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2025 St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs📅 Dates: February 11–13, 2025
đź“Ť Locations:
- Opening Night Keynote: Palladium Theatre, 253 Fifth Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL
- Panels and Talks: USF St. Pete Campus, Student Center, 200 – 6th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL
Theme: “The Ties That Bind Us”*
The 2025 St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs will launch with a keynote address on diplomacy and international agreements by Ambassador Eizenstat. With a distinguished career as U.S. Ambassador to the European Union (1993–1996) and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury (1999–2001), Ambassador Eizenstat will discuss his 2024 book, *The Art of Diplomacy*, in a compelling interview during the opening session on February 11.
Highlights:
- February 12: Featured Speaker Frank Langfitt, NPR Roving National Correspondent
- February 13: Fireside Chat with General Frank McKenzie, Director of USF’s Global and National Security Institute, and Shaikh Abdullah Bin Rashid Al Khalifa, Ambassador of Bahrain to the U.S.
Additional Topics:
- Allies and Alliances
- U.S. Politics Viewed by Foreign Correspondents
- Expertise, Facts, and Data for Policymaking
- International Trade as an Engine of Prosperity
- Regional Developments and Challenges in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Western Hemisphere
- Future Strategists Student Panel hosted by USF GNSI
Schedule:
- February 11: Opening Keynote begins at 5 PM at the Palladium Theatre.
- February 12–13: Panels and talks start at 8 AM at the USF St. Pete Campus Student Center.
Since its inception in 2013, the conference has thrived thanks to local volunteers who provide funding, sponsor events, suggest topics, and support speakers.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
USF St. Petersburg Student Success Center, 199 7th Ave S, St Petersburg, FL 33701, United States,Saint Petersburg, Florida
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