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Ukraine, Libya, and the Global Enduring Disorder
This event is co-hosted by the Middle East Institute (MEI) and the NATO and the Enduring Disorder Project. It is Open to the Public. Speakers: JASON PACK (Senior Analyst at the NATO Foundation and President of Libya-Analysis LLC) and AMBASSADOR JONATHAN WINER (Former US Special Envoy to Libya and Non-Resident Fellow at the Middle East Institute) Ukraine, Libya, and the Global Enduring Disorder Event Description: The world seems to have gone directly from a hegemonic US-led international system to an interregnum in global order. The traditional phase of multipolarity—or a restoration of…
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NPC Newsmaker: Secretary of the Air Force, Frank Kendall
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker event on Tuesday, April 19 at 2 p.m. Kendall will address the Air Force’s FY23 budget request and his vision for the department’s transformation to face future threats around the globe. As leader of both the Air Force and the Space Force, established in 2019, Kendall will also provide an update on the prospects for the newest branch of America’s Armed Forces. The U.S. Air Force this year marks its 75th anniversary. Kendall, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, previously…
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Strengthening Resilience to Extreme Poverty in Africa's Drylands: New Lessons in Poverty Graduation
Join BOMA and the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk, and Resilience for an engaging conversation around recent research which affirms the impact of BOMA’s poverty graduation program — while also providing insight into ways to strengthen such programs for maximum impact. Dr. Michael Carter, Director of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets Risk and Resilience, will be joined in conversation by BOMA's Chief Scaling Officer Dr. Sam Owilly. This discussion will take place in-person at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. from 8:30 – 11 a.m. on April 21, 2022. A…
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Conflict Antiquities
Conflict Antiquities: Prosecuting Participants in the Illegal Antiquities Trade An investigation by The Docket, Clooney Foundation for Justice The Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) is launching the report Conflict Antiquities: Prosecuting Participants in the Illegal Antiquities Trade from 9:00am-10:00am on Wednesday June 8, 2022. The report details an investigation by The Docket into the international networks responsible for the looting and smuggling of thousands of antiquities from the MENA region, and shows how the trade in these stolen artifacts funds war crimes and terrorism. …
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Communicator & Journalist Roundtable Dinner
National Press Club members are invited to another lively discussion with fellow communications leaders and journalists on current topics that we all face in our function and profession. By sharing our concerns, ideas, approaches and strategies, we help each other be more effective in our roles. And yes, this is event is IN-PERSON (welcome back)! A three-course dinner with wine will be served, at a special price of $62 per person for NPC members. Note: Members must be logged into their NPC membership account in order to access tickets for this event. Cash bar at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner…
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Communicator & Journalist Roundtable Dinner
National Press Club members are invited to another lively discussion with fellow communications leaders and journalists on current topics that we all face in our function and profession. By sharing our concerns, ideas, approaches and strategies, we help each other be more effective in our roles. A three-course dinner with wine will be served, at a special price of $62 per person for NPC members. Note: Members must be logged into their NPC membership account in order to access tickets for this event. Cash bar at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Business attire This event is open to NPC…
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NOAA to announce new National Weather Service director
NOAA will announce the new director of the National Weather Service during a press briefing at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., and by audio for reporters who cannot attend in person. Press briefing/Q&A with the NOAA Administrator and new National Weather Service director WHO: Rick Spinrad, Ph.D., NOAA Administrator New National Weather Service Director
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Arc Health Sponsors a Luncheon on Health Equity in honor of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune’s Birth Date and Historic Statue Unveiling on Capitol Hill
The event will be held at the National Press Club and will be moderated by comedian Willie Macc, with an introduction by the grandniece of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, Mayor Jereleen Holleman-Miller. In attendance will be Rev. Dr. Johnnie Greene Jr., Bravo TV star Karen Huger, former NBA player Dale Davis, former NFL player Vernon Davis. Many of the guests will speak about Health Equity and the National Awareness Campaign for Preventive Health. Arc Health created this event to honor ideas and programs that would have been likely championed by the late, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune. The main creator of…
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NPC Newsmaker: Major League Baseball Players Association’s Tony Clark, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler to discuss MLBPA’s growing role in the labor movement
Tony Clark, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), will speak at a National Press Club-sponsored Headliner event on Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 10 a.m., in the club’s Holeman Lounge. Clark will be joined by AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler. The two labor leaders will discuss recent initiatives and alliances that have thrust the MLBPA to the forefront of sports news this year. This week, the MLBPA, which represents the 1,200 players on the rosters of all 30 Major League Baseball teams, distributed union authorization cards that would allow the nation’s 5,000 minor…
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NPC Newsmaker: Ambassador Masood Khan of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Ambassador Masood Khan of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker event on Friday, Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. in the Holeman Lounge. He will discuss the recent flooding in Pakistan. The world has seen shocking video of the recent record flooding in Pakistan but the impact on the country is far greater than even these videos suggest. The number of people who are displaced, missing or dead are high and climbing rapidly. Ambassador Khan will provide a briefing on what is now known of the situation and what is projected in the short and longer term. He will discuss…
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