Day One Plenary Sessions

The US and the Region

Addresses in this Plenary Session were delivered by

Secretary William Cohen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Cohen Group; former US Secretary of Defense

The Hon Richard Armitage, President, Armitage International L.C.; former US Deputy Secretary of State

Regional Security Challenges

Addresses in this Plenary Session were delivered by

Manouchehr Mottaki, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Iran

Hoshyar Zebari, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Iraq

Sh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bahrain

Sh Mohammed Al Abdallah Al Sabah, Director, Citizens Services and Governmental Bodies Assessment Agency, Kuwait

Asia's Role in the Region

Addresses in this Plenary Session were delivered by

M K Narayanan, National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister, India

Yuriko Koike, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for National Security Affairs, Japan

Sun Bigan, Special Envoy to the Middle East, China