U.S. Department of State

WHEN: 7:30 – 9:00 a.m.
WHAT: U.S. Institute of Peace Discussion on “A Year of Turmoil: The Arab Uprisings and the Challenges of Reconstruction.” Speakers: Ambassador William B. Taylor, Discussant, Special Coordinator for Middle East Transitions, U.S. Department of State; Ellen Laipson, Discussant, President and CEO, The Stimson Center; Steven Heydemann, Moderator, Senior Advisor for Middle East Initiatives, U.S. Institute of Peace
WHERE: Reserve Officers Association, One Constitution Avenue, NE
CONTACT: 202-457-1700; web site: www.usip.org
SOURCE: USIP – event announcement

WHEN: 9:30 a.m.
WHAT: Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on “The current and future worldwide threats to the national security of the United States.” Witnesses: James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence; Lieutenant General Ronald L. Burgess, Jr., USA, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency.
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 and Revenue Proposals." Witness: The Honorable Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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: 10:00 a.m.
WHAT: House Appropriations Committee Hearing on "Budget Hearing - Department of Defense." Witnesses: Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense; General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; The Honorable Robert Hale, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
WHERE: Room 2350 Rayburn House Building
CONTACT: 202-225-2771; web site: http://appropriations.house.gov
SOURCE: House Appropriations Committee - hearing announcement

WHEN: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
WHAT: U.S. Institute of Peace Discussion on “Women, Peace and Security in Afghanistan: Prospects on the Way Forward.” Speakers: H.E. Ritva Koukku-Ronde, Welcome, Ambassador of Finland; Dr. Erkki Tuomioja, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland; H.E. Eklil Ahmad Hakimi, Ambassador of Afghanistan; Dr. Rajiv Shah (Invited), Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development, Ambassador Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, U.S. Department of State; Ms. Eva Biaude, Ombudsman for Minorities, Government of Finland; Ms. Samira Hamidi, Afghanistan Country Director, Afghan Women Network; and Dr. Kathleen Kuehnast, Moderator, Director, Center for Gender and Peacebuilding, United States Institute of Peace
WHERE: Embassy of Finland, 3301 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
CONTACT: 202-457-1700; web site: www.usip.org
SOURCE: USIP – event announcement

WHEN: 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
WHAT: Hudson Institute Discussion on “Are Think Tanks Becoming Too Political?” Speakers: Neera Tanden of the Center for American Progress; Tevi Troy of Hudson Institute; the Heritage Foundation's Michael Franc; and Will Marshall of the Progressive Policy Institute; moderator: Hudson Institute Distinguished Fellow Christopher DeMuth.
WHERE: Hudson Institute, 1015 15^th Street, NW
CONTACT: 202-974-2400; web site: www.hudson.org
SOURCE: Hudson Institute – event announcement

WHEN: 1:00 p.m.
WHAT: House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on " Reflections on the Revolution in Egypt, Part II." Witnesses: The Honorable Lorne W. Craner, President, International Republican Institute; Mr. Kenneth Wollack, President, National Democracy Institute; Robert Herman, Ph.D., Vice President for Regional Programs, Freedom House
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: 2:00 p.m.
WHAT: House Budget Committee Hearing on " The President’s Fiscal Year 2013 Revenue and Economic Policy Proposals." Witness: Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary, Department of the Treasury.
WHERE: Room 210 Cannon House Office Building
CONTACT: 202-226-7270; web site: http://budget.house.gov
SOURCE: House Budget Committee - hearing announcement

WHEN: 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
WHAT: George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs Lecture on " Is Israeli-Palestinian Peace Still Possible?" Speaker: Gershon Baskin, Founder & Chairman, Israel Palestine Center for Research and Information (IPCRI). 
WHERE: Elliott School of International Affairs, Lindner Family Commons, Room 602, 1957 E Street, NW
CONTACT: 202-994-6240; web site: http://elliott.gwu.edu 
NOTE: RSVP to: http://tinyurl.com/mepf2-16 
SOURCE: Elliott School of International Affairs - event announcement