This week In National Press Club history

Elizabeth Smith Brownstein

March 07, 2012

March 4, 1997: Palestine Liberation Organization President Yasser Arafat appears at the club for the second time. He discusses Middle East peace prospects at a Newsmaker. His first appearance in 1993, after finally receiving permission to enter the country having been denied a visa for many years, is one of the fastest luncheon sellouts in Club history. He urges quick implementation of the peace agreement just reached with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

March 8, 2005: Actress and film producer Angelina Jolie speaks about her work as goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Refugee Agency.

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