2010
2010 Australian American Leadership Dialogue
Washington DC, 12 - 14 July
The eighteenth annual bipartisan Australian American Leadership Dialogue was held in Washington DC, 12 - 14 July.
Functions for the 100+ Australian and American delegates were held at the State Department, Library of Congress and residence of the Australian Ambassador to the United States, The Hon. Kim Beazley.
The agenda was wide ranging - from national security, combating global terrorism, regional conflicts and their resolution, shared global economic challenges, universal access to education and life's opportunities, healthcare, robotics in warfare, broadband and the digital economy, energy / climate change / technology / innovation and intergenerational leadership.
Briefings highlighted officials from the White House, National Security Council, Energy and State - including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who called upon delegates to address the importance of democracy in advancing global prosperity, security and human freedom.
Delegates were brought up to date with political developments in both countries.
Twenty Australians met with twenty five American delegates to the Young Leadership Dialogue, the tangible expression of our commitment to the intergenerational imperative.
New York Leadership Dialogue
New York, 15 - 16 July
Australian delegates travelled to New York to participate in closed sessions on sustainable development and smart infrastructure, as well as functions addressed by managing editor of the Wall Street Journal, Robert Thomson and New York Federal Reserve Executive Vice President, Terrence Checki.
The Australian delegates to the Young Leadership Dialogue met with members of the New York Young Leaders Program - the multilateral initiative successfully launched on Australia Day this year by Australian Consulate-General in New York, which had already attracted participants from over twenty nations.