Date: Tuesday 15 October 2013 – 2.30 pm

Location: Grimond Room, Portcullis House

This is the first evidence session for the Committee’s new inquiry into Government foreign policy towards the United States. It is expected to cover the state of the UK-US relationship, including the defence relationship, and especially in light of both states’ decisions at the end of August over military action in Syria.

Witnesses:

At 2.30pm

• Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House

At 3.10pm (approximately)

• Dr James D. Boys, Associate Professor of International Relations, Richmond University; Senior Visiting Research Fellow, King’s College London

At 3.50pm (approximately)

• Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Research Director and Director (UK Defence Policy), Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

For further information, please visit the Committees website.