The Persecution of Christians in the Holy Lands & Middle East – Consequences & Solutions

4 December 2017

The 3rd Archon International Conference on Religious Freedom

Washington, D.C.
December 4-6, 2017

(As of 11/28/17)

 

Monday, December 4, 2017 – Day One

3:00 – 5:00 pm Conference Registration
[Trump Hotel, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Presidential Ballroom]
5:30 pm Buses begin departing Trump Hotel for Metropolitan Club
6:00 – 8:00 pm Welcome Reception
[Metropolitan Club, 1700 H Street, NW]Program

  • Welcome: Conference Chairman Mike Manatos
  • Greetings: Archon National Commander Dr. Anthony Limberakis
  • Remarks: US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross
  • Remarks: Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios 
8:15 pm Buses return to Trump Hotel 

 

Tuesday, December 5, 2017 – Day Two

8:00 – 9:30 am Breakfast and Opening Remarks

[Trump Hotel, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Presidential Ballroom]

Program:

  • Welcoming Remarks: Conference Chairman Mike Manatos
  • Invocation: Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios
  • Remarks: Archon National Commander Dr. Anthony Limberakis
  • Remarks: Christian Research Institute President, Hank Hanegraaff
  • Patriarchal Message & Response: Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America, HE Archbishop Demetrios
  • Benediction: His Grace Bishop Angaelos,  Coptic Orthodox Church, United Kingdom
10:00 – 11:30 am Session One: History of the Christian Church

[Trump Hotel, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Presidential Ballroom]

Moderator/Panel Chair:

  • Fr. John Meyendorff & Patterson Family Chair of Orthodox Christian Studies at Fordham University, Archon George E. Demacopoulos

Panelists:

  • S.T., Professor of Early Christian Studies, Catholic University of America, Sidney Griffith
  • Fredrick A. Whitney Professor of Contract Law, St. Johns Law School, Mark Movsesian
  • Dean & Michael G. and Anastasia Cantonis Professor of Byzantine Studies, Hellenic College/Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, James Skedros
  • Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, Samuel Tadros
12:30 – 1:30 pm Capitol Hill Lunch

[Capitol Hill, Russell Senate Office Building, 2 Constitution Ave, NE, Kennedy Caucus Room]

Program:

  • Welcoming Remarks: Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce Andrew E. Manatos
  • Invocation: His Eminence Archbishop Dionysios Kawak, Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese
  • Greetings: Archon National Commander Dr. Anthony Limberakis
  • Remarks: Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former Chairman, Helsinki Commission, Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD)
  • Remarks: Chairman, House Global Human Rights Subcommittee and Co-Chairman, Helsinki Commission, Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) (invited)
  • Benediction: Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios
2:30 – 4:00 pm Session Two: Persecution of Christians and Possible Solutions

[Capitol Hill, Capitol Visitor Center Auditorium]

Please note that this event is not covered by the conference registration fee and is free.

Opening Remarks:

  • Panel Co-Chair, Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce Andrew E. Manatos
  • Senator James Lankford (R-OK)
  • Co-Vice-Chair, Congressional Religious Freedom Caucus, Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)

Moderator:

  • CEO of the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs, William Antholis

Panelists:

  • His Eminence Archbishop Dionysius Kawak, Syriac Orthodox Church
  • His Grace Bishop Angaelos, Coptic Orthodox Church, United Kingdom
  • V. Rev. Fr. Isaac Crow, Antiochian Orthodox Church
  • Anna Koulouris, Communications Advisor, Patriarchate of Jerusalem
  • Johny Messo, President, World Council of Arameans (Syriacs)
6:30 – 7:15 pm Cocktails
7:30 – 10:00 pm Conference Banquet

[Trump Hotel, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Presidential Ballroom]

Hosted by The Nicholas J. and Anna K. Bouras Foundation

Program:

  • Welcoming Remarks: Archon National Secretary, The Hon. B. Theodore Bozonelis
  • Invocation: Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios
  • Greetings: Archon National Commander Dr. Anthony Limberakis
  • Remarks: American Center for Law& Justice Executive Director, Jordan Sekulow
  • Remarks: Former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus
  • Response: Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios
  • Benediction: His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion, Bishop of Los Angeles and Metropolitan of Southern California and Hawaii

Wednesday, December 6, 2017 – Day Three

8:00 – 9:30 am Breakfast

[Trump Hotel, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Presidential Ballroom]

Program:

  • Welcoming Remarks: Archon National Commander Dr. Anthony Limberakis
  • Invocation: Rabbi Arthur Schneier, President and Founder, Appeal of Conscience Foundation
  • Remarks: Former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus
  • Remarks: Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Human Rights Subcommittee & Commissioner, Helsinki Commission, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL)
  • Benediction: Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios
10:30 – 12:00 pm Session Three: Freedoms of Religion and the Press

[Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Auditorium]

Opening Remarks:

  • Panel Chair/Archon National Secretary The Hon. B. Theodore Bozonelis

Moderator:

  • Fox News Chief Religion Correspondent, Lauren Green

Panelists:

  • US Commission on International Religious Freedom Vice Chair Kristina Arriaga de Bucholz
  • Helsinki Commission Policy Advisor, Nathaniel Hurd
  • Newseum Institute Religious Freedom Center COO, Gene Policinski
  • Religious Freedom Institute Senior Director, South & Southeast Asia, Dr. Timothy Samuel Shah
12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch

[Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave, NW]

Hosted by the American Hellenic Educational and Progressive Association (AHEPA)

Program:

  • Welcoming Remarks: AHEPA Supreme President Carl Hollister
  • Invocation: Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios
  • Greetings: Archon National Commander Dr. Anthony Limberakis
  • Remarks: Archon Dr. Andrew J. Ekonomou
  • Remarks: American Center for Law & Justice Chief Counsel, Jay Sekulow
  • Benediction: Very Reverand Father Isaac Crow, Antiochian Orthodox Church
1:45 pm Participants begin walking from Newseum to Trump Hotel
2:30 – 4:00 pm Session Four: Sacred Sites and Property Rights

[Trump Hotel, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Presidential Ballroom]

Opening Remarks:

  • Panel Chair/Archon National Commander Dr. Anthony Limberakis

Moderator:

  • Tufts University Fletcher School for Law & Diplomacy Visiting Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution, Elizabeth Prodromou

Panelists:

  • US Ambassador to Qatar (retired), Ambassador Patrick Theros
  • President of the National Council of Churches / Director of the Ecumenical Office of theArmenian Church of America, His Eminence Archbishop Vicken Aykazian
  • Chair of the FoleyHoag UN Practice Group, Christina Hioureas, Esq.
  • Executive Director, Armenian Legal Center for Justice & Human Rights, Kate Nahapetian
  • President and Founder, Appeal of Conscience Foundation, Rabbi Arthur Schneier 
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6:30 pm Buses begin departing Trump Hotel for USIP
7:00 pm Cocktails
7:00 – 9:30 pm Farewell Dinner

[US Institute of Peace, 2301 Constitution Avenue, NW]

Program:

  • Welcoming Remarks: Archon Andrew Manatos
  • Invocation: Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios
  • Remarks: House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Congressman Ed Royce (R-CA)
  • Remarks: Archon National Commander Dr. Anthony Limberakis
  • Response: Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios
  • Benediction: President, Hellenic College Holy Cross, FatherChristopher Metropoulos
9:30 pm Buses return to Trump Hotel 
Conference Concludes
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