A Discussion on the Impact and Next Steps with the Deputy Assistant to the President/ National Security Advisor to the VP

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Tuesday, September 8, 2015
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Choate Room
1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 

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Next week, the U.S. Congress will begin debate on a resolution on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action: the July 14 agreement between the United States, other world powers, and Iran will effectively and verifiably block all of Iran’s potential pathways to developing nuclear weapons.

This is one of most important national security decisions that members of Congress have confronted in more than a decade.

The agreement has the support of 75 former members of Congress, a growing number of national security leaders, the vast majority of nuclear nonproliferation experts, retired generals and admirals, top scientific leaders, 100 former ambassadors, and the UN Security Council, among others.

Please join us at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace for a discussion of the impact of the agreement and the potential consequences of a rejection of the deal by the U.S. Congress.

The keynote speech will begin at 9am and will be delivered by:

• Colin Kahl, Deputy Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President

At 10am, we will pause our program as Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) separately delivers remarks at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on the Iran nuclear deal and the future of U.S. foreign policy in the region. This event will be held in a separate event space at Carnegie, and attendees of the Arms Control Association event can view Senator Reid’s speech from the Choate room via video monitor.

Following the Reid address, our program will resume at approximately 11am with a panel consisting of:

• Colin Kahl, Deputy Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President;
• Ellie Geranmayeh, Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations;
• George Perkovich, Vice President for Studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace;
• Kelsey Davenport, Director for Nonproliferation Policy, Arms Control Association; and
• Daryl G. Kimball, moderator, Executive Director, Arms Control Association.