Weekly Forum

The 2008 Presidential Election: Issues That Matter to Americans

(Sep 4 - Oct 30, every Thursday afternoon)

Please join us for an exciting new series entitled “The U.S. Presidential Election: Issues that Matter to Americans.”  Each week we will focus our discussions on the major issues that concern Americans and the positions of U.S. Presidential candidates Senator John McCain and Senator Barrack Obama.  We look forward to your joining us to learn more about the American experience and to share your viewpoints.  Following is a link to related e-journals, “Elections in Brief” & “The Long Campaign: US Elections 2008”

"Elections 2008: The Candidates"

"The Electoral College"

“Elections in Brief”

“The Long Campaign: US Elections 2008”

 

Time	Topic	Speaker
Sep 4	Issues That Matter to Americans: Iraq	Robert Palladino
Sep 11	Issues That Matter to Americans: The Economy	Edward Dunn
Sep 18	Issues That Matter to Americans: Immigration	Karin Lang
Sep 25	Issues That Matter to Americans: Energy and the Environment	Robert Palladino
Oct 9	Issues That Matter to Americans: Homeland Security/Terrorism	Mark Wuebbels
Oct 16	Issues That Matter to Americans: Health Care	Nolan Barkhouse
Oct 23	Issues That Matter to Americans: Foreign Policy and International Trade	Conrad Wong
Oct 30	Video Screening: John McCain's Bio  Issues That Matter to Americans: Education	Bill Couch
Nov 6	Video Screening: Barack Obama's Bio

Venue       Public Affairs Section Office, 3^rd Floor Garden Hotel (unless notified otherwise)
                    花园酒店三楼美国领事馆文化处多功能会议室 (另有通知除外)
Time                     Video: 2:30 - 3:30pm     Discussion:  3:30 to 5:00pm
Contact Information   8335-4269 ext. 21 or email: PingS@state.gov 
Language       All events will be conducted in English