The International Conference on Cultural Diplomacy & the UN
"Cultural Diplomacy & Soft Power in an Interdependent World: The Opportunities for Global Governance"
(New York City & Washington D.C.; February 21st - 24th, 2012)
| Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 |
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 |
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 |
Friday, February 24th, 2012 |
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| 09:15 | Registration | |||
| 10:00 | Welcome Keynote Address (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H.E. Amb. Ranko Vilovic (Ambassador of Croatia to the UN) Location: United Nations Headquarters, NYC |
Culture as a Tool for Peace and Sustainable Development (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Philippe Kridelka (Director, UNESCO New York Office, Representative to the United Nations) Location: United Nations Headquarters, NYC |
Travel Time | Smart Leadership: Higher Education in the Global Century (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Dr. Eduardo Ochoa (Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, US Government) Location: Bulgarian Embassy |
| 10:45 | Cultural Diplomacy in the UN (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H.E. Amb. Thomas Stelzer (United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, Department of Economic and Social Affairs) Location: United Nations Headquarters, NYC |
Challenges Confronting the UN: Democracy, Nationalism and Secularism (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H.E. Amb. Kazuo Kodama (Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations) Location: United Nations Headquarters, NYC |
Travel Time | Cultural Diplomacy: The UN and the Role of Health (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Rear Admiral Joyce M. Johnson (Ret.) (Former Director of Health & Safety for the U.S. Coast Guard) Location: Bulgarian Embassy |
| 11:30 | Break | Break | Break | Break |
| 12:00 | Kofi Annan and the Role of the Secretary-General and the Rule of Law (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Jean Krasno (Associate Research Scientist and Lecturer in Political Science, Yale University) Location: United Nations Headquarters, NYC |
The Romanian Cultural Diplomacy in the Universal Arena: Opportunities and Challenges (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H.E. Amb Simona-Mirela Miculescu (Ambassador of Romania to the UN) Location: United Nations Headquarters, NYC |
Travel Time | Will U.S. Foreign Policy Enter a New ‘Dark’ Age of Isolation from Cultural Diplomacy? (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Senator Larry Pressler (Attorney-At-Law, Member of U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, Former US Senator from South Dakota) Location: Bulgarian Embassy |
| 12:30 | Lecture & Discussion Speaker: H.E. Amb. Ahmad Kamal (Ambassador and Senior Fellow United Nations Institute for Training and Research Location: United Nations Headquarters, NYC |
On Decolonization: Genealogies of Cultural Diplomacy in an International World (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ryan Irwin (Professor, International Security Studies, Yale University) Location: United Nations Headquarters, NYC |
Travel Time | Revolution in Global Telecom and the Increased Need for Soft Power and Smart Power to Avoid Any More Long Wars (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Lieutenant General Clarence E. McKnight (Ret.) (Former General in the US Army) Location: Bulgarian Embassy |
| 13:00 | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | (14:00) The UN's Priorities for 2012: Working Together to Face Common Challenges (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: William Davis (Director, Washington Representation Office, United Nations Development Program) Location: Bulgarian Embassy |
Lunch Break (14:30) Lecture & Discussion Speaker: Mike Beard (Director, Better World Campaign) Location: Bulgarian Embassy |
| 15:00 | Participant Papers Presentations Location: United Nations Headquarters, NYC |
The UN’s Soft Legal Power (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Dr. José Alvarez (Herbert and Rose Rubin Professor of International Law, New York University) Location: United Nations Headquarters, NYC |
Institutional Framework: Balancing the Components of National Power and their Deployment Internationally (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Major General Paul Eaton (Senior Adviser to the National Security Network, Retired United States Army General) Location: Bulgarian Embassy |
Cultural Diplomacy at the Cutting Edge (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb Robert Pearson (President, IREX) Location: Bulgarian Embassy |
| 15:45 | The United Nations and World Conflicts: A Reporter’s View (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Patrick Worsnip (Chief Correspondent, Reuters United Nations) Location: United Nations Headquarters, NYC |
The Future of the UN (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Hussein Haeri (Attorney, Latham & Watkins LLP) Location: United Nations Headquarters, NYC |
Role of Culture, Traditions in Tackling Challenges of Transition and in Time of Crisis (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Csaba Kőrösi (Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations) Location: Bulgarian Embassy |
Intercultural Dialogue: A Practical Tool or Floating Concept? (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Maria Jessop (Senior Program Officer, Academy for International Conflict Management & Peacebuilding, US Institute of Peace) Location: Bulgarian Embassy |
| 16:30 |
Soft Power as a Tool for International Peace and International Cooperation (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Dr. Aferdita Hakaj (Assistant Director, The Center for International Human Rights, John Jay College of Criminal Justice) Location: United Nations Headquarters, NYC |
Soft Power, Diplomacy and Social Revolutions (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Frank Ucciardo (UN Correspondent for CBS) Location: United Nations Headquarters, NYC |
Cultural Diplomacy: An effective Tool for Applying Human Rights Approach in Development (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon Nazar Al Baharna (Former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Bahrain) Location: Bulgarian Embassy |
Contextualizing Politics (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Abdul Aziz Said (Professor of International Relations International Peace and Conflict Resolution Program, American University) Location: Bulgarian Embassy |
| 17:15 | Participant Papers Presentations Location: United Nations Headquarters, NYC |
Cultural Diplomacy as a Tool for Unity in a Heterogenous Society (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Neil Parsan (Ambassador of Trinidad and Tobego to the United Nations) Location: United Nations Headquarters, NYC |
Peace Establishment in Bosnia and Herzegovina: From the War to the Way Toward the EU and NATO (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb Mitar Kujundzic (Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United States) Location: Bulgarian Embassy |
Participant Papers Presentations Location: Bulgarian Embassy |
| 18:00 | Welcome Group Dinner |
Social Program |
Lecture & Discussion Speaker: H. E. Amb Elena Poptodorova (Bulgarian Ambassador to the United States) Location: Bulgarian Embassy |
Farewell |
| Social Program |
