Conference "The Past is Never Far Away," 6.23.05 - 6.25.05
June 13, 2005
The Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) hosted their annual three-day conference showcasing the latest research and interpretations of American foreign policy. Forty-eight panel discussions featured the work of more than 200 scholars from universities, think-tanks, and government agencies in the United States and around the world. Focusing on the theme, "The Past is Never Far Away," participants considered ways in which understanding the history of foreign relations can, and should, inform our understanding of the present.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:
Friday night plenary session considered the "Lessons of Vietnam," including commentary of the legacy of the war on current U.S. foreign policy. Featured commentator: Luu Doan Huynh of Hanoi’s Institute for International Relations.
Ambassador Joseph Wilson delivered an address at the Saturday luncheon.
David L. Anderson, SHAFR's president, gave a dinner address on "One Vietnam War Should be Enough and Other Reflections on Diplomatic History and the Making of Foreign Policy"
Presentations included discussions of 9/11, North and South Korea, terrorism, Iraq and Afghanistan, nuclear weapons, religion and foreign policy, regional affairs, and presidential leadership.
Some noteworthy panels:
"From the Inside Out: The Influence of Electoral Politics on U.S. Foreign Policy"
"The Cultural Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy from Eisenhower to Iraq"
"The Uses of History in Twenty-First Century U.S. Foreign Policy"
"Modernization and Reform in the Muslim World 1950s to 1990s"
"The CIA: Perceptions, Practice, and Organization"
"Interventionism, Human Rights and Multilateralism"
To view the full program, as a .pdf file, go to: http://www.shafr.org/conference/2005/program.pdf
Event details:
WHEN:
Thursday, June 23 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday, June 24 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday, June 25 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
WHERE:
National Archives II, College Park, MD
Chartered in 1972, SHAFR is a 1,500-member non-profit professional society dedicated to promoting excellence in research and teaching in the field of U.S. diplomatic history. SHAFR also publishes Diplomatic History, the leading journal in the field. For more information, visit www.shafr.org.
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