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Mar 1, 2010

Sofia Energy Roundtable

The Atlantic Council hosted the Sofia Energy Roundtable in Sofia, Bulgaria on March 1-2 in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Economy, Energy, and Tourism of Bulgaria.

Energy & Environment

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Feb 22, 2010

Hillary Clinton: NATO’s Future

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke on the future of NATO before the Atlantic Council on February 22.  Council Chairman Senator Chuck Hagel offered welcoming remarks, and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright introduced Secretary Clinton.

NATO Security & Defense

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Feb 18, 2010

Brigadier-General Jonathan Vance: Canada in Afghanistan

Canadian Brigadier-General Jonathan Vance, the former Commander of Joint Task Force 5-09 who until recently commanded all Canadian and NATO Forces in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, spoke before the Atlantic Council on counterinsurgency in Afghanistan from a Canadian perspective.

Afghanistan International Security Assistance Force

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Feb 3, 2010

Kanat Saudabayev Event Transcript

Kanat Saudabayev Event NOTE: Minister Saudabayev spoke in Russian.  The text of his remarks below is transcribed from a translator’s audio. Speakers: Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council Senator Chuck Hagel, Chairman, Atlantic Council Kanat Saudabayev, the Chairman-in-Office of OSCE and Secretary of State and Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan

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Dec 17, 2009

Vassilis Kaskarelis: Advancing NATO-EU Cooperation

Vassilis Kaskarelis, Greece’s recently posted Ambassador to the United States, joined the Atlantic Council for a private roundtable discussion to offer his assessment of the U.S.-EU relationship and NATO-EU cooperation.

European Union International Organizations

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Dec 9, 2009

Gordan Jandrokovic: Croatia and Southeast Europe in NATO

Gordan Jandroković, Croatia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, joined the Atlantic Council for a conversation on Southeast Europe’s prospects for integration into Euro-Atlantic institutions.

International Security Assistance Force NATO

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Dec 4, 2009

Obama’s Afghanistan Strategy Panel Transcript

Afghanistan Panel Event Speakers: Kimberly Kagan, President, Institute for the Study of War LtCol Gregory Lemons, Atlantic Council Marine Corps Senior Fellow; veteran of Afghanistan and Iraq wars David Sedney, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia Damon Wilson, Vice President and Director, International Security Program, Atlantic Council

Afghanistan

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Oct 14, 2009

Maritime Security Conference: Welcome Remarks Transcript

Back to Maritime Security Conference Speakers: CDR Philip Walker, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council RADM Philip Wisecup, President, U.S. Naval War College Damon Wilson, Vice President and Director, International Security Program, Atlantic Council Ambassador Mary Yates, Special Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor on Strategic Planning, National Security Council

Transcript

Oct 14, 2009

Jonathan Greenert – Keynote Speech Transcript

Back to Maritime Security Conference Speakers: CDR Philip Walker, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council Franklin D. Kramer, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs & Vice Chair, Atlantic Council ADM Jonathan Greenert, Vice Chief of Naval Operations

Transcript

Oct 7, 2009

Transcript: Missile Defense in Europe – Ellen Tauscher

Full transcript of Ellen Tauscher’s remarks and discussion at the 2009 missile defense conference “Missile Defense in Europe: Next Steps.”

Missile Defense Security & Defense
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