Carnegie Council Launches New Program Year with Talk by Tom Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum

NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs is pleased to announce the start of its 2011-2012 program year. Carnegie Council programs provide a nonpartisan forum for discussions that go beyond the headlines to explore the ethical dimensions of international issues.

The year kicks off with a talk by Tom Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum on their recent book, entitled "That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back."

All events take place at Carnegie Council headquarters at 170 East 64th Street in New York City. For those who cannot attend, events are webcast live at http://www.cceia.org/live. Soon afterwards, event videos, audios, podcasts, and transcripts will be posted on www.carnegiecouncil.org.

SEPTEMBER EVENTS

September 7, 8:00-9:15 a.m.: That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back
Thomas L. Friedman, "The New York Times;" Michael Mandelbaum, Johns Hopkins University (Seating is limited; if sold out, please watch the live webcast)

September 7, 6:00-7:30 p.m.: Decision Points: The American Dream in the Balance
Samuel Speedie, Policy Advisor, Defense and Security
(Event commemorating 9/11, by invitation only; please watch the live webcast)

September 13, 8:00-9:15 a.m.: Does the Elephant Dance?: Contemporary Indian Foreign Policy
David M. Malone, former Canadian Ambassador to UN

September 13, 5:30-7:00 p.m.: Jackson-Vanik: Time for Reconsideration
Ambassador Jack F. Matlock, former U.S. Ambassador to the USSR; Ambassador Stephen Sestanovich, Columbia University; David C. Speedie, Carnegie Council

September 15, 5:30-7:00 p.m.: Ethics Matter: A Conversation with William Easterly
William Easterly, New York University; Devin T. Stewart, Japan Society

September 20, 12:00—2:00 p.m.:  Yahoo! and YouTube: Balancing Human Rights and Business
Ebele Okobi-Harris, Yahoo!; Abbi Tatton, YouTube; Rachel Davis, UN Advisor; Susan Morgan, Global Network Initiative
(By invitation only; please watch the live webcast)

September 21, 8:00-9:15 a.m.: The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World
Daniel Yergin, Cambridge Energy Research Associates

September 22, 5:30-7:00 p.m.: The Unraveling: Pakistan in the Age of Jihad
John R. Schmidt, George Washington University

Space is limited. For more information and to make reservations, go to www.carnegiecouncil.org or call 212-838-4120.

The Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs (www.carnegiecouncil.org), established in 1914 by Andrew Carnegie, is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing understanding of the relationship between ethics and international affairs.

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