Bridging the Atlantic VI

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Georgetown University’s Global Irish Studies Initiative, in association the BMW Center for German and European Studies, the Clinton Institute for American Studies at University College Dublin, Queen’s University Belfast, and the Embassy of Ireland, presented:

Bridging the Atlantic VI

Full Program

This conference occurred on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 from 11:45 – 17:30 EST in the Mortara Center For International Studies, 3600 N St NW, DC 20007. View the BMW Center for German and European Studies’ event recap here.

“Bridging the Atlantic” is an ongoing series of conferences presented by Georgetown University’s Global Irish Studies Initiative and BMW Center for German and European Studies, in association with the Embassy of Ireland, The Clinton Institute at University College Dublin, and Queen’s University Belfast. Beginning with its first gathering in 2019, BTA has been a continuous project that seeks to spotlight issues of mutual concern in the USA, Ireland, and the EU—among them the US-EU relationship, transatlantic trade, and the current challenges of peace-building in Northern Ireland after Brexit.

This year’s conference includeed opening remarks from H.E. Geraldine Byrne Nason, Ambassador of Ireland to the United States, H.E. Francisco António Duarte Lopes, Ambassador of Portugal to the United States, members of Congress, as well as a fireside chat with Dame Louise Richardson, President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Opening Remarks, 11:45 (Doors open 11:00)

Opening reflections by Prof. Cóilín Parsons, Director of Global Irish Studies and Associate Professor at Georgetown University

Session 1: Transatlantic Relations at a Crossroads, 11:55 – 13:00

Panelists: H.E. Geraldine Byrne Nason, Ambassador of Ireland to the United States; H.E. Francisco António Duarte Lopes, Ambassador of Portugal to the United States; H.E. Stuart Holliday, Director of the Meridian International Center and former Ambassador for Special Political Affairs of the United States to the UN. Moderator: Niamh King, Director of Aspen Strategy Group and Aspen Security Forum.

Session 2: Navigating Global Challenges in Security and Defense, 13:45 – 14:45

Fireside chat with Dame Louise Richardson, President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Moderator: Catherine Lucey of The Wall Street Journal.

Session 3: The View from Capitol Hill: What Next for the Transatlantic Political Relationship?, 15:00 – 16:00

Panelists: Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA 5th); Representative Pat Fallon (R-TX 4th). Moderator: Prof. Scott Lucas, University College Dublin Clinton Institute

Session 4: Looking Back, Looking Forward: 100 Years of Irish–US Relations, 16.15 – 17.15

Panelists: Dr. Elizabeth Stack, Director of the American Irish Historical Society; Prof. Niall Ó Dochartaigh, University of Galway; and Prof. Tyler Anbinder, The George Washington University. Moderator: Prof. Darragh Gannon, Associate Director of Global Irish Studies, Georgetown University

Closing Remarks: Mr. Ted Smyth, University College Dublin Clinton Institute, 17:15

Reception for participants and audience at the Residence of Ireland.

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