The Future of US Foreign Policy: The Revival of Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy?
Day 1 – 01/04/2011
Welcome Address
Dr. Solomon Passy, Lord Jack McConnell, Dr. Karen Donfried
Keynote Speech - The Future of US Foreign Policy
A Keynote Speech by The Hon. Michael Chertoff (Former United States Secretary of Homeland Security)
The Interdependent Nature of Foreign Policy and Terrorism
Panel Discussion - Speakers: The Hon. Michael Chertoff, Admiral James Milton Loy, Lord Jack McConnell, Dr. Ali Ahmad Jalali, Dr. Solomon Passy, Dr. Miomir Zuzul; Moderated by Dr. Jackson Janes
"The New Normalcy … Our Post 9/11 Security Environment"
A Lecture by The Hon. Admiral James Milton Loy (Former United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security; Former Commandant of the Coast Guard)
"Governing the West: Politics and Foreign Policy in an Age of Polarization"
A Lecture by Dr. Charles A. Kupchan (Professor of international affairs at Georgetown University; Former Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council)
"The Roots and Consequences of the American Use of Hard and Soft Power"
A Lecture by Dr. Paul R. Pillar (Veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); A Visiting Professor at Georgetown University for Security Studies)
Soft Power and Hard Choices: The Obama Administration's Approach to Counter Terrorism
A Lecture by James S. Robbins (Senior Editorial Writer for Foreign Affairs at the Washington Times)
"Governing the West: Politics and Foreign Policy in an Age of Polarization"
A Lecture by William Howard Taft IV (Former United States Deputy Secretary of Defense; Former Legal Adviser of the Department of State; Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO)
Western-Islamic Dialogue and the Role of Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy in strengthening Inter-Religious Understanding
Panel Discussion - Speakers: William Howard Taft IV, Prof. Dr. Miomir Zuzul, Dr. Paul R. Pillar, James S. Robbins; Moderated by Amb. Cynthia Schneider
In Search for New Strategies: An Integrated Approach for Afghanistan
A Lecture by Ali Ahmad Jalali (Former Minister of the Interior in Afghanistan)
An Interview with The Honorable Mr. Michael Chertoff
An Interview with The Hon. Mr. Michael Chertoff (Interview conducted by Mark Donfried, Founder of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy)
Day 2 – 01/05/2011
Welcome Address
A Welcome Address by Vivian Schiller (CEO and President of NPR), Kingston Smith (NPR)
"The Significance of Soft Power in International Trade"
A Lecture by The Hon. Senator Tim Hutchinson (Former United States Senator from Arkansas)
International Relations and Wikileaks: "Freedom of Speech or Threat to Freedom?"
Panel Discussion - Speakers The Hon. Senator Tim Hutchinson, Senator William Emerson Brock III, Dr. Solomon Passy, The Hon. James Bacchus, Amb. Cynthia Schneider Moderated by Lord Jack McConnell
"The Significance of Soft Power in International Trade"
A Lecture by The Hon. James Bacchus (Former United States Representative for Florida)
"The Challenges, and Opportunities, of Interdependence"
A Lecture by Senator William Emerson Brock III (18th United States Secretary of Labor; Former United States Senator from Tennessee; 8th United States Trade Representative9
Post conflict Reconstruction - What Role for the US and the Developed World in Peacebuilding?
A Lecture by Lord Jack McConnell (Former First Minister of Scotland)
The Future of US Foreign Policy (Lecture & Discussion)
A Lecture by Amb. Christopher R. Hill (Former US Ambassador to Macedonia, Poland, South Korea and Iraq; Former US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs)
The Impact of Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy on US Foreign Policy
A Lecture by Amb. Paula Dobriansky (Former US Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs)
"How the US Reset Relations with Russia - And What It Means for the Future"
A Lecture by Dr. James Goldgeier (Professor of Political Science and International Affairs)
"The Last Cold War Battle: North Korea and the Challenge of Soft Power"
A Lecture by John Feffer (Co-Director, Foreign Policy in Focus - Institute for Policy Studies)
The Image of the US Abroad: The Influence of Foreign and Domestic Policies on US Foreign Relations
Panel Discussion - Speakers: Prof. Dr. Miomir Zuzul, The Hon. James Bacchus, Dr. Karen Donfried, John Feffer, Phyllis F. Oakley, Dr. James Goldgeier; Moderated by Amb. Cynthia Schneider
An Interview - The Future of US Foreign Policy, January 2011
An Interview with Amb. Christopher R. Hill(Former US Ambassador to Macedonia, Poland, South Korea and Iraq; Former US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs)
An Interview - The Future of US Foreign Policy, January 2011
An Interview with The Hon. Senator Tim Hutchinson (Former United States Senator from Arkansas)
An Interview - The Future of US Foreign Policy, January 2011
An Interview with Phyllis F. Oakley (Former United States Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research; Former United States Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration
Day 3 – 01/06/2011
The Future of US Foreign Policy (Lecture & Discussion)
Amb. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
"EU, NATO and the US - Fundamental Building Blocks of Bulgaria's Foreign Policy
A lecture by Amb. Elena Poptodorova (Ambassador of Bulgaria to the USA)
The Future of EU-US Relations (Panel Discussion)
Speakers Dr. Solomon Passy, Amb. Elena Poptodorova, Klaus Linsenmeier, Dr. Fred Charles Iklé, Dr. James M. Goldgeier, and moderated by Dr. Jackson Janes 
The Future of US Foreign Policy
A lecture by Dr. Fred Charles Iklé (Former United States Under Secretary of Defense for Policy)
Why Hard Power Alone Cannot Safeguard US Interests in a Multipolar and Interdependent World
The Civilian Instruments
With: Cynthia Schneider, John Feffer, Claire Lockhardt
The Future of US Foreign Policy: Understanding and Analyzing The Foreign Policy of the Obama Administration
With: Karen Donfried, William Weld, Cynthia Schneider, Fred Charles Iklé, Ellen P. Embrey, Claire Lockhardt
