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President Donald Trump at one year

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First Year Project

President Donald Trump at one year

Thursday, January 18, 2018
1:15PM - 5:00PM (EST)
Event Details

Held at the Decatur House, across the street from the White House, this public event will be the culmination of the Miller Center's three-year First Year project, which combed the lessons of history to inform a new administration.

Session 1—The Dangerous First Year: National Security, Strategy, and Crisis

Michael FromanU.S. Trade Representative, Barack Obama

John Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State, George W. Bush

Will Hitchcock, Randolph P. Compton Professor, Miller Center (moderator)

Session 2—From a Standing Start: Policy and Management of the Federal Government

Ron Christie, Special Assistant to the President, George W. Bush

Chris Lu, Deputy Secretary of Labor, Barack Obama; Senior Fellow, Miller Center

Ann Compton, former White House Correspondent, ABC News (moderator)

Session 3—The First Year Political Window: Communicating and Legislating

Marc Short, Legislative Affairs Director, Donald Trump

Nicholas Calio, Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, George W. Bush

Katie Beirne Fallon, Director of Legislative Affairs, Barack Obama

Mary Kate Cary, Speechwriter, George H. W. Bush; Senior Fellow, Miller Center (moderator)

When
Thursday, January 18, 2018
1:15PM - 5:00PM (EST)
Where
Decatur House
1610 H Street
Washington DC
Speakers
Nicholas Calio

Nicholas Calio

Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs under President George W. Bush

Mary Kate Cary

Mary Kate Cary

White House speechwriter for President George H.W. Bush from 1989 to early 1992

Ron Christie

Ron Christie

Special Assistant to the President under President George W. Bush

Ann Compton

Ann Compton

Former White House Correspondent, ABC News

Katie Beirne Fallon

Katie Beirne Fallon

Director of Legislative Affairs under President Barack Obama

Michael Froman

Michael Froman

U.S. Trade Representative under President Barack Obama

William Hitchcock

William Hitchcock

Professor of history at the University of Virginia and a faculty fellow at the Miller Center

Chris Lu

Chris Lu

Miller Center Senior Fellow and Deputy Secretary of Labor under President Barack Obama

John Negroponte

John Negroponte

Deputy Secretary of State under President George W. Bush

Marc Short

Marc Short

Legislative Affairs Director, President Donald Trump