WHEN: 9:00 a.m.
WHAT: Washington Foreign Press Center (WFPC) On-The-Record Roundtable on “Strengthening Democratic Institutions across OSCE Participating States: ODIHR’s assessment of the 2012 U.S. Presidential Elections and continued election observation work across Europe and Central Asia.” Panel of speakers: OSCE Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Director Ambassador Janez Lenarcic; Jan Haukaas, Special Adviser to the Director; and Bureau of European Affairs, Office of European Security and Political Affairs Director Richard Holtzapple (opening remarks).
WHERE: National Press Building, 529 14th Street, NW, Suite 800
CONTACT: RSVP: Please RSVP to Belinda Jackson Farrier at jacksonbk2@state.gov by noon on Friday, May 17, 2013.
SOURCE: WFPC – event announcement
WHEN: 9:00 a.m.
WHAT: House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on “The Call for Economic Liberty in the Arab World.” Witnesses: Mr. Hernando de Soto, President, Institute for Liberty and Democracy; and Madeleine K. Albright, Chairman, Albright Stonebridge Group.
WHERE: Room 2172 Rayburn House Building
CONTACT: 202-225-5021; web site: http://foreignaffairs.house.gov
SOURCE: House Foreign Affairs Committee – hearing announcement
WHEN: 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
WHAT: Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) Discussion on “The Pacific Alliance: What Latin America Can Do on Its Own.” Speakers: His Excellency Felipe Bulnes, Ambassador of Chile to the United States, Embassy of Chile; His Excellency Harold W. Forsyth, Ambassador of Peru to the United States, Embassy of Peru; His Excellency Carlos Urrutia, Ambassador of Colombia to the United States, Embassy of Colombia; Antonio Ortiz-Mena, Head of Economic Affairs, Embassy of Mexico; and Discussant/Moderator Carl Meacham, Director, CSIS Americas Program.
WHERE: CSIS, 1800 K Street, NW
CONTACT: 202-887-0200; web site: www.csis.org
SOURCE: CSIS – event announcement
WHEN: 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
WHAT: Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) Program on “Threat and Response: Combating Advanced Attacks and Cyber-Espionage.” Complete agenda and list of speakers.
WHERE: CSIS, 1800 K Street, NW
CONTACT: 202-887-0200; web site: www.csis.org
SOURCE: CSIS – event announcement
WHEN: 9:30 – 11:00 a.m.
WHAT: Brookings Institution Discussion on “Afghanistan’s Security Transition: A Discussion with Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter.” Speakers: Introduction and moderator: Michael E. O'Hanlon, Director of Research, Foreign Policy, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence; featured speaker: Ashton B. Carter, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Defense.
WHERE: Brookings, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
CONTACT: 202-797-6105 or events@brookings.edu; web site: www.brookings.edu
SOURCE: Brookings – event announcement
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.
WHAT: Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing on “Review of U.S. Foreign Assistance for Children in Adversity.” Witnesses: Panel 1- The Honorable Donald Steinberg, Deputy Administrator, United States Agency for International Development; Neil Boothby, Special Advisor for Children in Adversity, United States Agency for International Development; Dr. Caroline Ryan, M.D., Deputy Coordinator for Technical Leadership, Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Department of State; Panel 2- Mr. Phillip Goldman, President, Maestral International; and Jesse Eaves, Senior Policy Advisor for Child Protection, World Vision.
WHERE: Room 192 Dirksen Senate Building
CONTACT: 202-224-7363; web site: http://www.appropriations.senate.gov
SOURCE: Senate Appropriations Committee – hearing announcement
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.
WHAT: House Committee on Homeland Security Hearing on “Visa Security and Overstays: How Secure is America?” Witnesses: TBA
WHERE: Room 311 Cannon House Building
CONTACT: 202-226-8417; web site: http://homeland.house.gov
SOURCE: House Committee on Homeland Security – hearing announcement
WHEN: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
WHAT: U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) Discussion on “Why Were Kenya’s 2013 Elections Peaceful?” Speakers: John Langlois, Kenya Country Representative, USAID Office of Transition Initiatives; Sam Kona, Conflict Management Specialist, USAID/Kenya; Rachel Brown, Founder & CEO, Sisi ni Amani Kenya; Jacqueline Wilson, Senior Program Officer, U.S. Institute of Peace; and Jon Temin, Moderator, Director, Horn of Africa Program, U.S. Institute of Peace.
WHERE: 2301 Constitution Avenue, NW
CONTACT: 202-457-1700; web site: www.usip.org
SOURCE: USIP - event announcement
WHEN: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
WHAT: Middle East Institute (MEI) Discussion on “Learning from Iraq: A New Model for Stability and Reconstruction Operations.” Speakers: Stuart Bowen, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction; and Marvin G. Weinbaum, scholar-in-residence at the Middle East Institute.
WHERE: 1761 N Street, NW
CONTACT: 202-785-1141; web site: www.mei.edu
SOURCE: MEI – event announcement
WHEN: 2:00 p.m.
WHAT: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on “Prospect for Afghanistan's 2014 Elections.” Witnesses: Panel One: Mr. David Pearce, Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. Department of State; Panel Two: Dr. Andrew Wilder, Director, Afghanistan and Pakistan Programs, United States Institute of Peace; Ms. Sarah Chayes, Senior Associate, South Asia Program, The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
WHERE: Room 419 Dirksen Senate Building
CONTACT: 202-224-0411; web site: http://www.foreign.senate.gov
SOURCE: Senate Foreign Affairs Committee – hearing announcement
WHEN: 2:00 p.m.
WHAT: House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on “The Growing Crisis in Africa's Sahel Region.” Witnesses: Panel I: Donald Y. Yamamoto, Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Nancy E. Lindborg, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development; Panel II: Mr. Rudolph Atallah, Senior Fellow, Michael S. Ansari Africa Center, Atlantic Council; and Mima S. Nedelcovych, Ph.D., Partner, Schaffer Global Group.
WHERE: Room 2172 Rayburn House 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 Committee On Energy & Commerce Hearing on “Cybersecurity: An Examination of the Communications Supply Chain.” Witnesses: TBA
WHERE: Room 2123 Rayburn House Building
CONTACT: 202-225-2927; web site: http://energycommerce.house.gov
SOURCE: House Committee on Energy & Commerce – hearing announcement
WHEN: 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
WHAT: Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) and Maryland Public Television for a screening of select clips from the American Public Television miniseries, The Reagan Presidency. Following the presentation, the distinguished panel will revisit Ronald Reagan's presidency, from his sweeping domestic agenda to the end of the Cold War, examining what made Reagan "The Great Communicator." Speakers: Introduction by Dan Glickman, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, BPC Senior Fellow; Panel discussion to follow featuring: Trent Lott, former Senate Majority Leader, BPC Senior Fellow; Henry Cisneros, Former Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Co-chair, BPC Housing Commission, Co-chair, BPC Immigration Task Force; Chip Duncan, Writer and Director, The Reagan Presidency; moderated by John Fortier, Democracy Project Director, Bipartisan Policy Center.
WHERE: 1225 Eye Street, NW
CONTACT: 202-204-2400; web site: http://bipartisanpolicy.org
SOURCE: BPC – event announcement
WHEN: 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
WHAT: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation Confirmation Hearing on the nomination of Anthony R. Foxx to be Secretary of Transportation. Witness: Nominee.
WHERE: Room 253 Russell Senate Building
CONTACT: 202-224-0411; web site: http://www.commerce.senate.gov
SOURCE: Senate Committee on CST – hearing announcement
WHEN: 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
WHAT: Brookings Institution Discussion on “How Arab Public Opinion Is Reshaping the Middle East.” Speakers: Introduction by Martin S. Indyk, Vice President and Director, Foreign Policy; Shibley Telhami, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy; and Kim Ghattas, State Department Correspondent, BBC News.
WHERE: Brookings, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
CONTACT: 202-797-6105 or events@brookings.edu; web site: www.brookings.edu
SOURCE: Brookings – event announcement
WHEN: 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
WHAT: Center for New American Security (CNAS) Discussion on “Asia-Pacific Rebalance: Strengthening Regional Maritime Security.” Speaker: Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations.
WHERE: Willard InterContinental Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
CONTACT: 202-459-9400; web site: http://www.cnas.org
SOURCE: CNAS – event announcement
