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NPC Headliners: Chef José Andrés
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Join Chef José Andrés, founder of World Central Kitchen, for a Headliners fireside chat on Friday, March 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the National Press Club. He will discuss World Central Kitchen's efforts to distribute food in conflict and disaster zones. In Gaza, World Central Kitchen is providing more than 60% of all NGO food aid in the conflict zone. The organization so far has served more than 30 million meals, dispatched and delivered more than 1,200 trucks, participated in an airdrop of humanitarian supplies to the hard to reach northern area of Gaza, and has a boat in Cyprus prepared to head to…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon: Maryland Governor Wes Moore
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore will speak June 22 at a National Press Club Headliners luncheon. Moore, Maryland's first Black governor, recently closed out his first legislative session, signing into law a $15 an hour minimum wage, expanded tax breaks for military retirees, and the SERVE Act, a first-in-the-nation program offering high school students a state-paid service year option. He also signed new gun control bills that restrict who can carry guns in public and where they can bring them. The National Rifle Association immediately challenged the measures in federal court. The event begins with…
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Bruce Piasecki Book Release on Wealth and the Climate Crisis
Contact Information: Arthur Klebanoff, [email protected] [email protected] More Information: at www.brucepiasecki.com and Wikipedia pages on the Author’s work and life Three Experts Involve Press and VIPS in Briefing on Wealth and Climate Competitiveness Bruce Piasecki’s new book, Wealth and Climate Competitiveness: The New Narrative on Business and Society is the centerpiece of this two-hour discussion at the National Press Club. This session asks: What is wealth in this time of capital and carbon constraints? What is enough in the search for personal and corporate…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Milley
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Milley will speak at a National Press Club in-person Headliners Luncheon on Friday, June 30th. General Mark A. Milley is the 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation’s highest-ranking military officer, and the principal military advisor to the President, Secretary of Defense, and National Security Council. This in-person event begins with lunch in the Club ballroom at 12:00 p.m. Remarks begin at 12:30 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 1:30 p.m. National Press Club members may purchase tickets for $25. Non-…
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Press Briefing: “The Evan Gershkovich Case: Where Do We Stand After 100 Days”
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained by Russian security services March 29, 2023 while reporting in Russia and has been held in a Moscow prison ever since. His detention has now been extended until at least Aug. 30. This briefing will examine the first 100 days of Evan’s detention, including: Evan’s sister, Danielle, will talk about their family and how Evan’s detention has impacted them. The family lives in Philadelphia. What The Wall Street Journal and the U.S. government are doing to seek Evan’s return. Perspectives on Russia’s criminalization of journalism and what…
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Defund the Bishops Press Conference
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NPC Headliners Luncheon: SEC Chair Gary Gensler
SEC Chair Gary Gensler will address artificial intelligence and securities regulation at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon at 12:30 p.m. Monday, July 17. The Securities and Exchange Commission has indicated on its regulatory agenda that it intends to propose rules in the next few months “related to investment adviser conflicts in the use of predictive data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and similar technologies in connection with certain investor interactions.” Gensler was nominated by President Biden and confirmed by the Senate in April 2021 to head the five-…
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Risks & Dangers of HR1369
One Korea Network (OKN) & the Korea-US Alliance Foundation USA (KUSAF-USA) Press Conference: Risks & Dangers of HR1369, the "Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act" Wednesday, July 26, 11am Zenger Room This Press Conference will highlight the Campaign led by OKN along with KUSAF-USA for ‘REAL’ Peace on the Korean Peninsula and to counter the ‘fake peace’ initiative led by pro-North Korean and leftist supporters of H.R. 1369, the “Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act.” The Press Conference will feature remarks from members of Congress; select authors who contributed to OKN’s book, “The Quest…
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MOVE4HER IS LIVE FROM DC
MOVE4HER IS LIVE FROM DC Leading fitness experts, including Pure Barre, patients, survivors, advocates, caregivers and world renowned gynecologic (gyn) oncologists are rallying DC to join the first-ever in-person and live streaming Move4Her Fitness Event, hosted by the Foundation for Women’s Cancer (FWC) from the National Press Club, with the goal of unifying people from coast to coast in joining our movement to eradicate the five gyn cancers. Move4Her donations power research, education, and awareness of the five gyn cancers. To date, the FWC has awarded more than $10 million in research…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon: Maria Ressa
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa will address the threats facing press freedom worldwide and the opportunities for civil society to respond at a National Press Club Headliners luncheon on Sept. 5 Ressa, a former CNN bureau chief who co-founded the innovative Philippine news site Rappler, has been lauded by press organizations across the globe for her fearless journalism and efforts to sound the alarm about the use of digital technology to undermine democratic institutions. The National Press Club honored her in 2020 with its John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award, one year before she and…
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