The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the USA 2012 – "Cultural Diplomacy, National Security, and Global Risks"

Location: Washington D.C., U.S.A

Dates: June 26^th-28^th, 2012

Symposium Agenda

The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the USA 2012 will focus on the role of cultural diplomacy in reducing global risks and increasing national security. The symposium will analyze and explore the opportunity of reducing global risks and increasing national security by adapting cultural diplomacy practices into both national and foreign policy strategies.

Symposium Speakers

The program will consist of lectures, debates and panel discussions that will feature leading figures and experts from international politics, academia, diplomacy, civil society and the private sector from across the world.  

A Selection of Speakers for Symposia include:

• The Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad Jalali
  Former Interior Minister of Afghanistan
• The Hon. Dr. Alfredo Palacio
  Former President, Republic of Ecuador (2005 - 2007)
• Amb. Andras Simonyi
  Director, Center for Transatlantic Studies, Johns Hopkins University
• Martha J. Kanter
  Under Secretary of Education, US Department of Education
• The Hon. Michael Chertoff
  Former Secretary of Home Land Security
• The Hon. Dr. Nazar Al Baharna
  Former Foreign Minister of Bahrain
• The Hon. Peter Van Loan
  Leader of the Canadian Government in the House of Commons; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada
• Senator Slade Gorton
  US Senator, 14th Attorney General of Washington (tbc)
• Minister Stockwell Day
  Former Leader of the Canadian Alliance, Former Minister of International Trade of Canada
• The Hon. Vicente Fox
  Former President of Mexico

Participants

Participants will include young professionals, students and academics, representatives from politics, diplomats, practitioners from the civil society and the private sector, Media representatives and other individuals with an active interest in the Program’s themes

Participation Cost

In order to provide access to this program to as many individuals as possible, and thanks to the sponsorship and the institutional support of the ICD, we are able to offer the participation in the program for a subsidized participation cost of $275; If offered a place in the program, applicants are then required to transfer the participation cost of $275 to secure their place. 

Since the participation cost is already subsidized and due to the considerable costs involved in developing and executing the program, no scholarships or further financial support for participants is available.

To apply please visit: http://www.culturaldiplomacy.de/index.php?en_application-form_symposia-2012

For more information please visit: www.icd-international-symposium-usa.org