Public Diplomacy

Exclusive: Jimmy Carter headed to North Korea on rescue mission

Jimmy Carter is set to travel to North Korea very soon, according to two sources familiar with the former president's plans, in what they characterized as a private mission to free a U.S.

Art - A Seductive Took of Diplomacy

“Begin with art, because art tries to take us outside ourselves.

IPOA and the Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce (AACC) will stage a half-day seminar focusing on Supporting the Civilian Surge in Afghanistan.

Start Time: August 19, 2010 - 1:45pm
End Time: August 19, 2010 - 9:00pm
Speaker(s):
Event Fees: none

What's really behind the Gates cuts

Defense Secretary Robert Gates's bombshell announcement that he will close Joint Forces Command as part of sweeping reforms of the defense bureaucracy is being seen around the defense community as a p

What role should democracy and human rights play in American foreign policy? Should these issues be a peripheral concern or a central issue?

Start Time: August 16, 2010 - 7:00pm
End Time: August 16, 2010 - 8:30pm
Speaker(s): Kathleen Fitzpatrick
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
Event Fees: none

President Obama's decision to increase troop levels in Afghanistan this year marks a renewed commitment on the part of the United States to achieving its strategic goals in the c

Start Time: June 8, 2010 - 7:00pm
End Time: June 8, 2010 - 8:00pm
Speaker(s): Matthew Hoh
Event Fees: none

As Belgium prepares to take over the Presidency on July 1, one of its key priorities is strengthening the EU's role as a global actor.

Start Time: June 2, 2010 - 7:00pm
End Time: June 2, 2010 - 8:30pm
Speaker(s): Dr. Sven Biscop
Event Fees: none

Several rounds of dialogue have happened between India and Pakistan over the past sixty years.

Start Time: June 1, 2010 - 6:30pm
End Time: June 1, 2010 - 8:00pm
Speaker(s): Mani Shankar Aiyar
Event Fees: none

India, the world's largest democracy, is not only an economic powerhouse but also a vibrant pluralistic society.

Start Time: June 10, 2010 - 7:00pm
End Time: June 10, 2010 - 8:30pm
Speaker(s): Rajmohan Gandhi
Event Fees: none

YPFP and the Center for Complex Operations invite you to a panel discussion to acknowledge and celebrate the finalists in the inaugural PRISM essay competition for young professionals in the field of complex operations. Please join Ambassador John Herbst, coordinator for reconstruction and stabilization, U.S. Department of State, as he moderates a discussion with this distinguished panel of young professionals.

Start Time: May 25, 2010 - 6:30pm
End Time: May 25, 2010 - 8:00pm
Speaker(s): Ambassador John Herbst (Moderator), Blair Glencorse, Joshua Gross, Walker Hardy, Victor L. Marsh II, Matthew Parin, Maria Placht, Rachel Posner
Event Fees: none

France and China: Political Reconciliation and Beyond

After the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China is currently hosting another international mega-event, the 2010 World Expo taking place in Shanghai; France used this event, “largely overlooked by the American public,” as the backdrop for an official state visit to China to undo much of the harm wrought by President Sarkozy unto the bilateral relationship since 2008.

YPFP is pleased to support World Learning by participating in their networking event featuring 14 young emerging leaders from Turkey.

Start Time: May 24, 2010 - 6:30pm
End Time: May 24, 2010 - 8:00pm
Speaker(s): Evren Altinkas, İdris Kardas, Hilal Kaplan Ogut
Event Fees: none

The past two years have marked a new chapter in the U.S.-UN relationship: the U.S.

Start Time: May 26, 2010 - 6:30pm
End Time: May 26, 2010 - 8:00pm
Speaker(s): Gillian Sorensen, United Nations Foundation
Event Fees: none

Obama team works to head off new Mideast war amid confusion about Syrian intentions

When U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michele Sison met with Lebanese officials on Wednesday, she had a mission: She was there to urge Lebanon to help avoid a new outbreak of violence between Israel and the Shiite militant group Hezbollah.

Iraq's March parliamentary election was extremely close, and the leading political parties have yet to reach agreement about the composition of the new

Start Time: April 27, 2010 - 7:00pm
End Time: April 27, 2010 - 8:30pm
Speaker(s): Judge Qasim Hassan Al Aboudi
Event Fees: none
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