Non-YPFP Event: Foreign Policy Initiative presents "Afghanistan: Planning for Success"

The Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI) invites you to a half-day conference on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. to discuss how the United States and our allies can succeed in Afghanistan. This event will be held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Please RSVP by emailing your name and affiliation to rsvp@foreignpolicyi.org or by registering using the form at the right.

In advance of the NATO summit in Strasbourg-Kehl and on the same day as the international conference on Afghanistan in The Hague, this conference will offer a unique opportunity to reflect on recent developments and examine the options confronting the Obama Administration with insights from leading analysts and members of Congress.
Conference Schedule
8:15 Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:30 Afghanistan: Internationalism vs. Isolationism

Dr. John A. Nagl
President, Center for a New American Security
Dr. Robert Kagan
Board Member, The Foreign Policy Initiative and Senior Associate,
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Moderator: Jackson Diehl
Deputy Editorial Page Editor, The Washington Post

9:30 Afghanistan: The Way Ahead

Lt. Gen. David W. Barno, USA (Ret.)
Former Commander of Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan and Director, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University
Dr. Frederick W. Kagan
Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Dr. Ashley J. Tellis
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Senior Associate, South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Moderator: Dan Senor
Board Member, The Foreign Policy Initiative and Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

10:30 Coffee Break
10:45 Afghanistan: The View from the House

Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-CA)
Chair, Intelligence Subcommittee, House Committee on Homeland Security
Congressman John M. McHugh (R-NY)
Ranking Member, House Armed Services Committee
Moderator: William Kristol
Board Member, The Foreign Policy Initiative and Editor, The Weekly Standard

11:45 Lunch Buffet
12:00 Afghanistan: A Conversation with Senator John McCain

Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Armed Services

About The Foreign Policy Initiative
FPI seeks to promote an active U.S. foreign policy committed to robust support for democratic allies, human rights, a strong American military equipped to meet the challenges of the 21st century, and strengthening America's global economic competitiveness.  The organization is led by a board of directors composed of Robert Kagan, William Kristol, and Dan Senor and Policy Director Jamie Fly.  Future programming will include additional events on Afghanistan and other topics relevant to FPI’s mission.  FPI is a newly formed, non-profit, non-partisan organization intending to qualify as a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.