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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Former Sinn Féin Leader Gerry Adams TD
Gerry Adams TD, Former Sinn Féin President and an architect of the 1998 Good Friday peace agreement (GFA), will discuss the threat he believes Brexit poses to Ireland’s peace, progress and prosperity, and address increasing calls for an Irish Unity referendum at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 10:00 a.m. The visit will coincide with the last European Council meeting in advance of the October 31 Brexit deadline. This Council meeting is expected to be the last opportunity for an agreement between the EU and the British government on the conditions of their…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), will speak on the dangers of judicial activism and what he calls “the capture of Americans’ judiciary by corporate and partisan donor interests” at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker event at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4. Earlier that week, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Second Amendment case NEW YORK STATE RIFLE & PISTOL ASSOCIATION V. CITY OF NEW YORK. The case tests New York City’s now-defunct ordinance on the transportation of firearms outside of city limits. The Court’s refusal to dismiss the case after the City of New…
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NPC Newsmaker: NACCHO Official on Preparing for Coronavirus at the Local Level
George Roberts Jr., president of the National Association of County and City Health Officials, will discuss how county and city health officials across the country are preparing for the coronavirus at a National Press Club Newsmaker event on Friday, March 6 at 11 a.m. Roberts has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Northeast Texas Public Health District since November 2006 and has 35 years of healthcare experience, mostly in hospital administration. Roberts will make brief remarks followed by a question-and-answer session. This news conference will take place in the Club's Zenger…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: CDC Update on Coronavirus Outbreak
As additional cases of a novel coronavirus (first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China) are confirmed in the United States, Dr. Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide an update on the CDC’s ongoing response to the coronavirus outbreak at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 11. Topic: "2019 Coronavirus: What We know, What We’re Doing" Speaker: CDC Principal Deputy Director Anne Schuchat, MD Date/Time: Tuesday, Feb. 11, 10:00 a.m. Location: National Press Club (529 14th…
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NPC Newsmaker: Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to announce new initiatives
Following President Trump’s State of the Union Address Tuesday evening, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 5 to announce new initiatives designed to better serve America’s veterans and their families. Secretary Wilkie will discuss the Trump Administration’s plan to prevent veteran suicide, and will outline how the VA will implement the kinds of sweeping organizational changes needed to optimize new technologies and innovations and provide veterans with modern services. This news conference is open to…
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NPC Press Briefing: Debra Tice, mother of detained journalist Austin Tice
Debra Tice, the mother of detained journalist Austin Tice, will hold a news conference on Monday, Jan. 27 at 10:00 a.m. at the National Press Club to provide an update and to be part of the announcement of the second annual Night Out For Austin Tice, a national awareness campaign. Unjustly detained in Syria since August 2012, Austin Tice is a freelance journalist who worked for both McClatchy and The Washington Post. Debra Tice, who spent 83 days in Syria looking for her son, has been advocating for his release for more than 7 years. Austin is the only American journalist currently being held…
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2019 Multicultural Media Correspondents Association Dinner
MEDIA ADVISORY RSVP Media Check In 5:30 pm, ET Sherri Shepherd and Kym Whitley To Host 2019 Multicultural Media Correspondents Association Dinner Premier Washington, DC Gala to Salute “The Fly Jock” Tom Joyner, Rep. Val Demings (D-FL), Journalist Eun Yang and Parker Morse Tuesday, July 9, National Press Club, Washington, DC WHAT: The Multicultural Media Correspondents Association (MMCA), a national organization leading the call to increase diversity in media, will host its 4thannual correspondents’ dinner in Washington, DC. Hosted by actresses and comedians Sherri Shepherdand Kym Whitley…
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Senator Mike Rounds At Press Club Event With AKCA
Senator Mike Rounds At Press Club Event With AKCA Please join U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) and the American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance (AKCA) for an on-the-record discussion about U.S. – China trade and one of the largest trade cases ever filed against China at the U.S. Department of Commerce and International Trade Commission (ITC). The more than $9.5 billion American kitchen cabinet industry supports more than 250,000 American jobs. Who: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD), Member, U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee & U.S. Senate Banking Committee Mark Trexler, President and CEO at…
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Latest Developments in China's On-demand Killing of Prisoners of Conscience for Organs
Time: Monday, July 15, 1:00-4:00pm “Forced organ harvesting has been committed for years throughout China on a significant scale,” concluded the independent China Tribunal last month. Unlike black market operations, this on-demand killing of prisoners of conscience for their organs is driven by the state and carried out by both military and civilian institutions. This press conference and panel brings together experts and leaders of international human rights communities to present the latest findings based on over a decade of research. Presenters will discuss its scale, nature,…
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