Southeast and East-Central European Diplomatic Summit: Transatlantic Relations and Economic Integration in an Era of New Global Realities

October 15, 2003

Malkin Penthouse
Littauer Building
JFK School of Government
Harvard University

video and photos of the proceedings coming soon

Diplomats from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovenia and Turkey in a public, academic forum to discuss the political, economic, and security achievements the countries and region as a whole have made, as well as the challenges that remain. 

*The largest one-day summit of Ambassadors in the Kennedy School's history *

AGENDA

Wednesday, October 15, 2002

9:30 AM Doors Open (coffee and refreshments will be available)

9:45 AM Welcome

• Joseph McCarthy, Associate Dean and Director of Degree Programs, John F. Kennedy School of Government
• Elaine Papoulias, Director, The Kokkalis Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government

10:00 AM - Panel I Transatlantic Relations in an Era of New Global Realites

Chair:

• Professor Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger, Associate Professor of Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government

 Discussants:

• H.E. Andrea Mavroyiannis, Ambassador of Cyprus to the United Nations
• H.E. Konstantin Bikas, Consul General of Greece, Boston
• H.E. Sorin Ducaru, Ambassador of Romania to the United States
• H.E. Davoran Kračun, Ambassador of Slovenia to the United States
• H.E. O. Faruk Loğoğlu, Ambassador of Turkey to the United States
• H.E. Gábor Horváth, Consul General of Hungary, New York

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Discussion, Questions and Answers moderated by chair

12:15 AM - 1:00 PM Break

1:00 PM Panel II Economic Development as a Catalyst for Stability and Security

Chair:

• Dr. Alfred Schipke, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government

Discussants:

• H.E. Igor Davidovic, Ambassador of Bosnia-Herzegovina to the United States
• H.E. Ivan Grdesic, Ambassador of Croatia to the United States
• H.E. Nikola Dimitrov, Ambassador of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the United States
• H.E. Mihail Manoli, Ambassador of Moldova to the United States
• H.E. Ivan Vujacic, Ambassador of Serbia & Montenegro to the United States

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Discussion, Questions and Answers moderated by chair

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Closing Remarks

H.E. Monteagle Stearns, career United States Foreign Service Officer and Ambassador (ret.)

3:15 PM - 4:00PM  Reception in Malkin Penthouse