Samuel R. Berger and Condoleezza Rice
"Passing the Baton."

• What are the lessons for national security and foreign policy that can be passed from earlier administrations to the incoming Bush administration and new Congress?
• When and how should the U.S. take the lead in resolving international crises?
• To what extent should the next administration consider restructuring the executive branch to bring strategic planing and improved policy implementation into the 21st Century?

On January 17, 2001, the United States Institute of Peace webcast the first of a series of special programs designed to examine these and other challenges to America's security in the new century. Entitled "Passing the Baton: Challenges of Statecraft for the New Administration," this program featured a rich array of seasoned senior foreign policy and national security leaders and former officials. Included throughout the day were remarks by Brent Scowcroft, Robert Rubin, William Perry, Anthony Lake, Strobe Talbott, Senator Joe Biden, and others (See Program schedule ).

Featured at mid-day was a keynote address by National Security Advisor Samuel Berger on "Foreign Policy in an Era of Globalization. " In the afternoon National Security Advisor-designate Condoleezza Rice made a special address on "National Security Challenges for the New Administration."

Other national security and foreign policy issues which were examined included:

• Organizing for National Security Policy;
• Why Partnership with Russia is So Elusive;
• America as Peacemaker;
• Building a Stable Balkans; and
• Securing Peace in Northeast Asia.

This Internet event was webcast all day on January 17th, beginning with the opening remarks at 9:00 AM, and concluded at approximately 6:30 PM EST.

Publications & Related Online Resources

Policy Brief

Please read the special Institute publication "Policy Support in International Conflict Prevention and Management : A Policy Brief for the New Administration."
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Text of Keynote Addresses

"Foreign Policy in an Era of Globalization"
Special Address by Samuel R. Berger, National Security Advisor

"National Security Challenges for the New Administration"
Special Address by Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor-designate

Online Photo Gallery

" 'Passing the Baton:' A Day in Pictures and Sound"

Approximate Session Airtimes

9:00 AM - Opening Remarks Max M. Kampelman, U.S. Institute of Peace Board of Directors Managing International Conflict in the Post-Cold War World Richard H. Solomon, U.S. Institute of Peace 9:20 AM - "Organizing for National Security Policy" Moderator: David Abshire, Center for the Study of the Presidency The Role of the National Security Advisor and Council Brent Scowcroft, The Forum for International Policy Anthony Lake, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service Integrating Economic and Security Issues Robert Rubin, Citigroup, Inc. Do We Need a New National Security Act? Charles G. Boyd, USAF (Ret.), U.S. Commission on National Security for the 21st Century 10:50 AM -"Why is Partnership with Russia So Elusive?" Moderator: Steve Hadley, Deputy National Security Advisor-designate Dealing with Russia in Transition Strobe N. Talbott, U.S. Department of State Who "Lost" Russia? Sergey Rogov, U.S.A. and Canada Institute, Moscow Institutionalizing Bilateral Relations Paula Dobriansky, Council on Foreign Relations 12:30 PM -"Foreign Policy in an Era of Globalization" Introduction: Senator Joseph R. Biden Special Address by Samuel R. Berger, National Security Advisor 1:55 PM - "Making Peace; Making It Stick" Moderator: Marc Leland, Leland Associates Negotiating Peace Allen Weinstein, Center for Democracy & U.S. Institute of Peace Board of Directors Coalition Building and Implementation of Peace Agreements Chester A. Crocker, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service & U.S. Institute of Peace Board of Directors Chairman People Power and Democratization Peter Ackerman, Board of Overseers Chairman, Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy 3:00 PM - "Building a Stable Balkans" Moderator: Harriet Hentges, U.S. Institute of Peace Going Beyond Dayton Walter Slocombe, U.S. Department of Defense The Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia Triangle Morton Abramowitz, The Century Foundation Recalibrating the U.S. Stakes in the Balkans Richard Perle, American Enterprise Institute 4:10 PM -"Securing Peace in Northeast Asia" Moderator: Patrick M. Cronin, U.S. Institute of Peace Paths to Peace on the Korean Peninsula William Perry, Institute for International Studies, Stanford University Managing Regional Dynamics in Northeast Asia Michael Armacost, The Brookings Institution The China Challenge J. Stapleton Roy, Kissinger Associates 5:15 PM - "National Security Challenges for the New Administration" Introduction: Rita Hauser, International Peace Academy & The Hauser Foundation Speaker: Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor-designate Note - All Times are Eastern Standard Time. Final agenda subject to change. The United States Institute of Peace wishes to acknowledge and thank the following sponsors of the conference: American International Group, Inc. The Coca-Cola Company Citigroup, Inc. The Boeing Company Federal Express Corporation General Electric Company Northrop Grumman Riggs Bank Shell International Exploration and Production Inc.

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