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Dr. Mohammad Nakibur Rahman and Attorney Toby Cadman
Dr. Mohammad Nakibur Rahman, son of Bangladesh opposition leader Motiur Rahman Vizami, and international war crimes attorney Toby Cadman will discuss questions concerning the current international crimes tribunal in Bangladesh against political leaders alleged involvement in war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide since 1971.
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America's New Focus on Asia: A Conversation with CSIS Scholars on Regional Security Issues
America's focus on Asian security to be examined at Feb. 13 Newsmaker The Newsmakers and International Correspondents committees have teamed up to co-sponsor a panel discussion at noon Monday, Feb. 13, on "America's New Focus on Asia: A Conversation with CSIS Scholars on Regional Security Issues." The event in the Murrow Room will feature three scholars on the Asian region from the Center for Strategic and International Studies who will discuss a wide range of timely issues including nuclear deterrence, balance of power, climate change and disaster response, with emphasis on China, India…
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Richard Fenning, CEO of Control Risks
Richard Fenning, CEO of Control Risks, will discuss “The Arab Spring: The challenge for business in North Africa and the Middle East 2012” DATE: Tuesday, Feb. 7TIME: 10 a.m.Place: Lisagor Room, National Press Club529 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C. Fenning will discuss how the civil unrest of the Arab Spring has affected the way people do business in North Africa and the Middle East. “Planning for low-probability but high-impact events must be part of any sensible strategic forecast,” he said. The impact of the Arab Spring will continue to reverberate strongly across the region. Tunisia,…
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Photography & Freedom of the Press Committees Event - Mickey Osterreicher
The Ongoing Assault on the Right to Photograph/Record in Public There has always been tension between the press and government regarding news coverage of matters of public interest. Unfortunately since 9/11 the “War on Terrorism” has somehow morphed into the “War on Photography.” Visual journalists and citizens taking photographs or recording video in public places have been experiencing extraordinary interference nationwide from security personnel and law enforcement officials at all levels of government. This infringement upon protected First Amendment activities is often based on…
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Renewable Transmission Developers
Newsmaker: Renewable Transmission Developers will Discuss "Infrastructure Needs to Expand Offshore Wind Development" The National Press Club Newsmakers Committee will host a Newsmaker forum on the growing importance of offshore wind and the tools and infrastructure necessary to get it to consumers, in the club's Zenger Room at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, in the National Press Building, 529 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C. With vast untapped wind potential off the Eastern Seaboard, a number of companies are moving to build America’s first offshore wind farms. While developers have experienced…
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Former Mexican State Governor Enrique Pena Nieto
Former Mexican State Governor Enrique Pena Nieto to Speak on U.S. - Mexico Relations Enrique Pena Nieto, 45, who completed his term as Governor of the State of Mexico in September 2011, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 15, in the Zenger Room of the National Press Building, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, DC. Pena Nieto will be discussing important issues of mutual interest including trade, security, immigration and economic relations. Peno Nieto has expressed an interest in being a candidate for the 2012 Mexican…
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Marine Le Pen
Marine Le Pen Will Discuss Global Financial Stability, Social Progress at NPC Newsmaker Date and Time: Nov. 2 at 6 PMPlace: Lisagor Room, National Press Club (529 14th St., NW, 13th floor) Marine Le Pen, a member of the European Union Parliament and a candidate for the French presidency, will outline her economic and political vision for France at a National Press Club Newsmaker. Her plan includes a balanced budget amendment and a restructuring or total elimination of the euro system. Ms. Le Pen will also discuss the shared similarity of problems plaguing both the United States and France,…
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Kicked Out and Then a Dropout
Kicked Out and Then a DropoutNew National Report Shows that Unnecessarily Harsh Discipline Policies Are being Applied Unfairly and Disproportionately to Minority Students,Dragging Down Academic Achievement Panel to Include: Daniel Losen, (the report’s author) Civil Rights Project at UCLARep. Bobby Scott (D-VA)Jonathan Brice, School Support Network Officer, Baltimore City SchoolsHon. Steven Teske, Juvenile Court Judge, Clayton County, GAProf. Kevin Welner, U. of Colo., National Education Policy Center (Washington, DC) – Daniel Losen, a lawyer and teacher, formerly of Harvard University and…
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NPC Board of Governors
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