Congress and Foreign Policy

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Enhancing The U.S. Role in the World

Speakers: Madeleine K. Albright, Richard N. Haass, Richard C. Holbrooke, Jessica T. Mathews, and Vin Weber
Presider: Tom Brokaw

Experts discuss the deterioration of U.S. international standing and challenges and strategies for enhancing the U.S.'s role in the world at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, cosponsored with the National Democratic Institute, the University of Denver's Josef Korbel School of International Studies, and the City and County of Denver's 2008 Rocky Mountain Roundtable.

This roundtable was underwritten, in part, by Chevron Corporation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

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Foreign Policy Challenges Facing the Next Administration

Speakers: Madeleine K. Albright, Edward Alden, Elizabeth C. Economy, Tom J. Farer, and Michael A. Levi
Introductory Speakers: Robert D. Coombe, John Hickenlooper, and Jim Polsfut
Presider: Richard N. Haass

Experts discuss foreign policy challenges for the next administration at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, featuring a special address by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright, cosponsored with the University of Denver's Josef Korbel School of International Studies and the City and County of Denver's 2008 Rocky Mountain Roundtable.

This roundtable was underwritten, in part, by Chevron Corporation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

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Intelligence Reform and Oversight: The View From Congress [Rush Transcript; Federal News Agency]

Speakers: Jane Harman and Peter Hoekstra
Presider: Joseph J. Helman

Representative Jane Harman (D-CA) and Representative Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), two leaders in the drafting and passage of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, discuss national security and the state of the intelligence community.

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Interview

The Capital Interview: Envoy Seeks Support for Ethiopia, Aid for Somalia

Samuel Assefa interviewed by Robert McMahon

Ethiopia’s U.S. ambassador says his government needs more international help in securing Somalia and is wrongly blamed by Congress for rights abuses.

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Interview

O’Neil: $1.4 Billion Anti-Drug Plan for Mexico Likely to Win Congressional Approval

Shannon K. O'Neil interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman

Shannon O’Neil, CFR’s Mexico expert, says Washington’s $1.4 billion multiyear plan to bolster Mexico’s crackdown on drug and criminal rings, while drawing criticism, is likely to win congressional approval. 

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