Participants:

Moderator:
Tom Brokaw
Interim Moderator
NBC, Meet the Press

Madeleine Albright
Former Secretary
U.S. Department
of State
Chairman
NDI

Geoff Garin
President
Peter D. Hart Research

Richard Haass
President
Council on Foreign
Relations

Amb. Richard
Holbrooke
Former Ambasador
United Nations

Jessica Mathews
President
Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace

Vin Weber
Former Congressman
National Endowment
for Democracy

2008 International Relations Roundtable

Wednesday, August 27, 2008
9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Boettcher Concert Hall
Denver Performing Arts Complex

Session One: Enhancing America's Reputation in the World

9:00 am - 11:00 am

Moderator: Tom Brokaw

Peter D. Hart Research Polling Results: Geoff Garin
Enhancing the U.S. Role in the World : Madeleine Albright, Richard Haas, Amb. Richard Holbrooke, Jessica Mathews, Vin Weber

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International Relations (Part One) Roundtable Video

International Relations (Part 1) Roundtable Podcast

Original Description:

The 2008 International Relations Roundtable is a joint effort of the City and County of Denver, the DNC host committee, the Council on Foreign Relations, the National Democratic Institute, and the University of Denver Josef Korbel School of International Studies. It is comprised of one keynote address as well as two discrete sessions, each led by a facilitator. The audience for the Roundtable will include roughly 100 ambassadors to the United States, 400 international political leaders, and 1,800 other individuals drawn from the US and local business community, academia, and the media.

Roundtable Focus

Session One: Enhancing America’s Reputation in the World

9:00 am to 11:00 am
International public opinion research has demonstrated a sharp and widespread decline in global opinion of the United States. Parallel domestic opinion research demonstrates that there is broad, bipartisan consensus that America’s flagging reputation is contrary to its global security and economic interests. This roundtable will explore steps a new Administration can pursue to enhance public diplomacy and rebuild America’s reputation in the world.

Session Two: Global Poverty

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
The global poverty agenda has gained remarkable momentum in recent years as a result of increasing bipartisan consensus that addressing poverty is in the security and economic interest of the United States; the moral priority placed on poverty alleviation by faith leaders; and the development in recent years of a clear, prioritized international agenda. This roundtable will explore how the United States can work with the international community to achieve significant reductions in global poverty in the near term.