ICD Highlights

November 2013

ICD Delegation to Israel and Palestine: Working to Strengthen Bridges and Cooperation. Mark Donfried and President Emil Constantinescu meet with Yuli-Yoel Edelstein, Speaker of the Knesset.

(Israel; November 22nd, 2013)
ICD Delegation to Israel and Palestine: Working to Strengthen Bridges and Cooperation. Group Photo during the ICD Conference at the Knesset.

(Israel; November 22nd, 2013)
ICD Delegation to Israel and Palestine: Working to Strengthen Bridges and Cooperation. Dr. Solomon Isaac Passy, ICD Advisory Board Member; Former Foreign Minister of Bulgaria, speaks during the ICD Conference hosted at the Knesset.

(Israel; November 22nd, 2013)
ICD Delegation to Israel and Palestine: Working to Strengthen Bridges and Cooperation. Mark Donfried and President Emil Constantinescu meet with Palestinian and Israeli Officials at the Ministry of Planning and Administrative Development.

(Palestine; November 22nd, 2013)
ICD Delegation to Israel and Palestine: Working to Strengthen Bridges and Cooperation. Mark Donfried and President Emil Constantinescu visit Yasser Arafat's Tombstone in Mausoleum.

(Palestine; November 22nd, 2013)
ICD Delegation to Israel and Palestine: Working to Strengthen Bridges and Cooperation. Mark Donfried and President Emil Constantinescu meet with the Director General of the Ministry of Planning and Administrative Development, the Hon. Ahmad Abbas.

(Palestine; November 21st, 2013)
“The Role of Culture and Cultural Diplomacy in the Nordic Countries” – A Lecture by the Vice President of the ICD, Halldór Ásgrímsson, Former Secretary General of the Nordic Council; Former Prime Minister of Iceland.

(Berlin; November 18th, 2013)
Mark Donfried meets with Senator John McCain, US Senator for Arizona, during "The Washington D.C. Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation 2013, at the US Congress.

(Washington D.C.; November 5th, 2013)
Mark Donfried with President Franco Frattini, President of the OYED, Former Foreign Minister of Italy; Senator John McCain, US Senator for Arizona; and H. E. Amb. Claudio Bisogniero, Ambassador of Italy to the US, during "The Washington D.C. Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation", at the US Congress.

(Washington D.C.; November 5th, 2013)
Dr. Marilyn Sephocle, Founder and President of The Women Ambassadors Foundation, speaks on "Women in Diplomacy" during the final day of "The Washington D.C. Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation"

(Washington D.C.; November 6th, 2013)
H.E. Amb. Dr. Tebelelo Mazile Seretse, Ambassador of Botswana to the United States, with the participants of "The Washington D.C. Cross Continental Cooperation Summit"

(Washington D.C.; November 6th, 2013)
"The Washington D.C. Cross Continental Cooperation Summit"

(Washington D.C.; November 8th, 2013)
Mark Donfried with Amb. Prof. Dr. Cynthia P. Schneider, ICD Advisory Board Member; Former U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands, during "The Washington Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation"

(Washington D.C.; November 6th, 2013)
The Final Day of "The Washington D.C. Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation" takes place at the Embassy of Italy to the United States.

(Washington D.C.; November 6th, 2013)
Amb. Andras Simonyi, ICD Advisory Board Member, Director of the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins University, and Former Ambassador of Hungary to the USA; speaks on "Rock & Roll Diplomacy to Enhance Cross Continental Cooperation".

(Washington D.C.; November 6th, 2013)
Mark Donfried with Amb. Andras Simonyi, Director, Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University; Former Ambassador of Hungary to the USA; and H.E. Amb. Claudio Bisogniero, Ambassador of Italy to the United States.

(Washington D.C.; November 6th, 2013)
H. E. Amb. Claudio Bisogniero, Ambassador of Italy to the United States, welcomes the participants to the Italian Embassy on the third day of "The Washington D.C. Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation".

(Washington D.C.; November 6th, 2013)
Mark Donfried meets Jaroslav Zajicek, Chargé d ́Affairs at the Embassy of the Czech Republic to the United States, during "The Washington D.C. Summit on Cross Continental Cooperaton".

(Washington D.C.; November 5th, 2013)
Mark Donfried with Prof. Dr. Dorle Hellmuth, Assistant Professor of Politics at the Catholic University of America, after her lecture on “Spying Among Friends: Implications for Trans-Continental Cooperation”.

(Washington D.C.; November 5th, 2013)
Mark Donfried with Amb. Akbar Ahmed with the participants of "The Washington D.C. Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation".

(Washington D.C.; November 5th, 2013)
Amb. Akbar Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies & Professor, School of International Service, American University; Former Pakistan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland, delivers a lecture on “Bridge Building on a Continental Level: Islam, Immigration, and Empire in Europe”.

(Washington D.C.; November 5th, 2013)
“Lithuania's EU Presidency - Achievements and Remaining Challenges for Strengthening Inter-Continental and Cross Continental Cooperation”, by Rolandas Kačinskas, Minister Plenipotentiary, the Embassy Lithuania to the United States.

(Washington D.C.; November 5th, 2013)
H.E. Amb. Dr. Božo Cerar, Ambassador of Slovenia to the United States, speaks on “Transatlantic Relations: Challenges and Opportunities in a New Reality”, during "The Washington D.C. Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation"
“The UN Security Council and International Law”, a Lecture by H.E. Amb. Elin Suleymanov, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the Unites States, during "The Washington Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation"

(Washington D.C.; November 4th, 2013)
H. E. Amb. Elin Suleymanov, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the United States, meets with participants of the “Washington D.C. Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation 2013” after his lecture on "The UN Security Council and International Law".

(Washington D.C.; November 4th, 2013
On the first day at the “Washington D.C. Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation 2013”, Kingsley Smith, Program Director of National Public Radio (NPR), gives an informative guided tour around the NPR Headquarters with participants of the summit.

(Washington D.C.; November 4th, 2013)
Mark Donfried with Prof. Dr. James Stocker, visiting Assistant Professor of International Affairs at Trinity Washington University Prof. Dr. Stocker delivered a lecture on the topic “A World of Institutions: Assessing Our Progress”, during "The Washington D.C. Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation".

(Washington D.C.; November 4th, 2013)
Prof. Dr. Getachew Metaferia, Professor of Political Science at Morgan State University, delivers a lecture and discussion at the National Public Radio Headquarters on “Cross-Continental Cooperation Challenges and Opportunities”.

(Washington D.C.; November 4th, 2013)
Mark Donfried with Imam Talib Shareef, President and Imam of the Mosque Masjid Muhammad Inc., after his interactive lecture on “Shared Freedom-Space and Shared Responsibility” at the NPR Headquarters in Washington.

(Washington D.C.; November 4th, 2013)
The first day of "The Washington D.C. Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation 2013 " concluded with a Welcome Reception, hosted at the Bulgarian Embassy to the US. Participants and speakers were able to further get to know each other and continue informal discussions that arose during the Conference.

(Washington D.C.; November 4th, 2013)
Mark Donfried with H. E. Amb. Elena Poptodorova, ICD Advisory Board Member and Ambassador of Bulgaria to the United States, after delivering the Welcome Address for "The Cross Continental Cooperation Summit in Washington D.C.", at NPR Headquarters in Washington.

(Washington D.C.; November 4th, 2013)
Mark Donfried with the Speakers and Participants of the Washington D.C. Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation, National Public Radio.

(Washington D.C.; November 4th, 2013)
President Franco Frattini, President of the OYED and Former Foreign Minister of Italy, with the participants of "The Washington Cross Continental Cooperation Summit 2013", at the Embassy of Bulgaria to the USA.

(Washington D.C.; November 4th, 2013)
Mark Donfried with President Franco Frattini, President of the ICD Organization for Youth Education and Development, and Former Foreign Minister of Italy, and H.E. Amb. Elena Poptodorova, ICD Advisory Board Member, Ambassador of Bulgaria to USA, during the welcome reception at the Bulgarian Embassy for "The Washington Cross Continental Cooperation Summit 2013".

(Washington D.C.; November 4th, 2013)
President Franco Frattini, President of the ICD Organization for Youth Education and Development, and Former Foreign Minister of Italy, interviewed by Amb. Cynthia Schneider, ICD Director of Projects, Former Ambassador of the USA to the Netherlands.

(Washington D.C.; November 4th, 2013)
President Franco Frattini, President of the ICD Organization for Youth Education and Development (OYED), Former Foreign Minister of Italy, speaks during "The Washington Cross Continental Cooperation Summit 2013".

(Washington D.C.; November 4th, 2013)

ICD Highlights

November 2013

ICD Delegation to Israel and Palestine: Working to Strengthen Bridges and Cooperation. Mark Donfried and President Emil Constantinescu meet with Yuli-Yoel Edelstein, Speaker of the Knesset.

ICD Delegation to Israel and Palestine: Working to Strengthen Bridges and Cooperation. Group Photo during the ICD Conference at the Knesset.

ICD Delegation to Israel and Palestine: Working to Strengthen Bridges and Cooperation. Dr. Solomon Isaac Passy, ICD Advisory Board Member; Former Foreign Minister of Bulgaria, speaks during the ICD Conference hosted at the Knesset.

ICD Delegation to Israel and Palestine: Working to Strengthen Bridges and Cooperation. Mark Donfried and President Emil Constantinescu meet with Palestinian and Israeli Officials at the Ministry of Planning and Administrative Development.

ICD Delegation to Israel and Palestine: Working to Strengthen Bridges and Cooperation. Mark Donfried and President Emil Constantinescu visit Yasser Arafat's Tombstone in Mausoleum.

ICD Delegation to Israel and Palestine: Working to Strengthen Bridges and Cooperation. Mark Donfried and President Emil Constantinescu meet with the Director General of the Ministry of Planning and Administrative Development, the Hon. Ahmad Abbas.

“The Role of Culture and Cultural Diplomacy in the Nordic Countries” – A Lecture by the Vice President of the ICD, Halldór Ásgrímsson, Former Secretary General of the Nordic Council; Former Prime Minister of Iceland.

Mark Donfried meets with Senator John McCain, US Senator for Arizona, during "The Washington D.C. Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation 2013, at the US Congress.

Dr. Marilyn Sephocle, Founder and President of The Women Ambassadors Foundation, speaks on "Women in Diplomacy" during the final day of "The Washington D.C. Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation"

H.E. Amb. Dr. Tebelelo Mazile Seretse, Ambassador of Botswana to the United States, with the participants of "The Washington D.C. Cross Continental Cooperation Summit"

"The Washington D.C. Cross Continental Cooperation Summit"

Mark Donfried with Amb. Prof. Dr. Cynthia P. Schneider, ICD Advisory Board Member; Former U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands, during "The Washington Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation"

The Final Day of "The Washington D.C. Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation" takes place at the Embassy of Italy to the United States.

Amb. Andras Simonyi, ICD Advisory Board Member, Director of the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins University, and Former Ambassador of Hungary to the USA; speaks on "Rock & Roll Diplomacy to Enhance Cross Continental Cooperation".

Mark Donfried with Amb. Andras Simonyi, Director, Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University; Former Ambassador of Hungary to the USA; and H.E. Amb. Claudio Bisogniero, Ambassador of Italy to the United States.

H. E. Amb. Claudio Bisogniero, Ambassador of Italy to the United States, welcomes the participants to the Italian Embassy on the third day of "The Washington D.C. Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation".

Mark Donfried meets Jaroslav Zajicek, Chargé d ́Affairs at the Embassy of the Czech Republic to the United States, during "The Washington D.C. Summit on Cross Continental Cooperaton".

Mark Donfried with Prof. Dr. Dorle Hellmuth, Assistant Professor of Politics at the Catholic University of America, after her lecture on “Spying Among Friends: Implications for Trans-Continental Cooperation”.

Mark Donfried with Amb. Akbar Ahmed with the participants of "The Washington D.C. Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation".

Amb. Akbar Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies & Professor, School of International Service, American University; Former Pakistan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland, delivers a lecture on “Bridge Building on a Continental Level: Islam, Immigration, and Empire in Europe”.

“Lithuania's EU Presidency - Achievements and Remaining Challenges for Strengthening Inter-Continental and Cross Continental Cooperation”, by Rolandas Kačinskas, Minister Plenipotentiary, the Embassy Lithuania to the United States.

H.E. Amb. Dr. Božo Cerar, Ambassador of Slovenia to the United States, speaks on “Transatlantic Relations: Challenges and Opportunities in a New Reality”, during "The Washington D.C. Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation"

“The UN Security Council and International Law”, a Lecture by H.E. Amb. Elin Suleymanov, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the Unites States, during "The Washington Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation"

H. E. Amb. Elin Suleymanov, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the United States, meets with participants of the “Washington D.C. Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation 2013” after his lecture on "The UN Security Council and International Law".

On the first day at the “Washington D.C. Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation 2013”, Kingsley Smith, Program Director of National Public Radio (NPR), gives an informative guided tour around the NPR Headquarters with participants of the summit.

Prof. Dr. Getachew Metaferia, Professor of Political Science at Morgan State University, delivers a lecture and discussion at the National Public Radio Headquarters on “Cross-Continental Cooperation Challenges and Opportunities”.

Mark Donfried with Imam Talib Shareef, President and Imam of the Mosque Masjid Muhammad Inc., after his interactive lecture on “Shared Freedom-Space and Shared Responsibility” at the NPR Headquarters in Washington.

Mark Donfried with H. E. Amb. Elena Poptodorova, ICD Advisory Board Member and Ambassador of Bulgaria to the United States, after delivering the Welcome Address for "The Cross Continental Cooperation Summit in Washington D.C.", at NPR Headquarters in Washington.

Mark Donfried with the Speakers and Participants of the Washington D.C. Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation, National Public Radio.

President Franco Frattini, President of the OYED and Former Foreign Minister of Italy, with the participants of "The Washington Cross Continental Cooperation Summit 2013", at the Embassy of Bulgaria to the USA.

President Franco Frattini, President of the ICD Organization for Youth Education and Development, and Former Foreign Minister of Italy, interviewed by Amb. Cynthia Schneider, ICD Director of Projects, Former Ambassador of the USA to the Netherlands.

President Franco Frattini, President of the ICD Organization for Youth Education and Development (OYED), Former Foreign Minister of Italy, speaks during "The Washington Cross Continental Cooperation Summit 2013".

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