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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: His Excellency Ahmet Davutoğlu Minister of Foreign Affairs</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/turkeys-foreign-policy-objectives-changing-world</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Welcoming remarks and introduction by&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dr. John Hamre&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;President and CEO, CSIS&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Moderated by&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dr. Bulent Aliriza&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Director and Senior Associate, CSIS Turkey Projec&lt;/em&gt;t&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Center for Strategic and International Studies&lt;br /&gt;
B1 Conference Room&lt;br /&gt;
1800 K. St. NW, Washington, DC 20006&lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security">Defense and Security</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security/international-security">International Security</category>
 <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: Mr. Ranjan Mathai  Foreign Secretary of India</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/building-convergence-deepening-india-us-strategic-partnership</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;The CSIS Wadhwani Chair in U.S. - India Policy Studies invites you to a Statesmen&#039;s Forum with distinguished speaker&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mr. Ranjan Mathai&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Foreign Secretary of India&lt;br /&gt;
on&lt;br /&gt;
Building on Convergence: Deepening the India - U.S. Strategic Partnership&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Welcoming Remarks and Introduction by&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/building-convergence-deepening-india-us-strategic-partnership&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/trade-and-economics">Trade and Economics</category>
 <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>sherry</dc:creator>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: The Honorable Espen Barth Eide Minister of Defense of Norway</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/honorable-espen-barth-eide-minister-defense-norway</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Introduction by&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dr. John Hamre&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;President and CEO, CSIS&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Moderated by&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heather A. Conley&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Senior Fellow and Director, CSIS Europe Program&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thursday, January 12, 2012&lt;br /&gt;
10:00 am - 11:30 am&lt;br /&gt;
1800 K Street, NW, Washington DC 20006&lt;br /&gt;
CSIS B1B Conference Center&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/honorable-espen-barth-eide-minister-defense-norway&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security">Defense and Security</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security/international-security">International Security</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security/military-strategy">Military Strategy</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>ecurran</dc:creator>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: The Honorable Janet Napolitano Secretary of Homeland Security U.S. Department of Homeland Security</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-building-strong-international-security-partnerships-us-india-homeland-securit</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;The Center for Strategic and International Studies Wadhwani Chair in U.S.- India Policy Studies invites you to a Statesmen&amp;rsquo;s Forum &lt;br /&gt;
On&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Building Strong International Security Partnerships: The U.S.-India Homeland Security Dialogue&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
Featuring&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Honorable Janet Napolitano&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Secretary of Homeland Security&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-building-strong-international-security-partnerships-us-india-homeland-securit&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security/homeland-security">Homeland Security</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security/international-security">International Security</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>sherry</dc:creator>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: Raila Odinga,  Prime Minister of Kenya</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/kenyan-prime-minister-raila-odinga-csis</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;CSIS invites you to a Statesmen&amp;rsquo;s Forum with&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;Prime Minister of Kenya&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
On&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;&amp;ldquo;Democracy and Good Governance in Africa&amp;rdquo;&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Moderated by&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Richard Downie&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;Deputy Director and Fellow, CSIS Africa Program&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/kenyan-prime-minister-raila-odinga-csis&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security">Defense and Security</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/economic-development-and-reconstruction/development-policy">Development Policy</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/economic-development-and-reconstruction">Economic Development and Reconstruction</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/economic-development-and-reconstruction/global-prosperity">Global Prosperity</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/governance">Governance</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/human-rights">Human Rights</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>rsickles</dc:creator>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State </title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/our-opportunity-americas</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;The CSIS Americas Program hosted a Statesmen&amp;rsquo;s Forum with&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;U.S. Secretary of State&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Our Opportunity with the Americas&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Introduction by&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Honorable Thomas F. McLarty III&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Senior Adviser, CSIS;&lt;br /&gt;
President and Co-founder, McLarty Associates&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/our-opportunity-americas&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security">Defense and Security</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/energy-and-climate-change">Energy and Climate Change</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/governance">Governance</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/trade-and-economics">Trade and Economics</category>
 <pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>mentman</dc:creator>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: Seiji Maehara, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan </title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-seiji-maehara-minister-foreign-affairs-japan</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;CSIS hosts a Statesmen&amp;rsquo;s Forum with&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; His Excellency Seiji Maehara &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Opening a New Horizon in the Asia Pacific&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Moderated by&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Dr. John J. Hamre&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
President and CEO, CSIS&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thursday, January 6, 2011 &lt;br /&gt;
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-seiji-maehara-minister-foreign-affairs-japan&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security">Defense and Security</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security/international-security">International Security</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/trade-and-economics">Trade and Economics</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>ian</dc:creator>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: James B. Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State and  Jacob J. Lew, Deputy Secretary of State</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-james-b-steinberg-deputy-secretary-state-and-jacob-j-lew-deputy-secretary-sta</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;CSIS   hosted  a Statesmen&#039;s Forum with&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;James B.   Steinberg&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Deputy Secretary of State&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jacob J.   Lew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Deputy Secretary of State for Management and   Resources&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;The Next Phase in   America&#039;s Relationship with Iraq&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-james-b-steinberg-deputy-secretary-state-and-jacob-j-lew-deputy-secretary-sta&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security">Defense and Security</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security/international-security">International Security</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>ian</dc:creator>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: Dr. Rajiv Shah, USAID Administrator </title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-dr-rajiv-shah-usaid-administrator</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;CSIS&amp;nbsp;hosted a Statesmens Forum with  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usaid.gov/about_usaid/bios/bio_rshah.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Dr.  Rajiv Shah&lt;/a&gt;, USAID Administrator. He discussed global health issues with an introduction by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.smartglobalhealth.org/about/staff/lisa-carty/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Lisa Carty&lt;/a&gt;, Deputy Director, CSIS Global Health Policy Center.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-dr-rajiv-shah-usaid-administrator&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/global-health/food-and-water">Food and Water</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/global-health">Global Health</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/global-health/global-health-policy">Global Health Policy</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/global-health/hiv/aids">HIV/AIDS</category>
 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: Janet Napolitano, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/securing-border-smarter-law-enforcement-approach</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;CSIS hosted a Statesmen&#039;s Forum with the Honorable &lt;strong&gt;Janet Napolitano&lt;/strong&gt;, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Following Secretary Napolitano&#039;s speech, she was joined for a discussion by:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Assistant Secretary John Morton&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/securing-border-smarter-law-enforcement-approach&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security">Defense and Security</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security/homeland-security">Homeland Security</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-securing-homeland-renewing-americas-strengths-resilience-and-values</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;CSIS hosted a Statesmen&#039;s Forum with John O. Brennan Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism On&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Securing the Homeland by Renewing American Strength, Resilience, and Values&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Introduction by&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;John Hamre&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
President and CEO, CSIS&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Moderated by&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-securing-homeland-renewing-americas-strengths-resilience-and-values&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security">Defense and Security</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security/homeland-security">Homeland Security</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security/terrorism">Terrorism</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>sherry</dc:creator>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: Hon. Professor G.L. Peiris, Foreign Minister, Government of Sri Lanka </title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/year-after-civil-war-charting-sri-lankas-future</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Exactly&amp;nbsp;one&amp;nbsp;year&amp;nbsp;ago the Sri Lankan Military defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), ending 25 years of devastating civil war and marking a new era in Sri Lanka&#039;s history.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/year-after-civil-war-charting-sri-lankas-future&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security">Defense and Security</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/economic-development-and-reconstruction">Economic Development and Reconstruction</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/human-rights">Human Rights</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security/terrorism">Terrorism</category>
 <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 14:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: Nickolay Mladenov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-nikolay-mladenov-minister-foreign-affairs-republic-bulgaria</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Statesmen&amp;rsquo;s Forum with&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;His   Excellency Nickolay Mladenov&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Minister of Foreign Affairs of the   Republic of Bulgaria&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Why Europe Matters:&lt;br /&gt;
Bulgarian   Perspective on the Transatlantic Agenda&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-nikolay-mladenov-minister-foreign-affairs-republic-bulgaria&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>ian</dc:creator>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: Gary Locke, United States Secretary of Commerce</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-gary-locke-united-states-secretary-commerce</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;CSIS hosted a Statesmen&amp;rsquo;s Forum   with&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Honorable Gary   Locke&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;United States Secretary of   Commerce&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Emerging   Opportunities in U.S.-Indonesia Trade&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Introduction by&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;John   Hamre&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;President and CEO, CSIS&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-gary-locke-united-states-secretary-commerce&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security">Defense and Security</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security/international-security">International Security</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/trade-and-economics">Trade and Economics</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>ian</dc:creator>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: Alberto Romulo, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Republic of the Philippines</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/honorable-alberto-romulo-secretary-foreign-affairs-republic-philippines</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Banyan Tree Leadership Forum&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;and Statesmen&amp;rsquo;s Forum   with&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;His Excellency Alberto   Romulo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Republic   of the Philippines&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;On&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Philippines Perspective   on ASEAN, Asian Regional Architecture,&lt;br /&gt;
and Relations with the United   States&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/honorable-alberto-romulo-secretary-foreign-affairs-republic-philippines&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security">Defense and Security</category>
 <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: General James L. Jones, National Security Advisor to the President</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-general-james-l-jones-national-security-advisor-president</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;CSIS   hosted a Statesmen&amp;rsquo;s Forum with&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;General James L. Jones&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
National Security Advisor to the   President&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Securing American Interests in an Interconnected World&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Moderated by&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Dr. John J. Hamre&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
President and CEO, CSIS&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-general-james-l-jones-national-security-advisor-president&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security/acquisition-and-resources">Acquisition and Resources</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security">Defense and Security</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/economic-development-and-reconstruction">Economic Development and Reconstruction</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security/international-security">International Security</category>
 <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Statesmen’s Forum: Ambassador Demetrios Marantis, Deputy United States Trade Representative</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-ambassador-demetrios-marantis-deputy-united-states-trade-representative</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;CSIS   hosted a Statesmen&amp;rsquo;s Forum with&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ambassador   Demetrios Marantis &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Deputy United States Trade   Representative&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;On&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;U.S. Trade   Priorities in the Asia-Pacific:&lt;br /&gt;
TPP and Beyond&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-ambassador-demetrios-marantis-deputy-united-states-trade-representative&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/trade-and-economics">Trade and Economics</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-vladimir-filat-prime-minister-moldova</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;A Statesmen&amp;rsquo;s Forum with&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;His Excellency   Vladimir Filat&lt;br /&gt;
Prime Minister of   Moldova&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;U.S.   and Moldova: Building a Partnership for Opportunity&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With   Remarks By&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mcc.gov/mcc/about/execprofiles/daniel-w-yohannes.shtml&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Daniel W.   Yohannes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
CEO, Millennium Challenge   Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-vladimir-filat-prime-minister-moldova&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security">Defense and Security</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-karl-theodor-zu-guttenberg-minister-defense-germany</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Statesmen&amp;rsquo;s Forum with&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;His Excellency Karl-Theodor zu   Guttenberg&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Minister of Defense of the Federal Republic of   Germany&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;On&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The   Future of the Transatlantic Relationship: Afghanistan, NATO&amp;rsquo;s New Strategic   Concept, and the Challenges of Burden Sharing&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-karl-theodor-zu-guttenberg-minister-defense-germany&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security">Defense and Security</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/economic-development-and-reconstruction">Economic Development and Reconstruction</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security/international-security">International Security</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-general-xu-caihou</link>
 <description>&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Statesmen&amp;rsquo;s Forum with&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;General Xu Caihou&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of  China&amp;rsquo;s Central Military Commission&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Introduction by&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;John Hamre&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;President and CEO, CSIS&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-general-xu-caihou&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security">Defense and Security</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security/international-security">International Security</category>
 <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: David Bakradze, Chairman of Georgia&#039;s Parliament</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-honorable-david-bakradze-chairman-georgias-parliament</link>
 <description>&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Honorable David   Bakradze&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;Chairman of   Georgia&amp;rsquo;s Parliament&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;On&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;Surviving the Shocks: Georgia&amp;rsquo;s   Democratic Reforms &lt;br /&gt;
after the August War and Financial   Crisis&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-honorable-david-bakradze-chairman-georgias-parliament&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security">Defense and Security</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/trade-and-economics">Trade and Economics</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, President of Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-he-sheikh-sharif-sheikh-ahmed-president-somalia</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;CSIS  hosted a   Statesmen&amp;rsquo;s Forum with Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, president of Somalia&amp;rsquo;s   Transitional Federal Government, on &amp;ldquo;Somalia: Promoting Peace through   International Engagement.&amp;rdquo; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;President   Sharif spoke in Somali  with a continuous English translation.&amp;nbsp; He took questions from the audience   after his remarks.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security">Defense and Security</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security/international-security">International Security</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security/terrorism">Terrorism</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-he-laurent-gbagbo-president-cote-divoire</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;CSIS  hosted a Statesmen&amp;rsquo;s Forum with Laurent Gbagbo, president of C&amp;ocirc;te d&amp;rsquo;Ivoire, on the challenges and opportunities facing C&amp;ocirc;te d&amp;rsquo;Ivoire.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;President Gbagbo spoke in French with a continuous English translation.  He took questions from the audience after his remarks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-admiral-michael-mullen-chairman-joint-chiefs-staff</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;The CSIS Gulf Roundtable hosted a Statesmen&#039;s Forum with Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for a speech titled, &amp;quot;Security and Stability in the Broader Middle East: A Cooperative Approach.&amp;quot; John Hamre, president and CEO of CSIS, introduced Chairman Mullen.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-admiral-michael-mullen-chairman-joint-chiefs-staff&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security">Defense and Security</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security/international-security">International Security</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security/military-strategy">Military Strategy</category>
 <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-deputy-secretary-defense-william-j-lynn-iii</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;CSIS hosted a Statesmen&amp;rsquo;s Forum with Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III on &amp;quot;Protecting the Domain: Cybersecurity as a Defense Priority.&amp;quot;&lt;!--end--&gt; Dr. John Hamre CSIS President introduced the speaker. James Lewis, director of the CSIS technology program, moderated the discussion.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/technology/cybersecurity">Cybersecurity</category>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/technology">Technology</category>
 <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: Angolan Foreign Minister Assuncao Dos Anjos</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-angolan-foreign-minister-assuncao-dos-anjos-csis-new-angola-and-region</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Assuncao Dos Anjos, the foreign minister of Angola, delivered a speech on Angola&#039;s role in Southern Africa as part of the Statesmen&#039;s Forum series.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;!--end--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dos Anjos spoke in Portuguese with a continuous English translation. He took questions from the audience after his remarks.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 13:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: King Abdullah II of Jordan</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-king-abdullah-ii-jordan</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; title=&quot; King  Abdullah II&quot; src=&quot;/images/stories/sf/090424_jordan_ep.jpg&quot; alt=&quot; King  Abdullah II&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;His Majesty King  Abdullah II&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;of the Hashemite  Kingdom of Jordan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-king-abdullah-ii-jordan&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: Canada&#039;s Foreign Minister</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-canadas-foreign-minister</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img hspace=&quot;6&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;/images/stories/Americas/090406_canada_eventpage.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;090406_canada_eventpage.jpg&quot; title=&quot;090406_canada_eventpage.jpg&quot; /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;!--start--&gt; CSIS hosted a Statesmen&amp;rsquo;s Forum with Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon. He discussed &amp;quot;Canada&amp;rsquo;s Arctic Foreign Policy.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;!--end--&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-canadas-foreign-minister&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/energy-and-climate-change/alternative-energy">Alternative Energy</category>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: UK Defense Minister John Hutton</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-uk-defense-minister-john-hutton</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;  CSIS hosted a  Statesmen&amp;rsquo;s Forum with the Rt. Hon. John Hutton, MP, British Secretary of State  for Defense, on &amp;ldquo;The State We&amp;rsquo;ll Be In: The Role for NATO in Future  Conflict.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-uk-defense-minister-john-hutton&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: Secretary of the National Security Council of Georgia</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-secretary-national-security-council-georgia</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height=&quot;150&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;340&quot; src=&quot;/images/stories/sf/090309_sf_georgia_event.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CSIS hosted a Statesmen&#039;s Forum with the Secretary of the National Security Council of Georgia, Mrs. Eka Tkeshelashvili. She discussed &amp;quot;Georgia&#039;s Way Ahead.&amp;quot; Andrew Kuchins, Director of the CSIS Russia &amp;amp; Eurasia Program, moderated the event.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-secretary-national-security-council-georgia&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Iraq</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-special-representative-un-secretary-general-iraq</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;/images/stories/sf/090303_mistura_event.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-special-representative-un-secretary-general-iraq&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/economic-development-and-reconstruction">Economic Development and Reconstruction</category>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-defense-minister-france</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;340&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;/media/csis/events/090302_french_dm_event.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;H.E. Herv&amp;eacute; Morin, &lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Minister of Defense of France&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-defense-minister-france&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security">Defense and Security</category>
 <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: President of Timor-Leste</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-president-timor-leste</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;340&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;/images/stories/csis-images/090225_timor_event.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jos&amp;eacute; Ramos-Horta  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
President of Timor Leste&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;on&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Timor-Leste: Challenges in Nation Building and Peace Consolidation&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-president-timor-leste&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-national-security-advisor-stephen-hadley</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;!--start--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;335&quot; src=&quot;/media/csis/events/090107_hadley_sf_lg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-national-security-advisor-stephen-hadley&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security">Defense and Security</category>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: Secretary of the Navy</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-secretary-navy</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;/images/stories/sf/081117_winter_lg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CSIS hosted a Statesmen&#039;s Forum with the Secretary of the Navy, Donald Winter, to discuss &amp;quot;Private Industry&#039;s Roles.&amp;quot; Raymond DuBois, a CSIS senior adviser, moderated the discussion.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff</title>
 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-homeland-security-secretary-michael-chertoff</link>
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&lt;p&gt;CSIS hosted a Statesmen&#039;s Forum with the Honorable Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security, on &amp;quot;Stregthening General Aviation Security for the 21st Century.&amp;quot; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-homeland-security-secretary-michael-chertoff&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security/homeland-security">Homeland Security</category>
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 <link>http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-secretary-air-force</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; title=&quot;Michael Donley&quot; alt=&quot;Michael Donley&quot; src=&quot;/images/stories/sf/081112_sf_donley_lg.jpg&quot; /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CSIS hosted a Statesmen&#039;s Forum with the U.S. Secretary of the Air Force, Michael Donley. His speech was titled: &amp;quot;Reinvigorating the Nuclear Enterprise -- A Critical Air Force Mission.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security/nuclear-weapons">Nuclear Weapons</category>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Statesmen&#039;s Forum: Chairman of Georgia&#039;s Parliament</title>
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&lt;p&gt;The Center for Strategic &amp;amp; International Studies (CSIS) hosted a Statesmen&amp;rsquo;s Forum with The Honorable Davit Bakradze, Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, on the recent conflict between Russia and Georgia and what it means for international security.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;His  Excellency Fatmir Sejdiu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;President of the Republic of Kosovo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-kosovos-president-and-prime-minister&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;CSIS hosted a Statesmen&#039;s Forum with Prime Minister of Lithuania, Gediminas Kirkilas, on transatlantic relations. Stephen Flanagan, CSIS Senior Vice President, introduced the Prime Minister and moderated the event. Prime Minister Kirkilas took questions from the audience.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <description>&lt;p&gt; Ambassador  Christopher Hill Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs   Head of the U.S. Delegation to the Six-Party  Talks     Update on Six Party  Talks      Introduction &amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-ambassador-christopher-hill&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img hspace=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Raila Odinga, prime minister of Kenya&quot; src=&quot;/images/stories/sf/080616_kenya_ep.jpg&quot; /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-prime-minister-kenya&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img hspace=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;images/stories/sf/080521_greek_ep.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The Honorable George Alogoskoufis, Greek Minister of Finance and Economy&quot; /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-greek-minister-finance-and-economy&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-president-bosnia-and-herzegovina&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img hspace=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;US Attorney General Michael Mukasey&quot; src=&quot;/images/stories/tnt/080423_ag_ep.jpg&quot; /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-united-states-attorney-general&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height=&quot;150&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;350&quot; src=&quot;/images/stories/sf/080408_sumaidaie_ep.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-iraqs-ambassador-united-states&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;    The Center for Strategic &amp;amp; International Studies (CSIS) hosted a discussion with Nelson Jobim, defense minister of Brazil titled, &amp;quot;Brazil: A Defense Overview.&amp;quot; Brent Scocroft, CSIS Counselor &amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-his-excellency-nelson-jobim&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-his-excellency-noppadon-pattama&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;    The Center for Strategic &amp;amp; International Studies (CSIS) hosted a discussion with Mirek Topolánek, prime minister of the Czech Republic on security challenges in central Europe. Dr. Stephen Flanagan,&amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-mirek-topolaacutenek-prime-minister-czech-republic&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>The Transformation of Southeastern Europe: A Challenge for Smart Power</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csis.org/event/transformation-southeastern-europe-challenge-smart-power&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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