The 2009 FPI Forum: Advancing and Defending Democracy

September 21, 2009 - September 22, 2009
W Hotel, 515 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20004

Event Description:

The Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI) invites you to the 2009 FPI Forum on September 21 and 22, to discuss how the United States and its allies can advance and defend democracy around the world.

In advance of the UN General Assembly and G20 meetings, and with the Obama administration facing critical decisions regarding the war in Afghanistan, the FPI Forum will offer a unique opportunity to reflect on recent developments and to examine the direction of American foreign policy under the leadership of President Obama. The conference will also discuss the role of human rights and democracy in American foreign policy. The 2009 FPI Forum will feature addresses from leading political figures and discussions with American and international policy experts and dissidents.

FPI is a non-profit, non-partisan organization, intending to qualify as a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. FPI seeks to promote an active U.S. foreign policy committed to robust support for democratic allies, human rights, a strong American military equipped to meet the challenges of the 21st century, and strengthening America's global economic competitiveness. The organization is led by Executive Director Jamie Fly and a Board of Directors composed of Robert Kagan, William Kristol, and Dan Senor.

 

Monday, September 21, 2009

Morning Session

9:00AM

 

Registration/Continental Breakfast

9:30AM

  

Afghanistan: The War in Washington

 

  

Congressman Mark Kirk (R-IL)
Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on State-Foreign Operations and
U.S. Navy Reserve Intelligence Officer with Recent Service in Afghanistan
   

Brig. Gen. Mark T. Kimmitt, USA (Ret.)
Former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs
   

Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad
Counselor, Center for Strategic and International Studies

 

  

Moderator: Jonathan Karl
Senior Congressional Correspondent, ABC News 

10:30AM

  

Coffee Break

11:00AM

  

A Conversation with Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
   

Moderator: Robert Kagan
Board Member, Foreign Policy Initiative and Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace  

Luncheon

12:30PM

  

Luncheon with Governor Mitt Romney
   

Moderator: Dan Senor
Board Member, Foreign Policy Initiative and Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

Afternoon Session

2:30 PM

 

Russia: Roadblocks to Reset

 

 

Lilia Shevtsova
Senior Associate, Carnegie Moscow Center
   

Ambassador Eric Edelman
Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
   

Ivan Krastev
Chair, Centre for Liberal Strategies

 

 

Moderator: Fred Hiatt
Editorial Page Editor, The Washington Post

 3:30PM

 

Coffee Break

 4:00PM

 

 A Conversation with Speaker Newt Gingrich

 

 

Moderator: Elliott Abrams
Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

 5:00PM

 

Democracy Promotion: The Bush Doctrine in the Age of Obama

 

 

Elliott Abrams
Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

 

 

Kenneth Wollack
President, National Democratic Institute

 

 

Moderator: Doyle McManus
Columnist, The Los Angeles Times 

Reception

 6:30PM

  

Reception

Evening

 8:00PM

 

Voices of Freedom: A Conversation with Dissidents

 

 

Saad Eddin Ibrahim
Egyptian Academic and Democracy Activist

 

 

Ali Afshari
Iranian Affairs Analyst and Board Member, Association for Civil Society and Democracy


Moderator: Jeff Gedmin
President, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Morning

  8:00AM

 

Registration/Continental Breakfast

  8:30AM

 

Iran: After the Elections

 

 

Reuel Gerecht
Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
   

Karim Sadjadpour
Associate, Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

 

 

Ray Takeyh
Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

 

 

Moderator: Barbara Slavin
Assistant Managing Editor for World and National Security, The Washington Times

  9:30AM

 

Coffee Break

 10:00AM

 

Iraq and Afghanistan: Sustaining Success and Achieving Victory
   

Lt. Gen. David Barno, USA (Ret.)
Former Commander of Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan and Director, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University

 

 

Michael O'Hanlon
Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
   

Kenneth Pollack
Director, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, The Brookings Institution

 

 

Moderator: Thomas Donnelly
Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

 11:30AM

 

A Conversation with Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
   

Moderator: Robert Kagan
Board Member, Foreign Policy Initiative and Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace