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Peter Maurer, President, International Committee of the Red Cross
International Red Cross President Peter Maurer to Offer Latest on Humanitarian Crises in Afghanistan, Syria and Mali Peter MaurerPresident, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Thursday, April 11 at 10 a.m.Fourth Estate Room, National Press Club Afghanistan, Syria and Mali – each country is experiencing armed conflicts that are causing death, destruction of infrastructure and, in some cases, the flight of refugees into neighboring countries. Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), will give a first-hand update on the humanitarian situation…
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House Democratic and Republican Budget Leaders Van Hollen and Price to Discuss Sequestration, Fiscal Cliff, Budget
HOUSE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN BUDGET LEADERS VAN HOLLEN, PRICE TO DISCUSS SEQUESTRATION, FISCAL CLIFF, BUDGET House Budget Committee Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Budget Committee Vice Chairman Tom Price (R-Ga.) will discuss the latest on sequestration, the “fiscal cliff” and the budget at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, at a National Press Club Newsmaker. The event will be in the Fourth Estate Room, 13th floor, National Press Building, 14th and F streets Northwest, and is open to credentialed media and club members. The two will discuss the latest budget deadlines and approaches…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: National Academies Releases 2017 Affordable Drugs Report
Livestream will begin 11/30 at 1:00pm ET.Viewers can email questions for the panel to [email protected] - please include your name and affiliation. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will release and discuss the findings of their new affordable drugs report at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker this Thursday, November 30, 2017 at 1:00PM in the club’s Fourth Estate. The new report examines patient access to affordable and effective drug therapies in the U.S. and recommends a number of policy actions aimed at improving the affordability of…
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Defense Industry CEOs to discuss Sequestration and National Security
Defense Industry CEOs to Discuss Sequestration and National Security A panel of chief executive officers from the defense industry will discuss their views on the effects of budget cuts and the threat of sequestration on national security at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 3 in the National Press Building, 529 14th St., NW, Washington, D.C.Panelists:• Wes Bush, chairman, chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman Corp.• David P. Hess, president, Pratt & Whitney• Dawne S. Hickton, vice chair, president and chief executive officer, RTI…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: The President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor
As part of his official trip to Washington, D.C., the President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor will deliver an address at a National Press Club Headliners event, to be held in the Club’s Fourth Estate Room at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, September 28. President Borut Pahor was elected the fourth President of the Republic of Slovenia with 67.37 percent of the vote in December 2012. During his long political career, President Pahor has been elected member of the European Parliament, and has served as President of the National Assembly and Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia. This news…
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Four Former Asst. Attorneys General Look at Civil Rights & DOJ Then & Now
White supremacists march through a southern city. The federal courts are hearing cases involving issues of voting rights and discrimination. Is it 1965 or 2017? Former assistant attorneys general from both Republican and Democratic administrations will appear at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker event on Thurs., Sept. 7 at 10 a.m. in the Club’s Fourth Estate to discuss the federal government’s role in protecting civil rights. This is the 60th anniversary of the creation of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division. The four panelists who each led the division will look…
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Sister Donna Markham, First Woman President of Catholic Charities, USA
NPC History and Heritage Committee
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NPC Speakers Newsmaker with Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and Republican Presidential Candidate
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 dozen Republican candidates seeking his party’s nomination for President. A former Rhodes scholar, Jindal describes himself as “an outspoken voice for integrity and conservatism in American politics.” This National Press Club Speakers Newsmaker event is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 10, at 10:30 a.m. in…
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NPC Speakers News Conference with Matt Dillon, Actor
Oscar-nominated actor and screenwriter Matt Dillon will discuss his recent visit to western Myanmar and reports of a humanitarian crisis among the Muslim ethnic minority, known as the Rohingya refugees, at an NPC Speakers Newsmakers event, Thursday, June 11 at 9:00 am.One of the first celebrities to spotlight the plight of the Rohingyas, Dillon toured the region at the request of Rohingya activist Thun Khin during an Asian promotional tour for his new TV series “Wayward Pines.”Dillon will be joined by Michael Gabaudan, President of Refugees International. Gabaudan previously served as the UN…
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What Does It Take To Go for the Gold?
NPC Newsmakers Committee Meeting
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