All of the transcripts for the 2009 Smith-Mundt Symposium held January 13, 2009, are now online. Links are available at the Symposium's website and below. A report on the Symposium will appear soon.
- Morning Keynote by now-former Under Secretary of State Jim Glassman preceded by opening comments by Matt Armstrong
- Panel 1: History of Smith-Mundt (see this page for discussants)
- Transcript is here (106kb PDF)
- Audio to be posted
- Panel 2: America's Bifurcated Engagement
- Transcript is here (120kb PDF)
- Audio to be posted
- Lunch Keynote: former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Mike Doran
- Panel 3: Rebuilding the Arsenal of Persuasion
- Transcript is here (104kb PDF)
- Audio to be posted
- Panel 4: The View from the Hill and Closing Comments
- Transcript is here (140kb PDF)
- Audio to be posted
The second edition of the Symposium, a Discourse to Shape America's Discourse is in the planning stages. If you have comments or suggestions for the next event, including panels and panelists, add a comment to this post or email Matt Armstrong directly at blog@mountainrunner.us.
