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NPC Luncheon with Rev. John Richard Bryant
The Right Rev. John Richard Bryant, senior bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, discussed the Charleston, S.C., church shootings at a National Press Club luncheon on Aug. 12, 2015.
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NPC Luncheon with Admiral Paul Zukunft
The commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Admiral Paul Zukunft, spoke at a National Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon on August 5, 2015. Zukunft discussed 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.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with UNC Chancellor Carol Folt
The chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Carol L. Folt, discussed the importance of preserving accessibility to an affordable college degree at a National Press Club Luncheon on August 4, 2015.
Type: Media
Updates on the Jason Rezaian Case - July 22, 2015
One year ago, on July 22, 2014, Iranian Security Forces swarmed Jason Rezaian’s home with no warning and took him to prison where he was held without charges. For months he was interrogated and kept in solitary confinement with inadequate medical care and no access to a lawyer. Jason has been held in Iranian prison for nearly a year – three times longer than any other Western journalist. On July 13, 2015 Jason completed his third one-day trial session. Ali Rezaian, Jason's brother, gives an update on the case after one year and how it looks in the post-Iran Agreement environment. He also…
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Barry Trotz
Capitals Coach Barry Trotz discussed the performance of Washington's NHL franchise after his first year at the helm and looked ahead to the 2015 season at a National Press Club luncheon on July 8, 2015.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Rick Perry
Rick Perry, the former three-term governor of Texas and a 2016 presidential candidate, laid out an economic plan at a National Press Club luncheon on July 2, 2015. The former U.S. Air Force pilot, who left office in January, discussed how to fight "the cycle of hopelessness and lost opportunity that so many Americans feel trapped in."
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NPC Breakfast with Gary Sinise
Actor/Humanitarian Gary Sinise addressed an NPC Speakers Breakfast on June 16, 2015 to discuss his advocacy for America's servicemen and women through the Gary Sinise Foundation.
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NPC News Conference with Matt Dillon
Oscar-nominated actor and screenwriter Matt Dillon discussed his recent visit to western Myanmar and reports of a humanitarian crisis among the Muslim ethnic minority, known as the Rohingya refugees, at an NPC Speakers Newsmakers event on June 11, 2015. One of the first celebrities to spotlight the plight of the Rohingyas, Dillon toured the region at the request of Rohingya activist Thun Khin during an Asian promotional tour for his new TV series “Wayward Pines.” Dillon was joined by Michael Gabaudan, President of Refugees International. Gabaudan previously served as the UN High Commission on…
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor, host of A Prairie Home Companion, spoke at a National Press Club luncheon May 22, 2015. Keillor, host of the Minnesota Public Radio nationally syndicated radio show, gave a current-events-related speech titled "Fifteen Things That Need to Happen Tomorrow."
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NPC Luncheon with Airline CEOs
The leaders of the nation's three largest airlines explored what they call unfair international competition at a National Press Club luncheon on Friday, May 15. Richard Anderson, Delta Air Lines chief executive, W. Douglas Parker, chairman and chief executive of American Airlines Group, and Jeff Smisek, chairman, president and chief executive of United Airlines, made a joint appearance at the Club entitled “Restoring Fair Competition to the Skies.” They argued that billions of dollars of subsidies from the governments of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to their domestic airlines give them…
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