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NPC Luncheon with Carol L. Folt, Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Carol L. Folt, will discuss the importance of preserving accessibility to an affordable college degree at a National Press Club Luncheon on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Folt, who was installed as Carolina’s 11th chancellor in October 2013, is committed to making affordability and attainment for students a top priority at this global 21st century research university. Folt has also worked to successfully improve undergraduate graduation rates – particularly for low-income, first-generation and underrepresented students. Nearly half of…
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NPC Luncheon with Admiral Paul Zukunft, United States Coast Guard
The commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Admiral Paul Zukunft, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon on Aug. 5. Zukunft will discuss challenges facing the service, including cyber security, expansion of the Panama Canal and managing limited resources in a world that faces a growing number of threats. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $23 for Press Club members (NPC Members may purchase 2 tickets at this rate) and $37 for all other non-member tickets. For…
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NPC Luncheon with Rick Perry, Former Governor of Texas and 2016 Presidential Candidate
Rick Perry, the former three-term governor of Texas and a 2016 presidential candidate, will lay out an economic plan at a National Press Club luncheon on Thursday, July 2. The former U.S. Air Force pilot, who left office in January, will discuss how to fight "the cycle of hopelessness and lost opportunity that so many Americans feel trapped in." The son of tenant farmers in Paint Creek, Texas, Perry is one of several governors and former governors in the large Republican presidential field. His state has the 12th largest economy in the world by GDP and since 2000 has created almost one-third…
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NPC Breakfast with Actor/Humanitarian Gary Sinise
Actor/Humanitarian Gary Sinise will address an NPC Speakers Breakfast on Tuesday, June 16. Sinise will discuss his advocacy for America's servicemen and women through the Gary Sinise Foundation. Sinise will be in Washington to receive the 2015 Service to America Leadership Award from the NAB Education Foundation (NABEF). Breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m., with remarks beginning at 9 a.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 10 am. Tickets cost $23 for Press Club members (NPC Members may purchase 2 tickets at this rate) and $37 for all other non-member tickets. For…
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NPC Luncheon with Garrison Keillor, host of A Prairie Home Companion
Garrison Keillor, host of A Prairie Home Companion, will speak at a National Press Club luncheon May 22. Keillor, host of the Minnesota Public Radio nationally syndicated radio show, will a current-events-related speech titled "Fifteen Things That Need to Happen Tomorrow." Keillor returns to the Press Club for the first time since 1994 before appearing at the. Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts on the evening of May 22. Keillor is a humorist, storyteller and author, bringing to life beloved characters from the fictional Lake Wobegon, an imaginary town in Minnesota that National…
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NPC Luncheon with Barry Trotz, Coach, Washington Capitals
Capitals Coach Barry Trotz will discuss the performance of Washington's NHL franchise after his first year at the helm and will look ahead to next season at a National Press Club luncheon Wednesday, July 8. Trotz is completing his first season with the Capitals after leading the Nashville Predators for 15 seasons. He ranks third all-time in both games coached and wins with a single franchise. No stranger to the region, Trotz spent five seasons as coach of the Capitals’ primary developmental affiliate in the American Hockey League. He became coach of the Baltimore Skipjacks in 1992 after one…
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NPC Luncheon with Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson, Superintendent, the Air Force Academy
Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson, the first female superintendent of the Air Force Academy, will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on May 8. She will speak on the 60th anniversary of the Academy and its role in providing future leadership for the Air Force at this time of challenges and budget constraints. The National Press Club luncheon will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. Johnson’s remarks will begin just after 1:00 p.m. and will be followed by a question-and-answer session. For questions, please e-mail [email protected] or call 202-662-7501. Tickets must be paid for at time of…
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NPC Dinner with Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will speak at a National Press Club dinner April 16. Ban, who succeeded Kofi Annan in 2007 and won a re-election in 2011, will become the sixth UN secretary-general to speak at the NPC. The event will follow the typical NPC luncheon format, except that it will be a dinner. The event will begin with a VIP reception at 6 p.m. Club members wishing to attend the reception must RSVP to [email protected] no later than 48 hours before the event. Space may be limited. Dinner tickets are required for admission to the reception. Dinner will be served…
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NPC Luncheon with Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Author
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a best-selling author and outspoken critic of radical Islam, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon on April 7. The topic of her presentation will be "Clash of Civilizations: ISIS, Islam, and the West." The luncheon comes two weeks after publication of her latest book, “Heretic: The Case for a Muslim Reformation,” copies of which will be available for sale and autographing after the luncheon. Lunch will be served at 12:30 pm, with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets are $23 for National Press Club…
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NPC Luncheon with John Koskinen, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service
As the April 15 tax deadline approaches, John Koskinen, commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on March 31. The theme of Koskinen’s speech is “The IRS: Learning from the Past; Building for the Future.” Koskinen will address a number of issues, including GOP efforts to cut the IRS budget and what effect it might have on the agency’s customer service and collection efforts. Luncheon will be served at 12:30 p.m. with the speech beginning at 1 p.m. and ending at 2 p.m. Cost of tickets is $23 for Press Club members along with one guest, and $…
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