The U.S. & Iran: Between Human Rights, Diplomacy, & Sanctions
Event Type: Conference
Posted By:
David Elliott
Start Date:
11/04/2009
Time:7:00am-10:30am
End Date: 11/04/2009 CDT
End Date: 11/04/2009 CDT
Sponsor(s):
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building G-50The Ploughshares Fund, Kenbe Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and the Alfred and Jane Ross Fund
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Event Summary
NIAC will be holding a policy conference on Capitol Hill with panelists discussing human rights and the battle for Iran, as well as assessing President Obama's diplomatic strategy toward Iran.
Speakers
Welcoming Remarks
9:20AM-9:30AM
Dr. Trita Parsi; President, National Iranian American Council
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Panel 1: Internal Dynamics: Human Rights & The Battle for Iran
9:30AM-10:45AM
Professor Mehrzad Boroujerdi; Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs
Hadi Ghaemi; Director, International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran
Geneive Abdo; Fellow, The Century Foundation
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Panel 2: Assessing Obama's Diplomacy
11:00AM-12:15PM
Ambassador Tom Pickering; Former Undersecretary of State; Vice Chairman, Hills & Co.
Ellen Laipson; President & CEO, The Henry L. Stimson Center
Ambassador John Limbert; Professor of Political Science and History, United States Naval Academy
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Issues
Human Rights
International Justice
Nuclear Weapons
Arms Control-Disarmament
International Law
Humanitarian Assistance
Policy Proposals for the Next President
Advocacy
Fundraising
Lobbying
Media-Communication
Networking-Coalition
Building Outreach-Grassroots
Policy Advocacy