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Agenda

Wednesday, June 16, 1999
Brookings Institute, Falk Auditorium

Welcome: Paula Dobriansky
Opening Remarks: Co-Chair Jessica Stern, Co-Chair Michael Sheehan, Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State

Panel I: South Asia

Moderator:
Dr. Jessica Stern, CFR Fellow

Speakers:
Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad, Director, Strategy and Doctrine Program, RAND Corporation
Dr. Ainslie Embree, Professor Emeritus, Columbia University
Dr. Vali Nasr, University of San Diego

Panel II: Middle East

Moderator:
Dr. Geoffrey Kemp, Regional Strategic Programs, Nixon Center

Speakers:
Dr. John Esposito, Director Center for Christian-Muslim Understanding, Georgetown University
Dr. Bruce Hoffman, Director, RAND, Washington DC
Dr. Myron Arnoff, Political Science Department, Rutgers University

Panel III: Terrorism and the Media: The Reporter's Dilemma

Moderator:
Ms. Julian Kipper, director, Middle East Forum, Council on Foreign Relations

Speakers:
Mr. Peter Bergen, Correspondent/Producer, CNN
Mr. Chris Isham, Senior Producer, ABC News

Luncheon Address: Michael Sheehan, Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State


Thursday, June 17, 1999
Department of State, Loy Henderson Auditorium

Welcome and Opening Remarks: Michael Sheehan, Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State

Panel I: World Terrorist Overview

Moderator:
John Limbert, Deputy Director for Policy, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State

Speakers:
Mr. Paul Pillar, Deputy Director, Counterterrorism Center (CTC), Central Intelligence Agency
Mr. Ashraf Muhsen, Director, Counterterrorism Section, Egyptian Foreign Ministry

Discussant:
Mr. Elchin Amirbekov, Deputy Chief, Department for International Organization, Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Panel II: Government Response to Terrorism

Moderator:
Dr. Bruce Hoffman, RAND Coorporation

Speakers:
Mr. Mike Gifford, Deputy Director, Counterterrorism Policy Department, U.K. Foreign & Commonwealth Off.
Mr. Kevin Giblin, Chief, Threat Assessment and Warning Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Panel III, Part I: Practical Tools to Fight Terrorism

Moderator:
Mr. Raphael Perl, Terrorism Specialist, Congressional Research Service

Speakers:
Mr. Michael Rolice, Chief, International Terrorism Operations Section, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mr. Dale Neufeld, Director General, Counterterrorism Branch, Canadian Security and Intellegence Service

Panel III, Part II: Practical Cooperation

Moderator:
Mr. Raphael Perl, Terrorism Specialist, Congressional Research Service

Speakers:
Mr. David Carpennter, Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security, U.S. Department of State
Mr. Burley Fuselier, Director of the Antiterrorism Assistance Program, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, U.S. Department of State

Discussant:
Ms. Elke Schmitz, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Director for International Cooperation for Security and Drug Matters

Panel IV: Motivation of Terrorists

Moderator:
Ms. Phyllis Oakley, assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research, U.S. Department of State

Speakers:
Mr. Ken Katzman, Congressional Research Service Specialist on Fundamental Groups
Dr. Jerrald Post, Political Psychology Professor, George Washington University


Friday, June 18, 1999
Department of State, Loy Henderson Auditorium

Crisis Management Exercises

Moderators:
Ambassador Morris Busby
Major General William F. Garrison, US Army (retired)

Summary

Closing Remarks: Michael Sheehan, Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State

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