Wednesday 30 September 2009

Ayoub mzee with the Tanzania President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete





Tuesday, September 29, 2009


WHEN: 9:00 a.m.


WHAT: The State Department’s Fourth Annual Edward R. Murrow Program for nearly 150 Murrow journalists from over 100 countries:- 9 a.m.: Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs P.J. Crowley delivers remarks, followed by a question and answer session.- Following the above: The Aspen Institute conducts a symposium on "Current Issues in Journalism.WHERE: The State Department, 2201 C Street NW, Loy Henderson Conference Room, Washington, DC.CONTACT: Darlene Kirk, 202-632-6452, http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=KirkDK@state.gov&subject=The%20State%20Department%20-%20Program%20; web site: http://www.state.gov/ NOTE: Valid government-issued media credentials or media photo ID and official photo ID are required.
WHEN: 9:00 a.m.WHAT: National Defense University's (NDU) Institute for National Strategic Studies’ (INSS) 2009 Energy Symposium on "Energy Security: A Global Challenge":- 9 a.m.: Keynote address- 10:30 a.m.: Panel Discussion on “Global Energy Security: Economy, Availability, Climate”: Jan Kalicki, Counselor for International Strategy at the Chevron Corporation; Richard Andres, Senior Fellow at INSS; Paul Werbos, Program Director at the National Science Foundation; and Robert Bryce, Managing Editor of the Energy Tribune and author of "Gusher of Lies: Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence." - 1:45 p.m.: Panel Discussion on “The Defense Department, Leader or Laggard on the U.S. Energy Agenda?”: Michael Aimone, former Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support for the Air Force, and currently Vice President of Strategy Development, National Security Global Business, Battelle; Geoffrey Prosch, former Principal Deputy and Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Environment, currently Director of Federal Government Relations at Johnson Controls, Inc.; Thomas Morehouse Jr., Research Associate at the Institute for Defense Analysis; and Paul Bollinger, Vice President of Strategic Energy Programs at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC).- 3:45 p.m.: Discussion on "Emerging regional energy security issues": Maureen Crandall, Professor of Economics at NDU's Industrial College of the Armed Forces (Central Asia); and former Senegalese Chief of Defense Gen. Lamine Cisse.WHERE: NDU, Fort Lesley J. McNair, 260 Fifth Avenue SW, Washington, DC.CONTACT: 202-685-3857; web site: http://www.ndu.edu/