Agenda

SUNDAY, APRIL 25
Conference Registration
4:00 - 6:30 PM

Reception, Dinner and Opening Address
6:30 - 8:45 PM
The Honorable George Papandreou, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Athens
Introduced by Dr. Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr., President, Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, Cambridge

MONDAY, APRIL 26
Conference Registration
7:30 - 8:15 AM

Welcoming Statements from Co-Sponsors
8:15 – 8:30 AM
Dr. Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr.
Dr. Dimitris Keridis, Director, Kokkalis Program on Southeastern and East-Central Europe, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge

MORNING SESSION:

The Kosovo Crisis and Southeastern Europe
8:30 AM - Noon
• Opening Presentation
The Honorable Athanassios Tsohatzopoulos, Minister of National Defense, Athens

• Chair
Dean John R. Galvin, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford

• Presentations
The Honorable Richard Perle, Resident Fellow,American Enterprise Institute, Washington DC
Ambassador James W. Pardew, Special Representative for Kosovo Implementation, Washington DC
Professor Theodore Couloumbis, Director-General, Hellenic Foundation for Foreign and European Affairs, Athens
Mr. Mehmet Tascher, Deputy Director-General for Balkan Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ankara
Dr. Susan Woodward, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, Washington DC
Dr. Ruud Lubbers, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Rotterdam
Mr. Vasil Tupurkovski, Chairman of the Agency for Recovery and Economic Development, Skopje
Dr. Steven L. Burg, Professor of Politics, Brandeis University, Waltham
Discussion

Luncheon and Address
12:15 - 1:30 PM
The Honorable Lawrence S. Eagleburger, former Secretary of State, Washington DC
Introduced by Ms. Niki Tzavella, Vice President, The Kokkalis Foundation, Athens

AFTERNOON SESSION:

Southeastern Europe in the 21st Century: The Role of Euro-Atlantic Institutions
1:45 - 4:45 PM
• Chair
Dr. Jacquelyn K. Davis, Executive Vice President, Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, Washington DC

• Opening Presentation
Dr. Ronald Asmus, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of European Affairs, Washington DC

• NATO Enlargement and Southeastern Europe: Lessons Learned and Future Prospects
His Excellency Philip Dimitrov, Ambassador of Bulgaria to the United States, Washington DC
His Excellency Dr. Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Minister of Defense, Warsaw
Mr. Richard Tibbels, Head of Security Policy Section, WEU, Brussels
Dr. Istvan Gyarmati, Special Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Budapest
Dr. Zoe Petre, Senior Presidential Advisor for Foreign Policy, Bucharest
Dr. Frans Weisglas, Foreign Affairs Spokesman, Liberal Party (WD), The Hague
Professor Athanassios Platias, Panteion University, Institute for International Relations, Athens

• Extending NATO's Reach: PfP, EAPC, Mediterranean Dialogue, and otherMechanisms for Engagement
His Excellency Dr. Victor Babiuc, Minister of State, Minister of National Defense, Bucharest
Ambassador Donald J. McConnell, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs, NATO, Brussels

• Crisis Management, Peace Support, and Peace-Building: Lessons of IFOR/SFOR, Operation Alba, and the MAPE Initiative
Dr. Guido Lenzi, Director, WEU Institute for Security Studies, Paris
Dr. Jan Hoekema, Foreign Affairs Spokesman, Social Liberal Party (D'66), The Hague

• The Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean: The Challenges Ahead
Ambassador Thomas J. Miller, Special Coordinator for Cyprus, Bureau of European Affairs,Washington DC
Dr. Theodoros Pangalos, Member of Parliament and Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Athens
Ambassador Faruk Logoglu, Deputy Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ankara
Professor Yannis Valinakis, Secretary for International Affairs, New Democracy Party, Athens
Discussion

Dinner and Keynote Address
Stabilizing Southeastern Europe: Challenge and Opportunity for the Transatlantic Community
The Honorable Thomas R. Pickering, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, Washington  DC
Introduced by Ms. Niki Tzavella

TUESDAY, APRIL 27

MORNING SESSION:

Force Planning and Modernization for the 21st Century
8:45 AM - Noon
• Chair
Dr. Dimitris Keridis
• Opening Presentations: NATO and Kosovo
The Honorable James Steinberg, Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, Washington DC
Discussion

• Adapting Forces to New Missions
Dr. Rob de Wijk, Clingendael Institute for International Relations, The Hague
Mr. Stanley Sloan, President, Vienna International Consultants, Vienna VA
Discussion

• NATO and Partner Force Structure Priorities
Mr. Charles Dale, Director of Defense Partnership and Cooperation, NATO Headquarters, Brussels
Mr. Bogdan Koprivnikar, State Secretary, Ministry of Defense, Ljubljana
Dr. Thanos Dokos, Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens
Discussion

Luncheon and Address
12:15 - 1:30 PM
The Honorable Kresimir Cosic, Deputy Minister of Defense, Zagreb
The Honorable Miomir Zuzul, Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to the United States, Washington DC
Introduced by Dr. Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr.

AFTERNOON SESSION:

Confidence Building and Conflict Resolution: Creating a Stable Security Community in Southeastern Europe
1:45 - 4:45 PM
• Chair
Dr. Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr

• The Role of Regional Initiatives and Institutions
Dr. Stephen J Flannagan, Special Assistant to the President; Senior Director for Central and East European Affairs, National Security Council, Washington DC
Mr. Efthimios Christodoulou, Member of the European Parliament,Strasbourg
Her Excellency Elena Zamfirescu, Deputy Foreign Minister, Bucharest
Mr. Frank Cook, Member of the House of Commons, London
Dr. Charles Kupchan, Senior Fellow and Director for European Studies, The Council on Foreign Relations, New York
Prof. Dr. Anton Bebler, President, The Atlantic Council of Slovenia, Ljubljana
Discussion

• Arms Control, Transparency Regimes, and Other Confidence-Building Measures
Mr. Michael Lekson, Deputy to the Special Representative to the President and the Secretary of State for the Implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords, Washington DC

• Establishing a Useful Division of Labor among Global and Euro-Atlantic Institutions: NATO, EU, WEU, OSCE, and the UN
Dr. Yannis Roubatis, Member of the European Parliament, Strasbourg
Mrs. Marietta Giannakou, Member of the Parliament, Athens
Dr. Philip Gordon, Director, European Affairs, National Security Council, United States, Washington DC
Dr. Bram Boxhoorn, Director, The Netherlands Atlantic Association, The Hague
Discussion

Closing Remarks
4:45 - 6:00 PM
Professor Theodore Couloumbis