UPDATED: COMING UP ON “MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD” 3/29/15: SAUDI AMB. AL-JUBEIR ON YEMEN, NUCLEAR PROGRAM; VICKI & PAT KENNEDY ON INSTITUTE

GERMANWINGS CRASH – The latest in the tragic Germanwings plane crash, the co-pilot’s hidden illness and what this means for the future of airline safety regulations.
 
Erin Bowen, Ph.D.
Chair, Behavioral & Safety Sciences Dept.; Director, Robertson Safety Institute, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
 
NBC News’ Katy Tur from Germany
 
NBC News’ Tom Costello
 
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MIDDLE EAST PROXY WAR – The U.S. finds itself on both sides of a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran, conducting airstrikes in Iraq one hour and aiding Saudi Arabia’s bombing campaign in Yemen in the next hour.
 
H.E. Adel A. Al-Jubeir
Saudi Ambassador to the United States
 
Christopher Hill
Former United States Ambassador to Iraq, former chief U.S. negotiator on nuclear disarmament
 
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IRAN NUCLEAR TALKS – NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell joins from Switzerland where Sec. John Kerry is negotiating with China, Russia, Germany, France and Britain over Iran’s nuclear program as a March 31st deadline looms.
 
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KENNEDY INSTITUTE OPENING – The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate will open this Monday in Boston with a dedication from President Obama, Vice President Biden and other government officials.
 
Victoria Reggie Kennedy
 
Former Rep. Patrick Joseph Kennedy II (D-RI)
 
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POLITICAL PANEL – As the 2016 presidential race picks up steam with Sen. Ted Cruz’s announcement to run this week, foreign policy and national security are the most important issues on the table right now for presidential hopefuls.
 
Kathleen Parker
Columnist, Washington Post
 
Joe Scarborough
NBC News Senior Political Analyst & host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”
 
Sam Stein
White House Correspondent, The Huffington Post
 
Neera Tanden
President, Center for American Progress
 
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Olivia Petersen
NBC News
202-885-4159
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