Past Speakers

NPC Luncheon with Raimonds Vējonis, President of Latvia

October 1, 2015

Raimonds Vējonis, who became Latvia president in July, will discuss the geopolitical situation in the Eastern Europe, plans for increased defense spending in his country and migrant crisis in Europe -- at a National Press Club luncheon on Oct. 1. Vējonis, a member of the Green Party, part of the…

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NPC Luncheon with Arne Duncan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education

September 30, 2015

Education Secretary Arne Duncan, one of President Barack Obama’s original cabinet members, will discuss what’s ahead in education policy at a National Press Club luncheon on Sept. 30. Duncan’s speech will come as Congress works to complete the reauthorization of the legislation best known as “No…

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Sister Donna Markham, First Woman President of Catholic Charities, USA

September 17, 2015

NPC History and Heritage Committee

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Catholic Leaders to discuss the U.S. Church's Reception of Pope Francis' Encyclical on Ecology

September 16, 2015

NPC Luncheon with Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Mayor of Baltimore

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NPC Breakfast with NASA Astronauts Mark Kelly and Terry Virts

September 14, 2015

NASA Astronauts Mark Kelly and Terry Virts will discuss their mission work aboard the International Space Station at a National Press Club newsmaker breakfast on Monday, Sept. 14. Terry Virts is the most recent U.S. astronaut to return from the station.The astronauts will discuss their work, which…

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NPC Speakers Newsmaker with Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and Republican Presidential Candidate

September 10, 2015

Louisiana Gov. and Republican presidential candidate, Bobby Jindal will discuss the state of the race, his views on conservative issues and the issues of the day at the National Press Club, Thursday, September 10. A two-term governor and former Member of Congress, Jindal is one of more than a…

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NPC Luncheon with Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination

September 8, 2015

Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, will speak about the Iran nuclear agreement at an National Press Club Luncheon on Sept. 8. Graham, who is serving his third term in the Senate, is one of his party's leading voices on defense issues and…

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on child nutrition

September 8, 2015

NPC Books and Brunch: Discussion of "The Orphan Master" by Adam Johnson

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