UA Historical Encounters III:
GUAM: Black and Caspian Sea Cooperation
Date: Dec 4, 2007
Venue: Kimmel Conference Center, New York University, Washington Sq. South
Program
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM [Conference Rooms 905-907]
Opening Remarks
- Member of the Azerbaijani Representation to the UN
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM [Conference Rooms 905-7]
First Plenary Session:
Cooperative Economic Planning & Development by Member States of GUAM
Chair
- Alexander Motyl (Deputy Director/Division of Global Affairs/Rutgers University)
Panelists
- Yuri Sergeyev (Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations)
- Taras Kuzio (Research Associate/George Washington University)
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM [Conference Rooms 905-7]
Second Plenary Session:
GUAM as a Means to Greater Global Energy Diversification and Security
Chair
- Adrian Karatnycky (Senior Associate/The Atlantic Council of the United States)
Panelists
- Agshin Mehdiyev (Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations
- F. Steven Larrabee (European Security Chair/RAND Corp.)
- Margarita Balmaceda (Associate Professor/Whitehead School of Diplomacy/SHU)
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM [Conference Rooms 905-7]
Third Plenary Session:
GUAM as a Vehicle for “Frozen Conflicts” Resolution
Chair
- Joshua Tucker (Associate Professor of Politics/New York University)
Panelists
- Irakli Alasania (Permanent Representative of Georgia to the United Nations)
- Hryhoriy Perepylytsya (Director/Institute for European & Euro-Atlantic Studies/DAUA)
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM [Conference Auditorium 802]
Working Lunch
Theme: GUAM-From the Perspective of Washington
Chair
- Walter Zaryckyj (Executive Director/Center for US-Ukrainian Relations/LAP/NYU)
Noted Guest
- Eugene Fishel (Special Advisor to the Vice President on National Security Affairs)
1:50 PM – 3:00 PM [Conference Auditorium 802 & Conference Rooms 905-7, Conference Room 903]
Break Out Sessions
Business/Investment
- Chair: Alexander Motyl
Energy
- Chair: Adrian Karatnycky
Gen. Security/War on Terror
- Chair: Taras Kuzio
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM [Conference Rooms 905-7]
Final Plenary Session:
Contemplating a Specifically “GUAM” Diplomatic Posture on Matters of Regional Import
Chair
- Steven Holmes (Professor of Law/New York University School of Law)
Panelists
- Alexei Tulbure (Permanent Representative of Moldova to the United Nations)
- Viktor Nikitiuk (Deputy Chief of Mission of Ukraine to the United States)
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM [Conference Rooms 905-7]
Closing Remarks
- Member of the Ukrainian Representation to the UN