U.S.-Albania Forum: Strengthening Cooperation and Developing Opportunities
The CSIS U.S.-Albania Forum is a new initiative that seeks to re-energize U.S.-Albanian relations and develop practical policy recommendations with the participation of U.S. experts and Albanian policymakers. The Forum will be organized around two main subject areas: Albania’s Role in the Neighborhood and US-Albania: Strengthening the Alliance.
To RSVP please send your name and affiliation to Besian Bocka at NEDP@csis.org.
Roundtable Agenda
U.S.-ALBANIA FORUM
CSIS Roundtable, June 22, 2012
8.45am-9.10am: Registration and Breakfast
9.10-9.30am: Opening Remarks
Moderator: Janusz Bugajski, CSIS
Gilbert Galanxhi, Albanian Ambassador to U.S.
9.30-10.45am: Panel One: Albania’s Role in the Neighborhood
Moderator: Janusz Bugajski, CSIS
Jim O’Brien, Albright-Stonebridge Group
Elez Biberaj, VOA
Dan Serwer, SAIS-Johns Hopkins University
10.45-12.00pm: Panel Two: US-Albania: Strengthening the Alliance
Moderator: Janusz Bugajski, CSIS
Marisa Lino, Former U.S. Ambassador to Albania
Avni Mustafaj, National Albanian-American Council
Ian Brzezinski, Atlantic Council of U.S.
12.00pm: Concluding Comments
