Events At Usip

The United States Institute of Peace, Embassy of Georgia, and the Heritage Foundation conducted the third annual U.S.-Georgia strategic partnership conference. The conference offered look at how the United States and Georgia can further strengthen the ties between the two nations. It also provided a unique chance for U.S. decision-makers, experts, scholars, and journalists to focus on geopolitical regional trends and challenges, and explore bilateral opportunities from both the regional and international perspective. Speakers:  Welcoming Remarks, Ms. Nancy Lindborg, President, United States Institute of Peace Keynote Address, The Honorable Mamuka Bakhtadze, Prime Minister of Georgia   Session 1: Geopolitics and Security: Ensuring Regional Peace and Stability H.E. David Zalkaliani Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Mr. Michael J. Murphy Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian AffairsDr. James Jay CarafanoVice President, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institut