Adam Basciano ‘16
Major: International Relations
Hometown: Randolph, NJ
High School: Randolph High School
For the past month or so, I’ve created a committee and group that will be going to this year’s AIPAC Policy Conference (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) in March in Washington DC. AIPAC PC is one of America’s largest lobbyist conferences and it focuses on the America-Israel alliance and issues. I have been working with members of the Colgate Jewish Union and Blue Diamond Society, as well as Junior Benton Evan Chartier to organize traveling, lodging, and registration for this 4 day conference. I was able to secure funding from the Colgate Jewish Union/Colgate Office of the Chaplains. Our committee will then brainstorm ways to bring AIPAC and its values back to campus, either with Brown Bags or Speakers.
At the onset of this past Spring Semester, I created a committee focused on the American-Israel alliance and the foreign policy that affects it. In early March, our group attended this year’s AIPAC Policy Conference (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) in Washington DC. “AIPAC PC” is one of America’s largest lobbyist conferences and this year it focused on specific issues such as the Iranian Nuclear program, political instability in the region, and US-Israel strategic cooperation. I coordinated the trip with members of the Blue Diamond Society and Colgate Jewish Union, as well as fellow Benton Evan Chartier (Class of 2014) to organize traveling, lodging, and registration for this 4-day conference. I was able to secure generous funding from the Saperstein Jewish Center. Currently, our committee is in the process of bringing an influential speaker we met at AIPAC to discuss the dangers of a Nuclear Iran and the necessary steps to deter it from happening. Other initiatives we are undertaking include a Holocaust Remembrance day for Yom Hashoa and future Israel-related events.