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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci
As the Trump Administration continues to break records for White House staff turnover (it is the highest of any Presidential Administration in decades according to the Brookings Institution), Anthony Scaramucci, the man who currently holds the record for the shortest stint as a White House staffer, will comment on current events and the recent shake-ups and the culture of chaos that has taken root in President Trump’s cabinet at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on Thursday, April 26 at 10 a.m. Scaramucci, the founder and former co-managing partner of the investment firm SkyBridge…
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Suze Orman and Tavis Smiley
Suze Orman and Tavis Smiley “Taking power back from banks for consumers, and the fight against poverty” Date: Thursday, Jan. 12 Time: 10 a.m. Location: Conference Rooms, National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, Washington, DC Suze Orman, widely perceived as America’s leading authority on personal finance, will speak about her “People First” movement on behalf of consumers to fight banks and their fees. Those fees hit the poorest Americans hardest, and Tavis Smiley, the PBS broadcaster, will highlight his efforts to restore the nation’s prosperity as more and more Americans slip into…
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NPC Headliner Newsmaker with Former Sec. of Energy Ernest Moniz
The Trump administration’s decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement, its planned cuts to energy funding in the FY18 budget, and pursuit of deregulation has attracted significant criticism and called into question the reliability of the U.S. as an international partner. On June 21, at 10 a.m., in the National Press Club’s Lisagor Room, Former Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz will propose ways to maintain the American leadership edge on energy innovation. Moniz also is expected to announce the formation of a new non-profit organization “The Energy Futures Initiative,” that aims…
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NPC Newsmaker with Foreign Ministers from the Baltic States
The foreign ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will discuss their countries’ relations with the United States, as well as the importance of NATO to shared security, and other topics such as Russian influence, emerging threats, and the fight against terrorism at a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference 12 p.m., Tues., March 28 in the club’s Zenger Room. The foreign ministers are: • Sven Mikser, Estonia• Edgars Rinkevics, Latvia• Linas Linkevicius, Lithuania The National Press Club is located on the 13th Floor of the National Press Building at 529 14th St., NW, Washington, D.C.…
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House Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer
International Cultural Evening
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NPC Headliners: Driving Economic Growth Through Assistive Tech & Workplace Inclusivity
Former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin, Vinton Cerf, and other influential leaders in disability inclusion, technology, and advocacy will discuss how embracing assistive technologies and adopting an inclusive mindset will drive U.S. economic growth by employing the nearly 11 million people with disabilities at a National Press Club Headliners event on September 4 at 10:00 a.m. According to a recent Accenture report, companies leading the way with inclusive workplaces achieved, on average, “28 percent higher revenue, double the net income and 30 percent higher economic profit margins over the four-…
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Samar Yazbek, Syrian journalist and activist
Syrian journalist and activist SAMAR YAZBEKAuthor of the book "A Woman in the Crossfire: Diaries of the Syrian Revolution"will discussTHE OPENING MONTHS OF THE SYRIAN UPRISING AND HER PERSONAL JOURNEY FROM BEING PART OF THE RULING ELITE TO OPPOSING IT Contacts:National Press Club: PETER HICKMAN301/367-7711 (c), 301/530-1210 (t), 202/662-7540 (NPC), [email protected] Yazbek: STEPHEN LANDRIGAN617/325-9386, [email protected]
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Israeli Ambassador Zalman Shoval
The Special Envoy of Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu Ambassador Zalman Shoval, will discuss "A New Government in Israel - and a Problematic Middle East" Contacts:National Press Club: PETER HICKMAN301/367-7711 (c), 303/530-1210 (t), 202/662-7540 (NPC), [email protected] Shoval: PAM STOLLER (Tel Aviv)03-517 33 10 (o), 054-4533747 (mobile), [email protected]
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