The United States Meets Europe
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The United States Meets Europe - A Forum for Young Leaders (USAME)
"Beyond Mars and Venus: The Transatlantic Relationship in the New World Order"
(Washington DC & New York, 3rd – 9th January, 2011)
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
On behalf of the ICD, I am writing to bring to your attention the next major program hosted by the ICD in partnership with other leading organizations:
The United States Meets Europe: "Beyond Mars and Venus: The Transatlantic Relationship in the New World Order"
(Washington DC & New York, 3rd – 9th January 2011)
Alongside The United States Meets Europe, participants will attend The Future of US Foreign Policy Conference, which will further explore the concepts of soft power and cultural diplomacy, and the role they play in US foreign policy:
The Future of US Foreign Policy: "The Revival of Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy?" (Washington DC, 4th - 6th January, 2011)
www.european-american-
We are currently accepting applications to attend these programs, and I would therefore be grateful if you could share the announcement within your network and forward the information below on to anyone who you feel may be interested in attending.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation and support in raising awareness of our upcoming event.
Mark Donfried
General Director & Founder
Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD)
Ku´damm Karree (3rd Floor/Hochhaus)
Kurfürstendamm 207-8 Berlin, Germany-10719
Phone: 00.49.(0)30.2360-7680
Fax: 00.49.(0)30.2360-76811
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The United States Meets Europe: A Forum for Young Leaders
(Washington DC & New York, 3rd – 9th January 2011)
The United States Meets Europe is a network of individuals from across the world, who have an interest in international affairs, cultural exchange, and the European-American relationship. Members can join the forum by taking part in a USAME Weeklong Seminar. The forthcoming USAME Weeklong Seminar will be held in Washington DC & New York from 3rd– 9th January 2011, and will focus on the following theme:
"Beyond Mars and Venus: The Transatlantic Relationship in the New World Order."
The Forum is aimed at young professionals and students, economists, diplomatic and political representatives, and civil society practitioners. The weeklong seminar will consist of lectures, seminars, workshops and panel discussions by leading figures from the fields of politics, diplomacy, civil society, academia, and the private sector, which will offer a range of perspectives on the issues at stake, the challenges ahead, and the new strategies and approaches being taken to address these challenges. The program will be complemented by cultural and social activities that will provide an opportunity to experience the diversity of the respective cultures and provide networking opportunities between the participants themselves, as well as between the participants and speakers.
Conference Participants
The conference participants will include young professionals, students and scholars, civil society practitioners, private sector representatives, journalists, and other interested stakeholders from across the world.
To apply: http://www.culturaldiplomacy.
In particular, the next USAME Weeklong Seminar will focus on the following themes:
· The State of Relations: Confronting Immediate Issues and Identifying Future Challenges
· An Increasingly Multi-Polar World: The Ability of the West to Maintain its Capacity to Project both Hard and Soft Power
· The Future of International Governance: Reconfiguring the UN Security Council and the Role of the G20 as an Engine of International Decision-Making
· Cooperation or Confrontation? Exploring the ways the West can work constructively with emerging economies to enhance their development opportunities
· NATO - From Afghanistan and into the Future: Managing Security Threats from both State and Non-State Actors
· In the Wake of the Global Financial Crisis: Coordinating the New International Financial Architecture and Preventing Future Crises
· The Role and Responsibility of the EU and US in Confronting Climate Change: Potential Agendas
· The Dynamics and Impact of Inter-Cultural Exchange within the Euro-American Relationship
The Future of Foreign Policy:
"The Revival of Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy"
(Washington DC, 4th - 6th January, 2011)
www.european-american-
Two decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War, the foreign policy goals and priorities of individual nation states must increasingly take into account an interdependent, multi-polar international environment, and must increasingly balance the pursuit of national interests with the pursuit of global public goods.
Two years into the new US administration and following the mid-term elections, American citizens and the international community wait expectantly to see how America's foreign policy approach will adapt to the new challenges confronting the Obama administration. Over the past two years, the international community has come to see soft power and cultural diplomacy play a more significant role within US foreign policy and international relations in general, as it has been recognized that these approaches can general multi-lateral consensus as opposed to confrontation. However, the challenges facing the international community within the context of globalization continue to deepen due to a fragmented international framework filled with mistrust, competition and economic and political fragility.
The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy has therefore developed The Future of US Foreign Policy: "The Revival of Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy?" to explore the concepts of soft power and cultural diplomacy and assess the role they currently play in U.S. foreign policy. The program will then consider the potential for these strategies in the future and will provide clear recommendations for policy makers in the U.S. and internationally.
To Apply:
Speakers
The speakers during the Seminar will include leading figures and experts from international politics, academia, the diplomatic community, civil society and the private sector, from across the world. These speakers will include a number of individuals from the ICD Advisory Board (for further information about the Advisory Board please click here).
Speakers for the Conference include:
Alan Larson - Former United States Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs
Dr. Ali Ahmad Jalali - Former Interior Minister of Afghanistan; Distinguished Professor at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies of the National Defense University, WashingtonAmb.
Amb. András Simonyi - Former Hungarian Ambassador to the US
President Dr. Alfredo Palacio - Former President of Ecuador
Amb. Dr. Cynthia Schneider - Professor of Cultural Diplomacy at Georgetown University, Former U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands
Amb. Elena Poptodorova - Ambassador of Bulgaria to the USA
President Dr. Emil Constantinescu - Former President of Romania (tbc)
Dr. Fred Charles Iklé - Former United States Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Lord Jack McConnell - Former First Minister of Scotland
Sir James Mancham - Former President of the Republic of Seychelles
Admiral James Milton Loy - Former United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security; Former Commandant of the Coast Guard
Dr. Karen Donfried - Executive Vice President, the German Marshall Fund of the United States
Kingsley Smith - Program Director - NPR Worldwide & NPR Berlin
Dr. Martin A. Klimke - Research Fellow, German Historical Institute (GHI) Washington, D.C.
Matthias Stausberg - Spokesperson, United Nations Global Compact (tbc)
Dr. Miomir Zuzul - Former Foreign Minister of Croatia, President of Dubrovnik International University
Phyllis E. Oakley - Former United States Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research; Former United States Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration
Dr. Salah Hassan - Chairman & Professor of Marketing at the School of Business, The George Washington University (tbc)
Dr. Solomon Passy - Former Foreign Minister of Bulgaria
The Hon. Senator Tim Hutchinson - Former United States Senator from Arkansas
President Dr. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga - Former President of Latvia (tbc)
Dr. Volker Berghahn - Professor of History, Columbia University, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Certificate of Attendance
All conference participants will be awarded an official certificate of attendance at the end of the program. This certificate will confirm attendance and provide details of the speakers who took part during the program and the topics discussed.
Participant Papers
The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy encourages research and progressive thought into the fields of culture, globalization and international relations. In this regard, the ICD welcomes participants of the Conference to submit papers on this subject. The papers can cover any topic within these fields, according to your own particular interests and passions. Participants can submit work that they have completed in the past for other purposes, ongoing research or a paper written specifically for the conference. Groups of students are also allowed to submit collaborative pieces of work.
Sustainable Network
Conference participants will become part of a growing international network of people from across the world with different fields of interest and levels of experience, who share a commitment to intercultural exchange. Participants will be able to remain in touch with each other through the ICD Online Network. This network represents a medium through which members can exchange information on research, job opportunities, related events, and coordinate their own cultural exchange initiatives. The ICD will help to support the participants in their future activities by providing guidance and advice on possible research topics and helping to support members who plan to organize their own cultural exchange initiatives.
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The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy
The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy is an international, not-for-profit, non-governmental organization with headquarters in Berlin, Germany. The goal of the ICD is to promote global peace and stability through strengthening and supporting intercultural relations at all levels. Over the past decade the ICD has grown to become one of Europe's largest independent cultural exchange organizations, whose programs facilitate interaction between individuals of all cultural, academic, and professional backgrounds, from across the world.
Previous Events
Previous events held by the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy include "A World without Walls: An International Congress on "Soft Power", Cultural Diplomacy and Interdependence", which marked the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall (www.world-without-walls.org).
In February, 2010, the ICD hosted the Berlin International Economics Congress: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Roles of Global Politics & Civil Society in International Economics (www.biec.de).
In May 2010 the ICD hosted The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy 2010 (www.icd-
For more information on speakers who have attended previous ICD events, please click here.
For any additional information please address any queries toinfo@culturaldiplomacy.org
With warm regards and gratitude,
Mark Donfried
Director & Founder
Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD)
Ku´damm Karree (3rd Floor/Hochhaus)
Kurfürstendamm 207-8 Berlin, Germany-10719
Phone: 00.49.(0)30.2360-7680
Fax: 00.49.(0)30.2360-76811
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