KEYNOTE REMARKS  (9:30 a.m.)
Dr. Miroslav Lajčák
Minister of Foreign Affairs,
The Slovak Republic

PANEL 1 – BUILDING A STRONG PARTNERSHIP: EXPERIENCE OF THE PAST 20 YEARS  (10:00 a.m.)

H.E. Theodore E. Russell
Ambassador of the United States to Slovakia, 1993-1996

H.E. Branislav Lichardus
Ambassador of Slovakia to the United States, 1994-1998

H.E. Ralph R. Johnson
Ambassador of the United States to Slovakia, 1996-1999

H.E. Vincent Obsitnik
Ambassador of the United States to Slovakia, 2007-2009

Moderated by:
Lee Edwards, Ph.D.
Distinguished Fellow in Conservative Thought,
The Heritage Foundation

PANEL 2 – ADVANCING PARTNERSHIP: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE  (11:00 a.m.)

H.E. Ronald Weiser
Ambassador of the United States to Slovakia, 2001-2004

H.E. Ratislav Káčer
Ambassador of Slovakia to the United States, 2003-2008

H.E. Rodolphe M. Vallee
Ambassador of the United States to Slovakia, 2005-2007

Pavol Demeš
Director,
German Marshall Fund in Central Europe,
and Minister of International Relations of Slovakia, 1991-1992

Moderated by:
Helle Dale
Senior Fellow for Public Diplomacy,
The Heritage Foundation

CLOSING REMARKS  (11:50 a.m.)
Pamela Quanrud
Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs,
U.S. Department of State

The Heritage Foundation