July 4, 2013 - In This Issue:

LOBBYING SERVICES


The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:"When the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of the heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are closed and the devils are chained."
- Sahih Bukhari: Book 31 Hadith 123

Narrated Abu Huraira(r.a): The Prophet said:"... whoever fasts during Ramadan out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah's rewards, then all his past sins will be forgiven." (Sahih Al-Bukhari).

 

"...whoever witnesses the Month of Ramadan should fast through it..." Quran (2:185)

 

"Ramadan is the (month) in which the Quran was sent down, as a guide to mankind and a clear guidance and judgment (so that mankind will distinguish from right and wrong).." (Quran 2:183)

 

"Oh you who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that you many learn piety and rightousness" (Qur'an, al-Baqarah, 2:183)

 

"...And it is better for you that ye fast, if ye only knew." (Quran 2:184)

CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS
Upcoming Hearings

Date

Time

Location

Committee

Topic

Live Webcast

7/8/13

4:00pm

RHOB - 2123

House Energy & Commerce

Medicaid for Most Vulnerable

http://energycommerce.house.gov/hearing/making-medicaid-work-most-vulnerable

7/8/13

4:30pm

HVC-304 (Closed)

House Intelligence

Ongoing Intelligence Activities

http://intelligence.house.gov/hearing/ongoing-intelligence-activities-38

7/8/13

5:00pm

H-313 Capitol

House Rules

HR 2609 Energy and Water Development Appropriations

http://rules.house.gov/bill/hr-2609

7/9/13

10:00am

SD-226

Senate Judiciary

Nomination for James COMEY,  FBI Director

http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=e0e2c9056911827f327c217a698c1051

7/9/13

10:00am

RHOB - 2172

House Foreign Affairs

IRAQ Reconstruction Final Report

http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-hearing-learning-iraq-final-report-special-inspector-general-iraq

7/9/13

10:00am

HVC-304 (Closed)

House Intelligence

Ongoing Intelligence Activities

http://intelligence.house.gov/hearing/ongoing-intelligence-activities-39

7/9/13

10:00am

RHOB - 2128

House Financial Services

How Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Collects and Uses Consumer Data

http://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=341407

7/9/13

10:00am

RHOB - 2141

House Judiciary

Regulatory Reform

http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/113th/hear_07092013.html

7/9/13

10:00am

LHOB - 1324

House Natural Resources

Yosemite National Park

http://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=341314

7/9/13

10:00am

RHOB-2322

House Energy & Commerce

HR 1900 Natural Gas Pipeline Reform Act

http://energycommerce.house.gov/hearing/hr-1900-natural-gas-pipeline-permitting-reform-act

7/9/13

10:15am

RHOB-2123

House Energy & Commerce

Cyber Espionage and Theft of US Intellectual Property and Technology

http://energycommerce.house.gov/hearing/cyber-espionage-and-theft-us-intellectual-property-and-technology

7/9/13

10:00am

HT-2 Capitol

House Appropriations

FY 2014 Legislative Appropriations Bill

http://appropriations.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=341237

7/9/13

10:00am

RHOB - 2167

House Transportation

Innovative Finance in Intercity Rail

http://transportation.house.gov/hearing/role-innovative-finance-intercity-passenger-rail

7/9/13

10:00am

311 CHOB

House Homeland Security

Social Media in Emergency Management

http://homeland.house.gov/hearing/emergency-mgmt-20-how-socialmedia-new-tech-are-transforming-preparedness-response-recovery

7/9/13

10:00am

RHOB-2175

House Education

Higher Education Innovation

http://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=341174

7/9/13

10:00am

CHOB - 334

House Veterans Affairs

Long Term Care for Veterans

http://veterans.house.gov/hearing/%E2%80%9Clegislative-hearing-on-%E2%80%98draft-legislation-the-long-term-care-veterans-choice-act-hr-1443-hr

7/9/13

10:30am

SD-342

Senate Homeland Security

Nomination for John Thompson, Director of Census, US Dept. of Commerce

http://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/nomination-of-john-h-thompson-to-be-director-of-the-census-us-department-of-commerce

7/9/13

11:00am

SD-138

Senate Appropriations

Labor, Health and Human Services and Education FY 2014 Appropriations Bill

http://www.appropriations.senate.gov/events.cfm?date=7/9/2013

7/9/13

1:00pm

RHOB - 2360

House Small Business

American Competitiveness Worldwide

http://smallbusiness.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=326587

7/9/13

2:00pm

311 CHOB

House Homeland Security

IRAN's Influence in Western Hemisphere

http://homeland.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-hearing-threat-homeland-iran%E2%80%99s-extending-influence-western-hemisphere

7/9/13

2:00pm

RHOB - 2172

House Foreign Affairs

Cambodia's Looming Political and Social Crisis

http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-hearing-cambodia%E2%80%99s-looming-political-and-social-crisis

7/9/13

2:00pm

LHOB - 1324

House Natural Resources

Coal Mining Benefits and Challenges

http://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=336553

7/9/13

2:00pm

RHOB - 2128

House Financial Services

Dodd-Frank Act

http://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=341408

7/9/13

2:30pm

SH-219

(CLOSED)

Senate Intelligence

Intelligence Matters

http://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings.cfm?hearingId=4e77b4ec2bed82de996f476349099a67

7/9/13

3:00pm

H-313 Capitol

House Rules

HR 761

http://rules.house.gov/news/announcement/meeting-announcement-hr-761

7/10/13

9:00am

RHOB - 2123

House Energy & Commerce

Energy and Power Subcommittee Vote on HR 1582, HR 1900 and HR 83

http://energycommerce.house.gov/markup/energy-and-power-subcommittee-vote-hr-1582-hr-1900-and-hr-83

7/10/13

9:00am

311 Cannon HOB

House Homeland Security

Assessing Attacks on the Homeland: Fort Hood to Boston

http://homeland.house.gov/hearing/assessing-attacks-homeland-fort-hood-boston

7/10/13

9:30am

H-140 Capitol

House Appropriations

FY 2014 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill

http://appropriations.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=341238

7/10/13

9:30am

RHOB - 2154

House Oversight & Government

Unaccountable Government: Feds struggling to track money and performance

http://oversight.house.gov/hearing/unaccountable-government-gao-reports-show-feds-struggling-to-track-money-and-performance/

7/10/13

10:00am

SD-342

Senate Homeland Security

Lessons from Boston Marathon Bombings: Preparing for and Responding to the Attack

http://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/lessons-learned-from-the-boston-marathon-bombings-preparing-for-and-responding-to-the-attack

7/10/13

10:00am

RHOB - 2172

House Foreign Affairs

North Africa Terrorist Threat

http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/joint-subcommittee-hearing-terrorist-threat-north-africa-and-after-benghazi

7/10/13

10:00am

RHOB - 2128

House Financial Services

Reducing Barriers to Capital Formation

http://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=341525

7/10/13

10:00am

SD-215

Senate Finance

Medicare

http://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/hearing/?id=79be36be-5056-a032-52cc-5d4afbff2db7

7/10/13

10:00am

SD-226

Senate Judiciary

Judicial Nominations

http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=eaf3617d14125c89b43307f7fd0d6d0d

7/10/13

10:00am

SH-216

Joint Economic Committee

Veterans Job Opportunities

http://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Hearings&ContentRecord_id=e9eabb83-4ee5-4e64-bfb5-e4561e4f88b8

7/10/13

10:00am

SR-253

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation

Stopping Fraudulent Robocall Scams

http://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Hearings&ContentRecord_id=c1eec086-3512-4182-ae63-d60e68f4a532&ContentType_id=14f995b9-dfa5-407a-9d35-56cc7152a7ed&Group_id=b06c39af-e033-4cba-9221-de668ca1978a

7/10/13

10:00am

SD-430

Senate Health, Education Labor & Pensions

S. 815 Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013

http://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/hearing/?id=495623c9-5056-a032-52e4-f47523519a5a

7/10/13

10:00am

RHOB-2118

House Armed Services and House Veterans Affairs

Joint Hearing on DOD and VA Collaboration to assist service members returning to civilian life

http://armedservices.house.gov/index.cfm/hearings-display?ContentRecord_id=8039e4dc-e4d3-426b-abcb-d16fcf2d69c7&ContentType_id=14f995b9-dfa5-407a-9d35-56cc7152a7ed&Group_id=13e47ffa-0753-47a7-ad5e-1ba7592015c9

 

http://veterans.house.gov/hearing/dod-and-va-collaboration-to-assist-service-members-returning-to-civilian-life

7/10/13

10:00am

RHOB-2175

House Education

Labor Reforms to FECA

http://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=341427

                                               

7/10/13

10:00am

LHOB - 1100

House Ways and Means

Delay of Employer Mandate of ObamaCare

http://waysandmeans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=341519

7/10/13

11:00am

H-140 Capitol

House Appropriations

FY 2014 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Bill

http://appropriations.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=341240

7/10/13

1:00pm

RHOB - 2360

House Small Business

Successful State Strategies for Small Business Growth - VA Governor Testifying

http://smallbusiness.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=340233

7/10/13

1:00pm

RHOB - 2154

House Oversight & Government

Federal Campaign: Making every dollar count

http://oversight.house.gov/hearing/the-combined-federal-campaign-making-every-dollar-count-2/

7/10/13

1:00pm

SD-628

Senate Indian Affairs

Indian Education

http://www.indian.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?hearingID=0241b7293665dedcda40d44ce3e2826b

7/10/13

2:00pm

RHOB - 2172

House Foreign Affairs

Abu Dhabi Pre-Clearance Facility

http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-hearing-abu-dhabi-pre-clearance-facility-implications-us-businesses-and

7/10/13

2:00pm

RHOB - 2318

House Science, Space and Technology

Strategic Planning for National Manufacturing Competitiveness

http://science.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-hearing-strategic-planning-national-manufacturing-competitiveness

7/10/13

2:30pm

SD-562

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry

Foreign Purchases of American Food Companies

http://www.ag.senate.gov/hearings/smithfield-and-beyond_examining-foreign-purchases-of-american-food-companies

7/11/13

12:00

LHOB - 1334

House Natural Resources

Wildfire and Forest Management

http://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=341396

7/11/13

9:00am

HVC-304 (Closed)

House Intelligence

Ongoing Intelligence Activities

http://intelligence.house.gov/hearing/ongoing-intelligence-activities-40

7/11/13

9:30am

RHOB - 2318

House Science, Space and Technology

Dept. of Energy National Laboratories

http://science.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-energy-oversight-and-management-department-energy-national-laboratories-and

7/11/13

9:30am

LHOB - 1324

House Natural Resources

America's Helium Supply

http://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=341330

7/11/13

9:30am

SD-366

Senate Energy and Natural Resources

S.1237 Omnibus Territories Act

http://www.energy.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2013/7/full-committee-hearing-to-consider-s-1237-the-omnibus-territories-act

7/11/13

9:30am

RHOB - 2322

House Energy & Commerce

Protection of Confidential Business Information and Innovation

http://energycommerce.house.gov/hearing/regulation-new-chemicals-protection-confidential-business-information-and-innovation

7/11/13

10:00am

RHOB - 2141

House Judiciary

Regulatory Reform

http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/113th/hear_07112013.html

7/11/13

10:00am

SD-106

Senate Appropriations

Markup for FY 2014 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Agencies.

http://www.appropriations.senate.gov/events.cfm?date=7/11/2013

7/11/13

10:30am

RHOB - 2123

House Energy & Commerce

Improving FCC Process

http://energycommerce.house.gov/hearing/improving-fcc-process

7/11/13

11:00am

RHOB - 2172

House Foreign Affairs

State Dept. 2013 Human Trafficking Report

http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-hearing-state-department-2013-trafficking-persons-report

7/11/13

11:00am

SD-538

Senate Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs

Wall Street Reforms

http://www.banking.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=bceb0c14-5a58-4396-8aed-2033480a109f

7/11/13

2:15pm

SD-419

Senate Foreign Relations

NATO Ambassador Nominations

http://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/nomination-07-11-2013

7/11/13

2:30pm

SH-219

(CLOSED)

Senate Intelligence

Intelligence Matters

http://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings.cfm?hearingId=4e77b4ec2bed82de996f4763490a163c

7/12/13

1:00pm

Hensler Auditorium, Montana State University, 200 Cowan Driver, Havre, Montana

Senate Homeland Security

Northern Border Collaboration: US & Canada

http://www.hsgac.senate.gov/subcommittees/fpfw/hearings/protecting-our-northern-border-enhancing-collaboration-and-building-local-partnerships

7/16/13

2:30pm

SD-366

Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Colorado River Basin Water Supply

http://www.energy.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2013/7/water-and-power-subcommittee

7/17/13

9:30am

SVC-217 (CLOSED)

Senate Armed Services

Major Threats Facing Navy Forces

http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/event.cfm?eventid=f1cd65c7c2c0979ac5ccadb8d8ecd34a

7/17/13

10:00am

RHOB - 2167

House Transportation

FAA's NextGen Program

http://transportation.house.gov/hearing/causes-delays-faas-nextgen-program

7/17/13

10:15am

CHOB - 334

House Veterans Affairs

Chief Strategy Officer at Dept. of VA

http://veterans.house.gov/hearing/legislative-hearing-on-hr-813-hr-806-and-a-discussion-draft-bill-%E2%80%9Cto-amend-title-38-united

7/17/13

2:30pm

SD-628

Senate Indian Affairs

Alaska Native Lands

http://www.indian.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?hearingID=eaf3617d14125c89b43307f7fda650e2

7/18/13

9:30am

SH-216

Senate Armed Services

Reappointments General Martin Dempsey, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense

http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/event.cfm?eventid=4e77b4ec2bed82de996f476349722c6b

7/19/13

10:00am

CHOB - 334

House Veterans Affairs

Survivor Safety: Care and Treatment for Military Trauma

http://veterans.house.gov/hearing/safety-for-survivors-care-and-treatment-for-military-sexual-trauma

7/23/13

10:00am

LHOB - 1324

House Natural Resources

War on Jobs

http://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=341265

8/1/13

9:30am

SD-366

Senate Energy & Natural Resources

Political Status of Puerto Rico

http://www.energy.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2013/8/full-commitee-hearing



 

WASHINGTON DC EVENTS
Upcoming Events
Saba Ahmed LLC's Washington DC Events Calendar
 
July 2013
Thursday, July 4

Institute for Policy Studies 

Public Policy & Law, Innovation & Technology 

Thursday, Jul 4
12:00pm

Monday, July 8
EMMA Tranining

Tony Dines, Adam Clark, Pantaleo Creti, Emma Jowett, Emma Delo and more

Workshop, Development & Governance 

Monday, Jul 8
9:00am

The Future of Civil Space Exploration

Center for Strategic and International Studies 

Donna F. Edwards, James A. Lewis

Public Policy & Law, Innovation & Technology, Science 

Monday, Jul 8
9:00am

 

Heritage Foundation 

William Perry Pendley

Public Policy & Law, Economy & Labor, Environment & Sustainability, History 

Monday, Jul 8
12:00pm

Near-Earth Objects: the Current Threat Level

American Association for the Advancement of Science 

Lindley Johnson, Mark Boslough, Victoria Samson

Defense & Security, Public Policy & Law, Russia & the Caucasus, Science 

Monday, Jul 8
12:00pm

New America Foundation 

Omar Samad, Ryan Evans, Peter Neumann, Ben Connable

Middle East & North Africa, Foreign Policy, History, Peace & Conflict 

Monday, Jul 8
12:15pm

Young Professionals in Foreign Policy 

R. James Woolsey

Defense & Security, Energy, Foreign Policy 

Monday, Jul 8
6:30pm

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies 

James Woolsey

Defense & Security, Energy, Foreign Policy 

Monday, Jul 8
6:30pm

  


Tuesday, July 9

American Enterprise Institute 

Mike Pompeo, Marc A. Thiessen

Defense & Security, International Law & Human Rights 

Tuesday, Jul 9
9:00am

'Conflict Prevention and Resolution Forum: 'Opting Out of War:Strategies to Prevent Violent Conflict''

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies 

Marshall Wallace, Kristin Doughty, Sue Williams, Sandra Melone

Society & Culture, Development & Governance, Peace & Conflict 

Tuesday, Jul 9
9:30am

U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs 

Stuart W. Bowen, Jr., John Herbst

Development & Governance, Middle East & North Africa, Foreign Policy 

Tuesday, Jul 9
10:00am

Heritage Foundation 

Defense & Security, Public Policy & Law, Media & Communications 

Tuesday, Jul 9
12:00pm

Human Rights Implications of SCOTUS Decisions in the 2013 Term

AU Washington College of Law 

David Gespass, Connie de la Vega, Nancy Polikoff

Public Policy & Law, Civil Rights & Gender, International Law & Human Rights, Welfare & Housing 

Tuesday, Jul 9
12:00pm

2013 ASIL Summer Associate Briefing Series: Hot Topics in International Law: International Law, Human Rights, and Foreign Policy

American Society of International Law 

Stephen E. Pomper, Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights, National Security Staff, the White House

Development & Governance, Foreign Policy, International Law & Human Rights, Peace & Conflict 

Tuesday, Jul 9
12:00pm

Center for Strategic and International Studies 

Christopher Camponovo, Ben Leo, Robert C. Perry, Sarah O. Ladislaw, Jennifer G. Cooke

Energy, Development & Governance, Sub-Saharan Africa, Foreign Policy 

Tuesday, Jul 9
2:00pm

Cambodia's Looming Political and Social Crisis

U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs 

Mr. John Sifton, Ms. Evi Schueller, Mr. Patrick Manikas

Development & Governance, East Asia & the Pacific, Foreign Policy, International Law & Human Rights 

Tuesday, Jul 9
2:00pm

Eric Cantor, Eliot Engel, David Gillette

Public Policy & Law, Foreign Policy, Middle East & North Africa 

Tuesday, Jul 9
7:00pm

Wednesday, July 10

National Journal 

Robert Shireman, David A. Bergeron, Kevin Carey, The Hon. Steve Gunderson, Cathrael Kazin- J.D.- Ph.D., Mohammad H. Qayoumi

Public Policy & Law, Economy & Labor, Education 

Wednesday, Jul 10
8:00am

<b>Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)</b>

American League of Lobbyists 

Cynthia Lummis

Public Policy & Law, Innovation & Technology, Politics, Science 

Wednesday, Jul 10
8:30am

Expanding U.S. Trade Markets: Exploring Liquefied Natural Gas Exports

Center for Strategic and International Studies 

Charles W. Boustany, Karl F. Inderfurth, Sarah O. Ladislaw

Energy, East Asia & the Pacific, Foreign Policy, Global Economics 

Wednesday, Jul 10
8:30am

Women's Rights in Middle East and North Africa 

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 

Lilia Labidi, Moushira Khattab, Fatima Sbaity Kassem, Fahima Al Fotih, Kahina Bouagache, Eman Hussein

Civil Rights & Gender, Development & Governance, Middle East & North Africa, International Law & Human Rights 

Wednesday, Jul 10
9:00am

Skills Beyond School: The OECD Reports on American Higher Education

New America Foundation 

Jay Box, Kay Gilcher, Andrew Kelly, Iris Palmer, Susan Gallagher, Dane Linn and others

Public Policy & Law, Education 

Wednesday, Jul 10
9:00am

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 

Jessica Tuchman Mathews, Carl Levin

Defense & Security, Middle East & North Africa, Foreign Policy, Peace & Conflict 

Wednesday, Jul 10
9:00am

Innovating American Manufacturing: New Policies for a Stronger Economic Future

Brookings Institution 

Darrell M. West, Tony Maddaluna, Eric Roegner, Jim Tankersley, Asha Balakrishnan, Marc Levinson, Sophie Quinton, The Honorable David Cicilline (D-R.I.), Elisabeth Jacobs, John White

Public Policy & Law, Innovation & Technology, Economy & Labor 

Wednesday, Jul 10
9:00am

'New Story Leadership: Stories Changing the Future for the Middle East'

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies 

Aseel Saied, Gal Raij, Coral Kasirer

Society & Culture, Development & Governance, Middle East & North Africa 

Wednesday, Jul 10
9:30am

Using Cloud Computing to Build (Better and Cheaper) Next-Generation Government Services

Information Technology and Innovation Foundation 

Tom Carper, Gerry Connolly, Terry Halvorsen, Frank Baitman, Joseph Klimavicz, J.C. Boggs, Kyle Keller, David Robinson, Dr. Matt Wood, Robert D. Atkinson

Public Policy & Law, Innovation & Technology 

Wednesday, Jul 10
9:30am

The Dragon Extends Its Reach: Chinese Military Power Goes Global

Heritage Foundation 

Larry M. Wortzel

Defense & Security, East Asia & the Pacific, Peace & Conflict 

Wednesday, Jul 10
12:00pm

American Security Project 

Michael E. Porter, Jan W. Rivkin, Norman R. Augustine, Dante Disparte, John Castellaw and others

Defense & Security 

Wednesday, Jul 10
1:00pm

Heritage Foundation 

Akramul Qader, Edward Gresser, Shamarukh Mohiuddin, Munir Quddus, Walter Lohman, Alyssa Ayres and others

Development & Governance, South Asia & Central Asia, Foreign Policy, Global Economics 

Wednesday, Jul 10
2:00pm

Teach a Man to Fish: The Role of Aquaculture in Food Security

Center for Strategic and International Studies 

Rohana Subasinghe

Global Health 

Wednesday, Jul 10
2:00pm

Innovation-Driven Economic Development

Center for Strategic and International Studies 

James A. Lewis, Hiroyuki Watanabe

Innovation & Technology, Development & Governance, Europe, East Asia & the Pacific 

Wednesday, Jul 10
3:00pm

Who Authorized Preparations for War with China?

Elliott School of International Affairs 

Edward A. McCord, T.X. Hammes, J. Stapleton Roy, Amitai Etzioni

Defense & Security, East Asia & the Pacific, Foreign Policy, Peace & Conflict 

Wednesday, Jul 10
4:00pm

The Case for American Competitiveness: A Reception

American Security Project 

Jan Rivkin, Lee Gunn, Stephen A. Cheney, John Castellaw

Defense & Security, Economy & Labor 

Wednesday, Jul 10
6:00pm

Thursday, July 11
Scholars & Scribes Review the Rulings: The Supreme Court's 2012-2013 Term

Heritage Foundation 

Stephanos Bibas, Charles Cooper, Tom Goldstein, Jess Bravin, Jan Crawford, Adam Liptak

Public Policy & Law, Civil Rights & Gender, Economy & Labor 

Thursday, Jul 11
11:00am

National Economists Club 

Jennifer Harris

Defense & Security, Public Policy & Law, Energy, Global Economics 

Thursday, Jul 11
12:00pm

Cato Institute 

Trevor Thrall, Danny Hayes, Richard Wike, Justin Logan

Defense & Security, Politics, Middle East & North Africa, Foreign Policy 

Thursday, Jul 11
12:00pm

AUMF: Reasserting the Role of Congress

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 

Jane Harman

Defense & Security, Public Policy & Law, Foreign Policy 

Thursday, Jul 11
12:00pm

Institutional Roadblocks to Deterrence Stability in South Asia

Stimson Center 

Polly Nayak, Vinay Shankar

Defense & Security, Development & Governance, South Asia & Central Asia 

Thursday, Jul 11
12:30pm

Friday, July 12
Can-Do States: A New Era for Infrastructure Investment

Brookings Institution 

Bruce Katz, Robert Puentes, Fawn Johnson, Larry Blain, Tony Kinn, Margaret Tobin, Michael Cheroutes, Luis Fortu�o

Public Policy & Law, Infrastructure 

Friday, Jul 12
9:30am

Heritage Foundation 

Robert Dove, Brian Darling, James Wallner- Ph.D.

Public Policy & Law, Politics 

Friday, Jul 12
12:30pm

<b>The Parent Lobby: Balancing Work and Home</b>

American League of Lobbyists 

Workshop, Society & Culture 

Friday, Jul 12
1:00pm

Saturday, July 13

AU Washington College of Law 

Workshop 

Saturday, Jul 13
12:00am

Monday, July 15
Restoring Momentum in Transatlantic Cooperation on Financial Reform

Brookings Institution 

Douglas J. Elliott, Michel Barnier

Europe, Foreign Policy, Global Economics, Finance & Commerce 

Monday, Jul 15
8:30am

Brookings Institution 

Jeffrey Feltman, Martin S. Indyk, Bruce Jones, Wegger Strommen

Development & Governance, Middle East & North Africa, Foreign Policy, Peace & Conflict 

Monday, Jul 15
11:00am

The Eichmann Trial with Deborah Lipstadt

Georgetown School of Foreign Service 

Deborah Lipstadt

Europe, History 

Monday, Jul 15
12:00pm

Earth Observation Satellite Data-Sharing: Policies and Partnerships

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 

Mariel John Borowitz, Molly Macauley, Martha Maiden, Timothy Stryker, Tiffany Chow

Defense & Security, Public Policy & Law, Innovation & Technology, Science 

Monday, Jul 15
12:00pm

National Press Club 

Stephen Maing, Delphine Halgand, Rebecca MacKinnon

Development & Governance, East Asia & the Pacific, Global Economics, International Law & Human Rights 

Monday, Jul 15
6:00pm

Tuesday, July 16

Middle East Policy Council 

Steve Simon, Mona Yacoubian, Nabeel Khoury

Middle East & North Africa, Foreign Policy, International Law & Human Rights, Peace & Conflict 

Tuesday, Jul 16
9:00am

State of Biomedical Innovation Conference

Brookings Institution 

Mark B. Mcclellan, Mark B. Mcclellan, Mark B. Mcclellan, Mark B. Mcclellan

Innovation & Technology, Healthcare & Wellness, Medicine, Public Policy & Law 

Tuesday, Jul 16
9:00am

Mobile Technology's Role in Natural Disaster and Public Safety Preparedness and Response (live webcast available)

Brookings Institution 

Darrell M. West, Richard Price, James A. Barnett- Jr., Suzy Defrancis, Anita Stewart

Innovation & Technology, Development & Governance, Media & Communications, Environment & Sustainability 

Tuesday, Jul 16
2:00pm

Reclaiming the Airwaves and Corporate FM Documentary

New America Foundation 

Katherine Grincewich, Julia Wierski, Liz Humes, Mark Lloyd, Kevin McKinney

Public Policy & Law, Media & Communications, Society & Culture 

Tuesday, Jul 16
4:00pm

Tom Young 'The Warriors'

National Press Club 

Tom Young

Defense & Security, Europe 

Tuesday, Jul 16
6:30pm

Wednesday, July 17

Brookings Institution 

Elaine Kamarck, William A. Galston, Moderator: Thomas Mann, Alex Castellanos, Robert Costa, Liz Mair

Politics 

Wednesday, Jul 17
2:00pm

From Sustainable Communities to Global Pollution Challenges: Twenty Years of U.S.-Taiwan Environmental Cooperation

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 

Stephen Shu-Hung Shen, Jane Nishida, Randall Solomon

East Asia & the Pacific, Foreign Policy, Environment & Sustainability, Agriculture & Interior 

Wednesday, Jul 17
3:00pm

Washington International Trade Association 

Global Economics, Finance & Commerce 

Wednesday, Jul 17
5:00pm

Steve Kowal, Maribeth Linmore, Jessica O'Connell

Workshop, Networking, Economy & Labor 

Wednesday, Jul 17
6:30pm

Thursday, July 18

National Journal 

Melody Barnes, Leah Binder, Tammy Duckworth, Karen Kornbluh, Jessica Mayberry, Andrea Mitchell and more

Civil Rights & Gender, Society & Culture, Economy & Labor, Politics 

Thursday, Jul 18
8:00am

Stimson Center 

Eckart Woertz

Energy, Global Health, Middle East & North Africa, Environment & Sustainability 

Thursday, Jul 18
10:30am

North Korea Confronting a Legacy of Human Rights Abuse and Regional Destabilization

American Enterprise Institute 

Steve Chabot, Tulsi Gabbard

Defense & Security, East Asia & the Pacific, Foreign Policy, International Law & Human Rights 

Thursday, Jul 18
12:00pm

Robert Cook-Deegan, Arti Rai, Jim Evans

Public Policy & Law, Healthcare & Wellness, Medicine, Science 

Thursday, Jul 18
12:00pm

Cato Institute 

Lewis E. Lehrman, Mark Calabria

Global Economics, History 

Thursday, Jul 18
12:00pm

Competitive Federalism in Action: A Review of Rich States, Poor States

Heritage Foundation 

Stephen Moore, Jonathan Williams

Public Policy & Law, Economy & Labor, Politics 

Thursday, Jul 18
12:00pm

The Changing Contours of Civil Society in China: The Growth of Grassroots NGOs and Public Advocacy

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 

Shawn Shieh

Development & Governance, East Asia & the Pacific, Society & Culture 

Thursday, Jul 18
2:00pm

Faith, Values and the Economy: New Survey Explores Economic Policy, Role of Religious Progressives and Conservatives

Brookings Institution 

Robert P. Jones, E.J. Dionne- Jr., William A. Galston

Public Policy & Law, Society & Culture, Economy & Labor, Religion & Spirituality 

Thursday, Jul 18
2:00pm

US Food Policy

Ellen Levinson, Shenggen Fan, Roger Johnson, Dan Glickman, Rajiv Shah, Karen Bass

Public Policy & Law, Healthcare & Wellness 

Thursday, Jul 18
3:00pm

Friday, July 19
The Korean War, Sixty Years On: Whither the U.S.-South Korean Alliance and Relations with North Korea

Cato Institute 

H. E. Ahn Ho-young, Scott Snyder, Doug Bandow, Christopher Preble

East Asia & the Pacific, Foreign Policy, History, Peace & Conflict 

Friday, Jul 19
12:00pm

Saturday People, Sunday People: Israel through the Eyes of a Christian Sojourner

Heritage Foundation 

Lela Gilbert, John Edward Hilboldt

Development & Governance, Middle East & North Africa, Peace & Conflict, Religion & Spirituality 

Friday, Jul 19
12:00pm

Monday, July 22

Georgetown Law 

Public Policy & Law 

Monday, Jul 22
8:30am

Tuesday, July 23
Women in International Law Networking Breakfast

American Society of International Law 

Astri Kimball, Andrea Harrison, Cindy Dyer, Jesica Lindgren

Development & Governance, International Law & Human Rights, Networking 

Tuesday, Jul 23
8:00am

A National Conversation on Public Service

Bipartisan Policy Center 

Ed Rendell, Dan Glickman, Dirk Kempthorne, Trent Lott, Olympia Snowe, Molly Barker and others

Public Policy & Law, Politics 

Tuesday, Jul 23
1:00pm

American League of Lobbyists 

Randall Jefferson

Public Policy & Law, Workshop, Healthcare & Wellness 

Tuesday, Jul 23
1:00pm

Tuning into Community Cable: The Hopes and Heartache of Public Access Television

New America Foundation 

Tonya Gonzalez, Bunnie Reide, Robyn Holden, Mark Lloyd

Public Policy & Law, Society & Culture, Media & Communications 

Tuesday, Jul 23
4:00pm

Women's Foreign Policy Group 

Manuel Sager

Development & Governance, Europe, Foreign Policy, Global Economics 

Tuesday, Jul 23
6:00pm

Wednesday, July 24

Cato Institute 

Radley Balko, Mark Lomax, Laura Odato

Defense & Security, Public Policy & Law 

Wednesday, Jul 24
12:00pm

Thursday, July 25
Next Generation of Government Training Summit

GovLoop 

Workshop 

Thursday, Jul 25
8:00am

POLITICO Pro Health Care Breakfast Briefing: State Enrollment & Preparing for 2014

Politico 

Public Policy & Law, Healthcare & Wellness, Welfare & Housing 

Thursday, Jul 25
8:00am

American League of Lobbyists 

Society & Culture, Networking 

Thursday, Jul 25
12:00pm

Healthcare Consulting Panel & Networking Mixer

Public Policy & Law, Society & Culture, Healthcare & Wellness, Networking 

Thursday, Jul 25
6:00pm

Friday, July 26
A North America-European Union Free Trade Agreement?

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 

Carla Hills, Kenneth Smith, Louis Belanger

Europe, North America, Foreign Policy, Global Economics 

Friday, Jul 26
9:00am

Cato Institute 

Madeline Zavodny, Ethan Lewis, Michael Clemens, Alex Nowrasteh

Public Policy & Law, Economy & Labor 

Friday, Jul 26
12:00pm

Saturday, July 27

Newseum 

Mark Leibovich

Politics, Media & Communications 

Saturday, Jul 27
2:30pm

Wednesday, July 31
International conference on collateral risk: Moderating housing cycles and their systemic impact

American Enterprise Institute 

Scott Smith

Public Policy & Law, Economy & Labor, Welfare & Housing 

Wednesday, Jul 31
8:10am

2013 In-Lieu Fee Mitigation Training Webinar Series: Long-Term Management Plan

Environmental Law Institute 

Palmer Hough, Deborah Rogers, Sylvia Bates

Public Policy & Law, Workshop, Environment & Sustainability 

Wednesday, Jul 31
12:00pm












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