Videoconference Roundtable on Africa and the Processes of Globalization
Director: Gwendolyn Mikell
September 1, 2000 - February 28, 2001
Meetings
Roundtable Meeting
Africa and the U.S.: Reviewing Globalization
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman, The Aspen Institute
Speaker: Gwendolyn Mikell
February 20, 2001
National Program Meeting
Enhancing African Telecommunications Access
Discussant: John L. Mack, CEO, John L. Mack & Associates
Introductory Speaker: Michael P. Peters, Senior Vice President and National Director, Council on Foreign Relations
Panelists: Herschelle S. Challenor, (Atlanta Host and Chair); Professor, International Affairs and Development, Clark Atlanta University
Gwendolyn Mikell, (New York Chair); Adjunct Senior Fellow, Africa Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Noah Samara, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, WorldSpace
January 18, 2001
This interactive session will connect Atlanta and New York members for a discussion on the need to improve African telecommunications and what such improvements could mean for U.S.-African relations.
National Program Meeting
Gender, Politics, and Peace
Panelists: Gwendolyn Mikell, (New York Chair); Adjunct Senior Fellow, Africa Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Mitchel B. Wallerstein, (Chicago Chair and Host); Vice President, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Speakers: Ellen Johnson, Senior Adviser, Modern Africa Fund Managers
Beverlee Bruce, Program Director, SSRC-Mellon Minority Fellowship Program, Social Science Research Council
November 30, 2000
Contact: Chikondi Mseka at 202-518-3421 or cmseka@cfr.org.
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Roundtable Meeting
AIDS and African Health Care Systems
Presider: Gwendolyn Mikell
Speakers: Erica Barks, International Affairs Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Glaudine Mtshali, National Health Consellor, Embassy of South Africa
Ochoro Otunnu, Executive Director, Africa AIDS Initiative
November 15, 2000
Contact: Chikondi Mseka at 202-518-3421 or cmseka@cfr.org.
Roundtable Meeting
Multinational Aspects of African Militarization
Speakers: Nancy J. Walker, Director, Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS)
Amama Mbabazi, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Uganda
October 23, 2000
Roundtable Meeting
African Strategic Resources at the Core of Conflicts
Presider: Gwendolyn Mikell
Speakers: J. Stephen Morrison, CSIS, United Nations Center for Human Settlements
Shekou Sesay, Senior Inter-Regional Adviser
October 5, 2000
Contact: Chikondi Mseka 202-518-3421 or cmseka@cfr.org
National Program Meeting
African Strategic Resources: Conflict Diamonds? (Videoconference)
Presider: Mark R. Steinberg, (Los Angeles Host); Partner, O'Melveny & Myers
Panelists: Edmond Keller, (Los Angeles Chair); Director, James S. Coleman African Studies Center, University of California at Los Angeles
Gwendolyn Mikell, (New York Chair); Adjunct Senior Fellow, Africa Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: J. Stephen Morrison, Director, Africa Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Shekou Sesay, Sr. Inter-Regional Advisor, U.N. Center for Human Settlements (Habitat)
October 5, 2000
Roundtable Meeting
African Trade and Security
Panelist: Gwendolyn Mikell
Speakers: Ernest James Wilson, University of Maryland
Ibrahim Wani, Africa Center for Strategic Studies
Walter H. Kansteiner, Scowcroft Group
September 11, 2000
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