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Welcome to the event archive for "Twenty Years After Madrid: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward for Arab-Israeli Peacemaking," a full-day conference co-hosted by the United States Institute of Peace and the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy on November 2, 2011. This is an archive of the day's proceedings, including video and audio of the conference, as well as other related resources.
The Madrid Peace Conference was a watershed moment for American diplomacy, but the two decades since have witnessed a region facing substantial challenges and instability, with major uncertainty regarding the future of efforts toward peace.
With the recent developments at the United Nations and the Quartet's latest proposal, this conference drew on lessons from the past, assessed the current state-of-play, and explored new ideas for moving forward. The conference featured former diplomats and international experts on eight panels, each of which explored different aspects of the challenges facing peacemaking in the Arab-Israeli conflict. The conference was opened with introductions by Dr. Richard H. Solomon and Ambassador Edward Djerejian, a video address by President George H. W. Bush, and a keynote speech by Secretary of State James A. Baker, III. Former National Security Advisors Zbigniew Brzezinski and Stephen Hadley ended the conference with a discussion of challenges facing the United States.
Conference Planning
Co-chairs:
Dr. Richard H. Solomon, USIP
Ambassador Edward Djerejian, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
Co-directors:
Paul Hughes, USIP
Neil Kritz, USIP
Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen, USIP
Scott Lasensky, USIP
Conference Coordinators:
Lena Andrews, USIP
Matt Chen, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
Britt Manzo, USIP