THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON, DC
Is Proud To Present:

A Foreign Policy Series Event

Talking with Tehran



Panelists Will Include:

Dr. Robert Litwak
Dr. Trita Parsi
Ms. Barbara Slavin

Moderated by
Ambassador John Limbert

What would happen if we opened up to Iran?

Are renewed negotiations with Iran feasible? What should each state expect in any future discussion? How might each nation’s policymakers ensure that talks are mutually beneficial and productive?

Following a series of significant foreign policy confrontations between Iran and the United States, including September’s speaking tour by the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, many in the international circle have begun to reopen the debate over negotiation with Iran. This Foreign Policy Series discussion aims to shed light on the possible effects of a renewed dialogue with the Iranian government and how such an event might take place. At a time when Iran is largely viewed as America’s next foreign policy hurdle, regional experts Dr. Litwak, Dr. Parsi, Ms. Slavin and Ambassador John Limbert will stimulate a lively exchange of new foreign policy arguments and options and promise to broaden the international horizons of all who are able to attend.


Dr. Robert Litwak is currently the Direcor of International Security Studies at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Additionally, he is an Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relation. He was the director for Nonproliferation at the National Security Council. Dr. Litwak also has extensive educational honors, he was a fellow at the Center for International Affairs and Russian Research Center at Harvard University; and additionally, an executive fellow at the United States Institute of Peace. Dr. Litwak received a Bachelor of Arts at Haverford College and a Ph.D in International Relations at the London Schools of Economics. Dr. Litwak recently published a new book entitled Regime Change: U.S. Strategy through the Prism of 9/11

Dr. Trita Parsi is founder and president of the National Iranian-American Council. He is one of the few people in the US - if not the only one - that has traveled both to Iran and Israel and interviewed top officials in these countries on the state of Israeli-Iranian relations. He has conducted more than 130 interviews with senior Israeli, Iranian and American officials in all three countries. He has followed Middle East politics for more than a decade, both through work in the field, and through extensive experience on Capitol Hill and the United Nations. Dr. Parsi recently published a new book entitled Treacherous Alliance - The Secret Dealings of Iran, Israel and the United States

Barbara Slavin is a senior diplomatic journalist for USA Today. She is the author of "Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies: Iran, the U.S. and the Twisted Path to Confrontation.” She has covered such key issues as the U.S.-led war on terrorism and in Iraq, policy toward “rogue” states and the Arab-Israeli conflict. She has accompanied three secretaries of State on their official travels and also reported from Iran, Libya, Israel, Egypt, North Korea, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia and Syria. She is currently joined the U.S. Institute of Peace as a Jennings Randolph fellow, to continue her research on Iran.

Ambassador John Limbert is a professor of the Political Science Department at the U.S. Naval Academy. He was former Chargé d’Affaires of the American Embassy in Khartoum, John W. Limbert will direct the United States Mission in steering bilateral relations with Sudan from the beginning of its new Government of National Unity sworn in July 9, 2005. Former Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (2000-2003) during a time of increasing cooperation between the two countries. Ambassador Limbert holds the Department of State’s Meritorious Honor Award, two Superior Honor Awards, and the Award for Valor, the latter received after fourteen months as a hostage in Iran.

Thursday, November 15, 2007
6:30 - 8:00PM
Conference Center B1
1800 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006
WACDC Members: $10 Non-Members: $15 Students/Interns: No Charge

There will be a light reception and book signing following the discussion.
Dr. Litwak, Dr. Parsi and Ms. Slavin’s new books will be available for purchase at the event.

Background Information
Dr. Robert Litwak Bio
Dr. Trita Parsi Bio
Barbara Slavin Bio
Ambassador John Limbert Bio



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