WHEN: 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
WHAT: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP) Discussion on “Debating Disarmament: Bridging the Gap in the Nuclear Order.” Speakers: Harald Müller and George Perkovich.
WHERE: CEIP, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
CONTACT: 202-483-7600 or info@carnegieendowment.org ; web site: www.carnegieendowment.org
SOURCE: CEIP – event announcement
WHEN: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) Discussion on “Competitiveness, Jobs, and the U.S.-Mexico Economic Relationship.” Speakers: Roberto Newell , Mexico Public Policy Scholar (former), Vice President and Senior Fellow, Instituto Mexicano para la Competitivad, A.C., Mexico; Arturo Sarukhan, Mexico Institute, Advisory Board Member, Mexican Ambassador to the United States; Christopher Wilson, Program Associate, Mexico Institute; Robert Pastor, Professor of International Relations and Founder and Director of the Center for North American Studies at American University; Ralph Watkins, Senior International Trade Analyst in the Advanced Technology and Machinery Division of the U.S. International Trade Commission; and Carla Hills, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Hills & Company.
WHERE: WWC, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: www.wilsoncenter.org
SOURCE: WWC – event announcement
WHEN: 9:30 a.m.
WHAT: Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on “Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2013 and the Future Years Defense Program.” Witnesses: Leon E. Panetta, Secretary of Defense; and General Martin E. Dempsey, USA, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
WHERE: Room SD-G50, Dirksen Senate Office Building
CONTACT: 202-224-3871; web site: http://www.armed-services.senate.gov
SOURCE: Senate Armed Services Committee – hearing announcement
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.
WHAT: Senate Budget Committee Hearing on "The President’s FY 2013 Budget Proposal." Witness: Mr. Jeffrey Zients, Acting Director and Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget.
WHERE: Room 608 Dirksen Senate Office Building
CONTACT: 202-224-0842; web site: http://www.budget.senate.gov
SOURCE: Senate Budget Committee - hearing announcement
WHEN: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Heritage Foundation Discussion on “2012 Index of Economic Freedom: Promoting Economic Opportunity and Prosperity.” Speaker: Ambassador Terry Miller, The Mark A. Kolokotrones Fellow in Economic Freedom and Director, Center for International Trade and Economics, The Heritage Foundation.
WHERE: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
CONTACT: 202-546-4400; web site: www.heritage.org
SOURCE: Heritage Foundation – event announcement
WHEN: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
WHAT: Center for American Progress (CAP) Book Discussion on “The Last Great Senate: Courage and Statesmanship in Times of Crisis.” Speakers: Author of “The Last Great Senate” Ira Shapiro; moderated by John Podesta, Chair, Center for American Progress.
WHERE: CAP, 1333 H Street, NW, 10th Floor
CONTACT: 202-682-1611; web site: www.americanprogress.org
SOURCE: CAP – event announcement
WHEN: 12:15 – 2:00 p.m.
WHAT: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP) Discussion on “The State of Iraq.” Speakers: Ad Melkert, Marina Ottaway, Karim Sadjadpour.
WHERE: CEIP, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
CONTACT: 202-483-7600 or info@carnegieendowment.org ; web site: www.carnegieendowment.org
SOURCE: CEIP – event announcement
WHEN: 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
WHAT: Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Discussion on "The U.S. Aging Population as an Economic Growth Driver for Global Competitiveness." Speakers: Joseph F. Coughlin, Founder and Director, AgeLab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Robert D. Hormats, Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Kelly Michel, Senior Vice President, Institutional Business Development, Employer Solutions, and Pensions, AEGON USA; Presider: Michael W. Hodin, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Executive Director, Global Coalition on Aging.
WHERE: CFR, 1777 F St, NW
CONTACT: Lucy Dunderdale at 202-509-8525 or DCPressRSVP@cfr.org; web site: www.cfr.org
SOURCE: CFR - event announcement
WHEN: 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
WHAT: Brookings Institution Discussion on “Mobile Technology’s Impact on Political Campaigns in the U.S. and Around the World.” Speakers: Introduction and Moderator Darrell M. West, Vice President and Director, Governance Studies; Panelists: Clark Gibson, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science, University of California, San Diego; Scott Goodstein, Founder/CEO, Revolution Messaging; Katie Harbath, Associate Manager, Policy, Facebook Inc.; Aaron Smith, Senior Research Specialist, Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project; and Daniel Ureña, Managing Partner, MAS Consulting Group, Professor, Pontificial Comillas University
WHERE: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
CONTACT: 202-797-6105 or events@brookings.edu; web site: www.brookings.edu
SOURCE: Brookings Institution – event announcement
WHEN: 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.
WHAT: Atlantic Council Discussion on “Libya Revisited: Coalition Building and the Future of NATO Operations.” Speakers: Charles Bouchard, Lieutenant-General and Commander of NATO military mission in Libya, Royal Canadian Air Force; Moderated by Barry Pavel, Director, International Security Program, Atlantic Council
WHERE: Atlantic Council, 1101 15th Street, NW, 11th Floor
CONTACT: 202-463-7226 or info@acus.org; web site: www.acus.org
SOURCE: Atlantic Council – event announcement
WHEN: 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
WHAT: Center for American Progress (CAP) Program on “India – U.S. Cooperation on Energy and Climate Change: Multilateral and Bilateral Opportunities.” Speakers: Moderator: Manish Bapna, Interim President, World Resources Institute; Panelists: Nitin Desai, Member, Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change, Government of India; Jamshyd Godrej, Chairman, Godrej & Boyce Ltd.; John Podesta, Chairman of the Board, Center for American Progress; Carl Pope, Executive Chairman, Sierra Club; Suresh Prabhu, Former Industry Minister, Environment Minister, and Union Minister for Power, Government of India
WHERE: The Aspen Institute, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 700
CONTACT: RSVP to timothy.olson@aspeninst.org or 202-736-2907
SOURCE: CAP - event announcement
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