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AUSPC
2008 TRANSCRIPTS
Thursday, October 30, 2008
8:50-9:00: WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
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Dr. John Duke Anthony
Rear Admiral Harold J. Bernsen, (USN, Ret.)
Mr. Jeremy Downs
9:00-9:30: "REVISITING ARAB-U.S. STRATEGIC RELATIONS: AN OVERVIEW AND PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE"
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General Wesley Clark (USA, Ret.)
9:30-10:30: "GEO-POLITICAL DYNAMICS (I): LEBANON AND SYRIA"
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Chair: The Honorable Edward W. Gnehm, Jr.
Speakers: H.E. Dr. Imad Moustapha
Dr. Bassam Haddad
Dr. Daoud Khairallah, Esq.
10:30-11:00: "ARAB-U.S. RELATIONS IN TRANSITION: VIEWS FROM RIYADH AND WASHINGTON"
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Hon. Ford Fraker
Hon. Walter Cutler
Hon. Wyche Fowler
Hon. Robert Jordan
11:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon: "GEO-POLITICAL DYNAMICS (II): ISRAEL AND PALESTINE"
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Chair: Dr. Peter Gubser
Speakers: Dr. Nadia Hijab
Mr. Daniel Levy
Dr. Naseer Aruri
12:30-2:00: LUNCHEON AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS [CLICK
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Introductions: Dr. John Duke Anthony
Welcome and Brief Remarks: The Honorable Dina Habib Powell
Speaker: H.E. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi
H.E. Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi
Commentator: The Honorable David Bohigian
2:00-3:30: "GEO-POLITICAL DYNAMICS (III): IRAN AND IRAQ"
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Chair: Dr. John Duke Anthony
Speakers: Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft (USAF, Ret.)
General Joseph P. Hoar (USMC, Ret.)
Mr. Wayne White
Dr. Kenneth Katzman
3:30-5:15: "ENERGY" [CLICK
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Chair: Ms. Karen Harbert
Speakers: Ms. Nabilah Al-Tunisi
Mr. Ryan M. Lance
Mr. James Burkhard
Mr. Jay R. Pryor
Friday, October 31, 2008
9:00-9:30: "FOUNDATIONS FOR CHANGE IN THE ARAB WORLD: A WOMAN'S PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE"
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Ms. Muna Abu Sulayman
9:30-10:45: "DEFENSE COOPERATION" [CLICK
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Chair: Rear Admiral Harold J. Bernsen, (USN, Ret.)
Speakers: Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman
Mr. Christopher Blanchard
Mr. Jeffrey C. McCray
Ambassador Barbara Bodine
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: "DEVELOPMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL DYNAMICS"
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Chair: H.E. Marwan Muasher
HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal
H.E. Houda Ezra Nonoo
David D. Arnold
Commentator: Ms. Muna Abu Sulayman
12:30-1:30: LUNCHEON [CLICK
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Speaker: Ambassador Chas. W. Freeman, Jr.
Remarks by: H.E. Ali Suleiman Aujali
1:30-3:00: "U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2008: VIEWS FROM THE ARAB WORLD"
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Chair: Dr. Abderrahim Foukara
Mr. Hisham Melhem
Ms. Dalia Mogahed
Mr. Mohamed Elmenshawy
3:00-3:30: "ARAB-U.S. RELATIONS: The Way Forward - Views From the Arab World"
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H.E. Dr. Hussein Hassouna
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