Transcripts 2009
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BBC World Debate Press Conference – “Shared Destiny”: How Relevant is Europe to the United States Under Obama?
Friday March 20, 2009
The Hon. Carl Bildt, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sweden
Lord Mark Malloch Brown, Minister for Africa, Asia, and the UN, United Kingdom
Dr. Robert Kagan, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Ms. Anne-Marie Slaughter, Director of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State
Opening Address
Friday March 20, 2009
Welcome: Mr. Craig Kennedy, President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
Address By: H.E. Herman Van Rompuy, Prime Minister, Belgium
Remarks by the Co-chairman of the U.S. Congressional Delegation
Friday March 20, 2009
The Hon. Robert Casey, Member, U.S. Senate
The Hon. Bob Bennett, Member, U.S. Senate
A Conversation
Friday March 20, 2009
Introduction: Mr. Martin Jäger, Head of Global External Affairs and Public Policy, Daimler AG
H.E. José Manuel Barroso, President, European Commission
Moderator: Mr. Ulysse Gosset, Journalist and Anchor, France Television Group
Opening Dinner
Friday March 20, 2009
Welcome: Mr. Craig Kennedy, President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
Opening Remarks: The Hon. Javier Solana, Secretary General for the Council of the EU; High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy
Closing Remarks: H.E. Mirek Topolánek, Prime Minister, Czech Republic; President, European Council
From Blame to Responsibility: Europe’s New Energy Paradigm
Friday March 20, 2009
The Hon. Karl-Theodor Freiherr zu Guttenberg, Minister for Economy and Technology, Germany
Ms. Tatiana Mitrova, Head of the Center for International Energy Studies, Russian Federation
The Hon. Ana Palacio, Senior Executive VP for International, AREVA
H.E. Alexandr Vondra, Deputy Prime Minister, Czech Republic
Moderator: Ms. Katinka Barysch, Deputy Director, Centre for European Reform
A Conversation with Russia
Friday March 21, 2009
The Hon. Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation
The Hon. Javier Solana, Secretary General for the Council of the EU; High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy
Moderator: Mr. Philip Stephens, Associate Editor and Senior Commentator, Financial Times
Battling the Crisis: High Time for Transatlantic Leadership
Friday March 21, 2009
The Hon. Robert B. Zoellick, President, World Bank
Moderator: Mr. Steven Erlanger, Paris Bureau Chief, The New York Times
Afghanistan and Pakistan: What Will it Take to Get it Right?
Friday March 21, 2009
The Hon. Richard C. Holbrooke, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. Department of State
The Hon. Ruprecht Polenz, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, German Bundestag
Dr. Ahmed Rashid, Journalist and Author, Pakistan
The Hon. Zalmai Rasoul, National Security Adviser, Afghanistan
The Hon. Radosław Sikorski, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland
Moderator: Ms. Lyse Doucet, Presenter and Correspondent, BBC News
Economic Multilateralism: How Do We Make it Work?
Friday March 21, 2009
The Hon. Celso Amorim, Minister of External Relations, Brazil
Lord Mark Malloch Brown, Minister for Africa, Asia, and the UN, United Kingdom
The Hon. Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary General of the Commonwealth
The Hon. Robert B. Zoellick, President, World Bank
Moderator: Mr. Gideon Rachman, Chief Foreign Policy Columnist, The Financial Times
20 Years After the Fall of the Iron Curtain
Friday March 21, 2009
The Hon. Carl Bildt, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sweden
The Hon. Wolfgang Schäuble, Minister of the Interior, Germany
The Hon. George V. Voinovich, Member, U.S. Senate
H.E. Valdis Zatlers, President, Republic of Latvia
Moderator: Ms. Anne Applebaum, Columnist, The Washington Post
Remarks from U.S. Senator John McCain
Friday March 21, 2009
The Hon. John McCain, Member, U.S. Senate
Press Conference with U.S. Senator John McCain
Friday March 21, 2009
The Hon. John McCain, Member, U.S. Senate
NATO at 60
Friday March 22, 2009
The Hon. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Secretary General, NATO
The Hon. Peter MacKay,Minister of Defence, Canada
The Hon. Radosław Sikorski, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland
The Hon. Ellen Tauscher, Member, U.S. House of Represetatives
Fiscal Policy After the Financial Crisis
Friday March 22, 2009
The Hon. Joaquin Almunía, European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs
The Hon. Bob Bennett, Member, U.S. Senate
Dr. Jean Pisani-Ferry, Director, Bruegel
Dr. Axel Weber, President, Deutsche Bundesbank
Closing Remarks
Friday March 22, 2009
The Hon. Pieter De Crem, Minister of Defense, Belgium