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National Conference Plenary Session

'Mock' National Security Council Meeting on Taiwan

Introductory Speaker: Garrick Utley, Contributor, CNN
Presider: The Honorable Winston Lord, PRESIDING IN THE ROLE OF NSC ADVISER, Co-Chairman, International Rescue Committee; former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs; former U.S. Ambassador to the People's Republic of China
Speakers: David L. Aaron, IN THE ROLE OF SECRETARY OF STATE, Senior International Adviser, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP; former Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade; former Deputy National Security Advisor
John Deutch, IN THE ROLE OF DIRECTOR, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE, Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; former Director, Central Intelligence
David R. Gergen, IN THE ROLE OF WHITE HOUSE POLITICAL ADVISER, Editor-at-Large, U.S. News and World Report; Contributor, NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, PBS
Charles R. Larson, IN THE ROLE OF CHAIRMAN, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, Former Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (CINCPAC)
Kurt M. Campbell, IN THE ROLE OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, Senior Vice President and Director, International Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies; former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia and the Pacific
June 10, 2000

National Conference Plenary Session

What Foreign Policy Problems Need Urgent Solutions?

Introductory Speakers: Peter G. Peterson, Chairman, The Blackstone Group; Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations
Leslie H. Gelb, President, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Gerald M. Levin, Chairman and CEO, Time Warner, Inc.
Speakers: Lawrence S. Eagleburger, Senior Foreign Policy Adviser, Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell; former U.S. Secretary of State
Harold Brown, Partner, Warburg, Pincus & Co., former Secretary of Defense
June 9, 2000

National Conference Plenary Session

Is Regime Change Essential to Our Strategy Toward Iraq?

Presider: Edward P. Djerejian, Director, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University; former U.S. Ambassador to Syria and Israel; former Assistant Secretary of State for Near-Eastern Affairs
Speakers: Richard Butler, Diplomat in Residence, Council on Foreign Relations; former Executive Chairman of the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM)
Richard N. Perle, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research; former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy
June 9, 2000

National Conference Plenary Session

Can Any Administration—Republican or Democrat—Make and Carry Out a Coherent and Effective Foreign Policy?

Presider: Brian Williams, Anchor and Managing Editor, The News with Brian Williams; NBC News
Speakers: Jessica T. Mathews, President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; former Director of the Office of Global Issues at the National Security Council
Dov S. Zakheim, Corporate Vice President, System Planning Corporation (SPC); Chief Executive Officer, SPC International Corporation; former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Planning and Resources
Warren B. Rudman, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; former Member, U.S. Senate (R-N.H.)
Thomas E. Donilon, Executive Vice President, Law and Policy, Fannie Mae, former Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs and Chief of Staff to Warren Christopher
June 9, 2000

National Conference Plenary Session

Should the United States Deploy a National Missile Defense?

Presider: James F. Hoge Jr., Peter G. Peterson Chair and Editor, Foreign Affairs
Speakers: Stephen J. Hadley, Partner, Shea & Gardner; former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy
Thomas Graham Jr., President, Lawyers Alliance for World Security; former Special Representative of the President for Arms Control, Non-Proliferation, and Disarmament
June 9, 2000

National Conference Plenary Session

What Should the U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities Be? Who—Bush or Gore—Will Handle Them Better and Why?

Presider: Lee Cullum, Columnist, Dallas Morning News
Speakers: Robert B. Zoellick, Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States; Research Scholar, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University; Senior International Adviser, Goldman Sachs, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University
Graham Allison, Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard University; Director
June 9, 2000

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'Mock' National Security Council Meeting on Taiwan

What Foreign Policy Problems Need Urgent Solutions?

Is Regime Change Essential to Our Strategy Toward Iraq?

Can Any Administration—Republican or Democrat—Make and Carry Out a Coherent and Effective Foreign Policy?

Should the United States Deploy a National Missile Defense?

What Should the U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities Be? Who—Bush or Gore—Will Handle Them Better and Why?

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