David R. Goode National Transportation Conference

The Miller Center of Public Affairs held the inaugural David R. Goode National Transportation Policy Conference, "Beyond Stimulus: Toward a New Transportation Agenda for America" in September, 2009.

This policy conference of recognized experts, co-chaired by former Secretaries of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta and Samuel K. Skinner, was convened in order to facilitate, at a critical time, original and necessary thinking about the financing, governance, and management of America's transportation infrastructure.

A second conference will take place in the fall of 2011.

China Roundtable

Admiral Joseph W. Prueher, the Miller Center's James R. Schlesinger Distinguished Professor and former U.S. Ambassador to China, organized a three day roundtable amonth leaders from the academy, government, military, and business to discuss ways to improve and strengthen the U.S.-China relationship. Those recommendations can be found in the report entitled, "A Way Ahead With China: Steering the Right Course with the Middle Kingdom."

National War Powers Commission

In 2007, the Center empanelled the National War Powers Commission, co-chaired by James A. Baker, III and Warren Christopher, to examine and make lasting recommendations concerning the war powers of the President and Congress, a subject of perennial importance.

The Center has convened seven prior commissions:

The Miller Center's Project on Media and Governance released a report with initial findings examining the impact that changing media, including shrinking newsrooms and the move to online sources, may have on the democratic governance of our country. Click to download the report (PDF).