CITS 20th Anniversary

The Center for International Trade and Security is pleased to commemorate its 20th Anniversary on Wednesday, March 18, 2009. The event will include panels covering strategic trade control issues, nuclear proliferation and security, and the importance of continued work in the field. Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and other experts will participate. The celebration will include friends, colleagues and stake-holders of the Center. All events will be held in the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. For more information, contact the Center at 706-542-2985.

Morning Panel

Nuclear Renaissance, Disarmament, Terrorism and Proliferation

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Masters Hall, Georgia Center for Continuing Education

This panel discussion will be moderated by Center Director, Dr. Gary Bertsch, and includes 2005 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei (Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria), General Gene Habiger (former Commander in Chief of all U.S. nuclear forces), Joseph Cirincione (President of the Ploughshares Fund), and other national and international experts. The panelists will address the key issues surrounding nuclear energy and weapons, including the threat of nuclear weapons proliferation, terrorism and disarmament.

Afternoon Panel

Controlling Weapons Proliferation and Promoting Peaceful Trade

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Room K-L, Georgia Center for Continuing Education

This panel will be moderated by Dr. Scott Jones, CITS Executive Director, and include experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency, leading global companies and think tanks. The panel discussion will call attention to an international nuclear black market and discuss how countries like Iran have been able to buy technology and components aiding their nuclear weapons programs. The panelists will offer recommendations to the Obama Administration and global leaders, governments and businesses on how to promote peaceful trade and prevent the global spread of weapons of mass destruction.

The Conduct of Foreign Policy under the Obama Administration

The Conduct of Foreign Policy under the Obama Administration - a lecture (with a Q&A on careers in foreign affairs) by former U.S. career diplomats Earle and Barbara Scarlett

When: Thursday, March 19 at 12:30pm
Where: 4th Floor, Dean Rusk Hall, North Campus

Pizza and refreshments will be served

Presented by: The Dean Rusk Center in cooperation with the Department of International Affairs and the Carl Vinson Institute of Government

Career diplomats to address Obama’s foreign policy

Husband and wife career public service diplomats, who have a combined 50-plus years of experience in United States and United Nations international diplomacy, will share their thoughts on President Barack Obama’s foreign policy plans as part of an event sponsored by the School of Law's Dean Rusk Center in cooperation with the Department of International Affairs and the Carl Vinson Institute of Government. A question and answer session on careers in foreign affairs will follow.

The Scarletts have served in the countries of Cameroon, Bosnia, Brazil, the Philippines, Ireland and the former Yugoslavia. Earle has represented our country or the UN in sensitive relationships with then-Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic (who was subsequently indicted for war crimes), with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos during his removal from power, and with Chinese officials during the Tiananmen Square uprising. Barbara has worked in the areas of strategic policy planning, cultural administration and media relations for the advancement of U.S. foreign policy objectives abroad.