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Karsten D. Voigt has been the Coordinator of German-North American Cooperation at the German Federal Foreign Office since January of 1999.  He majored in history and in German and Scandinavian studies at the Universities of Hamburg, Copenhagen and Frankfurt.  Mr. Voigt became actively engaged in politics at an early age. In post-war times, he accompanied witnesses during the Auschwitz trial proceedings and took part in the Anti-Vietnam war demonstrations.  From 1969 until 1973, he served as Chairman of the German Young Socialists Organization.  From 1984 until 1995, he was a member of the Executive Committee of the German Social Democratic Party and from 1985-94, member of the Executive Committee of the Party of European Socialists.  From 1976-98, he served as a Member of the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag) for the Social Democrats (SPD). From 1977-98 he also served as a Member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, of which he was President between 1994 and 1996.   Mr. Voigt's expertise is in the fields of foreign policy and security.  From 1983-98, he was foreign policy spokesman of the SPD parliamentary group.  Among his numerous other positions held, he is member of the Board of Directors of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) in Berlin, sits on the Board of the Aspen Institute Berlin as well as on the International Advisory Boards of the “Graduate School of North American Studies” at Freie Universität Berlin, of the “Center for German and European Studies” at the University of Minnesota, and of the Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) in Waterloo, Canada. He is also the chairman of the International Scientific Advisory Board of the Allied Museum Berlin.   

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 from 11:45 AM - 01:00 PM (ET)

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CIGI identifies and develops ideas for global change by supporting research, fostering exchange among experts and leaders in the private and public sectors, and providing informed advice to decision-makers on multilateral governance issues. To achieve its ambitious mandate, CIGI supports research initiatives by recognized experts and promising academics; forms networks that link world class minds across disciplines; informs and shapes the dialogue among scholars, opinion leaders, key policy-makers, and the concerned public; and builds capacity by supporting excellence in policy-related scholarship.
As a leading international think tank, CIGI is working to deepen intellectual resources in support of the overall effectiveness and legitimacy of multilateral policy-making. Led by a group of experienced practitioners and distinguished academics, CIGI brings an international and interdisciplinary approach to knowledge exchange on current global economic, institutional, diplomatic and security issues. To help build ideas for global change, CIGI hosts an active program of events, including conferences, workshops, and public lectures, fosters on-line collaborative networks, and produces and disseminates a wide range of publications.

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