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U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.)
Newsmaker: U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) TOPIC: “Report from the Front Line of Financial Reform” DATE: Monday, July 11 TIME: 10 a.m. ROOM: Murrow Room U.S. Rep. Barney Frank is the ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee. Last year, he helped pass the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which was designed to reduce the chance of another U.S. financial meltdown. The battle over financial reform is more heated than ever. There have been attempts in Congress to make major cuts in the budgets of the Securities and Exchange…
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National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Executive Director, Rea Carey
Newsmaker: Rea Carey, executive director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force TOPIC: Advancing Equality in Employment and Immigration DATE: Tuesday, June 28 TIME: 10 a.m. ROOM: Lisagor Room Rea Carey, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, will talk about the efforts under way to pass the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act and other legislation to advance equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the current political landscape. She will also address the importance of working with allies and across movements to achieve equality and…
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Counterfeit Products
Newsmaker: Federal Law Enforcement, Industry Experts Call for Heightened Awareness, Increased Collaboration to Combat Counterfeit Products The National Press Club Newsmakers Committee will host a Newsmaker forum on the growing threat counterfeit products pose to public health and safety, as well as the U.S. economy, in the club's Zenger Room at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 23, in the National Press Building, 529 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C. The panel will feature experts from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Eaton Corp. and Pfizer Inc., and explore how government and industry can…
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U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett (R-N.J.)
Newsmaker: U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett (R-N.J.) TOPIC: “Debt Prioritization”DATE: Tuesday, June 21TIME: 2 p.m. PLACE: Zenger Room The “extraordinary measures” that the Treasury Department has been using since the national debt hit the legal limit of $14.3 trillion in May will be exhausted on Aug. 2, according to the department. At that point, Congress must raise the debt limit, or the government will default on it’s obligations, which would cause major disruptions in financial markets and the global economy. Garrett, chairman of the House capital markets subcommittee, says the disruptions…
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Former U.S. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt
Former U.S. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt “Urgent threats to the U.S. Conservation Legacy” DATE: Wednesday, June 8TIME: 1 p.m.Place: Zenger Room, National Press Club529 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20045 Babbitt plans to illuminate what he views as the urgent threats facing the United States’ lands, water, wildlife and air. “At this critical juncture for our public lands, leaders in Washington have made stunningly little progress to advance our nation’s conservation legacy and are setting progress back on a number of fronts,” he said. Babbitt will argue that Congress…
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GO Campaign, P90X's Tony Horton
GO Campaign, P90X’s Tony Horton, and Lemelson-MIT to Launch Global Search for Innovators2011 GO Innovation Awards Inspire Youth to Combat Poverty in Developing Nations Panelists: Scott Fifer, Exec. Director, GO CampaignTony Horton, GO Campaign Board Member, P90X Creator and Fitness Trainer Joshua Schuler, Exec. Director, Lemelson-MIT, Massachussetts Institute of TechnologyBernard Kiwia, Inventor/2011 Go Innovation Award Recipient.Washington, D.C./ May 25, 2011 – The GO Campaign, a non-profit organization supporting orphans and vulnerable children by partnering with local leaders throughout…
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Mr. Egidijus Meilunas and Dr. Tomicah Tillemann
The Deputy Foreign Minister of Lithuania, MR. EGIDIJUS MEILUNAS and The Senior Advisor to Secretary of State Clinton for Civil Society and Emerging Democracies, DR. TOMICAH TILLEMANN, will discuss "THE HIGH-LEVEL DEMOCRACY MEETING IN VILNIUS, LITHUANIA, JUNE 29-JULY 1" The meeting will come at the end of Lithuania's presidency of the Community of Democracies (CD) and will have a special focus on supporting democratic transition and consolidation worldwide--but especially in North Africa and the Middle East--and on helping bridge the gap between the principles of democracy and universal human…
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The Coordinator of the 2012 African Diaspora Summit
The Coordinator of the 2012 African Diaspora Summit Ambassador Mbulelo Rakwena will discuss preparations for next year's African Diaspora Summit in South Africa. Bringing together leaders and representatives of the diaspora, including heads of government and key figures from business, academia, the arts and civil society, with their counterparts from the African continent, the summit will focus on the launch of "bankable projects" and other initiatives in line with the African Union's decision to declare the diaspora Africa's "sixth region". The summit comes at a time of heightened interest…
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Antonio Guterres
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Will Discuss the Humanitarian Emergency in Libya Date and Time: May 3 at 9 AMPlace: Zenger Room, National Press Club (529 14th St., NW, 13th floor) Antonio Guterres, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, will discuss the humanitarian emergency generated by the conflict in Libya. With more than 500,000 people displaced by the fighting, it is one of the most pressing displacement situations in the world, according to Guterres. The High Commissioner will also discuss the displacement caused by the recent fighting in Ivory Coast.Guterres has been…
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Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed
America’s Mayors Call for Metropolitan-Focused Transportation InvestmentsAtlanta Mayor Kasim Reed to Speak at National Press Club (Washington, DC) – U.S. Conference of Mayors to release a new survey of its membership focused on metropolitan transportation investments. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed will speak at a National Press Club Newsmakers press conference at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 3, 2011 in the National Press Building, 529 14th St., NW, Washington, D.C. Two-thirds of U.S. residents live in metropolitan areas, home to the highest numbers of unemployed, the nation’s worst traffic jams, and…
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