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>>Can we get an attendance list to this conference?
>On 11 and 12 July, CRASSH, POLIS and the Forum on Geopolitics hosted a major international conference focusing on the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the implications that this will have for future U.S. foreign policy.
>The conference took place shortly before the Democratic and Republican Party nominating conventions, and right at the height of a protracted period of post-Brexit uncertainty in British politics. Sessions focused on the global challenges facing the next president, the role that a president can personally play in an international context, and the state of the 2016 campaign itself.
>The Forum on Geopolitics chaired a panel on 'Europe and the United States: priorities for cooperative action'.
>The discussion was greatly enriched by the central participation of Secretary Madeleine Albright and Congressman Vin Weber in each of the panels across the two days, along with that of a number of key U.S. allies and trading partners.
>Speakers included:
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>Vin Weber (Republican Party strategist and former Congressman) Sir Richard Dearlove, Stef Halper, …
http://www.startribune.com/weber-linked-to-embattled-manafort-s-ukrainian-lobbying-effort/391363471/
Vin Weber linked to ex-Trump strategist's Ukrainian lobbying effort
The former Minnesota Republican faces uncertainty as to whether he will be part of any federal inquiry into the lobbying.
By Allison Sherry Star Tribune AUGUST 25, 2016
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, facing federal scrutiny for his influential ties to the Russian government, steered a lucrative Ukrainian lobbying contract to former Minnesota Rep. Vin Weber.
Between 2012 and 2014, Weber received almost $700,000 to lobby for the European Centre for a Modern Ukraine, an organization that advocated for the country to join the European Union. Weber, along with the Podesta Group, received the contract from Paul Manafort and another Trump strategist, Rick Gates.
Manafort could face a federal inquiry for his lobbying ties to the Russian government. At the same time, Ukrainian investigators are examining a corruption network allegedly used to influence elections during the administration of former President Viktor Yanukovych, one of Manafort’s main clients.
After the new Ukrainian revelations, Manafort abruptly resigned from the Trump campaign, and now Weber faces uncertainty as to whether he will be part of a federal inquiry.