Events – Page 5 – Partnership for a Secure America

Off-the-Record with Ambassador William Taylor

May 24, 2016/in Congressional Programs - CPP, Events, Events, Events, Regional Challenges /by actualize

On May 24th, Ambassador William Taylor joined participants in the Congressional Partnership Program for an off-the-record dinner discussion on Russian actions in Ukraine. Ambassador Taylor, former Ambassador to Ukraine, also discussed the relations between the United States and Russia.

See More Congressional Partnership Program Events

William Taylor

Ambassador Taylor is the executive vice president at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Earlier, he was the special coordinator for Middle East Transitions in the U.S. State Department. He oversaw assistance and support to Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and Syria. He served as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to 2009.

He also served as the U.S. government’s representative to the Mideast Quartet, which facilitated the Israeli disengagement from Gaza and parts of the West Bank. He served in Baghdad as the first director of the Iraq Reconstruction Management Office from 2004 to 2005, and in Kabul as coordinator of international and U.S. assistance to Afghanistan from 2002 to 2003. Ambassador Taylor was also coordinator of U.S. assistance to the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. He earlier served on the staff of Senator Bill Bradley.

He is a graduate of West Point and Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and served as an infantry platoon leader and combat company commander in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and Germany.

An Update on Tunisia

May 3, 2016/in Cong. Pgms. USIP-PSA Congressional Briefing Series, Events, Events, Events, Regional Challenges /by actualize

On May 3rd, Congressman Jim Kolbe, Former U.S. Congressman (R-AZ) 1985-2007, and Linda Bishai, USIP North Africa Director, provided staffers with an update on Tunisia

Amb. Robert Gallucci Discusses Managing North Korea

March 16, 2016/in Congressional Programs - CPP, Events, Events, Events, Events, Nuclear Issues, Regional Challenges /by actualize

Ambassador Robert Gallucci attended an off-the-record dinner with alumi from the Congressional Partnership Program, where he discussed recent developments in North Korea’s nuclear weapon program and their global implications.

Ambassador Robert Gallucci (ret.)

Ambassador Gallucci served as Dean of the School of Foreign Service for 13 years until he left in July 2009, to become president of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. He was appointed dean in 1996, after 21 years of distinguished service in a variety of government positions, focusing on international security. As Ambassador-at-Large and Special Envoy for the U.S. Department of State, he dealt with the threats posed by the proliferation of ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction. He was chief U.S. negotiator during the North Korean nuclear crisis of 1994, and served as Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs and as Deputy Executive Chairman of the UN Special Commission overseeing the disarmament of Iraq following the first Gulf War. Ambassador Gallucci earned his Bachelor’s degree at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and his Master’s and Doctoral degrees at Brandeis University.

The Worldview Series: China

February 8, 2016/in Congressional Programs - CPP, Events, Events, Events, Regional Challenges /by actualize

Partnership for a Secure America is excited to announce a new initiative with the US-Asia Institute for Spring 2016 called “The Worldview Series: China”. The US-Asia Institute and PSA have designed this unique educational program to improve congressional insight into China and better inform U.S. foreign policy decisions on Capitol Hill.

The series features off-the-record events with leading China experts from government, think tank, business, and academic arenas, and culminates in a delegation to China. Focusing on a holistic understanding of China’s economic, security, and domestic situation, this program aims to build a deeper understanding of the important decisions American policy-makers face regarding US-China relations.

The US-Asia Institute is an educational participant in the Mutual Education and Cultural Exchange Act, authorized by the U.S. Department of State.

Evolving Governmental and Domestic Issues

February 8– Robert Daly and Ambassador J. Stapelton Roy discussed China’s evolving governmental and domestic issues, including the origins and developments of China’s domestic policy and the foundations of Chinese foreign policy and how it explains their actions in the international community.

Featuring:

Robert Daly, Director of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States at the Woodrow Wilson Center International Center for Scholars

Ambassador J. Stapelton Roy, Founding Director Emeritus of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Chinese Economy and Trade

February 22– Kenneth Lieberthal and David Dollar discussed China’s economy and trade, including the foundations of China’s economic and trade relations and economic partnerships and rivalries between the US and China and the struggle for economic influence in Asia.

Featuring:

Kenneth Lieberthal, Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development at the Brookings Institution

David Dollar, Senior Fellow with the Foreign Policy and Global Economy and Development Programs in the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution

Security in the Region

March 14– Patrick Cronin and Anthony Cordesman discussed China’s security and role in regional security, including China’s security strategy in the region and it’s security relationship with the Korean peninsula, as well as maritime tensions in the South China Sea.

Featuring:

Dr. Patrick M. Cronin, Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman, Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Delegation to China

March 26-April 4– The Worldview Series flew to China for a ten day delegation trip to gain on-the-ground perspectives around the important issues influencing US-China relations. The delegation visited Beijing, Shanghai, and Jiangxi Province meeting with Chinese government officials, U.S. diplomats, business representatives, students, think tank experts, economists, local community leaders, and other important voices.

Nancy Lindborg, General (Ret) John Allen Brief Staffers on Iraq, Syria, and the Struggle Against ISIS

January 28, 2016/in Cong. Pgms. USIP-PSA Congressional Briefing Series, Events, Events, Events, Regional Challenges /by actualize

Nancy Lindborg, President of the United States Institute of Peace, and General (Ret.) John Allen, former Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL

Crossroads of Crisis: Turkey Today

December 15, 2015/in Cong. Pgms. USIP-PSA Congressional Briefing Series, Events, Events, Events, Regional Challenges /by actualize

Ambassador Eric Edelman, former Ambassador to Turkey, and Alan Makovsky, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, briefed congressional staffers on the increasingly authoritarian actions by the Erdoğan government

Addressing Drivers of Extremism in Africa

November 17, 2015/in Cong. Pgms. USIP-PSA Congressional Briefing Series, Events, Events, Events, Regional Challenges /by actualize

Muhammad Fraser-Rahim, USIP Program Officer, and Kate Almquist Knopf, the Director of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, discussed U.S. efforts to counter violent extremism in Africa.

Can Tunisia Survive Threats to Democratic Change?

September 29, 2015/in Cong. Pgms. USIP-PSA Congressional Briefing Series, Events, Events, Events, Regional Challenges /by actualize

Ambassador Frank Wisner and Linda Bishai, USIP North Africa Director, discussed the political and economic measures that the United States can take to help resist the spread of radical extremism in Tunisia.

The Iran Forum

July 23, 2015/in Events, Events, Events, Nuclear Issues, Regional Challenges /by actualize

July 23rd – The Iran Nuclear Deal: Pitfalls and Promises

At this fifth event, panelists discussed the meaning of the agreement and explored what’s next for all parties.

Watch here

Speakers: Doyle McManus, Moderator – Washington Columnist, Los Angeles Times. Olli Heinonen – Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University; Former Deputy Director General and Head of Department of Safeguards, International Atomic Energy Agency. Elizabeth Rosenberg – Senior Fellow and Director of the Energy, Economics and Security Program, Center for a New American Security; Former Senior Sanctions Advisor at the U.S. Treasury Department. Robin Wright – Joint Fellow, U.S. Institute of Peace and Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Author and Journalist, recently returned from Iran for The New Yorker. Joe Cirincione – President, Ploughshares Fund; Former Professional Staff Member, House Armed Services Committee.

APRIL 20th, 2015: Politics of a Nuclear Deal: Former U.S. & Iranian Officials Debate

At the fourth event, former U.S. and Iranian officials assessed the status of the talks and the political dynamics that will determine the fate of any agreement in Washington and Tehran.

Watch here

Speakers: Stephen J. Hadley, Moderator and Lead Discussant, Chairman of the Board at the U.S. Institute of Peace & former National Security Advisor (2005-2009). Ali-Akbar Mousavi, former member of Iran’s parliament (2000-2004), Visiting Fellow at Virginia Tech & Human Rights Advocate; Jim Slattery, former Congressman (D-KS, 1983-1995) & Partner at Wiley Rein LLP; Howard Berman, former Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (D-CA, 1983-2013) & Senior Advisor at Covington & Burling LLP; Michael Singh, former Director for Middle East Affairs at the National Security Council (2005-2008) & Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute.

JULY 8th, 2014: Iran Sanctions: What the U.S. Cedes in a Nuclear Deal

The third event covered the complex questions and challenges of sanctions in the Iran nuclear talks.

Watch here

Speakers: Suzanne Maloney, Brookings Institution fellow and former State Department Policy Planning; Kenneth Katzman, Congressional Research Service and former CIA analyst; Elizabeth Rosenberg, Center for New American Security and former Treasury Department Senior Advisor; Robin Wright, Moderator, Journalist and Author at the U.S. Institute of Peace and Woodrow Wilson International Center.

JUNE 10th, 2014: Nuclear Flashpoints: U.S.-Iran Tensions Over Terms and Timetables

This second event covered the dizzying array of timetables and disparate interpretation of terms.

Watch here

Speakers: Stephen J. Hadley, Moderator, Chairman of the Board at the U.S. Institute of Peace & former National Security Advisor (2005-2009); Jon Wolfsthal, Deputy Director at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies; Daryl Kimball, Executive Director at the Arms Control Association; Robert Litwak, Vice President for Scholars & Academic Relations, and Director, International Security Studies, at the Wilson Center.

MAY 13th, 2014: The Rubik’s Cube of a Final Agreement

This first event explored the 10 disparate issues to be resolved in any final agreement and the many formulations for potential solutions.

Watch here

Speakers: Robert Einhorn, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution & former Special Advisor to the Secretary of State; Alireza Nader, RAND Corporation & author of Iran After the Bomb; Joe Cirincione, President of the Ploughshares Fund; Colin Kahl, Moderator, Center for New American Security & former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense

Beyond Ukraine: Addressing Implications for NATO, Europe, and U.S.-Russia Relations

July 20, 2015/in Cong. Pgms. USIP-PSA Congressional Briefing Series, Events, Events, Events, Regional Challenges /by actualize

While much of the policy debate around the conflict in Ukraine has been focused on short-term solutions such as providing lethal military aid, less attention has been paid to the broader security implications across Eastern Europe and the overall role of NATO in the conflict.

William Taylor

Ambassador Robert Gallucci (ret.)

Evolving Governmental and Domestic Issues

Chinese Economy and Trade

Security in the Region

Delegation to China

PARTNERSHIP FOR A SECURE AMERICA