IFE/INFO Public Policy Roundtable: Global Connections Series

Ambassador Said Jawad of Afghanistan, Kathy Kemper, Ambassador Urs Ziswiler of Switzerland  Ambassador Pierre Vimont of France and Ambassador Jan Matthysen of Belgium

On Tuesday, the IFE, Institute for Education, currently in its 19th season, held a public policy roundtable breakfast featuring Kenneth R. Feinberg, Special Master for TARP executive compensation.  His excellency, Pierre Vimont, the Ambassador of France, kindly held the event at his magnificent residence.  Ina Ginsburg, IFE steward, introduced Mr. Feinberg and touched on the organizations goal of enhancing Washington’s public policy life. Fellow ambassadors, his excellency Said Jawad, Ambassador of Afghanistan, his excellency, Jan Matthysen, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium, and his excellency Urs Ziswiler, Ambassador of Switzerland were present for the discussion that followed Mr. Feinberg’s remarks on his role as “pay czar”. The morning closed after a lively conversation with questions from  both  media members and representatives alike.

— Report by Mimi Reisner and photographs by Kate Oczypok

R. Leslie Deak, Ambassador Urs Ziswiler and Ambassador Said Jawad

Dr. Rev. Cecilie Strommen and Farhud Batmanglich

Annette Shelby, wife of Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.)

R. Leslie Deak and Esther Coopersmith chat with Norm Ornstein

Honorable Kenneth Feinberg

Ina Ginsburg

Ambassador Pierre Vimont

Stephan Richter and George Vradenburg

Christopher Caine and Moshira Soliman

Meryl Chertoff

Marci Robinson and Sally Oren, wife of Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren

Juliet Eilperin and Norm Ornstein

Michael Hirsch and Kimberly Vertolli