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AP WASHINGTON DAYBOOK, Friday, March 7
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2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. UKRAINE — The Brookings Institution hosts a discussion on the crisis in the Ukraine. With Brookings Senior Fellow Fiona Hill, director of the Center on the United States and Europe; Michael OHanlon, senior fellow; and Steven Pifer, senior fellow. Brookings visiting fellow Jeremy Shapiro will moderate. https://www.cvent.com/events/the-crisis-in-ukraine-possible-next-steps-for-the-u-s-ukraine-russia-and-the-international-community/registration-4b208854a67145819df4d27549327f3b.aspx
Location: Brookings Institution, Saul/Zilkha Rooms, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW
Contacts: .
Notes: To RSVP for this event, please call the Office of Communications at 202-797-6105 or register at http address above.
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ALL DAY
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March 6 - 8. CPAC 2014 — The Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) holds their annual conference. http://www.cpac.org/schedule-events
Highlights:
9 a.m. Rick Perry, Governor of Texas.
9:15 a.m. John Cornyn, U.S. Senator (R-TX).
10:10 a.m. Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, USMC (Ret.).
10:30 a.m. Panel discussion on the "Conservative Solution to the Overreaching Legal System. With Texas Governor Rick Perry, former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist and American Conservative Foundation Director of Center for Criminal Justice Reform Pat Nolan. CPAC, Potomac Ballroom.
11 a.m. Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas.
12:45 p.m. Eric Metaxas, Author.
2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Red Alert Politics, an online publication for young conservatives, will host its first-ever Youth Caucus at the 41st annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Entitled "Have Your Say," the Red Alert Politics' Youth Caucus will give young conservatives attending CPAC the opportunity to discuss issues important to them. http://redalertpolitics.com CONTACT: Angela Berard at aberard@mediadc.com.
2:40 p.m. Rick Santorum, former U.S. Senator (R-PA).
2:50 p.m. Al Cardenas, Chairman, American Conservative Union.
3 p.m. Rand Paul, U.S. Senator (R-KY).
3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. ADDED: Judicial Watch announced that JW President Tom Fitton will speak at a CPAC panel discussion: "After Obama, Day 1: What Are the Big Alternative Ideas Conservatives Should Present as Obama's Terms End?" Chesapeake Rooms 1-3
Notes: Media registration via website.
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. U.S.- ISRAEL 'SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP' SUMMIT — A national summit on the "special relationship" between the United States and Israel. Panelists will include former military and diplomatic personnel, intelligence officers, scholars, economists, researchers and a variety of other subject-matter experts and authors who are "often shut out of key discussions in public forums and news media outlets." Members of the public will be allowed to ask questions and network with other attendees. Summit Speakers include: Raymond McGovern was a CIA analyst from 1963 to 1990; Allan C. Brownfeld, a syndicated columnist, associate editor of The Lincoln Review and the editor of Issues, the quarterly journal of the American Council for Judaism; Philip Giraldi, a former counter-terrorism specialist and military intelligence officer of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Paul Findley, who served the 20th District of Illinois during eleven terms from 1961 to 1983; Paul Pillar, who retired in 2005 from a 28-year career in the U.S. intelligence community, in which his last position was National Intelligence Officer for the Near East and South Asia; Dr. Michael Scheuer, who served in both the Directorate of Intelligence (DI) and the Directorate of Operations (DO) during his 22-year career with the CIA; James J. David, a retired Brigadier General, and a graduate of the U.S. Army's Command and General Staff College, and the National Security Course, National Defense University, Washington DC; David George Newton, a 36 year career diplomat who served as ambassador to Yemen (1994-97) and ambassador to Iraq (1984-88). http://press.org/events/national-summit-re-assess-us-israel-special-relationship
Location: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW.
Contacts: Grant Smith, gsmith@IRmep.org, 202-342-7325
On the Net: www.NatSummit.org
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MORNING
7 a.m. - 12 p.m. DALAI LAMA PROTEST — Over 500 members of the International Shugden Community are to stage an "impassioned" demonstration against the Dalai Lama, who is being accused by protesters of using his political power "to ban a mainstream 400-year-old religious practice and to create religious apartheid, segregation, and a system of persecution in the Tibetan exile community, including refusal of medical treatment,"
Location: Opposite the National Cathedral.
Contacts: Rachael Jeffrey, isc.media2014@gmail.com, 631-405-8511
8 a.m. - 12 p.m. MARITIME ASIA — Managing the Air Commons in Maritime Asia. http://www.cnas.org/events/managing-air-commons-maritime-asia.UxC2p\_ldWGw
Location: Willard InterContinental Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Contacts: RSVP to Nicole Yeo nyeo@cnas.org ((202) 695-8167)
8:30 a.m. C&O CANAL TRUST AWARD — The winter 2014 business meeting of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) will be highlighted by the presentation of the Chairman's Award for Achievement in Historic Preservation to the C&O Canal National Historical Park and C&O Canal Trust for the Canal Quarters program.
Location: Russell Senate Office Building, Kennedy Caucus Room.
Contacts: Heidi Glatfelter, glatfelter@canaltrust.org, 301-712-8617
8:30 a.m. UNLICENSED SPECTRUM — Unlicensed Spectrum: 5 GHz. Contact: Ellen Satterwhite, esatterwhite@glenechogroup.com For more information: http://press.org/events/unlicensed-spectrum-5-ghz-0
Location: National Press Club, Lisagor Room, 529 14th Street NW.
9:10 a.m. SECRETARIES DUNCAN, SEBELIUS - EARLY LEARNING — U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius will visit a Child & Family Network Centers' site in Alexandria, Va. Duncan and Sebelius will visit a preschool classroom and hold a press conference to discuss President Obama's 2015 budget proposal to invest in a continuum of services for children from birth through age 5, creating a system where every child "enters kindergarten ready to learn and better positioned to succeed later in college and careers."
Location: The Child & Family Network Centers, 3700 Wheeler Ave., Alexandria, VA.
Contacts: Education Press Office, press@ed.gov, 202-401-1576
9:30 a.m. WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL - DALAI LAMA — Washington National Cathedral and the Office of Tibet will welcome His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the for a discussion on peace and ethics. This is the Dalai Lamas fourth visit to the National Cathedral. CONTACT: Meredith MacKenzie, West End Strategy (202) 776-7700 meredith@westendstrategy.com
Location: Washington National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin Ave NW.
Notes: Media without an RSVP will not be given access to the Cathedral.
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10 a.m. OAS - VENEZUELA MEETING CONTINUES TODAY — The private (CLOSED) meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), convened to discuss the request of Panama on the situation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela will continue.
On the Net: www.oas.org
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CAP ACTION FUND - WOMEN OF COLOR — The Center for American Progress Action Fund releases "Women's Leadership: Whats True, Whats False, and Why It Matters," featuring remarks by Val Demings, the first female chief of police and a panel discussion about the leadership issues facing women of color. Maya Harris will moderate a panel of experts about empowerment and agency, mentorship and executive presence, girlhood, young womanhood, the motherhood penalty, and the changing face of female influence.
Location: Center for American Progress Action Fund, 1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor.
Contacts: Madeline Meth, 202-741-6277
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. STIMSON - 2015 DEFENSE BUDGET — Issues and Insights on International Security: The 2015 Defense Budget. Issues And Insights On International Security: The 2015 Defense Budget. Opening Remarks: Ellen Laipson, Stimson President and CEO; James Goldgeiger, Dean, School of International Studies, American University. Panelists: Gordon Adams, Professor, School of International Studies, American University; Russell Rumbaugh, Director, Stimson's Budgeting For Foreign Affairs and Defense program. Moderator: Yochi Dreazen, Deputy News Editor, Foreign Policy. http://www.stimson.org/events/issues-and-insights-on-international-securitythe-2015-defense-budget/
Location: 1111 19th Street NW, 12th Floor.
Contacts: Rich Robinson, communications@stimson.org, 202-478-3419
John Cappel jcappel@stimson.org (202-464-2666)
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. EAST WEST CENTER - RUSSO-JAPANES RELATIONS — Beyond the Kuriles: New Trends in Russo-Japanese Relations. Speakers: Dr. Stephen Blank, Senior Fellow, American Foreign Policy Council; Hirohisa Mori (Discussant), Visiting Research Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University. RSVP at: www.eastwestcenter.org/35U by MArch 6th.
Location: 1819 L Street, NW.
11 a.m. HERITAGE - UKRAINE — "Young Ukrainians Share Perspectives About the Crisis in Their Country." Featuring Iryna Fedets, Center for International Trade and Economics, The Heritage Foundation; Mykola "Nikolay" Vorobiov, Ukrainian Journalist and Blogger; Maksym Beznosiuk, National Conference on Soviet Jewry.
Location: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Ave. NE.
Contacts: n/a, 202-675-1761
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. KEYSTONE OPPONENTS MARCH AND PETITION DELIVERY — As the comment period comes to a close, Keystone XL opponents will host a rally at the State Department. Participating organizations include: 350.org, Avaaz, Bold Nebraska, Center for Biological Diversity, Center for Media and Democracy, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Climate Parents, CREDO, Energy Action Coalition, Environmental Action, Environmental Defense Fund, Faithful America, Food & Water Watch, Friends of the Earth, Green America, Interfaith Power and Light, League of Conservation Voters, Moms Clean Air Force, Montana Environmental Information Center, Mosaic, MoveOn, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, Northern Plains Resource Council, Occupy Network, Oil Change International, PDA, Public Citizen, Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club, SumOfUs, The Other 98%, and We Love Our Land.
Highlights:
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Opponents march from Galvez Park (Virginia Ave and E Street, NW, between 21st and 23rd streets) to State Department.
12:30 p.m. Comments are delivered at the State Department; speakers include Gene Karpinski (President of the League of Conservation Voters) and Reverend Lennox Yearwood (President and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus) Event concludes by 1pm
Contacts: Whit Jones 914-671-1880
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AFTERNOON
12 p.m. CATO - TPA, TPP, TTIP - TRADE AGENDAS — TPA, TPP, TTIP, and You: When Will We Enjoy the Fruits of the U.S. Trade Agenda? Speakers: Dan Ikenson, Director, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute; Simon Lester, Policy Analyst, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute; Daniel Pearson, Senior Fellow, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute; and Bill Watson, Policy Analyst, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute. http://www.cato.org/events/tpa-tpp-ttip-you-when-will-we-enjoy-fruits-us-trade-agenda
Location: Capitol Visitors Center, SVC-210.
12 p.m. CRIMEA PRESS CALL - MCFAUL — The National Security Network hosts a Press Call With Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul. http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/R94D99H3VB5O75LV
Contacts: Kate Brown KBrown@nsnetwork.org (202-213-7051)
12 p.m. GW - VIOLENCE AGAINST WONEN — The GW Global Women's Institute and We Belong Together host a panel on the Intersection of Violence Against Women and Girls and Immigration Reform, "Violence Against Women as a Cross-Border Issue." Lynn Rosenthal, White House advisor on violence against women, will provide opening remarks. Mary Ellsberg, director of the George Washington University Global Womens Institute, will moderate.
Location: The George Washington University, Duques Hall, Room 152, 2201 G St., NW.
Contacts: Nicole Carlotto, nfcarlotto@gwu.edu, 202-994-6466
Notes: Media interested in attending should contact Kurtis Hiatt at 202-994-1849 or kkhiatt@gwu.edu.
12 p.m. NATIONAL ARCHIVES - NOONTIME PRESENTATION SERIES — "Tammany Hall, New Yorks famous political machine, has been considered the worst of urban politics: graft, crime, and patronage personified by characters like William "Boss Tweed. Historian and New York City journalist Terry Golway dismantles these stereotypes; Tammany's corruption was real, but so was its forgotten role in protecting the poor and immigrants and laying the groundwork for social reform. A book signing will follow the program."
Location: McGowan Theater, National Archives
Contacts: Public Affairs staff 202-357-5300
On the Net: www.archives.gov/calendar
12 p.m. NDN RAISING OUR GAME — The New Policy Institute hosts Dr. Robert Shapiro for "Raising Our Game" - A Presentation About the US Economy in 21st Century. https://services.myngp.com/ngponlineservices/event.aspx?YFrZ0S4jyDpVttK5HisDvKCNFH%2fXnomgTTX1TkL48%2f3f%2fqyZ2%2fRwodw%3d%3d&b1057772
Location: NDN, 729 15th St.
Notes: There will also be a presentation again on the 21st Register for that date: https://services.myngp.com/ngponlineservices/event.aspx?YFrZ0S4jyDpUXHc4tTt93Jd6vshywKOIfx6t46CgfwY%2fO7OXmABPWhg%3d%3d&b1057772
12 p.m. - 2 p.m. WASHINGTON INSTITUTE - TURKEY — Discussion on "The Rise of Turkey" on Turkey's transformation: prospects and limits. Soner Cagaptay is the Beyer Family Fellow and director of the Turkish Research Program at The Washington Institute. Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, U.S. Army, is head of Allied Land Command (LANDCOM), NATO's most senior land forces command, based in Izmir, Turkey. During his distinguished military career, he led the "Bastogne" Brigade in Operation Iraqi Freedom, served as director of operations for Regional Command South in Afghanistan, and held numerous other senior posts before being named to lead LANDCOM; James F. Jeffrey, the Institute's Philip Solondz Distinguished Visiting Fellow, served as ambassador to Turkey from 2008 to 2010; Ross Wilson is director of the Atlantic Council's Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center and a lecturer in international affairs at George Washington University. He served as ambassador to Turkey from 2005 to 2008.
Location: 1828 L Street, NW.
Contacts: Camera registration 202-230-9550
202-452-0677
RSVP press@washingtoninstitute.org
1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ATLANTIC COUNCIL - RUSLANA LYZHYCHKO — Ruslana Lyzhychko: The Voice of a Revolution - A discussion with Ruslana Lyzhychko, Ukrainian Activist and Singer. www.AtlanticCouncil.org
Location: Atlantic Council, 1030 15th St. NW.
Contacts: RSVP to press@AtlanticCouncil.org
2 p.m. CHINESE EMBASSY - HEAD SHAVING FOR LIU XIA — Citizen Power for China/Initiatives for China is to hold ceremony in support of Liu Xia in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC. (which is March 8 in Beijing, The Women's Day in China). The event features shaving heads for Liu Xia by about 10 human rights activists, and staffers from the U. S. Congress and other supporters will attend the ceremony. This Women's Day event echoes that of "Liu Xia Concerns Group" in Hong Kong. Similar events are being held in Paris, Sydney and Boston. on March 8th. Contacts: Dr. Yang Jianli, 857-472-9039, yangjianli001@gmail.com; Dr. Han Lianchao, 703-851-8334, lianchao@gmail.com.
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. UKRAINE — The Brookings Institution hosts a discussion on the crisis in the Ukraine. With Brookings Senior Fellow Fiona Hill, director of the Center on the United States and Europe; Michael OHanlon, senior fellow; and Steven Pifer, senior fellow. Brookings visiting fellow Jeremy Shapiro will moderate. https://www.cvent.com/events/the-crisis-in-ukraine-possible-next-steps-for-the-u-s-ukraine-russia-and-the-international-community/registration-4b208854a67145819df4d27549327f3b.aspx
Location: Brookings Institution, Saul/Zilkha Rooms, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW
Contacts: .
Notes: To RSVP for this event, please call the Office of Communications at 202-797-6105 or register at http address above.
3 p.m. OAS PERMANENT COUNCIL MEETING — The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) will hold a regular meeting. http://www.oas.org/consejo/agenda2014.asp
Location: Simon Bolmvar Hall, Organization of American States, 17th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW.
3 p.m. - 4 p.m. IWP - UKRAINE — Ukraine: Code Orange with Dr. Marek Chodakiewicz, Kosciuszko Chair of Polish Studies, IWP. http://www.iwp.edu/events/detail/ukraine-code-orange
Location: The Institute of World Politics, 1521 16th Street NW.
3 p.m. - 4 p.m. THE ROLE OF SCHOOL BOARDS — The National School Boards Association holds webinar on (NSBA) Strengthening Community School Partnerships: The Role of School Boards. Contact: t Mary Kingston Roche, Policy Manager at the Institute for Educational Leadership at kingstonm@iel.org or 202 822 8405 ext 140. Register at: http://www.instantpresenter.com/AccountManager/RegEv.aspx?PIID=EC59DD84864C
3 p.m. - 5 p.m. WOMEN'S PROGRESS — On the eve of International Women's Day, USAID and The Demographic and Health Surveys Program, an ICF International program, will release a new report analyzing women's progress over the last decade, "Women's Lives and Challenges: Equality and Empowerment since 2000." Guests to include: Katherine Taylor, USAID's Deputy Assistant Administrator for Global Health, Ambassador Amina S. Ali of the African Union, Ambassador Koukku-Ronde of Finland, Ambassador Kare Aas of Norway, and Carla Koppel, Chief Strategy Officer for USAID.
Location: National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Avenue, NW.
Contacts: Laurie Liskin, Laurie.Liskin@icfi.com, 301-572-0568
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EVENING
6:30 p.m. HEADQUARTERS AIR COMBAT COMMAND ANNUAL AWARDS — Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia delivers remarks at the Headquarters Air Combat Command Annual Awards ceremony.
Location: Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA.
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