Fed Event: Middle East Peace Event, Thurs., 4/1

Middle East Peace: Who Leads? Who Succeeds?
Thurs., April 1, from 4:00pm-5:30pm at the U.S. Institute of Peace,
2nd floor, 1200 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036

As history shows, leadership is often essential to resolving international conflicts and to triggering change-certainly in the Middle East. Anwar Sadat, considered one of the great leaders whose efforts were indispensable in ending war between Egypt and Israel, inspired many. Almost three decades after his passing, a comprehensive resolution to the Middle East conflict remains elusive.

What will it take to achieve a peace breakthrough, and who will providethe leadership? Distinguished panelists will address these questions as wellas discuss the role of the United States in brokering Middle East peace.

This event celebrates the publication of "The Sadat Lectures: Words andImages on Peace, 1997-2008," edited by Shibley Telhami and published by theUnited States Institute of Peace Press. The volume is a compilation of speeches by some of the most accomplished practitioners of international relations, including Ezer Weizman, Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger, George Mitchell, Nelson Mandela, Kofi Annan, Mary Robinson, James Baker, and Mohamed ElBaradei, with a foreword by Jehan Sadat and conclusion by Aaron David Miller. This book will be available for purchase at the event.

This event will feature the following speakers:

• Dr. Jehan SadatSenior Fellow, University of Maryland
• Ellen Laipson, President and CEO, the Henry L. Stimson Center
• Aaron David Miller, Public Policy Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
• William B. Quandt, Edward R. Stettinius Professor of Politics, University of Virginia
• Shibley Telhami Anwar Sadat, Professor for Peace and Development, University of Maryland, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, the Saban Center at Brookings
• Richard Solomon, President, United States Institute of Peace

Please contact Cornelia Haggart chaggart@usip.org with any general questions about this event.

Directions: http://www.usip.org/aboutus/directions.html

To RSVP, go to http://www.usip.org/events/middle-east-peace-who-leads-who-succeeds