A New Vision for America's Future: Young Leaders Shaping an International Agenda

July 8, 2008 • 7:00 – 10:00 pm EDT

Keynote Address:

General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.)

65th United States Secretary of State

Followed by a
Roundtable Discussion with Young Leaders:
 
  • Elizabeth Sullivan, Moderator & Co-Director, Next America Project, CSIS
  • Amar Bakshi, PostGlobal, Washington Post
    How the world sees America
  • Seth Green, Founder of Americans for Informed Democracy
    How young Americans view the world
  • Rachel Hoff, Young Professionals in Foreign Policy & Young Republicans National Federation
    Young people and American politics
  • Westley Moore, Investment Banker, Citigroup
    Military service and American Journeys into Manhood
 The Next America Project seeks to engage future leaders in a substantive international policy debate in order to shape a new vision for America's role in the world. Next America will challenge young leaders to develop a vision for tackling tomorrow's toughest issues.

Over the next several weeks, Next America will facilitate online debates on a series of critical global challenges facing America and the world.