Queen's Speech 2010: Bill by bill
Here is an at-a-glance list of the bills outlined in the 2010 Queen's Speech programme:
Academies Bill
Will give more schools in England, including primaries, the freedom to become academies allowing them to opt out of local authority control. Will also make it easier for parents and other groups to set up "free schools". A second bill in the autumn will give schools greater freedom over the curriculum and give teachers greater powers to deal with bad behaviour. It will also set up the "pupil premium" to help disadvantaged children.
Airport Economic Regulation Bill
Includes measures to increase the competitiveness of UK airports , having ruled out new runways in the South-East of England. More details to be announced in due course. Would apply across the UK, except Northern Ireland, which regulates its own airports. The government is in discussions with Northern Ireland over whether to adopt the reforms there.
Armed Forces Bill
Will increase support for serving personnel, maximising leave periods and giving more assistance to their families. Will provide extra mental health services for veterans.
Decentralism and Localism Bill
Will give councils more powers over housing and planning decisions and begin a review of local government finance. Will apply to England and Wales but implications for Scotland cannot be ruled out because of the "wide scope" of the Bill.
Energy and Green Economy Bill
Will promote enhanced energy efficiency, including the roll-out of smart meters. Will promote low-carbon energy production. Most of the measures will apply to England, Wales and Scotland with some devolved elements, "depending on the final detail".
Equitable Life Payments Scheme Bill
Will secure compensation for nearly a million policyholders hit by the near collapse of the insurer Equitable Life UK-wide.
European Union Bill
Will mean a referendum must be held to approve any future treaties handing powers to the European Union.
Financial Reform Bill
Will shift responsibility for macro-regulation of the banking system from the Financial Services Authority to the Bank of England . Despite earlier reports there is no mention of a levy on the profits of UK banks.
Freedom (Great Repeal) Bill
Will limit the amount of time that DNA profiles of innocent people can be held on national database. Will tighten regulation on the use of CCTV cameras, remove limits on right to peaceful protest. The storage of DNA is a power devolved to the Scottish Parliament. The Bill would adopt the Scottish model.
Identity Documents Bill
Will scrap identity cards and National Identity Register introduced by Labour and cancel the next generation of biometric passports. UK-wide legislation.
Health Bill
Will seek to give health professionals and patients more say over NHS decision-making. Will cut health service quangos and some central targets and increase focus on "health inequalities".
Local Government Bill
Will block the creation of single-tier councils in Exeter and Norwich.
National Insurance Contributions Bill
Will block next year's 1% rise in NI contributions by employers. UK-wide.
Office of Budget Responsibility Bill
Will provide a "statutory underpinning" to new Office of Budget Responsibility, which will provide borrowing and economic growth forecasts for the Treasury. Main elements of the proposed bill "have yet to be decided upon". No mention of reforming the remit of the National Audit Office, which was predicted in advance media coverage.
Parliamentary Reform Bills
Measures will be introduced to establish fixed-term elections for Parliament, held every five years . Will require 55% of MPs to vote for a dissolution of Parliament between scheduled elections. Will give constituents the right to "recall" corrupt MPs between elections. Will reduce the number of MPs by about 50. Review of reform of the House of Lords may be included in a separate draft bill later in the year. A Bill will also be introduced for a referendum on changing the voting system to the Alternative Vote. Will apply to the whole of the UK.
Pensions and Savings Bill
Will restore the link between earnings and the state pension from 2012 . Applies to England, Scotland and Wales. Will legislate for the phasing out of the default retirement age and set a timetable for raising the state pension age, depending on the outcome of a review.
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill
Will provide for directly elected commissioners to oversee local police forces. There is no mention of monthly local crime statistics, which were mentioned in earlier reports. Will also give police more power to deal with alcohol-related violence and ban sale of below cost price alcohol. Would also establish a dedicated border police force, as part of a refocused Serious and Organised Crime Agency. Applies to England and Wales only, except border police force, the scope of which is "to be confirmed".
Postal Services Bill
Will allow injection of private capital into the Royal Mail, address its pension deficit, guarantee the post office network remains in public hands and seek to improve staff relations with management. Would apply to England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Public Bodies Bill
Will abolish a number of non-department government bodies and limit the powers of other quangos. Applies to England and Wales only.
Scotland Bill
Will grant the Scottish Parliament more powers over taxation and borrowing under proposals made by the Calman Commission.
Terrorist Asset Freezing Bill
Will expand scope of existing legislation to cover new organisations thought to present threat to security. UK wide legislation.
Welfare Reform Bill
Will create a single welfare-to-work programme and make benefit payments more conditional on willingness to accept work. Benefit changes will be UK-wide, but will need parallel legislation in Northern Ireland, where it is devolved.
Other measures will be implemented via secondary legislation, included in future draft bills or remain commitments at this stage.
Commitment to raise spending on overseas aid by 2013
Cap on non-EU economic migrants allowed to work in UK (secondary legislation)
Reform of Parliamentary privilege laws (draft bill)
Construction of high-speed rail line (bill to come "in due course")
Increased investment in high-speed broadband (secondary legislation)
Extending the right to flexible working to all employees in the future (to be consulted on)
Tuesday, May 25, 2010WHEN: 8:00 a.m.WHAT: Council on Foreign Relations Discussion on Liberia's progress, continuing challenges ahead of the national elections in 2011, peace and development, and Liberia's relationship with the United States. Speaker: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.WHERE: CFR, 1777 F Street NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Lucy Dunderdale, 202-509-8525, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=DCpressRSVP@cfr.org&subject=Liberian%20President%20Ellen%20Johnson%20Sirleaf%20-%20Discussion%20; web site: http://www.cfr.org/NOTE: RSVP required by 3 p.m. May 24. WHEN: 8:15 a.m.WHAT: The George C. Marshall Institute Discussion on the "Future of the Space Industrial Base." Speakers: Brett Lambert, Director of Industry Policy at the Defense Department; Vincent Davis, Principal at Deloitte Consulting; and William Adkins, President of Adkins Strategies.WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 571-970-3180; web site: http://www.marshall.org/ NOTE: RSVP to http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info@marshall.org&subject=The%20George%20C.%20Marshall%20Institute%20-%20Workshop%20WHEN: 9:00 a.m.WHATL The Woodrow Wilson Center discussion on "Drug Policy in Mexico: Examining Mexico's efforts to reduce drug use and the impacts of Mexico's new drug laws." Speakers: Jorge Hernandez Tinajero, president of the Collective for an Integral Drug Policy in Mexico (CUPIHD) and Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico professor and specialist on drug policy in Mexico; Carlos Zamudio, A member of CUPIHD and a specialist on drug consumption and small-scale drug dealing in Mexico; Ana Paula Hernandez, a member of CUPIHD and a specialist in drug policy and human rights in Mexico; Eric Olson, senior adviser of the security initiative at the Mexico Institute; and Maureen Meyer, associate for Mexico and Central America in the Washington Office on Latin America.
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 5th Floor Conference Room, Washington DC.
WHERE: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/
NOTE: RSVP: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_rsvp&event_id=620622
WHEN: 9:30 a.m.WHAT: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on "The Role of Strategic Arms Control in a Post-Cold War World." Witness: Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.WHERE: Room 419 Dirksen Senate Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-224-4651; web site: http://foreign.senate.gov/ WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on "The Great Lakes Region: Current Conditions and U.S. Policy." Witnesses: Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson; Franklin Moore, Deputy Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development's Bureau for Africa; and John Prendergast, Co-founder of the Enough Project.WHERE: Room 2172 Rayburn House Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-225-5021; web site: http://www.foreignaffairs.house.gov/WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: The National Geographic Society hosts the preliminary round 2010 National Geographic Bee, featuring 54 state level winners, ages 10-14, that represent all 50 states, District of Columbia, Atlantic Territories, Pacific Territories and Defense Department Dependents Schools, May 25-26.WHERE: Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle NW, Lobby Level, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Stephanie Montgomery, 202-857-5838, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=smontgom@ngs.org&subject=The%20National%20Geographic%20Society%20-%20Event%20; or John McFeely, 202-857-7659, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jmcfeely@ngs.org&subject=The%20National%20Geographic%20Society%20-%20Event%20; web site: http://www.ngs.org/ NOTE: Doors open for media at 9 a.m.
WHEN: 10:30 a.m.WHAT: The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Discussion on "International Energy Outlook 2010," which presents projections of world energy supply and demand through 2035 with the release of the reference case projections. Speaker: Energy Information Administration Deputy Administrator Howard Gruenspecht.WHERE: CSIS, 1800 K Street NW, B-1 Conference Level, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Jonathan Cogan, 202-586-8719, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jcogan@eia.doe.gov&subject=The%20Center%20for%20Strategic%20and%20International%20Studies%20(CSIS)%20-%20Discussion%20 (Media); or Neil Urwitz, 202-775-3167, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=nurwitz@csis.org&subject=The%20Center%20for%20Strategic%20and%20International%20Studies%20(CSIS)%20-%20Discussion%20 WHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies' International Center for Terrorism Studies Seminar on "Terrorists in Our Midst: Combating Foreign Affinity Terrorism in America. Speakers: Michael Swetnam, CEO and Chairman of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, will deliver opening address; Yonah Alexander, Director of the Institute Center for Terrorism Studies; retired Marine Corps Gen. David Reist; Raymond Tanter, Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan; William Lewis, former professor at Johns Hopkins University; and Oliver Revell, former Associate Deputy Director of Investigations at the Federal Bureau of Investigation.WHERE: The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, 901 North Stuart Street, Suite 200, Arlington, Va.CONTACT: 703-562-4522, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=icts@potomacinstitute.org&subject=The%20Potomac%20Institute%20for%20Policy%20Studies; web site: http://www.potomacinstitute.org/ NOTE: RSVP required. WHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: The Hudson Institute Discussion on "Necessary Secrets; National Security, the Media, and the Rule of Law," and the unauthorized disclosure to the press of secret information. Speakers: Author Gabriel Schoenfeld; Benjamin Wittes, Senior Fellow of Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution; Steve Aftergood, Director of the Project on Government Secrecy at the Federation of American Scientists; former Central Intelligence Agency Director Michael Hayden; and Hudson Institute CEO Kenneth Weinstein.WHERE: Hudson Institute, 1015 15th Street NW, Sixth Floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-223-7770; web site: http://www.hudson.org/NOTE: RSVP to http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=events@hudson.org&subject=The%20Hudson%20Institute%20-%20Seminar%20 with your name and affiliation with "Necessary Secrets" in the subject line of the email.WHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: The Cato Institute Briefing on "Does Homeland Security Work? Evaluating DHS's (Homeland Security Department) Efforts to Make Us Safer." Speakers: Benjamin Friedman, Research Fellow of Defense and Homeland Security Studies at the Cato Institute; and John Mueller, Chair of National Security Studies at the Mershon Center of Ohio State University.WHERE: B-339 Rayburn House Office BuildingCONTACT: 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 24. WHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) Discussion on "Access Controlled: The Shaping of Power, Rights, and Rule in Cyberspace," the second volume of the OpenNet Initiative. Speakers: Bob Boorstin of Google, Inc.; Ronald Deibert of the University of Toronto; John Palfrey and Jonathan Zittrain of Harvard University; Rafal Rohozinski of SecDev Group; and Moises Naim of Foreign Policy magazine.WHERE: NED, 1025 F Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-378-9700; web site: http://www.ned.org/WHEN: 1:00 p.m.
WHAT: Center for Strategic and International Studies' (CSIS) Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) Debates the Issues holds a discussion on "U.S. Nuclear Declaratory Policy." Speakers: Scott Sagan, co-director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University; Keith Payne, CEO and president of the National Institute for Public Policy; Clark Murdock, senior adviser at the International Security Program; and Linton Brooks, CSIS nonresident senior adviser, former Energy Department Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and former Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration
WHERE: CSIS, 1800 K Street NW, B-1 Conference Level, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: Chris Jones, 202-775-3234, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=cjones@csis.org ; web site: http://www.csis.org/
WHEN: 2:00 p.m.WHAT: House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing on "Combating the BP Oil Spill." Witnesses: TBAWHERE: Room 2123 Rayburn House Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-225-2927; web site: http://energycommerce.house.gov/
WHEN: 2:30 p.m.WHAT: The Woodrow Wilson Center's (WWC) Asia Program Discussion on "Legitimizing the Illegitimate? Burma's Political Dilemmas." Speakers: Mark Callahan of the University of Washington; Jurgen Haacke of the London School of Economics; David Steinberg of Georgetown University; and Min Zin of the 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/NOTE: RSVP to http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=asia@wilsoncenter.org&subject=The%20Woodrow%20Wilson%20Center WHEN: 2:30 p.m.WHAT: The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission) Hearing on "Holocaust Era Assets-After the Prague Conference." Speakers: Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md.; Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla.; and former Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs Stuart EizenstatWHERE: Room 428-A Russell Senate Office BuildingCONTACT: Erika Schlager, 202-225-4555, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=erika.schlager@mail.house.gov&subject=The%20Commission%20on%20Security%20and%20Cooperation%20in%20Europe%20(Helsinki%20Commission)%20-%20Hearing%20WHEN: 2:30 p.m.WHAT: The Institute for the Study of War Briefing on "Iraq's Political Crisis," focusing on analyzing the challenges facing government formation and the consequences of recent political developments. Speakers: Kenneth Pollack, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution; Kimberly Kagan, President at the Institute for the Study of War; and Marisa Cochrane Sullivan, Research Director at the Institute for the Study of War.WHERE: HC-8, U.S. CapitolCONTACT: Maggie Rackl, 202-293-5550, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rsvp@understandingwar.org&subject=The%20Institute%20for%20the%20Study%20of%20War%20-%20Briefing%20; web site: http://www.understandingwar.org/ NOTE: RSVP to Maggie Rackl.WHEN: 3:00 p.m.WHAT: The Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) Book Discussion on "The Betrayal of American Prosperity: Free Market Delusions, America's Decline, and How We Must Compete in the Post-Dollar Era." Speakers: Author Clyde Prestowitz, Founder and President of the Economic Strategy Institute; and Kent Hughes, Director of the Program on America and the Global Economy.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: 5:00 p.m.WHAT: The Heritage Foundation Film Screening of "Terror in Mumbai," a documentary of the terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba's shooting and bombing attacks which killed more than 170 people. Speakers: Arun Singh, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of India; and Kim Holmes, Vice President of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the Heritage FoundationWHERE: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Allison Auditorium, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-675-1752, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=lectures.seminars@heritage.org&subject=The%20Heritage%20Foundation%20-%20Film%20screening%20; web site: http://www.heritage.org/ NOTE: RSVP to 202-675-1752.
******************************************************Wednesday, May 26, 2010WHEN: 8:00 a.m.WHAT: The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Discussion on "International Competitiveness and Education." Speakers: Education Secretary Arne Duncan; and John DeGioia, President of Georgetown University.WHERE: CFR, 1777 F Street NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Lucy Dunderdale, 202-509-8525, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=dcpressrsvp@cfr.org&subject=The%20Council%20on%20Foreign%20Relations%20(CFR)%20-%20Discussion%20; web site: www.cfr.org NOTE: RSVP required to http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=dcpressrsvp@cfr.org&subject=The%20Council%20on%20Foreign%20Relations%20(CFR)%20-%20Discussion%20 by 3 p.m. on May 25.WHEN: 8:30 a.m.WHAT: The Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) Conference on "China, Latin America, and the United States: The New Triangle":- 8:30 a.m.: Introductory remarks by Cynthia Arnson, Director of the Latin American Program at WWC; and Jeffrey Davidow, President of the Institute of the Americas- 8:45 a.m.: Keynote presentation by Enrique Garcia, President of the Corporacion Andina de Fomento- 11:20 a.m.: Panel discussion on "China and Latin America: Political and Economic Partners, or Competitors?" with Cynthia Sanborn, Professor of Universidad del Pacifico, Lima; Hongbo Sun of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Philip Yang, Founder and Executive Board Member at Petra Energia in Brazil; and Jeremy Martin, Director of the Energy Program at the Institute of the AmericasWHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 6th Floor Flom Auditorium, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/NOTE: RSVP to http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=lap@wilsoncenter.org&subject=The%20Woodrow%20Wilson%20Center%20(WWC)%20-%20Conference%20 WHEN: 9:00 a.m.WHAT: The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP) Discussion on "Capital Flows to Emerging Economies: Risking a Bubble?" Speakers: Amar Bhattacharya, Director of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development; John Williamson, Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics; Arturo Porzecanski, Distinguished Economist-in-Residence at American University's School of International Service; and Uri Dadush, Director of the CEIP's International Economics ProgramWHERE: CEIP, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: David Kampf, 202-939-2233 (Media); web site: http://www.carnegieendowment.org/
WHEN: 9:00 a.m.WHAT: The New America Foundation (NAF) Discussion on "U.S.-Cuba Engagement in the Gulf: Lessons from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill." Speakers: Former Amoco Oil Latin America President, Jorge Pinon, Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Florida Cuban Research Institute; Brian Petty, Executive Vice President of the International Association of Drilling Contractors; Dan Whittle, Cuba Program Director at the Environmental Defense Fund; Robert Muse, attorney at Muse and Associates; and Anya Landau French, Director of the U.S.-Cuba Policy Initiative at NAF.WHERE: NAF, 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Kate Brown, 202-596-3365, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=brown@newamerica.net&subject=The%20New%20America%20Foundation%20(NAF)%20-%20Discussion%20; http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=communications@newamerica.net&subject=The%20New%20America%20Foundation%20(NAF)%20-%20Discussion%20; web site: http://www.newamerica.net/ WHEN: 9:45 a.m.WHAT: The National Geographic Society hosts the final and championship rounds of the 2010 National Geographic Bee, featuring 54 state level winners, ages 10-14, that represent all 50 states, District of Columbia, Atlantic Territories, Pacific Territories and Defense Department Dependents Schools, May 25-26. Alex Trebek, host of "Jeopardy!" moderates the final and championship rounds.WHERE: Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle NW, Lobby Level, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Stephanie Montgomery, 202-857-5838, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=smontgom@ngs.org&subject=The%20National%20Geographic%20Society%20-%20Event%20; or John McFeely, 202-857-7659, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jmcfeely@ngs.org&subject=The%20National%20Geographic%20Society%20-%20Event%20; web site: http://www.ngs.org/ NOTE: Doors open for media at 8:15 a.m.
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: House Natural Resources Committee Hearing on "Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Strategy and Implications of the Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion." Witnesses: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar; U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Peter Neffenger, Deputy National Incident Commander for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response; Commerce Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere Jane Lubchenco, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and Minerals Management Service Director Elizabeth Birnbaum.WHERE: Room 1324 Longworth House Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-225-6065; web site: http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/NOTE: Hearing will continue on May 27.
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: House Financial Services Committee Hearing on "Anti-Money Laundering: Blocking Terrorist Financing and Its Impact on Lawful Charities." Witnesses: TBAWHERE: Room 2128 Rayburn House Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-225-4247; web site: http://financialservices.house.gov/WHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: The Center for National Policy (CNP) Discussion on "Arming Taiwan: Impact on Asian Society and U.S.-People's Republic of China Relations." Speakers: Dean Cheng of the Heritage Foundation; and Ted Galen Carpenter of the Cato Institute.WHERE: CNP, 1 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Third Floor, Suite 333, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Patrick Doherty, 202-682-4119, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pdoherty@cnponline.org&subject=The%20Center%20for%20National%20Policy%20-%20Discussion%20; web site: http://www.cnponline.org/WHEN: 12:15 p.m.WHAT: The New America Foundation (NAF) Book Discussion on "How Enemies Become Friends: The Sources of Stable Peace." Speakers: Author Charlie Kupchan, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations; and Steve Clemons, Director of the American Strategy Program at NAF.WHERE: NAF, 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Kate Brown, 202-596-3365, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=brown@newamerica.net&subject=The%20New%20America%20Foundation%20(NAF)%20-%20Book%20discussion%20; http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=communications@newamerica.net&subject=The%20New%20America%20Foundation%20(NAF)%20-%20Book%20discussion%20; web site: http://www.newamerica.net/NOTE: RSVP online: http://www.newamerica.net/events/2010/charlie_kupchanWHEN: 12:15 p.m.WHAT: The New America Foundation (NAF) Book Discussion on "How Enemies Become Friends: The Sources of Stable Peace." Speakers: Author Charlie Kupchan, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations; and Steve Clemons, Director of the American Strategy Program at NAF.WHERE: NAF, 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Kate Brown, 202-596-3365, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=brown@newamerica.net&subject=The%20New%20America%20Foundation%20(NAF)%20-%20Book%20discussion%20; http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=communications@newamerica.net&subject=The%20New%20America%20Foundation%20(NAF)%20-%20Book%20discussion%20; web site: http://www.newamerica.net/NOTE: RSVP online: http://www.newamerica.net/events/2010/charlie_kupchan WHEN: 12:30 p.m.
WHAT: Brookings Institution webinar on "The Greek Debt Crisis and Europe's Reaction." Speakers: Domenico Lombardi, nonresident senior fellow on global economy and development at Brookings; and David Mark, senior editor at Politico.
WHERE: Online
CONTACT: 202-797-6105, events@brookings.edu; web site: http://www.brookings.edu/
NOTE: Advanced questions may be submitted to http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ScoutingReport@brookings.edu
WHEN: 12:30 p.m.WHAT: National Press Club Speakers Committee Luncheon with remarks by Barbara Bush, President of Global Health Corps and daughter of President George W. Bush.WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Ballroom, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-662-7500, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mcooke@press.org&subject=Barbara%20Bush,%20president%20of%20Global%20Health%20Corps%20and%20daughter%20of%20President%20George%20W.%20Bush%20-%20Discussion%20; web site: http://npc.press.org/ WHEN: 2:00 p.m.WHAT: The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Discussion on "The Nigerian Predicament: Strategies for Advancing Growth, Governance and Security." Speakers: Richard Joseph, Professor of Northwestern University; Oka Obono, Senior Lecturer at the University of Ibadan; Layi Erinosho, President of the African Sociological Association; and Dorina Bekoe, Senior Research Associate at USIP.WHERE: USIP, 1200 17th Street NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-429-3822, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info@usip.org&subject=The%20United%20States%20Institute%20of%20Peace%20(USIP)%20-%20Discussion%20; web site: http://www.usip.org/NOTE: RSVP required.WHEN: 2:30 p.m.WHAT: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on "Assessing Challenges and Opportunities for Peace in Sudan." Witnesses: Katherine Almquist, Senior Fellow at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies; Alison Giffen, Deputy Director of the Future of Peace Operations Program at the Henry L. Stimson Center; David Mozersky, Associate Director of Humanity United, Redwood City, Calif.; Anne Richard, Vice President for Government relations and Advocacy for the International Rescue Committee.WHERE: Room 419 Dirksen Senate Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-224-4651; web site: http://foreign.senate.gov/
WHEN: 4:00 p.m.WHAT The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) Discussion on "Thailand on the Brink." Speakers: Sunai Phasuk, Senior Researcher on Thailand at Human Rights Watch; Joshua Kurlantzick, Fellow for Southeast Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations; Brian Joseph, NED's Senior Director on Asia and Global Programs.WHERE: NED, 1025 F Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DCCONTACT: 202-378-9700, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info@ned.org&subject=The%20National%20Endowment%20for%20Democracy%20(NED)%20-%20Discussion%20; web sit e:http://www.ned.org/WHEN: 6:30 p.m.WHAT: The Center for American Progress (CAP) Discussion on the publication, "Arsenal of Democracy: The Politics of National Security-From World War II to the War on Terrorism." Speakers: Author Julian Zelizer; and CAP Senior Fellows John Halpin and Ruy Teixeira.WHERE: CAP, 1333 H Street NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-741-6246; web site: http://www.americanprogress.org/NOTE: RSVP required.
**************************************************Thursday, May 27, 2010WHEN: 9:00 a.m.
WHAT: Brookings Institution discussion on "Ending Nigeria's HIV/AIDS Pandemic." Speakers: Richard Joseph, nonresident senior fellow at The Brookings Institution, principal investigator for the Research Alliance to Combat HIV/AIDS (REACH), and professor at Northwestern University; Ernest Aryeetey, senior fellow and director of the Africa growth Initiative; Layi Erinosho, president of the African Sociological Association; Uche Isiugo-Abanihe, professor of demography and REACH chairman at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Gbenga Sunmola, principal researcher at REACH and research coordinator at Nigeria's National Agency for the Control of Aids; Oka Obono, principal researcher at REACH at the University of Ibadan; Jacques van der Gaag, senior fellow and co-director of the Center for Universal Education; Phillip Nieburg, public health epidemiologist at REACH and senior associate for the Center for Strategic and International Studies; and Nkem Dike, associate project director of REACH at Northwestern University.
WHERE: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Falk Auditorium, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: 202-797-6105, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=communications@brookings.edu; web site: http://www.brookings.edu/
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on "U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation: Next Steps for the Merida Initiative." Witnesses: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; and Shannon O'Neill, Fellow for Latin American Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.WHERE: Room 2172 Rayburn House Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-225-5021; web site: http://www.foreignaffairs.house.gov/ WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: House Judiciary Committee Hearing on "Legal Liability Issues Surrounding the Gulf Coast Oil Disaster." Witnesses: TBAWHERE: Room 2141 Rayburn House Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-225-3951; web site: http://www.judiciary.house.gov/
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: House Natural Resources Committee Hearing on "Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Strategy and Implications of the Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion." Witnesses: Lamar McKay, Chairman and President of BP America, Inc.; Steven Newman, President and CEO of Transocean Ltd.; Randall Luthi, President of the National Ocean Industries Association; Jack Gerard, President and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute; Michael Hirshfield, Senior Vice President for North America and Chief Scientist for Oceana; and Michelle Foss, Head of the Center for Energy Economics and Chief Energy Economist at the University of Texas.WHERE: Room 1324 Longworth House Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-225-6065; web site: http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/ NOTE: This hearing is continued from May 26.WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: House Appropriations Committee Hearing on "BP-Transocean Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster: Ongoing Response and Environmental Impacts." Witnesses: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar; Minerals Management Service Director Elizabeth Birnbaum; Deputy EPA Administrator Bob Perciasepe; Assistant Interior Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks Tom Strickland; and U.S. Geological Survey Director Marica McNutt.WHERE: Room 2359 Rayburn House Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-225-2771; web site: http://appropriations.house.gov/ WHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: The National Endowment for Democracy's (NED) Center for International Media Assistance Discussion on "The Role of Media in Humanitarian Crises: Lessons Learned from the Earthquake in Haiti." Speakers: Mark Frohardt, Vice President of Africa, Health, and Humanitarian Media at Internews Network; Patrick Meier, Director of Crisis Mapping at Ushahidi; and Ivan Sigal, Executive Director of Global Voices.WHERE: NED, 1025 F Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-378-9700, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info@ned.org&subject=The%20National%20Endowment%20for%20Democracy; web site: http://www.ned.org/NOTE: RSVP to http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=CIMA@ned.org&subject=The%20National%20Endowment%20for%20Democracy with your name and affiliation by May 24. WHEN: 12:15 p.m.
WHAT: New America Foundation (NAF) book discussion on "The End of the Free Market: Who Wins the War Between States and Corporations?" Speakers: author Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group; and Steve Clemons, director of the American Strategy Program at NAF.
WHERE: The New America Foundation, 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Kate Brown, 202-596-3365, brown@newamerica.net; http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=communications@newamerica.net; web site: http://www.newamerica.net/WHEN: 3:00 p.m.
WHAT: American Enterprise Institute discussion on “The Art of Command in Counterinsurgency Operations.” Speakers: Brigadier General H. R. McMaster and Thomas Donnelly, AEI.
WHERE: Wohlstetter Conference Center, Twelfth Floor, AEI
1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 CONTACT: Hampton Foushee, American Enterprise Institute, 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W.
Washington D.C.
CONTACT: 202-862-5806; http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Hampton.Foushee@aei.org
NOTE: RSVP: https://www.aei.org/aeisecure/accReg?pub=Events&pubId=100249&getThis=1
WHEN: 5:30 p.m.WHAT: The Media Future Now Discussion on "Why the Broadband Plan Matters - Really, Why?" Speakers: Shireen Mitchell, a digital media, technology and diversity analyst; Elise Kohn, Adoption Director for the Federal Communication Commission's National Broadband Team; and Alan Rosenblatt, Associate Director of Online Advocacy at the Center for American Progress.WHERE: The New America Foundation, 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-339-0303; web site: http://mediafuturenow.com/ NOTE: For more details and to RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=126190444061651&ref=ts
**********************************************Friday, May 28, 2010WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: Vice President Biden delivers a commencement address at the U.S. Naval Academy’s commissioning ceremonies.WHERE: U.S. Naval Academy, 121 Blake Road, Navy/Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Md.CONTACT: 202-456-2881WHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Briefing on “Nuclear Power’s Role in the U.S. Energy Mix: Current Issues.” Speakers: Clifford Singer, Professor of Nuclear, Plasma and radiological Engineering and Political Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.WHERE: B-354 Rayburn House Office BuildingCONTACT: Earl Lane at 202-326-6431NOTE: RSVP to http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=elane@aaas.org; web site: http://www.aaas.org/
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 5th Floor Conference Room, Washington DC.
WHERE: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/
NOTE: RSVP: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_rsvp&event_id=620622
WHEN: 9:30 a.m.WHAT: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on "The Role of Strategic Arms Control in a Post-Cold War World." Witness: Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.WHERE: Room 419 Dirksen Senate Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-224-4651; web site: http://foreign.senate.gov/ WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on "The Great Lakes Region: Current Conditions and U.S. Policy." Witnesses: Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson; Franklin Moore, Deputy Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development's Bureau for Africa; and John Prendergast, Co-founder of the Enough Project.WHERE: Room 2172 Rayburn House Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-225-5021; web site: http://www.foreignaffairs.house.gov/WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: The National Geographic Society hosts the preliminary round 2010 National Geographic Bee, featuring 54 state level winners, ages 10-14, that represent all 50 states, District of Columbia, Atlantic Territories, Pacific Territories and Defense Department Dependents Schools, May 25-26.WHERE: Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle NW, Lobby Level, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Stephanie Montgomery, 202-857-5838, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=smontgom@ngs.org&subject=The%20National%20Geographic%20Society%20-%20Event%20; or John McFeely, 202-857-7659, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jmcfeely@ngs.org&subject=The%20National%20Geographic%20Society%20-%20Event%20; web site: http://www.ngs.org/ NOTE: Doors open for media at 9 a.m.
WHEN: 10:30 a.m.WHAT: The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Discussion on "International Energy Outlook 2010," which presents projections of world energy supply and demand through 2035 with the release of the reference case projections. Speaker: Energy Information Administration Deputy Administrator Howard Gruenspecht.WHERE: CSIS, 1800 K Street NW, B-1 Conference Level, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Jonathan Cogan, 202-586-8719, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jcogan@eia.doe.gov&subject=The%20Center%20for%20Strategic%20and%20International%20Studies%20(CSIS)%20-%20Discussion%20 (Media); or Neil Urwitz, 202-775-3167, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=nurwitz@csis.org&subject=The%20Center%20for%20Strategic%20and%20International%20Studies%20(CSIS)%20-%20Discussion%20 WHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies' International Center for Terrorism Studies Seminar on "Terrorists in Our Midst: Combating Foreign Affinity Terrorism in America. Speakers: Michael Swetnam, CEO and Chairman of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, will deliver opening address; Yonah Alexander, Director of the Institute Center for Terrorism Studies; retired Marine Corps Gen. David Reist; Raymond Tanter, Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan; William Lewis, former professor at Johns Hopkins University; and Oliver Revell, former Associate Deputy Director of Investigations at the Federal Bureau of Investigation.WHERE: The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, 901 North Stuart Street, Suite 200, Arlington, Va.CONTACT: 703-562-4522, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=icts@potomacinstitute.org&subject=The%20Potomac%20Institute%20for%20Policy%20Studies; web site: http://www.potomacinstitute.org/ NOTE: RSVP required. WHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: The Hudson Institute Discussion on "Necessary Secrets; National Security, the Media, and the Rule of Law," and the unauthorized disclosure to the press of secret information. Speakers: Author Gabriel Schoenfeld; Benjamin Wittes, Senior Fellow of Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution; Steve Aftergood, Director of the Project on Government Secrecy at the Federation of American Scientists; former Central Intelligence Agency Director Michael Hayden; and Hudson Institute CEO Kenneth Weinstein.WHERE: Hudson Institute, 1015 15th Street NW, Sixth Floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-223-7770; web site: http://www.hudson.org/NOTE: RSVP to http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=events@hudson.org&subject=The%20Hudson%20Institute%20-%20Seminar%20 with your name and affiliation with "Necessary Secrets" in the subject line of the email.WHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: The Cato Institute Briefing on "Does Homeland Security Work? Evaluating DHS's (Homeland Security Department) Efforts to Make Us Safer." Speakers: Benjamin Friedman, Research Fellow of Defense and Homeland Security Studies at the Cato Institute; and John Mueller, Chair of National Security Studies at the Mershon Center of Ohio State University.WHERE: B-339 Rayburn House Office BuildingCONTACT: 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 24. WHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) Discussion on "Access Controlled: The Shaping of Power, Rights, and Rule in Cyberspace," the second volume of the OpenNet Initiative. Speakers: Bob Boorstin of Google, Inc.; Ronald Deibert of the University of Toronto; John Palfrey and Jonathan Zittrain of Harvard University; Rafal Rohozinski of SecDev Group; and Moises Naim of Foreign Policy magazine.WHERE: NED, 1025 F Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-378-9700; web site: http://www.ned.org/WHEN: 1:00 p.m.
WHAT: Center for Strategic and International Studies' (CSIS) Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) Debates the Issues holds a discussion on "U.S. Nuclear Declaratory Policy." Speakers: Scott Sagan, co-director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University; Keith Payne, CEO and president of the National Institute for Public Policy; Clark Murdock, senior adviser at the International Security Program; and Linton Brooks, CSIS nonresident senior adviser, former Energy Department Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and former Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration
WHERE: CSIS, 1800 K Street NW, B-1 Conference Level, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: Chris Jones, 202-775-3234, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=cjones@csis.org ; web site: http://www.csis.org/
WHEN: 2:00 p.m.WHAT: House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing on "Combating the BP Oil Spill." Witnesses: TBAWHERE: Room 2123 Rayburn House Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-225-2927; web site: http://energycommerce.house.gov/
WHEN: 2:30 p.m.WHAT: The Woodrow Wilson Center's (WWC) Asia Program Discussion on "Legitimizing the Illegitimate? Burma's Political Dilemmas." Speakers: Mark Callahan of the University of Washington; Jurgen Haacke of the London School of Economics; David Steinberg of Georgetown University; and Min Zin of the 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/NOTE: RSVP to http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=asia@wilsoncenter.org&subject=The%20Woodrow%20Wilson%20Center WHEN: 2:30 p.m.WHAT: The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission) Hearing on "Holocaust Era Assets-After the Prague Conference." Speakers: Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md.; Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla.; and former Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs Stuart EizenstatWHERE: Room 428-A Russell Senate Office BuildingCONTACT: Erika Schlager, 202-225-4555, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=erika.schlager@mail.house.gov&subject=The%20Commission%20on%20Security%20and%20Cooperation%20in%20Europe%20(Helsinki%20Commission)%20-%20Hearing%20WHEN: 2:30 p.m.WHAT: The Institute for the Study of War Briefing on "Iraq's Political Crisis," focusing on analyzing the challenges facing government formation and the consequences of recent political developments. Speakers: Kenneth Pollack, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution; Kimberly Kagan, President at the Institute for the Study of War; and Marisa Cochrane Sullivan, Research Director at the Institute for the Study of War.WHERE: HC-8, U.S. CapitolCONTACT: Maggie Rackl, 202-293-5550, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rsvp@understandingwar.org&subject=The%20Institute%20for%20the%20Study%20of%20War%20-%20Briefing%20; web site: http://www.understandingwar.org/ NOTE: RSVP to Maggie Rackl.WHEN: 3:00 p.m.WHAT: The Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) Book Discussion on "The Betrayal of American Prosperity: Free Market Delusions, America's Decline, and How We Must Compete in the Post-Dollar Era." Speakers: Author Clyde Prestowitz, Founder and President of the Economic Strategy Institute; and Kent Hughes, Director of the Program on America and the Global Economy.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: 5:00 p.m.WHAT: The Heritage Foundation Film Screening of "Terror in Mumbai," a documentary of the terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba's shooting and bombing attacks which killed more than 170 people. Speakers: Arun Singh, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of India; and Kim Holmes, Vice President of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the Heritage FoundationWHERE: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Allison Auditorium, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-675-1752, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=lectures.seminars@heritage.org&subject=The%20Heritage%20Foundation%20-%20Film%20screening%20; web site: http://www.heritage.org/ NOTE: RSVP to 202-675-1752.
******************************************************Wednesday, May 26, 2010WHEN: 8:00 a.m.WHAT: The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Discussion on "International Competitiveness and Education." Speakers: Education Secretary Arne Duncan; and John DeGioia, President of Georgetown University.WHERE: CFR, 1777 F Street NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Lucy Dunderdale, 202-509-8525, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=dcpressrsvp@cfr.org&subject=The%20Council%20on%20Foreign%20Relations%20(CFR)%20-%20Discussion%20; web site: www.cfr.org NOTE: RSVP required to http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=dcpressrsvp@cfr.org&subject=The%20Council%20on%20Foreign%20Relations%20(CFR)%20-%20Discussion%20 by 3 p.m. on May 25.WHEN: 8:30 a.m.WHAT: The Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) Conference on "China, Latin America, and the United States: The New Triangle":- 8:30 a.m.: Introductory remarks by Cynthia Arnson, Director of the Latin American Program at WWC; and Jeffrey Davidow, President of the Institute of the Americas- 8:45 a.m.: Keynote presentation by Enrique Garcia, President of the Corporacion Andina de Fomento- 11:20 a.m.: Panel discussion on "China and Latin America: Political and Economic Partners, or Competitors?" with Cynthia Sanborn, Professor of Universidad del Pacifico, Lima; Hongbo Sun of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Philip Yang, Founder and Executive Board Member at Petra Energia in Brazil; and Jeremy Martin, Director of the Energy Program at the Institute of the AmericasWHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 6th Floor Flom Auditorium, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/NOTE: RSVP to http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=lap@wilsoncenter.org&subject=The%20Woodrow%20Wilson%20Center%20(WWC)%20-%20Conference%20 WHEN: 9:00 a.m.WHAT: The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP) Discussion on "Capital Flows to Emerging Economies: Risking a Bubble?" Speakers: Amar Bhattacharya, Director of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development; John Williamson, Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics; Arturo Porzecanski, Distinguished Economist-in-Residence at American University's School of International Service; and Uri Dadush, Director of the CEIP's International Economics ProgramWHERE: CEIP, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: David Kampf, 202-939-2233 (Media); web site: http://www.carnegieendowment.org/
WHEN: 9:00 a.m.WHAT: The New America Foundation (NAF) Discussion on "U.S.-Cuba Engagement in the Gulf: Lessons from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill." Speakers: Former Amoco Oil Latin America President, Jorge Pinon, Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Florida Cuban Research Institute; Brian Petty, Executive Vice President of the International Association of Drilling Contractors; Dan Whittle, Cuba Program Director at the Environmental Defense Fund; Robert Muse, attorney at Muse and Associates; and Anya Landau French, Director of the U.S.-Cuba Policy Initiative at NAF.WHERE: NAF, 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Kate Brown, 202-596-3365, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=brown@newamerica.net&subject=The%20New%20America%20Foundation%20(NAF)%20-%20Discussion%20; http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=communications@newamerica.net&subject=The%20New%20America%20Foundation%20(NAF)%20-%20Discussion%20; web site: http://www.newamerica.net/ WHEN: 9:45 a.m.WHAT: The National Geographic Society hosts the final and championship rounds of the 2010 National Geographic Bee, featuring 54 state level winners, ages 10-14, that represent all 50 states, District of Columbia, Atlantic Territories, Pacific Territories and Defense Department Dependents Schools, May 25-26. Alex Trebek, host of "Jeopardy!" moderates the final and championship rounds.WHERE: Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle NW, Lobby Level, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Stephanie Montgomery, 202-857-5838, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=smontgom@ngs.org&subject=The%20National%20Geographic%20Society%20-%20Event%20; or John McFeely, 202-857-7659, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jmcfeely@ngs.org&subject=The%20National%20Geographic%20Society%20-%20Event%20; web site: http://www.ngs.org/ NOTE: Doors open for media at 8:15 a.m.
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: House Natural Resources Committee Hearing on "Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Strategy and Implications of the Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion." Witnesses: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar; U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Peter Neffenger, Deputy National Incident Commander for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response; Commerce Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere Jane Lubchenco, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and Minerals Management Service Director Elizabeth Birnbaum.WHERE: Room 1324 Longworth House Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-225-6065; web site: http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/NOTE: Hearing will continue on May 27.
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: House Financial Services Committee Hearing on "Anti-Money Laundering: Blocking Terrorist Financing and Its Impact on Lawful Charities." Witnesses: TBAWHERE: Room 2128 Rayburn House Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-225-4247; web site: http://financialservices.house.gov/WHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: The Center for National Policy (CNP) Discussion on "Arming Taiwan: Impact on Asian Society and U.S.-People's Republic of China Relations." Speakers: Dean Cheng of the Heritage Foundation; and Ted Galen Carpenter of the Cato Institute.WHERE: CNP, 1 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Third Floor, Suite 333, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Patrick Doherty, 202-682-4119, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pdoherty@cnponline.org&subject=The%20Center%20for%20National%20Policy%20-%20Discussion%20; web site: http://www.cnponline.org/WHEN: 12:15 p.m.WHAT: The New America Foundation (NAF) Book Discussion on "How Enemies Become Friends: The Sources of Stable Peace." Speakers: Author Charlie Kupchan, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations; and Steve Clemons, Director of the American Strategy Program at NAF.WHERE: NAF, 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Kate Brown, 202-596-3365, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=brown@newamerica.net&subject=The%20New%20America%20Foundation%20(NAF)%20-%20Book%20discussion%20; http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=communications@newamerica.net&subject=The%20New%20America%20Foundation%20(NAF)%20-%20Book%20discussion%20; web site: http://www.newamerica.net/NOTE: RSVP online: http://www.newamerica.net/events/2010/charlie_kupchanWHEN: 12:15 p.m.WHAT: The New America Foundation (NAF) Book Discussion on "How Enemies Become Friends: The Sources of Stable Peace." Speakers: Author Charlie Kupchan, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations; and Steve Clemons, Director of the American Strategy Program at NAF.WHERE: NAF, 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Kate Brown, 202-596-3365, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=brown@newamerica.net&subject=The%20New%20America%20Foundation%20(NAF)%20-%20Book%20discussion%20; http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=communications@newamerica.net&subject=The%20New%20America%20Foundation%20(NAF)%20-%20Book%20discussion%20; web site: http://www.newamerica.net/NOTE: RSVP online: http://www.newamerica.net/events/2010/charlie_kupchan WHEN: 12:30 p.m.
WHAT: Brookings Institution webinar on "The Greek Debt Crisis and Europe's Reaction." Speakers: Domenico Lombardi, nonresident senior fellow on global economy and development at Brookings; and David Mark, senior editor at Politico.
WHERE: Online
CONTACT: 202-797-6105, events@brookings.edu; web site: http://www.brookings.edu/
NOTE: Advanced questions may be submitted to http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ScoutingReport@brookings.edu
WHEN: 12:30 p.m.WHAT: National Press Club Speakers Committee Luncheon with remarks by Barbara Bush, President of Global Health Corps and daughter of President George W. Bush.WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Ballroom, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-662-7500, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mcooke@press.org&subject=Barbara%20Bush,%20president%20of%20Global%20Health%20Corps%20and%20daughter%20of%20President%20George%20W.%20Bush%20-%20Discussion%20; web site: http://npc.press.org/ WHEN: 2:00 p.m.WHAT: The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Discussion on "The Nigerian Predicament: Strategies for Advancing Growth, Governance and Security." Speakers: Richard Joseph, Professor of Northwestern University; Oka Obono, Senior Lecturer at the University of Ibadan; Layi Erinosho, President of the African Sociological Association; and Dorina Bekoe, Senior Research Associate at USIP.WHERE: USIP, 1200 17th Street NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-429-3822, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info@usip.org&subject=The%20United%20States%20Institute%20of%20Peace%20(USIP)%20-%20Discussion%20; web site: http://www.usip.org/NOTE: RSVP required.WHEN: 2:30 p.m.WHAT: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on "Assessing Challenges and Opportunities for Peace in Sudan." Witnesses: Katherine Almquist, Senior Fellow at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies; Alison Giffen, Deputy Director of the Future of Peace Operations Program at the Henry L. Stimson Center; David Mozersky, Associate Director of Humanity United, Redwood City, Calif.; Anne Richard, Vice President for Government relations and Advocacy for the International Rescue Committee.WHERE: Room 419 Dirksen Senate Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-224-4651; web site: http://foreign.senate.gov/
WHEN: 4:00 p.m.WHAT The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) Discussion on "Thailand on the Brink." Speakers: Sunai Phasuk, Senior Researcher on Thailand at Human Rights Watch; Joshua Kurlantzick, Fellow for Southeast Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations; Brian Joseph, NED's Senior Director on Asia and Global Programs.WHERE: NED, 1025 F Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DCCONTACT: 202-378-9700, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info@ned.org&subject=The%20National%20Endowment%20for%20Democracy%20(NED)%20-%20Discussion%20; web sit e:http://www.ned.org/WHEN: 6:30 p.m.WHAT: The Center for American Progress (CAP) Discussion on the publication, "Arsenal of Democracy: The Politics of National Security-From World War II to the War on Terrorism." Speakers: Author Julian Zelizer; and CAP Senior Fellows John Halpin and Ruy Teixeira.WHERE: CAP, 1333 H Street NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-741-6246; web site: http://www.americanprogress.org/NOTE: RSVP required.
**************************************************Thursday, May 27, 2010WHEN: 9:00 a.m.
WHAT: Brookings Institution discussion on "Ending Nigeria's HIV/AIDS Pandemic." Speakers: Richard Joseph, nonresident senior fellow at The Brookings Institution, principal investigator for the Research Alliance to Combat HIV/AIDS (REACH), and professor at Northwestern University; Ernest Aryeetey, senior fellow and director of the Africa growth Initiative; Layi Erinosho, president of the African Sociological Association; Uche Isiugo-Abanihe, professor of demography and REACH chairman at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Gbenga Sunmola, principal researcher at REACH and research coordinator at Nigeria's National Agency for the Control of Aids; Oka Obono, principal researcher at REACH at the University of Ibadan; Jacques van der Gaag, senior fellow and co-director of the Center for Universal Education; Phillip Nieburg, public health epidemiologist at REACH and senior associate for the Center for Strategic and International Studies; and Nkem Dike, associate project director of REACH at Northwestern University.
WHERE: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Falk Auditorium, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: 202-797-6105, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=communications@brookings.edu; web site: http://www.brookings.edu/
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on "U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation: Next Steps for the Merida Initiative." Witnesses: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; and Shannon O'Neill, Fellow for Latin American Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.WHERE: Room 2172 Rayburn House Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-225-5021; web site: http://www.foreignaffairs.house.gov/ WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: House Judiciary Committee Hearing on "Legal Liability Issues Surrounding the Gulf Coast Oil Disaster." Witnesses: TBAWHERE: Room 2141 Rayburn House Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-225-3951; web site: http://www.judiciary.house.gov/
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: House Natural Resources Committee Hearing on "Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Strategy and Implications of the Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion." Witnesses: Lamar McKay, Chairman and President of BP America, Inc.; Steven Newman, President and CEO of Transocean Ltd.; Randall Luthi, President of the National Ocean Industries Association; Jack Gerard, President and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute; Michael Hirshfield, Senior Vice President for North America and Chief Scientist for Oceana; and Michelle Foss, Head of the Center for Energy Economics and Chief Energy Economist at the University of Texas.WHERE: Room 1324 Longworth House Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-225-6065; web site: http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/ NOTE: This hearing is continued from May 26.WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: House Appropriations Committee Hearing on "BP-Transocean Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster: Ongoing Response and Environmental Impacts." Witnesses: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar; Minerals Management Service Director Elizabeth Birnbaum; Deputy EPA Administrator Bob Perciasepe; Assistant Interior Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks Tom Strickland; and U.S. Geological Survey Director Marica McNutt.WHERE: Room 2359 Rayburn House Office BuildingCONTACT: 202-225-2771; web site: http://appropriations.house.gov/ WHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: The National Endowment for Democracy's (NED) Center for International Media Assistance Discussion on "The Role of Media in Humanitarian Crises: Lessons Learned from the Earthquake in Haiti." Speakers: Mark Frohardt, Vice President of Africa, Health, and Humanitarian Media at Internews Network; Patrick Meier, Director of Crisis Mapping at Ushahidi; and Ivan Sigal, Executive Director of Global Voices.WHERE: NED, 1025 F Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-378-9700, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info@ned.org&subject=The%20National%20Endowment%20for%20Democracy; web site: http://www.ned.org/NOTE: RSVP to http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=CIMA@ned.org&subject=The%20National%20Endowment%20for%20Democracy with your name and affiliation by May 24. WHEN: 12:15 p.m.
WHAT: New America Foundation (NAF) book discussion on "The End of the Free Market: Who Wins the War Between States and Corporations?" Speakers: author Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group; and Steve Clemons, director of the American Strategy Program at NAF.
WHERE: The New America Foundation, 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Kate Brown, 202-596-3365, brown@newamerica.net; http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=communications@newamerica.net; web site: http://www.newamerica.net/WHEN: 3:00 p.m.
WHAT: American Enterprise Institute discussion on “The Art of Command in Counterinsurgency Operations.” Speakers: Brigadier General H. R. McMaster and Thomas Donnelly, AEI.
WHERE: Wohlstetter Conference Center, Twelfth Floor, AEI
1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 CONTACT: Hampton Foushee, American Enterprise Institute, 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W.
Washington D.C.
CONTACT: 202-862-5806; http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Hampton.Foushee@aei.org
NOTE: RSVP: https://www.aei.org/aeisecure/accReg?pub=Events&pubId=100249&getThis=1
WHEN: 5:30 p.m.WHAT: The Media Future Now Discussion on "Why the Broadband Plan Matters - Really, Why?" Speakers: Shireen Mitchell, a digital media, technology and diversity analyst; Elise Kohn, Adoption Director for the Federal Communication Commission's National Broadband Team; and Alan Rosenblatt, Associate Director of Online Advocacy at the Center for American Progress.WHERE: The New America Foundation, 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-339-0303; web site: http://mediafuturenow.com/ NOTE: For more details and to RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=126190444061651&ref=ts
**********************************************Friday, May 28, 2010WHEN: 10:00 a.m.WHAT: Vice President Biden delivers a commencement address at the U.S. Naval Academy’s commissioning ceremonies.WHERE: U.S. Naval Academy, 121 Blake Road, Navy/Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Md.CONTACT: 202-456-2881WHEN: 12:00 p.m.WHAT: The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Briefing on “Nuclear Power’s Role in the U.S. Energy Mix: Current Issues.” Speakers: Clifford Singer, Professor of Nuclear, Plasma and radiological Engineering and Political Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.WHERE: B-354 Rayburn House Office BuildingCONTACT: Earl Lane at 202-326-6431NOTE: RSVP to http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=elane@aaas.org; web site: http://www.aaas.org/
