Conversations with History: Institute
of International Studies, UC Berkeley
This interview is part of the Institute's "Conversations
with History" series, and uses Internet technology to share with the public
Berkeley's distinction as a global forum for ideas.
Welcome
to a Conversation with History. I'm Harry Kreisler of the Institute of
International Studies. Our guest today is Earl Anthony Wayne, who is Assistant
Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs at the State Department.
- Background ... influence of parents
... Berkeley in the sixties ... political science
- Working in the Foreign Service ...
understanding goals and limitations of interlocutor ... negotiating within
the government ... human dynamics
- America and Europe ... complicated
post-Cold War world ... rising importance of economic relations ...
- Globalization ... shift toward democracy
and market-based systems ... reactions against globalization
- Economic Issues after 9/11 ... economic
security ... bolstering front-line nations ... rethinking development policy
... cutting off financing of terrorism
- Cooperation in Anti-Terror Efforts
... cooperation among U.S. agencies ... traditional allies and new disagreements
... new allies and the capacity problem ... persuading ambivalent allies
- The Millennium Challenge Account
... basing aid on prior record ... objective indicators ... importance of
funds as supplementing, not replacing ... development as a pillar of national
security ... drawing on the private sector
- Oil and Energy Policy ... emergency
energy stocks ... facilitating agreements between companies and governments
... limiting the opportunities for corruption ... diplomacy and patience
- Conclusion ... advice to students
... getting to "yes"
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