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Ambassador Rene Antonio Leon Rodriguez: “Democracy, Peace, Economic Stability: Successes and Challenges”
Estonia
Ambassador Vaino Reinart: “Estonia’s Economic Transformation”
US Department of State, Peter Kovach: “Pakistan and U.S.: Are We Winning the Fight Against Terrorism?”
Nicaragua Ambassador Arturo Cruz Sequeira Jr.: “Economic and Political Situations in Nicaragua”
Thailand Thai Cultural Dinner: Featuring Consul General Boon-Long
Indonesia Ambassador Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat: Potency of Indonesia-U.S. Strategic Partnership Indonesia
New Zealand Ambassador Ferguson: New Zealand’s Globalization Efforts
Bosnia Herzegovina Ambassador Bisera Turkovic: Rebuilding the Balkans Bosnia
Spain Ambassador Arias: An European Insider’s View of the United Nations Spain
U.S. Ambassador Dennis Ross – Statecraft
Sudan and Zimbabwe - Africa Summit Ambassador Mapuranga of Sudan and Ambassador Ukec Amb. of Zimbabwe,
Deputy Consul General Alan G. Moore – Political Change in South Africa
Israel Consul General Ehud Danoch – Olmert, Rice and the Arab Leaders: Hope for Peace in the Middle East Israel
Chile Ambassador Mariano Fernandez – Perspectives on Chile in the 21st Century: Chile’s Position in the Americas
Palestine Permanent Mission in Washington representant Afif Safieh – Hamas and Fatah Agree on Unity
Government
Japan Consul General Kazuo Kodama from Japan – The Korea Crisis: What Does It Mean For The US?
India Ambassador Sen – India: The Rising Power
Afghanistan Ambassador Said Jawad – Afghanistan: Present and Future
*Partial listing from original WAC, SD .
Rebuilding the Middle East: On the Road to Peace & Paths to New Markets Moderated by John Donvan of ABC NEWS
Featuring Honorable Robert S. Ford, US Ambassador to Algeria
Honorable William T. Monroe, US Ambassador to Bahrain
Honorable Thomas T. Riley, US Ambassador to Morocco
Honorable Michele J. Sison, US Ambassador to United Arab Emirates
Senior Commercial Service Officers
Mr. Amer Kayani, Senior Commercial Officer, Lebanon
Mr. Nasir Abbasi, Senior Commercial Officer, Saudi Arabia
Mr. Rick Ortiz, Senior Commercial Officer, Morocco
Mr. Christian Reed, Senior Commercial Officer, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain
Azerbaijan Consul Elin Suleymanov – Azerbaijan U.S. Politics, Oil and the Future.
Lebanon Hon. Consul of Lebanon, Jean-Claude Turquieh – Lebanon at Crossroads, Aladdin restaurant.
Sudan and Zimbabwe - Africa Summit Ambassador Mapuranga of Sudan and Ambassador Ukec Amb. of Zimbabwe,
Tunisia Ambassador Mohamed Nejib Hachana – “50th Anniversary of Tunisia – U.S. Relations: A Model in
North Africa”
US Ambassador Edward Peck – The Middle East – Today and Tomorrow.
US Jeffery Davidow, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Brig. General John Custer – Security situations in Iraq and Afghanistan, building of Iraqi security forces, progress in regional democratic reform, and challenges ahead.
France Ambassador Jean-David Levitte
Syria Ambassador Dr. Imad Moustapha
Philippines Ambassador Albert del Rosario
International Diplomacy
Working Together to Achieve Strategic and Global Competitiveness
The World Diplomatic Forum 2014 Conference,May 8th and 9th 2014,brought togetherInternational and US Ambassadors, with vast economical and political networks working closely together on advances in international cybersecurity, education, defense/diplomacy, clean-tech, bio-pharm. Valuable business and friendships were formed while impacting key global diplomatic issues and fostering cooperation between established and emerging powers. The World Diplomatic Forum followed the World Economic Forum which takes place annually in Davos, Switzerland and is focused on international diplomacy. WORLD DIPLOMATIC FORUM ENDS ON A HIGH NOTE IN CALIFORNIA 2014