Negotiating Health in the 21st Century
November 2, 2009

University of California Washington Center
1608 Rhode Island Ave, NW
Washington, DC


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8:30–9:15 a.m.  Welcome and Introductions 
  Thomas E. Novotny, SDSU
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Donald Shriber, CDC Washington

 

Gaudenz Silberschmidt, Federal Office for Public Health

  Introduction to Global Health Diplomacy
  Health and Diplomacy: Negotiating 21st Century Global Health
  Gaudenz Silberschmidt, Federal Office for Public Health
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9:15–10:30 a.m.   Considerations for the United States in Health and Foreign Policy
  Health and Global Health Diplomacy
  R. J. Simonds, CDC
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  Diplomacy and Global Health Diplomacy
  Kerri-Ann Jones, U.S. Department of State  
  The CSIS Project 
  Stephen Morrison, CSIS
10:30–10:45  a.m.   Break
10:45 a.m. –12:15  pm. Global Health Governance and Diplomacy
  Moderator:  Jim Sherry, George Washington University
  The Revised International Health Regulations 2005: Compliance through Capacity Building
 

Rebecca Katz, George Washington University
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  Policy Consistency Across Government
  Gaudenz Silberschmidt, Federal Office for Public Health
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Health Diplomacy: A Currency for Peace Building
Susan Blumenthal, Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress

12:15–1:00 p.m.  Lunch
  PAHO/WHO Roles in Health Diplomacy
  Jon Andrus, Deputy Director, PAHO
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1:15–3:00 p.m. Breakout Groups:
1:00–1:30 p.m. A. Private/Public Partnerships in Diplomacy
  Jeff Sturchio, Global Health Council
  B. Challenges in Negotiating International Agreements
  Chair: Gaudenz Silberschmidt, Swiss Federal Office for Public Health
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  C. Post Conflict Health Diplomacy for Peace and Development
  Chair: Len Rubenstein, Center for Public Health and Human Rights, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  D. Training Needs in Global Health Diplomacy: Public Health, International Relations, and Executive Education
    Chairs: Rebecca Katz and Jim Sherry, George Washington University
 

E. Global Health Diplomacy Negotiations in Relation to Non-Communicable Diseases

  Chair: Thomas Novotny, SDSU
3:00–3:15 p.m.  Break
3:15–4:15 p.m.  Breakout Groups Report Back to Plenary
  Moderator:Thomas Novotny, SDSU
  Meeting Research and Training Needs in Global Health Diplomacy
  Josh Graff Zivin, IGCC, UC San Diego
  Thomas Novotny, SDSU
4:15–4:30 p.m.  U.S. Network for Global Health Diplomacy Consortium and Closing Remarks
  Ilona Kickbusch, The Graduate Institute, Geneva
4:30–5:00 p.m. Closing Talk: From Kirov to Cairo: Health and Science Diplomacy in Foreign Policy
  Jason Rao, Senior Policy Advisor for Global Health Policy, Office of  Science and Technology Policy
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5:30–7:00 p.m.         

Networking Social
Doubletree Hotel, Terrace Ballroom
1515 Rhode Island Ave NW (across the street from UC Washington Center)

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