The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy 2010:
Culture, Globalization, and International Relations over the next Two Decades
(Berlin; May 23rd - 30th, 2010)
Symposium Speakers
We are privileged to include as speakers many distinguished experts from the fields of international politics, economics, diplomacy, the private sector, and civil society; The ICD is grateful for their contributions to this important event.The following are among the speakers for the International Symposium:
Abed Nadjib
Minister Counselor at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Amb. Alessandro Minuto Rizzo
Former Deputy Secretary General of NATO; Former Acting Secretary General
Ali Ahmad Jalali
Former Interior Minister of Afghanistan-
Bettina Muscheidt
European Commission - External Relations Directorate-General, Desk Afghanistan 
Col. Andrew Budd
Branch Chief, Strategic Policy&Concepts Branch, International Military Staff, NATO
Bertie Ahern
Former Prime Minister of Ireland
Christian Manhart
UNESCO - Chief, Section of Museums and Cultural Objects-
Daniele Riggio
Information Officer for Central Asia, Public Diplomacy Division of NATO 
Amb. Elena Poptodorova
Director - Security Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria
Emil Constantinescu
ICD Advisory Board Member - Former President of Romania
Dr. Erkki Tuomioja
ICD Advisory Board Member - Former Finnish Foreign Minister
Prof. Dr. Fadwa El Guindi
Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Head of the Department of Social Sciences, Qatar University
Prof. Dr. Hans Köchler
Professor of Philosophy at the University of Innsbruck, President of the International Progress Organization
Ints Dālderis
Minister for Culture of the Republic of Latvia, Director of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
Jack McConnell
ICD Advisory Board Member - Former First Minister of Scotland
Dr. Jacques F. Poos
ICD Advisory Board Member - Former Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Former Minister of Defence
Sir James Richard Marie Mancham
ICD Advisory Board Member - Former President of the Republic of Seychelles
Prof. Dr. Jeffrey Haynes
Director of the Centre for the Study of Religion, Conflict and Cooperation, London Metropolitan University
Dr. Jiří Weigl
Chancellor of the Office of the President of the Czech Republic
Kjell Magne Bondevik
Former Prime Minister of Norway
Loay El-Shawarby
Chairman of the Board of Directors - Nahdet El Mahrousa
Sir Malcolm Rifkind
Former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Marcia Barrett
Lead Singer of Boney M-
Marco Boasso
Chief of Mission and Special Envoy to Afghanistan, International Organization for Migration (IOM) 
Dr. Miomir Zuzul
Former Foreign Minister of Croatia, Former Croatian Ambassador to the United States
Mirko Tomassoni
Former Captain Regent of San Marino
Nick Williams
Head, Operations Section, Operations Division, NATO
Paul-Eerik Rummo
Former Estonian Minister of Culture and Education-
Amb. Petko Draganov
Deputy Secretary General - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 
Amb. Philip D. Murphy
U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany-
Prof. Dr. Rizwan Saeed Sheikh
Director, Department of Cultural Affairs, Organization of the Islamic Conference's General Secretariat 
Prof. Rupert Scholz
Former Minister of Defense of Germany
Prof. Dr. Sartaj Aziz
Former Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Vice-Chancellor of Beaconhouse National University in Pakistan
Scott M. Thomas
Senior Lecturer in International Relations and the Politics of Developing Countries, University of Bath, UK
Dr. Solomon Isaac Passy
ICD Advisory Board Member - Former Foreign Minister of Bulgaria and Former Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE
Stefan Antonov Sofiyanski
Former Prime minister of Bulgaria, Former Mayor of Sofia
Tomasz Sadzyński
Mayor of the City of Łódź
Dr. Thomas Roche
Assistant Dean at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Somar University in Oman
Dr. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga
ICD Advisory Board Member - Former President of Latvia
Dr. Vasile Puscas
ICD Advisory Board Member - Former Romanian Minister for European Affairs
William E. Moeller
Pol-Mil/External Chief, Political Section, U.S. Embassy Berlin
Willem Noë
Senior Administrator at the European Commission
H.E. Yasar Yakis
ICD Advisory Board Member - Turkish MP, Former Foreign Minister of Turkey
Dr. Yasser Thabet
Journalist and author; Program Editor at Al Arabiya News Channel; Former Senior Producer at Al Jazeera
