NEW DATE: FEBRUARY 18, 2010

CORPORATE PROGRAM: FOCUS ON INDIA SERIES

ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.

NEW DIRECTIONS IN U.S.-INDIAN RELATIONS: A DEFINING GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP

The Honorable Robert O. Blake, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, United States Department of State

President Obama is scheduled to visit India in early 2010, which follows the November 2009 state visit of Prime Minister Singh to Washington D.C. These two state visits point to the importance that both India and the U.S. attach to this strategic partnership. President Obama has stated that “the relationship between the United States and India will be one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century.” The two countries recently announced a series of new commitments to work together to revitalize global economic growth, while strengthening cooperation on clean energy, health, regional security, climate change, and food security.

Assistant Secretary Blake will examine the prospects for further progress in relations between New Delhi and Washington, focusing on how to deepen economic engagement.

The Honorable Robert O. Blake is the assistant secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. Ambassador Blake served as deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Mission in New Delhi, India from 2003 – 2006, and as ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives from 2006 to mid-2009. He has held a number of positions at the State Department in Washington, including senior desk officer for Turkey, deputy executive secretary, and executive assistant to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, and has served at the American Embassies in Tunisia, Algeria, Nigeria and Egypt.

Focus on India series is generously supported by:

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12:00 p.m.  Registration
12:15 p.m.  Lunch and Discussion      
1:30 p.m.    Adjournment

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