Homeland Security Secretary to Address ADL Conference in Washington D.C.

ALSO, RELEASE OF POLL: ON AMERICAN JEWISH ATTITUDES ON ISRAEL & THE MIDEAST
CONFLICT; NEW ADMINISTRATIONS IN ISRAEL AND THE U.S.; THE UN'S DURBAN II
CONFERENCE

WHO: Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

WHAT: ADL National Leadership Conference

WHERE: The Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.

WHEN: Sunday, April 19 - Tuesday, April 21, 2009

ADL leaders from across the country will gather for briefings from key
government leaders, policymakers, ambassadors and opinion-makers during the
ADL Shana Amy Glass National Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. Among
the issues on the agenda are protecting the homeland, U.S.-Israel Relations,
anti-Semitism, challenges for Israel's new government, anti-Israel bias at the
UN, protecting civil liberties, and more.

THE FOLLOWING EVENTS WILL BE OPEN TO THE MEDIA ON MONDAY, 4/20:

MONDAY, APRIL 20
7:45 A.M. Challenges Facing the New Israeli Government

GRAND BALLROOM Ambassador Sallai Meridor,
Ambassador of Israel to the U.S.

8:30 A.M. U.S. Policy in the Middle East: Next Steps for
Diplomacy & Peace

GRAND BALLROOM Elliott Abrams, Senior Fellow, Council on
Foreign Relations, and Former Deputy National
Security Advisor to President George W. Bush

Martin Indyk, Director, Saban Center for Middle
East Policy, Brookings Institution, and former
U.S. Ambassador to Israel

David Makovsky, Director, Project on the Middle
East Peace Process, The Washington Institute
for Near East Policy

10:00 A.M. PRESS CONFERENCE:
SOUTH CAROLINA ROOM Release of New ADL Poll on American Jewish
Attitudes on Israel & the Middle East Conflict

10:30 A.M. CONCURRENT SESSIONS

CHINESE ROOM Durban Redux: Another Vehicle for Anti-Israel Bias
at the UN

Erica J. Barks-Ruggles, Deputy to the U.S.
Permanent Representative to the United Nations

Ambassador Daniel Carmon, Deputy Permanent
Representative of Israel to the United Nations

STATE ROOM Safeguarding Civil Liberties in the War on Terror

Kenneth L. Wainstein, Former Assistant to
President George W. Bush for Homeland Security
and Counterterrorism

Elisa Massimino, Chief Executive Officer &
Executive Director, Human Rights First

Stuart Taylor, Senior Writer & Columnist, The
National Journal

COLONIAL ROOM Riding on Faith: The Future of the Faith-Based
Initiative

Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA)

Melissa Rogers, Director, Center for Religious
and Public Affairs, Wake Forest University
Divinity School, member of President Obama's
Advisory Council on Faith-Based and
Neighborhood Partnerships

Deborah Lauter, ADL Civil Rights Director

GEORGIA ROOM Immigration: Toward A Civil and Bigotry-Free
Discussion

Frank Sharry, Executive Director, America's
Voice

Clarissa Martinez De Castro, Director of
Immigration and National Campaigns, National
Council of La Raza

12:15 P.M.
GRAND BALLROOM Recognizing the UN's Durban II as Tainted

His Excellency Giovanni Castellaneta, Italy's
Ambassador to the U.S.

1:15 P.M.
GRAND BALLROOM Presentation of the Hubert H. Humphrey First
Amendment Freedoms Prize to

Clarence Page, Syndicated Columnist, The
Chicago Tribune

2:30 P.M.
EAST & STATE ROOMS Three Months & Counting: The Obama Administration
on the Issues

Lynn Sweet, Washington, DC Bureau Chief, The
Chicago Sun-Times

Juan Williams, Senior Correspondent, National
Public Radio

EDITORS NOTE: Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, will be available for
interviews by appointment. Contact ADL's Media Relations Department at
adlmedia@adl.org for more information.

ATTN: ASSIGNMENT EDITORS PRESS AND PHOTO ADVISORY COVERAGE INVITED
PRESS CREDENTIALS REQUIRED

CONTACT: Myrna Shinbaum (917) 834-7293 The Mayflower Hotel
Todd Gutnick (917) 544-2342 ADL Press Office
Alex Flax (617) 817-6100 Tel: 202-912-9488
E-mail: adlmedia@adl.org Fax: 202-912-9475

SOURCE Anti-Defamation League