U.S.-UN Roundtable Series
Director: Stewart M. Patrick, Senior Fellow and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program
January 1, 2011 - Present
The U.S.-UN roundtable meeting series seeks to organize high-level discussions with senior United Nations officials, including officials from member states and regional organizations, on timely issues related to conflict prevention, peacekeeping, and international security. A core group of selected invitees from member state governments, the private sector, and nongovernmental communities participate in these discussions. The goal of these meetings is to raise awareness of the role of the United Nations in addressing critical issues of peace and security. This meeting series is cosponsored by CFR's Center for Preventive Action and the Program on International Institutions and Global Governance.
Meetings
Roundtable Meeting
The UN's Role in Promoting Human Rights
Speakers: Suzanne F. Nossel, Amnesty International USA
Joanna Weschler, Security Council Report
Presider: Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign Relations
February 1, 2012
Roundtable Meeting
UNESCO, Palestine, and the UN System
Speaker: Irina Bokova, Director General, UNESCO
Presiders: Stewart M. Patrick, Senior Fellow and Director, International Institutions and Global Governance Program, Council on Foreign Relations
Elliott Abrams, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
December 16, 2011
Roundtable Meeting
Assessing Prospects for Security Council Reform
Speakers: H. Singh Puri, Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations
Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations
Kazuo Kodama, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations
Presider: Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign Relations
December 7, 2011
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Workshop
Palestinian Entry into UN Agencies and U.S. Policy Options: A Conversation with Esther Brimmer
Speaker: Esther Diane Brimmer, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Presider: Stewart M. Patrick, Senior Fellow and Director, International Institutions and Global Governance Program, Council on Foreign Relations
November 15, 2011
Roundtable Meeting
Why Women Matter in Peacebuilding
Speakers: Michelle Bachelet, Undersecretary General and Executive Director, UN Women
Carla Koppell, Senior Coordinator, Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment, USAID
Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini, Standby Team of Senior Mediation Advisers, United Nations (2011-2012) and Cofounder, International Civil Society Action Network
Rosa Brooks, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, and Former Special Coordinator for Rule of Law and Humanitarian Policy, U.S. Department of Defense
Presiders: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Fellow and Deputy Director of Women and Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
Stewart M. Patrick, Senior Fellow and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program, Council on Foreign Relations
November 14, 2011
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Roundtable Meeting
Taking Stock of the 2011 Opening of the UN General Assembly: A Conversation with Samantha Power
Speaker: Samantha Power, Special Assistant to the President and National Security Council Director for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights
Presider: Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign Relations
October 6, 2011
Roundtable Meeting
Taking Stock of the UN High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases
Speakers: Nils Daulaire, Director, Office of Global Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Kelly Henning, Director, International Health Programs, Bloomberg Foundation
Presider: Thomas Bollyky, Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics, and Development, Council on Foreign Relations
September 30, 2011
Attended by representatives from government agencies, NGOs, non-profits, think tanks, and academia, this roundtable assessed the progress and achievements made at the UN HLM and also examined potential opportunities and challenges in fulfilling the outcome document's goals.
Roundtable Meeting
The United States and the Future of Peacekeeping
Speaker: Annie Pforzeimer, U.S. Department of State
Presider: Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations
May 13, 2011
Roundtable Meeting
Assessing AMISOM: A Progress Report from the AU Mission in Somalia
Speakers: His Excellency Boubacar Gaoussou Diarra, African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)
Bronwyn E. Bruton, One Earth Future Foundation
Presider: Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations
March 11, 2011
Roundtable Meeting
UN's Role in Protecting Women and Children in Conflict
Speakers: Susan Bissell, United Nations
Margot Wallström, United Nations
Presider: Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations
February 24, 2011
Roundtable Meeting
Rules of Engagement: A Conversation with Our UN Ambassadors in Geneva, Vienna, Montreal, and Rome
Speakers: Esther Diane Brimmer, U.S. Department of State
Ertharin Cousin, U.S. Department of State
Glyn Davies, U.S. Department of State
Betty King, U.S. Department of State
Joseph Murphy, U.S. Department of State
Duane Woerth, U.S. Department of State
Presider: Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign Relations
February 1, 2011
Roundtable Meeting
Drones on Trial: The United States Before the Human Rights Council
Speakers: Philip Alston, New York University School of Law
Ashley S. Deeks, Columbia University School of Law
Presider: Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations
November 11, 2010
Roundtable Meeting
Assessing UN and U.S. Policy for Somalia
Speakers: Bronwyn E. Bruton, Council on Foreign Relations
Joao Honwana, Africa I Division, United Nations Department of Political Affairs
Presider: Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations
April 6, 2010
Roundtable Meeting
Iran Sanctions: Negotiating a Fourth UN Security Council Sanctions Resolution on Iran
Speakers: Brian Hook, Latitude, LLC
Patrick Clawson, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Presider: Kara C. McDonald, Council on Foreign Relations
March 16, 2010
This roundtable is made possible by a generous grant from the Robina Foundation.
Roundtable Meeting
France-UK-U.S. Cooperation in the UN Security Council and Beyond
Speakers: Gerard Araud, Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations
Mark Lyall Grant, Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations
Alejandro Daniel Wolff, Permanent Mission of the United States to the United Nations
Presiders: Manuel Lafont Rapnouil, Center for Strategic & International Studies
Kara C. McDonald, Council on Foreign Relations
January 27, 2010
Roundtable Meeting
Operationalizing the Responsibility to Protect and the Challenge of Genocide Prevention in the United Nations
Speakers: Edward C. Luck, International Peace Institute
Francis M. Deng, United Nations
Presider: Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations
January 13, 2010
Roundtable Meeting
Lessons Learned by Non-Permanent Members of the UN Security Council
Speakers: Le Luong Minh, Permanent Mission of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the UN
Jorge Urbina, Permament Mission of Costa Rica to the UN
Ranko Vilovic, .Permanent Mission of the Republic of Croatia to the UN
Presider: Micah Zenko, Fellow for Conflict Prevention, Council on Foreign Relations
December 16, 2009
Roundtable Meeting
The Middle East Peace Process: A Conversation with Robert Serry
Speakers: Robert Serry, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East, United Nations
Micah Zenko, Fellow, Center for Preventive Action, CFR
September 21, 2009
Roundtable Meeting
Relief and Development in a New Era of U.S. Engagement
Speaker: Gayle E. Smith, National Security Council
Presider: Kara C. McDonald, International Affairs Fellow, CFR
September 10, 2009
Roundtable Meeting
The UN Mission in Iraq: A Conversation with Staffan de Mistura
Speaker: Staffan de Mistura, United Nations
Presider: Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations
June 22, 2009
Roundtable Meeting
The UN Mission in Sudan: A Conversation with Ambassador Ashraf Qazi
Speaker: Ambassador Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Sudan, United Nations
Discussant: Andrew S. Natsios, Georgetown University
Presider: Kara C. McDonald, Council on Foreign Relations
June 22, 2009
Roundtable Meeting
The United Nation's Role in Conflict Prevention: A Conversation with Robert C. Orr
Speaker: Robert C. Orr, United Nations
Presider: Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations
May 11, 2009
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