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British Ambassador David Manning Spoke at SAIS Commencement on May 17
 David Manning, British Ambassador to the United States and a 1972 SAIS Bologna Center graduate, spokeat SAIS's 2007 commencement at DAR Constitution Hall on Thursday, May 17, 2007. During the ceremony, SAIS conferred graduate degrees upon approximately 450 students.
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 SAIS Hosted Forum Featuring General Wesley Clark on May 16
Wesley Clark, former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, spoke at SAIS about "Legitimacy: First Task for America's Security" on Wednesday, May 16.
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 SAIS Hosted Forum on U.S.-Republic of Korea Relationship on May 4
The U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS hosted a forum, "The United States and the Republic of Korea: Dialogues on the Relationship," on Friday, May 4. Participants included Christopher Hill, assistant secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Wendy Cutler, assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan, Korea and APEC Affairs, and Richard Lawless, deputy under secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs.
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 Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff Spoke at SAIS on May 3
Michael Chertoff, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, spoke at SAIS on Thursday, May 3 about "Addressing Transnational Threats in the 21st Century."
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 Deutsche Bank CEO Josef Ackermann Spoke at SAIS on May 2
Josef Ackermann, chief executive officer of Deutsche Bank, spoke at SAIS on Wednesday, May 2 about "Emerging Markets and the Global Financial System: The View of the International Financial Industry" as part of the W.P. Carey Global Leader Lecture Series.
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 SAIS Hosted Forum Featuring Congressman Dennis Kucinich on April 25
Dennis Kucinich, Democratic congressman from Ohio and 2008 presidential candidate, spoke at SAIS on Wednesday, April 25 about "Foreign Policy: The Imperative for Human Unity."
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 U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Alexander Vershbow Spoke at SAIS on April 24
Alexander Vershbow, the U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Korea, spoke at SAIS on Tuesday, April 24 about "Seoul-Washington: Where Do We Stand?"
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 SAIS Hosted Annual Energy Conference on April 20
Robert Socolow, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and co-director of the Carbon Mitigation Initiative at Princeton University, gave the keynote address about "Present and Future Technologies and the Urgency of Controlling Carbon Emissions" during the SAIS International Energy and Environment Program's annual conference on Friday, April 20.
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 NPR President Kevin Klose Spoke at SAIS on April 19
Kevin Klose, president of National Public Radio, spoke at SAIS on Thursday, April 19 about "The Future of International News in the U.S. Media."
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 SAIS Hosted a Forum About Journalists' Coverage of Iraq on April 19
Former SAIS International Reporting Project fellows Rajiv Chandrasekaran, assistant managing editor of The Washington Post; Chris Hondros, photojournalist with Getty Images; Quil Lawrence, foreign correspondent with PRI/BBC’s “The World”; Matt O’Neill, co-director, “Baghdad ER;” and Raney Aronson, producer for PBS’s “Frontline” (moderator), discussed their experiences covering the war in Iraq during a SAIS forum on Thursday, April 19.
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 SAIS Hosted Middle East Human Rights Conference on April 18
The SAIS Protection Project hosted a daylong human rights conference about "Middle East Agenda for Reform: Challenges and Opportunities" on Wednesday, April 18. Samir Shakir Sumaida'ie, ambassador of Iraq to the United States, and Naser Al Belooshi, ambassador of Bahrain to the United States, gave the conference's keynote addresses.
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 Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Spoke at SAIS on April 16
Henry Paulson, secretary of the Treasury, spoke at SAIS on Monday, April 16 as part of a daylong conference about "China's Financial System Reforms and Governance." This conference was the culminating event of the "Year of China" at SAIS where we have been examining China's evolving role on the world stage as a special theme this academic year.
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 Lebanese Finance Minister Jihad Azour Spoke at SAIS on April 16
Jihad Azour, Lebanon's minister of finance, spoke at SAIS on Monday, April 16 about "Lebanon's Economic Landscape and Government Medium-Term Reform Program."
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 GE India Executive Scott Bayman Spoke at SAIS on April 12
Scott Bayman, president and CEO of GE India, spoke at SAIS as part of the W.P. Carey Global Leader Lecture series on Thursday, April 12 about "Fourteen Years on the Inside: A Perspective on India."
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 SAIS Hosted Forum on Global War on Terror and Human Rights on April 6
Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty International, spoke at SAIS on Friday, April 6 about "The Global War on Terror and the Impact on Human Rights."
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SAIS Hosted Conference on China's Engagement With Africa on April 6 and 7
SAIS hosted a two-day conference on Friday, April 6 and Saturday, April 7 to address "China*s Engagement With Africa: Opportunity and Challenge." Friday afternoon's panel discussion about policy options in the changing strategic landscape featured Harry Broadman of the World Bank, Denis Tull of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Adama Gaye of Ecobank, and Pang Zhongying (moderator) of Nankai University.
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 Former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski Spoke at SAIS on
April 3
Zbigniew Brzezinski, former national security adviser to President Carter and SAIS professor of American foreign policy, spoke at SAIS about his new book, Second Chance: Three Presidents and the Crisis of American Superpower, on Tuesday, April 3.
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 SAIS Team Takes Third Place in Thunderbird Sustainable Innovation Summit Challenge
A team of five SAIS students finished in third place out of more than 85 teams competing in the Sustainable Innovation Summit Challenge hosted March 21-24 by Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Ariz. SAIS was the only non-MBA school participant in the group of 10 teams from around the world in the final round of the competition. Congratulations to team members Seth Colby, Landon Loomis, Chris Meyer, Chris Saunders and Rachna Saxena. Click here for more information.
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 Chinese Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong Spoke at SAIS on March 28
Zhou Wenzhong, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, spoke at SAIS on Wednesday, March 28 about "U.S.-China Relations in the Context of Peaceful Development."
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Bill Richardson, Democratic governor of New Mexico and potential 2008 presidential candidate, spoke at SAIS on Wednesday, March 28 about "Preventing a Nuclear 9-11."
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Amos Kimunya, minister of finance for the Republic of Kenya, spoke at SAIS about "Kenya's Reform Agenda and Its Vision 2030" on Thursday, March 22.
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Elmar Mammadyarov, foreign minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan, spoke at SAIS on Wednesday, March 21 about "Azerbaijan's Regional and International Role."
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SAIS will offer graduate courses in international affairs and languages from June 4 to July 26. Summer students can choose from evening courses in international relations, economics, regional studies and languages (Arabic, Hindi-Urdu, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Political Russian and ESL).
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 SAIS Hosted Forum on Russia and Central Asia on March 12
SAIS and Freedom House co-hosted a forum on Monday, March 12 about "Russia and Central Asia: The Growing Policy Challenges for the International Community." Opening remarks were made by Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.), chairman of the Helsinki Commission. The keynote speaker was Douglas Menarchik, assistant administrator for Policy and Program Coordination and acting assistant administrator for Europe and Eurasia at USAID.
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 SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations Scholars Receive Transatlantic Leadership Award
The European-American Business Council on March 7 presented Daniel Hamilton, director of the SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations (CTR), and Joseph Quinlan, CTR fellow and Wall Street economist, with the 2007 EABC Atlantic Leadership Award. The council recognized the scholars for their "many years of thought leadership on the value and robust nature of Transatlantic trade and investment. Hamilton and Quinlan move the observer past impressions and trendy thinking to present the facts of the European-American commercial relationship. The result is a more accurate and factual understanding of its importance to job and wealth creation for all involved."
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 SAIS Professor Eliot Cohen Named State Department Counselor
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on March 2 appointed Eliot Cohen, director of the SAIS Strategic Studies Program, to serve as counselor to the Department of State.
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 SAIS Hosted Black History Month Event Featuring Former Nigerian Official Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on February 28
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, distinguished fellow of the Brookings Institution and Nigeria's former minister of finance and economy and of foreign affairs, discussed "Fighting Corruption in Nigeria: Progress and Challenges" at SAIS on Wednesday, February 28.
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 SAIS Hosted Forum on Crisis in Darfur on February 21
Susan Rice, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and former assistant secretary of State for African Affairs, spoke at SAIS on Wednesday, February 21 about "The Escalating Crisis in Darfur."
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Feroz Khan, visiting professor at the Center for Contemporary Conflict at the Naval Postgraduate School and a SAIS graduate, Michael Krepon, co-founder and president emeritus of the Henry L. Stimson Center, and Naeem Salik, guest scholar of foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution, spoke about "Pakistan and the Nonproliferation Regime" at a SAIS forum on Wednesday, February 14.
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On Wednesday, February 14 at SAIS, Joel Wit, a member of the State Department’s negotiating team on the 1994 Agreed Framework, and David Albright, president of the Institute for Science and International Security, discussed their recent trip to North Korea where they met with senior DPRK diplomats and nuclear-related officials.
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 SAIS Hosted Forum on Reconciliation in the Sunni-Shi'a Communities on February 13
SAIS and Search for Common Ground co-hosted a forum on Tuesday, February 13 about "Reconciliation in the Sunni-Shi'a Communities: Healing the Wounds of Yesterday and Today in Iraq, the Gulf and the Fertile Crescent.* Panelists included Jamal Barzinji, vice president of the International Institute of Islamic Thought, Muhammed H. Faghforry, professor of Islamic studies at George Washington University, and Abolfazl B. Nahidian, founder and imam of the Manassas Mosque.
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 Financier Peter Peterson Spoke at SAIS About Federal Deficits on February 6
Peter G. Peterson, senior chairman and co-founder of the Blackstone Group and chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Peterson Institute for International Economics, spoke about "The Quad Deficits: Why They Matter and What We Can Do About Them" on Tuesday, February 6 at a forum hosted by the SAIS Center on Politics and Foreign Relations (CPFR). David Wighton, New York City bureau chief of the Financial Times, and Robert Guttman, CPFR director, also participated in the discussion.
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 Washington Post Journalist Pamela Constable Spoke at SAIS About Afghanistan on February 6
Pamela Constable, deputy foreign editor at The Washington Post, spoke about "Prospects in Afghanistan" on Tuesday, February 6 at a forum hosted by the SAIS International Reporting Project.
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 SAIS Hosted Forum on Emerging Markets on February 1
Antoine van Agtmael, founder, chairman and chief investment officer of Emerging Markets Management, L.L.C., who is known for coining the term "emerging markets," spoke at SAIS about "The Emerging Markets Century" on Thursday, February 1.
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 SAIS Hosted Forum on Internal Displacement in Iraq on January 30
Dana Graber, Iraq displacement specialist for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), discussed the organization's new study, "Iraq Displacement 2006 Year in Review" during a forum at SAIS on Tuesday, January 30. IOM reports that 360,000 people in Iraq have been displaced in the past year due to sectarian violence, military clashes and criminality.
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 SAIS Hosted Centennial Commemoration of Paul H. Nitze on January 29
In honor of the 100th birthday of SAIS co-founder Paul H. Nitze, the school hosted a forum featuring discussions on the future of nuclear weapons on Monday, January 29. Max M. Kampelman, leader of the U.S. negotiating team with the Soviet Union on nuclear and space arms from 1985 to 1989, gave the keynote address followed by a panel discussion with Thomas Graham Jr., Avis Bohlen, Christopher F. Chyba, and Strobe Talbott (moderator).
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 2006 Issue of SAISPHERE Is Now Available
SAIS recently published the 2006 issue of its annual magazine, SAISPHERE. In this year's issue we asked several members of the faculty and scholar community to explore the theme, "China Rising." Click here for the online version or send an email to saispubaffairs@jhu.edu to request a printed copy.
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New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson Spoke at SAIS on March 28
Kenyan Finance Minister Spoke at SAIS on March 22
Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Spoke at SAIS on March 21
SAIS Hosted Forum on Pakistan and the Nonproliferation Regime on February 14