bill Frist's new book. He discussed his experiences from his organization Hope Through Healing Hands, his career as Senate Majority leader, and earlier work as a heart surgeon as well as valuable lessons for diplomacy at home and abroad. A short description of the book can be found below.

Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist shares his unique experience as a heart transplant surgeon and U.S. senator inspiring people to make a difference wherever they are and whatever position they are in by helping others, risking failure, challenging the status quo, and above all, having a heart to serve. One of the brightest and most forward-thinking senators, Frist tackles controversial issues to offer feasible solutions. His simple philosophy for peace, for example, is service. "People don't usually go to war against someone who helped save their children," Frist writes. "While the world often sees America's tougher side ... when people see America's more compassionate, humanitarian side, the barriers come down, and peace becomes a viable possibility." With heartfelt love for family and country, warmhearted humor, and a doctor's comforting tones, Frist writes openly about the values and experiences that shaped his life, and challenges and inspires everyone to find a place where they, too, can make a difference.

Senator Frist is a member of the CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health Policy. Share your ideas on the future of global health with Senator Frist and other Commissioners at smartglobalhealth.org.

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