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White, a lawyer and chairman of the financial management firm Lazard Houston, describes himself as a fiscal conservative. He served as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy from 1993 to 1995 in the Clinton Administration and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. His civic involvement in Houston -- from fitness to fiscal -- is legendary. He ser…
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a man who understood the “New Deal” on a personal basis. He had faced a “new deal.” In its description of James Tobin's biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the publishing house Simon & Schuster describes FDR's battle with polio and ascension to the presidency as “the most remarkable comeback in the history of Ameri…
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Kip Tindell is the CEO and Chairman of The Container Store as well as a proponent in the Conscious Capitalism movement. Tindell received the National Retail Federation’s 2010 Gold Medal Award, which honors key industry leaders for distinction in service and is regarded as the most coveted award in retail.…
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He’s called “The Twitter Ambassador” because he gracefully embraced social media as an effective communication method – with more than 110,000 followers (@dinopattidjalal) from Washington to Jakarta. You also can find him well-represented on YouTube, discussing strategy, ambition and economic challenges facing Indonesia.…
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Red Sparrow is a novel. But how much of it is fiction? Therein lies the tale. Only author Jason Matthews knows. He spent 33 years as a covert operative with the CIA’s National Clandestine Service before creating this debut novel. Matthews, using a sturdy foundation of knowledge acquired on the job, writes of romance and spies, deceit and surprises.…
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Tony Wagner has worked for more than thirty-five years in the field of school improvement. He recently accepted a position as the first Innovation Education Fellow at the Technology & Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard. He was the founder and co-director of the Change Leadership Group at the Harvard Graduate School of education for more than a deca…
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The president-elect seems eager to strengthen international ties leaving behind the more insular policies of the past administration. He spent the past few months visiting neighbors, like economic powerhouses Brazil and Argentina, and has reached out to Spain, offering support in its financial crisis.…
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Are the Syrian rebels strong enough to take down the Assad regime without foreign assistance? Will Secretary Clinton be successful in swaying China’s stance on the war? When the dust finally settles, will lines be redrawn creating a new map of the Middle East? Tune in live to pose questions for Ambassador Djerejian and help guide the conversation.…
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Edward Lucas uncovers the real story of Chapman and her colleagues in Britain and America, unveiling their clandestine missions and the spy-hunt that led to their downfall. It reveals unknown triumphs and disasters of Western intelligence in the Cold War, providing the background to the new world of industrial and political espionage.…
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The Art of Intelligence draws from the full arc of Crumpton’s espionage and covert action exploits to explain what America’s spies do and why their service is more valuable than ever. From his early years in Africa, where he recruited and ran sources, from loathsome criminals to heroic warriors; to his liaison assignment at the FBI, the CIA’s Count…
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Join the Council to hear Harbert discuss our own energy reality and what we are and are not doing to face it and more importantly, what opportunities lie before us to change our energy future, create jobs and generate investment in our economy...Door Karen Harbert, President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century Energy
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Ambassador Rachad Bouhlal was appointed as Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United States in 2011. He previously served as Ambassador to Germany, the European Union, Belgium and Luxembourg...Door His Excellency Rachad Bouhlal, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to the U.S.
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With the past economic downturn, the federal government is making cutbacks to all departments. Efforts to rein in federal spending means the State Department is reducing plans to grow its Foreign Service staff...Door Charles Kupchan, Whitney Shepardson Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
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The World Affairs Council is pleased to welcome former National Security Advisor, Stephen Hadley, as speaker for its annual International Educator of the Year Award Luncheon..Door Former National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush and Senior Advisor for International Affairs, United States Institute of Peace
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..a second-generation diplomat, has been ambassador to the U.S. since 2008. He joined the Egyptian diplomatic corps in 1976. Ambassador Shoukry has served his country in many diplomatic postings, such as permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva and then to the International Organizations in Vienna, as well as ambassador to Austria..…
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Dr. Jeremi Suri has spent his life researching the complex events and power dynamics that have regularly restructured our world—for example, wars, migrations, and major societal shifts. From this background, he brings us his newest book, Liberty’s Surest Guardian...Door Author, Liberty's Surest Guardian; Professor, Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs, University of Texas
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