Friday, January 9, 2009
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

State Room, 7th Floor (Luncheon will be held in the City View Room)
1957 E Street, NW

The Japan-U.S.-China Triangle and the Okinawa Question: Toward Shared History and Common Security

9:00 - 9:30 AM: Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:30 - 9:40 AM: Welcoming Remarks

9:40 - 11:00 AM: Session I: Fostering Shared History
Chair:
Michael Swaine, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Hashimoto Akikazu, Political Scientist, Visiting Professor, J.F. Oberlin University
"Change in Japan's Public Will and the History Problem: Implications for an East Asian Peace Strategy"

Takara Kurayoshi, Professor, Ryuku University
"Common Past and the History Problem: Overcoming the Okinawa Problem"

Daqing Yang, Associate Professor of History and International Affairs, George Washington University
"A Noble Dream?: Shared History and China-Japan-U.S. Diplomacy"

Mike Mochizuki, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University
"U.S.-Japan Relations and the History-Security Nexus"

11:00 - 11:10 AM: Break

11:10 AM - 12:30 PM: Session II: Promoting Common Security
Chair:
Mike Mochizuki, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University

Takahara Akio, Professor, Graduate Schools of Law and Politics, University of Tokyo; Member of Advisory Committee for the Universities Service Center for China Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Prokect Leader, The Tokyo Foundation
"Toward the Future and the Continuity of History: East Asia in the History of the 20th and 21st Centuries"

Kojima Tomoyuki, Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University
"East Asia and Japan's Modernization: The Case of Fukuzawa Yukichi" (presented by Takahara Akio)

Ogawa Kazuhisa, International Politics and Military Analyst, Peace Depot
"Why the History Problem?"

Michael Swaine, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
"U.S.-China Relations after Bust: Implications for Japan and Okinawa"

Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution
"U.S. Strategy toward the Asia-Pacific after Bush"

12:30 - 2:00 PM: Lunch with keynote speech by Governor Nakaima Hirokazu of Okinawa Prefecture

*Schedule may be subject to change

Seating is limited.

Please RSVP with your name, email address, and GW affiliation/organization by Tuesday, January 6, 2009. You must indicate which portions of the event you will attend (Sessions I, II and/or the luncheon).

Please send RSVP to: gsigur@gwu.edu

Sponsored by Sigur Center for Asian Studies

Tuesday, January 13, 2009
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Hyatt Regency
400 South East Second Avenue, Miami, Florida

U.S. and Latin America Relations: A Global Discussion

Yvonne Captain, MIPP '04, Associate Professor of Latin American Film and International Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs, GW

Reid Click, Associate Professor of International Business and International Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs, GW

Ambassador Lino Guiterrez, CEO of Guiterrez Global, LLC, and adjunct faculty, Elliott School of International Affairs, GW

Roberto Izurieta, CCAS MA '96, Associate Clinical Professor of Political Management, and Director of Latin American projects, Graduate School of Business, GW

Moderated by:
Michael E. Brown, Dean, Elliott School of International Affairs, GW.

Join President Steven Knapp and fellow alumni, family, and friends of The George Washington University for a reception and panel discussion on U.S. and Latin America relations. President Knapp will share his vision for building a global and lifelong GW community, followed by a panel discussion featuring GW alumni and faculty experts. The panel will explore the challenges that face the new U.S. administration in building and maintaining Latin American relations, and the global effect of these relationships.

Before the discussion, enjoy a networking cocktail reception featuring Latin American fare and entertainment.

Immediately following the discussion, stay for a dessert reception where you can discuss the evening's topics with panelists and other members of the GW community.

There is no cost to attend this event.

Registration is required at the door.

Sponsored by Office of Alumni Relations

Wednesday, January 14, 2009
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Lindner Family Commons, Room 602
1957 E Street, NW

U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities:
Public Diplomacy: Past, Present, and Future

Jim Glassman, Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State

This event is part of the Elliott School's U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities series.

No RSVP is required for this event. For more information contact ipdgc@gwu.edu

Sponsored by the Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication

Thursday, January 15, 2009
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Voesar Conference Room, Suite 412
1957 E Street, NW

Working With and on Memory in Iraq

Hassan Mneimneh, Director, Iraq Memory Foundation

Dina Khoury, Associate Professor of History and International Affairs, GW; author of State and Provincial Society in the Ottoman Empire

Moderated by:
Hope Harrison, Director, Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, GW

Lunch will be provided.
This event is part of GW's University Seminar on History, Memory, and Politics

Please send RSVP to: ieresgwu@gwu.edu by January 12

Sponsored by Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies

Friday, January 16, 2009
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Jack Morton Auditorium
805 21st Street, NW

BBC Asks: "Any Questions?"

BBC Radio 4's "Any Questions?" program will discuss the Obama presidency and its potential effect on the world's political landscape. The program will be recorded for broadcast the same day on BBC Radio 4 on UK frequencies 92-95 FM, on digital radio and also online at www.bbc.co.uk/radio4.

This event will be moderated by political journalist Jonathan Dimbleby and will feature a panel of leading political commentators.

"Any Questions?" is the longest-running live panel discussion program in Britain, and probably anywhere in the world. Since October 1948, it has brought together a weekly panel of leading figures from a wide range of public life to answer questions put directly to them by members of the public.

FOR FREE TICKETS:
Free tickets can be picked up at the Jack Morton Auditorium box office, located at 805 21st Street, NW. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM Bring your photo ID.

Seating will begin at 11:45 AM

Sponsored by the School of Media and Public Affairs

Friday, January 23, 2009
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

City View Room, 7th Floor
1957 E Street, NW

James R. Millar Memorial Service

Please join us to mark the extraordinary life and work of James R. Millar, who passed away on November 30, 2008. We have lost a trusted friend, colleague, leader, and mentor. Jim was the director of the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies from 1989-2001, the associate dean from 1989-95, and interim dean in 1994. He was a professor of economics and international affairs from 1989-2004, after which he became professor emeritus and continued to work in his office at the Institute daily. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in Jim's name to the Millar Family Fund at the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at The George Washington University (1957 E Street, NW, Suite 412, Washington, DC 20052) and/or to the C and O Canal Association (PO Box 366, Glen Echo, MD 20812).

Jim had special gifts of connecting with people, building up institutions, mentoring scholars and students, and enjoying life. He is survived by his wife, Gera Millar, their daughter, Mira Brownfield, and her triplets, and his sister Carolyn Henderson. Please join us to celebrate Jim's life and mourn his passing.

Reception to follow.

Please send RSVP to: ieresgwu@gwu.edu by January 21

Monday, January 26, 2009
9:45 AM - 4:45 PM

Lindner Family Commons, Room 602
1957 E Street, NW

The Obama Administration and Latin America's Rising Powers

9:45 - 10:00 AM: Welcome and coffee
Cynthia McClintock, Director, Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Program, GW

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Panel 1: Latin America's Rising Powers and Extra-Hemispheric Players
Panelists:
Dan Erickson, Senior Associate for U.S. Policy, and Director of Caribbean programs, Inter-American Dialogue

Andrew Selee, Director of the Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars

David Myers, Associate Professor of Political Science, Pennsylvania State University

Paulo Sotero, Director of the Brazil Institue, Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars

Moderator:
Cynthia McClintock, Director, Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Program, GW

12:15 - 2:00 PM: Keynote Lunch Address (City View Room)
José Miguel Insulza, Secretary-General, Organization of American States

Moderator:
Michael E. Brown, Dean, Elliott School of International Affairs, GW

2:15 - 4:45 PM: Panel 2: Priorities and Challenges for the New Administration
Panelists:
Joy Olson, Executive Director, Washington Office on Latin America

Robert Pastor, Former National Security Advisor for Latin America; Professor, American University

Julia Sweig, Director for Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Moderator:
Cynthia McClintock, Director, Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Program, GW

This event is free and open to the public.
This event is part of the Elliott School's U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities series.
Space is limited.
Registration is required. To register, please fill out form below and send by e-mail to lahsp@gwu.edu. Please also notify of any change of plans as soon as possible.

Last name:_____________________
First name:_____________________
Title:__________________________
Organization:____________________
Email:_________________________
Sessions (check all that apply):
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Please send RSVP to: lahsp@gwu.edu

Sponsored by Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Program

Monday, January 26, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

The Honors Conference Room
714 21st Street, NW

A Question of Character: Obama in the Presidency

Stephen J. Wayne, Ph.D. Professor of Government, Georgetown University

Lunch and light refreshments will be provided.

Please send RSVP to: mazalm620@gmail.com by January 24, 2009

Sponsored by Political Psychology Seminar

Tuesday, January 27, 2009
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Voesar Conference Room, Suite 412
1957 E Street, NW

Why Did Stalin Give the Green Light to Kim Il Sung? The Korean War in Soviet Global Strategy (1949-1950)

Balazs Szalontai, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center; Fulbright Scholar and Visiting Professor, Mongolian International University

Please send RSVP to: ieresgwu@gwu.edu

Sponsored by Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies

Tuesday, January 27, 2009
5:30 PM - 7:15 PM

Lindner Family Commons, Room 602
1957 E Street, NW

Distinguished Women in International Affairs:
Inside the UN: What Works, What Doesn't, and How To Fix It

Louise Frechette, Distinguished Fellow, The Centre for International Governance Innovation; former UN Deputy Secretary-General

This event is the third event in the Elliott School's series The U.S. and the UN: Working Together in the 21st Century.

There will be a light reception prior to this event from 5:30p.m. to 6:00p.m.

Please send RSVP to: rsvpesia@gwu.edu

Sponsored by the Distinguished Women in International Affairs series is presented with the generous support of Jack and Pam Cumming and is co-sponsored with Women in International Security (WIIS)

Tuesday, January 27, 2009
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Room 113
1957 E Street, NW

NATO's Response to the Proliferation of WMD in the 21st Century

Colonel William R. Puttmann, NATO Weapons of Mass Destruction Centre; served over thirty years in various positions in the U.S. Army

No RSVP is required for this event. Please direct questions to ias@gwu.edu.

Sponsored by the International Affairs Society

Wednesday, January 28, 2009
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Philips Hall, Room 411
801 22nd Street, NW

What You Need to Know About Gaza

Ilana Feldman, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs, GW

Nathan Brown, Director, Institute for Middle Eastern Studies and Middle East Studies Program, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, GW

Laura King, Managing Editor, Journal of Palestine Studies

Please join us as panelists examine the current crisis in Gaza in light of its history and cultural context.

No RSVP required.
For more information call 202-994-6075.

Sponsored by GW Anthropology Department and the Institute for Middle East Studies

Thursday, January 29, 2009
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

State Room, 7th Floor
1957 E Street, NW

New Actors and Factors in Cross Strait Relations

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM: Welcome
Shawn McHale, Director, Sigur Center for Asian Studies, GW

9:15 AM - 10:45 AM: Panel 1: Political Change in Taiwan and the Impact on Cross Strait Interaction
Chair:
Edward McCord, Associate Professor of History & International Affairs, GW; Director, Taiwan Education & Research Program

T.Y. Wang, Professor, Department of Politics and Government, Illinois State University

Donald Rodgers, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Austin College

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM: Coffee Break

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM: Panel 2: Strategic and Economic Drivers of Cross Strait Relations
Chair:
David Shambaugh, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, GW

Bernard Cole, Professor of International History, National War College

Robert Sutter, Adjunct Professor of International Affairs, GW; Visiting Professor of Asian Studies, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

M. Terry Cooke, Chairman & Founder, GC3 Strategy; Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM: Lunch (Lindner Family Commons, Room 602)

Please indicate which portions of the event you will attend (Panel 1 and/or Panel 2 and the luncheon).

Please send RSVP to: gsigur@gwu.edu with your name, organization, and e-mail address by Monday, January 26.

Sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies