Friday, October 23, 2009

[RED DEMOCRATICA] CFR State and Local Officials Bulletin: October 2009

 

From the Council on Foreign Relations

October 2009

View this newsletter as a web page on CFR's website.

In this Issue:

IMMIGRATION: CFR Conference Call

HEALTH: Flu Symposium at CFR

ECONOMY: Greenspan at CFR

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT: Global Climate Agreement

ECONOMY: China's Growth


IMMIGRATION: CFR Conference Call

CFR State and Local Officials Conference Call Series

U.S. Immigration Policy

Wednesday, November 18, 4:00 to 4:30 p.m. (ET)

Speaker: Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, CFR; Director, CFR-sponsored Independent Task Force on U.S. Immigration Policy


This call is part of the CFR State and Local Officials Conference Call series. To participate, please email outreach@cfr.org or call Elizabeth McCourt at 212.434.9535. Invitations are transferable but limited to state and local officials and their staff; please share with interested colleagues!

HEALTH: Flu Symposium at CFR

Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy


A recent CFR half-day symposium, cosponsored by Science Magazine, examined the science, economics, and foreign policy behind recent and historical flu pandemics, and what can be done to prepare for them.

To watch video, listen to audio, and read transcripts of symposium sessions, click here.

==> Audio and video files of most CFR on-the-record meetings are made available at www.cfr.org for you to listen to/view at your convenience. To access CFR's extensive meeting archive, please click here.

ECONOMY: Greenspan at CFR

The Global Financial Crisis: Causes and Consequences


Recently speaking at CFR as part of the C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics, Alan Greenspan, president of Greenspan Associates LLC and former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, outlines the causes of the financial crisis and what the outcomes have been, including large fiscal deficits and new financial reforms.

Watch video
Listen to audio
Read transcript

==> For more CFR resources on the economy, please visit CFR's Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT: Global Climate Agreement

Copenhagen's Conundrum


CFR's Michael Levi says the Obama administration faces tough negotiations on a global climate change agreement at the December Copenhagen meeting without clear support from Congress.

==> For additional CFR resources on energy and the environment, please click here.

ECONOMY: China's Growth

Why China May Stumble


China's continued impressive growth is by no means assured, writes CFR's Steven Dunaway. Without basic changes to its economic model, including rule of law reforms, it could face considerable struggles, he says.

==> For more CFR resources on China, please click here.

 
CFR DC Building Receives LEED Gold Certification






CFR's is proud to announce that its new Washington, DC, building has been awarded LEED® gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council and was verified by the Green Building Certification Institute. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is the nation's premier program for the design, construction, and operation of green buildings.

 
 


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About the State and Local Officials Initiative

The CFR State and Local Officials Initiative provides a forum for bipartisan discussion of pressing international issues that affect the priorities and agendas of state and local governments. CFR seeks to serve as a resource of information and analysis on critical local issues including homeland security, public health, immigration, trade, investment, competitiveness, and energy supply.

In an effort to become a resource on foreign policy issues of importance at the state and local level, we welcome your suggestions on the types of services and publications that are most useful to you and your colleagues.

For more information, please email outreach@cfr.org or call 212.434.9564.


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