The first annual St. Petersburg in the World

Confererence on International A�airs is a cooperative venture of a group of

civic-minded St. Petersburg residents and the University of South Florida

St. Petersburg. Distinguished diplomats, military, media, and academic

experts will join local opinion-makers, including Tampa Bay Times editor

Neil Brown, Poynter Institute dean Stephen Buckley, and Stetson Law School

professor Luz Nagle, to discuss critical international issues of the day. The

public, including students of USF St. Petersburg and other area universities,

are cordially invited to attend the two day conference free of charge.

Seating will be on a first come, first seated basis.

St. Petersburg in the World

Conference on International A�airs

In partnership with the

USF St. Petersburg Honors Program

Harbor HallMarch 28-29, 2013

For more information:

stpetersburgintheworld.com

usfsp.edu/events

727•873•4872

@USFSPevents

1000 3rd St S,

St. Petersburg, FL 33701

Free and open to the public

Complimentary parking

available at the Harbor Hall lot.

Thursday, March 28

9:00 AM - 9:10 AMWelcome to the ConferenceDr. Frank Biafora, Dean of Arts & Sciences, USF St. PetersburgThe Honorable Bill Foster, Mayor of the City of St. PetersburgAmbassador Douglas McElhaney

9:10 AM - 10:30 AM

Africa Today: Breadbasket for the World or

Continued Dependency?Speakers: William F. Felice Ph.D, Ed Fugit, Amb. Dennis Jett Ph.D, Douglas Rogers

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

The Fudge Factory: How Is US Foreign Policy

Really Made?Speakers: Richard K. Scher Ph.D, Ralph S. Clem Ph.D, Amb. Douglas L. McElhaney, Charles L. Campbell, Amb. James Walsh

1:00 PM - 2:20 PM

Latin America: The Follow On to Castro,

Morales, ChavezSpeakers: Amb. James Walsh, Amb. Dennis Jett Ph.D, Richard K. Scher Ph.D, Luz E. Nagle Esq., Maria Crummett Ph.D

2:30 PM - 3:50 PMWill the World Ever Get out of this Recession?Speakers: Richard K. Scher Ph.D, Robert (Bob) Deutsch, Aida A. Hozic Ph.D

4:00 PM - 5:20 PMGlobal News in The Digital EraSpeakers: Richard K. Scher Ph.D, Aida A. Hozic Ph.D, Stephen Buckley, Douglas Rogers , Neil Brown

Friday, March 29

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

America's Energy Policy in a

Resource-Hungry WorldSpeakers: Dr. Edward Glab Ph.D, Robert J. Noun Esq., Thomas N. Edmonds, George Philippidis Ph.D, Robert (Bob) Deutsch

10:30 AM - 11:50 AM

The Middle East: Critical Issues in a Critical

RegionSpeakers: Robert (Bob) Deutsch, Mohsen M. Milani, Ph.D., Walter Andrusyszyn, Ralph S. Clem Ph.D, Ed Fugit

1:00 PM - 2:20 PM

Foreign Policy: Traditional Diplomacy?

Military Intervention? Development

Assistance?Speakers: Ralph S. Clem Ph.D, Amb. Douglas L. McElhaney, Amb. James Walsh, Charles L. Campbell, Thomas Smith Ph.D

2:30 PM - 3:50 PM

How Can We Slow the Development of

Nuclear Weapons?Speakers: Mohsen M. Milani, Ph.D., Walter Andrusyszyn, Charles L. Campbell, William F. Felice Ph.D, Ralph S. Clem Ph.D

Biographical details about the speakers are

available on the website:

stpetersburgintheworld.com