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AP WASHINGTON DAYBOOK, Wednesday, April 30
GENERAL
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April 28 - 30. OAS - MARITIME SECURITY — The Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) of the Organization of American States (OAS) will organize, at its headquarters from April 28 to 30, the 1st Annual Workshop on Maritime Safety, which aims to strengthen the institutional capacities of member states in the area. http://www.oas.org/en/media\_center/press\_release.asp?sCodigo=AVI-065/14
Location: GSB Building, Organization of American States, 1889 F Street, NW.
Contacts: OASPress@oas.org (202-370-5437)
April 29 - 30. ATLANTIC COUNCIL CONFERENCE - EUROPE — Atlantic Council Conference: "Toward a Europe Whole and Free." Speakers include Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry, European Commission President Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; former national security advisers Zbigniew Brzezinski, Stephen Hadley and Brent Scowcroft; and other prominent leaders and lawmakers. Conference agenda: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/toward-a-europe-whole-and-free-april-29-30.
Highlights:
Awards dinner follows the conference. Annual Distinguished Leadership Awards will be presented to Chuck Hagel, Jose Manuel Barroso, Thomas Enders, Ruslana Lyzhychko and Joseph F. Dunford Jr. (Dinner location, start time and logistical details will be provided upon confirmation of accreditation.)
12:15 p.m. Closing remarks by Vice President Joe Biden.
Location: Atlantic Council, 1030 15th Street, NW, 12th Floor.
Contacts: Taleen Ananian&8232; press@AtlanticCouncil.org (202.778.4993)
Notes: To request accreditation to cover the awards dinner, please email press@AtlanticCouncil.org. Conference will be webcast live.
April 29 - 30. 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. LOW INCOME KIDS - SAVING FOR COLLEGE — Children's Savings Conference: From Aspirations to Achievement, sponsored by the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED). http://cfed.org/programs/csa/conference/
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW.
Contacts: Kristin Lawton 202-207-0137
Amy Saltzman 301-656-0348
FEMA - PREPAREATHON — FEMA will host a nationwide campaign to improve the nation's preparedness. For more information: http://www.community.fema.gov/connect.ti/AmericasPrepareathon/register?utm\_source=govdelivery&utm\_medium=email&utm\_content=femainvite1&utm\_campaign=2014ap-springoutreach
April 30 - May 1. FDD WASHINGTON FORUM - SULLIVAN — Jake Sullivan, Deputy Assistant to President Obama and National Security Advisor to Vice President Biden will participate in the Foundation for Defense of Democracies forum critical foreign policy and national security concerns (may 1st). Speakers also include: Gen. Michael Hayden and Ambassador of Israel Ron Dermer, as well as a strong delegation from Capitol Hill including Sen. Robert Menendez, Sen. Mark Kirk, Rep. Ed Royce, Rep. Eliot Engel; others.
Location: Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 1330 Maryland Ave. SW.
Contacts: (703) 596-2262
Josh Silberberg @jsilberberg (202.403.2921, 703.596.2262)
On the Net: http://www.fddwashingtonforum.org/
Notes: All requests for credentials must be received by close of business on April 29. Space is limited.
9 a.m. - 6 p.m. SPFUSA - JAPAN — The East-West Center hosts the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA (SPFUSA) conference on Japan's New Security Strategy and Capabilities Domestic Politics, International Views, Practical Implications. 9:00am New Elements of Japan's Security Policy and Capabilities; Satoshi Morimoto, former Minister of Defense; Noburo Yamaguchi, National Defense Academy; Richard Samuels, MIT. 10:15am The New US-Japan Security Partnership; Danny Russel, Assistant Secretary of State (invited); Mark Lippert, Chief of Staff, Secretary of Defense; Sheila Smith, Council on Foreign Relations. 11:30am Regional Views of Japan's New Security Posture; Kim Beazley, Ambassador of Australia; Ho-young Ahn, Ambassador of Korea (invited); Ken Lieberthal, Brookings Institution. 12:30pm Operational Impacts of Japan's New Security Policies; Admiral Dennis Blair, Incoming Chairman, SPFUSA; Susan Glasser, Politico; Junko Chano, SPFUSA. 2:00pm Assessing Japan's New Security Policy and Capabilities; Patrick Cronin, Center for a New American Security; Michael Green, CSIS; Michael Schiffer, Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Fred Hiatt, Washington Post. 3:00pm Managing Contingencies in a New Era; Shigeru Ishiba, Secretary General, LDP; David Sanger, New York Times. Register at: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidka07e94llopkd53ad02f&oseq&c&ch
Location: JW Marriott, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave NW.
Notes: Reception from 4p-6p. Remarks by New SPFUSA Chairman Adm. Dennis Blair, U.S. Navy (Ret).
10 a.m. - 10 p.m. 2014 NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL — 2014 Library of Congress National Book Festival. with authors, poets and illustrators for readers of all agesincluding: Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes, Peter Baker, Ishmael Beah, Kai Bird, Billy Collins, Kate DiCamillo, Francisco Goldman, Henry Hodges, Siri Hustvedt, Cynthia Kadohata, U.S. Reps. John Lewis and James Clyburn, Alice McDermott, George Packer, Lisa See, Maria Venegas, and Gene Luen Yang; others. Press Contact: Jennifer Gavin, Library of Congress, (202) 707-1940, jgav@loc.gov
Location: Walter Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon Place, NW.
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MORNING
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. CSIS - US, JAPAN - NUNES, CASTRO — Discussionon Congress and the U.S.-Japan Alliance with: Representative Devin Nunes (R-CA), Co-Chair, Congressional U.S.-Japan Caucus, Chairman, House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade; Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Co-Chair, Congressional U.S.-Japan Caucus, Member, House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services Committees. Moderator: Dr. Michael J. Green, Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS, Associate Professor, Georgetown University. Introduction: Matthew P. Goodman, William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy and Senior Adviser for Asian Economics, CSIS. http://my.csis.org/csis/CSIS1700/CSISEventRegistration.aspx?eventcode=2014\_164
Location: Center for Strategic & International Studies, Second Floor Conference Center, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW.
Contacts: 202-887-0200
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. CPSC COMMISSION MEETING — Briefing Matter: Frame Back Carriers - NPR. A live webcast of the meeting can be viewed at http://www.cpsc.gov/live For a recorded message concerning the latest agenda information call (301) 504-7948.
Location: CPSC Headquarters, 4room 420, 330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.
11:30 a.m. HERITAGE - REEFER SANITY — Reefer Sanity: Seven Great Myths about Marijuana with Charles "Cully Stimson, Senior Legal Fellow and Manager, National Security Law Program, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies, The Heritage Foundation. http://www.heritage.org/events/2014/04/reefer-sanity
Contacts: heritage.org (202) 675-1752
8:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. ITIF - ENERGY EFFICIENCY — American Perspectives on Energy Efficiency. http://www.eventbrite.com/e/american-perspectives-on-energy-efficiency-tickets-11077126985
Location: National Press Club, 529 14th St NW, 13th Floor Ballroom.
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AFTERNOON
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. AEI - WAR, LAW AND WELFARE — Point of attack: Preventive war, international law, and global welfare . In this event cosponsored by the Federalist Society, John Yoo (AEI), Michael W. Lewis (Ohio Northern University Claude W. Pettit College of Law) and Harvey Rishikof (American Bar Association) will debate the current challenges posed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the ongoing Syrian civil war, North Korea, and Iran. This event will be moderated by Gary J. Schmitt (AEI). Contact Alex Della Rocchetta at adr@aei.org, 202.862.7152. http://www.aei.org/events/2014/04/30/point-of-attack-preventive-war-international-law-and-global-welfare/
Location: AEI, Twelfth Floor, 1150 Seventeenth Street, NW.
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ATLANTIC COUNCIL - AIRBUS CEO — The Atlantic Council Captains of Industry Series presents a talk byThomas Enders, CEO, Airbus Group. Introduction by Brent Scowcroft, chairman, International Advisory Board, Atlantic Council.
Location: Atlantic Council, 1030 15th St. NW.
Contacts: RSVP (press@AtlanticCouncil.org)
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EVENING
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. GW - CYBERSECURITY — Insights fro EUROPOL. Speaker: Rob Wainwright, Director of the EU Law Enforcement Agency Europol. Moderator: Frank Cilluffo, Director of the George Washington University Cybersecurity Initiative. http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e972avi01d6ffd58&llr=mysjo9cab
Location: State Room, 7th Floor, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E Street, NW.
Contacts: hspi@gwu.edu 202-994-2437
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