THE INTER-UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR TERRORISM STUDIES

You Are Cordially Invited to
A Special Ambassadors’ Forum:
"Global COVID-19 and Energy: Threats and Responses"

Building on the three previous events held this year on security and economic perspectives of the global pandemic crisis, the current Forum will focus on energy-related challenges at home and abroad. Diplomats and scholars will discuss the lessons drawn from the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Date:

Thursday, June 25th, 2020
2:00 PM-4:00 PM

Place:

Remote Attendance Using Zoom Conferencing
(Link to be Provided Upon RSVP)

Co-Sponsors:

PROGRAM

Opening Remarks:

Professor Don Wallace, Chairman at the International Law Institute

Moderator:

Professor Yonah Alexander, Director of the Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies, Senior Fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies

Keynote Speaker:

General (Ret.) Wesley Clark, Retired U.S. Army General, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander

Panelists:

Distinguished University Professor Rita Colwell, University of Maryland, College Park and Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health

Ambassador (Ret.) Andras Simonyi, The Atlantic Council

Ambassador (Ret.) Gerald Feierstein, Senior Vice President of the Middle East Institute

Professor Shireen Hunter, Georgetown University

Commentators:

Ambassador (Ret.) Charles Ray, Former U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia and Zimbabwe

Ambassador Pjer Simunovic, The Embassy of Croatia – currently holding the presidency of the Council of the European Union

Dr. Anthony Fainberg, Former U.S. Government Official

RSVP is required. Please provide your name, title and affiliation.
To register please use the Event Registration Form or
Contact for further information and registration:
Mythili Kotagiri at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or
 Robert Sargin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  [202-247-6006 x 114].