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International efforts to reach a ceasefire resolution by the UN Security Council this week would pave the way for the arrival of international forces in Lebanon. With mounting pressure to insert a peacekeeping force, our panel of seasoned conflict-resolution experts will discuss the prospects and challenges for a successful peacekeeping mission.

Ambassador Arthur Hughes, an Adjunct Scholar at MEI will draw on his experience in the Sinai where he presided as Director General over the Multinational Force and Observers in Egypt-Israel peacekeeping. During his 30-year career in the Foreign Service, Ambassador Hughes worked extensively in Europe and the Middle East. He was the US Ambassador to Yemen from 1991-1994 and served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Near East and South Asia from 1989-1991.

William A. Stuebner will draw upon his experiences working with the UN Protective Force (UNPROFOR) in the Balkans throughout the Bosnian War. Mr. Stuebner served as Senior Deputy Head of Mission for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1996. Mr. Stuebner currently serves as the Senior Technical Specialist for Conflict Prevention at Agricultural Cooperative Development International/Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance (ACDI/VOCA). He is currently Affiliate Professor, George Mason University Peace Operations Policy Program.

Ambassador James Dobbins is Director of RAND Corporation's International Security and Defense Policy Center. Ambassador Dobbins has held State Department and White House posts including Assistant Secretary of State for Europe, Special Assistant to the President for the Western Hemisphere, Special Adviser to the President and Secretary of State for the Balkans, and Ambassador to the European Community. He has handled a variety of crisis management assignments as the Clinton Administration's special envoy for Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, and Kosovo, and the Bush Administration's first special envoy for Afghanistan.

Lieutenant Colonel Mike Bailey retired from the US Army in Feb 2003. Shortly after retiring he began working for RONCO Consulting Corporation, one of the world leaders in humanitarian demining. His career in the US Army spanned more than 25 years in a variety of challenging and demanding assignments in the US and abroad. LTC Bailey has served on the Department of the Army staff as the Peacekeeping Policy Analyst for the Chief of Staff of the Army. He has also served as one of the military advisors to the Office of Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Operations.

Moderator:
Ambassador David L. Mack is Acting President of the Middle East Institute. His career with the US Foreign Service includes diplomatic posts in Iraq, Jordan, Jerusalem, Lebanon, Libya and Tunisia. He served as Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates from 1986-1989. As Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs under President George H.W. Bush, Ambassador Mack directed relations between the United States and twelve other governments, including Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Syria.

This event is co-sponsored by the Middle East Institute and the U.S. Institute of Peace.