Brookings Institution Announces 2006 Saban Forum in Washington, D.C.Annual Event Brings Together High-Level U.S. and Israeli Officials and Opinion Leaders to Consider Current Issues in the Middle East WASHINGTON -- The Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution Brookings Institution, at Washington, D.C.; chartered 1927 as a consolidation of the Institute for Government Research (est. 1916), the Institute of Economics (est. 1922), and the Robert S. Brookings Graduate School of Economics and Government (est. 1924). announced today that it will hold the third annual Saban Forum in Washington, D.C. from December 8th through the 10th. This year's Forum, entitled "America and Israel: Confronting a Middle East in Turmoil," will bring together high-level, bipartisan, American and Israeli officials and opinion leaders to discuss developments and viable strategies for the Middle East in the face of the current turmoil there. The Forum will feature an opening keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. by Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Friday evening. Other speakers will include former President William J. Clinton, Israeli Vice Premier and former Prime Minister Shimon Peres, Senator Hillary Rodham Rodham is an English surname which may refer to a number of persons or places. People Family of Hillary Rodham Clinton
Welch was born in Munich in 1953. , the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs The Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs is the head of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs within the American Department of State. The Assistant Secretary guides operation of the U.S. . Other participants during the three-day, closed-door program include: Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer Stephen Gerald Breyer (born August 15, 1938) is an American attorney, political figure, and jurist. Since 1994, he has served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. ; Strobe Talbott Nelson Strobridge "Strobe" Talbott III (born April 25, 1946 in Dayton, Ohio to Jo & Bud Talbott) is an American journalist associated with Time magazine, political scientist and diplomat who served as the Deputy Secretary of State from 1994 until 2001. , the President of the Brookings Institution and a former Deputy Secretary of State; Yuli Tamir, Israeli Minister of Education; David Satterfield David Satterfield may refer to:
Wolfensohn was born in Sydney, Australia. According to The World's Banker , the former Special Envoy for Gaza Disengagement disengagement /dis·en·gage·ment/ (dis?en-gaj´ment) emergence of the fetus from the vaginal canal. dis·en·gage·ment n. and former President of the World Bank; Ami Ayalon Ami Ayalon (Hebrew: עמי איילון; born 27 June 1945) is an Israeli politician and Knesset member representing the Labor Party. , Member of Knesset and a former Director of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency); former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak; former Israeli National Security Adviser Giora Eiland; Amos Yadlin, the Director of Israeli Military Intelligence; and journalists Tom Friedman, Nahum Barnea and Ted Koppel. The Saban Forum provides its high-level participants with an opportunity for a candid exchange about the complex challenges facing the United States and Israel in the Middle East. Participants will explore topics including: * The impact of the 2006 Congressional mid-term elections on U.S. Middle East policy; * The rising challenge of the Iranian-Syrian-Hizballah alliance; * The consequences of failing governments in Lebanon, Iraq and the Palestinian Authority; * Options for dealing with the threat from Iran; * Energy independence; * Democracies and the media in wartime; and * How Israel should deal with its neighbors. "The 2006 Forum comes at a time when the Middle East is fraught with complex challenges and limited options for dealing with them," said Haim Saban, Chairman of The Saban Forum and founder of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy. "Civil war has broken out in Iraq, Iran continues to threaten Israel's destruction and defy the international community in its pursuit of nuclear capabilities, and Hamas and Hizballah are challenging those moderate Arab leaders who would seek peace. Our three-day dialogue will provide an opportunity to analyze what can be done about these individual developments, as well as their role within larger trends in the Middle East." The Saban Forum is the sole, independent, high-level dialogue between Israelis and Americans. It was established in 2004 in the belief that a free-flowing, candid discussion in a private setting between Israelis and Americans with different perspectives can benefit both sides and strengthen the understanding between them. The Saban Forum meets annually, alternating between Jerusalem and Washington. Last year's Forum featured Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. About the Saban Center for Middle East Policy The Saban Center for Middle East Policy, directed by Ambassador Martin Indyk, was established in 2002 at the Brookings Institution and has quickly become one of the most dynamic centers for research and analysis of U.S. policy in the Middle East. Founded with the help of the prominent Los Angeles philanthropist and entrepreneur Haim Saban, the center fosters independent research and discussion the critical policy problems facing the United States in the Middle East today. The Saban Center draws on a diverse staff with expertise in such issues as Iraq, Iran and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. The Saban Center also houses the Project on U.S. policy toward the Islamic world, and the Project on Arab Democracy and Development. |
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