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NPC Headliners Luncheon with U.S. Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
Livestream will begin 3/15 at 1:00pm ET. From the speech he gave on the Senate floor rebuking President Trump’s repeated attacks on the media back in January, to his op-ed in The Washington Post criticizing his colleagues in Congress over their failure to pass DACA legislation earlier this week, to his announcement that he is backing a bipartisan bill to raise the minimum age required to buy a semi-automatic rifle, Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) has earned a reputation for being one of the most reliably outspoken legislators in Washington. On Thursday, March 15, Senator Flake will keep his…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon with SBA Administrator Linda McMahon
Livestream will begin 5/17 at 1:00pm ET. Linda McMahon, the 25th Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), will discuss the state of America’s small businesses at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Thursday, May 17, 2018. Nominated by then-President-elect Trump in December of 2016 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in February 2017, McMahon advocates on behalf of the nearly 30 million small businesses in America, fulfilling the mission of the SBA to “aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests” of small businesses by offering loans, loan guarantees,…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon with Five-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Katie Ledecky
Livestream will begin 3/26 at 1:00pm ET. As the 2018 Winter Olympics conclude, all eyes will turn to the 2020 Summer games in Tokyo. Katie Ledecky, one of the best female swimmers in the history of the sport, will share what life is like as a student at Stanford University and discuss her plans for future competition at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Monday, March 26, 2018. At just 20 years old, Ledecky has already competed in two Olympic Games (London in 2012 and Rio in 2016) and is the proud winner of five Olympic gold medals and 14 World Championship titles. She holds…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue
The Honorable Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Tuesday, December 12, 2017. Mr. Perdue recently crisscrossed the country in a "Back to our Roots" tour to listen to farmers and those who live and work in rural America to gather their input in advance of Congress writing a new farm bill by next year. He will share some of those insights, as well as discuss his priorities for opening up markets for American agricultural products, including the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Additionally, Mr.…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat
Livestream will begin 11/15 at 1:00pm ET. H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, will discuss the role of a united and integrated Africa in the global community at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Wednesday, November 15. The address at the National Press Club is part of the Chairperson’s three-day inaugural visit to Washington, where he is scheduled to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and attend the 2017 AU-US High Level Dialogue. “It is an honor to welcome H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson, African Union Commission, on…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon with World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong Kim
Livestream will begin 11/20 at 1:00pm ET. Jim Yong Kim, the 12th president of the World Bank Group, will appear at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on November 20 to outline recent trends in the global economy. He is also expected to discuss new ways to help women entrepreneurs, and the role of the private sector in maximizing development finance. Kim began his first five-year term as World Bank Group president in July 2012 and was reappointed in September 2016 to a second five-year term. The World Bank Group is made up of five institutions that provide funding and technical…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon with U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. David Shulkin
Livestream will begin 11/6 at 1:00pm ET. As Veterans Day approaches, the Honorable Dr. David Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Monday, November 6, 2017. Dr. Shulkin will discuss the Department’s effort to care for millions of America’s Veterans and improve the effectiveness of VA’s healthcare system. Dr. Shulkin, the ninth Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), was confirmed by the Senate on February 13, 2017. Prior to his confirmation Dr. Shulkin served as VA’s Under Secretary for Health for 18 months, leading the Nation’s…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon with Pastor Rick Warren & the opening of the Museum of the Bible
Dr. Rick Warren, founder and senior pastor of evangelical megachurch Saddleback Church in California and a member of the board of directors of the Museum of the Bible, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Monday, October 16. Dr. Warren will discuss the mission and features of the new Museum of the Bible, which is scheduled to open this coming November in Washington, DC. The Museum of the Bible, set to open its 40-foot-tall bronze doors this fall, will be housed in a 430,000-square-foot building just two blocks from the National Mall. According to the Museum’s website,…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon with National Museum of African American History & Culture Director Lonnie Bunch
Lonnie G. Bunch III, director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture, will commemorate the one-year anniversary of the museum's opening at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Thursday, Sept. 21. Established by Act of Congress in 2003, the museum is the only national institution devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, history, and culture. The museum opened to the public on Sept. 24, 2016 as the 19th museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Lunch will be served in the club’s Ballroom at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon with FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb
Livestream will begin 11/3 at 1:00pm ET. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, will appear at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Friday, Nov. 3 to discuss the FDA’s agenda and related issues. As a result of the impact of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the large number of pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing facilities on the island, Dr. Gottlieb had to travel to Puerto Rico on Sept. 29 (the originally scheduled date for this Luncheon) to meet with government officials to assess the impact the hurricane had on the U.S. drug…
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