Following is the text of the address by Richard Engel, chief foreign correspondent for NBC News, as prepared for delivery at Stanford University's 124rd Commencement on June 14, 2015.
More than 20,000 family members and friends gathered for Stanford University's 124th Commencement weekend on June 13-14, 2015. Highlights of the weekend included Saturday's Baccalaureate Ceremony and Sunday's Commencement Ceremony, where journalist Richard Engel gave an address. Photographers Linda A. Cicero and Tamer Shabani captured some of the festivities.
Following is the prepared text of "Whom Shall I Send?" the 2015 Baccalaureate address by Vernon E. Jordan Jr., a civil rights leader, attorney and former adviser to President Bill Clinton.
University Librarian Michael Keller, three members of the faculty and two doctoral candidates will receive awards on June 14 at the 124th Commencement Ceremony for their outstanding contributions to Stanford.
The university's fountains have been shut down for more than a year in response to the state's prolonged drought. In honor of graduates and their families, they will return briefly for Commencement.
Engel, a veteran war correspondent and Stanford alumnus who has covered international events for nearly two decades, will deliver the 124th Commencement address. Vernon Jordan, a civil rights leader and former adviser to President Bill Clinton, will be the Baccalaureate speaker.
