Day 1: New York City
Ambassadors Arrive at St. Johns University
Conference Registration
Opening Ceremonies: Keynote Address, “Leadership at a Global Level”

Day 2: New York City
Program Introduction and Briefing
Guest Speaker: European Member Consulate Representative
Overnight Flight to London

Day 3: London
Arrival in London
Walking Orientation Tour of London
Visit to St. Paul’s Cathedral
Overnight in London

Day 4: London
Guided Sightseeing in London
Photo stops at Parliament, St. Paul’s Cathedral and Buckingham Palace
Guided Excursion to Windsor Castle, the preferred retreat of royalty for the last 900 years*
Overnight in London

*If the Queen is in residence and/or the official apartments are closed, you will visit St. George’s Chapel or Queen Mary’s Doll’s House

Day 5: Oxford
Guided Sightseeing of Oxford
Visit the Sheldonian Theater and Brasenose College
Guest Lecture at Oxford: The Place of Europe in the 21rst Century
Excursion to Blenheim Palace, the ancestral home of Sir Winston Churchill
Overnight in London

Day 6: London/Paris
Visit the Tower of London
Transfer to Paris on the Eurostar via the Channel Tunnel
Arrival in Paris
Seine River Cruise & Eiffel Tower Visit
Overnight in Paris

Day 7: Paris
Guided Orientation to Paris
Visit to the Notre Dame Cathedral
Visit to the Louvre
Evening Visit to Montmartre & Sacre-Coeur
Overnight in Paris

Day 8: Versailles and Chartres
Excursion to Chartres (Cathedral and Gardens)
Guided Visit to Versailles, the elaborate palace of Louis XIV
Overnight in Paris

Day 9: Paris
Visit to La Sorbonne, Paris’ historic university
Guest Lecture at the Sorbonne: The French Economy and the Future of Europe
Afternoon of shopping and cultural immersion in the heart of Paris
Overnight Train to Stuttgart in cabin accommodations

Day 10: Lucerne, Switzerland
Arrival in Stuttgart and transfer to Lucerne, Switzerland
Guided Orientation of Lucerne
Visit to the Lion Monument
Walk the famous Kapellbrucke (Covered Bridge)
Overnight in the Lucerne Region

Day 11: Lucerne
Ascend Mt. Pilatus via one of the steepest cogwheel railways in the world
Descend Mt. Pilatus via cable car over the serene forests of the Kriens
Afternoon of shopping and cultural immersion in the heart of Lucerne
Overnight in the Lucerne Region

Day 12: Liechtenstein/Munich, Germany
Transfer to Munich via Liechtenstein
Visit to Neuschwanstein Castle, the real life model for the Disney World Castle
Overnight in Munich

Day 13: Munich
Guided Orientation to Munich
Visit the Marienplatz
Visit to the Residenz Musuem
Overnight in Munich

Day 14: Munich
Excursion to Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp
BMW Museum Visit (Factory Tour included if available)
Cultural Celebration at the famous Hofbrauhaus
Overnight in Munich