Past Meetings

April 24, 2013 (continued)

Roundtable Meeting

The Role of International Law in the South China Sea: A Conversation with Francis Jardeleza

Speaker:

Francis Jardeleza, Solicitor General, Republic of Philippines

Presider:

Jerome A. Cohen, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Codirector, U.S.-Asia Law Institute, NYU Law School
April 24, 2013

This meeting is not for attribution.

Roundtable Meeting

The Challenges of Inclusive Multilateralism

Speaker:

Alvaro de Vasconcelos, Coordinator of GG10 Steering Committee

Presider:

Stewart M. Patrick, Senior Fellow and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program, Council on Foreign Relations
April 24, 2013

This meeting is not for attribution.

April 23, 2013

General Meeting ⁄ New York

HBO History Makers Series with George J. Mitchell

Speaker:

George J. Mitchell, Former U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace; Former U.S. Special Envoy for Northern Ireland; Former Senate Majority Leader

Presider:

Warren Hoge, Senior Adviser for External Relations, International Peace Institute
April 23, 2013 5:30-6:00 p.m. - Reception
6:00-7:00 p.m. - Meeting

This meeting is on the record.

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Guest Event ⁄ Washington

Book Reception for "The Battle of Bretton Woods: John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the Making of a New World Order" by Benn Steil

Speaker:

Benn Steil, Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations

Introductory Speaker:

James M. Lindsay, Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair, Council on Foreign Relations
April 23, 2013 5:30-7:00 p.m. - Cocktail Reception and Brief Remarks

This meeting is on the record.

National Program Conference Call ⁄ Virtual

Resetting U.S.-Israel Relations

Speaker:

Robert M. Danin, Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Moderator:

Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations
April 23, 2013 4:00-5:00 p.m.

This meeting is on the record.

Roundtable Meeting

Realizing Democracy: Lessons from South Africa and Nigeria

Speaker:

John Campbell, Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Presider:

Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Director, Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative, Council on Foreign Relations
April 23, 2013

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Roundtable Meeting

Inequality and Global Financial Regulation

Speaker:

Joseph E. Stiglitz, Professor of International Affairs, Columbia University

Presider:

Terra Lawson-Remer, Fellow for Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy; Council on Foreign Relations
April 23, 2013

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Roundtable Meeting

Instability in Egypt

Speaker:

Steven A. Cook, Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Presider:

Paul B. Stares, General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations
April 23, 2013

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April 22, 2013

National Program Meeting ⁄ Los Angeles

Los Angeles Roundtable: Beyond the Border: Evolving U.S.-Mexico Relations

Speaker:

Shannon K. O'Neil, Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Moderator:

David R. Ayón, Senior Fellow, Center for the Study of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount University
April 22, 2013 6:00-8:15 p.m.

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General Meeting ⁄ Washington

A Conversation with Jens Weidmann

Speaker:

Jens Weidmann, President, Deutsche Bundesbank

Presider:

Robert M. Kimmitt, Senior International Counsel, WilmerHale; Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany
April 22, 2013 12:00-12:30 p.m. - Lunch Reception
12:30-1:30 p.m. - Meeting

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Guest Event ⁄ New York

John B. Hurford Memorial Lecture: Lessons from Emerging Markets

Panelists:

Joyce Chang, Global Head of Fixed Income Research, J.P.Morgan, Richard H. Clarida, C. Lowell Harriss Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Columbia University, Peter B. Henry, Dean, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University; Author, Turnaround: Third World Lessons for First World Growth

Presider:

Tim Ferguson, Editor, Forbes Asia
April 22, 2013 5:30-6:00 p.m. - Reception
6:00-7:00 p.m. - Meeting
7:00-7:30 p.m. - Cocktail Reception

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April 19, 2013

General Meeting ⁄ New York

The Future of the Arctic: A Conversation with Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson

Speaker:

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President, Iceland
April 19, 2013 12:30-1:00 p.m. - Lunch
1:00-2:00 p.m. - Meeting

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General Meeting ⁄ Washington

2008 Plus 5: What Has Been Achieved and What Remains to Be Done

Speaker:

Wolfgang Schäuble, Minister of Finance, Federal Republic of Germany

Presider:

Carla A. Hills, Chairman and CEO, Hills and Company; Co-Chairman, Board of Directors, Council on Foreign Relations
April 19, 2013 12:30-1:00 p.m. - Seated Lunch
1:00-2:00 p.m. - Meeting

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Roundtable Meeting

Realizing Democracy: Lessons from Poland

Speakers:

Grzegorz Ekiert, Professor of Government, Harvard University, George Soroka, Lecturer on Government, Harvard University

Presider:

Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow and Director of the Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative
April 19, 2013

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Roundtable Meeting

Afghanistan: A Perspective from a Regional Commander

Speakers:

Major General Charles M. Gurganus, Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, U.S. Marine Corps, Brigadier Stuart Skeates, Deputy Commander, I Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, U.S. Marine Corps

Presider:

Colonel Julian Dale Alford, USMC, Military Fellow, U.S. Marine Corps; Council on Foreign Relations
April 19, 2013

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April 18, 2013

National Program Meeting ⁄ Houston

Houston Meeting: Pakistan and the United States: The Future of a Cold War Alliance

Speaker:

Husain Haqqani, Director for South and Central Asia, Hudson Institute; Professor of the Practice of International Relations, Boston University

Moderator:

Ewell E. Murphy Jr., Adjunct Professor, Law Center, University of Houston
April 18, 2013 6:30-9:00 p.m.

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General Meeting ⁄ Washington

Chinese Perceptions of the United States

Speakers:

Jon Huntsman, Chairman, Huntsman Cancer Institute; Former U.S. Ambassador to China (2009-2011), Andrew Scobell, Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation; Coauthor, “How China Sees America,” Foreign Affairs

Presider:

Douglas Jehl, Foreign Editor, Washington Post
April 18, 2013 8:00-8:30 a.m. - Breakfast Reception
8:30-9:30 a.m. - Meeting

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Roundtable Meeting

A Conversation with Paul Sheard

Speaker:

Paul Sheard, Executive Managing Director, Chief Global Economist, and Head of Global Economics and Research, Standard & Poor's

Presider:

Sheila A. Smith, Senior Fellow for Japan Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
April 18, 2013

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National Program Teleconference ⁄ Virtual

Chinese Perceptions of the United States

Speakers:

Jon M. Huntsman Jr., Chairman, Huntsman Cancer Institute; Former U.S. Ambassador to China (2009–2011), Andrew Scobell, Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation; Coauthor, “How China Sees America,” Foreign Affairs

Moderator:

Douglas Jehl, Foreign Editor, Washington Post
April 18, 2013 8:30-9:30 a.m. - (ET)

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Roundtable Meeting

Paying for the Force: The U.S. Defense Budget's Entitlement Crisis

Speakers:

Todd Harrison, Senior Fellow, Defense Budget Studies, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, Arnold L. Punaro, Chief Executive Officer, The Punaro Group, Carla Anne Robbins, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
April 18, 2013

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