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ALIYEFARIKI SIKU YA JUMATANO TAREHE 5/5/2010 MCHANA KATIKA HOSPITALI YA POZZUOLI MJINI NAPOLI-ITALY. MAREHEMU AMEACHA MKE NA WATOTO WAWILI. MIPANGO YA MAZISHI INAFANYWA, JUMUIYA YA WATANZANIA IKISHIRIKIANA NA FAMILIA YA MAREHEMU PAMOJA NA WAZAZI WAMEKUBALIANA KUMZIKA MAREHEMU MJINI ROME KATIKA MAKABURI YA KIISLAMU SIKU YA JUMATATU TAREHE 10/5/2010ASUBUHI. MWENYEZIMUNGU AMLAZE MAHALA PEMA PEPONI- AMIN!!
ALIYEFARIKI SIKU YA JUMATANO TAREHE 5/5/2010 MCHANA KATIKA HOSPITALI YA POZZUOLI MJINI NAPOLI-ITALY. MAREHEMU AMEACHA MKE NA WATOTO WAWILI. MIPANGO YA MAZISHI INAFANYWA, JUMUIYA YA WATANZANIA IKISHIRIKIANA NA FAMILIA YA MAREHEMU PAMOJA NA WAZAZI WAMEKUBALIANA KUMZIKA MAREHEMU MJINI ROME KATIKA MAKABURI YA KIISLAMU SIKU YA JUMATATU TAREHE 10/5/2010ASUBUHI. MWENYEZIMUNGU AMLAZE MAHALA PEMA PEPONI- AMIN!!
Monday, May 10, 2010WHEN: 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.WHAT: State Department Conference to explore how technology efforts are helping to rebuild Haiti better. Members of the private sector, non-governmental organization (NGO) community, academia, Haitian Diaspora and media will be briefed on efforts to incorporate text capability into the emergency system, mobile-granting/banking, resource allocation, distance education, building community watch groups and other critical areas where technology can provide opportunity for Haitian citizens.WHERE: State Department, East Auditorium of the George C. Marshall Conference CenterCONTACT: Maria Alvarado at 202-647-7197 or alvaradomc2@state.gov NOTE: Information related to the event will be posted to: www.state.gov/haitiquake. Twitter hashtag for this event will be #HaitiTech.Press Info: Pre-set time for cameras is 7:30 a.m. from the 21st Street entrance. Final access times for writers and still is 8:15 a.m. from the 21st Street entrance.WHEN: 11:00 a.m.WHAT: National Press Club Newsmaker Program with Iranian writer and journalist Akbar Ganji remarks on "six years in a Tehran prison for advocating a secular democracy and exposing government involvement in the assassination of people who oppose Iran's theocratic regime." WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Broadcast Operations Center, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Peter Hickman, 301-530-1210, pjhickman@hotmail.com; web site: http://npc.press.org WHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: The Women's Foreign Policy Group Author Series luncheon on "Paradise Beneath Her Feet: How Women Are Transforming the Middle East." Speaker: Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow of U.S. foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.WHERE: The World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, J Building, Room JB1-080, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-884-8597 WHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) Discussion on "The Other Nuclear Threat: Avoiding War in South Asia." Speakers: Retired Army. Col. John Gill of the National Defense University; Feroz Hassan Khan of the Naval Postgraduate School; Henry Sokolski of Nonproliferation Policy Education Center; and Thomas Donnelly of AEI.WHERE: AEI, 1150 17th Street NW, Wohlstetter Conference Center, 12th Floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Veronique Rodman, 202-862-4871, vrodman@aei.org; web site: http://www.aei.org NOTE: Register online: http://www.aei.org/event/100243WHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: The Woodrow Wilson Center's (WWC) Kennan Institute Discussion on "Russian Policy in the Greater Middle East: Trying to Keep Out of Trouble." Speaker: Mark Katz, Professor of Government and Politics at George Mason UniversityWHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org
WHEN: 6:45 p.m.WHAT: The Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) Discussion on "Hip Hop As Mass Media: Get A Look At How 21st-Century Colonization Is Sustained Through Communications." Speaker: Jared Ball, Professor of African American and Media Studies at Morgan State University.WHERE: IPS, 1112 16th Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-234-9382, ext. 229; web site: http://www.ips-dc.org
************************************************************Tuesday, May 11, 2010WHEN: 9:00 a.m.WHAT: The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) Discussion on "The British Election: Lessons for America." Speakers: Karlyn Bowman and Michael Barone of AEI; Stanley Greenberg of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner; and William Schneider of Third WayWHERE: AEI, 1150 17th Street NW, Wohlstetter Conference Center, 12th Floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Veronique Rodman, 202-862-4871; site: vrodman@aei.org; web site: http://www.aei.orgNOTE: Register online: http://www.aei.org/event/100241
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing on current issues related to offshore oil and gas development including the Interior Department's recent five year planning announcements and the accident in the Gulf of Mexico involving the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon. Witnesses: TBA WHERE: Room 325 Russell Senate Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-224-4971; web site: http://energy.senate.gov WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on oversight of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Witness: USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas.WHERE: Room 226 Dirksen Senate Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-224-7703; web site: http://judiciary.senate.gov
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: Free Press Second Annual Policy Summit - "Free Press Summit: Ideas to Action," and how to "create a world class public media system in the United States":- 10 a.m.: Federal Communications Commissioner Mignon Clyburn; Alberto Ibarguan of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; S. Derek Turner of Free Press; Jose Antonio Vargas of the Huffington Post; James Rucker of ColorofChange.org; Tim Sparapani of Facebook; and author Deanna Zandt, participate in a morning session on "Media and Democracy in the Digital Age"- 4:15 p.m.: Jehmu Greene of the Women's Media Center; and Craig Aaron of Free Press, participate in a closing session on "What's Next?"WHERE: The Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Jenn Ettinger, 202-265-1490 ext. 35, jettinger@freepress.net; web site: www.freepress.net NOTE: Media RSVP requested to Jenn Ettinger. WHEN: 10:30 a.m.WHAT: Washington Foreign Press Center (WFPC) Briefing on the “Release of the Obama Administration’s National Drug Control Strategy.” Speaker: Gil Kerlikowske, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy. WHERE: WFPC, National Press Building, 529 14th Street, NW, Suite 800CONTACT: Jose Santacana at santacanajk2@state.gov or 202-504-6370NOTE: RSVP to Jose Santacana or to the FPC Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/USDoS.FPC WHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: The Heritage Foundation Discussion on "The United Kingdom General Election 2010: Implications for the United States." Speakers: Fred Barnes, Executive Editor at the Weekly Standard; Nile Gardiner, director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at the Heritage Foundation; former U.S. Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Kurt Volker, senior fellow at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies; and Sally McNamara, senior policy analyst of European affairs at the Heritage FoundationWHERE: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Lehrman Auditorium, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-675-1752, lectures.seminars@heritage.org; web site: http://www.heritage.org
WHEN: 2:30 p.m.WHAT: Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Hearing on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill's environmental impacts. Witnesses: TBAWHERE: Room 406 Dirksen Senate Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-224-8832; web site: http://epw.senate.gov
WHEN: 2:30 p.m.WHAT: Navy Rear Adm. Barry Bruner, Commander of the Submarine Group Ten Conference call to address the Navy's plan to integrate women into submarines, as a part of the "DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable" series.CONTACT: Jennifer Cragg, 703-325-2182, jennifer.craigg@dma.milNOTE: RSVP to Jennifer Cragg for conference call information.
WHEN: 2:30 p.m.WHAT: The Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) Discussion on "The Future of Greece: Challenges and Opportunities." Speaker: Theodore Couloumbis, Director General at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy of Greece.WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.orgWHEN: 3:30 p.m.WHAT: The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Discussion on a new book, "South Asia at a Crossroads: Conflict or Cooperation in the Age of Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense, and Space Rivalries." Speakers: Subrata Ghostroy, Research Associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Goetz Nueneck, Deputy Director at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy; Stimson Center Co-Founder Michael Krepon; Arms Control Association Executive Director Daryl Kimball; and Moeed Yusof, South Asia adviser at USIP.WHERE: USIP, 1200 17th Street NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-429-3822, info@usip.org; web site: http://www.usip.org NOTE: RSVP required.
WHEN: 4:00 p.m.WHAT: The Inter-American Dialogue; and the Woodrow Wilson Center's (WWC) Latin American Program Discussion on the activities and effectiveness of the Organization of American States (OAS). Speaker: OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza.WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 6th floor Flom Auditorium, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-822-9002NOTE: RSVP to meetings@thedialogue.org; web site: www.thedialogue.org WHEN: 4:30 p.m.WHAT: The Cato Institute's Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity Policy Forum on "Europe's Economic Crisis and the Future of the Euro." Speakers: Bulgarian Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Simeon Djankov; Cato Institute Senior Fellow Steve Hanke; and Ian Vasquez, Director of the Cato Institute's Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity.WHERE: Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW, F.A. Hayek Auditorium, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-789-5200; web site: http://www.cato.org NOTE: Register to, 202-789-5229 or online: http://www.cato.org by noon on May 10.
******************************************************Wednesday, May 12, 2010WHEN: 8:00 a.m.WHAT: The Atlantic Media; and National Journal Briefing on the latest Heartland Monitor poll, "How Does Generation Y feel about the U.S. Economy?" Speakers: Atlantic Media Political Director Ronald Brownstein; FD Americas CEO Edward Reilly; and Tom Wilson, Chairman, President and CEO of the Allstate Corporation.WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Jordan Hostetter, 202-266-7578, jhostetter@nationaljournal.com; web site: www.nationaljournal.com WHEN: 8:00 a.m.WHAT: National Security Strategy Lecture with Principal Deputy Defense Under Secretary for Policy James Miller who will deliver remarks on cyberwarfare.WHERE: Ogilvy's Washington Headquarters, 1111 19th Street NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Jennifer Marley, 202-729-4084, jennifer.marley@ogilvypr.comNOTE: RSVP to Jennifer Marley WHEN: 9:00 a.m.WHAT: The Global Business Dialogue Colloquium on "Getting Sanctions Right: Perspectives on the Iran Sanctions Legislation." Speakers: William Reinsch of the National Foreign Trade Council; Catherine Robinson of the National Association of Manufacturers; Christopher Wenk of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; and L. Charles Landgraf of Dewey and LeBoeuf.WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-463-5074; web site: http://www.gbdinc.orgNOTE: Register to, 202-463-5074 or registrations@gbdinc.orgWHEN: 9:00 a.m.The Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) Discussion on "Decarbonizing King Coal: Growing U.S.-China Clean Technology Cooperation." Speakers: Ming Sung of Clean Air Task Force; Albert Lin of Future Fuels LLC; and Julian Wong of the Center for American Progress.WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org WHEN: 9:00 a.m.WHAT: The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Discussion on "Seizing the Moment: Media and Peacebuilding." Speakers: Michel Martin, host of "Tell Me More" on National Public Radio; Jared Cohen, member of the Secretary's policy planning staff at the State Department; Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; Melvin Kalb, broadcaster and visiting expert at USIP; Riz Khan, senior news anchor at Al Jazeera English; Gary Knell, President and CEO of Sesame Workshop; Rebecca MacKinnon, co-founder of Global Voices; Mir Ibrahim Rahman, CEO of Geo TV Pakistan; and Frank Sesno, Director of the School of Media and Public Affairs.WHERE: The Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-429-3822, info@usip.org; web site: http://www.usip.orgNOTE: RSVP required.WHEN: 9:00 a.m.WHAT: The Center for American Progress (CAP) Presentation on "The Role of the United States in Combating Human Trafficking." Speakers: Ken Gude, Director of the International Justice and Security Program at CAP; Luis CdeBaca, Ambassador at Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at the State Department; David Abramowitz, Director of Policy and Government Relations at Humanity United; Holly Burkhalter, Vice President of Government Relations at the International Justice Mission; Nera Misra, Global Coordinator for Human Trafficking and Migrant Workers Programs at the Solidarity Center; Enough Executive Director John Norris.WHERE: CAP, 1333 H Street NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-741-6246; web site: http://www.americanprogress.orgNOTE: RSVP required
WHEN: 9:30 a.m.WHAT: House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on hearing on "Human Rights and Democracy Assistance: Increasing the Effectiveness of U.S. Foreign Aid." Witnesses: Jennifer Windsor, Executive Director of Freedom House; and Thomas Carothers, Vice President for Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.WHERE: Room 2172 Rayburn House Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-225-5021; web site: http://www.foreignaffairs.house.gov
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Hearing on "Iran Sanctions: Why Does the U.S. Government Do Business With Companies Doing Business in Iran?" Witnesses: TBAWHERE: Room 342 Dirksen Senate Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-224-2627; web site: http://www.hsgac.senate.gov
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: House Energy and Comerce Committee Hearing on the "Deepwater Horizon Rig Oil Spill." Witnesses: TBAWHERE: Room 2322 Rayburn House Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-225-2927; web site: http://energycommerce.house.govWHEN: 12:45 p.m.WHEN: 12:45 p.m.WHAT: The Resources for the Future (RFF) Policy Leadership Forum on "The Road to a Low-Carbon Energy Future." Speaker: Exelon Corporation Chairman and CEO John RoweWHERE: RFF, 1616 P Street NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-328-5000; web site: http://www.rff.orgNOTE: Registration required.
WHEN: 1:00 p.m.WHAT: Washington Foreign Press Center (WFPC) Briefing with Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke on his “Upcoming Clean Energy Trade Mission to China and Indonesia.” WHERE: WFPC, National Press Building, 529 14th Street, NW, Suite 800CONTACT: Diana Page at pagedp2@state.gov; web site: www.fpc.state.govNOTE: RSVP to Diana Page or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/USDos.FPCWHEN: 2 p.m.
WHAT: Heritage Foundation Discussion on the “The Challenges and Opportunities of U.S. Policy in Asia.” Speaker: Stephen Hadley, former National Security Adviser to George W. Bush.
WHERE: The Heritage Foundation 214 Massachusetts Ave., NE Washington, DC.
CONTACT: Nick Zahn, Nick.Zahn@Heritage.org or 202-608-6150; web site: www.heritage.org NOTE: Please RSVP by Tuesday, May 11, 2010
WHEN: 2:00 p.m.WHAT: EE Global 2010 Energy Efficiency and Global forum and exposition:- 2 p.m.: Plenary session on "Energy Efficiency: Building International Bridges and Enhancing Security" with Jason Grumet, Founder and President of Bipartisan Policy Center; U.S. Ambassador to Finland Bruce Oreck; and Duke Energy Chairman, President and CEO James Rogers.WHERE: Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon Place NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Ronnie Kweller, 202-530-2203, rkweller@ase.org (Media); or Craig Schattner, 202-530-4346, cschattner@ase.org (Media)NOTE: Media can register at no cost online: http://eeglobalforum.org/media-registration.phpWHEN: 3:30 p.m.WHAT: The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Discussion on "American Negotiating Behavior and the Transformation of U.S. Democracy." Speakers: Singapore's Ambassador to the United States Chan Hen Chee; Chester Crocker, Professor of Strategic Studies at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service; Stephen Hadley, Senior Adviser of International Affairs at USIP; former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Thomas Pickering, Vice Chairman of Hills and Company; USIP President Richard Solomon; Ruth Whiteside, Director of the Foreign Service Institute; and Melvin Kalb, visiting expert at USIP.WHERE: USIP, 1200 17th Street NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-429-3822, info@usip.org; web site: http://www.usip.orgNOTE: RSVP required. WHEN: 4:00 p.m.WHAT: Stimson Center Series of Discussions on U.S. military space policy and potential space diplomacy initiatives - "Space Policies for a Contested Global Commons." Speaker: Assistant Defense Secretary for Global Strategic Affairs Michael Nacht.WHERE: Stimson Center, 1111 19th Street NW, 12th Floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Sam Black, 202-464-2676, sblack@stimson.org; web site: www.stimson.org NOTE: RSVP to Sam Black. WHEN: 4:00 p.m.WHAT: The Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) Discussion on "Islamic Charities and Human Security in Pakistan." Speakers: WWC Fellow Christopher Candland; and Madiha Waris Qureshi, Editor at Columbia Books.WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org
**************************************************Thursday, May 13, 2010WHEN: 7:30 a.m.WHAT: Government Executive Media Group Leadership Briefing on "National Security Policy in a Time of Change," as a part of the 2010 leadership briefings series. Speakers: Defense Under Secretary for Policy Michele Flournoy; Government Executive Editor at Large Timothy Clark; and Katherine McIntire Peters, senior correspondent at Government Executive.WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, 13th Floor Ballroom, Washington, DC.CONTACT: events@govexec.comWHEN: 8:00 a.m.WHAT: The National Defense University Foundation Discussion on "Senate Outlook of Nuclear Deterrence, Missile Defense and Proliferation Threats." Speaker: Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.WHERE: The Capitol Hill Club, 300 First Street SE, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Elma Rhue, 202-685-3582 NOTE: RSVP required
WHEN: 10:45 a.m.WHAT: KORUS Forum Discussion on “One Alliance, Two Lenses: U.S.-Korea Relations in a New Era.” Speaker: Gi-wook Shin, Director, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Standford University.WHERE: KORUS House, 2370 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Adam Wojciechowicz at AWOJ@koreaembassy.org or 202-587-6168NOTE: Additional details at: http://www.dynamic-korea.com/korus_house/kh_events.phpWHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: Middle East Institute (MEI) and the Foundation for Middle East Peace Discussion on “A Palestinian Perspective on Current Issues.” Speaker: Dr. Hanan Mikhail Ashrawi, Member of the PLO Executive Committee and the Palestinian Legislative Council.WHERE: MEI, 1761 N Street, NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-785-1141; web site: www.mei.edu NOTE: RSVP to rsvp@mei.edu WHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: The American Society of International Law (ASIL) Discussion on "A World Without Nuclear Weapons: Sound Policy or Dangerous Illusion." Speakers: Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Pickering; former Assistant Defense Secretary for International Security Policy Frank Gaffney; and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations David Birenbaum.WHERE: ASIL Headquarters, 2223 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Tillar House, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-939-6000; web site: http://www.asil.orgWHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: The Global Financial Integrity Media Briefing on "Tracking the Dirty Money Trail: The Absorption of Illicit Financial Flows from Developing Countries: 2002-2006."WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Monique Perry Danziger, 202-293-0740, mdanziger@gfip.org; web site: www.fgip.org NOTE: RSVP to Monique Perry Danziger.
WHEN: 1:30 p.m.
WHAT: Heritage Foundation Discussion with Adm. Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations.WHERE: The Heritage Foundation 214 Massachusetts Ave., NE Washington, DC.CONTACT: Nick Zahn, Nick.Zahn@Heritage.org or 202-608-6150; web site: www.heritage.org WHEN: 2:00 p.m.WHAT: The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) Book Forum on "Power Hungry: The Myths of 'Green' Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future," which argues that nuclear power and natural gas offer the most serious practical options for meeting America's future energy needs. Speakers: Robert Bryce of the Energy Tribune and Manhattan Institute; and Kenneth Green and Steven Hayward of AEI.WHERE: AEI, 1150 17th Street NW, Wohlstetter Conference Center, 12th Floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Veronique Rodman, 202-862-4871, vrodman@aei.org; web site: http://www.aei.org NOTE: Register online: http://www.aei.org/event/100244WHEN: 2:30 p.m.WHAT: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Afghan President Hamid Karzai will participate in a moderated discussion at the U.S. Institute of Peace.WHERE: U.S. Institute of Peace, 2nd floor, 1200 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036CONTACTS: U.S. Institute of Peace - Lauren Sucher, lsucher@usip.org, Allison Sturma, asturma@usip.org; U.S. Department of State - Office of Press Relations, (202) 647-2492.NOTE: For more information on how to attend, please contact Lauren Sucher at lsucher@usip.org. Pre-set time for cameras: 12:30 p.m. Final access time for journalists and still cameras: 1:30 p.m. Outlets requesting to send a camera crew must contact Allison Sturma at asturma@usip.org by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 10.
WHEN: 2:30 p.m.WHAT: The Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) Discussion on "Grand Strategy in Contemporary Statecraft: From Byzantium to Washington." Speaker: Edward Luttwak, Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org
**********************************************Friday, May 7, 2010WHEN: 8 a.m.WHAT: The Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Discussion on "Global Food Security: Aligning Public and Private Interests." Speakers: Paul Guenette, Technical Managing Director of Agribusiness at Agricultural Cooperative Development International/Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance; Mara Russell, Practice Manager of Food Security and Livelihood at Land O'Lakes, Inc.; Cinnamon Dornsife, Associate Director of the SAIS International Development Program; Jessica Adelman, Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Syngenta North America; J.H. Bahn, National Program Leader of Economic and Community Systems at the Agriculture Department; and Richard Gilmore, President and CEO of The GIC Group and an SAIS graduate.WHERE: SAIS, Rome Building, 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Auditorium, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Felisa Neuringer Klubes, 202-663-5626; web site: www.jhu.edu
WHEN: 9 a.m. WHAT: The Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) Discussion on "Mexican President Calderon's State Visit to Washington: Prospects for Mexico and U.S. Mexico Relations." Speakers: Denise Dresser, Professor at the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico and columnist at Reforma; Juan Pardinas, Director of Finance at the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness and columnist at Reforma; David Shirk, Director of Transborder Institute at the University of San Diego and fellow at WWC; Shannon O'Neil, Fellow of Latin America at the Council on Foreign Relations; and Andrew Selee, Director at the Mexico Institute at the Wilson Center.WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: www.wilsoncenter.org
WHEN: 9:30 a.m. WHAT: The Center for American Progress (CAP) Discussion on "When Federal Government Failure Leads to Local Upheaval: Arizona and Beyond." Speakers: Phoenix, Ariz. Mayor Phil Gordon; New Haven, Conn. Mayor John DeStefano; Arlington County Board Member Walter Tejada; and Angela Kelley, Vice President of Immigration Policy and Advocacy at CAP.WHERE: CAP, 1333 H Street NW, 10th floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-741-6246; web site: www.americanprogress.org NOTE: RSVP required.
WHEN: 9:30 a.m.WHAT: Former Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) delivers remarks at a Susan B. Anthony
List "Celebration of Life" breakfast.WHERE: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Natalie Brown, 703-875-3370NOTE: RSVP to nbrown@sba-list.org
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: National Press Club Newsmaker Program with U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC) President and CEO Thomas Donohue who will discuss the Chamber's plan to create jobs.WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Tejinder Singh, 202-503-8052; web site: http://npc.press.org WHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: The Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) Discussion on "You Are the Media: How Iranians 'Democratized' the Media." Speakers: Davar Iran Ardalan, civic journalist formerly of NPR News.WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: www.wilsoncenter.org NOTE: RSVP to mep@wilsoncenter.org
WHEN: 3:30 p.m.WHAT: The Young Professionals in Foreign Policy Conference on "The Future of Transatlantic Relations: Foundations and Flashpoints":- 3:30 p.m.: Speech by Angelos Pangratis, Acting Head of the European Union Delegation to the United States- 4:00 p.m.: Session on "The Future of Transatlantic Security Cooperation: North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Nonproliferation, and Homeland Security" with Jesper Gronvall, Special Adviser of Homeland Security at the Embassy of Sweden; and Laszlo Deak, Policy Counselor with the European Union Delegation to the United StatesWHERE: Delegation of the European Union, 2175 K Street NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: info@ypfp.org
WHEN: 6:45 p.m.WHAT: The Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) Discussion on "Hip Hop As Mass Media: Get A Look At How 21st-Century Colonization Is Sustained Through Communications." Speaker: Jared Ball, Professor of African American and Media Studies at Morgan State University.WHERE: IPS, 1112 16th Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-234-9382, ext. 229; web site: http://www.ips-dc.org
************************************************************Tuesday, May 11, 2010WHEN: 9:00 a.m.WHAT: The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) Discussion on "The British Election: Lessons for America." Speakers: Karlyn Bowman and Michael Barone of AEI; Stanley Greenberg of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner; and William Schneider of Third WayWHERE: AEI, 1150 17th Street NW, Wohlstetter Conference Center, 12th Floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Veronique Rodman, 202-862-4871; site: vrodman@aei.org; web site: http://www.aei.orgNOTE: Register online: http://www.aei.org/event/100241
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing on current issues related to offshore oil and gas development including the Interior Department's recent five year planning announcements and the accident in the Gulf of Mexico involving the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon. Witnesses: TBA WHERE: Room 325 Russell Senate Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-224-4971; web site: http://energy.senate.gov WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on oversight of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Witness: USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas.WHERE: Room 226 Dirksen Senate Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-224-7703; web site: http://judiciary.senate.gov
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: Free Press Second Annual Policy Summit - "Free Press Summit: Ideas to Action," and how to "create a world class public media system in the United States":- 10 a.m.: Federal Communications Commissioner Mignon Clyburn; Alberto Ibarguan of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; S. Derek Turner of Free Press; Jose Antonio Vargas of the Huffington Post; James Rucker of ColorofChange.org; Tim Sparapani of Facebook; and author Deanna Zandt, participate in a morning session on "Media and Democracy in the Digital Age"- 4:15 p.m.: Jehmu Greene of the Women's Media Center; and Craig Aaron of Free Press, participate in a closing session on "What's Next?"WHERE: The Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Jenn Ettinger, 202-265-1490 ext. 35, jettinger@freepress.net; web site: www.freepress.net NOTE: Media RSVP requested to Jenn Ettinger. WHEN: 10:30 a.m.WHAT: Washington Foreign Press Center (WFPC) Briefing on the “Release of the Obama Administration’s National Drug Control Strategy.” Speaker: Gil Kerlikowske, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy. WHERE: WFPC, National Press Building, 529 14th Street, NW, Suite 800CONTACT: Jose Santacana at santacanajk2@state.gov or 202-504-6370NOTE: RSVP to Jose Santacana or to the FPC Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/USDoS.FPC WHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: The Heritage Foundation Discussion on "The United Kingdom General Election 2010: Implications for the United States." Speakers: Fred Barnes, Executive Editor at the Weekly Standard; Nile Gardiner, director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at the Heritage Foundation; former U.S. Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Kurt Volker, senior fellow at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies; and Sally McNamara, senior policy analyst of European affairs at the Heritage FoundationWHERE: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Lehrman Auditorium, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-675-1752, lectures.seminars@heritage.org; web site: http://www.heritage.org
WHEN: 2:30 p.m.WHAT: Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Hearing on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill's environmental impacts. Witnesses: TBAWHERE: Room 406 Dirksen Senate Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-224-8832; web site: http://epw.senate.gov
WHEN: 2:30 p.m.WHAT: Navy Rear Adm. Barry Bruner, Commander of the Submarine Group Ten Conference call to address the Navy's plan to integrate women into submarines, as a part of the "DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable" series.CONTACT: Jennifer Cragg, 703-325-2182, jennifer.craigg@dma.milNOTE: RSVP to Jennifer Cragg for conference call information.
WHEN: 2:30 p.m.WHAT: The Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) Discussion on "The Future of Greece: Challenges and Opportunities." Speaker: Theodore Couloumbis, Director General at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy of Greece.WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.orgWHEN: 3:30 p.m.WHAT: The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Discussion on a new book, "South Asia at a Crossroads: Conflict or Cooperation in the Age of Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense, and Space Rivalries." Speakers: Subrata Ghostroy, Research Associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Goetz Nueneck, Deputy Director at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy; Stimson Center Co-Founder Michael Krepon; Arms Control Association Executive Director Daryl Kimball; and Moeed Yusof, South Asia adviser at USIP.WHERE: USIP, 1200 17th Street NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-429-3822, info@usip.org; web site: http://www.usip.org NOTE: RSVP required.
WHEN: 4:00 p.m.WHAT: The Inter-American Dialogue; and the Woodrow Wilson Center's (WWC) Latin American Program Discussion on the activities and effectiveness of the Organization of American States (OAS). Speaker: OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza.WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 6th floor Flom Auditorium, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-822-9002NOTE: RSVP to meetings@thedialogue.org; web site: www.thedialogue.org WHEN: 4:30 p.m.WHAT: The Cato Institute's Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity Policy Forum on "Europe's Economic Crisis and the Future of the Euro." Speakers: Bulgarian Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Simeon Djankov; Cato Institute Senior Fellow Steve Hanke; and Ian Vasquez, Director of the Cato Institute's Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity.WHERE: Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW, F.A. Hayek Auditorium, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-789-5200; web site: http://www.cato.org NOTE: Register to, 202-789-5229 or online: http://www.cato.org by noon on May 10.
******************************************************Wednesday, May 12, 2010WHEN: 8:00 a.m.WHAT: The Atlantic Media; and National Journal Briefing on the latest Heartland Monitor poll, "How Does Generation Y feel about the U.S. Economy?" Speakers: Atlantic Media Political Director Ronald Brownstein; FD Americas CEO Edward Reilly; and Tom Wilson, Chairman, President and CEO of the Allstate Corporation.WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Jordan Hostetter, 202-266-7578, jhostetter@nationaljournal.com; web site: www.nationaljournal.com WHEN: 8:00 a.m.WHAT: National Security Strategy Lecture with Principal Deputy Defense Under Secretary for Policy James Miller who will deliver remarks on cyberwarfare.WHERE: Ogilvy's Washington Headquarters, 1111 19th Street NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Jennifer Marley, 202-729-4084, jennifer.marley@ogilvypr.comNOTE: RSVP to Jennifer Marley WHEN: 9:00 a.m.WHAT: The Global Business Dialogue Colloquium on "Getting Sanctions Right: Perspectives on the Iran Sanctions Legislation." Speakers: William Reinsch of the National Foreign Trade Council; Catherine Robinson of the National Association of Manufacturers; Christopher Wenk of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; and L. Charles Landgraf of Dewey and LeBoeuf.WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-463-5074; web site: http://www.gbdinc.orgNOTE: Register to, 202-463-5074 or registrations@gbdinc.orgWHEN: 9:00 a.m.The Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) Discussion on "Decarbonizing King Coal: Growing U.S.-China Clean Technology Cooperation." Speakers: Ming Sung of Clean Air Task Force; Albert Lin of Future Fuels LLC; and Julian Wong of the Center for American Progress.WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org WHEN: 9:00 a.m.WHAT: The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Discussion on "Seizing the Moment: Media and Peacebuilding." Speakers: Michel Martin, host of "Tell Me More" on National Public Radio; Jared Cohen, member of the Secretary's policy planning staff at the State Department; Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; Melvin Kalb, broadcaster and visiting expert at USIP; Riz Khan, senior news anchor at Al Jazeera English; Gary Knell, President and CEO of Sesame Workshop; Rebecca MacKinnon, co-founder of Global Voices; Mir Ibrahim Rahman, CEO of Geo TV Pakistan; and Frank Sesno, Director of the School of Media and Public Affairs.WHERE: The Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-429-3822, info@usip.org; web site: http://www.usip.orgNOTE: RSVP required.WHEN: 9:00 a.m.WHAT: The Center for American Progress (CAP) Presentation on "The Role of the United States in Combating Human Trafficking." Speakers: Ken Gude, Director of the International Justice and Security Program at CAP; Luis CdeBaca, Ambassador at Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at the State Department; David Abramowitz, Director of Policy and Government Relations at Humanity United; Holly Burkhalter, Vice President of Government Relations at the International Justice Mission; Nera Misra, Global Coordinator for Human Trafficking and Migrant Workers Programs at the Solidarity Center; Enough Executive Director John Norris.WHERE: CAP, 1333 H Street NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-741-6246; web site: http://www.americanprogress.orgNOTE: RSVP required
WHEN: 9:30 a.m.WHAT: House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on hearing on "Human Rights and Democracy Assistance: Increasing the Effectiveness of U.S. Foreign Aid." Witnesses: Jennifer Windsor, Executive Director of Freedom House; and Thomas Carothers, Vice President for Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.WHERE: Room 2172 Rayburn House Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-225-5021; web site: http://www.foreignaffairs.house.gov
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Hearing on "Iran Sanctions: Why Does the U.S. Government Do Business With Companies Doing Business in Iran?" Witnesses: TBAWHERE: Room 342 Dirksen Senate Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-224-2627; web site: http://www.hsgac.senate.gov
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: House Energy and Comerce Committee Hearing on the "Deepwater Horizon Rig Oil Spill." Witnesses: TBAWHERE: Room 2322 Rayburn House Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-225-2927; web site: http://energycommerce.house.govWHEN: 12:45 p.m.WHEN: 12:45 p.m.WHAT: The Resources for the Future (RFF) Policy Leadership Forum on "The Road to a Low-Carbon Energy Future." Speaker: Exelon Corporation Chairman and CEO John RoweWHERE: RFF, 1616 P Street NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-328-5000; web site: http://www.rff.orgNOTE: Registration required.
WHEN: 1:00 p.m.WHAT: Washington Foreign Press Center (WFPC) Briefing with Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke on his “Upcoming Clean Energy Trade Mission to China and Indonesia.” WHERE: WFPC, National Press Building, 529 14th Street, NW, Suite 800CONTACT: Diana Page at pagedp2@state.gov; web site: www.fpc.state.govNOTE: RSVP to Diana Page or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/USDos.FPCWHEN: 2 p.m.
WHAT: Heritage Foundation Discussion on the “The Challenges and Opportunities of U.S. Policy in Asia.” Speaker: Stephen Hadley, former National Security Adviser to George W. Bush.
WHERE: The Heritage Foundation 214 Massachusetts Ave., NE Washington, DC.
CONTACT: Nick Zahn, Nick.Zahn@Heritage.org or 202-608-6150; web site: www.heritage.org NOTE: Please RSVP by Tuesday, May 11, 2010
WHEN: 2:00 p.m.WHAT: EE Global 2010 Energy Efficiency and Global forum and exposition:- 2 p.m.: Plenary session on "Energy Efficiency: Building International Bridges and Enhancing Security" with Jason Grumet, Founder and President of Bipartisan Policy Center; U.S. Ambassador to Finland Bruce Oreck; and Duke Energy Chairman, President and CEO James Rogers.WHERE: Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon Place NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Ronnie Kweller, 202-530-2203, rkweller@ase.org (Media); or Craig Schattner, 202-530-4346, cschattner@ase.org (Media)NOTE: Media can register at no cost online: http://eeglobalforum.org/media-registration.phpWHEN: 3:30 p.m.WHAT: The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Discussion on "American Negotiating Behavior and the Transformation of U.S. Democracy." Speakers: Singapore's Ambassador to the United States Chan Hen Chee; Chester Crocker, Professor of Strategic Studies at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service; Stephen Hadley, Senior Adviser of International Affairs at USIP; former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Thomas Pickering, Vice Chairman of Hills and Company; USIP President Richard Solomon; Ruth Whiteside, Director of the Foreign Service Institute; and Melvin Kalb, visiting expert at USIP.WHERE: USIP, 1200 17th Street NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-429-3822, info@usip.org; web site: http://www.usip.orgNOTE: RSVP required. WHEN: 4:00 p.m.WHAT: Stimson Center Series of Discussions on U.S. military space policy and potential space diplomacy initiatives - "Space Policies for a Contested Global Commons." Speaker: Assistant Defense Secretary for Global Strategic Affairs Michael Nacht.WHERE: Stimson Center, 1111 19th Street NW, 12th Floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Sam Black, 202-464-2676, sblack@stimson.org; web site: www.stimson.org NOTE: RSVP to Sam Black. WHEN: 4:00 p.m.WHAT: The Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) Discussion on "Islamic Charities and Human Security in Pakistan." Speakers: WWC Fellow Christopher Candland; and Madiha Waris Qureshi, Editor at Columbia Books.WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org
**************************************************Thursday, May 13, 2010WHEN: 7:30 a.m.WHAT: Government Executive Media Group Leadership Briefing on "National Security Policy in a Time of Change," as a part of the 2010 leadership briefings series. Speakers: Defense Under Secretary for Policy Michele Flournoy; Government Executive Editor at Large Timothy Clark; and Katherine McIntire Peters, senior correspondent at Government Executive.WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, 13th Floor Ballroom, Washington, DC.CONTACT: events@govexec.comWHEN: 8:00 a.m.WHAT: The National Defense University Foundation Discussion on "Senate Outlook of Nuclear Deterrence, Missile Defense and Proliferation Threats." Speaker: Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.WHERE: The Capitol Hill Club, 300 First Street SE, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Elma Rhue, 202-685-3582 NOTE: RSVP required
WHEN: 10:45 a.m.WHAT: KORUS Forum Discussion on “One Alliance, Two Lenses: U.S.-Korea Relations in a New Era.” Speaker: Gi-wook Shin, Director, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Standford University.WHERE: KORUS House, 2370 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Adam Wojciechowicz at AWOJ@koreaembassy.org or 202-587-6168NOTE: Additional details at: http://www.dynamic-korea.com/korus_house/kh_events.phpWHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: Middle East Institute (MEI) and the Foundation for Middle East Peace Discussion on “A Palestinian Perspective on Current Issues.” Speaker: Dr. Hanan Mikhail Ashrawi, Member of the PLO Executive Committee and the Palestinian Legislative Council.WHERE: MEI, 1761 N Street, NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-785-1141; web site: www.mei.edu NOTE: RSVP to rsvp@mei.edu WHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: The American Society of International Law (ASIL) Discussion on "A World Without Nuclear Weapons: Sound Policy or Dangerous Illusion." Speakers: Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Pickering; former Assistant Defense Secretary for International Security Policy Frank Gaffney; and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations David Birenbaum.WHERE: ASIL Headquarters, 2223 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Tillar House, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-939-6000; web site: http://www.asil.orgWHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: The Global Financial Integrity Media Briefing on "Tracking the Dirty Money Trail: The Absorption of Illicit Financial Flows from Developing Countries: 2002-2006."WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Monique Perry Danziger, 202-293-0740, mdanziger@gfip.org; web site: www.fgip.org NOTE: RSVP to Monique Perry Danziger.
WHEN: 1:30 p.m.
WHAT: Heritage Foundation Discussion with Adm. Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations.WHERE: The Heritage Foundation 214 Massachusetts Ave., NE Washington, DC.CONTACT: Nick Zahn, Nick.Zahn@Heritage.org or 202-608-6150; web site: www.heritage.org WHEN: 2:00 p.m.WHAT: The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) Book Forum on "Power Hungry: The Myths of 'Green' Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future," which argues that nuclear power and natural gas offer the most serious practical options for meeting America's future energy needs. Speakers: Robert Bryce of the Energy Tribune and Manhattan Institute; and Kenneth Green and Steven Hayward of AEI.WHERE: AEI, 1150 17th Street NW, Wohlstetter Conference Center, 12th Floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Veronique Rodman, 202-862-4871, vrodman@aei.org; web site: http://www.aei.org NOTE: Register online: http://www.aei.org/event/100244WHEN: 2:30 p.m.WHAT: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Afghan President Hamid Karzai will participate in a moderated discussion at the U.S. Institute of Peace.WHERE: U.S. Institute of Peace, 2nd floor, 1200 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036CONTACTS: U.S. Institute of Peace - Lauren Sucher, lsucher@usip.org, Allison Sturma, asturma@usip.org; U.S. Department of State - Office of Press Relations, (202) 647-2492.NOTE: For more information on how to attend, please contact Lauren Sucher at lsucher@usip.org. Pre-set time for cameras: 12:30 p.m. Final access time for journalists and still cameras: 1:30 p.m. Outlets requesting to send a camera crew must contact Allison Sturma at asturma@usip.org by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 10.
WHEN: 2:30 p.m.WHAT: The Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) Discussion on "Grand Strategy in Contemporary Statecraft: From Byzantium to Washington." Speaker: Edward Luttwak, Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org
**********************************************Friday, May 7, 2010WHEN: 8 a.m.WHAT: The Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Discussion on "Global Food Security: Aligning Public and Private Interests." Speakers: Paul Guenette, Technical Managing Director of Agribusiness at Agricultural Cooperative Development International/Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance; Mara Russell, Practice Manager of Food Security and Livelihood at Land O'Lakes, Inc.; Cinnamon Dornsife, Associate Director of the SAIS International Development Program; Jessica Adelman, Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Syngenta North America; J.H. Bahn, National Program Leader of Economic and Community Systems at the Agriculture Department; and Richard Gilmore, President and CEO of The GIC Group and an SAIS graduate.WHERE: SAIS, Rome Building, 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Auditorium, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Felisa Neuringer Klubes, 202-663-5626; web site: www.jhu.edu
WHEN: 9 a.m. WHAT: The Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) Discussion on "Mexican President Calderon's State Visit to Washington: Prospects for Mexico and U.S. Mexico Relations." Speakers: Denise Dresser, Professor at the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico and columnist at Reforma; Juan Pardinas, Director of Finance at the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness and columnist at Reforma; David Shirk, Director of Transborder Institute at the University of San Diego and fellow at WWC; Shannon O'Neil, Fellow of Latin America at the Council on Foreign Relations; and Andrew Selee, Director at the Mexico Institute at the Wilson Center.WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: www.wilsoncenter.org
WHEN: 9:30 a.m. WHAT: The Center for American Progress (CAP) Discussion on "When Federal Government Failure Leads to Local Upheaval: Arizona and Beyond." Speakers: Phoenix, Ariz. Mayor Phil Gordon; New Haven, Conn. Mayor John DeStefano; Arlington County Board Member Walter Tejada; and Angela Kelley, Vice President of Immigration Policy and Advocacy at CAP.WHERE: CAP, 1333 H Street NW, 10th floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-741-6246; web site: www.americanprogress.org NOTE: RSVP required.
WHEN: 9:30 a.m.WHAT: Former Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) delivers remarks at a Susan B. Anthony
List "Celebration of Life" breakfast.WHERE: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Natalie Brown, 703-875-3370NOTE: RSVP to nbrown@sba-list.org
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: National Press Club Newsmaker Program with U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC) President and CEO Thomas Donohue who will discuss the Chamber's plan to create jobs.WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Tejinder Singh, 202-503-8052; web site: http://npc.press.org WHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: The Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) Discussion on "You Are the Media: How Iranians 'Democratized' the Media." Speakers: Davar Iran Ardalan, civic journalist formerly of NPR News.WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: www.wilsoncenter.org NOTE: RSVP to mep@wilsoncenter.org
WHEN: 3:30 p.m.WHAT: The Young Professionals in Foreign Policy Conference on "The Future of Transatlantic Relations: Foundations and Flashpoints":- 3:30 p.m.: Speech by Angelos Pangratis, Acting Head of the European Union Delegation to the United States- 4:00 p.m.: Session on "The Future of Transatlantic Security Cooperation: North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Nonproliferation, and Homeland Security" with Jesper Gronvall, Special Adviser of Homeland Security at the Embassy of Sweden; and Laszlo Deak, Policy Counselor with the European Union Delegation to the United StatesWHERE: Delegation of the European Union, 2175 K Street NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: info@ypfp.org
