Good morning.
Here are a few Washington events of note for Thursday, August 3, as collected by the Associated Press.
The Senate Armed Services Committee has a hearing on Iraq, Afghanistan and the global war on terrorism, with Gen. Peter Pace, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff and General John Abizaid, Commander, United States Central Command. 8:30 a.m. Room 216 Hart Senate Office Building.
President Bush is touring the Rio Grande Valley border patrol sector at Anzalduas Park, Mission, Texas, this afternoon and shortly after speaking on immigration reform.
July 31 – Aug. 4. CONSERVATIVE STUDENTS CONFERENCE — Young America’s Foundation 28th annual National Conservative Student Conference continues.
10 a.m. Michelle Easton, president, Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute.
11 a.m. Bay Buchanan, president, The American Cause.
12 p.m. Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute Women’s Lunch featuring Bay Buchanan.
12 p.m. Men’s Lunch featuring Dr. Harvey Mansfield, Harvard University and author of “Manliness.”
2 p.m. Retired Iraqi Gen. Georges Sada, author of “Saddam’s Secrets: How an Iraqi General Defied & Survived Saddam Hussein.”
4 p.m. Michelle Malkin, syndicated columnist, author of “Unhinged: Exposing Liberals Gone Wild.”
Location: George Washington University, Marvin Center, 800 21st St. NW.
Aug. 3 – 4. NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD — First meeting of the National Science Board’s Commission on 21st Century Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Location: NSF HQ at Ballston, 9th and Stuart Sts., Arlington, Va.
Aug. 3 – 4. US-CHINA — U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission holds hearing on “Chinas Role in the World: Is China a Responsible Stakeholder?” The hearing will assess China’s role in the world by examining its external and diplomatic activities in several regions and in international organizations and will evaluate the impact those actions have on U.S. interests and security. It also will consider China’s domestic energy policies and strategies for acquiring energy resources and will explore what opportunities exist for cooperation between the United States and China to improve energy use and efficiency and decrease competition for oil.
9 a.m. Thomas Christensen, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs.
Location: Room 385, Russell Senate Office Building
Aug. 3 – 5. BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB CONFERENCE — Keystone conference of teen leaders from Boys and Girls Clubs from around the country. Discussions and events on topics such as gang violence, leadership, hip hop culture, teen recommendations for the nation, money, college and careers.
Location: Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1000 H St. NW
8:30 a.m. LEBANON CRISIS — Paul Salem, director-designate of Carnegie’s Middle East Center, discusses the crisis in Lebanon at forum titled “At the Center of the Storm: What Political Future for Lebanon?”
Location: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW
9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty hosts a a briefing by Richard Weitz, Senior Fellow and Associate Director, Center for Future Security Strategies, Hudson Institute; and Daniel Kimmage, Regional Analyst for Central Asia, RFE/RL, Inc. Topic: “The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Threat or Opportunity?”
Location: Conference Room A (4th Floor), Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave NW .
10 a.m. INTERNET-FREE SPEECH — The Center for Democracy and Technology holds a news conference to discuss legislative proposals that threaten the First Amendment on the internet. With CDT executive director Leslie Harris and staff counsel John Morris.
Location: 11th floor, 1634 Eye St. NW.
11 a.m. MILITARY FAMILIES — News conference with Military and Gold Star families, including Families of the 172nd Stryker Brigade. Military Families Speak Out (MFSO) is unveiling the second phase of its Operation House Call, aimed at highlighting the human toll of the Iraq war.
Location: Corner of Delaware and Constitution, across from the Russell Senate Bldg.
11:45 a.m. SPELLINGS-TEACHERS — Education Secretary Margaret Spellings addresses Teacher-to-Teacher Summer Workshop on critical foreign language instruction and the president’s National Security Language Initiative.
Location: Hilton Hotel, Herndon, Va.
12 p.m. – 2 p.m. PAKISTAN-TRADE — The Institute for International Economics hosts a discussion on “Sustaining Reform with a US-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement.” With Humayun Akhtar Khan, Pakistani Commerce Minister.
Location: IIE, 1750 Massachusetts Ave., NW.
3 p.m. CPSC-CARBON MONOXIDE — Quin Dodd and Patricia Adair, Office of Acting Chairman Nancy Nord, Consumer Product Safety Commission, meets with Keith Williams, President & CEO, Underwriters Laboratories, and Ann Week, Vice President, Government Affairs, Underwriters Laboratories, to discuss international programs/outreach and to reiterate their support to CPSC on carbon monoxide matters.
Location: Room 724, Bethesda Tower.
3 p.m. MIDEAST-CIVILIANS — World Vision senior adviser Serge Duss and other representatives of humanitarian groups speak at “Afternoon Newsmaker.” They’ll discuss the protection of civilians in the Lebanon-Israel conflict.
Location: National Press Club, 14th and F Sts. NW
