美国外交政策学术论坛
UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY
COLLOQUIUM
May 27 - 29, 2015
AGENDA
Unless otherwise noted, all sessions will be held in the Harry Harding Auditorium,
Elliott School, 1957 E Street, N.W. Breaks will be held in the 2nd floor lobby, right outside the Auditorium.
If you have questions about any aspect of the program, please ask National Committee staff members,
who can be identified by their badges,
or go to the Help Desk which is open during the following times:
5:30-10:00 P.M. on Wednesday; 7:15 A.M.-5:30 P.M. on Thursday; and 8:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M. on Friday.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27
2:30-5:30 P.M.
ROOM CHECK-IN & COLLOQUIUM REGISTRATION FOR ALL STUDENTS
1957 E Street N.W., Ground Floor, Lobby
6:30-7:00
OPENING NIGHT PROGRAM
Welcome
Ambassador Carla A. Hills, Chair and CEO, Hills & Company, International Consultants;
Chair, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations (NCUSCR)
Dr. Bruce J. Dickson, Director, Sigur Center for Asian Studies; Professor, Political Science
and International Affairs
Minister Counselor Zhou Jingxing, Chief, Political Section, Embassy of the People’s
Republic of China in the United States
Mr. Yancy Molnar, Vice President, International Government Affairs, ACE Group
Mrs. Xiaoming (Melody) Zhang, Director of Human Resources, Global Mobility; Co-Chair
of Asian Business Resource Group, The Hershey Company
7:00-7:45
7:45-9:45
THURSDAY, MAY 28
7:15-8:05 A.M.
8:10-8:30
Keynote Address
Mr. David Rothkopf, CEO and Editor, The Foreign Policy Group;
President and CEO, Garten Rothkopf
Introduced by Ambassador Hills
RECEPTION
1957 E Street N.W., 2nd Floor, Foyer
BREAKFAST
1957 E Street N.W., 6th Floor, Lindner Family Commons
INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW
Ms. Jan Berris, Vice President, National Committee on U.S. - China Relations
8:30-9:30
IDEALS & INTERESTS IN U.S. FOREIGN POLICY: A HISTORY
Dr. Diana Negroponte, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center
for Scholars
9:30-10:30
THE MAKING OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY
Mr. Casimir Yost, Senior Associate, Institute for Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University
10:30-10:50
BREAK
10:50-12:15 P.M.
THE MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS: PANEL DISCUSSION
 Business – Ms. Jennifer Ganten, Manager, International Affairs, Chevron
Corporation
 NGOs – Ms. Sharon Waxman, Vice President, Public Policy and Advocacy,
International Rescue Committee
 Think Tanks – Mr. Walter Lohman, Director, Asian Studies Center, The Davis
Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, The Heritage Foundation
12:15-1:10
LUNCH
1957 E Street N.W., 6th Floor, Lindner Family Commons
1:15-2:30
THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN U.S. FOREIGN POLICY: UNBIASED REPORTER OR
SHAPER OF EVENTS?
Mr. Marvin Kalb, Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution; Senior Advisor, the
Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
2:30-2:45
ASSEMBLE FOR OFF-SITE BRIEFING DEPARTURES
1957 E Street N.W., Second and Ground Floor Lobbies
3:00-5:00
OFF-SITE BRIEFINGS
Note: The Congressional Research Service program begins at 4:00 P.M., while the others
begin at 3:30 P.M.

ACE Group
Mr. Yancy Molnar, Vice President, International Government Affairs
Mr. Brian Pomper, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP

Albright Stonebridge Group
Mr. Henry Levine, Senior Advisor

Congressional Research Service
Ms. Susan Lawrence, Specialist in Asian Affairs

U.S. Department of Commerce
Mr. Patrick Santillo, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for China

U.S. Department of State – Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations
Ms. Rachel Schiller, Conflict and Stabilization Specialist

U.S. Department of State – China Desk
Mr. Peter Haymond, Director of China and Mongolia Affairs

U.S. Department of the Treasury
Ms. Molly Silver, Policy Advisor, Office of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic
Dialogue

Human Rights Watch
Dr. Sophie Richardson, China Director

National Resources Defense Council
Mr. Jake Schmidt, Director, International Program

National Security Council
Mr. Ryan Hass, Director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Ms. Audrey Winter, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for China
5:15-6:15 P.M.
PIZZA DINNER
1957 E Street N.W., 2nd Floor, outside the Harry Harding Auditorium
6:15-6:30
BOARD BUSES FOR EVENING BUS TOUR OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
6:30-9:30
EVENING BUS TOUR OF WASHINGTON, D.C. SITES AND MONUMENTS
FRIDAY, MAY 29
8:00-8:45 A.M.
BREAKFAST
1957 E Street N.W., 6th Floor, Lindner Family Commons
8:50-9:00
UPDATE ON LOGISTICS
Ms. Jessica Bissett, Program Officer, National Committee on U.S. - China Relations
9:00-10:15
INTERVIEW WITH AN ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL
Ms. Susan A. Thornton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of East Asian and
Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
10:15-10:30
BREAK
10:30-11:45
SITE VISIT DISCUSSIONS
11:45-12:40 P.M.
LUNCH
1957 E Street N.W., 6th Floor, Lindner Family Commons
12:45-2:15
U.S. FOREIGN POLICY ROUND-UP: PANEL DISCUSSION
 Security Issues – Dr. Phillip C. Saunders, Director, Center for the Study of Chinese
Military Affairs; Distinguished Research Fellow, Center for Strategic Research,
Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
 Economic, Financial & Trade Issues – Dr. David Dollar, Senior Fellow, Foreign
Policy and Global Economy and Development, the John L. Thornton China Center,
The Brookings Institution
 Global Issues – Mr. Thomas Sanderson, Co-director and Senior Fellow,
Transnational Threats Project, the Center for Strategic and International Studies
2:15-3:15
QUESTIONS OF LIBERTY & SECURITY
Mr. Benjamin Wittes, Senior Fellow and Research Director in Public Law,
The Brookings Institution
3:15-4:15
TRIVIA GAME
4:15-5:15
U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS: A VISION FOR THE FUTURE
Mr. Stephen A. Orlins, President, NCUSCR
5:15-5:45
CLOSING REMARKS AND PROGRAM EVALUATION
Ms. Jan Berris
5:45-6:10
BREAK
6:15
DEPART FOR CHINESE EMBASSY (BY BUS)
Buses depart from outside front entrance of Thurston Hall
7:00-9:00
CLOSING RECEPTION AT CHINESE EMBASSY
3505 International Place, N.W.
The Chinese Embassy has graciously invited FPC participants to a reception. There will be
opportunities to tour the Embassy, engage in a discussion led by Minister Counselor Zhou
Jingxing and diplomats from various sections of the Embassy, and listen to remarks by
Deputy Chief of Mission Wu Xi.
SATURDAY, MAY 30
BY 10:30 A.M.
CHECK OUT OF DORM: Remember to return your access card and room key
The National Committee on United States – China Relations is very grateful to the following
corporate member companies for their generous support of this year’s Foreign Policy Colloquium
The National Committee on United States - China Relations
is also grateful for the wonderful cooperation, donation of space and logistical assistance
of the leadership and staff of the Sigur Center for Asian Studies,
the ongoing support of its parent institution,
The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs,
and the donation of products by The Hershey Company and PepsiCo