Category: Transcript

Istanbul Energy and Economic Summit 2012 – Focus on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: 11/15/12 – Transcript

By Jason Harmala

Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit: “New Opportunities in a Dynamic Region” Session 2: Focus on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Connections, Opportunities, Issues Moderator: Friedbert Pfluger, Director, European Centre for Energy and Resource Security (EUCERS) Speakers: His Excellency Ashti Hawrami, Minister of Natural Resources, Kurdistan Region, Republic of Iraq Tony Hayward, President and CEO, […]

Istanbul Energy and Economic Summit 2012 – Reception and Dinner: 11/15/12 – Transcript

By Jason Harmala

Energy & Economic Summit 2012 Reception and Dinner Moderator: Frederick Kempe President and CEO, the Atlantic Council Speaker: Daniel Poneman Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy  Location: Swissôtel, The Bosphorus Istanbul, Turkey Date: Thursday, November 15, 2012 Transcript by Federal News Service Washington, D.C. MR. : Ladies and gentlemen, if I could have your attention. […]

Istanbul Energy and Economic Summit 2012 – Global Trends 2030: 11/15/12 – Transcript

By Jason Harmala

Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit: “New Opportunities in a Dynamic Region”  Section 2: Global Trends 2030 Moderator: Banning Garrett, Director, Strategic Foresight Initiative, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council Speakers: Mathew Burrows, Counselor, US National Intelligence Council Colonel Chew Lock Pin, Director, Risk Assessment and Horizon Scanning (RAHS) Programme Office, National Security […]

Istanbul Energy and Economic Summit 2012 – New Gas and Europe’s Energy Security: 11/15/12 – Transcript

By Jason Harmala

Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit: “New Opportunities in a Dynamic Region” Session 1: New Gas and Europe’s Energy Security Moderator: Steve LeVine, Washington Correspondent, Quartz, Schwartz Fellow, New America Foundation and Adjunct Professor, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS), Georgetown University Speakers: His Excellency Yuriy Boyko, Minister of Fuel and Energy, Ukraine […]

Istanbul Energy and Economic Summit 2012 – Focus on Southeast Europe: 11/15/12 – Transcript

By Jason Harmala

Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit: “New Opportunities in a Dynamic Region” Section 2: Focus on Southeast Europe: Long-term Peace and Prosperity Moderator: Damon Wilson, Executive Vice President, Atlantic Council Speakers: His Excellency Besim Beqaj, Minister of Economic Development, Republic of Kosovo His Excellency Zlatko Lagumdžija, Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers and Minister […]

Istanbul Energy and Economic Summit 2012 – Opening of the Summit: 11/15/12 – Transcript

By Jason Harmala

Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit: “New Opportunities in a Dynamic Region” Welcome: Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, The Atlantic Council Ross Wilson, Director, Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, The Atlantic Council Introduction: The Honorable Francis Ricciardone Jr., U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey Keynote Speakers: Minister Taner Yildiz, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, […]

Transcript: US Policy Toward the Balkans

By Jason Harmala

DAMON WILSON: Good morning everyone. Good morning. Welcome to the Atlantic Council. Thank you for joining us early on a morning despite the weather outside. My name is Damon Wilson, I’m the Executive Vice-President here at the Atlantic Council. I am particularly delighted to welcome with us today the Honorable Phil Gordon, the Assistant Secretary […]

Transcript: Europe’s Unfinished Currency

By Jason Harmala

Europe’s Unfinished Currency ALEXEI MONSARRAT: Thanks for your patience. We’re eagerly awaiting the arrival of Fred Kempe, but in his stead I wanted to get things started. And I will speak very slowly on the off chance that he actually manages to make it upstairs on time. (Laughter.) If not, I will – I will […]

Transcript: Ukraine’s Upcoming Parliamentary Elections

Full transcript of a October 17, 2012 Patriciu Eurasia Center event titled “Ukraine’s Upcoming Parliamentary Elections: A Pivotal Moment for Democracy?“

Georgia’s Parliamentary Election Results: 10/9/12 – Transcript

By Jason Harmala

The Atlantic Council of the United States Georgia’s Parliamentary Election Results and Their Significance