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Tom Friedman To Lead Panel On Impact of Paris Accords On Electric Utilities
Tom Friedman To Lead Panel On Impact of Paris Accords On Electric Utilities Join us at the National Press Club with Pulitzer Prize winner and best selling author Thomas Friedman of the New York Times. Event will be in the First Amendment Lounge at 2:30 p.m. Attendance is free of charge but registration is required. Mr. Friedman will lead a panel discussion on the impact of the recent UN Climate Conference in Paris and what it will mean for the U.S. Electric Utility industry and their customers. This program is sponsored by the Club’s Events Committee. Mr. Friedman has written about the Paris…
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BOG Appreciation Dinner
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NPC Luncheon with Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee
Livestream will begin at 1pm ET. The Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Mac Thornberry, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon on January 13, 2016. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a Q&A session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $24 for National Press Club members and one guest, and $38 for non-members. Tickets may be purchased online by going to the following LINK. For questions, please email [email protected] or call (202) 662-7501. NPC members who wish to attend the pre-luncheon reception must RSVP…
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NSO at the NPC
Learn How to Cover Sexual Assault
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Inauguration of Tommy Burr - 109th President of the National Press Club
The Board of Governors will present “Our American Treasures,” a gala on Jan. 22, 2016, to celebrate the inauguration of Thomas Burr as the 109th president of the National Press Club. The gala for Burr, the Washington correspondent for The Salt Lake Tribune, will pay tribute to two of America's most valued traditions: the preservation of truly inspirational landscapes – in a nod to the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service – and the protection of the freedoms of the press. The Gala will begin with a reception at 5:00 p.m. in the Press Club's Holeman Lounge, followed by dinner at 6:30…
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NPC Book Rap: Rod Nordland - "The Lovers: Afghanistan's Romeo and Juliet, the True Story of How They Defied Their Families and Escaped an Honor Killing"
Rod Nordland will discuss his new book, The Lovers: Afghanistan's Romeo and Juliet, the True Story of How They Defied Their Families and Escaped an Honor Killing, on February 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the Holeman Lounge. A riveting, real-life equivalent of The Kite Runner—an astonishingly powerful and profoundly moving story of a young couple willing to risk everything for love that puts a human face on the ongoing debate about women’s rights in the Muslim world. Zakia and Ali were from different tribes, but they grew up on neighboring farms in the hinterlands of Afghanistan. By the time they were…
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NPC Luncheon with Anastasia Lin, Miss World Canada
Livestream will begin at 1pm ET. Denied a visa to compete in the Miss World finals in China this Saturday, Miss Canada – outspoken human rights activist Anastasia Lin – will speak at a National Press Club luncheon a day earlier, Friday, Dec. 18. China denied Lin’s visa application, telling the New York Times in a statement: “China welcomes all lawful activities organized in China by international organizations or agencies, including the Miss World pageant. But China does not allow any persona non grata to come to China.” Lin, who emigrated to China as an adolescent, has testified before…
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Mexico's Minister of Foreign Affairs Claudia Ruiz Massieu
39th Annual Book Fair & Authors' Night, in partnership with Politics & Prose
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NPC Luncheon with Alejandro García Padilla, Governor of Puerto Rico
Governor Alejandro García Padilla of Puerto Rico, will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on Wednesday, December 16. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a Q&A session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $23 for National Press Club members and one guest, and $37 for non-members. Tickets may be purchased online by going to the following LINK. For questions, please email [email protected] or call (202) 662-7501. NPC members who wish to attend the pre-luncheon reception must RSVP separately to [email protected] at least 48 hours in…
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NPC Luncheon with Admiral John Richardson, Chief of Naval Operations, USN
Livestream will begin at 1pm ET. The Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson, USN, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon on January 11, 2016. Admiral John Richardson graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1982 and began serving as the 31st Chief of Naval Operations September 18, 2015. Admiral Richardson will discuss the U.S. Navy's role in the global maritime environment, including the issues and challenges presented by Russia, China, North Korea, Iran and ISIS. Additionally, he will unveil his strategic guidance to the fleet, intended to ensure the United States…
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