Greece-U.S. Relations: The Generation Ahead
Conference in Athens, Greece, co-hosted by the Western Policy Center, the Center for Democracy, and the US Embassy in Greece.
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Overview
On October 13, 2000, the Western Policy Center and the Washington-based Center for Democracy , in conjunction with the US Embassy in Greece, hosted a major conference on a range of issues.
Welcome and Introductory Remarks
· R. Nicholas Burns, U.S. Ambassador to Greece
· Dimitris Avramopoulos, Mayor of Athens
· Paul Sarbanes, U.S. Senator from Maryland (taped video)
· Allen Weinstein, President & CEO, Center for Democracy
· John Sitilides, Executive Director, Western Policy Center
Greek-U.S. Cooperation in Southeastern Europe
· Moderator: Allen Weinstein
· Janusz Bugajski, Director of East European Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies
· Nicholas Ashford, Co-Chair, U.S.-Greece Initiative for Technology Cooperation with the Balkans; Professor of Technology and Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
· Ambassador Richard Sklar, U.S. Special Representative for Southeast Europe Initiative
Bilateral Strategies on Transnational Issues
· Moderator: John Sitilides
· Michalis Chrysochoidis, Greek Minister of Public Order
· Mary Bossi, Secretary of the Board of Directors, ISTAME
· Ian Lesser, Senior Analyst, RAND Corporation
The Role of the Media
· Moderator: John Sitilides
· Bruce Clark, Diplomatic Correspondent, The Economist
· Alexis Papahelas, Senior Diplomatic Correspondent, To Vima
· Notis Papadopoulos, Political Editor, Ta Nea
· George Savidis, Washington, D.C., Communications Consultant
Luncheon: Common Defense and Security Issues
· Introduction: R. Nicholas Burns, U.S. Ambassador to Greece
· Keynote Speaker: Akis Tzohatzopoulos, Greek Minister of National Defense
Greece, Turkey, and the U.S.: The Complexities of Alliance
· Moderator: Allen Weinstein
· Constantinos Arvanitopoulos, Asst. Professor of International Politics, Panteion University
· Andrew Borowiec, Chief Foreign Correspondent, The Washington Times
· F. Stephen Larrabee, Senior Staff, RAND Corporation
· Soli Ozel, Professor of International Relations, Bilgi University (Turkey)
Greek-U.S. Relations: A Dialogue
· Moderator: John Sitilides
· Theodore Couloumbis, Secretary General, ELIAMEP
· Monteagle Stearns, former U.S. Ambassador to Greece
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The Global Europe Program is focused on Europe’s capabilities, and how it engages on critical global issues. We investigate European approaches to critical global issues. We examine Europe’s relations with Russia and Eurasia, China and the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Our initiatives include “Ukraine in Europe” – an examination of what it will take to make Ukraine’s European future a reality. But we also examine the role of NATO, the European Union and the OSCE, Europe’s energy security, transatlantic trade disputes, and challenges to democracy. The Global Europe Program’s staff, scholars-in-residence, and Global Fellows participate in seminars, policy study groups, and international conferences to provide analytical recommendations to policy makers and the media. Read more
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