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NPC Newsmaker: Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Honorable Dr. Timothy Harris
The Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Honorable Dr. Timothy Harris, will be visiting the National Press Club this Friday, May 24th, at 3 p.m. In addition to his duties as head of state, Dr. Harris is also currently serving at the Chair of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), an organization of fourteen Caribbean nations established to promote economic integration and cooperation among its members as well as a shared foreign policy. In these toles, Dr. Harris will be making himself available to press to discuss several key topical issues…
Type: Event
NPC Headliners Newsmaker: progress report on child and forced labor in the cotton supply chain
NPC Headliners Newsmaker: The human cost of blue jeans: A progress report on child and forced labor in the cotton supply chain Human rights and labor experts will join the Uzbek ambassador to the U.S. and the head of the Uzbekistan’s textile industry to discuss the status of child and forced labor in the country at a Headliners panel at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 29 in the Bloomberg Room. Human rights groups, activists and media for years raised the alarm about child and forced labor in the cotton fields of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, prompting many clothing manufacturers to take a hard look…
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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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Character Education
Ms. Baraquio spoke about the need to develop an education policy which builds and develops character. Among the issues she addressed were recent violent incidents involving children, the apparent lack of civility among Americans, and programs designed to instill good character. Following her remarks she answered questions from the audience.
Type: Media
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 Book Event: Mark Bowden - "The Last Stone"
Mark Bowden, the author of 13 books including the bestselling “Black Hawk Down,” will discuss his newest book, “The Last Stone,” at a Headliners Book rap at 6:30 p.m. on June 24. In “The Last Stone,” Bowden, who reported at the Philadelphia Inquirer for 20 years, returns to a 44-year-old crime that first captured his attention as a cub reporter at the now-defunct Baltimore News-American. The Lyon sisters, ages 10 and 12, disappeared on March 25, 1975, from the Wheaton Plaza shopping mall. A massive police investigation found nothing and the case languished until 2013 when a cold case squad…
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NALEO Census 2020 Briefing
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All Kids Bike Press Conference
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The Future of Libya
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