Program Archive Fall 2009

Event Iran and the Green Movement Mehdi Noorbaksh, Harrisburg University University of St. Thomas, Jones Hall Date Monday, July 20, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Syria Opens Up Andrew Tabler, Washington Institute Westin Galleria, 5060 W. Alabama Date Wednesday, July 22, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event The Real War in Mexico Shannon ONeil, Council on Foreign Relations Junior League, 1811 Briar Oaks Lane Date Tuesday, August 25, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event The Law of the Sea Treaty: Why Now? Scott Borgerson, Council on Foreign Relations Petroleum Club, 800 Bell Street Date Thursday, August 27, 2009 Time 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Afghanistan and Pakistan: The US and Whats at Stake Marvin Weinbaum, The Middle East Institute The Junior League, 1811 Briar Oaks Lane Date Tuesday, September 08, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event The Power of Social Media in the Muslim World Mona Eltahawy, Journalist The Junior League, 1811 Briar Oaks Lane Date Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Global Financial Architecture Robert Kimmitt, Former Deputy Secretary of Treasury Hilton Americas, 1600 Lamar Street Date Thursday, September 17, 2009 Time 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Is Russias Democratic Experiment Over David Satter, Author The Junior League, 1811 Briar Oaks Lane Date Wednesday, September 23, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Human Rights, Development and the Extractives Industries Margaret Jungk, Danish Institute for Human Rights Doubletree Hotel, 400 Dallas Street, Dezavala Room Date Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Ten Days in Iran What I Saw at the Revolution Joe Klein, TIME Westin Oaks, 5011 Westheimer Date Thursday, October 01, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Cities of the Future Jeb Brugmann, Author Westin Oaks Hotel, 5011 Westheimer Rd. Date Wednesday, October 07, 2009 Time 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Pervez Musharraf Former President of Pakistan The Omni Hotel, Four Riverway Date Saturday, October 10, 2009 Time 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event The Taliban Generation Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Filmmaker Junior League, 1811 Briar Oaks Lane Date Thursday, October 15, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Condoleezza Rice 66th Secretary of State Stanford University Hilton Americas, 1600 Lamar St. Date Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Time 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event From Oppression to Opportunity for Women Worldwide Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times Columnist Rice University, Shell Auditorium, McNair Hall In partnership with Brazos Bookstore, Asia Society, Rice University, University of Houston Friends of Women's Studies Date Sunday, October 25, 2009 Time 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Understanding Mexico-U.S. Relations Edward Schumacher-Matos, Harvard University Westin Galleria Hotel, 5060 West Alabama Date Thursday, October 29, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event The Fall of the Berlin Wall Romesh Ratnesar, TIME Junior League, 1811 Briar Oaks Lane Date Wednesday, November 04, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event U.S. Foreign Policy and the Greater Middle East Richard Haass, Council on Foreign Relations Westin Oaks, 5011 Westheimer Date Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Entrepreneurs in Africa June Arunga Junior League, 1811 Briar Oaks Lane Date Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Understanding Irans Power Struggle Mohsen Sazegara, Middle East Analyst Westin Oaks Hotel 5011 Westheimer Date Thursday, November 19, 2009 Time 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event The Imperial Cruise James Bradley, Author Hilton Americas 1600 Lamar Date Thursday, December 03, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Vietnam Rising Thomas Vallely, Harvard University The Junior League 1811 Briar Oaks Lane Date Wednesday, December 09, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

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Program Archive Spring 2009

Event Argentina Unveiled Nicolas Shumway, University of Texas Junior League, 1811 Briar Oaks Lane Date Wednesday, January 07, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event The Global Food Crisis Edwin Price, Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture The Junior League, 1811 Briar Oaks Lane Date Tuesday, January 13, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event The Global Financial Crisis Amity Shlaes, Council on Foreign Relations Dinner - Westin Oaks, 5011 Westheimer Date Thursday, January 15, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Talking with Iran Trita Parsi, National Iranian American Council Junior League, 1811 Briar Oaks Lane Date Wednesday, January 21, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event SOLD OUT America: A View from the Middle East Jamal Dajani, Link TV Dinner - Westin Oaks, 5011 Westheimer Date Monday, January 26, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event The Peacemakers Martin Indyk, Brookings Institute Omni Hotel, 4 Riverway Date Tuesday, February 03, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Pakistan and India Ahmad Faruqui, University of Bradford - UK Junior League, Ballroom, 1811 Briar Oaks Lane Date Wednesday, February 11, 2009 Time 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event One Year, One Man, Twenty Wars Kevin Sites, In the Hot Zone - Yahoo! News Junior League, 1811 Briar Oaks Lane Date Wednesday, February 18, 2009 Time 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Peace in the Middle East Oded Eran, Director, The Institute for National Security Studies in Israel Westin Galleria Hotel, The Monarch Room Date Thursday, February 19, 2009 Time 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event The Moral Dilemmas of Spying James Olson, Bush School of Government - Texas A&M University Junior League, Ballroom, 1811 Briar Oaks Lane Date Thursday, February 26, 2009 Time 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event NEW DATE Opening the Mexican Economy Eduardo Pérez Motta Petroleum Club, 800 Bell Street Date Friday, February 27, 2009 Time 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event The Search for Truth in Iraq Charles Duelfer, Former CIA Junior League, 1811 Briar Oaks Lane Date Monday, March 02, 2009 Time 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Is there an Emerging Terrorist Threat from Latin America? Douglas Farah Omni Hotel, Four Riverway Plaza The Grand Salon West Ballroom Date Wednesday, March 04, 2009 Time 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Pakistan and the US: Common Interests and a Shared Future Husain Haqqani, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the US Junior League, 1811 Briar Oaks Date Wednesday, March 11, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event The Fat Tail: The Power of Political Knowledge For Strategic Investing Preston Keat Eurasia Group, Director of Research Petroleum Club, 800 Bell Street 43rd Floor Date Friday, March 13, 2009 Time 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event US Russia Relations: Pushing the "Reset"Button Eugene Rumer & Angela Stent Westin Oaks Hotel, The Roof 5011 Westheimer Date Wednesday, March 18, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Kazakhstan: Oil, Gas and Beyond Ariel Cohen, Heritage Foundation Junior League, 1811 Briar Oaks Date Wednesday, March 25, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones Award Recognizing: Doug Foshee Speaker: Richard Armitage Hyatt Regency, 1200 Louisiana St. Date Friday, April 03, 2009 Time 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Forward Looking Leadership: Can the Middle East Resolve Its Problems and Reform Itself? Hind Kabawat, lawyer and political activist Junior League, 1811 Briar Oaks Date Tuesday, April 07, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event The Way Ahead: Military Strategy for the 21st Century General Martin E. Dempsey Westin Oaks, The Roof 5011 Westheimer Date Monday, April 13, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event The Changing Face of Chinese Journalism Judy Polumbaum, Journalist Junior League, 1811 Briar Oaks Lane Date Thursday, April 16, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Evening: A Vision for Africa Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Laureate Westin Galleria, Plaza Ballroom 5060 West Alabama Date Friday, April 17, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Challenges in Afghanistan Enayat Qasimi Junior League, 1811 Briar Oaks Lane Date Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Redefining the Battle Reza Aslan, Author University of St. Thomas, Jones Hall 3910 Yoakum St. Date Tuesday, May 05, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Judge Thomas Buergenthal International Court of Justice Westin Galleria, Plaza Ballroom 5060 West Alabama Date Thursday, May 07, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Who Are We to the World? Karen Hughes, Global Vice Chair, Burson-Marsteller and Former Advisor to President George W. Bush Hilton Americas, Grand Lanier Ballroom 1600 Lamar Street Date Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Time 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event The Challenge of Iran Michael Rubin, Historian Junior League 1811 Briar Oaks Lane Date Thursday, May 14, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Report from the Field: Exposing War Crimes to Save Lives Marc Garlasco, Human Rights Watch University of St. Thomas - Jones Hall 3910 Yoakum St. Date Tuesday, May 19, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event China on the World Stage John Pomfret, Washington Post Junior League 1811 Briar Oaks Lane Date Thursday, May 21, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Political Participation in Egypt Jerry Leach, American University in Cairo Junior League 1811 Briar Oaks Lane Date Tuesday, June 02, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Dateline Mongolia: An American Journalist in a Nomads Land Michael Kohn, Writer Junior League, 1811 Briar Oaks Lane Date Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Time 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event The Future of Pakistan Imran Khan The Omni Hotel, Four Riverway Date Monday, June 22, 2009 Time 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event China in Africa: Implications for Human Rights and Energy Robert G. Houdek, United States Ambassador Date Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Islamic Finance: Myths and Misconceptions Michael McMillen Date Friday, August 22, 2008 Time 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Conflict and Context: Reporting from the Caucasus Jon Sawyer, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Date Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event The Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation Marwan Muasher Former Deputy Prime Minister of Jordan Date Tuesday, September 02, 2008 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Syria and the Challenges Ahead Joshua Landis, University of Oklahoma Date Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Lebanon, Iraq and Iran: Emerging Pathway Across the Middle East? Sandra Mackey, Award winning author and journalist Date Wednesday, September 24, 2008 Time 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event America and the World: Options and Obstacles for the Next President James P. Rubin, Columbia University Date Friday, September 26, 2008 Time 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Putin’s Labyrinth Steve LeVine, BusinessWeek Date Wednesday, October 01, 2008 Time 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Pakistan: A Storm on the Horizon Bruce Riedel, Brookings Institute Date Monday, October 06, 2008 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Tomorrow's Middle East Robin Wright, Journalist and Author Junior League, 1811 Briar Oaks Lane Date Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Civilian Response Corps: Building and Sustaining Peace in a Post-Conflict Environment Ambassador John Herbst Westin Galleria, 5060 W. Alabama Date Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Time 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Shaping a World of Freedom Ambassador Robert Pearson Junior League, 1811 Briar Oaks Lane Date Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Advancing Progress in Africa Obiageli Ezekwesili, World Bank Westin Galleria, 5060 W. Alabama Date Friday, October 24, 2008 Time 11:30 PM to 1:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Bad Leadership: How It Happens and Why It Matters Barbara Kellerman, Harvard University Hyatt Regency, 1200 Louisiana Date Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Time 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Brazil Rising Simon Marks, Journalist Landmark Theatre, 2009 W. Gray Street Date Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Time 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Force and Diplomacy: A Brigade Commanders War in Iraq Peter Mansoor, (Ret.) Colonel, US Army Junior League, 1811 Briar Oaks Lane Date Wednesday, November 05, 2008 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event The Peoples Courts: Legal and Political Reform in China Carl Minzner, Washington University in St. Louis, School of Law Hyatt Regency, 1200 Lousiana St. Date Friday, November 07, 2008 Time 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Big Potential: What our Next President Can Do for Global Business Rich Karlgaard, Forbes Magazine Hyatt Regency, 1200 Lousiana Date Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Time 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Russias Nervous Neighbors Bob Hamilton, CSIS US Army Fellow The Junior League, 1811 Briar Oaks Lane Date Thursday, November 13, 2008 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event An Evening with Musician and Poet Chava Alberstein Presented by the Society for Performing Arts Wortham Center, Cullen Theater, 550 Prairie St. Date Thursday, November 20, 2008 Time 8:00 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event From Bloodshed to Hope in Burundi Robert and Kathleen Krueger with a special introduction by Charles Foster Date Wednesday, December 03, 2008 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event The Universal Declaration at 60: Is the UN Human Rights Commission Doing Enough? Hillel Neuer Omni Hotel, 4 Riverway Plaza The Grand Salon West Ballroom Date Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Event Powering and Empowering America in the 21st Century Joseph A. Stanislaw The Petroleum Club, 800 Bell Street, 43rd Floor Date Thursday, December 11, 2008 Time 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM More Info Click Here For Event Details

Program Archive Spring 2008



South Southeast
Steve McCurry, Photographer
June 17, 2008 Evening Illustrated Lecture

The United States and Germany: Common Values and New Challenges
Klaus Scharioth, German Ambassador to the United States
June 4, 2008 Evening Program

The Post-American World
Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek International
May 28, 2008 Evening Program

Lebanese Option Gathering
Ahmad El-Assad
May 21, 2008 Evening Program

Energy Investment in Nigeria & Venezuela
Robert Amsterdam, Amsterdam & Peroff
May 19, 2008 Luncheon Program

The Cost of Corruption
Peter Eigen, Transparency International & Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
May 13, 2008 Luncheon

The Much too Promised Land
Aaron Miller, Woodrow Wilson Center
May 6, 2008 Evening Program

The Spirit of Democracy
Larry Diamond, Stanford University
April 30, 2008 Evening Program

Take a Closer Look at Russia
Mikhail Margelov, Russia Federation Senator
April 24, 2008 Luncheon Program

Global Challenges to U.S. Leadership
Robert Dole, former United States Senator
April 23, 2008 Jones Award Luncheon

Lifting the Veil: Women in Afghanistan
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Journalist
April 14, 2008 Documentary and Discussion

Letter to America
David Boren, President of the University of Okalahoma
April 10, 2008 Evening Program

A Global Civilization?
Philip Zelikow, University of Virginia
April 9, 2008 Evening Program

Doing Business Around the World
Simeon Djankov, World Bank
April 8, 2008 Luncheon Program

Smart Power: A Smarter, More Secure America
Joseph Nye, Harvard University
April 3, 2008 Evening Program

Cyprus: EU Lighthouse in the Eastern Mediterranean
His Excellency Andreas S. Kakouris, Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus
March 27, 2008 Evening Program

Reform in Riyadh: A Delicate Balance
Karen Elliott House, Harvard University
March 26, 2008 Luncheon Program

Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour
Charley Warady, Ray Hanania, Aaron Freeman, Yisrael Campbell
March 25, 2008 Evening Program

Energy Independence: The Way Forward or a Dangerous Delusion?

Robert Bryce, Institute for Energy Research
March 11, 2008 Luncheon Program

Good Intentions Corrupted: The Oil-for-Food Scandal and the Threat to the U.N.
Mark Califano, Chief Legal Counsel, UN Oil-for-Food Investigation
March 13, 2008 Luncheon Program

From Roadmap to Headlines: Reading the Middle East
Felice and Michael Friedson, The Media Line
March 6, 2008 Luncheon Program

The Outside Looking In:  The Latin American Journalist Perspective

Paulo Sotero Marques, Woodrow Wilson Center
Andres Cavelier, Harvard University
Ana Baron, Clarin
March 3, 2008 Evening Program

Energy as a Tool for Regional Stability
David Goldwyn, Goldwyn International Strategies
February 27, 2008 Luncheon Program

Putin 3: The Russian Elections
Leon Aron, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
February 26, 2008  Evening Program

Approaching Iran
Karim Sadjadpour, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
February 20, 2008  Evening Program

Meeting Resistance
Molly Bingham & Steve Connors, Filmmakers
February 19, 2008  Evening Film Screening

An Imam in America
Andrea Elliott, New York Times
February 12, 2008  Evening Program

The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto and the Future of Pakistan
Frederic Grare, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
February 6, 2008  Evening Program

Russia's Capitalist Revolution: Why Market Reform Succeeded and Democracy Failed
Anders Anders, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 30, 2008  Luncheon Program

Promoting Opportunity and Investment in the Middle East

Robert Mosbacher, Jr., Overseas Private Investment Corporation

January 18, 2008  Luncheon Program

Re-Engaging the Americas: An Action Plan for the Next President
Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald
January 15, 2008  Evening Program

Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism
Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner
January 14, 2008  Luncheon and Evening Program

The Putin Generation: How the Youth of Russia View Their World
Sarah Mendelson, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Ted Gerber, University of Wisconsin – Madison

January 9, 2008  Evening Program

Program Archive 2007

The Future of Burma: Crisis and Choice in Myanmar

David Steinberg, Georgetown University

December 6, 2007  Evening Program

Free Trade Agreement: The Case for Prosperity, Security, and Democracy in Colombia

William Brownfield, United States Department of State

December 4, 2007  Luncheon Program

Iran and the U.S.: Can War Be Avoided? Pulling Back From the Nuclear Brink

Trita Parsi, National American Iranian Council

November 28, 2007  Luncheon Program

Pakistan's Cloudy Future

Daniel Markey, Council on Foreign Relations

November 15, 2007  Evening Program

Taiwan & the U.S.: Partners in Security, Prosperity, and Democracy

Joseph Wu, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office

November 13, 2007  Luncheon Program

WorldQuest
International Trivia Game

November 12, 2007  Evening Dinner Program

The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court

Jeffrey Toobin, CNN
November 1, 2007

The Oil & the Glory: The Pursuit of Empire and Fortune on the Caspian Sea

Steve LeVine, Author

October 29, 2007  Evening Program

Revolution of Hope: The Life, Faith and Dreams of a Mexican President

Vicente Fox, Former President of Mexico

October 15, 2007  Luncheon and Evening Program

African Development: From Predatory to Accountable Government

Robert Guest, The Economist

October 12, 2007  Luncheon Program

U.S. - Central Asia Relations

S. Frederick Starr, Central Asia Caucasus Institute

October 10, 2007  Evening Program

Corporate Best Practices in Supporting Human Rights

Carroll Bogert, Human Rights Watch

October 4, 2007  Luncheon Program

Ruling But Not Governing:  The Military and Political Development in Egypt, Algeria, and Turkey

Steve Cook, Council on Foreign Relations

October 3, 2007  Evening Program

Securing America's Energy Needs, Environment and the Economy

Paul Dickerson, Department of Energy

September 28, 2007  Luncheon Program

Co-sponsored with the International Speakers Committee of the Petroleum Club of Houston

China and India

Adam Segal, Council on Foreign Relations

Mira Kamdar, World Policy Institute, Asia Society

September 26, 2007  Evening Program

A Global Coalition: The Role of Business in the Fight Against Disease in Africa

Richard Holbrooke, Global Business Coalition on AIDS, TB and Malaria

September 21, 2007  Luncheon Program

Co-sponsored with the United Nations Foundation

Africa Unchained: A Blueprint for Africa�s Future

George Ayittey, American University, Free Africa Foundation

September 18, 2007  Evening Program

Unrest in Bolivia: Implications for the Region

Jorge Quiroga, Former President of Bolivia

September 10, 2007  Luncheon Program

Statecraft: And How to Restore America�s Standing in the World

Dennis Ross, Washington Institute for Near East Policy

September 6, 2007  Evening Program

Law and Rwanda: Can a New Legal System be the Foundation for Peace and Prosperity in Africa?

Don Wallace, Georgetown University

August 27, 2007  Luncheon Program

Global Political Islam: Prospects for Political Change in the Muslim World

Peter Mandaville, Center for Global Studies at George Mason University

August 23, 2007  Evening Lecture

Inside Nigeria: Economic Reforms, Progress and Challenges

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Former Nigerian Minister of Finance, Brookings Institution

August 23, 2007  Luncheon Program

Eyes on the Future: Middle Eastern Youth In Search of a New Direction Youth of the Middle East View their World

Shafeeq Ghabra, Weekly Diwania

June 25, 2007  Evening Lecture

Presidential Courage

Michael Beschloss

June 13, 2007  Evening Lecture

North Korea and a Short History of Regime Change

Donald Gregg, The Korea Institute

May 23, 2007  Evening Lecture

Connected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy

Daniel Altman, International Herald Tribune

May 22, 2007  Luncheon Program

U.S.-Mideast Relations: The Costs of a Damaged Dialogue

Wendy Chamberlain, The Middle East Institute

May 17, 2007  Luncheon Program

Einstein: His Life and Universe

Walter Issacson, The Aspen Institute

May 16, 2007  Evening Lecture

Disease and Development in Africa: The Challenges and Successes

Steve Morrison, Center for Strategic and International Studies

May 8, 2007  Evening Lecture

Beyond Islamism: The Growth and Impact of Islamic Media

Peter Mandaville, George Mason University

May 2, 2007  Evening Lecture

Azerbaijan and U.S. Relations
Yashar Aliyev, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the United States

April 27, 2007  Luncheon Program

Egypt�s Role in the Middle East
Nabil Fahmy, Ambassador of Egypt

April 24, 2007  Luncheon Program

U.S.-Cuban Relations: Forever Midnight?

Wayne Smith, Johns Hopkins University

April 19, 2007  Evening Lecture

Venezuela: Conflicting U.S. Interests

Michael Shifter, Inter-American Dialogue

April 17, 2007  Luncheon Program

Globalizing the Knowledge Economy                              

Richard Fisher, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

April 13, 2007  Luncheon Program

Co-sponsored by the Houston Society for Financial Analysts

The Challenge of International Leadership: How American Must Prepare                             

David L. Boren, University of Oklahoma

April 11, 2007  Jones Award Luncheon

The Shia Revival:  How Conflicts within Islam will Shape the Future             

Vali Nasr, Council of Foreign Relations

April 5, 2007  Evening Lecture

Beyond Terrorism - Building a Resilient Nation                               

Stephen Flynn, Council of Foreign Relations

March 27, 2007  Evening Lecture

Mexico and the Challenges of President Calderon                               

Andres Rozental, Mexican Council on Foreign Relations

March 27, 2007  Luncheon Program

A View of the Middle East                                                      

Anthony Lake, Georgetown University

March 22, 2007 Luncheon Program

What the Future Holds: An Insider�s Look at Israeli Politics                   

Gil Hoffman, The Jerusalem Post  

March 13, 2007  Luncheon Program

The Jimmy Carter Book: A Debate with Ussama Makdisi and Ron Dermer

Ussama Makdisi, Rice University

Ron Dermer, Israeli Embassy in Washington

March 7, 2007  Evening Lecture

Ending Genocide in Darfur and Beyond                                            

John Prendergast, International Crisis Group

March 5, 2007  Evening Lecture

Rising Star:  China's New Security Diplomacy                                   

Bates Gill Center for Strategic and International Studies

March 1, 2007  Evening Lecture

A Seat at the Table: Engaging Syria                                         

Joshua Landis, University of Oklahoma

February 27, 2007  Evening Lecture

Russian Energy Policy: The Tyumen Region�s Role in the Russian Petroleum Industry

Clifford Gaddy, The Brookings Institution

February 26, 2007  Luncheon Program

The Last Forest: The Amazon in the Age of Globalization                    

Mark London, Attorney

Brian Kelly, Executive Editor U.S. News and World Report

February 20, 2007  Evening Lecture

Russia Now: An Economic Outlook for the World�s Largest Nation    

Andrei Illarionov, Institute for Economic Analysis

February 13, 2007  Evening Lecture

Alternative Energy and Houston Working for a Sustainable Future

Ted Turner, Turner Enterprise, Inc.

Timothy E. Wirth, United Nations Foundation

Matt Simmons, Simmons and Company International

February 7, 2007  Luncheon Program

The Evolving Threat to the National Security                                    

Robert Gallucci, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

January 30, 2007  Evening Lecture

Latin America�s New Year                                                       

Joachim Bamrud, Latin Business Chronicle

January 23, 2007  Luncheon Program

Fractured Alliance: The U.S. and Turkey after the Invasion of Iraq        

Steven Cook, Council of Foreign Relations

January 11, 2007  Evening Lecture

Russia and the Rule of Law:  A Perspective of the Trial of Mikhail Khordorkovsky

Dean Peroff, Amsterdam and Peroff

January 11, 2007 Luncheon Program

Program Archive 2006

Looming Tower
Lawrence Wright, Author
December 2006

What’s Next for Israel?
Yossi Olmert, The Israel Project
November 2006

Toward a Society Under Law: Citizens and Their Police in Latin America
Joseph Tulchin
Latin American Program, The Woodrow Wilson Center
November 2006

World Quest 2006
International Trivia
November 2006

The Palestinian Struggle for Statehood
Rashid Khalidi
Director, The Middle East Institute
November 2006

Iraq and Back: Inside the War to Win the Peace
Kim Olson
United States Air Force (ret)
November 2006

Governance and Corruption: Myths and Realities
Daniel Kaufmann
Director, Global Programs, World Bank Institute
November 2006

War, Conflict and the Global Balance of Power
Max Boot
Council on Foreign Relations
October 2006

Party of God: Inside Hizbollah
David Lewis
Producer, FRONTLINE/World
October 2006

Cuba after Castro
Andy Gomez
Senior Fellow, Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies
October 2006

An Unexpected Public Life: Its Adventures and Lessons
James A. Baker III
61st Secretary of State
October 2006

Between Hamas and Hizbollah: Issues and Challenges for Israel and the United States
Rami Khouri
Editor, Lebanon Daily Star
October 2006

Iraq: The Ambassador's Perspective
H.E. Samir Shakir Mahmood Sumaida�ie
Ambassador of Iraq to the United States of America
October 2006

Michael Deaver in Conversation with Alan Crain
Michael Deaver
Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff
September 2006

Diplomacy: Persuasion, Trust & Values
General Colin Powell
65th Secretary of State
September 2006

Brazil: Democracy, Political Parties and Globalization
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Former President of Brazil
September 2006

Winning the War, Winning the Peace: Defining Priorities for America in the Middle East
Dennis Ross
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
September 2006

Israel�s Search for Security and a Lasting Peace
Daniel Ayalon
Ambassador of Israel
September 2006

The Energy Outlook for Latin America
Luis Giusti
Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies
September 2006

The Point of No Return: Iran's Path to Democracy
Mohsen Sazegara
Yale University for International and Area Studies
August 2006

North Korea from a South Korean Perspective
Dr. Hyun-Wook Jung
Wonkwang University, South Korea
July 2006

The Road to Peace: The Future of Palestine Under Hamas
Afif Safieh
Head of the PLO Mission to Washington D.C.
June 2006

Peru: Journey of the Incas
Travel Briefing
June 2006

The Mysteries of Morocco
Program Rescheduled
June 2006

What Way Forward Now for Israel and Palestine?
David Makovsky
Director, Project on the Middle East Peace Process
June 2006

Discover Guatemala
Travel Briefing
June 2006

The Land of Eternal Spring: Southern China
Travel Briefing
June 2006

America and Spain: Partners in Security, Development and Diplomacy
Eduardo Aguirre
Ambassador of the United States to Spain and Andorra
May 2006

The Mexican Presidential Elections and the Candidacy of Felipe Calderon
Arturo Sarukhan Casamitjana
Felipe Calder�n�s Advisor for International Affairs
May 2006

Open Target: Where America is Vulnerable to Attack
Clark Ervin
The Aspen Institute
May 2006

A Town Hall Meeting on Immigration Reform: A Nation at the Crossroads
Michael McCaul
United States Congressman, Tenth District of Texas
May 2006

On the Ground in Iran: What the Iranian People Want?
Patrick Clawson
Deputy Director, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
May 2006

Mahaleo
Film Screening with Director
April 2006

Revolution in Orange: The Origins of Ukraine's Democratic Breakthrough
Anders Aslund
Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
April 2006

LATE BREAKING PROGRAM: Pandemic Flu: Are We Prepared?
Andrew Price-Smith
Associate, Professor Colorado College
April 2006

The Case for Goliath: A Conversation with Michael Mandelbaum
Michael Mandelbaum
Professor Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
April 2006

Gassing Up: Meeting U.S. Natural Gas Needs Through LNG Imports
John Hofmeister
President, Shell Oil Company
April 2006

Lights and Shadows of Democracy in Bolivia
Eudoro Galindo Anze
Ambassador
April 2006

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Unlikey Journey through Pakistan
Greg Mortenson
Director of the Central Asia Institute
April 2006

Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones International Citizen 2006
Recognizing, Joe B. Foster
March 2006

Building a Better World- Creating Public and Private Partnerships for Global Development
William D. Ruckelshaus
Former EPA Administrator
March 2006

Nuclear Iran and the West: Intentions and Options
Charles D. Ferguson II
Fellow
March 2006

The Community Counts: Citizen Diplomacy and America's Image in the World
Ambassador Kenton Keith and Ambassador Charles Ray
March 2006

Greece Today: Business and Cultural Connections to Houston
Ambassador Alexandros P. Mallias
Ambassador of Greece to the United States
March 2006

The Long War of the 21st Century: And How We Must Fight It
The Honorable James Woolsey
Former CIA Director, 1993-1995
March 2006

A Portrait of Cuba
Christopher Baker
Travel Writer and Photographer
February 2006

Debate, Democracy, and Development
Amartya Sen
Nobel Laureate, Economics
February 2006

The United States and Saudi Arabia: Partners in Prosperity and Security
Prince Turki Al-Faisal
Saudi Ambassador to the United States
February 2006

Dirty Money and its Consequences for the Global Economy
Raymond Baker
February 2006

Feeling the Heat: European and U.S. Views on Climate Change
Dr. Steve Hayward, Christian Turner, and Dr. Johan Lembke
February 2006

My Year in Iraq: The Struggle to Build a Future of Hope
Paul Bremer
Presidential Envoy to Iraq
January 2006

China Today
Paul Solman
January 2006

Reporting the Middle East- A Panel Discussion of Journalists
Yaron Deckel, Salameh Nematt and Ambassador Robert Jordan
January 2006

Putin's Russia: Ambitions and Constraints
Fiona Hill
Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
January 2006

Program Archive 2005 

America's Opportunity
Richard Haass
President, Council on Foreign Relations
December 2005

Notes from Afghanistan: A Corporate Monk in Kabul
David Grizzle
December 2005

Building Educational Bridges Between the United States and China
Her Excellency Wu Qidi
Vice Minister of Education, People's Republic of China
December 2005

Islam and the West: Is a Clash Inevitable?
Reza Aslan
November 2005

WorldQuest
International Trivia Competition and Dinner
November 2005

Beyond Power and Proximity: Forging a New Canadian-American Partnership
Ambassador Frank McKenna
Ambassador of Canada to the United States
November 2005

Energy Security: Toward a New Foreign Policy Strategy
Jan Kalicki
November 2005

Libya: Past, Present, and Future
Special Briefing Prior to our Travel Program to Libya
Dr. Mansour El-Kikhia
November 2005

Markets & Capital: Global Impact and Local Reality
Tyler Cowen
Professor of Economics
November 2005

Creating a Successful Palestinian State
Keith Crane
Senior Economist
October 2005

The FBI and National Security
Louis Freeh
Former Director of FBI
October 2005

America: Committed and Divided
Bill Schneider
Political Analyst, CNN
October 2005

American Influence: Improving our Voice in the World
Craig Charney
President, Charney Research
October 2005

Europe's Constitutional Crisis and its Implications for Transatlantic Relations
Charles Kupchan
Director of European Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
October 2005

Eyewitness Gaza: After the Disengagement, What's Next?
John Donvan
September 2005

The Great Energy Debate: Do We Have the Resources to Meet the Demands of the Future?
Matt Simmons and J.Robinson West
September 2005

United Nations Reform: Opportunity and Challenge
Ambassador Thomas Pickering
September 2005

Is Syria Next?
Flynt Leverett
September 2005

The US Stake in Qatar: Energy, Defense, and Middle Eastern Reform
Ambassador Chase Untermeyer
August 2005

An African Perspective on Globalization and International Trade
June Arunga
June 2005

Immigration
The Honorable John Cornyn
United States Senator
June 2005

Three Billion New Capitalists
Clyde Prestowitz
June 2005

Liberty for Latin America
Alvaro Vargas Llosa
June 2005

The End of Al-Qaeda & the Coming of Democracy
Reuel Marc Gerecht
May 2005

The Lost Boys of Sudan
Film Showing
Documentary
May 2005

The Bookseller of Kabul
Asne Seierstad
April 2005

BREAKFAST - Arab Spring 2005: Have Things Really Changed in the Middle East?
Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim & Haleh Esfandiari
Public Policy Scholar, Director of Woodrow Wilson Center
April 2005

The Tsunami Tragedy and International Response
Dr. Samuel Ward Casscells
April 2005

Arab-Israeli Peace: Is it Possible and How Do We Get There?
Aaron Miller
President, Seeds of Peace
April 2005

2005 Annual Jesse & Mary Gibbs Jones Award
American Leadership in an Interdependent World
Mack McLarty
Former White House Chief of Staff
March 2005

Mexico Today, Realizing Democracy
Julia Preston
Author; Winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting
March 2005

Taking Heat: My Years in the Bush White House
Ari Fleischer
Fomer White House Spokesman
March 2005

Why Do Some Nations Flourish While Others Flounder?
John Stossel
Co-Anchor/Correspondent, "20/20"
March 2005

Islam in a Globalized World
Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr
University Professor of Islamic Studies, George Washington University
February 2005

Terror's Children
Sharmeen Obaid
Documentary Filmmaker
February 2005

Madagascar - The Island of Opportunity
H.E. Marc Ravalomanana
President of Madagascar
February 2005

Is Iraq Ready for Elections?
Rob McKee and Mike Stinson
Former Senior Advisors to Iraqi Oil Ministry; ConocoPhillips
January 2005

The Iranian Nuclear Question: What Are Our Policy Options?
Ray Takeyh
Senior Fellow, Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
January 2005

Letter to America: Resurrecting a Partnership
His Excellency Jean-David Levitte
French Ambassador the the U.S.
January 2005

Where is Russia Going?
Celeste Wallander
Trustee Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies
January 2005

Program Archive 2004

Building Diplomacy: The Architecture of American Embassies
Elizabeth Gill Lui
Photographer
December 2004

After Arafat: The Tangled Web of Responsibility
Milton Viorst
Author
December 2004

Women in Power
Kay Bailey Hutchison
United States Senator
November 2004

CANCELLED - Challenges in Iraq: A Status Report
Ronald L. Schlicher
Deputy Asst. Secretary of State, Coordinator for Iraq
November 2004

Human Rights and Wrongs
Dr. William Schulz
Executive Director, Amnesty International U.S.A.
November 2004

The Afghan Struggle Against the Soviet Union and its Aftermath
The Honorable Charles Wilson
Former U.S. Congressman
October 2004

After the Wall--Building a New Europe of Peace and Prosperity
Lech Walesa
Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Former President of Poland
October 2004

9/11, Terrorism, and the French-American Defense Alliance
Alain Richard
Former Frence Minister of Defense
October 2004

The Nation and State of Pakistan
Stephen Cohen
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies Program, The Brookings Institution
October 2004

Town Hall Meeting: What Should the U.S. Do About Iran?
A "By the People" Panel
Dr. Shireen T. Hunter and Reza Ladjevardian
October 2004

Property Rights, People & Prosperity
Hernando de Soto
President, Institute for Liberty and Democracy
October 2004

Global News and the Power of Images
Ralph Beglieter
Former CNN World Affairs Correspondent
September 2004

The Missing Peace: The Inside Story of the Fight for Middle East Peace
Dennis Ross
Counselor and distinguished fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
September 2004

A Conversation on Iraq, The Middle East and Beyond
Raghida Dergham
Senior Diplomatic Correspondent, Al Hayat
September 2004

A Professional's View of Intelligence Today
Marty Petersen
Deputy Executive Director, Central Intelligence Agency
September 2004

American "Exceptionalism" and Foreign Policy
Adrian Wooldridge
Washington, DC Correspondent, The Economist
August 2004

State-Building: Stability and Governance in the Global Community
Francis Fukuyama
Schwarz Professor of International Political Economy, Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
August 2004

Breaking the Ice
Israeli and Palestinian Extreme Peace Mission to Antarctica
July 2004

India Unveiled
Rob Arnett
June 2004

US/Saudi Relations - The Future
Nail Al-Jubeir, Director of Information of the Embassy of Saudi Arabia
June 2004

The Economy, Monetary Policy and the Future
Bob McTeer, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
May 2004

An Evening with Mary Robinson: The Irish Miracle, Human Rights and Global Ethics
Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland, former UN High Commissionser for Human Rights
May 2004

Promise and Perils of the New World
The Honorable William S. Cohen, 20th United States Secretary of Defense
May 2004

Report from Southeast Asia: Region on the Edge of Conflict
Janadas Devan, Journalist, The Straights Times
May 2004

Founding Mothers
Cokie Roberts, Author, Political Commentator, ABC News and NPR
April 2004

The Bushes: Portrait of a Dynasty
Peter and Rochelle Schweizer
April 2004

Arab Human Developmen Report: Building a Knowledge Society
Her Excellency Rima Khalaf Hunaidi, Director for the United Nations Development Program
April 2004

Reform and Peace: Understanding the View from the Middle East
Dr. Mamoun Fandy, Senior Fellow, United States Institute of Peace
April 2004

Turkey and the United States: Friends, Allies and Partners
His Excellency O. Faruk Logoglu, Ambassador of Turkey to the U.S.
April 2004

After the Six Day Talks: What Does North Korea Really Want?
Victor Cha, Director, American Alliances in Asia Project, Georgetown University
March 2004

A Common Destiny: Mexico and the U.S.
Tony Garza, United States Ambassador to Mexico
March 2004

Hotspots in the Greater Middle East: From Iraq and Iran to Afghanistan
Robin Wright, Diplomatic correspondent, The Washington Post
March 2004

A Careful Balance: Homeland Security and Visas
Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs
March 2004

Making the Right Choices for the Future of Latin America
His Excellency Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada, 61st President of Bolivia
February 2004

Transatlantic Ties and Tensions
Robert Guttman - SAIS, Johns Hopkins University
February 2004

Vicente Fox and Mexico's Political Elite: Will They Sink or Swim?
George Grayson - Adjunct Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies
February 2004

Robert Rubin: In Conversation on the World Economy
Robert Rubin, Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
January 2004