The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the USA 2012
"A Global Dialogue about Cultural Diplomacy, National Security and Global Risks"
(Washington D.C; June 26th - 28th, 2012)
| Tuesday, June 26th, 2012 |
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012 |
Thursday, June 28th, 2012 |
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| 09:00 | Registration | Participant Papers Samson E. Liolio Dr. Bridget A. Teboh Location: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
Participant Papers Jameel M. Khan Dr. Zekeh S. Gbotokuma Location: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
| 09:30 | The Role of Soft Power in the World Today (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Michael Chertoff (Chairman, the Chertoff Group; Former Secretary of Home Land Security) Location: National Public Radio Headquarters |
Global Networks - Enablers for Soft and Smart Power (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Lt. General Clarence McKnight (Retired U.S. Army General; Former Director - Command, Control, and Communications, US Joint Chiefs of Staff) Location: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
Diplomacy through the Arts & Humanities (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Amb. William P. McCormick (Former US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa) Location: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
| 10:15 | Leveraging Cultural Diplomacy for Democracy's Future and the Common Good (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Under Secretary Martha J. Kanter (Under Secretary of U.S. Department of Education) Location: National Public Radio Headquarters |
Lecture & Discussion Speaker: H.E. Amb. Ichiro Fujisaki (Ambassador of Japan to the United States) Location: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
(10:00) Global Challenges Confronting the U.S. (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Amb. John R. Bolton (The 25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations) Location: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
| 11:00 | Break | Break | Break |
| 11:30 | Cultural Diplomacy as Strategy (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Amb. G. Philip Hughes (Senior Director, White House Writers Group; Former US Ambassador to Barbados, Dominica, St Lucia, Antigua, St. Vincent, and St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla) Location: National Public Radio Headquarters (12:00) The Worrisome Security Situation in Central America (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Amb. John F. Maisto (Former U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States; Former U. S. Ambassador to Venezuela, & Nicaragua) Location: National Public Radio Headquarters |
Cultural Diplomacy - A Viable Tool to Address Intractable Security Dilemmas (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Lt. Gen. Tad J. Oelstrom (Retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General; Director of the National Security Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University) Location: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
Eisenhower's Farewell Address and Today's Military (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: General James HIll (Retired U.S. Army General; Former Commander of United States Southern Command) Location: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
| 12:15 | (12:30) Emerging Africa: The Case of Botswana's Democracy (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H.E. Amb. Tebelelo Mazile Seretse (Ambassador of Botswana to the United States) Location: National Public Radio Headquarters |
Cultural Diplomacy: Projecting America Abroad (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Amb. Julia Chang Bloch (President, US-China Education Trust; Former US Ambassador to Nepal) China's One Child Policy, Gendercide and International Security (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Reggie Littlejohn (Founder and President of Women's Rights Without Frontiers) Location: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
Enhance Human Dignity: The U.S. Diplomatic Mandate (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Secretary Jim Nicholson Bloch (Former US Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee) Location: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
| 13:00 | Lunch Break | (13:15) Lunch Break | Lunch Break |
| 14:30 | The Practice of Cultural Diplomacy and a Comprehensive Smart Power Strategy to Assure National Security (Panel Discussion) Speakers: Amb. Andras Simonyi (Director, Center for Transatlantic Studies, Johns Hopkins Univeristy) Amb. Paula Dobrianski (Former US Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs) Jeffrey Allen "Jeff Skunk" Baxter (Celebrated American Guitarist; Defense Consultant; Chair of Congressional Advisory Board on Missile Defense) Location: National Public Radio Headquarters |
New Approaches to Cultural Diplomacy in the Public and Private Sectors (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Amb. Stuart W. Holliday (President and CEO of Meridian International Center; Former US Ambassador for Special Political Affairs at the United Nations Location: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
Lecture & Discussion Speaker: H.E. Amb. Bockari Kortu Stevens (Ambassador of Sierra Leone to the United States) Location: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
| 15:00 | The Role of Soft Power in National Security Policy and the Long and Short Term Objectives of Public Diplomacy, including Cultural Diplomacy (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Kristin Lord (Executive Vice President, Center for a New American Security) Location: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
The US 'Narrative' in a Highly Fluid, Multipolar and Increasingly Complex Muslim World (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Amb. M. Osman Siddique (Former US Ambassador to the Republic of Fiji, the Republic of Nauru, the Kingdom of Tonga and to Tuvalu) Location: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
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| 15:30 | Leadership Essentials in the Post 9/11 World (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Admiral James Milton Loy (Former United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security; Former Commandant of the US Coast Guard) Location: National Public Radio Headquarters |
EU External Action: The Cultural Dimension (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Silvia Kofler (Minister-Counselor responsible for Press and Public Diplomacy at the Delegation of the European Union to Washington D.C.) Location: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
Environmental Threats and Global Security in Central Asia (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Amb. Muktar Djumaliev (Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to the United States and Canada) Location: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
| 16:00 | Break | Break | Break |
| 16:30 | Risks and Challenges of a Small Country in a Reshaped Global World (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Roman Kirn (Ambassador of Slovenia to the USA) Location: National Public Radio Headquarters |
Cultural Diplomacy; An Effective Safeguard for our National Security (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Nazar Al Baharna (Former Foreign Minister of Bahrain) Location: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
Moldova: Soft Power in Transitional Democracies (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Igor Munteanu (Ambassador of Moldova to the USA) Location: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
| 17:00 | Lithuania's Story: Smart and Proud Power can win Lecture & Discussion Speaker: H.E. Amb. Zygimantas Pavilionis (Ambassador of Lithuania to the United States) Location: National Public Radio Headquarters |
The Soft Power of the Principality of Monaco (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb.Gilles A. Noghès (Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco to the United States) Location: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
Foreign influence is built at home: America, Europe, and China Cultural Diplomacy and National Security Policies to counter Global Risks (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Amb. James C. Rosapepe (Former US Ambassador to Romania) Location: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
| 17:30 | Liechtenstein – A Small Power Using Soft Power (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Claudia Fritsche (Ambassador of Liechtenstein to the United States) Location: National Public Radio Headquarters |
The Imbalance of Hard + Soft Power: US Policy Gone Awry in Egypt (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Amb. Dr. Cynthia Schneider (Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy, Georgetown University; Former US Ambassador to the Netherlands) Location: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
Perspectives from Latin America The Commonwealth of The Bahamas Culture, Smart Power & Diplomacy (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H.E. Amb. Cornelius Alvin Smith (Ambassador of the Bahamas to the United States) Location: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
| 18:00 | Using Cultural Diplomacy to Share Our Vision Abroad (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Amb. Aldona Z. Wos (Former US Ambassador to Estonia) Location: National Public Radio Headquarters |
Cultural Diplomacy: Sensitivity to the History of African Relationships with the West (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Amb. Thomas Patrick Melady (President Emeritus, Sacred Heart University; Former U.S. Ambassador to Burundi, Uganda and the Holy See) Location: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
Cultural Diplomacy, National Security and Global Risks (Concluding Panel Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Nazar Al Baharna Phyllis F. Oakley H.E. Amb. Cornelius Alvin Smith Amb. James C. Rosapepe Amb. Andras Simonyi Mark C. Donfried Location: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
| 18:30 | The Role of Diplomacy in sharing Cultural Realities and its Impact on refocusing the Security Conversation and AgendaL (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Gillian M.S. Bristol (Ambassador of Grenada to the United States) Location: National Public Radio Headquarters |
Perspectives from Latin America Impact of Soft Power Strategies as Opposed to Hard Power Strategies on International Economics, Trade and Investment (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Dr. Neil Parsan (Ambassador of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to the US) Location: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University |
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| 19:00 | Welcome Group Dinner | Group Dinner | Farewell Group Dinner |
