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, presents:
Bridging the Atlantic VI
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 11:30 – 17:00 EST in the Mortara Center For International Studies, 3600 N St NW, DC 20007. For those unable to attend in person, the event will be recorded. Lunch will be provided.
“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 will include 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.
Draft Schedule
Opening Remarks, 11:30 (Doors open 11:00)
Opening reflections by H.E. Geraldine Byrne Nason, Ambassador of Ireland to the United States
Session 1: Transatlantic Relations at a Crossroads, 11:55 – 13:00
Panelists: Sonja Hyland, Deputy Secretary General of the Irish Dept. of Foreign Affairs; 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: TBA.
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: TBA.
Session 3: The View from Capitol Hill: What Next for the Transatlantic Political Relationship?, 15:00 – 16:00
Panelists: Congressional panelists TBA. 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 to follow for participants and audience at the Residence of Ireland
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