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At the Council of American Ambassadors' Election Day Luncheon on November 7, 2018, Kati Marton spoke about Hungary and the rising threats to liberal democracy in Europe. Ms. Marton is a best-selling author, journalist and human rights activist. She is currently a director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, serves on the board of directors of the International Rescue Committee and the New American Foundation, and sits on the board of Central European University. CAA member Ambassador Donald Bliss introduced Ms. Marton and moderated the session.

At the Council of American Ambassadors' Fall Conference Potpourri of Diplomacy, Dr. Stephen Sestanovich spoke about Russian-American relations. Dr. Sestanovich is the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of International Diplomacy at Colombia University SIPA. From 1997 to 2001, he was the U.S. State Department's Ambassador-at-large for the former Soviet Union. CAA Senior Vice President Ambassador G. Philip Hughes introduced Dr. Sestanovich and moderated the ensuing Q&A session.

At the Council of American Ambassadors' Fall Conference Potpourri of Diplomacy, Mr. Amir Dossal spoke about the United Nations use of new technologies to help achieve its sustainable development goals. Mr. Dossal is the Founder and President of the Global Partnerships Forum and has 25 years of experience at the United Nations. CAA Executive Director Kathleen Sheehan introduced Mr. Dossal and moderated the ensuing Q&A session.

At the Council of American Ambassadors Fall Conference Potpourri of Diplomacy, Dr. Steve Sokol spoke to the state of German politics and Germany's role on the world stage. Dr. Sokol has been the President of the American Council on Germany since May 2015, and before that, he served as President and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh. CAA member Ambassador Aldona Wos introduced Dr. Sokol and moderated the ensuing Q&A session.

Dr. Nicholas Danforth spoke to U.S.-Turkey relations at the Council of American Ambassadors Fall Conference, Potpourri of Diplomacy. Dr. Danforth is senior policy analyst for the Bipartisan Policy Center's national security program. He has written widely about Turkey, U.S. foreign policy and the Middle East for publications including The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, Al Jazeera and Foreign Affairs. CAA member Ambassador Stuart Bernstein introduced Dr. Danforth and moderated the ensuing Q&A session.

Ambassador Winston Lord spoke to U.S.-China tensions at the Council of American Ambassadors Fall Conference, Potpourri of Diplomacy. Ambassador Lord brings significant expertise on China having served as President Reagan's Ambassador to China and President Clinton's Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. He also served as Special Assistant to National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger and Director of the State Department Policy Planning Staff. CAA President Timothy A. Chorba introduced Ambassador Lord and moderated this session.

Ambassador Frank G. Wisner presented a "Tour D'Horizon" at the Council of American Ambassadors' Fall Conference Potpourri of Diplomacy. He spoke to the world's most pressing foreign affairs issues including religious fundamentalism and power dynamics in the Middle East. Ambassador Wisner served as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Under Secretary of State for International Security Affairs, Ambassador to India, Ambassador to Egypt and Ambassador to Zambia. CAA President Timothy A. Chorba introduced Ambassador Wisner and moderated the ensuing Q&A session.

Ambassador Norman Eisen joins CAA Live! Host Ambassador Jim Rosapepe to talk about his new book, The Last Palace: Europe's Turbulent Century in Five Lives and One Legendary House. In this episode, Ambassador Eisen speaks to the development of illiberalism in the Czech Republic in comparison to the other visegrád countries; Poland, Hungary and Slovakia.

Ambassador Norman Eisen joins CAA Live! Host Ambassador Jim Rosapepe to talk about his new book, The Last Palace: Europe's Turbulent Century in Five Lives and One Legendary House. In this episode, Ambassador Eisen details the history of Russia's influence in Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic, up to his arrival in Prague as the U.S. Ambassador.

In Ambassador Norman Eisen's new book, The Last Palace, he depicts five characters who have witnessed Europe's turbulent century from the setting of the "last palace" in Prague. Ambassador Eisen talks with CAA Live! host Ambassador Jim Rosapepe about one of the most important characters in the book, his mother. His mother, who was born in Czechoslovakia and survived Auschwitz during the Holocaust, played an important role for Ambassador Eisen during his ambassadorship to the Czech Republic from 2011 to 2014.

Ambassador Alfred Moses joins CAA Live! host Ambassador Jim Rosapepe to discuss Romania's pathway to NATO membership. Ambassador Moses served as U.S. Ambassador to Romania from 1994 to 1997. He recently authored Bucharest Diary: Romania's Journey from Darkness to Light.

Ambassador Alfred Moses joins CAA Live! host Ambassador Jim Rosapepe to discuss the development of President Ion Iliescu from his role under Nicolae Ceausescu, during Romania's communist regime, to becoming the country's first democratically elected head of state. Ambassador Moses served as U.S. Ambassador to Romania from 1994 to 1997. He recently authored Bucharest Diary: Romania's Journey from Darkness to Light.

Ambassador Alfred Moses joined CAA Live! host Ambassador Jim Rosapepe to describe efforts in the 1970s and 1980s helping Jews living in an oppressive communist regime in Romania emigrate to Israel. Ambassador Moses served as U.S. Ambassador to Romania from 1994 to 1997. He recently authored Bucharest Diary: Romania's Journey from Darkness to Light.

In this episode, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul joins CAA Live! host Ambassador Jim Rosapepe to discuss his recommendations for U.S. policy towards Russia going forward. Ambassador McFaul recently authored From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin's Russia. He currently serves as the Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution for International Studies at Stanford University.

In this episode, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul joins CAA Live! host Ambassador Jim Rosapepe to discuss how the United States could have approached relations with Russia differently after the Cold War. Ambassador McFaul recently authored From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin's Russia. He currently serves as the Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution for International Studies at Stanford University.

In this episode, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Ambassador Michael McFaul joins CAA Live! host Ambassador Jim Rosapepe to talk about his academic background in Russian studies and international diplomacy. His first visit to Russia was as a student at Leningrad State University in 1983. Ambassador McFaul recently authored From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin's Russia. He currently serves as the Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution for International Studies at Stanford University.

In this episode, Ambassador C. Donald Johnson joins CAA Live! host Ambassador Rosapepe to discuss the current trade debate and how it compares to America's trade history. Ambassador Johnson recently authored The Wealth of a Nation: A History of Trade Politics in America. He is the Director Emeritus of the Dean Rusk Center for International Law and a former United States Trade Representative.

In this episode, Ambassador C. Donald Johnson joins CAA Live! host Ambassador Rosapepe to discuss international economic institutions at the end of World War II. Ambassador Johnson recently authored The Wealth of a Nation: A History of Trade Politics in America. He is the Director Emeritus of the Dean Rusk Center for International Law and a former United States Trade Representative.

In this episode, Ambassador C. Donald Johnson joins CAA Live! host Ambassador Rosapepe to discuss Joseph Wharton and protectionism in the post-Civil War era. Ambassador Johnson recently authored The Wealth of a Nation: A History of Trade Politics in America. He is the Director Emeritus of the Dean Rusk Center for International Law and a former United States Trade Representative.

In this episode, Ambassador Colleen B. Bell joins CAA Live! host Ambassador Rosapepe to discuss Russia, Hungary's relationship with Russia and Russian interference in elections. Ambassador Bell served as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary from 2015 to 2017 under President Barack Obama.