Bucharest Conference starts today
Three weeks after Brussels Forum, GMF begins another major conference today with the opening of the Bucharest Conference alongside the Bucharest NATO Summit. Romanian President Traian Basescu and U.S. Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher will deliver speeches beginning at 6:30 Bucharest time, 5:30 in Brussels, and 11:30 a.m. in Washington. You can watch the live stream at www.bucharestconference.org of those speeches and the rest of the public program from April 1-3. On April 2, the highlight will be a panel discussion on Afghanistan with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. That session will take place beginning at 2 p.m. Bucharest time, or 1 p.m. in Brussels and 7 a.m. in Washington. We will also post video archives after the sessions and will have transcripts and press releases all on the website.