Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the USA
“US Cultural Diplomacy: The Use of the Arts in Promoting Dialogue, Fostering Peace, and Initiating Mutual Understanding amongst World Cultures and Civilizations”
(Washington D.C. & New York City; June 24th - 28th, 2013)
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| Â | Monday, June 24th , 2013 |
Tuesday, June 25th , 2013 |
Wednesday, June 26th, 2013 |
Thursday, June 27th, 2013 |
Friday, June 28th, 2013 |
| 9:30 | Registration Location: Congregation Edmond J. Safra |
 |  | United States ideological legacy in the flat world (Participant Paper) Speaker: Gordana Bekcic Pjescic (MA in USA Studies, graduated in Serbian and General Lterature) Location: The Center on Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
Cultural Diplomacy’s Past and Present: Historiographical Debates and Longstanding Questions (Participant Paper) Speaker: Dr. Ilaria Scaglia (Professor, Asian and International History, Columbus State University Location: The Center on Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
| 10:00 | Introduction to Cultural Diplomacy in the USA (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Mark C. Donfried (Director & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) Location: Congregation Edmond J. Safra |
The Potential for American Art & Culture in Transcending Cultural Barriers (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Emad E. Salem (Deputy Director for International Programs. Battery Dance Company) Location: Goethe Institute New York City |
TRAVEL TIME FROM NYC TO DC | Rock & Roll and the Future of US Cultural Diplomacy (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Amb. Andras Simyoni (Director, The Center on Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University) Location: The Center on Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
Stretching the Definition of Cultural Diplomacy. What Role Does Business Play? (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Deirdre White    (President & CEO, CDC Development) Location: The Center on Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
| 11:15 | Â | Break | Â | Break | Break |
| 11.45 | (11:00) Cultural Diplomacy - The Religious Factor (Lecture & Discussion) Speakers: Rabbi Elie Abadie (Founding Rabbi of the Edmond J. Safra Synagogue, Member Permanent Forum For Global Ethics And The Culture Of Peace) and invited Sheikhs Location: Congregation Edmond J. Safra |
Introduction to Cultural Diplomacy in the USA - Part 2 (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Mark C. Donfried (Director & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) Location: Goethe Institute New York City  (Participant Paper) Speaker: Dr. Claudio Ribeiro (Professor, Concordia University, Montreal) Location: Goethe Institute New York City |
 | Culture as the Tipping Point (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Amb. Prof. Dr. Cynthia P. Schneider (Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy, Georgetown University; Former U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands) Location: The Center on Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
Cultural Diplomacy as a Tool for Reconciliation in the Region of the Balkans (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Prof. Dr. Srdjan Darmanovic (Ambassador of Montenegro to the USA) Location: The Center on Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University (Final Interactive Discussion) Speaker: Mark C. Donfried (Director & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) Location: The Center on Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
| 13:00 | Lunch Break and Travel Time | Lunch Break | Â | Lunch Break Session | Â |
| 14:00 | Registration Location: United Nations Headquarters |
 Travel Time |  | The Future of U.S. Foreign Policy (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Chris Preble (Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies at the Cato Institute) Location: The Center on Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
Conclusion of Conference |
| 14:30 | Â | Â | National Public Radio as a Vehicle for US Cultural Diplomacy (Welcome Address) Speaker: Kingsley Smith (Director, International Programs, National Public Radio) Location: National Public Radio Headquarters (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Mark C. Donfried (Director & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) Location: National Public Radio Headquarters |
(14:45) Cultural Diplomacy: Relevance from the perspective of Caribbean States (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H.E. Amb. Hubert John Charles (Ambassador of the Commonwealth of Dominica to the United States) Location: The Center on Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
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| 15.30 | TRACK III CULTURAL DIPLOMACY THE LEVANT INITIATIVE FOR THE PEACE PROCESS Â IN THE MIDDLE EAST GLOBAL SUMMIT- UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS (See Separate Agenda Attached) Speakers: Pastor Dele Olowu Pastor E.A. Adeboye Rabbi Elie Abadie The Hon. Dr. Emil Constantinescu H. E. Amb. Mirsada Colakovic Sheikh Ramzy Grand Mufti Dr. Sheikh Abdel Salam Mraish Rabbi Yizthak Dayan H. E. Amb. Byrganym Aitimova The Hon.Yasar Yakis The Hon. Dr. Nazar Al Baharma |
US Cultural Diplomacy: The Use of the Arts in Promoting Dialogue, Fostering Peace, and Initiating Mutual Understanding amongst World Cultures and Civilizations (Lecture Series and Interactive Sessions) featuring the: Children's Art for Peace- Global Peace Initiative for Children and Youth co-hosted by ICD and JOURNEYS FOR PEACE Location: Conference Room at Church of the United Nations |
Superpowers and Super Cultural Diplomacy (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: David S. Jackson (Executive Editor, The Washington Times) Location: National Public Radio Headquarters |
TRAVEL TIME | Â |
| 16:15 | Â | Â | Break | Â | Â |
| 16.30 | Â | Â | Emerging Themes in Globalization and International Affairs: A World Divided? (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Masoud Kavoossi (Professor of International Business, School of Business, Howard University) Location: National Public Radio Headquarters |
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| 17:15 | Â | Â | Lecture & Discussion (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Rear Admiral Dr. Joyce M. Johnson (Vice President of Health Sciences in the Health and Life Sciences Division of Battelle Memorial Institute; Former Chief Medical Officer and Surgeon General for the U.S. Coast Guard) Location: National Public Radio Headquarters |
(18:00) Cultural Diplomacy on the Millennium Stage Performance: Los Masis (Performance) The traditional Bolivian ensemble, which plays and promotes Bolivian folkloric music, offers a performance of traditional Andean music. Part of the 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Location: The Kennedy Center |
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| 18.30 | Free Evening in NYC | (18:15) The Future of the Cultural Diplomacy and the Arts - European Perspectives (Panel Discussion & Reception) Speakers: Dr. Christoph Bartmann (Executive Director, Regional Director North America, Goethe-Institut New York) Wilfried Eckstein (Head of the GI in Washington D.C) Location: Goethe Institute New York City |
Group Dinner (Optional) | Free Evening in DC | Â |
