Past Seminars and Workshops:

 

Tuesday, February 17, 6:30-8:30pm

The U.S. National Security System

Greg Craig, White House Counsel

 

Friday, February 20, 8:15-9:15am

The White House National Security Apparatus

Ivo Daalder, Senior Fellow, Brookings

Eric Pierce, former Director for Transnational 

   Threats, National Security Council

 

Friday, February 27, 8:15-9:15am

The Military

Mark Jacobson, Professional Staff, U.S. Senate

 

Wednesday, March 11, 8:00-9:00am

The Department of State

Ambassador Marc Grossman, former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs

Darci Vetter, former Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Management

 

Monday, March 16, 7:00-8:00pm

The Department of Homeland Security

Stewart Baker, former Assistant Secretary for Policy, Department of Homeland Security

Stephen Heifetz, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development, Department of Homeland

   Security

 

Wednesday, March 25, 8:00-9:00am

The Foreign Assistance Community

Frederick Barton, Co-director, Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project, Center for Strategic and

  International Studies

 

Tuesday, March 31, 7:00-8:00pm

            The Intelligence Community

            John McLaughlin, former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence

            Mara Karlin, former Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

 

Friday, April 3, 8:15-9:15am

Navigating Bureaucracy and Budgets

Kurt Campbell, CEO, Center for a New American Security

Janine Davidson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Plans

 

Tuesday, April 28, 7:15-8:15pm

Congress and Legislative Affairs

Will Davis, former Director for Global and

   Functional Affairs, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State

 

Friday, May 1, 8:00-9:00am

The Department of the Treasury + The Financial Crisis and National Security

Tim Adams, former Under Secretary of Treasury for International Affairs

Douglas Rediker, Director, Global Strategic Finance Initiative, New America Foundation

 

Wednesday, May 6, 7:00-8:00pm

Managing the Interagency Process

Richard Clarke, former National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection, and

  Counter-terrorism

 

Wednesday, May 13, 8:00-9:00am

Working Effectively with Civil Servants and the Foreign Service

Ambassador Thomas Pickering, former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs

Rudy deLeon, former Deputy Secretary of Defense

 

Friday, May 15, 8:00-9:00am

            The Department of Defense

David Berteau, Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Jim Thomas, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Resources and Plans

 

Tuesday, May 19, 7:00-8:30pm

            How To Workshop: Briefings

            Minh Luong, Assistant Director, International Security Studies, Yale University

 

Wednesday, May 20, 7:00-8:30pm

            How To Workshop: Memos and Talking Points

            Chris Kojm, Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, George Washington University

 

Wednesday, May 27, 7:00-8:30pm

            How To Workshop: Speechwriting

            Lukas Haynes, former speechwriter for Secretary Madeleine Albright

 

Thursday, June 4, 7:00-9:00pm

            MARO Briefing and Closing Reception