Education Secretary Paige, Former CIA Director Woosley, Islamic Scholar Lewis to Address ADL National Meeting in Washington, D.C. 4/22/2003
From: Myrna Shinbaum, 212-885-7747 Todd Gutnick, 212-885-7755, both of ADL News Advisory: -- Education Secretary, Former CIA Director Woosley and Islamic Scholar Bernard Lewis to Address ADL National Meeting in Washington, D.C. -- Iraq, Terrorism, Peace Process, Anti-Semitism on the Agenda WHO: Anti-Defamation League (ADL) WHAT: Annual ADL National Leadership Conference WHERE: Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C. WHEN: Sunday, April 27 - Tuesday, April 29 Nearly 500 ADL leaders from across the country will gather for briefings from key government leaders, policymakers, ambassadors and opinion-molders during the annual ADL National Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. THE FOLLOWING EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE MEDIA: SUNDAY, APRIL 27 7:15 P.M. GRAND BALLROOM "Building a Democracy in Iraq" James Woolsey, Former Director, CIA 8:30 P.M. "The New Anti-Semitism: View from the U.K." Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi, United Kingdom MONDAY, APRIL 28 GRAND BALLROOM 7:30 A.M. "Perspectives on Education" Roderick R. Paige, U.S. Secretary of Education 8 A.M. "Israelis and Palestinians in the Post-Saddam Era" William Burns, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Daniel Ayalon, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. David Makovsky, Senior Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy 10:30 A.M. CONCURRENT SESSIONS: -- "Combating Global Anti-Semitism" (State Room) Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Member, Helsinki Commission Stuart Schoffman, ADL Koppelman Scholar in Residence; Associate Editor, Jerusalem Report -- "Terrorism: Responding to the Threat" (East Room) Dale Watson, former Executive Assistant Director and counterterrorism chief, FBI Stuart Taylor, Senior Writer, National Journal -- "Prospects for Democracy in the Arab World" (Colonial Room) Patrick Clawson, Deputy Director, Washington Institute Ambassador Edward S. Walker, President, Middle East Institute Barbara E. Haig, Vice President, The National Endowment for Democracy -- "Gaps in the Wall of Church-State Separation" (Chinese Room) Melissa Rogers, former General Counsel, Baptist Joint Committee Rev. Barry W. Lynn, Executive Director, Americans United for Separation of Church and State 1 P.M. GRAND BALLROOM -- Presentation of the ADL Hubert H. Humphrey First Amendment Freedoms Prize by Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, to Bernard Lewis -- Acceptance and Keynote Address: "The Crisis of Islam" Bernard Lewis, Cleveland E. Dodge Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University 2:30 P.M. STATE ROOMS "From Inside the Beltway" Norman Orenstein, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research Peter Beinart, Editor, The New Republic Juliet Eilperin, Congressional Correspondent, The Washington Post 7 P.M. GRAND BALLROOM Special Rememberance Program "The Holocaust: Hope from the Ashes" -- Presentation of the ADL Courage to Care Award to the people of Riccione, Italy by Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director Accepted by: The Hon. Sergio Vento, Italian Ambassador to the U.S. -- Rescue and Survival Ruth Millman, Survivor from Riccione KEYNOTE ADDRESS -- "The Holocaust and Catholic-Jewish Dialogue: Toward Reconciliation and Understanding" Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington, D.C. -- "Teaching the Lessons of the Holocaust" Karen Brady, Catholic Educator and Convenor, ADL Bearing Witness Program, Tucson, Arizona TUESDAY, APRIL 29 12:30 P.M. GRAND BALLROOM "Why Christians Support Israel" Ralph Reed, President, Century Strategies Co-Chairman, Stand for Israel EDITORS NOTE: Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, and other ADL experts will be available for interviews by appointment. Note: Press credentials required. |