Tentative Schedule--still subject to change
Last updated on July 8, 2008
 

Week 1
June 8
June 9
June 10
June 11
June12
June 13
June 14
9:30-11:30

Welcome: Overview of Academic Program

Key Events and Concepts in U.S. Foreign Policy

Presenter: 

Ido Oren

Major Theoretical Approaches to U.S. Foreign Policy


Presenter:

Ido Oren

The Presidency and U.S. Foreign Policy



Presenter:

Richard Conley

The Judiciary and U.S. Foreign Policy


Presenter:

Marcus Hendershot
Tour of Gainesville Neighborhoods and Homes: West Side
11:30-1:30

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Lunch: Campus Orientation, Introduction to Living in Gainesville

Lunch: Expectations about the U.S.; knowledge of U.S.; participants’ reflections on their countries and economic environments.

Lunch: Databases, Electronic Resources, Blogs, Newspapers on-line sources.

Presenter:

Aida Hozic

Lunch Break:

Eating with the Krisnahs on the Campus Plaza

Lunch Break

Video: Faith in the White House

Lunch with Professor Leo Villalon


1:30-3:30

All day:
Arrivals and Pick-up from G’ville Airport

 

Check in at Holiday Inn
Free Library Tour with Peter Malanchuk

The U.S. Media and Foreign Policy


Presenter:

Aida Hozic

Public Opinion and U.S. Foreign Policy


Presenter:

Michael D. Martinez

Religion, Politics, and U.S. Foreign Policy


Presenter:

Kenneth D. Wald

Tour of Gainesville Neighborhoods and Homes: South West

3:30-5:30

Free

Key Events and Concepts in U.S. Foreign Policy

Presenter:

Ido Oren
Individual Consultations with Faculty Individual Consultations with Faculty Individual Consultations with Faculty Tour of Gainesville Neighborhoods and Homes: East Side
Evening

7:00 PM
Group dinner at Leonardo’s 706.

Gainesville Friends of Jazz  at Savannah Grand, Downtown, 8:00 PM (optional)

Marcus Roberts Trio

7:00-9:00 PM
Welcome Reception


Keene Faculty Center

Downtown Gainesville

(optional)
Free Early dinner at Satchel’s Pizza







Week 2
June 15
June 16
June 17
June 18
June19
June 20
June 21
9:30-11:30

The United States and the Middle East



Presenter:

Matthew Jacobs

Islamic Politics in Southeast Asia




Presenter:

Ben Smith

U.S. - Cuban Economic Relations



Presenter:

William Messina

International Trade and Human Rights



Presenter:

Stephen J. Powell
7:30 Departure for Tallahassee

10:30 Meeting with Steve Uhlfelder,
Uhlfelder & Associates, 519 East Park Avenue
Free
11:30-1:30
The Harn Museum (optional)
Lunch Break


Lunch Break


Lunch Break Lunch: Andrews’ Downtown

1:00 Tour of the State Capitol

1:30-3:30

Florida Museum of Natural History (optional)

Lunch

How US Foreign Policy Is Really Made? An Aletrnative Explanation.

Presenter:

Dennis Jett

An Overview of the U.S. Economy, Business, and Foreign Policy


Presenter:

David Denslow

The Florida. Economy, Business, and U.S. Foreign Policy


Presenter:

David Denslow

U.S. Politics in an Election Year




Presenter:

Richard Scher

Program TBA
Free
3:30-5:30
Butterfly Exhibit (optional) Individual Consultations with Faculty Members Individual Consultations with Faculty Members Individual Consultations with Faculty Members Individual Consultations with Faculty Members
En route to High Springs
Free
Evening

TBA TBA TBA TBA Dinner at Floyd's Diner in High Springs Free






Week 3
June 22
June 23
June 24
June 25
June 26
June 27
June 28
9:30-11:30
10:30 Group Brunch at Leonardo’s 706.

U.S. Relations with  Latin America


Presenter:

Terry McCoy

Congress and U.S. Foreign Policy 


Presenter:

James M. Lindsay

7:30: Leave for Miami; drive by Lake Okeechobee and farm worker communities

Florida Immigrants Advocacy Network

10:00 Meeting with attorney Lisette Losada, member of FIAC's management team
10:00 Meeting with Manuel (Manny) Mencia of Enterprise Florida  Tour of Miami neighborhoods led by Maria Aysa, FIU dept. of Sociology and Anthropology
11:30-1:30
12:30 Leave for Cedar Key

Brown Bag Lunch:
Latin Media

Presenter:

Aida Hozic
Lunch with James M. Lindsay
Stop for catered lunch along the way
12:30-2:30 Lunch with Alberto Ibarguen at the Knight Foundation

Tour of Miami (cont'd)
1:30-3:30 2:30-4:30 A tour of the outer islands on a boat operated by Tidwater Tours

Latin American Immigration  to the United States


Presenter:

Philip J. Williams

The Inter-Agency Policy Making Process

Presenter:

James M. Lindsay



3:00 Tour of the Port of Miami Free
3:30-5:30
Individual Consultations with Faculty Members Individual Consultations with Faculty Members  Check-in at Westin Colonnades in Coral Gable

4:30 Meeting (at the hotel) with David Mica, Executive Director of the Florida Petroleum Council

3:30 Cuba Study Group at Florida International University, meeting with Carlos Saladrigas


4:30-6:30 Wander on your own in Coconut Grove Free
Evening
Dinner in Cedar Key Free
Dinner with Prof. Lindsay
Free
Stroll on Calle Ocho, dinner at Versaiilles Free
Free






Week 4
June 29
June 30
July 1
July 2
July 3
July 4
July 5
9:30-11:30
9:30 Departure for Orlando 9:00 Departure for Tampa Free

Japanese Security Policy  and the United States


Presenter:

Richard J. Samuels

U.S. Foreign Policy in South Eastern Europe:
An Ambassador's Perspective

Presenter:

Douglas McElhaney

Free  Free
11:30-1:30
Settling at Disney Beach Club Resort
Free Free
Free
Free Free
1:30-3:30
Visit  EPCOT 1:00-3:00  Briefing at
United States Central Command
U.S-Cuban Economic Relations




Presenter:

Paolo Spadoni

Asian International Relations 



Presenter:

Richard J. Samuels

U.S. Foreign Policy in South Eastern Europe:
An Ambassador's Perspective

Presenter:

Douglas McElhaney

Free


Free
3:30-5:30
Visit  EPCOT

Meeting with Senator McCain’s West Florida Campaign Staff
 

Early dinner at the Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City 
TBA Individual Consultations with Faculty Individual Consultations with Faculty 5:00-8:00 4th of July BBQ with  Florida State Senator  Steve Oelrich (R) at his Cross Creek Residence Free
Evening
Visit  EPCOT Departure for Gainesville TBA Group dinner  at Aida Hozic's house with Richard J. Samuels Free Return to Gainesville Free






Week 5
July 6
July 7
July 8
July 9
July 10
July 11
July 12
9:30-11:30
9:00 Departure for St. Augustine U.S. and Russian Views of the Electoral Revolutions in Post-Soviet States


Presenter:
Bryon Moraski

The American-Jewish Community and  U.S. Foreign Policy



Presenter:
Kenneth D. Wald
US Policy Impacts on African Agriculture: Case Studies From Several Countries and Periods

Presenter:
Abe Goldman
American Political Science in the Mirror of U.S. Foreign Relations


Presenter:
Ido Oren
Free
Departure from Gainesville to Jacksonville Airport

11:30-1:30
Tour of St. Augustine


Lunch with Sanda Chau of the State Department's Bureau of Cultural and Educational Affairs

Free
Travel to Chicago
1:30-3:30
Tour of St. Augustine
The Domestic Sources of U.S. Foreign Policy Towards Russia

Presenter:

Paul D'Anieri

U.S. Policy in North Africa in the Bush Era


Presenter:

Badredine Arfi

Agrobusiness and U.S. Foreign policy 


Presenter:

Charles B. Moss
"Hollyworld" and U.S. Foreign Policy


Presenter:

Aida Hozic
Packing Party
Check In at Hotel Allegro
3:30-5:30
Tour of St. Augustine Individual Consultations with Faculty Individual Consultations with Faculty Individual Consultations with Faculty Individual Consultations with Faculty Packing Party
Orientation to Chicago: stroll around the Loop and  Magnificent Mile (if time permits) 
Evening
Dinner and return to Gainesville Free
Free
Gainesville Friends of Jazz  at the Savannah Grand,  8:00 PM (optional)

Gary Langford and the Jazz Project
BBQ with the Institute on Journalism and Media Gainesville Farewell Dinner at Aida Hozic's hours, catered by Leonardo 706 6:00-7:30  Architectural Cocktail Cruise

8:30 Bastille Day Celebration at Navy Pier's Gateway Park (Optional)







Week 6
July 13
July 14
July 15
July 16
July 17
July 18
July 19
9:30-11:30
Free.  The Art Institute of Chicago , Milennium Park, and the Magnificent Mile are all within walking distance of the hotel.

9:30
University of Chicago

The Bush Doctrine

Presenter: John Mearsheimer
Free
Early Departure for Washington

9:00 Senator Bill Nelson's office; a tour of the Capitol with Nelson staffer Matt Williams.


10:30 Meeting with Greta Lundeberg, foreign policy aide to Sen. Nelson

9:00 Department of State de-briefing




11:30-1:30
Free

University of Chicago

Lunch with John Mearsheimer at the Hutchinson Commons cafeteria

Lunch


Travel


1:00 Meeting with Rafi Danziger, AIPAC's Director of Research and Information (at the Westin Grand, Thomas Boardroom)

1:00 Visit to Foreign Policy Magazine

1:30-3:30 Free

Wander at your own pace around  the U. of Chicago campus and the Hyde Park Neighborhood

1:00 Tour of the Chicago Board of Trade  Check in at the  Westin Grand
3:00 Meeting with Scott Lasensky and Steven Riskin, U.S. Institute of Peace 3:00 Meeting with Jeremy Shapiro at the Brookings Institution

3:30-5:30
4:30 Early dinner at the Flat Top Grill
 
319 W. North Ave.
Continue wandering; visit  the legendary Seminary Co-op bookstore, Museum of  Science and Industry
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
3:30 pm
Free




Evening Second City Theatre:
No Country  for Old White Men (7:00 pm)
Blues Club (optional) Chicago Style Pizza (optional)
7:00 A bus tour of "DC--The Lights"
Free
 Free

6:30 Farewell Dinner at the Palm Steakhouse