Participants:

Moderator:
Dr. Gayle Smith
Center for American
Progress Action Fund/
ENOUGH Project

Ben Affleck
Actor/Director

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

Nancy Birdsall
President
Center for Global
Development

Amb. John Danilovich
CEO
Millennium Challenge
Corporation

Tom Daschle
Former Majority Leader
U.S. Senate

Obiageli Ezekwesili
World Bank -
Africa Region

Don Payne
Congressman
State of New Jersey

Hernando de Soto
President
Institute for Liberty
and Democracy

Sen. Tim Wirth
CEO
UN Foundation

James Wolfensohn
Former President of
the World Bank
Wolfensohn &
Company, LLC

2008 International Relations Roundtable

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

Boettcher Concert Hall
Denver Performing Arts Complex

Session Two: Global Poverty

2:00 am - 4:00 pm


Moderator: Dr. Gayle Smith
Experience on the Ground: Ben Affleck, Nancy Birdsall, Tom Daschle, Obiageli Ezekwesili, Don Payne

External and Structural Response: Madeleine Albright, Amb. John Danilovich, Hernando de Soto, Sen. Tim Wirth, James Wolfensohn


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International Relations (Part Two) Roundtable Video



International Relations (Part 2) Roundtable Podcast

Original Overview:

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.



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