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Recent Guest Lecturers

Nickolay Mladenov, Foreign Minister of Bulgaria, who spoke on "EU Policy for the Middle East: A Bulgarian Perspective."

Daniel Ayalon, Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel, who spoke on "Challenges to Israeli Foreign Policy."

Robert Serry,, UN Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace Process, who spoke on "Israel, the UN and the Peace Process."

Rachida Dati, French Minister of Justice (in cooperation with the IDC Herzliya European Studies Center) who spoke on "France in the Process of Change: Law, Reform and Society."

Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, whose speech on "The Current State of Affairs Between Us" was delivered by Riad Malki, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Information.

Jimmy Carter, Thirty-Ninth President of the United States, who spoke on "My Study Trip to the Middle East."

Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, who spoke on "The Current Political Situation in Sri Lank and a Vision for the Future." The event was sponsored by Ms. Rina Pushkarna, proprietor of the Tandoori chain of Indian restaurants.

Adrian Miahi Cioroianu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, who spoke on "The Eve of the Bucharest Summit: The New Romania, NATO and Israel." The event was sponsored by Bank Leumi.

Karel Schwarzenberg, Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic, who spoke at a roundtable discussion on "The Middle East as Seen from Middle Europe."

Victor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine, who spoke on "Ukraine and Israel: A Dialogue for the Future."

Sahana Pradhan, Foreign Minister of Nepal, who spoke on "The Foreign Policy of Nepal in the Changed Political Context."

Tzipi Livni, Foreign Minister of Israel, who spoke on "Israel and the Middle East at a Crossroad."

Sir Ronald Cohen, Chairman of the Portland Trust, who spoke on "The Role of Economic Initiatives in Peacemaking."

Vuk Draskovic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, who spoke on "Serbs and Jews."

Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President of Latvia, who spoke on "Latvia and Israel."

Miguel Angel Moratinos, Foreign Minister of Spain, who spoke on "The Peace Process: Facts and Expectations."

Mohammad Afzal Khan, Lord Mayor of Manchester, who spoke on "Muslims in the UK and Europe."

James Wolfensohn, Special Envoy of the Quartet, who spoke on "After the Withdrawal: What Next?"