<p>The Middle East Program invites you to the annual Haleh Esfandiari Forum on the Middle East with Senator&nbsp;<strong>Chris Van Hollen</strong>&nbsp;(D-Maryland) in conversation with Wilson Center Director, President, and CEO&nbsp;<strong>Jane Harman.</strong></p><p>The Haleh Esfandiari Forum at the Wilson Center is a series of public events focused on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This initiative honors Haleh Esfandiari&rsquo;s leadership of MEP from its inception in 1998 through 2015.</p><p>Speakers: Jane Harman, Director, President, and CEO, Wilson Center The Honorable Chris Van Hollen, U.S. Senator from Maryland</p>

<p>The Middle East Program invites you to the annual Haleh Esfandiari Forum on the Middle East with Senator&nbsp;<strong>Chris Van Hollen</strong>&nbsp;(D-Maryland) in conversation with Wilson Center Director, President, and CEO&nbsp;<strong>Jane Harman.</strong></p>

<p>The Haleh Esfandiari Forum at the Wilson Center is a series of public events focused on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This initiative honors Haleh Esfandiari&rsquo;s leadership of MEP from its inception in 1998 through 2015.</p>

<p>Speakers: Jane Harman, Director, President, and CEO, Wilson Center The Honorable Chris Van Hollen, U.S. Senator from Maryland</p>


Wilson Center

Director, President and CEO

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district

The Annual Haleh Esfandiari Forum with Senator Chris Van Hollen

<div>
<div style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto">
<div>
<div>
<p>The Wilson Center, chartered by Congress in 1968 as the official memorial to President Woodrow Wilson, is the nation&rsquo;s key non-partisan policy forum for tackling global issues through independent research and open dialogue to inform actionable ideas for the policy community.</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>

<div>
<div style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto">
<p>The Wilson Center brings fresh thinking and deep expertise to the most pressing policy challenges we face today. We convene scholars to create a global dialogue of ideas that Congress, the administration, and the international policy community can act on. In 2019, the Wilson Center was named the #1 regional studies think tank in the world.</p>
</div>
</div>


Jane Harman, The Honorable Chris Van Hollen

The Annual Haleh Esfandiari Forum with Senator Chris Van Hollen

Host

Wilson Center

Speakers

Jane Harman

Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

Conversations Matter