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H.E. Peter Taksoe-Jensen
The Ambassador of Denmark to the United States, H.E. Peter Taksoe-Jensen, will discuss Denmark's plans and priorities for its presidency of the Council of The European Union: A Transatlantic perspective.
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Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director General
UNESCO DG Bokova to Speak On How U.S. Funding Cuts to the Organization Hurt American Influence Abroad UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference at 09:00 a.m. Friday, December 16, in the Zenger Room of the National Press Building, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, DC. Three days after raising of the flag of Palestine in a ceremony at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, the Director General will speak on the cut in U.S. funds to the organization following the vote of UNESCO’s General Conference to admit Palestine as a member state on October 31…
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Palestinian Ambassador to the U.S.
Palestinian ambassador to U.S. to discuss UN efforts, Mideast peace prospects Maen Rashid Areikat, chief representative of the Delegation of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to the United States, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker at noon Tuesday, Dec. 6. He plans to discuss Palestinian efforts at the United Nations, recent reconciliation talks between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, and prospects for the Palestinian-Israeli peace process under the current climate. The Newsmaker takes place in the club's Zenger Room in the National Press Building, 529 14th St. NW,…
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NPC Newsmakers Committee
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NPC Board of Governors Meeting
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NPC Young Members Committee
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Nigel Colley, Author
Author Nigel Colley will discuss his book, Gareth Jones: More Than a Grain of Truth. The Biography of Gareth Jones, a Welsh journalist who took on the media elite and the Soviet government to expose an artificial famine that killed from 6 to 10 million people in Ukraine and neighboring areas in l932-33. The book details how Jones defied Soviet censors and military to get into Ukraine, visited ghost towns and interviewed survivors and other witnesses. Contacts:National Press Club: PETER HICKMAN301/530-1210 (H&O/T&F), 301/367-7711 (CEL), 202/662-7540 (NPC), [email protected] Mr.…
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The Nuts and Bolts of Freelancing
DON’T MISS THIS INSIDERS WORKSHOP for FREELANCE JOURNALISTSFriday November 18, 20119:30 a.m. – Noon at the National Press Club Sponsored by the National Press Club Freelance Committee & the DC Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists Two panels on the Nuts and Bolts of Freelancing PANEL I: Two successful freelance journalists Katherine Reynolds Lewis and Hazel Beker will share their experiences and wisdom about making money as a freelancer: thinking like a business owner, tracking income and expenses, budgeting, setting rates, contracting, and managing your clients. PANEL 2…
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Kathleen Gagg and Kimberly Burleson, Co-founders of Camp Better America
Co-Founders of Veterans Assistance Organization to Discuss Helping Returning Vets at NPC Newsmaker Date and Time: Nov. 15 at 10 AMPlace: Zenger Room, National Press Club (529 14th St., NW, 13th floor) Kathleen Gagg and Kimberly Burleson, co-founders of Camp Better America, will discuss how volunteer organizations can help returning veterans reintegrate into society at a National Press Club Newsmaker. Camp Better America is a volunteer organization that helps veterans and their families bond and reconnect after long, sometimes multiple deployments overseas. Experts brought in by Camp Better…
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Phil Grabsky
The Director of the Documentary Film 'The Boy Mir', PHIL GRABSKY, will discuss the film which covers THE PERIOD IN AFGHANISTAN FROM 2002, SHORTLY AFTER THE SO-CALLED FALL OF THE TALIBAN, TO THE PRESENT. Contacts:National Press Club: PETER HICKMAN301/530-1210 (H&O/T&F), 301/367-7711 (CEL), 202/662-7540 (NPC), [email protected]. Grabsky: SAMIRA ATASH (PlanetPix Media and Entertainment Group)212/537-9227 (TEL), 917/539-3679 (CEL), [email protected])
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