WASHINGTON CONFERENCE ON BELARUS 4 April 2017 Final Program

WASHINGTON CONFERENCE ON BELARUS
Reviewing Relations: Legacy and Prospects for the Development of U.S.-Belarusian Ties
4 April 2017 Washington, District of Columbia
Belarusian Institute of America (USA), German Marshall Fund (USA), Political Sphere Institute (Belarus, Lithuania)
PROGRAM
(Due to recent events in Belarus, changes have been made to the program)
9:00 – 9:30 Arrival and registration
9:30 – 9.35 Opening remarks
Andrei Asadchy, Executive Director, Belarusian Institute of America
Jörg Forbrig, Director, Fund for Belarus Democracy; Senior Fellow, German Marshall Fund
9:35 – 11.15 Panel I: Legacy and Prospects: Missed Opportunities, Main Challenges, Mutual Interests, and Differences in U.S.-Belarus Relations
Moderator: Jonathan Katz, Fellow, German Marshall Fund
Andrei Kazakevich, Director of Research, Belarusian Institute of America; Director, Political Sphere Institute (Belarus, Lithuania)
Kenneth Yalowitz, former U.S. Ambassador to Belarus in 1994-1997

David Kramer, Senior Director for Human Rights and Freedoms, McCain Institute
Scott Rowland, Senior Advisor, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
11:15 – 11:45 Coffee break
11:45 – 1:30 Panel II: Recent Developments in Belarus and Their Impact on Relations with the United States
Moderator: Sofya Orlosky, Program Manager for Eurasia, Freedom House
Jörg Forbrig, Director, Fund for Belarus Democracy; Senior Fellow, German Marshall Fund
David Marples, Chair, North American Association for Belarusian Studies
Valery Kavaleuski, Senior Analyst, Belarusian Institute of America
Frantsishak Viachorka, New Media Editor, Belarusian Service of Radio Liberty
To register and receive more information, please use the following contacts:
Sophie Arts (GMF): +1 202 683 2603, (tel:%28202%29%20683-2603) [email protected] .

Belarusian Institute of America
www.belarusianinstitute.org (http://belarusianinstitute.org/)
German Marshall Fund, USA
www.gmfus.org (http://www.gmfus.org/)