JUNE 14-16, 2007 THE ROBERT AND JUDI NEWMAN CENTER DENVER, COLORADO
Columbia University
THE AMERICAN ASSEMBLY
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PREFACE
On June 14-16,2007,seventy-three Next Generation Fellows from theMountain States region and across the nation including governmentofficials,representatives from business,law,international institutions,themilitary,nonprofit organizations,academia,and the media gathered at theNewman Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Denver for a meeting of the “Next Generation Project:U.S.Global Policy and theFuture of International Institutions.”The Mountain States Assembly wasco-sponsored by the Graduate School of International Studies,led by Dean Tom Farer,and The American Assembly.It was the third meetingin The Assembly’s Next Generation Project,which will culminate with anational Assembly held in Washington DC with the Woodrow WilsonInternational Center for Scholars in June 2008,timed to coincide with the run-up to the presidential election.The Fellows at the MountainStates Assembly,representing a range of views,backgrounds,and inter-ests,were divided into three equal groups for four discussion sessions onU.S.foreign policy and the international system in the 21stcentury.Avolume of background reading was compiled to provide commonground for the diverse group of Fellows.The table of contents from thebackground material can be found at the appendix of this report.The Next Generation Project is directed by Francis J.Gavin,Tom Slick Professor in International Affairs and director of studies at the StraussCenter for International Security and Law at The University of Texas atAustin.The project is ably assisted by a senior advisory council and
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steering committee of distinguished leaders,whose names and affilia- tions are listed at the end of this report.The senior advisory council ischaired by Admiral B.R.Inman,Lyndon B.Johnson Centennial Chair inNational Policy,The University of Texas at Austin.The steering commit- tee is led by Andrew P.N.Erdmann,consultant,McKinsey & Co.Bothparticipated in the Mountain States Assembly.After introductory remarks,the Mountain States Assembly opened witha panel,moderated by Tom Farer.Mr.Erdmann;Patrick Gorman,Senior Advisor for Strategic Integration and Transformation to the Director of National Intelligence and Assistant Deputy Director NationalIntelligence for Strategy,Policy,and Plans;and Bonnie Jenkins,ProgramOfficer,U.S.Foreign and Security Policy,The Ford Foundation served aspanelists.Colorado Governor Bill Ritter and General James E.Cartwright,Commander,U.S.Strategic Command,addressed theFellows in evening plenary sessions.The panel and Governor Ritter’saddress can be found on the Next Generation Project’s dedicatedwebsite,www.nextgenerationproject.org,along with a link to this andother reports and additional information about the initiative.The sitewill be continually updated as the project progresses.The Assembly gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the FordFoundation,the Carnegie Corporation of New York,The Coca-ColaCompany,the Hickrill Foundation,the Nasher Foundation,and others.Acomplete list of funders can be found on the project’s website.The American Assembly and the Graduate School of InternationalStudies take no position on any subjects presented here for public dis-
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cussion.In addition,it should be noted that Fellows took part in thismeeting as individuals and spoke for themselves rather than for their affiliated organizations and institutions. We would like to acknowledge and express special gratitude to thediscussion leaders and rapporteurs who guided the Fellows in thesessions and helped to prepare the draft of this report:Alexis Albion,Hilary Aldama,Sharon Burke,Joan Dempsey,Patrick Gorman,J.C.Herz,and Colin Kahl,with particular thanks to Joshua W.Busby,the NextGeneration Project’s deputy director.David H.Mortimer The American Assembly
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