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Between October 22 and 25, the American Foreign Policy Council hosted a delegation from China’s International Department led by Vice Minister Yu Hongjun.

The American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC) sponsored a study delegation to Ukraine for eight full days in late September and early October 2015.

On September 28, AFPC Director for Asia Security Programs, Jeff M. Smith, was an expert speaker at a conference hosted by the Center for the National Interest in Washington, D.C.

On September 22, AFPC’s Defense Technology Program held a luncheon briefing for Congressional staffers on Internet Security Governance as part of its five-part briefing series on cybersecurity.

On September 13, AFPC Director of Asia Security Programs Jeff M. Smith was part of a small group of U.S. experts invited by the French Embassy in Washington, D.C. to brief the France’s Ambassador to the United States, Gerard Araud.

On September 24, AFPC’s Defense Technology program hosted AFPC hosted Mr. David Trachtenberg on Capitol Hill for a lunch briefing on “Protecting the War-fighter in an Austere Budget Environment.

From September 4 – 10, AFPC Vice President Ilan Berman traveled to Herzliya, Israel to participate in the 15th annual World Summit on Counter-Terrorism.

From August 24-29, AFPC organized a delegation of mid-career foreign policy experts to travel to Beijing and Qingdao in Shandong Province. 

On July 25, 2015, AFPC Vice President Ilan Berman testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade; Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, and; Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa on the topic of the "Iran-North Korea Strategic Alliance."

AFPC Fellow in Middle Eastern Affairs Andrew Peek interviewed on FoxNews.com regarding ISIS in Syria

AFPC Senior Fellow for Latin American Affairs Christine Balling interviewed by ForeignAffairs.com regarding Colombia's Minister of Defense.

AFPC Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy Lawrence Haas interviewed by the "Scott Thompson Show" (Ottawa) regarding U.S. foreign policy.

AFPC Vice President Ilan Berman interviewed on Secure Freedom Radio regarding U.S. nuclear diplomacy with Iran.

On June 17, AFPC Director of Asian Security Programs and Kraemer Strategy Fellow Jeff M. Smith led a briefing for congressional staffers at AFPC’s Capitol Hill headquarters.

AFPC recently hosted its annual Capitol Hill conference on “Missile Defenses and American Security.