U.S. Department of State

 WHEN: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
WHAT: U.S. Institute of Peace Discussion on “Justice for Haiti.” Speakers: Secretary Reginald Delva (Invited), Secretary of State for Public Security, Government of Haiti; Ugo Solinas, Senior Political Affairs Officer, Department of Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations; Joel Danies, Deputy Coordinator for Political Affairs & Office Director, Office of the Haiti Special Coordinator, U.S. Department of State; Mark Schneider, Vice President, International Crisis Group; Vivienne O’Connor, Senior Program Officer, Rule of Law Center, U.S. Institute of Peace; Robert Maguire, Director, Latin America and Hemispheric Studies Program, George Washington University; and Robert Perito, Director, Haiti Program, U.S. Institute of Peace
WHERE: USIP, 2301 Constitution Avenue, NW
CONTACT: 202-457-1700; web site: www.usip.org
SOURCE: USIP – event announcement

WHEN: 10:00 a.m.
WHAT: House Budget Committee Hearing on "The President’s Fiscal Year 2013 Budget." Witness: Jeffrey Zients, Acting Director, Office of Management and Budget
WHERE: Room 210 Cannon House Office Building
CONTACT: 202-226-7270; web site: http://budget.house.gov
SOURCE: House Budget Committee - hearing announcement

WHEN: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
WHAT: Brookings Institution Discussion on “Campaign 2012: Afghanistan and Pakistan Policy.” Speakers: Introduction by Benjamin Wittes, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies; Panelists: Moderator: Charles Hoskinson, Reporter, POLITICO; Vanda Felbab-Brown, Fellow, Foreign Policy, 21st Century Defense Initiative; Elizabeth Ferris, Co-Director, Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement; Michael E. O'Hanlon, Director of Research and Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, 21st Century Defense Initiative; and Bruce Riedel, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy
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: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Washington Foreign Press Center (WFPC) Roundtable on “Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C).” Speakers: Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer, Imam Magid of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS Center) and President of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), and Molly Melching of the NGO Tostan, working at the grassroots level to educate communities about the negative effects of FGM/C.
WHERE: WFPC, National Press Building, 529 14^th Street, NW, Suite 800
CONTACT: RSVP to Andrea Corey at coreyad2@state.gov
SOURCE: WFPC – event announcement

WHEN: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) Discussion on “Post-Occupation Iraq: The Brittleness of Political Institutions.” Speaker: Adeed Dawisha, Public Policy Scholar, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.
WHERE: WWC, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: www.wilsoncenter.org 
SOURCE: WWC – event announcement

WHEN: 12:00 – 1:15 p.m.
WHAT: Middle East Institute Discussion on “Is Reconciliation in Bahrain Possible?” Speakers: Joost Hiltermann, International Crisis Group; and Jean-Francois Seznec, Georgetown University.
WHERE: MEI, 1761 N Street, NW
CONTACT: 202-785-1141; web site: www.mei.edu
SOURCE: MEI – event announcement

WHEN: 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
WHAT: SETA Foundation Discussion on “Syria: What's Next?” Speakers: Steven Heydemann, Senior Adviser for Middle East Initiatives at USIP; Randa Slim, Adjunct Research Fellow, New America Foundation; Aram Nerguizian, Visiting Fellow, Burke Chair in Strategy, CSIS; Erol Cebeci, Executive Director, The SETA Foundation at Washington D.C.; and Moderator: Kadir Ustun, Research Director, The SETA Foundation at Washington D.C.
WHERE: SETA, 1025 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1106
CONTACT: 202-223-9885 or info@setadc.org; web site: www.setadc.org
SOURCE: SETA – event announcement

WHEN: 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
WHAT: George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs Lecture on " Grand Strategy: Three military officers present differing perspectives of national security strategy." Speakers: Colonel Andre J. Briere, U.S. Air Force; Lieutenant Colonel Shaun R. Stuger, U.S. Air Force; and Lieutenant Colonel Jack L. Sine, U.S. Air Force.
WHERE: Elliott School of International Affairs, Room 6505, 1957 E Street NW
CONTACT: 202-994-6240; web site: http://elliott.gwu.edu 
NOTE: For more information, go to: http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/outreach-program/index.htm 
SOURCE: Elliott School of International Affairs - event announcement

WHEN: 2:30 p.m.
WHAT: House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on " Reflections on the Revolution in Egypt, Part I." Witnesses: Robert Kagan, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; Michele Dunne, Ph.D., Director of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, Atlantic Council; Mr. Eric Trager, Ira Weiner Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy; and Tamara Wittes, Ph.D., former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs.
WHERE: Room 2172 of the Rayburn House Office Building
CONTACT: 202-225-5021; web site: http://foreignaffairs.house.gov
SOURCE: House Foreign Affairs Committee - hearing announcement

WHEN: 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.
WHAT: Atlantic Council Discussion on “Pivotal Partnerships: The Prospects for International Defense Cooperation in an Age of Austerity.” Speakers: introductory remarks by Senator Chuck Hagel, Chairman, Atlantic Council; A discussion with The Hon. Ashton Carter, Deputy Secretary, Department of Defense; Moderated by Mr. Fred Kempe, President and CEO, 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: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) Book Discussion on “George F. Kennan: An American Life.” Speaker: Author John Lewis Gaddis, former Wilson Center fellow and Robert A. Lovett Professor of Military and Naval History at Yale University.
WHERE: WWC, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: www.wilsoncenter.org 
SOURCE: WWC – event announcement

WHEN: 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
WHAT: George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs Lecture on " The Russian Spring: Does It Stand a Chance?" Speaker: Yevgenia M. Albats, Editor, The New Times. 
WHERE: Elliott School of International Affairs, Alumni House, 1918 F Street, NW
CONTACT: 202-994-6240; web site: http://elliott.gwu.edu 
NOTE: RSVP to: http://tinyurl.com/Albats 
SOURCE: Elliott School of International Affairs - event announcement