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SUMMARY:NYC Event: Pakistan - Aid\, Trade\, and Security
DESCRIPTION:Date\nDecember 9\, 2014\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 2:00pm\n\n\nLocation\nNew York\, NY\n\n\n\n  \nThe event will be a discussion of the current conditions of economic aid\, trade and security in Pakistan\, and will feature ASP Board Member Admiral William Fallon USN (Ret.)\, former Commander of CENTCOM and PACOM; USAID Assistant to the Administrator for Pakistan in the Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs Mr. Daniel Grant; and Managing Director of APCO Worldwide’s Istanbul Office Ms. Zeynep Dereli \nThe American Security Project is excited to facilitate a discussion on the importance of Pakistan to US national security as well as the ways aid and trade are being mobilized toward Pakistan. \n  \nLunch Refreshments will be provided at 12:00pm \nIf you wish to attend\, please RSVP by December 4\, 2014 at events@americansecurityproject.org to receive a formal invitation. \nSpace is limited. \nSpeakers\nAdmiral William Fallon\, USN (Ret.) \nAdmiral William J. Fallon retired from the U.S. Navy after a distinguished 40 year career of military and strategic leadership. He has led U.S. and Allied forces in eight separate commands and played a leadership role in military and diplomatic matters at the highest levels of the U.S. government. \nAs head of U.S. Central Command\, Admiral Fallon directed all U.S. military operations in the Middle East\, Central Asia and Horn of Africa\, focusing on combat efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. He led the U.S. Pacific Command for two years\, directing political-military activities in the Asia-Pacific region. His achievements include a resumption of military engagement with China\, new outreach to India\, a new agreement on a strategic framework with Japan\, and humanitarian assistance to the victims of the 2004 Tsunami in SE Asia. He also served as Presidential Envoy to Japan\, handling bi-lateral relations after the collision of a U.S. submarine and a Japanese fishing vessel. \nOn September 11\, 2001\, Admiral Fallon was serving in the Pentagon as Vice Chief of the Navy. He personally directed the recovery of the Navy staff in the wake of the attack and led in the planning of the retaliatory attacks on Al Qaeda and Taliban forces in Afghanistan. He later commanded the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and U.S. Fleet Forces Command\, with responsibility for the readiness of U.S. Naval forces worldwide. \nAdmiral Fallon began his Navy career as a combat aviator flying from an aircraft carrier during the Vietnam War and participated in many vital U.S. military operations during the Cold War. He led a Carrier Air Wing in combat during the Gulf War of 1991\, and commanded a Navy Battle Group and the U.S. 6th Fleet Battle Force during NATO military operations in Bosnia. \nAdmiral Fallon completed a year as a Robert E. Wilhelm Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology\, Center for International Studies and currently chairs the Center’s Advisory Board. He also serves on the Global Affairs Advisory Board of Occidental College and the Advisory Board of the University of California\, San Diego School of International Relations and Pacific Studies. He is a graduate of Villanova University\, the U.S. Naval War College\, the National War College\, and has an MA in International Studies from Old Dominion University. \nChairman and CEO of a new company in the cyber security business\, Admiral Fallon is a partner and advisor to several other businesses and a Distinguished Fellow at the Center for Naval Analyses. He has been a member of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the U.S. and also serves as Co-Chair of the Center for Strategic and International Studies Commission on Smart Global Health Policy and Co-Chair of the National Association of Corporate Directors 2009 Blue Ribbon Commission. \n  \nMr. Dan Grant \n \n\n\n\nDan Grant is the Assistant to the Administrator for Pakistan in the Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs at USAID. He oversees a portfolio concerning energy\, stabilization\, education\, agriculture\, and public health. \nPrior to his appointment to USAID\, Grant worked as an international affairs consultant for the U.S. State and Defense Departments\, as well as for NATO\, the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School\, and the Czech foreign ministry. \nPrior to his consulting work\, he worked extensively in the field in a variety of post- and current-conflict countries\, including Iraq\, Afghanistan\, Kosovo\, and Bosnia. Particular highlights of his time overseas include working in the Iraqi elections ministry from 2005 to 2007\, overseeing operations for the Afghan currency exchange in 2003\, and working on the Afghan Loya Jirgas of 2002 and 2004. He was awarded the Constitutional Medal by Afghan president Hamid Karzai for his efforts in 2004. \nIn addition\, Grant was a fellow at the American Security Project (ASP)\, a think tank founded by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. His work for ASP ranged from analysis of international trade deals\, to the possible future of the Afghan Taliban. \nGrant was a Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in Texas’s 10th congressional district in 2008. He is a graduate of the London School of Economics Graduate School\, and Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. \n\n\n\n  \nMs. Zeynep Dereli \nZeynep Dereli\, managing director of APCO Worldwide’s Istanbul office\, is an accomplished and respected leader in Turkish business\, media and politics. \nMost recently\, Ms. Dereli was director of the Atlantic Council’s Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum\, an annual initiative that brings business and policy leaders together to discuss Eurasia’s leading economic and energy challenges. She also produced and presented a weekly foreign policy program\, “Leaders and Decisions\,” on the Turkish nationwide television news channel SKY Turk and CNBC-e. \nMs. Dereli previously served as general coordinator and founding member of the Turkish Policy Forum\, a leading Istanbul think tank. She was also founding partner of Glow Communications. Before beginning Glow\, she set up Dialogue\, Respect and Understanding through Music (DRUM)\, a nonprofit dedicated to fostering tolerance and understanding between cultures through music. \nEarlier in her career\, Ms. Dereli worked for Shell Trading and Shipping Company in London in derivatives trading\, risk analysis\, research and regulatory compliance. She later became a supply financial analyst at Shell Turkey and was a member of the mergers and acquisitions teams for Dundas\, Unlu & Co.\, Istanbul\, a boutique investment bank. \nMs. Dereli has been an active voice in politics since the March 2009 Turkish elections\, when she won a seat at the county council in Istanbul Sisli Municipality. She also served as a consultant for the minister of culture and tourism. \nCurrently\, Ms. Dereli serves as vice president of the Turkish Ethical Values Foundation and is a founding member of Endeavor Turkey. She also is a senior research fellow at the Foreign Policy Center\, a UK-based independent foreign affairs think tank founded by the late former British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook which has former British Prime Minister Tony Blair as patron. \nMs. Dereli holds a master’s degree in development economics from the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). She earned a Bachelor of Science in economics from Princeton University\, with a certificate in Near Eastern studies. She is an advisory council member at SOAS/London Middle East Institute. She was named one of “The Young Society Leaders” in 2012 by The American Turkish Society\, which convenes a select\, diverse group of the American-Turkish community’s most outstanding young leaders. \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/pakistan-aid-trade-and-security/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, New York City\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:National Security Strategy,Public Diplomacy,Terrorism
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SUMMARY:INVITE – Under Secretary Richard Stengel: American Public Diplomacy in 2014 and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Under Secretary Richard Stengel: American Public Diplomacy in 2014 and Beyond \nSeptember 16\, 2014 \n12:30pm – 1:30 pm \n1100 New York Avenue\, NW 7th Floor\, West Tower \n \nThe United States faces many challenges abroad. In a time when the actions of foreign publics are changing political and security landscapes\, the need for effective public diplomacy is becoming more urgent. Understanding this need\, how should the U.S. best build relationships and influence with target audiences overseas?\nJoin us to hear from Richard Stengel\, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs\, as he discusses his plans for America’s public diplomacy.\nLunch will be served prior to the event from 12:00pm – 12:30pm\n(Early response is encouraged\, as space is limited)\nSpeaker\nRichard Stengel\nRichard Stengel was sworn in as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs on February 14\, 2014.\nPrior to assuming this position\, Richard Stengel was the Managing Editor of TIME from 2006 to 2013\, which includes print and digital\, domestic and international. From 2004 to 2006\, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Mr. Stengel was the Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton University in 1999.\nFrom 1992 to 1994\, Mr. Stengel worked with Nelson Mandela on his autobiography\, Long Walk to Freedom\, and later served as an associate producer of the 1996 Oscar-nominated documentary\, Mandela. Mr. Stengel received an Emmy award in 2012 for his work as executive producer on TIME’s documentary\, “Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience.”\nMr. Stengel received a B.A. from Princeton University and studied English and History as a Rhodes Scholar at Christ Church\, Oxford.\nResources\nThe New Public Diplomacy Imperative\nThe Challenges of the Internet and Social Media in Public Diplomacy\nAcademic Exchange: A Pillar of Public Diplomacy
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/invite-under-secretary-richard-stengel-american-public-diplomacy-in-2014-and-beyond/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Featured Event,Public Diplomacy
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SUMMARY:INVITE - Iraq in Crisis: Recent Developments and Risk Management Strategy
DESCRIPTION:Iraq in Crisis: Recent Developments and Risk Management Strategy:\nAn expert panel hosted by the American Security Project and Clements Worldwide  \nJuly 16th\, 2014 \n12:30pm – 1:30pm \nLocation: 1100 New York Avenue\, NW 7th Floor\, West Tower \n \nThe security situation in Iraq remains volatile and uncertain as ISIS has quickly unraveled regional stability by rapidly overcoming Iraqi security forces. While the consequences for the city of Baghdad and the rest of the country remain to be seen\, it is clear that this activity will have short and long-term consequences not only for Iraqi citizens\, but also for foreign businesses looking to continue operations. Similar events in Nigeria\, Mali\, and Pakistan prove that these security setbacks are not isolated events and may continue on a global basis in the near future.\nJoin the American Security Project and Clements Worldwide on July 16th\, as an expert panel will discuss the latest situation in Iraq\, assess some potential outcomes\, and determine how individuals and businesses can effectively manage risk in the region moving forward.\n \nLunch refreshments will be served prior to the event from 1200-1230.\n(Early response is encouraged\, as space is limited)\nSpeakers\nDaniel Wagner\, CEO\, Country Risk Solutions\nDaniel Wagner is the CEO of Country Risk Solutions (CRS)\, a cross-border risk advisory firm based in Connecticut. He is an authority on political risk insurance (PRI) and analysis\, and has 15 years of experience with AIG\, the Asian Development Bank (ADB)\, GE\, and the World Bank Group. Prior to founding CRS in 2009\, Daniel was Senior Vice President of Country Risk at GE Energy Financial Services in Stamford\, Connecticut.\nMGen Robert Scales\, USA (Ret.)\nMG Robert H. Scales (Ret.) is a former Commandant for the U.S. Army War College and held command & staff positions in the U.S.\, Germany\, Korea and Vietnam. He is the author of numerous books on contemporary and future warfare\, including Yellow Smoke: The Future of Land Warfare for America’s Military\, and Certain Victory the Official History of Desert Storm.\nMissy Ryan\, Journalist\, Reuters News\nMissy Ryan is a national security correspondent for Reuters News in Washington\, DC where she covers Middle Eastern and Latin American issues. Missy was posted in Baghdad for 20 months\, where she served as correspondent and deputy Iraq bureau chief for Reuters. She also served as Reuters’ acting bureau chief for Mexico and Central America. ​In addition to Reuters\, her articles have appeared in the Boston Globe\, World Policy Journal\, and National Journal.\nSmita Malik\, Assistant Vice President of Programs and Special Risks\, Clements Worldwide\nSmita Malik is Assistant Vice President of Programs and Special Risks at Clements Worldwide. Smita has over 17 years of experience as a broker\, servicing a varied clientele with international exposures. She has worked for Clements for more than 7 years and handles several international clients\, including Save the Children\, RMA Group\, Ecolog and AMS.\nDante Disparte\, US Managing Director\, Clements Worldwide – Moderator\nDante Disparte is the U.S. Managing Director for Clements Worldwide\, a leading risk management firm and insurance brokerage serving customers in more than 180 countries. He is credited with designing the world’s first card-based life insurance program for the United Nations and was formerly the Managing Director of Land Rover’s activities in 32 Sub Saharan African markets. Mr. Disparte is also a member of ASP’s Consensus.\n \nResources:\nASP Asymmetric Operations\nUS-Egypt Strategic Partnership\nAre We Willing\nThe Strategic Effects of a Lethal Drones Policy\nThree Reasons Why Libya Matters: Oil\, Haftar\, and Terrorism\n \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit http://www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/invite-iraq-in-crisis-recent-developments-and-risk-management-strategy/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Asymetric Operations,National Security Strategy,Public Diplomacy
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SUMMARY:INVITE- The 2014 Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review:  A Blueprint for State and USAID
DESCRIPTION:A Briefing and Q&A with Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom\, Assistant Administrator Alexander Thier and Special Representative for QDDR Thomas Perriello\n\n\n\n24 June 2014\n\n\n1230-1330\n\n\n Hart Senate Office Building – Room 902 \nLocated on Constitution Avenue\, between 1st and 2nd Streets\, NE \n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) process and how Congress can engage on this key briefing.\nThis is an opportunity to find out about this and to engage with key State Department and USAID figures about crucial QDDR issues\nLunch Refreshments will be served at 12.00. Discussion will begin promptly at 12.30   \nThe QDDR\n\nThe Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) is the Department of State’s signature review to guide a modern State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as they move into the future.  As a joint effort by the Department of State and USAID\, the review will identify policy priorities and the organizational capabilities needed to maximize the effectiveness of our diplomats and development professionals \nAt its core\, the QDDR aims to provide a blueprint for strengthening U.S. development and diplomatic efforts to best advance our national interests. \nThe 2014 QDDR builds upon the 2010 QDDR\, the first quadrennial review in the history of the Department and USAID\, begun by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.  The 2010 review launched a series of reforms in both government agencies\, elevated policy priorities such as energy\, economic diplomacy\, and support to women and girls; reestablished USAID as a premier development agency; improved budget management and strategic planning; and increasedcooperation among U.S. government agencies and with non-governmental actors. As part of a process of continuous improvement\, implementation of the 2010 QDDR continues.  The 2014 QDDR will advance the spirit and mission of the first review while focusing on a few key priorities to foster a State Department and USAID that are more nimble\, innovative and responsive.  Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom\, along with the USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah\, oversee the implementation of the QDDR; Thomas Perriello is the Special Representative for the QDDR. \nSpeakers\nHeather Higginbottom was confirmed by the US Senate in December 2013. In her current role as Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources\, she shares in the global responsibilities for US foreign policy and has programmatic oversight responsibilities for both the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development. She is the first female to become Deputy Secretary\, and prior to joining the State Department\, served as Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Ms. Higginbottom was also the first executive director the American Security Project. \nAlex Thier is USAID’s Assistant to the Administrator for Policy\, Planning\, and Learning (PPL). The PPL Bureau is USAID’s center for policy development\, strategic planning\, learning and evaluation\, and partner engagement. From  June 2010- June 2013\, Thier served as Assistant to the Administrator for Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs\, overseeing USAID’s two largest missions in the world. Before joining USAID\, Thier served with the U.S. Institute of Peace as senior rule of law adviser and director for Afghanistan and Pakistan from 2005- 2010   \nTom Perriello is the Special Representative for the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR)\, appointed by Secretary of State John Kerry in February 2014. Mr. Perriello previously served as a Congressman to Virginia’s Fifth District\, Special Advisor to the Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone\, a conflict analyst\, and CEO of Center for American Progress Action. He has worked and conducted research in a dozen countries and taught courses on transitional justice at the University of Virginia School of Law and University of Sierra Leone. He was a founding member of Leader Hoyer’s National Security Working Group\, and received the Truman National Security Project’s annual award for wise leadership on foreign policy. \nResources:\nASP QDDR Briefing Note \nText of the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review \nFact Sheet on the QDDR Remarks at the 2014 QDDR Launch \nOpinion: The QDDR and the Future of Diplomacy \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/invite-the-2014-quadrennial-diplomacy-and-development-review-a-blueprint-for-state-and-usaid/
LOCATION:Senate Hart Building  – Room 902\, Constitution Avenue\, between 1st and 2nd Streets\, NE\, Washington \, 20009
CATEGORIES:American Security & The Oceans,Asymetric Operations,Climate Security,Egypt Strategic Partnership,Energy Security,National Security & Climate Change,National Security & Space,National Security Strategy,Nuclear Security,Public Diplomacy
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SUMMARY:INVITE - Listening in Public Diplomacy: The 2014 ASDA’A Burson Marsteller Arab Youth Survey
DESCRIPTION:Listening in Public Diplomacy: The 2014 ASDA’A Burson Marsteller Arab Youth Survey \nDate\nJune 10\, 2014 \nTime\n12:30-1:30pm \nLocations\nAmerican Security Project1100 New York Ave NW\, 7th FloorWashington\, DC 20005 \nThe key to measuring the effects of public diplomacy is having an understanding of the target audience. In the Middle East and North Africa\, youth are driving many of the movements that are changing the societies they live in forever. But what do they really think? How can information about youth perspectives\, concerns\, and aspirations be used to shape policy towards the region?\nJoin us as Jay Leveton presents the findings of the 2014 ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey.\n \nLunch refreshments will be served prior to the event from 1200-1230.\n(Early response is encouraged\, as space is limited)\nSpeakers\nJay Leveton\nJay Leveton currently serves as the Worldwide Executive Vice President at Burson-Marsteller and the CEO of Penn Schoen Berland (PSB).  He has more than a decade of market research experience working at PSB\, where he developed expertise in both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. Jay has led domestic and international research projects in over 30 countries\, conducted research for major national Democratic Party clients\, and performed market research for a variety of Fortune 500 companies.\nResources\nASDA’A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey 2014 Results Released\nWhite Paper – The New Public Diplomacy Imperative\nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT\n \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit http://www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/invite-listening-in-public-diplomacy-the-2014-asdaa-burson-marsteller-arab-youth-survey/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Public Diplomacy
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