Events for the Week of August 5th – 9th

Continue reading for some of the events this week in D.C. concerning Africa.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 5th, 2013
AGOA: Building on Today and Looking Forward Beyond 2015 – A Conversation with U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman
Hosted by: The Brookings Institution
Location: The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium
1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington D.C.
Time: 10:00am – 10:50am
Summary: On August 5, the Africa Growth Initiative at Brookings will host U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman for a conversation about the future of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Signed into law in May 2000, AGOA offers African countries that open their economies and build free markets trade incentives with the United States. Set to expire in 2015, AGOA is a defining pillar of the U.S.-Africa trade and commercial relationship. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is playing a key role in the discussions on AGOA's extension and expansion post-2015, and on how trade with Africa can foster development for the region. Ambassador Froman was sworn in as the 11th United States Trade Representative (USTR) on June 21, 2013. Ambassador Froman previously served at the White House as assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor for international economic affairs. He has also served as the U.S. sherpa for the G-20 and G-8 Summits, and staffed the president for the APEC Leaders Meetings.

This event will be broadcast as a live webcast.
For more information or to view the webcast, please visit: http://bit.ly/1bS8xgY

The Future of Political Islam in Egypt Post-Morsi
Hosted by: The Middle East Institute, Conflict Management Program at SAIS
Location: Johns Hopkins SAIS - Rome Building, Auditorium
1619 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.
Time: 10:00am – 12:30am
Summary: The Middle East Institute, in conjunction with the Conflict Management Program at SAIS, is pleased to welcome Dr. Ahmad Atif Ahmad, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Dr. Jonathan A. Brown, Associate Professor of Islam and Muslim-Christian Understanding at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, for a discussion about the thinking and strategy of Islamist actors in Egypt in the wake of Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi's ouster. As the Muslim Brotherhood continues to call for defiance of the transitional Egyptian government, while the key Salafist Al Nour party nominally backs it, how are shifting political dynamics for Egypt's Islamist actors re-shaping their role and influence in Egyptian politics and society? Did the recent anti-Morsi protests reflect growing disillusionment with political Islam or have subsequent political developments renewed Egyptian sympathy for Islamist actors? Ahmad and Brown will analyze recent trends, as well as assess the impact and influence of Muslim Brotherhood rule over the past year.
For more information or to RSVP, please visit: https://www.mei.edu/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=326

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7th, 2013
Peace and Stability Operations Colloquium Series: Countering the Lord's Resistance Army
Hosted by: George Mason School of Public Policy
Location: George Mason University - Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 111
3351 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201
Time: 1:00pm – 3:30pm
Summary: The Peace Operations Policy Program of the School of Public Policy, George Mason University is proud to present the following in its "Peace and Stability Operations Colloquium Series" of events: Countering the Lord's Resistance Army. Scott Duncan is a Foreign Affairs Officer in the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO) where he supports strategy development for engagements in Africa and leads efforts to integrate new technologies and innovative approaches into conflict prevention efforts. Duncan has deployed to Africa twice with CSO, serving as the State Department Field Representative for Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) issues in 2012 and as a Political Officer in Juba, South Sudan in late 2010 and early 2011. Charlene Brown is a Stabilization Operations Specialist in the Africa Operations team at CSO, where she currently covers Great Lakes and counter-LRA issues. She recently returned from deployments in Africa, where she was first seconded to the UN Stabilization Support Unit in Goma, DRC during the M23 uprising, and later worked in Central African Republic and Uganda as a State Department Field Representative for LRA issues.
For more information or to RSVP, please visit:
http://www.currents.gmu.edu/2013/05/28/summer-2013-peace-and-stability-operations-colloquium-series/