United States Senate Youth Program: Washington Week Agenda

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UNITED STATES SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM FORTY-SIXTH ANNUAL WASHINGTON WEEK AGENDA March 1-8, 2008

SATURDAY, MARCH 1

SUNDAY, MARCH 2

MONDAY, MARCH 3

Breakfast Speaker: Chief Judge Robert H. Henry The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit USSYP - Oklahoma 1971
The Mayflower Hotel
Speakers: Secretary of the Senate Nancy Erickson and Chief Parliamentarian of the Senate Alan Frumin
Caucus Room, Russell Senate Office Building
Luncheon Speaker: Librarian of Congress Dr. James Billington
Library of Congress James Madison Memorial Building Montpelier Room
Speaker: Clerk of the Supreme Court of The United States General William K. Suter
Supreme Court of the United States
Presentation of Colors
Joint Armed Forces Color Guard
The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
Dinner Speaker: Senator Jon Tester of Montana
The Mayflower Hotel

TUESDAY, MARCH 4

Breakfast Speaker: Mr. Brian Fitzgerald, Partner Bingham McCutchen LLP
The Mayflower Hotel
Speaker: Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs Jeffrey T. Bergner, Department of State
Luncheon Speaker: Ambassador John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State
Benjamin Franklin State Dining Room, Department of State
Tour of the Capitol and visit to the Gallery of the United States Senate
Speaker: National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia
The Mayflower Hotel
Dinner Speaker: Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas Co-Chair - 46th Annual United States Senate Youth Program
The Mayflower Hotel

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5

Tour of the White House
Tour of the Lincoln Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Luncheon Speaker: His Excellency Pierre Vimont Ambassador to the United States, Embassy of France
The Mayflower Hotel
GREETINGS: THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
The White House
ANNUAL SENATOR RECEPTION
HOSTS: Senator Dianne Feinstein and Senator Pat Roberts Co-Chairs - 46th Annual United States Senate Youth Program
Caucus Room, Russell Senate Office Building
Informal dinner
The Mayflower Hotel

THURSDAY, MARCH 6

Breakfast Speaker: C-SPAN President and CEO Brian Lamb
The Mayflower Hotel
Tour of the Newseum
Luncheon Speakers: Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio
Caucus Room, Russell Senate Office Building
Speaker: Executive Director of the National Symphony Orchestra Rita Shapiro
Caucus Room, Russell Senate Office Building
Tour of The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Concert: The National Symphony Orchestra
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

FRIDAY, MARCH 7

Tour of The Pentagon
Speaker: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates
The Pentagon
Speaker: Sergeant Major Thomas O. McMurtrie, USA Executive Assistant to the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Pentagon
Visit to the Marine Corps Memorial and the Tomb of the Unknowns
Arlington Cemetery
Dinner and Presentation of Colors
Joint Armed Forces Color Guard and The United States Marine Corps Band
Farewell remarks by student delegates Joseph Riley (TN) and Zephanii Smith (CA)
Flag folding ceremony and farewell slideshow
Dancing and refreshments
The Mayflower Hotel

SATURDAY, MARCH 8