This year's forum will feature the political and cultural leaders who are now shaping the policies and practices of cultural diplomacy in the public and private sectors.

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Madeleine K. Albright, Former U.S. Secretary of State

Other speakers include:

The Honorable John Brademas, President Emeritus, New York University

Elizabeth Diller, Architect

Eric Fischl, Painter

Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (invited)

Chairman Jim Leach, National Endowment for the Humanities

Congressman James Moran, U.S. House of Representatives

Dr. Azar Nafisi, Author of Reading Lolita in Tehran

His Excellency Arturo Sarukhan, Ambassador of Mexico to U.S.

His Excellency Sameh Shoukry, Ambassador of Egypt to U.S.