2022 ACFR Annual Conference

We held our

26th Annual ACFR Conference

in Washington, DC

on October 6-7, 2022

“China and Russia: An Alliance to
Challenge the West?“

Aspirations, Endeavors, and Incursions

Thursday, October 6, 2022

Early Arrival Event

at the Institute of Peace
2301 Constitution Ave, NW
10:00 am to 12 noon

Reception
Thursday evening, October 6, 2022

The Meridian International Center
Hosted by Ambassador Stuart Holliday
6 pm to 8 pm
at:
1630 Crescent Pl NW
Washington, DC 20009

Friday, October 7, 2022

The second, full-day of the Conference and Banquet included two Keynotes, a Morning Panel, and an Afternoon Panel.
Details below

Conference Program
8:00am – 4:30pm
at
The University Club of Washington DC
1135 -16th St. NW
Washington DC 20036

Distinguished Service Award Banquet
6:00am – 9:00 pm
at:
The National Press Club
529 14th Street NW
Washington DC 20045

Program Agenda: Speakers and Times

8:00-8:45am Registration and continental breakfast
8:45am Welcoming Remarks – Erich Frankland, ACFR Board President
9:00-9:45am Opening Keynote on China
Ali Wyne, Senior Analyst, Eurasia Group’s Global Macro-Geopolitics
10-11:30 am China panel – Moderator, Erich Frankland

• Miles Yu, Hudson Institute and US Naval Academy
• Dr. Robert Sutter or David Shambaughj, George Washington University

12pm Lunch and tributes
1:30-2:45pm Russia panel – Moderator, Dr. Robert Donaldson

• Dr. Michael Kimmage, Catholic University and Kennan Center
• John Sipher, former C.I.A. officer in Moscow
• Dr. Charles Ziegler – Professor and Distinguished University Scholar at University of Louisville

3-3:45 pm Closing Keynote on Russia
Ambassador Kenneth Yalowitz, Wilson Center and Former U.S. ambassador to Belarus and Georgia
3:45pm Closing remarks- Erich Frankland

Special Note for Friends of ACFR Past Conference Speakers and experts in the field are encouraged to attend the conference.

2022 Distinguished Service Award

6:00-9:00pm Banquet and Designation of Distinguished Service Award
National Press Club
1135 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036

The Honorable Henrietta Holsman Fore

The ACFR is very pleased to announce that Ms. Henrietta Holsman Fore is 2022’s recipient of the ACFR’s Distinguished Service Award. Most recently, Ms. Fore served as the Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) from 2018 to 2022. As part of her long career in public service, she has also served as the Administrator of the US Agency for International Development and the 37th Director of the United States Mint. For a full biography, please click here.

In conversation with Ambassador Paula Dobriansky

Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky is a Senior Fellow at Harvard University’s JFK Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Vice Chair of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. The Ambassador will lead a conversation with Ms Forte. She brings over 30 years of government and international experience across senior levels of diplomacy, business, and national security affairs. Ambassador is a past recipient of the ACFR’s Distinguished Service Award. For a full biography, please click here.