Past Speakers
NPC Headliners Luncheon: Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough
November 9, 2021
Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough will speak at a National Press Club in-person Headliners Luncheon on Tuesday, Nov. 9. McDonough will give a progress report on the state of America’s veterans in the lead up to Veterans Day on Nov. 11 and the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Luncheon: Jérôme Pécresse, CEO of GE Renewable Energy
October 28, 2021
Jérôme Pécresse, CEO of GE Renewable Energy, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 28 about the urgency to address the energy transition by focusing on modernizing the electric grid to incorporate more wind, solar and hydropower and meet United Nations climate…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Newsmaker: AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler
October 13, 2021
AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, the first woman to lead the labor federation in its 135-year history, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners event on Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. Shuler is expected to address the pandemic's impact on the economy, the wave of collective action and strike…
Read MorePOSTPONED: NPC Headliners Luncheon: Stacey Cunningham, President of the NYSE
October 6, 2021
New York Stock Exchange President Stacey Cunningham will speak at a National Press Club in-person Headliners Luncheon on Wednesday, Oct. 6. Cunningham is president of the NYSE Group, which includes the New York Stock Exchange, the world’s largest equity exchange. She is the 67th president and the…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Book Event: Robert Costa, “Peril”
October 4, 2021
Washington Post reporter and National Press Club member Robert Costa will speak at a National Press Club in-person Headliners Book Event on Monday, Oct. 4. Costa will discuss “Peril,” the soon-to-be released book he wrote with journalist and Club member Bob Woodward. The book covers President Trump…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Newsmaker: Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas
September 21, 2021
Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, will speak at an in-person National Press Club Newsmaker about the representation of Latinos in Hollywood and media. Castro is seeking more representation for Latinos in Hollywood, book publishing and journalism and wants more transparency from employers about the…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Newsmaker: Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas
September 9, 2021
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas will speak about the mission of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in an ever-changing national security environment at a National Press Club in-person Headliner event on Thursday, Sept. 9. President George W. Bush established the Office…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Luncheon: Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. – Cardinal Wilton Gregory
September 8, 2021
Wilton Cardinal Gregory, Seventh Archbishop of Washington and the first African-American Cardinal in the Catholic Church, will speak at a National Press Club in-person Headliners Luncheon on Wednesday, Sept. 8. Cardinal Gregory was elevated to the College of Cardinals in November 2020, becoming the…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Headliners Event: Foreign Correspondents to Discuss Impact of U.S. Afghanistan Withdrawal
September 3, 2021
Veteran war correspondents Tom Bowman of National Public Radio, Kathy Gannon of the Associated Press, Atia Abawi, International Affairs Analyst with NBC News, and Saad Mohseni of MOBY Group will join National Press Club President Lisa Matthews of AP to discuss the collapse of Afghanistan and the…
Read MoreTeamsters Union Leadership Candidate Debate
September 1, 2021
Two candidates vying to lead the 1.4 million member Teamsters union will face off in a debate at the National Press Club at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 1. The election of the new general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters marks the beginning of a new era for the powerful union.…
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