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NPC Headliners Luncheon: Corteva Agriscience CEO Jim Collins
Jim Collins, CEO of Corteva Agriscience, the newly independent publicly traded spin-off of DowDuPont, will deliver an address on the trade, regulatory, environmental and innovation issues facing U.S. farmers and the subsequent threat these issues pose to the food security of American consumers and the growing global population at a National Press Club Headliners luncheon on September 25, 2019. Promoting Corteva as “America’s newest agriculture company,” Collins will discuss the specific actions the company is taking to help create a sustainable food system that will benefit farmers,…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon: Former GA House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams
***TICKET SALES HAVE RE-OPENED - EVENT MOVED TO BALLROOM*** Former Georgia House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams will deliver a major speech on voter suppression one year after her narrow defeat in Georgia’s gubernatorial race, at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Friday, November 15. In the immediate aftermath of her hotly contested defeat to Republican (and Georgia’s then-secretary of state) Brian Kemp, Abrams launched Fair Fight Action, and together with another advocacy group, filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overhaul Georgia’s election system on the grounds that the current…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon: Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie will assess the performance of his Department and its goals for the care of our nation's Veterans just before the Veterans Day holiday at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Friday, November 8. The tenth Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Hon. Robert Wilkie is responsible for overseeing the care of more than 20 million U.S. Veterans and their families. Before confirmation as VA Secretary, Mr. Wilkie served as his Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. The son of an Army artillery commander, Mr. Wilkie…
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CANCELLED: NPC Headliners Luncheon: CDC Director Robert R. Redfield, MD
NOTE: This event has been cancelled. Ticket holders should check their email for refund information. Robert R. Redfield, MD, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will make remarks at an October 16 National Press Club Headliners Luncheon about the importance of immunization as the winter flu season is set to begin. In his first appearance at the National Press Club, Dr. Redfield will characterize immunization as the most powerful tool in public health to combat disease. With an extensive background in clinical research and infectious diseases, especially HIV,…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon: Jane Fonda
***EVENT SOLD OUT*** Actor and activist Jane Fonda will speak at a National Press Club Headliners luncheon Dec. 17 on her movement to push for political action on climate change. Inspired by young climate activist Greta Thunberg, Fonda has held a “Fire Drill Friday” climate change protest on Capitol Hill every Friday since Oct. 11, 2019. On Thursday nights, before each protest, Fonda hosts a “teach-in” with a panel of experts. The “Grace & Frankie” star has pledged to continue the strikes every Friday through January to demand action by political leaders to address what she called a “…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon: EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler
Livestream will begin 6/3 at 1:00pm ET. Andrew Wheeler, who was sworn-in as the fifteenth Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) earlier this year, will deliver an address at a National Press Club Headliners luncheon on Monday, June 3. Prior to his confirmation by the U.S. Senate on February 28, 2019, Wheeler served as Acting Administrator of the EPA, a position he had held since July 2018, upon the resignation of former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. He was previously confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the Deputy Administrator of the EPA in April 2018. Lunch will be…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon: Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb
Livestream will begin 5/10 at 1:00pm ET. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, who left his position as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration April 5, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Friday, May 10 on his tenure at the agency. He will focus on how he moved his agenda thorough the agency and where he believes FDA should turn its attention in the future. Lunch will be served in the club’s Holeman Lounge 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 $25 for National Press Club members (members may…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon: U.S. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy
Secretary of the U.S. Army Ryan McCarthy will deliver an address at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Friday, February 14. A former combat veteran and Lockheed Martin executive, McCarthy was sworn in to office as the 24th secretary of the Army on September 30, 2019. Prior to his current appointment, he had served since 2017 as the Under Secretary of the Army. Lunch will be served in the club’s Holeman Lounge 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 $25 for National Press Club members (members may…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon: WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert
Following an exciting year for women’s basketball that culminated in the Washington Mystics netting their first-ever WNBA title, newly-appointed WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert will discuss her vision and goals for the league at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Tuesday, March 3. Engelbert was appointed the first Commissioner of the WNBA last May (previous league leaders held the title of president), and officially joined the league on July 17. Engelbert came to the WNBA after more than 30 years at Deloitte, serving most recently as the company’s first female CEO (and the first…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon: Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD)
Livestream will begin 8/7 at 1:00pm ET. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners luncheon on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Cummings will address the Oversight Committee’s investigations into the Trump Administration. In a recent letter to acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, Cummings complained that the White House had ignored the committee's requests for information and has not complied with the Presidential Records Act. The committee is seeking notes on President Trump's private…
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