The University of Miami Institute for Cuban and Cuban- American Studies and the Host Committee: Vaclav Havel Elena Bonner former president of the Czech Republic Chair, The Andrei Sakharov Foundation, Luis Alberto Lacalle Russia/USA former president of Uruguay Alvaro Dubon Luis Alberto Monge Central American Parliament former president of Costa Rica Gabriel Joaquín Llano Philip Dimitrov Argentinean Parliament former prime minister of Bulgaria Cecilia Malmstrom Kim Campbell Member of the European Parliament, former prime minister of Canada Sweden Mart Laar Jaromir Stetina former prime minister of Estonia Senator, Parliament of the Czech Republic Jaime Trobo Member of Parliament, Uruguay Cordially invite you to an International Forum on Cuba’s Transition to Democracy On the eve of the XXXV Regular Session of the Organization of American States General Assembly Saturday, June 4, 2005, 12:00p.m.-6:00p.m., Hyatt Regency Pier 66 Hotel 2301 S.E. 17th Street Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States The Cuba Transition Project is funded by the Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the terms of Award EDG-AA-00-02- 00007-00. This seminar is made possible through support provided by USAID. The opinions expressed in this seminar are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID. PROGRAM INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON CUBA’S TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY Saturday June 4, 2005 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon – Registration = Windows on the Green 12:00 Noon – LUNCHEON Welcome Remarks and Special Presentation - Jaime Suchlicki - Director, Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami - John F. Maisto - U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) - Message from President Vaclav Havel - former president of the Czech Republic Luncheon Keynote Addresses - Eduardo Frei - former president of Chile - Mart Laar – former prime minister of Estonia 2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. - Break OPENING SESSION - 2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. – Crystal Ballroom I and II Introduction - Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chair of the Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia, U.S. House of Representatives - Luis Alberto Lacalle – former president of Uruguay - Luis Alberto Monge - former president of Costa Rica FIRST SESSION - 2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. International Support for Democracy in Cuba Moderator: Jaromir Stetina – Senator, Parliament of the Czech Republic - Gabriel Joaquin Llano - Member of Parliament, Argentina - Martin Palous, Ambassador to the U.S. and former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic - Jorge Moragas, Member of Parliament, Spain - Jose Miguel Vivanco - Executive Director, Human Rights Watch The Inter-American Democratic Charter: A Framework for Cuba’s Transition to Democracy Moderator: Steve Johnson - Heritage Foundation - Humberto de la Calle - former vice president of Colombia and former permanent representative of Colombia to the OAS - Jaime Trobo - Member of Parliament, Uruguay - Lincoln Diaz Balart - Chairman, House Rules Committee, Subcommittee on Budget, U.S. Congress - Alvaro Dubon - Central American Parliament 4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. - Break SECOND SESSION - 4:30 p.m. – 5:30pm. - Role of the Inter-American System in Cuba’s Transition to Democracy Moderator: Gabriel Salvia – Centro para la Apertura y el Desarrollo de América Latina (CADAL) - Adolfo Franco – Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) - Dennis E. Flannery - Vice President, Inter-American Development Bank - John Sanbrailo - Executive Director, Pan American Development Foundation - Santiago Canton, Executive Secretary, Inter-American Human Rights Commission CLOSING SESSION - 5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. International Solidarity – Presentation of Conclusions - Gabriel Joaquin Llano - Member of Parliament, Argentina - Alvaro Dubon - Central American Parliament Closing Remarks 6:15 p.m. - Press Event 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. - Reception * Presentations will be in Spanish and English. Simultaneous translation will be provided. This Forum is by invitation only. .