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International Panel Explores Government Roles in a
Globalized Age
Contact: Center for Arts and Culture 202/783-5277 Washington, DC - An international panel of public officials and journalists will assess the future of government cooperation in a globalized world on October 5, 1999 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the National Building Museum. The free public discussion, Global Partnerships, Government Roles, will be moderated by American Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow Ben Wattenberg, with participation by New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, United States Representative Jim Leach (R-Iowa), United States Information Agency official William Bader, and Michelle d’Auray, Assistant Deputy Minister of Canadian Heritage. The program, to be followed by an open reception, is sponsored by the Center for Arts and Culture. As globalization reaches into every field, from trade to culture, the United States must decide how the intensity of its global relationships will be influenced by these changes. How will the United States manage its role in post Cold-War global cultural exchange? What is the promise and potential direction for international cooperation and cultural diplomacy? These panelists bring special expertise to address these questions. Friedman writes the “Foreign Affairs” column for the New York Times and recently published The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization. Leach has introduced H.R. 2566, to direct the President to renew United States membership in UNESCO. Bader has decades of expertise in cultural diplomacy, most recently as Associate Director for Educational and Cultural Affairs at USIA. Michelle d’Auray brings the perspective of recent Canadian policies regarding cultural integrity in the face of international trade in cultural products. This event, the first in a series of three discussions on Globalization and its Impact on Culture, opens the fall edition of the Center’s Calling the Question programs on policy issues in the cultural sector. Global Fashion: American Commercial Culture will follow on November 3, 1999 and Globalization is Not Always Americanization will conclude the series on December 1, 1999. “In the next century, we will all feel the impact of a new global culture,” says Gigi Bradford, Executive Director, Center for Arts and Culture. “This thought provoking series of panels will be helpful to citizens and decision makers alike and become the foundation for the Center’s future research and action on globalization and culture.” The Center for Arts and Culture is an independent research organization providing analysis and promoting dialogue on issues affecting cultural life. It works with decision makers, scholars, and practitioners from across the arts and the humanities to produce research, gather and evaluate data, and supply information to policymakers and the general public. The National Building Museum is located at 401 F. Street NW, Washington, DC. The Calling the Question series is made possible with partial support with the Nathan Cummings Foundation. |