Past Conferences

26 Annual Conferences… and Counting

ACFR has held 26 Annual Conferences in Washington, D.C., and will gather for its 27th in the spring of 2023. Below are some highlights of recent ones.

26th Annual Conference (2022)

• Title: China and Russia: Aspirations, Endeavors, and Incursions
• Keynotes: Ambassador Kenneth Yalowitz, Ali Wine
• Panels: 8 Panelists
• DSA: Ms. Henrietta Holsman Fore, former Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
• Early-Arrival Event: Brief Presentation and Tour of OAS
• Evening Event: Reception at the Embassy of Argentina

25th Annual Conference (2020/2021)

• Title: U.S. Global Leadership: The Next 25 Years
• Keynotes: General Charles Wald, USAF (ret.), Lise Grande (U.S. Institute for Peace)
• Panels: 8 Panelists
• DSA: Ambassador Thomas A. Shannon, Jr.
• Early-Arrival Event: Dr. David Mussington, Executive Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Evening Event: Reception at Meridian International Center

24th Annual Conference (2019)

• Title: U.S. Interests in Latin America
• Keynotes: Ambassador Jorge Heine, Ambassador Patrick Duffy
• Panels: 8 Panelists
• DSA: Ambassador William J. Burns
• Early-Arrival Event: Brief Presentation and Tour of OAS
• Evening Event: Reception at the Embassy of Argentina

23rd Annual Conference (2018)

• Title: American Security in the Asia-Pacific
• Keynotes: Senator Joni Ernst, Admiral Patrick Walsh
• Panels: 8 Panelists
• DSA: Ambassador William Lacey Swing
• Evening Event: Reception at the Embassy of Australia

22nd Annual Conference (2017)

• Title: Commerce, Investment, and Trade: American Prosperity in an Uncertain World
• Keynotes: Teresa Carlson, Ambassador Shaun Donnelly, Ambassador Earl Anthony (“Tony”) Wayne
• Panels: 8 Panelists
• DSA: Ambassador Walter L. Cutler
• Evening Event: Reception at the Embassy of Canada