This workshop, unlike previous workshops, was not a lecture but a more student centered event. Students of the Department of British and American studies gave presentations after which they posed questions on their topic to Mr. Bates, making this a more discussion based workshop. The workshop included an introduction about the GP program by the Media Group leader and was a very fruitful workshop.

＜Discussant : Background＞
Mr. Bates has had great success, fulfilling positions at the state and federal level of government, such as the Director-General of the State of Virginia. Overseas, he has participated in various missions on behalf of the American government to promote democracy and fight terrorism. He was appointed Senior Police Advisor to the U.S. House of Representatives' Select Committee on Homeland Security and helped create the report, "Winning the War on Terror". In his home state of Connecticut, he served as a town councilman of Stonington Borough, as well as police commissioner. He has received a M.S. in International Relations at the London School of Economics and a Juris Doctor in Law at the University of Virginia School of Law.