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NPC Newsmaker: Vanessa Nakate, Climate Activist and UN Goodwill Ambassador
Climate activist and UN Goodwill Ambassador Vanessa Nakate will address the need for the world's biggest polluters to compensate victims of climate change at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference on Friday, Oct. 7 at 10 a.m. UN climate negotiators have sought unsuccessfully to win "loss and damage" compensation for countries most affected by flooding and other disasters wrought by climate change from countries that are the biggest greenhouse gas contributors. Nakate, inspired by Greta Thunberg, is Uganda's first youth climate striker. She went on to found the Rise Up Movement, an…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, will release the results of a new federal report on the underrepresentation of Latinos in the media industry, including the film, television, news and publishing sectors, at a Headliners Newsmaker event on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 10 a.m. Last year, the 2021 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that Hispanics make up 18% of the population but held just 12% of the jobs in the media industry. Castro, born in San Antonio, is a second-generation Mexican American. After serving five terms as a state legislator in Texas, Castro was elected in 2012 to…
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NPC Newsmaker: Ambassador Masood Khan of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Note: This event has been postponed. Please check back for new date/time. Earlier this year Pakistan suffered a devastating flood that caused significant death and injury among its people. The floodwaters covered more than 1/3 of the country. Contributing factors included excessive rains from the rising temperature of the Indian Ocean and rapid, early melting of the mountain snowcaps. These factors are one of the most clear indications of the role of climate change in natural disasters. Ambassador Khan briefed at the Press Club earlier in the year at the outbreak of the crisis. Now he can…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas will speak about the mission of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in an ever-changing national security environment at a National Press Club in-person Headliner event on Thursday, Sept. 9. President George W. Bush established the Office of Homeland Security in October 2001, a month after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. Congress as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 established the department on Nov. 25, 2002 to consolidate 22 executive branch domestic security agencies into a single Cabinet office.…
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An Evening with Dana Tai Soon Burgess
Join renowned Korean American modern-dance choreographer Dana Tai Soon Burgess as he shares how his worldview and multifaceted background drives his creation. The memoir traces how his choreography is informed by his early years in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This insightful journey delves into an artist’s process that is inspired by varying cultural perspectives, stories, and experiences. Candid and intelligent, Burgess gives readers the opportunity to experience up close the passion for art and dance that has informed his life. Burgess will be interviewed about his memoir and answer audience…
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Embassy Press Attaché Mixer
The National Press Club cordially invites embassy press attachés to join Club members for an exclusive reception on Tuesday, March 14, from 6-8 p.m. The bi-annual press attaché mixer aims to bring together Washington’s diplomatic community with the National Press Club’s vibrant network of journalists. The event, which is sponsored by the Club’s International Correspondents Committee, is an opportunity for journalists to build relations with embassy officials from the countries they cover. Drinks and small bites will be provided.
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chairman of the House Oversight Committee, will speak at a National Press Club in-person Headliners Newsmaker on Monday, Jan. 30 at 10 a.m. in the Ballroom. Comer is the chairman of the House Oversight Committee now that Republicans have taken control of the House of Representatives. Comer has said the Oversight Committee under Republican control will focus on rooting out waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in the federal government and holding the Biden Administration accountable. He also promised to investigate President Biden's son, Hunter for alleged "influence…
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Gilbert M. Grosvenor Reflects on 50 Years at National Geographic
Gilbert Grosvenor, the former Chairman of the National Geographic Society and Editor of its magazine, will speak in a question and answer session on Friday, Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. in the Ballroom. Grosvenor will reflect on his career and the evolution of journalism over the last six decades. The event is sponsored by the History and Heritage Committee of the National Press Club. Grosvenor will be interviewed by his brother, Edwin S. Grosvenor, Editor of American Heritage Magazine. The Grosvenor family’s involvement in the National Press Club goes back over 100 years. Gil’s grandfather, Gilbert H.…
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Reporting from the frontlines: A conversation on the changing face of war
From conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan to Russia’s war on Ukraine, what are the realities of working in a conflict zone? How has covering war evolved in recent decades? A panel featuring representatives from the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Committee to Protect Journalists, as well as Wall Street Journal national security reporter Vivian Salama, will address the new challenges journalists face and best practices for news gathering. This one-hour event, which will include audience Q&A, is open to both Press Club members and the general public. It will be moderated by…
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2023 Global Security Forum
Join your colleagues for a series of a moderated ‘arm-chair conversation style’ fireside chats with leading international experts and thought leaders on Tuesday, March 7 at the 2023 Global Security Forum hosted by the Center for Intelligence and National Security – an Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence – and the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma. With a focus on meeting current and future challenges to global security in an ever-changing landscape, speakers will examine how the United States – along with its NATO allies and…
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