Washington Symposium 2008

Outlook for U.S. Foreign Policy: What We Can Expect from a New Administration and Implications for International Educators

NAFSA's 2008 Washington Symposium will explore the development and implementation of U.S. foreign policy and what changes international educators might expect under a new administration. The symposium will also offer participants an overview of how the United States is seen in various parts of the world and will examine the foreign policy challenges that arise as a result, as well as what the implications might be for international education.

Day 1 - Monday, March 10, 2008
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Registration
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Opening Lunch and Welcome   Moderator: A. Lee Fritschler Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University, former Assistant Secretary for Post Secondary Education, and former President of Dickinson College   Participant Self-Introductions
1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.	Keynote Address: Challenges the New Administration Will Inherit The Hon. Lee H. Hamilton President and Director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, former United States Congressman from Indiana and former Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.	Break
3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	The Asia-Pacific Region and the United States : What are the Key Foreign Policy Challenges? Harry Harding University Professor of International Affairs, Elliott School, George Washington University NAFSA Leader Respondent: Stephen Dunnett Vice Provost for international education, State University of New York at Buffalo and Professor of foreign language education in the Graduate School of Education.
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.	Latin America and the United States: What are the Key Foreign Policy Challenges? Robert Pastor Professor of International Relations and Co-Director of the Center for North American Studies, American University.  Former National Security Advisor for Latin America (1977-1981). NAFSA Leader Respondent: Everett Egginton Dean for International and Border Programs, New Mexico State University.
6:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.	Reception
7:00 p.m.	Dinner Changing Public Values Towards Globalization and the U.S. Role in the World Bruce Stokes Fellow, Pew Research Center and International Economics Columnist, National Journal.

Day 2 - Tuesday, March 11, 2008
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.	U.S.-Middle East Relations: Challenges Facing the New Administration Shibley Telhami Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Africa and the United States: What are the Key Foreign Policy Challenges? Carol Lancaster Associate Professor of Politics in the School of Foreign Service with a joint appointment in the Department of Government, Director of the Mortara Center for International Studies and the new Initiative on International Development, Georgetown University and former Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. NAFSA Leader Respondent: Robert Gosende Associate Vice Chancellor for International Programs, State University of New York
12:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Luncheon and Closing Outlook for the U.S. Election and Prospects for Policy Change Norman Omstein Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research.  Mr. Ornstein also serves as an election analyst for CBS News and writes a weekly column called "Congress Inside Out" for Roll Call newspaper. He has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, and other major publications, and regularly appears on television programs like The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Nightline, and Charlie Rose.