“Terrorism: Review of 2007 and Outlook for 2008”
January 24, 2008
Opening Remarks:
Michael S. Swetnam, CEO, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
Seminar Chairman:
Professor Yonah Alexander, Director, International Center for Terrorism Studies and Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies
Featuring:
The Honorable Frank C. Urbancic Jr., Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Deputy to the Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State
Secretary Urbancic previously served as Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., and Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait, Deputy Chief of Mission at U.S. Embassies in United Arab Emirates, Sierra Leone, and Qatar, in Consular and as Political Affairs sections in Canada, Jordan, Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia.
The Honorable João de Vallera, Ambassador of Portugal to the United States
Ambassador Vallera has served in the diplomatic service since 1974. He was serving as ambassador to Germany prior to being appointed ambassador to the United States. Portugal has just completed its sixth-month Presidency of the European Union.
The Honorable Samuel Zbogar, Ambassador of Slovenia to the United States
Ambassador Zbogar previously served as State Secretary (Deputy Minister) for Foreign Affairs before coming to the U.S. (2001-2004), as well as deputy to the UNSC (1998-99), minister plenipotentiary and deputy permanent representative of the Slovenian Mission to the UN (1997-2001), and various positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Slovenia has just begun its six-month Presidency of the European Union.
The Honorable Elena Poptodorova, Ambassador of Bulgaria to the United States
Ambassador Poptodorova previously served as Director, Directorate of International Organizations and Human Rights (2001-2002), as a member of the Parliament of Bulgaria (1990-2001) and has served from 3rd secretary through to Minister Plenipotentiary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1975-1990).
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