Fwd: The United States Meets Europe: A Forum For Young Leaders (Washington D.C. & New York City, April 18th - 24th, 2010)
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Call for Applications
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The United States Meets Europe: A Forum For Young Leaders (USAME):
"New Priorities, New Strategies:
Soft Power, Cultural Diplomacy and American Foreign Policy"
(Washington D.C. & New York City, April 18th - 24th, 2010)
Dear Friends & Colleagues,
On behalf of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, I am writing to you to announce the details of the next Weeklong Seminar that will be taking place as part of the ICD´s program "The United States Meets Europe: A Forum for Young Leaders". We are currently accepting applications for the seminar and I would be grateful if you could share the announcement with any individuals who you feel may be interested. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and support in raising awareness of the weeklong seminar.
The United States Meets Europe: A Forum for Young Leaders (USAME)
USAME is an active network of individuals interested in strengthening and supporting transatlantic relations. The next USAME Weeklong Seminar will take place in Washington, D.C., & New York City from 18th - 24th April 2010. In addition to looking in greater detail at the history and development of cultural diplomacy, the next USAME Weeklong Seminar will look at how the priorities of U.S. foreign policy have changed since the end of the Cold War and are continuing to evolve. This will provide a framework for discussions on contemporary transatlantic relations, and for comparing and contrasting foreign policy priorities in the U.S. and Europe.
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.
In particular, the seminar will focus on the following issues:
· The history and development of transatlantic relations since 1945, focusing in particular on the Marshall Plan, the city of Berlin, and the changing nature of relations since 1989
· The use of cultural diplomacy and soft power by the U.S. during the Cold War, and the importance this played in determining its outcome
· The similarities and differences between the foreign policy drivers and strategies in the U.S. and Europe, looking in particular at the application of cultural diplomacy.
· The development of U.S. foreign policy priorities over the past two decades, with a particular focus on the objectives of the new U.S. administration and the strategies employed to pursue these objectives
Confirmed speakers for the Weeklong Seminar include:
Amb. Andras Simonyi; former Hungarian Ambassador to the United States.
Amb. Prof. Dr. Cynthia Schneider; Former Ambassador of the USA to the Netherlands, Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at Georgetown University (Washington D.C.)
Heather Conley; Director and Senior Fellow, Europe Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Ambassador Heidrun Tempel; Special Representative for Dialogue between Cultures, German Foreign Office
Dr. Karen Donfried; Vice-President of the German Marshall Fund of the United States
Kingsley Smith; Director of National Public Radio Worldwide (NPR)
Klaus Linsenmeier; Director, Heinrich Böll Stiftung of the United States
Ambassador Dr. Klaus Schariott; German Ambassador to the United States
Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart; Member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Florida
Sir James Richard Marie Mancham; Former President of the Republic of Seychelles
Amb. Mark Palmer; Former US Ambassador to Hungary, Co-founder of the National Endowment for Democracy
Matthias Stausberg; Spokesperson, United Nations Global Compact
Prof. Dr. Miomir Žužul; Former Foreign Minister of Croatia, President of Dubrovnik International University
Paula Dobriansky; Former Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, Senior Fellow at the JFK School of Government, Harvard University.
Prof. Dr. Volker Berghahn; Professor of European-American Relations at Columbia University
William Bader; former Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs under President Clinton
For further information about the next Weeklong Seminar, please click here
For more information about the program speakers please click here
To apply to the program, please visit:
http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/europeanamericanrelationship/index.php?en_usame_application-form
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The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy
The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD - www.culturaldiplomacy.org) 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.
The ICD board of Advisors includes President Dr. Alfredo Palacio, Former President of Ecuador; President Emil Constantinescu, Former President of Romania; President Dr. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Former President of Latvia; President Cassam Uteem, Former President of the Republic of Mauritius; President Sir James Mancham, Former President of Seychelles; Janez Jansa, Former Prime Minister of Slovenia; Mike Kenneth Moore, Former Prime Minister of New Zealand; Dr. Alfred Sant, Former Prime Minister of Malta; Radmila Šekerinska, Former Prime Minister of Macedonia; Jack McConnell, MSP, Former First Minister of Scotland. For more information about the ICD Board of Advisors please click here.
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With warmest regards,
Mark Donfried
Director and Founder
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