Welcome to the Mid-Coast Forum on Foreign Relations

The Mid-Coast Forum on Foreign Relations was organized in 1983 by a small group of area residents with a special interest in the United States role in international affairs. Membership is currently about 150. The group includes individuals who have had considerable experience abroad with the United States government, corporations, and private agencies. Also represented are writers, physicians, educators, journalists, lawyers, businesspeople, and others seeking to stay informed on international issues. Local high-school students with a special foreign affairs interest are invited to attend meetings on a rotating basis.

The Forum meets at Marcel’s Restaurant at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., the second Monday of each month throughout the year. The format includes a brief social period, speaker’s presentation, question period and luncheon. Speakers typically arrive the day before and are hosted by Forum members.

How to Contact Us

We can be contacted by mail, email, or phone.

Mid-Coast Forum on Foreign Relations
PO Box 41
Rockport, ME 04856
207-236-8288
info@midcoastforum.org

Upcoming Speakers

  • Monday June 9, 2008
    Philip Wheaton, Episcopal priest, Latin American historian &
    Topic: U.S. Immigration Policy: Consequences on Both Sides of the Border
  • Monday July 14, 2008
    Isobel Coleman, senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations and director
    Topic: Paradise Beneath Her Feet: Women and Reform in the Middle East
  • Monday September 8, 2008
    William Stebbins, Al-Jazeera Washington Bureau Chief
    Topic: “The opinion, and the Other Opinion.”
  • Monday October 27, 2008
    Shmuel Rosner, Ha'aretz Washington Bureau Chief
    Topic: To be announced

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Announcements

Posted on Wednesday May 14, 2008

Justin Raimondo’s 21 April address to the Forum will be rebroadcast on ...

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Posted on Friday April 25, 2008

The April presentation by the Syrian ambassador will be aired by

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Posted on Friday March 21, 2008

Members of the Mid-Coast Forum and other interested parties will be pleased to ...

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Posted on Wednesday February 13, 2008

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