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NPC Newsmaker: Suze Orman and Tavis Smiley
Suze Orman, widely perceived as America's leading authority on personal finance, spoke about her "People First" movement on behalf of consumers to fight banks and their fees at a National Press Club Newsmaker event on Jan. 12, 2012. Tavis Smiley, the PBS broadcaster, joined Orman to highlight his efforts to restore the nation's prosperity as more and more Americans slip into poverty and unemployment. Philosopher Cornel West also lent his voice to their cause.
Type: Media
NPC Newsmaker: ICANN & gTLD
ICANN President and Chief Executive Officer Rod Beckstrom and Board Chair Dr. Stephen Crocker discuss the launch of hundreds of new generic top-level Internet domains (gTLDs) such as .hotel and .paris at a National Press Club Newsmaker event on Jan. 11, 2012. ICANN's new gTLD program represents the most significant change to the Internet's naming system since 1998, when The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers was formed. For the first time generic TLDs can include words in non-Latin language scripts, such as Chinese or Arabic.
Type: Media
NPC Newsmaker: Jon Huntsman
Republican presidential hopeful and former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman discussed a reform package to address what he called the country's "economic and trust deficit" at a December 8, 2011 National Press Club Newsmakers news conference.
Type: Media
NPC Newsmaker: George Clooney and Barack Obama
Senator and Future President Barack Obama joined actor George Clooney in rallying to save Darfur at the Press Club on April 27, 2006.
Type: Media
NPC Newsmaker: WTC Redevelopment
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Executive Director Chris Ward discussed the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site and previewed what the future holds for the new symbol of national resilience. Ward detailed the critical decisions made to ensure the National 9/11 Memorial will open by the 10th anniversary, the major developments over the past year and what to expect on the 10th anniversary and in the future.
Type: Media
NPC Newsmaker: Rep. Barney Frank
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee provided a report on congressional challenges facing the proposed U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau slated to begin operating in August.
Type: Media
NPC Newsmaker: Sen. Tammy Duckworth
As the nation approaches the 16th anniversary of the war in Iraq, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) spoke at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on March 13, 2019 about what she believes our nation owes its service members and Veterans, and how she feels Congress is failing in its duty to provide our troops with the moral and legal backing they need and deserve to most effectively wage war.
Type: Media
NPC Newsmaker: Speaker Paul Ryan
On October 8, 2018 House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) delivered remarks and took questions at a National Press Club Newsmaker event. The Speaker's announced topic was "how Americans are ‘Better Off Now,." Following his address, Speaker Ryan took questions from the press.
Type: Media
NPC Newsmaker: Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova & Archbishop Borys Gudziak
Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova and Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia appeared at a National Press Club Newsmaker event on Tuesday, March 15. They discussed the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Ukraine during the Russian invasion. The Ambassador and the Archbishop also discussed their offices’ activities and how the American public can assist the Ukrainians defending their land.
Type: Media
NPC Newsmaker: Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi, India's most prominent opposition leader, spoke at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on June 1, 2023. His remarks focused on the future of Indian democracy, freedom of speech, and sustainable and inclusive economic growth.
Type: Media