PrintOpening Remarks and Keynote Address by James A. Baker, III
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An audio recording of the opening remarks and The Hon. James A. Baker III's keynote address at Twenty Years After Madrid.
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- Length: 45:40 minutes (20.91 MB)
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USIP President Dr. Richard Solomon and Ambassador Edward Djerejian, founding director of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, opened the conference with speeches that welcomed those in attendance to USIP's new building on the National Mall and that set the scene for the day’s proceedings. President Bush's video address looked back on the Madrid process while Secretary of State James A. Baker III reflected on the lessons learned at the Madrid Conference and the way forward for Arab-Israeli peacemaking and the United States.
Speakers:
Dr. Richard Solomon
President, USIP; former Director of Policy Planning and Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Ambassador Edward Djerejian
Founding Director, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy; former U.S. Ambassador to Syria and Israel, former Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Former President George H.W. Bush (via video address)
The Honorable James A. Baker, III (Keynote)
Former United States Secretary of State
More from the event archive:
- Video of the opening session
- Video of interview with President George H.W. Bush
- Transcript of the keynote address