JHU SAIS to Hold Forum on U.S. Government Response to Failed States

The Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and the Center for Global Development will co-host a forum, "Addressing State Failure: The Evolving U.S. Government Response," on Thursday, April 6 from 1 to 6 p.m.

Participants and panel sessions include:

1 p.m. - Welcome and introductory remarks by Francis Fukuyama, director of the SAIS International Development Program, and Stewart Patrick, Center for Global Development research fellow and SAIS professorial lecturer

1:30-3 p.m. - Panel 1: "U.S. Strategic Responses to State Failure"

• Douglas Menarchik, assistant administrator for policy and program coordination at USAID
• Jeffrey Nadaner, deputy assistant secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict
• Stewart Patrick
• Marcia Wong, deputy coordinator for reconstruction and stabilization at the U.S. State Department

3:15-4:45 p.m. - Panel 2: "Field Implications of Recent U.S. Policy Shifts"

• George Devendorf, Mercy Corps International's director of public affairs
• Victoria Holt, senior associate at the Henry L. Stimson Center
• James R. Kunder (invited), assistant administrator for the Bureau for Asia and the Near East at USAID
• Lt. Col. Richard Lacquement (invited), Office of the Secretary of Defense

The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the Kenney Auditorium of the school's Nitze Building, located at 1740 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., in Washington, D.C. Members of the public must RSVP to [email protected].

Members of the media should who want to cover the forum should contact Felisa Neuringer Klubes in the SAIS Public Affairs Office at 202.663.5626 or [email protected].