Want to know what IAS academic programming has looked like in the past? We’ve provided a list of academic events from the last year, including distinguished speakers such as Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and General William Ward, commander of US African Command from 2007-2011. Below, you can find these speakers and other past academic events hosted by the International Affairs Society. They are organized in descending chronological order.
2010-2011
Academic Coordinator: Christopher Longman
On Campus:
Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee – (9/13/10)
Special Thanks: Mateo Forero, Outreach Coordinator
Professor Leon Fuerth – National Security Advisor to Vice President Al Gore- (9/27/10)
Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, Former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell- (11/16/10)
Special Thanks: Sheng Zhou, Model-UN Coordinator
Mr. Simon Schuchat, Deputy Director of the Office of Japan Affairs at the State Department – (1/19/11)
Career Panel Discussion led by Tom Andahl, CIA Case Analyst – (1/25/11)
Dr. Jonathan Fine, Academic Advisor and Researcher of the International Program in Government, Diplomacy, and Strategy at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, Israel – (1/31/11)
Dr. George Perkovich, Vice President for Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Director of the Nuclear Policy Program – (2/16/11)
Special Thanks: Behnam Ben Taleblu, Chairman
Honorable Ali Aujali, Ambassador of Libya to the United States – (3/28/11)
Off Campus:
Ms. Gail Baram, Chief of Public and Academic Affairs – Discussion at the Israeli Embassy (9/15/10)
Georgetown/GW Debate on Peace Talks between Israel and Palestine – Georgetown University Campus (10/25/10)
Ambassador Akbar Ahmed & Dr. Bernard Lewis on Islam – World Affairs Council
Mr. Huges Rousseau, Director of the Political Section – Discussion at the Canadian Embassy (11/12/10)
Mr. Jack Doutrich, Israel-Palestine Affairs Director – Discussion at the United States Department of State (12/10/11)
Sectary of State Hilary Clinton – UN Human Rights Day Event- Discussion at the United States Department of State (12/10/11)
Mr. Robert Dresen, First Secretary of the Political Department – Discussion at the Royal Netherlands Embassy (1/21/11)
Mr. Bader Bin Saeed, Director of the Media Section – Discussion at the United Arab Emirates Embassy (2/11/11)
2009-2010
Academic Coordinator: Behnam Ben Taleblu
On Campus:
US Foreign Policy in the Persian Gulf – An Ambassador’s Perspective: H.E. Ambassador Edward W. Gnehm Jr. – Former US Ambassador to Kuwait During the First Persian Gulf War
Student Study Abroad Panel (Yemen, China, Vietnam/Senegal, Turkey and India):
Daniel Boehmer, Paul Stephen, Jessica Thompson, Sheng Zhou & Stephen Glinert – Full-Time Students at the Elliott School
An Evening with General William E Ward: Gen. William E. Ward – General – Commander of USAfricom
Arab-Americans in Public Service: An Evening with Foreign-Service Officer, Dr. Charles Kiamie III
Iran Week:
- Part One: A Conversation with Karim Sadjadpour: The Most Powerful Man in Iran: An Overview of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenaei:
- Part Two: An Assessment of the Green Movement with Professor Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar
- The Green Movement and Iran’s Foreign Policy: Dr. Trita Parsi:
Dr. Trita Parsi – President – National Iranian American Council
The Surge: Assessment of a Strategy
- Dr. Kimberly Kagan – President – Institute for the Study of War
- Lt. General James M. Dubik (US Army-Ret) – Senior Fellow, Commander of Multi National Security Transition Command-Iraq (2007) – Institute for the Study of War
- *Special Thanks: Patricia Puttmann, Vice-Chair
Re-thinking Development and Trade Policy: Lessons from Mexico and NAFTA:
Dr. Eduardo Zepeda – Senior Associate – The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
China Series:
- Part One: China’s Red Capitalists – A Conversation with Dr. Bruce Dickson
- Part Two: Chinese International Trade Policy: Presentation by Dr. Claude Barfield
- *Special Thanks: Sheng Zhou, Model-UN Coordinator
- CIA Special Presentation on Russia: The Economic and Political Resurgence of Russia:
John/Jane Doe – Analysts – Central Intelligence Agency - Georgetown/GW Debate on Human Rights in China, Post-Hall Mt. Vernon Campus
Haiti Panel: Closing the Gap between NGO’s, The Government and the International Community
- Ambassador Raymond Joseph – Ambassador – US Government to Haiti
- Julissa Reynoso – Deputy Assistant Secretary of State – US Department of State
- Leigh Carter – Executive Director – Fonkoze USA
- *Special Thanks: Ferdinand Maubrey, Alex Schaper & Kirsten Ortega, Mt. Vernon Rep, Freshman Rep and Outreach Coordinator
Lidia Schaefer – CNN Hero (built an 8 building school system in Feres Mai Ethiopia) *Special Thanks: Tom, Director of Operations
An Evening with Reza Pahlavi:
Reza Pahlavi – Son of the Late Shah of Iran – Reza Pahlavi’s Secretariat
Off Campus:
The Embassy of the Republic of Austria
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea (South)
The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The Embassy of the Republic of Peru
Special Thanks: Barnett Koven
The Embassy of the Republic of Colombia
Special Thanks: Barnett Koven
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace – The Future of North American Trade Policy
Georgetown/GW Debate on Drone Strikes in Pakistan – Georgetown University Campus
The New America Foundation – Should America Model Its Social and Economic Policies After Europe?
The New America Foundation – Our Lot – How Real Estate Can Own Us
World Affairs Council of DC – Stratfor’s Chief Executive Officer – Dr. George Friedman “The next 100 years”
Politics and Prose Bookstore – Ronald D. Asmus (Deputy Assistant Sec. of State) “A little war that shook the world”
2008-2009
Academic Coordinator: Joshua Lasky
On Campus:
“Implications of the Russia-Georgia War” LTC Robert E. Hamilton – Center for Strategic and International Studies
“Foreign Policy Debate: The One You Wish They Had” IAS/DPE
“Israeli Consular Briefing: Threats to the Jewish State from the Middle East” – N/A
“A Briefing on the State of Affairs in Palestine” Dr. Nabil Abuznaid – Deputy Chief of Mission – PLO Office (D.C.)
- *Special Thanks: John Sakakini, Model-UN Coordinator
Career Panel – Internships and More
US Department of State
International Rescue Committee
*Special Thanks: Lauren Jacobson, Freshman Representative
NATO Policy Briefing on WMD’s: A Presentation by Bill Puttmann, Expert Civil and Military Coordination, Weapons of Mass Destruction Centre, NATO
- Special Thanks: Patricia Puttmann
“Debate: America as a Superpower” IAS/DPE and Enosinian Society
IAS Jeopardy
- *Special Thanks: Jackie Burns, Social Coordinator
Off Campus:
Embassy of Serbia
Embassy of Taiwan
Embassy of Zimbabwe
Embassy of Tajikistan
Embassy of Afghanistan
IMF Tour