Nuclear Calendar -- December 5, 2016 | FCNL
Nuclear Calendar -- December 5, 2016
Dec. 4-7 | National Symposium on Nuclear Weapons. Santa Fe, NM. |
Dec. 5 | 9:15 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), "U.S.-ROK Alliance: Looking Ahead to the New Administration and Beyond," with 25 speakers. CSIS, Second Floor Conference Center, 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington. RSVP online. Webcast on the CSIS website. |
Dec. 5 | 6:30 p.m., Matthew Rojansky, Johns Hopkins SAIS, "America's Russia Policy Has Failed." Sponsored by Young Professionals in Foreign Policy. At the International Student House, 1825 R St. NW, Washington. RSVP online. |
Dec. 5-9 | International Atomic Energy Agency, "International Conference on Nuclear Security." Vienna. Webcast online. |
Week of Dec. 5 | President-elect Trump announces nominees for Secretaries of State and Energy (estimates). |
Dec. 6 | Senate floor action on the conference report on the National Defense Authorization Act (S.2943). |
Dec. 6 | 4:00-5:30 p.m., Lassina Zerbo, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization; Kim Won-soo, U.N. Disarmament Affairs; and Laura Rockwood, Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, "Ending Nuclear Tests: Why Should I Care?." Vienna International Centre, 5 Wagramer Str., Multimedia Room, G Building, Fifth Floor, Vienna. RSVP online. |
Dec. 6-7 | Secretary of State John Kerry attends a NATO foreign ministers meeting. Brussels. |
Dec. 7 | Noon-1:15 p.m., Chris Miller, Yale University; Angela Stent, Georgetown University; and Derek Chollet, German Marshal Fund, "U.S.-Russian Relations in the Next Administration." German Marshal Fund, 1744 R St. NW, Washington. |
Dec. 7 | Noon-1:30 p.m., David Straub, former senior U.S. foreign service officer, "How the Trump Administration Should Address North Korea." Korea Economic Institute, 1800 K St. NW, Suite 1010, Washington. RSVP online. |
Dec. 7 | 12:30-1:45 p.m., Fissile Materials Working Group, "Keeping Up the Momentum on Nuclear Security Improvements," with five speakers. At the Vienna International Centre, Building M, Press Room, 5 Wagramer Str., Vienna. RSVP online. |
Dec. 7 | 12:40-2:40 p.m., Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, "Workshop on Nuclear Security in Asia--The Way Forward." Japanese Mission Conference Room, Andromeda Tower, Floor 24, Donau-City-Strasse 6, Vienna. RSVP online. |
Dec. 8 | Noon-1:30 p.m., Thomas Karako, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Adam Lowther, School of Advanced Nuclear Deterrence Studies; and Guy Roberts, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, "How to Make U.S. Nuclear Weapons and Missile Defense Policy Great Again: What Should the Trump Administration Do?" Heritage Foundation, Lehrman Auditorium, 208 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Washington. RSVP online. Webcast on the Heritage Foundation website. |
Dec. 8 | Noon-1:30 p.m., Matthew Rojansky, Wilson Center; James Lewis, Center for Strategic and International Studies; and Marc Schleifer, Center for International Private Enterprise, "U.S.-Russia Policy for the Next Administration." American Security Project, 1100 New York Ave. NW, Washington. RSVP online. |
Dec. 8 | Noon-1:30 p.m., Cato Institute, "Convincing China to Coerce North Korea," with four speakers. Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington. RSVP online. Webcast on the Cato Institute website. |
Dec. 8 | House of Representatives floor action on a Continuing Resolution for appropriations, through April 30, 2017 (tentative). |
Dec. 9 | 3:30 p.m., Former Sen. Richard Lugar (IN); Sen. Joe Donnelly (IN); and Sen.-elect Todd Young (IN), "Symposium to Mark Nunn-Lugar 25th Anniversary." Indiana University, Global and International Studies Building, 355 N. Jordan Ave., Bloomington, IN. |
Dec. 9 | Senate floor action on a Continuing Resolution for appropriations, through April 30, 2017 (tentative). |
Dec. 9 | Congress adjourns (tentative). |
Dec. 10 | Louisiana Senate runoff between Foster Campbell (D) and John Kennedy (R). |
Dec. 10-Jan. 2 | House and Senate Christmas recess (tentative). |
Dec. 12 | 10:00 a.m., Victor Cha, Center for Strategic and International Studies; and Robert Galluci, Georgetown University, "Advising the Next U.S. President on Korea." Korea Society, 950 Third Ave., Eighth Floor, New York. Register online. |
Dec. 13 | 3:00-4:45 p.m., Patricia Lewis, Chatham House; and Beyza Unal, Chatham House, "Report Launch: Humanitarian Impacts of Nuclear Testing." Chatham House, 10 St. James's Square, London. |
Dec. 14 | 1:30-2:30 p.m., Roger Teague, U.S. Air Force; Richard Matlock, Missile Defense Agency; and Riki Ellison, Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance, "Developing a Space-Based Sensor Layer for Missile Defense." Sponsored by the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance. At the Capitol Visiting Center, SVC 203-02, Washington. RSVP online. |
Dec. 14 | Theodore Postol, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, "Is the United States Trying to Aim Its National Missile Defense at China?" Harvard University. Belfer Center Library, 79 JFK St., Fainsod Room, Littauer 324, Cambridge, MA. |
Dec. 15 | 2:00-5:30 p.m., Carnegie Endowment, "Alliance Policy for Today’s North Korea," with ten speakers. Carnegie Endowment, 1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington. RSVP online. |
Dec. 19 | Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye hold a trilateral summit (tentative). Tokyo. |
Dec. 24 | Hanukkah begins at sunset. Through Jan. 1. |
Dec. 25 | Christmas (holiday). |
Dec. 26 | Christmas observed (federal holiday). |
Dec. 26 | 25th anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union. |
2017 | |
Jan. 1 | António Guterres takes office as the new Secretary-General of the United Nations. |
Jan. 1 | Pope Francis delivers a world day of peace message titled "Non-Violence: A Style of Politics for Peace." Vatican City. |
Jan.-March | Missile Defense Agency tests a Ground-based-Interceptor missile. Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. |
Jan. 2 | New Year's Day observed (federal holiday). |
Jan. 3 | Congress convenes. |
Jan. 10 | Broadcast of Command and Control on PBS. |
Jan. 14-19 | House of Representatives Martin Luther King Jr. recess. |
Jan. 16 | First anniversary of "Implementation Day," which lifted sanctions on Iran. |
Jan. 16 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day (federal holiday). |
Jan. 20 | Noon, Inauguration of President Trump. Capitol Building, Washington. |
Jan. 23 | Conference on Disarmament, first session for 2017 begins. Through March 31. Geneva. |
Jan. 31 | European Union and U.S. sanctions against Russia set to expire. |
Jan. or Feb. | Senate Armed Services Committee, hearing on the nomination of Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves to be Commander, Missile Defense Agency. Location TBA, Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
Feb. 20 | Presidents Day (federal holiday). |
Feb. 25-28 | J Street Conference, Washington. |
March 20-21 | Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference. Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington. RSVP online. |
March 27-31 | United Nations conference to negotiate a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination. United Nations. |
April 10 | Passover begins at sunset. Through April 18. |
April 14 | Good Friday. |
April 16 | Easter. |
April 23 | First round of the French presidential election. |
April 29 | End of the first 100 days of the Trump administration. |
May 1 | President Trump submits the FY 2018 budget to Congress (estimate). |
May 2-12 | First PrepCom for the 2020 NPT Review Conference. Vienna. |
May 29 | Memorial Day (holiday). |
June 15-July 7 | UN conference to negotiate a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination. United Nations. |
June 26-30 | Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization, "CTBT: Science and Technology." Michaelerkuppel, Vienna. |
July 4 | Independence Day (holiday). |
Aug. 9-10 | U.S. Strategic Command, Deterrence Symposium, La Vista, NE. |
Sept. 4 | Labor Day (holiday). |
Sept. 20 | Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset. Through Sept. 22. |
Sept. 29 | Yom Kippur begins at sunset. Through Oct. 12. |
Oct. 9 | Columbus Day (federal holiday). |
Nov. 10 | Veterans Day observed (federal holiday). |
Nov. 11 | Veterans Day |
Nov. 23 | Thanksgiving (holiday). |
Dec. 12 | Hanukkah begins at sunset. Through Dec. 20 |
Dec. 25 | Christmas (holiday). |
TBA | National Nuclear Security Administration issues the draft Site-wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Sandia National Laboratories, NM. |
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