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Coalition Press Conference
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Washington Navy Yard Tour: Sponsored by the NPC Events Team
The NPC Events Team and NPC American Legion Post 20 are sponsoring a tour of the historic Washington Navy Yard on Friday, June 1, at 11 a.m. NPC members and guests should meet just outside the Navy Yard’s Sixth Street gate on M Street SE. Attendees will accompany escorts through security. Commercial parking is nearby; the nearest Metro stop is Navy Yard/Ballpark Station (New Jersey Avenue exit). The walking tour will take about 90 minutes and will conclude with a visit to the National Museum of the U.S. Navy. The tour will be hosted by the Naval Historical Foundation. Established in 1799, the…
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National Press Club Sunshine Week Panel to Examine How Public Information Officers Limit Media Access
National Press Club Sunshine Week Panel to Examine How Public Information Officers Limit Media Access In honor of Sunshine Week, the National Press Club's Press Freedom Committee will host an evening panel discussion on March 14 to examine how the Trump administration uses public information officers to limit and shape reporters' access to government information. The event will take place in the Zenger room and go from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are necessary. To register to attend, sign-up below. Successive presidential administrations…
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Liechtenstein Embassy Night
The event is exclusively for National Press Club members only. Please contact our reservations department by Wednesday, March 23 by email at [email protected] or by calling (202)662-7501. Space is limited.
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Rep. John Conyers
REP. JOHN CONYERS AT NATIONAL PRESS CLUB 10 A.M. MONDAY, MARCH 14 Judiciary Ranking Democrat and Dean of Congressional Black Caucus to Address Issues of Guns, Health Care, Afghanistan, Jobs and Workers’ Rights Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Michigan), ranking minority member of the House Judiciary Committee, will speak and take questions at a National Press Club Newsmaker at 10 a.m. Monday, March 14, in the National Press Building, 529 14th St. NW, 13th floor. Conyers is expected to address congressional inaction on guns, and also discuss health care, Afghanistan, jobs,…
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Dr. John W. Boyd, President, National Black Farmers Association
Dr. John W. Boyd, President of the National Black Farmers Association, will discuss "Justice In Jeopardy: Black Farmers Face New Troubles" Despite President Barack Obama’s signature on landmark civil rights legislation, black farmers seeking justice for decades of discrimination still face significant hurdles. Confusion over the settlement and the claims process could leave thousands of black farmers out in the cold. Dr. John W. Boyd, president and founder of the National Black Farmers Association, will explain how many black farmers missed their initial opportunity to have their cases…
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The Vice President of the Republic of Colombia
The Vice President of the Republic of Colombia, Angelino Garzon, will discuss human & workers' rights in Colombia & the priority of these issues in the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos. On his first visit to Washington, Mr. Garzon is also scheduled to meet with members of the Obama administration, Congress, labor organizations and NGOs to discuss these issues. Contacts: National Press Club: PETER HICKMAN, 301/530-1210 (H&O/T&F), 202/662-7540 (NPC), 301/367-7711 (CELL), [email protected] President Garzon: MARTHA JENSEN (Embassy of Colombia), 202/234-6638…
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Herb Keinon - Diplomatic Correspondent for the Jerusalem Post
Herb Keinon, Diplomatic Correspondent for the Jerusalem Post, will speak on November 8 at 6:30pm in the Zenger room, with reception to follow. Herb Keinon has been at the Jerusalem Post for the last 20 years. He is responsible for covering the prime minister and the foreign minister, and often travels with the Prime Minister on his trips abroad. Keinon appears frequently on a variety of radio and television programs in the US, Canada, and Europe as a guest commentator on the situation in Israel. He has also lectured widely both in Israel and the US on the subject. Mr. Keinon, originally from…
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Magicians Meeting
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NPC Panel to Help Journalists Transition to Public Relations
National Press Club Hosts Panel to Help Journalists Transition to Public Relations Four public affairs and communications professionals who made the transition from journalism will speak at a panel in the National Press Club’s Bloomberg Room on Thursday, October 7, 2010 from 6-7:30 p.m. The former journalists will discuss how the skills they used as journalists help them in their new profession. They’ll share tips about making a transition, and explain how meeting deadlines, perfecting copy, and relentlessly checking facts are skills that are as useful on one side of a story as the other.…
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