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Akon on Africa: The Next Growth Frontier
During President Obama’s first-ever U.S.-Africa Summit, Akon, a five-time Grammy nominated artist and philanthropist, convened the first annual “Africa: New Partnership Models for Growth Conference,” August 7, 2014. Featuring African Heads of State, including those from Guinea, Kenya, Congo, and Ghana, this international conference gave the next generation of African leaders from all sectors of activity a platform and opportunity to directly exchange with African decision-makers, business leaders, civil society representatives, opinion leaders, athletes, artists, and celebrities. Here, Akon…
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NPC Newsmaker: Grenadian Prime Minister Keith C. Mitchell
Grenada's Prime Minister Keith C. Mitchell discussed the launch of an initiative on sustainable development, small island economies and the Caribbean's new vision for a dynamic and green hemisphere at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference on April 11, 2014.
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Ruslana speaks at the National Press Club - Mar. 5, 2014
As the tense political situation in Ukraine escalated, Ruslana Lyzhychko, one of Ukraine's most internationally recognizable and politically active citizens discussed the situation in her home country at the National Press Club on March 5, 2014.
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NPC Speakers Newsmaker with Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia
President Juan Manuel Santos delivered remarks on Colombia's economic, political and social transformation, including the historic peace talks under way with the FARC rebel group, on December 3, 2013 at The National Press Club.
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NPC Speakers Newsmaker with Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan discusses annual education priorities at a Sept. 30, 2013 National Press Club Speakers' event.
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NPC Newsmaker: Goodwill Industries
Goodwill Industries will help 3,000 female vets nationwide find jobs over the next two years, Goodwill President and CEO Jim Gibbons said at a June 25, 2013 National Press Club Newsmaker media event. The move expands a program developed in 2012 and encouraged by First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden to hire 1,800 veterans, according to Gibbons.
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NPC Newsmaker: Closing the Opportunity Gap
At a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference on April 25, 2013, the authors of a new book and education reform campaign called Closing the Opportunity Gap argued that the current intense emphasis on standardized test scores and other educational outcomes is counter-productive – as demonstrated by the recent cheating scandals in Atlanta, Washington, DC and elsewhere. They explained why a real improvement in learning depends on a balanced new direction – one with less emphasis on measuring outcomes and more focus on addressing inputs, thereby closing the opportunity gap. Along with these…
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Senator Bernie Sanders speaks at December 5, 2012 NPC Newsmaker event
With the gap between rich and poor growing, Congress must adopt a seven-step plan for fixing federal deficits that won't hurt the middle class, Senator Bernie Sanders, a Vermont Independent, said at a Dec. 5, 2012 National Press Club Newsmaker event.
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NPC Newsmaker: School Choice - What Works?
Charter schools, vouchers, online education, homeschooling: do these school choice options and others work? Are students learning? How do children in these education programs compare to their peers in traditional public schools? Do choice options save money or drain public school dollars? What's the truth in what political candidates and school leaders claim? An August 23, 2012 National Press Club Newsmaker event featuring: Dr. Kevin Welner of the University of Colorado and Dir. of the Natl. Education Policy Center Dr. Gary Miron of Western Michigan University Alex Medler, Vice Pres., Policy…
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NPC Newsmaker: America's New Focus on Asia
Three scholars on the Asian region from the Center for Strategic and International Studies who discussed a wide range of timely issues including nuclear deterrence, balance of power, climate change and disaster response, with emphasis on China, India and Iran at an NPC Newsmaker event on Feb. 13, 2012. Panelists included: - Clark A. Murdock, senior adviser for the Defense and National Security Group at CSIS and director of the Project on Nuclear Issues. - Ambassador Karl F. Inderfurth, Senior Adviser and Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies. He served as U.S. assistant secretary of…
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