Register Now for June 5, 2017
Join us for the 70th Anniversary Celebration of George C. Marshall’s June 5, 1947 speech at Harvard University which launched the post World War II European Recovery Program, known as The Marshall Plan. Our celebration will be held at The Marshall House in Leesburg, Virginia.
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Keynote Luncheon Speaker
Madeleine Albright, Former Secretary of State
Introductory Remarks
His Excellency David O'Sullivan, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States of America
Closing Comments
Dr. Heinz Fischer, Former President of Austria
This event is hosted by:
THE MARSHALL CENTER’S 70TH ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM:
THE RELEVANCE OF GEORGE C. MARSHALL’S VISION TO TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS TODAY
THE GEORGE C. MARSHALL HOUSE
LEESBURG, VIRGINIA
JUNE 5, 2017
9:00-9:30am
REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
9:30-10:00am
WELCOME
Patricia Magee Daly, President, George C. Marshall International Center
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Lt. Gen. Susan Lawrence (US Army, ret.), Board Chair, GCMIC
His Excellency David O’Sullivan, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States of America
10:00am-12:00pm
PANEL – THE HISTORY OF THE MARSHALL PLAN: ITS ORIGINS AND LEGACY
Moderator: Erik Brattberg, Director, Europe Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC
Panelists:
Dr. Barry Machado, Washington & Lee (ret.), “New Light on the Origins of the Marshall Plan”
Nico Lange, Director, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung USA, “Adenauer, the Marshall Plan, and a Coordinated European Economy”
Dr. Guenter Bischof, University New Orleans, “After All These Years: The Marshall Plan is Alive and Well in Austria”
12:00-2:00pm
BUFFET LUNCH
INTRODUCTIONS OF LUNCHEON KEY NOTE SPEAKER
Dirk Wouters, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to the United States of America
John (Jay) B. Adams, Board Chair, George C. Marshall Foundation
KEY NOTE SPEAKER
Madeleine Albright, Former Secretary of State
2:00-4:00pm
PANEL – THE RELEVANCE OF THE MARSHALL PLAN : SECURITY, RELIEF, AND RECONSTRUCTION
Moderator: David Ignatius, author and columnist, Washington Post
Panelists: Derek Chollet, German Marshall Fund of the US, “The Marshall Legacy in an Era of Disorder”
Dr. Eliot Sorel, George Washington University, “The Marshall Plan: Is it Relevant to the Twenty-First Century?”
Stephen Gannon, Independent Food Security Consultant, “Food Security as Global and National (in)Security, a Field Perspective”
4:00-4:30pm
INTRODUCTION OF CLOSING KEY NOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Dan Hamilton, Executive Director of the Center of Transatlantic Relations, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
KEY NOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Heinz Fischer, President of Austria 2004-2016
4:30-4:40pm
CLOSING REMARKS
Col. David Gray (US Army, ret.), Director, Center for Leadership and Ethics, Virginia Military Institute
4:40-5:30pm
RECEPTION ON THE MARSHALL HOUSE STONE COURT PATIO
6:00-7:00pm
CONCERT FOR THE COMMUNITY
U.S. Army Brass Quintet from The U.S. Army Band