The Long Island Foreign Affairs Forum

The Long Island Foreign Affairs Forum brings influential national and international leaders to Long Island to discuss the latest political activities around the world. The forum showcases international policymakers to Long Island's most influential business leaders and opinion makers. The Forum's membership of CEO's, other top business executives, university presidents, journalists, and philanthropists has attracted prominent participants in the foreign affairs arena. The Forum provides Long Island's leading opinion makers with a greater understanding of how global trends and specific international issues affect their interests; and it fosters an enhanced understanding of the international relationships and complexities under which they live and function. Guests have included Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, former U.S. Senator George Mitchell, Secretary of the Treasury Lawrence Summers, Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson, UNSCOM's Richard Butler and the State Department's Director of Policy and Planning Richard Haass.

Lew Meltzer, managing partner of Meltzer, Lippe & Goldstein, LLP is Chairman and President of the Long Island Foreign Affairs Forum an organization he helped found.