CAPITOL HILL WORKSHOP
PARTISAN POLITICS AND NATIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES

SPEAKERS & TOPICS*

• Congressional Leadership: An Update on the Issues Facing the New Congress
  Walter Oleszek, Senior Specialist in American Government, Congressional Research Service
• The New World Order and American National Security
  Mark Lowenthal, Former Staff Director, House Intelligence Committee
• International Economic Development and U.S. National Security: A Global Assessment
  Martin Walker, Former U.S. Bureau Chief, The Guardian (London)
• Congress and the Domestic Agenda
  Norman Ornstein, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
• The Role of Staff and the Committee on Appropriations
  M. Sidney Ashworth, Clerk, House Appropriations Committee
• Congress and U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities: Budget and Partisan Politics in a Divided Government
  Lawrence J. Korb, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
• Leadership in Congress: Personal Reflections
  Larry LaRocco, President, U. S. Association of Former Members of Congress
• The United States & The Middle East: Prospects for the Three Major Crisis Areas
  Ambassador Samuel Lewis, Ambassador to Israel under Presidents Carter and Reagan
• A Clash of Civilizations? Ethnic and Religious Challenges to American National Interests
  Paul Goble, Senior Research Associate, Euro College, University of Tartu, Estonia
• Reflections on Lawmaking in America: Personal Responsibility and the
  National Interest
  Ralph Nader, Consumer Advocate and 2004 Presidential Candidate
• Russia and the Near Abroad: The New Geo-Political Realities
  Yuri Maltsev, Soviet Defector; Former Senior Director, Institute of Economics USSR
• Lobbying Congress: Money and Politics
  Cleta Mitchell, Director and General Counsel, Term Limits Legal Institute
• The Politics of Energy and U.S. National Interests
  Llewellyn King, Publisher, Energy Daily, White House Weekly, and Defense Week
• The North Korean Threat and What the U.S. Should Do About It
  Chuck Downs, Author, Over the Line: North Korea's Negotiating Strategy
• Viewing Both Ends of the Avenue: What Does the Future Hold?
  Eleanor Clift, Contributing Editor, Newsweek; Panelist, The McLaughlin Group
• Congress and the Media
  Sid Davis, Former Vice-President and Washington Bureau Chief, NBC News
• Library of Congress Tour (optional)
  Craig D'Ooge, Former Media Director, Library of Congress

The Capitol Hill Workshop will include, subject to schedule availability, a tour of Capitol Hill, including visits to congressional hearings, the Supreme Court, and the House and Senate galleries.

*NOTE: Roster highlights speakers from 2008 Capitol Hill Workshops and is meant to offer interested participants an illustration of the type of presentations they will be experiencing in upcoming seminars. Approximately 15 presentations will be made at each Capitol Hill Workshop. Presentations and subject matter may change to address events and topics of interest at the time of the seminars.

PROGRAM MODERATORS

A highly qualified Program Moderator will facilitate dialogue between the speakers and participants over the course of the three-day seminar. View moderator biographies.

FEE

$1,445 per person

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Seminar will be held at the Capitol Hill Club, 300 First Street, SE, Washington, DC. Continental breakfast and registration will start at 8:00 a.m. The seminar will begin at 8:30a.m. and conclude at approximately 4:00p.m. each day. A luncheon workshop with speaker is included each day. An on-site coordinator will be provided to attend to workshop logistics.

No video, power point or audio-visual aids are utilized in the presentations. These programs are informal and strictly "off-the-record."

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