Conference: Israel at 75

The year 2022 marked 75 years since the passage of United Nations Resolution 181, which called for the partition of Palestine into Arab and Jewish states. On May 14, 1948, the Jewish People’s Council approved a proclamation establishing the new state of Israel — making May 14, 2023, the 75th anniversary of Israel’s founding as a state among the nations of the world.

Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy presented Israel at 75, a conference where diplomats, subject-matter experts, policymakers and stakeholders assembled to analyze the binational relationship between the United States and Israel, address the role of the United States in Middle East foreign policy, and explore the challenges and opportunities Israel faces internally and abroad.

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The Baker Institute gratefully acknowledges our community partners for supporting and promoting Israel at 75, including the American Jewish Committee, the Hebrew Free Loan Association of Houston, Houston Hillel, the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, Rice University's Jewish Studies Program, Congregation Beth Yeshurun, the Anti-Defamation League, Congregation Emanu El, Evelyn Rubenstein JCC, Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care Services and Congregation Beth Israel.

Director's Lecture Series

Created and endowed by Ambassador Edward P. Djerejian and Mrs. Françoise Djerejian, the Director’s Lecture Series provides a forum for productive discourse to advance the public’s understanding of the most critical challenges facing Texas, the U.S. and the world.

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Agenda

9:30 am	Breakfast
9:45 am	Welcome Remarks The Honorable James A. Baker, III Honorary Chair, Baker Institute for Public Policy; Senior Partner, Baker Botts, L.L.P.; Former Secretary of State; Former White House Chief of Staff The Honorable David M. Satterfield Director, Baker Institute and Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East; Janice and Robert McNair Chair in Public Policy; Former Ambassador to Lebanon and Turkey
10:05 am	Opening Remarks His Excellency Isaac Herzog (pre-recorded) President of Israel The Honorable Thomas Nides (pre-recorded) U.S. Ambassador to Israel
10:20 am	Panel I — Israel and the U.S.-Israel Relationship at 75: A Retrospective and the Road Ahead Moderated by: Aaron David Miller, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace The Honorable Dan Kurtzer, Ph.D. S. Daniel Abraham Professor of Middle East Policy Studies, School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University; Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel; Former U.S. Ambassador to Egypt The Honorable Dan Shapiro Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel The Honorable Edward P. Djerejian Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel; Former U.S. Ambassador to Syria; Founding Director, Baker Institute
11:45 am	Lunch and Presentation — The Contemporary American Jewish Identity Robert H. Mnookin Samuel Williston Professor of Law, Harvard Law School; Author of "The Jewish American Paradox"
12:15 pm	Panel II — Two States for Two People? Are There Still Viable Solutions for Israel and Palestine? Moderated by: The Honorable David M. Satterfield, Baker Institute His Excellency Salam Faayad, Ph.D. Former Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority; Distinguished Fellow, Brookings Barbara Leaf U.S. Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Gilead Sher Former Chief of Staff and Policy Coordinator to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and a senior peace negotiator; Brochstein Fellow in Middle East Peace and Security in Honor of Yitzhak Rabin, Baker Institute
1:45 pm	Break
2:00 pm	Fireside Chat — Israel’s Government and the Political Direction of Israel Moderated by: The Honorable David M. Satterfield, Baker Institute His Excellency Ehud Barak Former Prime Minister of Israel
3:30 pm	Closing Remarks — The U.S.-Israel Relationship Walter Russell Mead Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship, Hudson Institute; Global View Columnist, The Wall Street Journal; James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities, Bard College in New York; Author of "Arc of a Covenant"
4:00 pm	Adjourn

Sponsorship Opportunities

Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is the host for Israel at 75. The institute provides meaningful policy analysis on the most critical challenges facing Texas, the U.S. and the world. Founded in 1993, the institute is ranked the No. 1 university-affiliated think tank in the world and the No. 1 energy think tank in the world. Learn more about the institute here.

Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is a §501(c)(3) and operates under the auspices of Rice University’s TAX ID Number.

See the benefits of sponsoring this conference at various levels, below:

$25,000 Level (FMV $1400)

Acknowledgement from podium during conference
Name recognition on invitation, online event listing, printed conference materials/event slates
12 admissions to Israel at 75
8 invitations to post-conference dinner

$10,000 Level (FMV $700)

Acknowledgement from podium during conference
Name recognition on invitation, online event listing, printed conference materials/event slates,
8 admissions to Israel at 75
4 invitations to post-conference dinner

$5,000 Level (FMV $350)

Name recognition on printed conference materials/event slates, associated policy brief and blog post, and conference report
4 admissions to Israel at 75
2 invitations to post-conference dinner

To inquire about sponsorship opportunities, please contact:
Leah Gross, Director of Development
Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy
P.O. Box 1892
Houston, Texas 77251-1892
713.348.2977 direct
[email protected]