Boris Tarasyuk, Foreign Minister of Ukraine

On September 19, the New Atlantic Initiative hosted a breakfast in honor of Boris Tarasyuk, acting foreign minister of Ukraine. The Foreign Minister offered remarks on changes in the Ukrainian political climate, Ukraine's accession to the European Union, and changes in Ukrainian foreign policy following the Orange Revolution.

On July 27, 2005, the New Atlantic Initiative hosted a lunch in honor of Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, foreign minister of Croatia. The foreign minister spoke about transatlantic relations, European integration, and the future of Croatia and the Balkans.

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Bert Braun

On July 19, 2005, NAI hosted a lunch in honor of Viktor Orban, former prime minister of Hungary and president of FIDESZ. Mr. Orban spoke on transatlantic relations and the future of Hungary.

Viktor Orban, Wayne Schroeder

Michael Rubin, Vance Serchuk

On July 8, 2005, NAI hosted a breakfast for representatives of the Istituto Affari Internazionali, the Centro Alti Studi di Difesa, and Italian academics and scholars to discuss the transatlantic relationship and the future of U.S.-Italian relations.

Radek Sikorski, Juan F. Lopez-Aguilar

On May 5, 2005, NAI hosted a breakfast with Juan F. Lopez Aguilar, minister of justice of Spain. He spoke about judicial cooperation in counterterrorism between the European Union and the US.

Pascal Lamy

Pascal Lamy, former commissioner for trade at the European Commission and candidate to be the new WTO director general, was a guest of the New Atlantic Initiative and of AEI's Economic and Trade Policy Program at lunch on April 29. Mr. Lamy spoke about the future of the WTO and world trade.

On April 5, 2005, NAI hosted a luncheon with Dr. Friedrich Pfluger, foreign policy spokesman for the CDU/CSU German parliamentary group.  He spoke about changes in the transatlantic relationship, issues in European Union, and other foreign policy questions.

Friedrich Pfluger, Radek Sikorski

Geert Wilders

On January 16, 2005 NAI hosted a luncheon with the Dutch MP Geert Wilders. Immigration to Europe, and the threat which radical Islamists pose to the Netherlands were the main topics at this discussion.

Klaus Scharioth

On December 1, Germany's deputy minister of foreign affairs Klaus Scharioth presented the outlook for his country's relations with the U.S., and talked about Germany's ambition to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

Chris DeMuth, Josè Maria Aznar

On September 24, the NAI hosted a breakfast with Josè Maria Aznar, former president of the Spanish government. Mr. Aznar' spoke on the means to prevent terrorists from prejudicing elections.  A discussion on the ways of strengthening the transatlantic alliance followed .

On May 20, 2004, the NAI hosted a dinner with Ian Brzezinski, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe. Mr. Brzezinski's speech focused on the challenges that NATO faces today. The presentation was followed by an invigorating discussion on the means of strengthening the military alliance.   Ian Brzezinski
Iain Duncan Smith, Radek Sikorski   On May 10, 2004, Iain Duncan Smith former leader of the British Conservative Party and  member of parliament, joined the New Atlantic Initiative for a discussion on British politics and on the current state of the special relationship.

On March 29, 2004, the acting foreign minister of Spain Ms. Ana Palacio joined the New Atlantic Initiative to discuss the impact of the March 11 terrorist attacks on the fight against terrorism and on transatlantic relations.

Ana Palacio

Bernd Mützelburg, Radek Sikorski

On January 29, 2004, Bernd Mützelburg, the German national security advisor, spoke at NAI on current developments of German foreign policy.

On January 27, 2004, NAI held a meeting with a delegation of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. The delegation discussed the main trends of transatlantic relations and the future of Iraq. List of participants.

Pierre Lellouche, Radek Sikorski, Franco Angioni

On November 18, 2003, Otto Graf Lambsdorff, the honorary president of the Free Democratic Party and Germany's former minister of economics, spoke at NAI about the economic reforms which are currently being introduced in Germany and the state of German-American relations.

Allan Melzer, Otto Graf Lambsdorff, Radek Sikorski

Demonstrations in Chisinau

On November 7, 2003, NAI organized a discussion on the situation in Moldova. The main speakers were Iurie Rosca, chairman of the Christian Democratic People's Party of Moldova and Oazu Nantoi, chairman of the Social Democratic Party.

Mirek Topolanek

On October 15, 2003, Mirek Topolanek, the vice president of the Czech Senate and chairman of ODS, spoke at NAI on the future of his country's relations with the U.S., the draft of the European constitution and Czech-German relations. Click to read Mr. Topolanek's remarks.

Ana Palacio Vallelersundi

On September 8, 2003, Ana Palacio Vallelersundi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Spain, met with AEI scholars to discuss Spain's Iraq policy, its relations with the U.S. as well the Spanish government's position on the draft European Constitution.

Jan Peter Balkenende

Jan Peter Balkenende, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, met with scholars and businessmen on September 2, 2003, to discuss how the U.S. and the EU can work together to create a better climate for worldwide economic recovery, click here for the Prime Minister's remarks.

On July 15, 2003, during a closed luncheon Salambek Maigov, the representative to the Russian Federation of Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov, briefed NAI on the peace process in Chechnya.

Salambek Maigov

Volker Ruhe   On June 13, 2003, at a NAI meeting Volker Rühe, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Bundestag, illustrated to AEI scholars and American journalists his view on the American-German relationship in the aftermath of the war in Iraq.

Pierre Lellouche         On May 13, 2003, Pierre Lellouche, member of the French National Assembly, and former diplomatic adviser to Jacques Chirac, presented his views on Franco-American relations after the liberation of Iraq.

Diplomats representing Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Romania met with American experts at NAI on April 29, 2003, to discuss the future basing of American forces in Europe.

Randy Scheunemann and Elena Poptodorova

Alain Madelin, former finance minister of France, was NAI's guest on April 4, 2003.  He described the possibilities for repairing Franco-American relations after the war in Iraq, and talked about France's differences with the New Europe. Click for Alain Madelin's recent article on French attitudes toward the United States.

Alain Madelin

André Glucksmann

Ilyas Akhmadov

On March 17, 2003, the "Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria" Ilyas Akhmadov, and the French philosopher André Glucksmann, presented a new peace initiative for Chechnya to AEI staff. For the plan's details go to the web site of the American Committee for Peace in Chechnya.

Jürgen Chrobog and Danielle Pletka

On March 11,2003, Jürgen Chrobog, deputy minister of foreign affairs of Germany, met with AEI scholars to discuss his country's policy on Iraq.

Alexander Voloshin

Alexander Voloshin, chief of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation, met with AEI scholars on February 25, 2003.

AEI scholars and parliamentarians of the Bavarian CSU discussed German-American relations during a lunchtime discussion on December 9.

Karl-Theodore Freiherr von und zu Gutenberg, Wolfram Maas, Radek Sikorski, and Peter Ramsauer

Daniel Fried

On October 15, 2002, Daniel Fried, senior director of European and Eurasian affairs at the National Security Council, shared his views and fielded questions on the status of the transatlantic relationship and the ways of increasing cooperation between the U.S. and Europe.

On September 20, 2002, H.E. Wolfgang Ischinger, Germany's ambassador to the United States, led NAI invitees in a fascinating discussion about transatlantic relations on the eve of the German elections.

Wolfgang Ischinger

On September 16, 2002, Goran Svilanovic, Yugoslavia's foreign minister, and AEI scholars discussed the current situation in the Balkans.

Jeane J. Kirkpatrick and Goran Svilanovic

Jerzey Buzek

On June 10, 2002, Jerzy Buzek, former Polish prime minister, and AEI scholars discussed the legacy of Solidarity reforms and Poland's contribution to NATO.