MELI YA HOSPITALI YA CHINA YATIA NANGA DAR, KUANZA KUTOA HUDUMA ZA MATIBABU BURE KESHO
MKUU wa Hospitali Kuu ya Jeshi la Wananchi wa Tanzania(JWTZ),Lugalo,Meja Jenerali Salim Salim,akipewa zawadi maalu na Kamanda wa Meli ya China,yenye vifaa na madaktari wa kutoa huduma za matibabu,Bao Yuping,alipotembelea meli hiyo leo katika Bandari ya Dar es Salaam.
MGANGA Mkuu wa Hospitali Kuu ya Jeshi la Wananchi wa Tanzania (JWTZ) ya Lugalo,Meja Jenerali Salim Salim, akionyeshwa machine ya upimaji magonjwa ya moyo iliyomo katika meli ya China,alipotembelea meli hiyo leo, katika Bandari ya Dar es Salaam,ambako imetia nanga ikiwa na madaktari watakaotoa huduma ya matibabu kwa wagonjwa mbalimbali.Kushoto ni Kamanda wa meli hiyo,Bao Yuping na kulia ni Balozi wa China hapa nchini Liu XinshengMonday, October 18, 2010
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Heritage Foundation bookdiscussion on "The Language of the Law and the Foundations of American Constitutionalism." Speakers: author Gary McDowell; and Edwin Meese III, chairman of the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Heritage Foundation.
WHERE: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Lehrman Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-675-1752, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=lectures.seminars@heritage.org; web site: http://www.heritage.org/
RSVP: Call 202-675-1752
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) bookdiscussion on "Gaming the World: How Sports are Reshaping Global Politics and Culture." Speaker: author Andrei Markovitz, professor of comparative politics and German studies at the University of Michigan; and Franklin Foer, editor of the New Republic
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/
WHEN: 3:30 p.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) discussion on "Taiwan, Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement and the Politics of Free Trade." Speakers: Merrit Cooke, CEO and president of GC3 Strategy; Shelley Rigger, professor of political science at Davidson College; and David Brown, professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/
WHEN: 4:00 p.m.
WHAT: U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC) discussion on "The Story of Slovakia's Economic Transformation: Opportunities for Trade and Investment between the U.S. and Slovakia." Speaker: Slovak Foreign Minister Mikulas Dzurinda
WHERE: USCC, 1615 H Street NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-463-5682, press@uschamber.com; web site: http://www.uschamber.com/calendar.asp
RSVP: Credentialed media should register to, 202-463-5682 or http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=press@uschamber.com
WHEN: 4:30 p.m.
WHAT: George Washington University (GWU) security policy forum on "How Wars End: Why We Always Fight the Last Battle." Speakers: James Dobbins, director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center at the RAND Corporation; and Gideon Rose, editor of Foreign Affairs
WHERE: GW, 1957 E Street NW, 6th Floor, Lindner Family Commons, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-994-6460; web site: http://www.gwu.edu/
RSVP: Email to http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=spf@gwu.edu
WHEN: 5:30 p.m.
WHAT: Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service Center for Contemporary Arab Studies discussion on "Saving Iraq: Rebuilding a Broken Nation."
Speakers: John DeGioia, president of Georgetown University; and Nemir Kirdar, founder, executive chairman and CEO of the global investment group, Investcorp
WHERE: Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets NW, Intercultural Conference Center, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-687-6215, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ccasevents@georgetown.edu; web site: http://www.ccasonline.org/ NOTE: An RSVP is required to attend this event.
WHEN: 6:00 p.m.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); the American Chemical Society; and Georgetown University discussion on "Science and Society: Global Challenges." Speakers: Gary Samore, special assistant to the president and White House coordinator for arms control and weapons of mass destruction; Eric Loewen, chief consulting engineer for advanced plants technologies at GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy; Larry Satkowiak, director of global security and nonproliferation programs at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee; and National Public Radio reporter David Kestenbaum.
WHERE: AAAS, 1200 New York Avenue NW, Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Earl Lane, 202-326-6413, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=elane@aaas.org
NOTE: CONTACT Earl Lane
WHEN: 6:30 p.m.
WHAT: George Washington University (GWU) holds an anti-trafficking discussion with representative from the FAIR Fund.
WHERE: GWU Elliott School, 1957 E Street NW, Lindner Family Commons, Room 602, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-994-8025; web site: http://elliott.gwu.edu/
RSVP: http://bit.ly/9lybgf
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
WHEN: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC) dinner and opening program of the global summit on "The United States and Israel: Business Through Innovation," October 18-19. Speakers: Dan Senor, author of "Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle"
WHERE: Four Seasons Hotel, 2800 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-463-5682, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=press@uschamber.com; http://www.uschamber.com/calendar.asp
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
WHEN: 8:00 a.m.
WHAT: U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC) global summit on "The United States and Israel: Business Through Innovation," October 18-19.
Highlights:
-- 8:45 a.m.: Myron Brilliant, senior vice president of USCC, delivers welcoming remarks
-- 9 a.m.: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke; and Benjamin Eliezer, Israeli minister of industry, trade, and labor, deliver keynote remarks on "A Celebration of the U.S.-Israel Commercial Relationship"
-- Noon: Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren; and U.S. Ambassador to Israel James Cunningham deliver keynote remarks
-- 4:15 p.m.: House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., delivers keynote remarks
WHERE: USCC, 1615 H Street NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-463-5682, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=press@uschamber.com; http://www.uschamber.com/calendar.asp
WHEN: 9:00 a.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) discussion on "Sharing the Burden of the Border: Layered Security Cooperation and the Canada-U.S. Frontier." Speakers: Stefanie von Hiatky, postdoctural fellow at the Center for Peace and Security Studies at Georgetown University; and Jennifer Trisko, visiting fellow at the Program on Order, Conflict and Violence at Yale University
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/
WHEN 9:00 a.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) briefing on "Taiwan, China and the Politics of Free Trade."
WHERE: 2168 Rayburn House Office Building
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/
RSVP: Email http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=asia@wilsoncenter.org
WHEN: 9:00 a.m.
WHAT: Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) discussion on "What Policymakers Can Learn from Palestinian Social Media." Speakers: Jonathan Schanzer, vice president of research at FDD; Matt Levitt, director of the Stein Program on Counter-Terrorism and Intelligence at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy; and Mark Dubowitz, executive director of FDD.
WHERE: SVC-201, U.S. Capitol
CONTACT: 202-207-0190
RSVP: http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=judy@defenddemocracy.org
NOTE: Camera setup is at 8 a.m.
WHEN: 9:30 a.m.
WHAT: National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) briefing on "Latino Voters and Candidates in the November 2010 Election.” Speaker: NALEO Educational Fund Executive Director Arturo Vargas
WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Holeman Lounge, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Patricia Guadalupe, 202-546-2536, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pguadalupe@naleo.org
RSVP: Send an e-mail to http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pguadalupe@naleo.org
WHEN: 9:30 a.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) discussion on "The Ultimate Weapon is No Weapon: Human Security and the New Rules of War and Peace." Speakers: Army Lt. Col. Shannon Beebe; and Mary Kaldor, professor and co-director at the Centre for the Study of Global Governance at the London School of Economics and Political Science
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/
RSVP: Email http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ecsp@wilsoncenter.org with your name and affiliation.
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.
WHAT: Diesel Technology Forum news conference on "The Cleanest and Most Modern 2010 Diesel Trucks and Buses in the World." Speakers: Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum; Margo Oge, director of the Office of Transportation and Air Quality and Office of Air and Radiation at the Environmental Protection Agency; Richard Kassel of the Natural Resources Defense Council; Srikanth Padmanabhan of Cummins; Patrick Charbonneau of Navistar; and Brad Williamson of Daimler Trucks North America
WHERE: Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon Place NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Steve Hansen, 301-668-7230, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=shansen@dieselforum.org
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.
WHAT: Project on National Security Reform (PNSR) and the Reserve Officer's Association (ROA) discussion on "Case Study Presentations on Interagency Reform," including "Future Directions in National Security Transformation" and "War on Drugs: Lessons Learned from 35 Years of Fighting Asymmetric Threats."
Highlights:
-- 10 a.m.: Richard Weitz, PNSR Case Studies editor delivers remarks
-- Noon: Dale Pfeifer, PNSR director of strategic communications and network development, delivers closing remarks
WHERE: ROA, One Constitution Avenue NE, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Richard Weitz, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=weitz@hudson.org
RSVP: Email Richard Weitz with your name and institutional affiliation.
WHEN: 10:30 a.m.
WHAT: Voice of America discussion on "USA VOTES 2010: U.S. Elections: International Implications." Speakers: Patsy Widakuswara, anchor and producer at Voice of America Indonesian Service; Jim Malone, national correspondent at Voice of America Central News Division; Allan Lichtman, author and professor of history at American University; Susan Tolchin, author and professor of public policy at George Mason University; and Emira Woods, co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies
WHERE: Voice of America, 330 Independence Avenue SW, Briefing Room 1528-A, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-203-4959
RSVP: Call 202-203-4959 or email http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=askvoa@voanews.com;
NOTE: A webcast will be available online: http://www.voanews.com/
WHEN: 11:30 a.m.
WHAT: National Clean Diesel Campaign and the Diesel Emissions Reduction Program hold a "Clean Diesel 10" event, to celebrate ten years of clean diesel progress and help chart the next ten years, October 19-20.
Highlights:
-- 11:30 a.m.: Robert Perciasepe, deputy administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), delivers welcoming remarks
-- 2:30 p.m.: David Matsuda, administrator at the Transportation Department Maritime Administration; and Dennis Smith, national clean cities director and vehicle technologies deployment at the Energy Department, deliver remarks on "Federal Partners"
-- 5 p.m.: Gina McCarthy, assistant administrator at the EPA's Office of Air and Radiation; and Margo Oge, director of EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality, deliver remarks during an evening reception
WHERE: Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon Place NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=cleandiesel2010@sra.com
RSVP: http://www.cleandiesel10.com/
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) discussion on "Asia's Growing Crisis of Floods and Droughts." Speakers: David Breashears, executive director of GlacierWorks; Syed Iqbal Hasnain, visiting fellow at the Stimson Center; and Orville Schell, director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Henry L. Stimson Center chairman's forum on “National Security and International Affairs.” Speaker: former Central Intelligence Agency Director Michael Hayden
WHERE: Stimson Center, 1111 19th Street NW, 12th Floor, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-223-5956
RSVP: Call 202-464-6000 or email http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rsvp@stimson.org
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) discussion on "Economic Doctrines and Climate Change." Speakers: ITIF President and Founder Robert Atkinson; Devon Swezey of the Breakthrough Institute; Steven Hayward of the American Enterprise Institute; and William Bonvillian, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Washington Office
WHERE: ITIF, 1101 K Street NW, Suite 610, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-449-1351, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mail@itif.org; http://www.itif.org/
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Women in Aerospace discussion on "The War Between the Whirligigs and the Tanks." Speaker: Toni Lynn Chinoy, founder and president of Harlan-Evans Inc.
WHERE: 1300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 400, Arlington, Va.
CONTACT: http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info@womeninaerospace.org
NOTE: Those who cannot attend can join a conference call. For conference call information or to register, CONTACT http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info@womeninaerospace.org
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) discussion on the defense industrial base. Speaker: Northrop Grumman CEO Wes Bush.
WHERE: CSIS, 1800 K Street NW, B-1 Conference Level, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Andrew Schwartz, 202-775-3242, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=aschwartz@csis.org; web site: http://www.csis.org/
RSVP: Email http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=aschwartz@csis.org
WHEN: 1:00 p.m.
WHAT: SANS webcast on "Building a Better Bunker: Securing Energy Control Systems Against Terrorists and Cyberwarriors." Speakers: Jonathan Pollet, founder and principal consultant at Red Tiger Security; Eric Knapp, director of critical infrastructure markets at NitroSecurity; and Michael Knapp, senior solutions architect and team leader at McAfee
WHERE: Online
CONTACT: 603-766-8160
NOTE: Information on the webcast is available online: http://www.nitrosecurity.com/resources/webcasts/securing-energy-control-systems-against-terrorists-and-cyberwarriors
WHEN: 1:00 p.m.
WHAT: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) discussion on "Health, Migration and the Future of North Korea." Speakers: Gilbert Burnham, professor of international health and co-director of the Center on Refugees and Disaster Response at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; John Park, senior research associate at the Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention at USIP; W. Courtland Robinson, assistant professor of international health at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Health; and Leonard Rubenstein, coordinator at the Health and Peacebuilding Working Group at USIP.
WHERE: USIP, 1200 17th Street NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Lauren Sucher, 202-429-3822, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=lsucher@usip.org; web site: http://www.usip.org/
NOTE: A RSVP is required for this event.
WHEN: 2:30 p.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) discussion on "A New Axis for Stability: The Israeli-Greek Alliance." Speakers: Aristotle Tziampiris, assistant professor of the Department of International and European Studies at the University of Piraeus
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/
WHEN: 3:30 p.m.
WHAT: Environmental Law Institute (ELI) forum to address the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) future role using 20th century law. Speakers: ELI President Leslie Carothers; former EPA General Counsel Jonathan Cannon, professor of law at the University of Virginia; former EPA Deputy Administrator Hank Habicht, managing partner at SAIL Venture Partners; former EPA General Counsel Ann Klee, vice president of Corporate and Environmental Programs at the General Electric Company; and EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe
WHERE: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW, Hampton Room, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Brett Kitchen, 202-939-3833
RSVP: Email http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=kitchen@eli.org
WHEN: 4:00 p.m.
WHAT: Brookings Institution discussion on "The Human Rights System: What Works at the National Level," focusing on the UN Human Rights Council. Speakers: Elizabeth Ferris, senior fellow of foreign policy at the Brookings Institution; Ted Piccone, senior fellow and deputy director of foreign policy at the Brookings Institution; Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Esther Brimmer; Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, former United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar and Burundi; and Richard Williamson, nonresident senior fellow of foreign policy at the Brookings Institution
WHERE: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Saul/Zilkha Rooms, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-797-6105, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=events@brookings.edu; web site: http://www.brookings.edu/
WHEN: 6:00 p.m.
WHAT: Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) book discussion on "How Wars End: Why We Always Fight the Last Battle." Speakers: author Gideon Rose, editor and chair of "Foreign Affairs"; and James Dobbins, director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center at the National Security Research Division of the RAND Corporation
WHERE: CFR, 1777 F Street NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Lucy Dunderdale, 202-509-8525, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=DCpressRSVP@cfr.org; web site: http://www.cfr.org/
RSVP: http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=dcpressrsvp@cfr.org
WHEN: 6:00 p.m.
WHAT: The George Washington University discussion on "Implications of the 2010 Midterm Elections." Speakers: NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd; and political strategists Mark Penn and Karen Hughes
WHERE: GWU, 805 21st Street NW, Jack Morton Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Emily Cain, 202-994-3087, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=eecain@gwu.edu
RSVP: CONTACT Emily Cain
WHEN: 6:30 p.m.
WHAT: George Washington University (GWU) remarks with former National Atlantic Treaty Organization Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Wesley Clark, chairman and CEO of Wesley K. Clark and Associates LLC.
WHERE: GWU Elliott School, 1957 E Street NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-994-8025; web site http://elliott.gwu.edu/
RSV: http://tiny.cc/generalclark
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
WHEN: 8:00 a.m.
WHAT: National Clean Diesel Campaign; and the Diesel Emissions Reduction Program hold a "Clean Diesel 10" event, to celebrate ten years of clean diesel progress and help chart the next ten years, October 19-20.
Highlights:
-- 8 a.m.: Tim Regan, senior vice president of global government affairs at the Emission Control Technology Association; Peg Hanna, program manager at the New Jersey Department of Environment Protection; Dale Krapf, chairman of board at the National School Transportation Association; Sharon Banks, CEO at Cascade Sierra Solutions; and Sarah Siwek, president of Sarah J. Siwek and Associates Inc, deliver remarks on "Policy and Communications"
-- 2:05 p.m.: Conrad Schneider, advocacy director at the Clean Air Task Force; James Corbett, professor of marine policy at the University of Delaware; and Ray Minjares, policy analyst at the International Council on Clean Transportation, deliver remarks on "Future Trends: Climate Change and Black Carbon Activities"
-- 4 p.m.: Closing remarks
WHERE: Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon Place NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=cleandiesel2010@sra.com
WHEN: 9:00 a.m.
WHAT: American Enterprise Institute (AEI); and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's (USCC) National Chamber Foundation discussion on "A Balancing Act: Federal Debt, Deficit, and Economic Recovery."
Highlights:
-- 9 a.m.: Stanton Anderson of USCC delivers welcoming remarks
-- 9:10 a.m.: Rudolph Penner of the Urban Institute; Alice Rivlin of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform; and Martin Regalia of USCC, participate in a paneldiscussion on "Implications of the Federal Debt and Deficit"
-- 9:50 a.m.: David Cote of the Honeywell International delivers a keynote address
-- 12:10 p.m.: former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker, president and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, delivers a luncheon and keynote address
WHERE: USCC, 1615 H Street NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Veronique Rodman, 202-862-4871, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=vrodman@aei.org; web site: http://www.aei.org/
RSVP: http://www.aei.org/event/100311
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: The Center for National Policy discussion on "The Rise of China." Speakers: Christopher Ford of Hudson Institute; and Dan Blumenthal of American Enterprise Institute
WHERE: Center for National Policy, 1 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Third Floor, Suite 333, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Patrick Doherty, 202-682-4119, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pdoherty@cnponline.org
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: The International Spy Museum presentation on the book, "Stealing Atomic Secrets: The Invisible Harry Gold." Speaker: author and journalist Allen Hornblum
WHERE: International Spy Museum, 800 F Street NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Caitlin Williams, 202-654-0946, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=cwilliams@spymuseum.org
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) discussion on "Dangerous Liaisons? Iran, Israel and the United States." Speakers: Daniel Brumberg and Scott Lasensky of USIP; Meir Javedanfar, independent Israeli analyst; Steven Simon of the Council on Foreign Relations; and Farideh Farhi, independent scholar
WHERE: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Lauren Sucher, 202-429-3822, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=lsucher@usip.org; web site: http://www.usip.org/ NOTE: A RSVP is required to attend this event.
WHEN: 12:30 p.m.
WHAT: National Building Museum (NBM) discussion on "Building in the 21st Century: Clean, Green, and Mobile: Designing the GreenMobile Home Unit." Speakers: Michael Berk, director of the Missippi State University School of Architecture
WHERE: NBM, 401 F Street NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-272-2448; web site: http://www.nbm.org/home.htm
WHEN: 1:00 p.m.
WHAT: The University of Maryland's Center for American Politicsdiscussion on "The Tea Party and the 2010 Elections." Speakers: Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md.; former Rep. Thomas Davis, R-Va.; former Rep. Charles McMillen, D-Md.; David Keene, chairman of the American Conservative Union; Ronald Faucheux, president of Clarus Research Group; Joseph Weber, capitol hill reporter at the Washington Times; and James Hohmann, national political reporter at Politico
WHERE: University of Maryland University College Conference Center Auditorium, 3501 University Boulevard East, Hyattsville, Md.
CONTACT: Mike Charlebois, 301-314-2736, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mcharleb@capc.umd.edu
WHEN: 2:00 p.m.
WHAT: Center for a New American Security (CNAS) discussion on “Natural Allies: A Blueprint for the Future of U.S.-India Relations.” Speakers: The Honorable Richard L. Armitage, Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State; Professor R. Nicholas Burns, Former U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; Richard Fontaine, Senior Fellow, CNAS; and The Honorable Frank G. Wisner, Former U.S. Ambassador to India.
WHERE: The Newseum’s Knight Conference Center, 7th Floor, 555 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: 202-457-9427; http://www.cnas.org/
RSVP: https://cnas.wufoo.com/forms/s7s9r9/
WHEN: 3:00 p.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) book discussion on "The Fog of Law: Pragmatism, Security and International Law." Speakers: author Michael Glennon, professor of international law at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University; and Anthony Arend, professor of government and foreign service at Georgetown University
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; http://www.wilsoncenter.org (+WAGE015+)
WHEN: 4:00 p.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) book discussion on "Pinstripe Patronage: Political Favoritism From the Clubhouse to the White House and Beyond."
Speakers: authors Susan Tolchin, professor of public policy at George Mason University, and Martin Tolchin, senior scholar at WWC; and Lynn Ross, assistant professor of public policy at Georgetown University.
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/
RSVP requested to http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=congress@wilsoncenter.org
WHEN: 4:00 p.m.
WHAT: The Georgetown University Law Center Thomas F. Ryan lecture on "Diplomacy and the Use of Force to Prevent Nuclear Weapons Proliferation." Speakers: Hans Blix, chairman of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission; Joseph Cirincione, president of Ploughshares Fund; and Michael Nacht, professor of Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley
WHERE: Georgetown University Law Center, 600 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-662-9519
RSVP: http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mediarelations@law.georgetown.edu
NOTE: A webcast will be available online: http://www.law.georgetown.edu/webcast
WHEN: 5:00 p.m.
WHAT: New America Foundation (NAF) discussion on "Beyond Platitudes: Women's Economic Empowerment in the Middle East." Speakers: Fida Adely, chair of Arab studies at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University; Amjad Atallah, co-director of the Middle East Task Force at NAF; Doa'a Brahimi, consultant; Nadereh Chamlou, senior adviser of the Office of Chief Economist at the Middle East and North Africa Region of NAF; Fatima Irshaid, project manager at Fostering Women Entrepreneurs; and Steve Clemons, director of NAF's American Strategy Program
WHERE: The New America Foundation, 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Kate Brown, 202-596-3365, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=brown@newamerica.net; http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=communications@newamerica.net; web site: http://www.newamerica.net/
RSVP: http://www.newamerica/net/events/2010/beyond_platitudes
WHEN: 5:30 p.m.
WHAT: Heritage Foundation lecture on "The Guantanamo Mess." Speakers: U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Judge A. Raymond Randolph; and Edwin Meese III, chairman of the Heritage Foundation's Center for Legal and Judicial Studies.
WHERE: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Lehrman Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-675-1752, lectures.seminars@heritage.org; web site: http://www.heritage.org/
RSVP: 202-675-1752
WHEN: 6:00 p.m.
WHAT: The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) 2010 speaker series event on "A Peek at Progress-Federal Sustainability One Year Later," a report on how federal agencies are stepping-up, leading the way and demonstrating innovation in order to meet the new requirements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Speakers: Michelle Moore, federal environmental executive at the White House Council on Environmental Quality; and Stephen Leeds, senior counselor to the administrator with the U.S. General Services Administration
WHERE: NCPC, 401 Ninth Street NW, Suite 500N, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Lisa MacSpadden, 202-482-7263, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=lisa@ncpc.gov; or Stephen Staudigl, 202-482-7279, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=stephen@ncpc.gov
RSVP: http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=speakerseries@ncpc.gov
WHEN: 6:30 p.m.
WHAT: George Washington University (GWU) discussion on "Let's Start with Haiti: Making President Obama's New Vision for Development Work."
Speakers: Raymond Offenheiser, president of Oxfam America
WHERE: GWU Elliott School, 1957 E Street NW, Lindner Family Commons, Room 602, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-994-8025; web site: http://elliott.gwu.edu/
RSVP online: http://bit.ly.bbvy8x/
WHEN: 7:00 p.m.
WHAT: George Washington University (GWU) discussion on "Haiti: After the Quake."
Speakers: Kwame Dawes, poet and essayist; William Wheeler, Stephanie Hanes, and Lisa Armstrong, journalists at the Pulitzer Center; and Mark Asquino, senior public diplomacy fellow at GWU's School of Media and Public Affairs
WHERE: GWU Elliott School, 1957 E Street NW, Room B12, Basement, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-994-8025; web site: http://elliott.gwu.edu
RSVP: http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ipdgc@gwu.edu
Thursday, October 21, 2010
WHEN: 8:30 a.m.
WHAT: American Enterprise Institute (AEI) "Election Watch" series event to provide insights into the most important factors to watch in the countdown to Election Day.
Speakers: Michael Barone, John Fortier, Henry Olsen, Norman Ornstein and Karlyn Bowman of AEI
WHERE: AEI, 1150 17th Street NW, Wohlstetter Conference Center, 12th Floor, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Veronique Rodman, 202-862-4871, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=vrodman@aei.org; web site: http://www.aei.org/ RSVP: http://www.aei.org/event/100313
WHEN: 8:50 a.m.
WHAT: The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations holds a 19th annual "Arab-U.S. Policymakers" conference, October 21-22.
Highlights:
-- 8:50 a.m.: National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations President and CEO John Duke Anthony; and retired Navy Rear Adm. Harold Bernsen deliver welcoming and introductory remarks
-- 10 a.m.: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iraq Michael Corbin delivers remarks during a session on "Geo-Political Dynamics (I): The Endgame in Iraq"
-- 1 p.m.: Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker delivers luncheon and keynote remarks
-- 2:15 p.m.: Deputy Defense Undersecretary for Strategy, Plans, and Forces Kathleen Hicks delivers remarks on "Regional Security Issues-Evolving Concerns"
-- 6:30 p.m.: Reception hosted by Iraq Ambassador to the United States Samir Sumaida'ie. WHERE: Embassy of the Republic of Iraq-Consulate, 1801 P Street NW
WHERE: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., or as noted
CONTACT: 202-293-6466
RSVP: http://www.ncusar.org/programs/19AUSPC-registration-form.pdf
WHEN: 9:00 a.m.
WHAT: Environmental and Energy Study Institute; and the Nordic Council briefing on "Shaping a Low-Carbon World: Lessons from Nordic Countries." Speakers: Juliet Eilperin, staff writer at the Washington Post; Jes Brinchmann Christensen, managing director of the Danish Board of District Heating; Gudni Johannesson, director general of the National Energy Authority of Iceland; Mikael Moller, head of industrial policy at the Swedish Plastics and Chemicals Federation; Pekka Sauri, deputy mayor of Helsinki, Finland; and Fridtjof Unander, director of energy and petroleum at Research Council Norway
WHERE: HVC-215, U.S. Capitol
CONTACT: 202-628-1400; web site: http://www.eesi.org/
WHEN: 9:00 a.m.
WHAT: The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments conference on the report, "Understanding America's Contested Primacy," which claims that the United States no longer enjoys a position of global primacy and needs to adjust its international posture. Speakers: Eric Edelman, author of the report
WHERE: SVC-212/210, U.S. Capitol
CONTACT: 202-331-7990
RSVP: http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rsvp@csbaonline.org
WHEN: 9:00 a.m.
WHAT: The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) holds a discussion on "North Korea's Shifting Political Landscape: Will Succession Provide Opportunities for Expanded Human Rights and Democracy in the Hermit Kingdom?"
Highlights:
-- 9 a.m.: Carl Gershman, president of NED; Sae Hee Yoo, chairman of NKnet; Dae Sung Song, director of the Sejong Institute; U.S. Special Envoy to North Korean Human Rights Issues Robert King; Gyeong Seob Oh of Sejong Institute; Andrei Lankov of Kukmin University; and Scott Snyder of the Asia Foundation, deliver welcoming remarks at the opening ceremony
-- 1:30 p.m.: John Callebaut of the Center for International Private Enterprise; Ju Hyun Shin of Daily NK; Hyeong Jung Park of the Korea Institute for National Unification; John Park of the U.S. Institute Of Peace; and Marcus Noland of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, participate in a session on "Marketization and Social Change in North Korea
-- 3:45 p.m.: Robert Cohen, nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution; Ki Hong Han of NKnet; Ho Yeol Yu of Korea University; Chuck Downs of the Committee for NK Human Rights; and John Knaus of NED, participate in a session on "Programmatic Opportunities to Promote Democracy and Human Rights in North Korea"
WHERE: NED, 1025 F Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-378-9700, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info@ned.org; web site: http://www.ned.org/
RSVP: http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rsvp@ned.org
WHEN: 9:30 am
WHAT: National Press Club newsmaker address with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the progress the Agriculture Department and other federal agencies are making toward achieving the 36 billion gallon biofuel production goal mandated by the Renewable Fuels Standard and new efforts by the Obama administration to bolster the industry and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil.
WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Ballroom, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Melinda Cooke, 202-662-7516, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mcooke@press.org; or 202-720-4623
WHEN: 11:45 a.m.
WHAT: The New America Foundation (NAF) discussion on "America's Grand Canyon State (of Mind): A Case Study in the Polarized Politics of Recession."
Highlights:
-- Noon: NAF President Steve Coll delivers welcoming remarks
-- 2 p.m.: Matt Bai, "Political Times" columnist at the New York Times; Peter Beinart, senior fellow at NAF: Dennis Hoffman, director of the L. William Seidman Research Institute at W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University; and Mary Jo Pitzl, legislative reporter at Arizona Republic, participate in a session on "The Politics of Money, the Money of Politics"
WHERE: The New America Foundation, 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Kate Brown, 202-596-3365, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=brown@newamerica.net; http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=communications@newamerica.net; web site: http://www.newamerica.net/
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Center for American Progress (CAP) discussion on “Courting the Latino Vote
Facing the Demographic Realities of a 21st Century America.” Speakers: Vanessa Cárdenas, Director of Progress 2050, Center for American Progress Action Fund; John Podesta, President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for American Progress Action Fund; Paul Begala, Democratic strategist and CNN contributor; César Martínez, Media Consultant, President, MAS Consulting; Janet Murguía, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Council of La Raza; and Ana Navarro, National Co-Chair, John McCain Hispanic Advisory Council.
WHERE: 1333 H Street, NW, 10th Floor, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=events@americanprogressaction.org; 202-682-1611; http://www.americanprogress.org/
RSVP: http://www.americanprogressaction.org/events/2010/10/latinovote.html/rsvp
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Heritage Foundation; and the Pacific Legal Foundation discussion on "Saving the Polar Bear or Obama's CO2 Agenda?" Speakers: Reed Hopper, principal attorney at the National Litigation Center of the Pacific Legal Foundation; R.J. Smith, fellow at the Center for the Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute; Robert Gordon, former professional staff at the House Resources Committee; and Nicolas Loris, research associate at the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation
WHERE: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Lehrman Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-675-1752, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=lectures.seminars@heritage.org; web site: http://www.heritage.org RSVP: Call 202-675-1752
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) book discussion on "The End of Arrogance: America and the Global Competition of Ideas." Speaker: author Bruce Jentleson, professor of public policy and political science at Duke University
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/
WHEN: 12:30 p.m.
WHAT: Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) discussion on "The End of America's Global Hegemony: Implications for the Global System." Speakers: Daniel Drezner, professor of international Politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University
WHERE: SAIS, Rome Building, 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Felisa Neuringer Klubes, 202-663-5626, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=fklubes@jhu.edu; web site: http://www.sais-jhu.edu/
RSVP: http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rbwashington@jhu.edu
WHEN: 1:45 p.m.
WHAT: U.S. Ambassador to Austria William Eacho III delivers remarks at an event held by the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
WHERE: SAIS, Rome Building, 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Room 806, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Felisa Neuringer Klubes, 202-663-5626, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=fklubes@jhu.edu; web site: http://www.sais-jhu.edu/
RSVP: Call 202-663-5880 or email http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=transatlanticrsvp@jhu.edu
WHEN: 2:00 p.m.
WHAT: Institute for the Study of War (ISW); and the Reserve Officers Association (ROA) discussion on "Police Training in an Age of Global Terror," specifically the ongoing security force development and security sector reform in Afghanistan. Speakers: retired Army Lt. Gen. James Dubik, senior fellow at ISW; and Michael O'Hanlon, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution
WHERE: ROA, One Constitution Avenue NE, Fourth Floor Conference Room, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Maggie Rackl, 202-293-5550 ext. 205
WHEN: 2:00 p.m.
WHAT: Atlantic Council discussion on "Pakistan's Energy Sector: Arresting the Decline." Speakers: Ziad Alahdad, consultant adviser; and Shuja Nawaz, director of the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center.
WHERE: Atlantic Council, 1101 15th Street NW, 11th Floor, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Mary Micevych, 202-778-4993, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=press@acus.org
RSVP: Contact Mary Micevych
WHEN: 5:30 p.m.
WHAT: Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) discussion on "The Global Outlook for Nuclear Power." Speakers: Daniel Lipman, senior vice president of operations support and core process innovation at Westinghouse
WHERE: SAIS, Rome Building, 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Room 806, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Felisa Neuringer Klubes, 202-663-5626, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=fklubes@jhu.edu; web site: http://www.sais-jhu.edu/ RSVP: Call 202-663-5786 or http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=emailsaisere@jhu.edu
WHEN: 7:00 p.m.
WHAT: The National Archives holds a book discussion on "Political Rules of the Road: Representatives, Senators and Presidents Share their Rules for Success in Congress, Politics and Life." Speakers: author and former Rep. Lou Frey, R-Fla.; Ken Rudin, political editor of National Public Radio; former Rep. Bill Frenzel, R-Minn.; former Rep. Barbara Kennelly, D-Conn.; and former Rep. Dan Glickman, R-Kan.
WHERE: National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, William G. McGowan Theater, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-357-5300; web site: http://www.archives.gov/
Friday, October 22, 2010
WHEN: 8:30 a.m.
WHAT: National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations holds a 19th annual "Arab-U.S. Policymakers" conference, October 21-22.
Highlights:
-- 8:45 a.m.: Lt. Gen. John Allen, deputy commander at the United States Central Command, delivers a keynote address
-- 9:30 a.m.: Egyptian Ambassador to the United States Sameh Shoukry; and Palestinian Liberation Organization to the United States Maen Areikat, deliver remarks during a session on "Geo-Political Dynamics (III): The Palestinian Future-Impediments to Peace and Possibilities for Progress"
-- Noon: U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia James Smith, delivers remarks on "Ambassador's Report: Saudi Arabian-U.S. Relations: The American Ambassador's View from Riyadh"
-- 4 p.m.: Hussein Hassouna, chief representative of the League of Arab States to the United States, delivers remarks on "Policy Directions from the League of Arab States"
WHERE: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., or as noted
CONTACT: 202-293-6466
RSVP: http://www.ncusar.org/programs/19AUSPC-registration-form.pdf
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: The National Archives book discussion on "Mint Condition: How Baseball Cards Became an American Obsession." Speaker: author Dave Jamieson
WHERE: National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Jefferson Room, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-357-5300; http://www.archives.gov/
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Asia Society Washington Center; and George Washington University (GWU) discussion on "State Capitalism and Foreign Direct Investment: Are China and India Buying Up the World's Oil?" Speaker: Robert Weiner, professor of international business and international affairs at GWU.
WHERE: GWU, Sigur Center for Asian Studies, 2201 G Street NW, Duques Hall, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-833-2742; web site: http://asiasociety.org/
WHEN: 12:30 p.m.
WHAT: Georgetown University discussion on "Social Movements and Israel's Separation Barrier." Speaker: Joel Beinin, director of Middle East studies and professor of history at American University in Cairo
WHERE: Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets NW, Intercultural Conference Center, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-687-6215, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ccasevents@georgetown.edu; web site: http://www.ccasonline.org/
NOTE: A RSVP is required to attend this event.
WHEN: 6:00 p.m.
WHAT: Global Media Forum; and Reporters Without Borders presentation of the Peter Mackler Award for courageous and ethical journalism to Ilya Barabanov. Speakers: J.S. Tissainayagam, 2009 Peter Mackler Award winner; and David Hoffman, Pulitzer Prize winner
WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Camille Mackler, 917-655-3548
NOTE: Ticket information is available online: http://www.pmaward.org/
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Useful Calendars:
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/appt/ -- US State Department daily appointments schedule
http://www.defense.gov/today/ -- Today in Department of Defense (DoD)
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Heritage Foundation bookdiscussion on "The Language of the Law and the Foundations of American Constitutionalism." Speakers: author Gary McDowell; and Edwin Meese III, chairman of the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Heritage Foundation.
WHERE: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Lehrman Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-675-1752, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=lectures.seminars@heritage.org; web site: http://www.heritage.org/
RSVP: Call 202-675-1752
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) bookdiscussion on "Gaming the World: How Sports are Reshaping Global Politics and Culture." Speaker: author Andrei Markovitz, professor of comparative politics and German studies at the University of Michigan; and Franklin Foer, editor of the New Republic
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/
WHEN: 3:30 p.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) discussion on "Taiwan, Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement and the Politics of Free Trade." Speakers: Merrit Cooke, CEO and president of GC3 Strategy; Shelley Rigger, professor of political science at Davidson College; and David Brown, professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/
WHEN: 4:00 p.m.
WHAT: U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC) discussion on "The Story of Slovakia's Economic Transformation: Opportunities for Trade and Investment between the U.S. and Slovakia." Speaker: Slovak Foreign Minister Mikulas Dzurinda
WHERE: USCC, 1615 H Street NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-463-5682, press@uschamber.com; web site: http://www.uschamber.com/calendar.asp
RSVP: Credentialed media should register to, 202-463-5682 or http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=press@uschamber.com
WHEN: 4:30 p.m.
WHAT: George Washington University (GWU) security policy forum on "How Wars End: Why We Always Fight the Last Battle." Speakers: James Dobbins, director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center at the RAND Corporation; and Gideon Rose, editor of Foreign Affairs
WHERE: GW, 1957 E Street NW, 6th Floor, Lindner Family Commons, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-994-6460; web site: http://www.gwu.edu/
RSVP: Email to http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=spf@gwu.edu
WHEN: 5:30 p.m.
WHAT: Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service Center for Contemporary Arab Studies discussion on "Saving Iraq: Rebuilding a Broken Nation."
Speakers: John DeGioia, president of Georgetown University; and Nemir Kirdar, founder, executive chairman and CEO of the global investment group, Investcorp
WHERE: Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets NW, Intercultural Conference Center, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-687-6215, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ccasevents@georgetown.edu; web site: http://www.ccasonline.org/ NOTE: An RSVP is required to attend this event.
WHEN: 6:00 p.m.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); the American Chemical Society; and Georgetown University discussion on "Science and Society: Global Challenges." Speakers: Gary Samore, special assistant to the president and White House coordinator for arms control and weapons of mass destruction; Eric Loewen, chief consulting engineer for advanced plants technologies at GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy; Larry Satkowiak, director of global security and nonproliferation programs at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee; and National Public Radio reporter David Kestenbaum.
WHERE: AAAS, 1200 New York Avenue NW, Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Earl Lane, 202-326-6413, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=elane@aaas.org
NOTE: CONTACT Earl Lane
WHEN: 6:30 p.m.
WHAT: George Washington University (GWU) holds an anti-trafficking discussion with representative from the FAIR Fund.
WHERE: GWU Elliott School, 1957 E Street NW, Lindner Family Commons, Room 602, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-994-8025; web site: http://elliott.gwu.edu/
RSVP: http://bit.ly/9lybgf
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
WHEN: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC) dinner and opening program of the global summit on "The United States and Israel: Business Through Innovation," October 18-19. Speakers: Dan Senor, author of "Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle"
WHERE: Four Seasons Hotel, 2800 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-463-5682, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=press@uschamber.com; http://www.uschamber.com/calendar.asp
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
WHEN: 8:00 a.m.
WHAT: U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC) global summit on "The United States and Israel: Business Through Innovation," October 18-19.
Highlights:
-- 8:45 a.m.: Myron Brilliant, senior vice president of USCC, delivers welcoming remarks
-- 9 a.m.: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke; and Benjamin Eliezer, Israeli minister of industry, trade, and labor, deliver keynote remarks on "A Celebration of the U.S.-Israel Commercial Relationship"
-- Noon: Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren; and U.S. Ambassador to Israel James Cunningham deliver keynote remarks
-- 4:15 p.m.: House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., delivers keynote remarks
WHERE: USCC, 1615 H Street NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-463-5682, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=press@uschamber.com; http://www.uschamber.com/calendar.asp
WHEN: 9:00 a.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) discussion on "Sharing the Burden of the Border: Layered Security Cooperation and the Canada-U.S. Frontier." Speakers: Stefanie von Hiatky, postdoctural fellow at the Center for Peace and Security Studies at Georgetown University; and Jennifer Trisko, visiting fellow at the Program on Order, Conflict and Violence at Yale University
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/
WHEN 9:00 a.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) briefing on "Taiwan, China and the Politics of Free Trade."
WHERE: 2168 Rayburn House Office Building
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/
RSVP: Email http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=asia@wilsoncenter.org
WHEN: 9:00 a.m.
WHAT: Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) discussion on "What Policymakers Can Learn from Palestinian Social Media." Speakers: Jonathan Schanzer, vice president of research at FDD; Matt Levitt, director of the Stein Program on Counter-Terrorism and Intelligence at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy; and Mark Dubowitz, executive director of FDD.
WHERE: SVC-201, U.S. Capitol
CONTACT: 202-207-0190
RSVP: http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=judy@defenddemocracy.org
NOTE: Camera setup is at 8 a.m.
WHEN: 9:30 a.m.
WHAT: National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) briefing on "Latino Voters and Candidates in the November 2010 Election.” Speaker: NALEO Educational Fund Executive Director Arturo Vargas
WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Holeman Lounge, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Patricia Guadalupe, 202-546-2536, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pguadalupe@naleo.org
RSVP: Send an e-mail to http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pguadalupe@naleo.org
WHEN: 9:30 a.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) discussion on "The Ultimate Weapon is No Weapon: Human Security and the New Rules of War and Peace." Speakers: Army Lt. Col. Shannon Beebe; and Mary Kaldor, professor and co-director at the Centre for the Study of Global Governance at the London School of Economics and Political Science
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/
RSVP: Email http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ecsp@wilsoncenter.org with your name and affiliation.
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.
WHAT: Diesel Technology Forum news conference on "The Cleanest and Most Modern 2010 Diesel Trucks and Buses in the World." Speakers: Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum; Margo Oge, director of the Office of Transportation and Air Quality and Office of Air and Radiation at the Environmental Protection Agency; Richard Kassel of the Natural Resources Defense Council; Srikanth Padmanabhan of Cummins; Patrick Charbonneau of Navistar; and Brad Williamson of Daimler Trucks North America
WHERE: Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon Place NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Steve Hansen, 301-668-7230, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=shansen@dieselforum.org
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.
WHAT: Project on National Security Reform (PNSR) and the Reserve Officer's Association (ROA) discussion on "Case Study Presentations on Interagency Reform," including "Future Directions in National Security Transformation" and "War on Drugs: Lessons Learned from 35 Years of Fighting Asymmetric Threats."
Highlights:
-- 10 a.m.: Richard Weitz, PNSR Case Studies editor delivers remarks
-- Noon: Dale Pfeifer, PNSR director of strategic communications and network development, delivers closing remarks
WHERE: ROA, One Constitution Avenue NE, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Richard Weitz, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=weitz@hudson.org
RSVP: Email Richard Weitz with your name and institutional affiliation.
WHEN: 10:30 a.m.
WHAT: Voice of America discussion on "USA VOTES 2010: U.S. Elections: International Implications." Speakers: Patsy Widakuswara, anchor and producer at Voice of America Indonesian Service; Jim Malone, national correspondent at Voice of America Central News Division; Allan Lichtman, author and professor of history at American University; Susan Tolchin, author and professor of public policy at George Mason University; and Emira Woods, co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies
WHERE: Voice of America, 330 Independence Avenue SW, Briefing Room 1528-A, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-203-4959
RSVP: Call 202-203-4959 or email http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=askvoa@voanews.com;
NOTE: A webcast will be available online: http://www.voanews.com/
WHEN: 11:30 a.m.
WHAT: National Clean Diesel Campaign and the Diesel Emissions Reduction Program hold a "Clean Diesel 10" event, to celebrate ten years of clean diesel progress and help chart the next ten years, October 19-20.
Highlights:
-- 11:30 a.m.: Robert Perciasepe, deputy administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), delivers welcoming remarks
-- 2:30 p.m.: David Matsuda, administrator at the Transportation Department Maritime Administration; and Dennis Smith, national clean cities director and vehicle technologies deployment at the Energy Department, deliver remarks on "Federal Partners"
-- 5 p.m.: Gina McCarthy, assistant administrator at the EPA's Office of Air and Radiation; and Margo Oge, director of EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality, deliver remarks during an evening reception
WHERE: Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon Place NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=cleandiesel2010@sra.com
RSVP: http://www.cleandiesel10.com/
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) discussion on "Asia's Growing Crisis of Floods and Droughts." Speakers: David Breashears, executive director of GlacierWorks; Syed Iqbal Hasnain, visiting fellow at the Stimson Center; and Orville Schell, director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Henry L. Stimson Center chairman's forum on “National Security and International Affairs.” Speaker: former Central Intelligence Agency Director Michael Hayden
WHERE: Stimson Center, 1111 19th Street NW, 12th Floor, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-223-5956
RSVP: Call 202-464-6000 or email http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rsvp@stimson.org
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) discussion on "Economic Doctrines and Climate Change." Speakers: ITIF President and Founder Robert Atkinson; Devon Swezey of the Breakthrough Institute; Steven Hayward of the American Enterprise Institute; and William Bonvillian, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Washington Office
WHERE: ITIF, 1101 K Street NW, Suite 610, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-449-1351, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mail@itif.org; http://www.itif.org/
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Women in Aerospace discussion on "The War Between the Whirligigs and the Tanks." Speaker: Toni Lynn Chinoy, founder and president of Harlan-Evans Inc.
WHERE: 1300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 400, Arlington, Va.
CONTACT: http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info@womeninaerospace.org
NOTE: Those who cannot attend can join a conference call. For conference call information or to register, CONTACT http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info@womeninaerospace.org
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) discussion on the defense industrial base. Speaker: Northrop Grumman CEO Wes Bush.
WHERE: CSIS, 1800 K Street NW, B-1 Conference Level, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Andrew Schwartz, 202-775-3242, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=aschwartz@csis.org; web site: http://www.csis.org/
RSVP: Email http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=aschwartz@csis.org
WHEN: 1:00 p.m.
WHAT: SANS webcast on "Building a Better Bunker: Securing Energy Control Systems Against Terrorists and Cyberwarriors." Speakers: Jonathan Pollet, founder and principal consultant at Red Tiger Security; Eric Knapp, director of critical infrastructure markets at NitroSecurity; and Michael Knapp, senior solutions architect and team leader at McAfee
WHERE: Online
CONTACT: 603-766-8160
NOTE: Information on the webcast is available online: http://www.nitrosecurity.com/resources/webcasts/securing-energy-control-systems-against-terrorists-and-cyberwarriors
WHEN: 1:00 p.m.
WHAT: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) discussion on "Health, Migration and the Future of North Korea." Speakers: Gilbert Burnham, professor of international health and co-director of the Center on Refugees and Disaster Response at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; John Park, senior research associate at the Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention at USIP; W. Courtland Robinson, assistant professor of international health at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Health; and Leonard Rubenstein, coordinator at the Health and Peacebuilding Working Group at USIP.
WHERE: USIP, 1200 17th Street NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Lauren Sucher, 202-429-3822, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=lsucher@usip.org; web site: http://www.usip.org/
NOTE: A RSVP is required for this event.
WHEN: 2:30 p.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) discussion on "A New Axis for Stability: The Israeli-Greek Alliance." Speakers: Aristotle Tziampiris, assistant professor of the Department of International and European Studies at the University of Piraeus
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/
WHEN: 3:30 p.m.
WHAT: Environmental Law Institute (ELI) forum to address the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) future role using 20th century law. Speakers: ELI President Leslie Carothers; former EPA General Counsel Jonathan Cannon, professor of law at the University of Virginia; former EPA Deputy Administrator Hank Habicht, managing partner at SAIL Venture Partners; former EPA General Counsel Ann Klee, vice president of Corporate and Environmental Programs at the General Electric Company; and EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe
WHERE: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW, Hampton Room, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Brett Kitchen, 202-939-3833
RSVP: Email http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=kitchen@eli.org
WHEN: 4:00 p.m.
WHAT: Brookings Institution discussion on "The Human Rights System: What Works at the National Level," focusing on the UN Human Rights Council. Speakers: Elizabeth Ferris, senior fellow of foreign policy at the Brookings Institution; Ted Piccone, senior fellow and deputy director of foreign policy at the Brookings Institution; Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Esther Brimmer; Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, former United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar and Burundi; and Richard Williamson, nonresident senior fellow of foreign policy at the Brookings Institution
WHERE: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Saul/Zilkha Rooms, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-797-6105, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=events@brookings.edu; web site: http://www.brookings.edu/
WHEN: 6:00 p.m.
WHAT: Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) book discussion on "How Wars End: Why We Always Fight the Last Battle." Speakers: author Gideon Rose, editor and chair of "Foreign Affairs"; and James Dobbins, director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center at the National Security Research Division of the RAND Corporation
WHERE: CFR, 1777 F Street NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Lucy Dunderdale, 202-509-8525, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=DCpressRSVP@cfr.org; web site: http://www.cfr.org/
RSVP: http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=dcpressrsvp@cfr.org
WHEN: 6:00 p.m.
WHAT: The George Washington University discussion on "Implications of the 2010 Midterm Elections." Speakers: NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd; and political strategists Mark Penn and Karen Hughes
WHERE: GWU, 805 21st Street NW, Jack Morton Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Emily Cain, 202-994-3087, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=eecain@gwu.edu
RSVP: CONTACT Emily Cain
WHEN: 6:30 p.m.
WHAT: George Washington University (GWU) remarks with former National Atlantic Treaty Organization Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Wesley Clark, chairman and CEO of Wesley K. Clark and Associates LLC.
WHERE: GWU Elliott School, 1957 E Street NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-994-8025; web site http://elliott.gwu.edu/
RSV: http://tiny.cc/generalclark
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
WHEN: 8:00 a.m.
WHAT: National Clean Diesel Campaign; and the Diesel Emissions Reduction Program hold a "Clean Diesel 10" event, to celebrate ten years of clean diesel progress and help chart the next ten years, October 19-20.
Highlights:
-- 8 a.m.: Tim Regan, senior vice president of global government affairs at the Emission Control Technology Association; Peg Hanna, program manager at the New Jersey Department of Environment Protection; Dale Krapf, chairman of board at the National School Transportation Association; Sharon Banks, CEO at Cascade Sierra Solutions; and Sarah Siwek, president of Sarah J. Siwek and Associates Inc, deliver remarks on "Policy and Communications"
-- 2:05 p.m.: Conrad Schneider, advocacy director at the Clean Air Task Force; James Corbett, professor of marine policy at the University of Delaware; and Ray Minjares, policy analyst at the International Council on Clean Transportation, deliver remarks on "Future Trends: Climate Change and Black Carbon Activities"
-- 4 p.m.: Closing remarks
WHERE: Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon Place NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=cleandiesel2010@sra.com
WHEN: 9:00 a.m.
WHAT: American Enterprise Institute (AEI); and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's (USCC) National Chamber Foundation discussion on "A Balancing Act: Federal Debt, Deficit, and Economic Recovery."
Highlights:
-- 9 a.m.: Stanton Anderson of USCC delivers welcoming remarks
-- 9:10 a.m.: Rudolph Penner of the Urban Institute; Alice Rivlin of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform; and Martin Regalia of USCC, participate in a paneldiscussion on "Implications of the Federal Debt and Deficit"
-- 9:50 a.m.: David Cote of the Honeywell International delivers a keynote address
-- 12:10 p.m.: former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker, president and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, delivers a luncheon and keynote address
WHERE: USCC, 1615 H Street NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Veronique Rodman, 202-862-4871, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=vrodman@aei.org; web site: http://www.aei.org/
RSVP: http://www.aei.org/event/100311
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: The Center for National Policy discussion on "The Rise of China." Speakers: Christopher Ford of Hudson Institute; and Dan Blumenthal of American Enterprise Institute
WHERE: Center for National Policy, 1 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Third Floor, Suite 333, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Patrick Doherty, 202-682-4119, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pdoherty@cnponline.org
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: The International Spy Museum presentation on the book, "Stealing Atomic Secrets: The Invisible Harry Gold." Speaker: author and journalist Allen Hornblum
WHERE: International Spy Museum, 800 F Street NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Caitlin Williams, 202-654-0946, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=cwilliams@spymuseum.org
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) discussion on "Dangerous Liaisons? Iran, Israel and the United States." Speakers: Daniel Brumberg and Scott Lasensky of USIP; Meir Javedanfar, independent Israeli analyst; Steven Simon of the Council on Foreign Relations; and Farideh Farhi, independent scholar
WHERE: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Lauren Sucher, 202-429-3822, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=lsucher@usip.org; web site: http://www.usip.org/ NOTE: A RSVP is required to attend this event.
WHEN: 12:30 p.m.
WHAT: National Building Museum (NBM) discussion on "Building in the 21st Century: Clean, Green, and Mobile: Designing the GreenMobile Home Unit." Speakers: Michael Berk, director of the Missippi State University School of Architecture
WHERE: NBM, 401 F Street NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-272-2448; web site: http://www.nbm.org/home.htm
WHEN: 1:00 p.m.
WHAT: The University of Maryland's Center for American Politicsdiscussion on "The Tea Party and the 2010 Elections." Speakers: Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md.; former Rep. Thomas Davis, R-Va.; former Rep. Charles McMillen, D-Md.; David Keene, chairman of the American Conservative Union; Ronald Faucheux, president of Clarus Research Group; Joseph Weber, capitol hill reporter at the Washington Times; and James Hohmann, national political reporter at Politico
WHERE: University of Maryland University College Conference Center Auditorium, 3501 University Boulevard East, Hyattsville, Md.
CONTACT: Mike Charlebois, 301-314-2736, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mcharleb@capc.umd.edu
WHEN: 2:00 p.m.
WHAT: Center for a New American Security (CNAS) discussion on “Natural Allies: A Blueprint for the Future of U.S.-India Relations.” Speakers: The Honorable Richard L. Armitage, Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State; Professor R. Nicholas Burns, Former U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; Richard Fontaine, Senior Fellow, CNAS; and The Honorable Frank G. Wisner, Former U.S. Ambassador to India.
WHERE: The Newseum’s Knight Conference Center, 7th Floor, 555 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: 202-457-9427; http://www.cnas.org/
RSVP: https://cnas.wufoo.com/forms/s7s9r9/
WHEN: 3:00 p.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) book discussion on "The Fog of Law: Pragmatism, Security and International Law." Speakers: author Michael Glennon, professor of international law at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University; and Anthony Arend, professor of government and foreign service at Georgetown University
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; http://www.wilsoncenter.org (+WAGE015+)
WHEN: 4:00 p.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) book discussion on "Pinstripe Patronage: Political Favoritism From the Clubhouse to the White House and Beyond."
Speakers: authors Susan Tolchin, professor of public policy at George Mason University, and Martin Tolchin, senior scholar at WWC; and Lynn Ross, assistant professor of public policy at Georgetown University.
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/
RSVP requested to http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=congress@wilsoncenter.org
WHEN: 4:00 p.m.
WHAT: The Georgetown University Law Center Thomas F. Ryan lecture on "Diplomacy and the Use of Force to Prevent Nuclear Weapons Proliferation." Speakers: Hans Blix, chairman of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission; Joseph Cirincione, president of Ploughshares Fund; and Michael Nacht, professor of Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley
WHERE: Georgetown University Law Center, 600 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-662-9519
RSVP: http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mediarelations@law.georgetown.edu
NOTE: A webcast will be available online: http://www.law.georgetown.edu/webcast
WHEN: 5:00 p.m.
WHAT: New America Foundation (NAF) discussion on "Beyond Platitudes: Women's Economic Empowerment in the Middle East." Speakers: Fida Adely, chair of Arab studies at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University; Amjad Atallah, co-director of the Middle East Task Force at NAF; Doa'a Brahimi, consultant; Nadereh Chamlou, senior adviser of the Office of Chief Economist at the Middle East and North Africa Region of NAF; Fatima Irshaid, project manager at Fostering Women Entrepreneurs; and Steve Clemons, director of NAF's American Strategy Program
WHERE: The New America Foundation, 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Kate Brown, 202-596-3365, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=brown@newamerica.net; http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=communications@newamerica.net; web site: http://www.newamerica.net/
RSVP: http://www.newamerica/net/events/2010/beyond_platitudes
WHEN: 5:30 p.m.
WHAT: Heritage Foundation lecture on "The Guantanamo Mess." Speakers: U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Judge A. Raymond Randolph; and Edwin Meese III, chairman of the Heritage Foundation's Center for Legal and Judicial Studies.
WHERE: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Lehrman Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-675-1752, lectures.seminars@heritage.org; web site: http://www.heritage.org/
RSVP: 202-675-1752
WHEN: 6:00 p.m.
WHAT: The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) 2010 speaker series event on "A Peek at Progress-Federal Sustainability One Year Later," a report on how federal agencies are stepping-up, leading the way and demonstrating innovation in order to meet the new requirements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Speakers: Michelle Moore, federal environmental executive at the White House Council on Environmental Quality; and Stephen Leeds, senior counselor to the administrator with the U.S. General Services Administration
WHERE: NCPC, 401 Ninth Street NW, Suite 500N, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Lisa MacSpadden, 202-482-7263, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=lisa@ncpc.gov; or Stephen Staudigl, 202-482-7279, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=stephen@ncpc.gov
RSVP: http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=speakerseries@ncpc.gov
WHEN: 6:30 p.m.
WHAT: George Washington University (GWU) discussion on "Let's Start with Haiti: Making President Obama's New Vision for Development Work."
Speakers: Raymond Offenheiser, president of Oxfam America
WHERE: GWU Elliott School, 1957 E Street NW, Lindner Family Commons, Room 602, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-994-8025; web site: http://elliott.gwu.edu/
RSVP online: http://bit.ly.bbvy8x/
WHEN: 7:00 p.m.
WHAT: George Washington University (GWU) discussion on "Haiti: After the Quake."
Speakers: Kwame Dawes, poet and essayist; William Wheeler, Stephanie Hanes, and Lisa Armstrong, journalists at the Pulitzer Center; and Mark Asquino, senior public diplomacy fellow at GWU's School of Media and Public Affairs
WHERE: GWU Elliott School, 1957 E Street NW, Room B12, Basement, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-994-8025; web site: http://elliott.gwu.edu
RSVP: http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ipdgc@gwu.edu
Thursday, October 21, 2010
WHEN: 8:30 a.m.
WHAT: American Enterprise Institute (AEI) "Election Watch" series event to provide insights into the most important factors to watch in the countdown to Election Day.
Speakers: Michael Barone, John Fortier, Henry Olsen, Norman Ornstein and Karlyn Bowman of AEI
WHERE: AEI, 1150 17th Street NW, Wohlstetter Conference Center, 12th Floor, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Veronique Rodman, 202-862-4871, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=vrodman@aei.org; web site: http://www.aei.org/ RSVP: http://www.aei.org/event/100313
WHEN: 8:50 a.m.
WHAT: The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations holds a 19th annual "Arab-U.S. Policymakers" conference, October 21-22.
Highlights:
-- 8:50 a.m.: National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations President and CEO John Duke Anthony; and retired Navy Rear Adm. Harold Bernsen deliver welcoming and introductory remarks
-- 10 a.m.: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iraq Michael Corbin delivers remarks during a session on "Geo-Political Dynamics (I): The Endgame in Iraq"
-- 1 p.m.: Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker delivers luncheon and keynote remarks
-- 2:15 p.m.: Deputy Defense Undersecretary for Strategy, Plans, and Forces Kathleen Hicks delivers remarks on "Regional Security Issues-Evolving Concerns"
-- 6:30 p.m.: Reception hosted by Iraq Ambassador to the United States Samir Sumaida'ie. WHERE: Embassy of the Republic of Iraq-Consulate, 1801 P Street NW
WHERE: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., or as noted
CONTACT: 202-293-6466
RSVP: http://www.ncusar.org/programs/19AUSPC-registration-form.pdf
WHEN: 9:00 a.m.
WHAT: Environmental and Energy Study Institute; and the Nordic Council briefing on "Shaping a Low-Carbon World: Lessons from Nordic Countries." Speakers: Juliet Eilperin, staff writer at the Washington Post; Jes Brinchmann Christensen, managing director of the Danish Board of District Heating; Gudni Johannesson, director general of the National Energy Authority of Iceland; Mikael Moller, head of industrial policy at the Swedish Plastics and Chemicals Federation; Pekka Sauri, deputy mayor of Helsinki, Finland; and Fridtjof Unander, director of energy and petroleum at Research Council Norway
WHERE: HVC-215, U.S. Capitol
CONTACT: 202-628-1400; web site: http://www.eesi.org/
WHEN: 9:00 a.m.
WHAT: The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments conference on the report, "Understanding America's Contested Primacy," which claims that the United States no longer enjoys a position of global primacy and needs to adjust its international posture. Speakers: Eric Edelman, author of the report
WHERE: SVC-212/210, U.S. Capitol
CONTACT: 202-331-7990
RSVP: http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rsvp@csbaonline.org
WHEN: 9:00 a.m.
WHAT: The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) holds a discussion on "North Korea's Shifting Political Landscape: Will Succession Provide Opportunities for Expanded Human Rights and Democracy in the Hermit Kingdom?"
Highlights:
-- 9 a.m.: Carl Gershman, president of NED; Sae Hee Yoo, chairman of NKnet; Dae Sung Song, director of the Sejong Institute; U.S. Special Envoy to North Korean Human Rights Issues Robert King; Gyeong Seob Oh of Sejong Institute; Andrei Lankov of Kukmin University; and Scott Snyder of the Asia Foundation, deliver welcoming remarks at the opening ceremony
-- 1:30 p.m.: John Callebaut of the Center for International Private Enterprise; Ju Hyun Shin of Daily NK; Hyeong Jung Park of the Korea Institute for National Unification; John Park of the U.S. Institute Of Peace; and Marcus Noland of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, participate in a session on "Marketization and Social Change in North Korea
-- 3:45 p.m.: Robert Cohen, nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution; Ki Hong Han of NKnet; Ho Yeol Yu of Korea University; Chuck Downs of the Committee for NK Human Rights; and John Knaus of NED, participate in a session on "Programmatic Opportunities to Promote Democracy and Human Rights in North Korea"
WHERE: NED, 1025 F Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-378-9700, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info@ned.org; web site: http://www.ned.org/
RSVP: http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rsvp@ned.org
WHEN: 9:30 am
WHAT: National Press Club newsmaker address with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the progress the Agriculture Department and other federal agencies are making toward achieving the 36 billion gallon biofuel production goal mandated by the Renewable Fuels Standard and new efforts by the Obama administration to bolster the industry and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil.
WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Ballroom, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Melinda Cooke, 202-662-7516, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mcooke@press.org; or 202-720-4623
WHEN: 11:45 a.m.
WHAT: The New America Foundation (NAF) discussion on "America's Grand Canyon State (of Mind): A Case Study in the Polarized Politics of Recession."
Highlights:
-- Noon: NAF President Steve Coll delivers welcoming remarks
-- 2 p.m.: Matt Bai, "Political Times" columnist at the New York Times; Peter Beinart, senior fellow at NAF: Dennis Hoffman, director of the L. William Seidman Research Institute at W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University; and Mary Jo Pitzl, legislative reporter at Arizona Republic, participate in a session on "The Politics of Money, the Money of Politics"
WHERE: The New America Foundation, 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Kate Brown, 202-596-3365, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=brown@newamerica.net; http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=communications@newamerica.net; web site: http://www.newamerica.net/
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Center for American Progress (CAP) discussion on “Courting the Latino Vote
Facing the Demographic Realities of a 21st Century America.” Speakers: Vanessa Cárdenas, Director of Progress 2050, Center for American Progress Action Fund; John Podesta, President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for American Progress Action Fund; Paul Begala, Democratic strategist and CNN contributor; César Martínez, Media Consultant, President, MAS Consulting; Janet Murguía, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Council of La Raza; and Ana Navarro, National Co-Chair, John McCain Hispanic Advisory Council.
WHERE: 1333 H Street, NW, 10th Floor, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=events@americanprogressaction.org; 202-682-1611; http://www.americanprogress.org/
RSVP: http://www.americanprogressaction.org/events/2010/10/latinovote.html/rsvp
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Heritage Foundation; and the Pacific Legal Foundation discussion on "Saving the Polar Bear or Obama's CO2 Agenda?" Speakers: Reed Hopper, principal attorney at the National Litigation Center of the Pacific Legal Foundation; R.J. Smith, fellow at the Center for the Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute; Robert Gordon, former professional staff at the House Resources Committee; and Nicolas Loris, research associate at the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation
WHERE: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Lehrman Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-675-1752, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=lectures.seminars@heritage.org; web site: http://www.heritage.org RSVP: Call 202-675-1752
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) book discussion on "The End of Arrogance: America and the Global Competition of Ideas." Speaker: author Bruce Jentleson, professor of public policy and political science at Duke University
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/
WHEN: 12:30 p.m.
WHAT: Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) discussion on "The End of America's Global Hegemony: Implications for the Global System." Speakers: Daniel Drezner, professor of international Politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University
WHERE: SAIS, Rome Building, 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Felisa Neuringer Klubes, 202-663-5626, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=fklubes@jhu.edu; web site: http://www.sais-jhu.edu/
RSVP: http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rbwashington@jhu.edu
WHEN: 1:45 p.m.
WHAT: U.S. Ambassador to Austria William Eacho III delivers remarks at an event held by the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
WHERE: SAIS, Rome Building, 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Room 806, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Felisa Neuringer Klubes, 202-663-5626, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=fklubes@jhu.edu; web site: http://www.sais-jhu.edu/
RSVP: Call 202-663-5880 or email http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=transatlanticrsvp@jhu.edu
WHEN: 2:00 p.m.
WHAT: Institute for the Study of War (ISW); and the Reserve Officers Association (ROA) discussion on "Police Training in an Age of Global Terror," specifically the ongoing security force development and security sector reform in Afghanistan. Speakers: retired Army Lt. Gen. James Dubik, senior fellow at ISW; and Michael O'Hanlon, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution
WHERE: ROA, One Constitution Avenue NE, Fourth Floor Conference Room, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Maggie Rackl, 202-293-5550 ext. 205
WHEN: 2:00 p.m.
WHAT: Atlantic Council discussion on "Pakistan's Energy Sector: Arresting the Decline." Speakers: Ziad Alahdad, consultant adviser; and Shuja Nawaz, director of the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center.
WHERE: Atlantic Council, 1101 15th Street NW, 11th Floor, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Mary Micevych, 202-778-4993, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=press@acus.org
RSVP: Contact Mary Micevych
WHEN: 5:30 p.m.
WHAT: Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) discussion on "The Global Outlook for Nuclear Power." Speakers: Daniel Lipman, senior vice president of operations support and core process innovation at Westinghouse
WHERE: SAIS, Rome Building, 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Room 806, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Felisa Neuringer Klubes, 202-663-5626, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=fklubes@jhu.edu; web site: http://www.sais-jhu.edu/ RSVP: Call 202-663-5786 or http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=emailsaisere@jhu.edu
WHEN: 7:00 p.m.
WHAT: The National Archives holds a book discussion on "Political Rules of the Road: Representatives, Senators and Presidents Share their Rules for Success in Congress, Politics and Life." Speakers: author and former Rep. Lou Frey, R-Fla.; Ken Rudin, political editor of National Public Radio; former Rep. Bill Frenzel, R-Minn.; former Rep. Barbara Kennelly, D-Conn.; and former Rep. Dan Glickman, R-Kan.
WHERE: National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, William G. McGowan Theater, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-357-5300; web site: http://www.archives.gov/
Friday, October 22, 2010
WHEN: 8:30 a.m.
WHAT: National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations holds a 19th annual "Arab-U.S. Policymakers" conference, October 21-22.
Highlights:
-- 8:45 a.m.: Lt. Gen. John Allen, deputy commander at the United States Central Command, delivers a keynote address
-- 9:30 a.m.: Egyptian Ambassador to the United States Sameh Shoukry; and Palestinian Liberation Organization to the United States Maen Areikat, deliver remarks during a session on "Geo-Political Dynamics (III): The Palestinian Future-Impediments to Peace and Possibilities for Progress"
-- Noon: U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia James Smith, delivers remarks on "Ambassador's Report: Saudi Arabian-U.S. Relations: The American Ambassador's View from Riyadh"
-- 4 p.m.: Hussein Hassouna, chief representative of the League of Arab States to the United States, delivers remarks on "Policy Directions from the League of Arab States"
WHERE: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., or as noted
CONTACT: 202-293-6466
RSVP: http://www.ncusar.org/programs/19AUSPC-registration-form.pdf
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: The National Archives book discussion on "Mint Condition: How Baseball Cards Became an American Obsession." Speaker: author Dave Jamieson
WHERE: National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Jefferson Room, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-357-5300; http://www.archives.gov/
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Asia Society Washington Center; and George Washington University (GWU) discussion on "State Capitalism and Foreign Direct Investment: Are China and India Buying Up the World's Oil?" Speaker: Robert Weiner, professor of international business and international affairs at GWU.
WHERE: GWU, Sigur Center for Asian Studies, 2201 G Street NW, Duques Hall, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-833-2742; web site: http://asiasociety.org/
WHEN: 12:30 p.m.
WHAT: Georgetown University discussion on "Social Movements and Israel's Separation Barrier." Speaker: Joel Beinin, director of Middle East studies and professor of history at American University in Cairo
WHERE: Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets NW, Intercultural Conference Center, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-687-6215, http://de.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ccasevents@georgetown.edu; web site: http://www.ccasonline.org/
NOTE: A RSVP is required to attend this event.
WHEN: 6:00 p.m.
WHAT: Global Media Forum; and Reporters Without Borders presentation of the Peter Mackler Award for courageous and ethical journalism to Ilya Barabanov. Speakers: J.S. Tissainayagam, 2009 Peter Mackler Award winner; and David Hoffman, Pulitzer Prize winner
WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Camille Mackler, 917-655-3548
NOTE: Ticket information is available online: http://www.pmaward.org/
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Useful Calendars:
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/appt/ -- US State Department daily appointments schedule
http://www.defense.gov/today/ -- Today in Department of Defense (DoD)
