Georgetown University

WHO:

Scholars, policymakers, experts and journalists from around the world will analyze the promotion of international religious liberty as a central element of American foreign policy.

WHAT:

The Future of U.S. Religious Freedom Policy: Recommendations for the New Administration

Observers and proponents of international religious freedom will convene at Georgetown University for a symposium commemorating the tenth anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act.

U.S. International Religious Freedom Policy and Religious Extremism (9:00 to 10:00a.m.)
Rick Santorum (Ethics and Public Policy Center)
William Schulz (Center for American Progress)
Moderator: Chris Seiple (Institute for Global Engagement)

U.S.International Religious Freedom Policy and Public Diplomacy (10:00 to 11:00 a.m.)
William A. Galston (The Brookings Institution)
Jennifer Marshall (The Heritage Foundation)
Moderator: Dennis Hoover (Institute for Global Engagement)

U.S.International Religious Freedom Policy and Democracy (11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.)
Marc Plattner (National Endowment for Democracy)
Daniel Philpott (University of Notre Dame University)
Moderator: Thomas Farr (Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs)

U.S. International Religious Freedom Policy and Civil Society (12:45 to 2:00p.m.)
Andrew Natsios (Georgetown University)
Elizabeth Prodromou (Boston University)
Carroll Bogert (Human Rights Watch)
Moderator: Mark Silk (Leonard Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life)

U.S. International Religious Freedom Policy and the Law (2:15 to 3:45 p.m.)
T. Jeremy Gunn (American Civil Liberties Union)
William L. Saunders, Jr. (Family Research Council)
David Saperstein (Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism)
Hadley Arkes (Amherst College)
Moderator: Cole Durham (International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

For a complete schedule of events and a list of presenters, please visit:
berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/1364

WHEN:

Friday, October 10, 2008

WHERE:

Copley Formal Lounge
Georgetown University
37th & O Streets, NW
Washington, D.C. 20057

SPONSORS:

Henry Luce Foundation
The John Templeton Foundation
Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs
Council on Faith and International Affairs
International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University
Council for America’s First Freedom
Ethics and Public Policy Center
Religious Liberties Practice Group of The Federalist Society
Leonard Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life
Council on Foreign Relations

COVERAGE:

Media interested in attending must RSVP to Andy Pino at 202-687-4328 or pinoa@georgetown.edu. Press will need to present valid credentials on campus. A light breakfast and lunch will be served.