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Laetitia Courtois is permanent observer to the United Nations and head of the International Committee of the Red Cross’s New York City Delegation. Prior to joining the NYC delegation in March 2020, Courtois was the head of the ICRC Regional Delegation for Caracas. Since December 2017, she led the ICRC in Venezuela in responding to the most pressing humanitarian needs related to the violence and other emergencies, in a country hit by an unprecedented economic, political and social crisis. Previously, Ms. Courtois was the deputy head of the ICRC Regional Delegation for Mexico, Central America…
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Vivian Salama is a national security reporter for the Wall Street Journal. She has covered U.S. foreign policy and national security for nearly two decades, reporting from more than 80 countries. She has spent much of last year travelling to Ukraine to cover the war. Since moving to Washington in 2016, Salama has covered the White House and national security for The Wall Street Journal, CNN, NBC News, and the Associated Press, with a focus on foreign policy. Over the course of her career, she has called Iraq, Egypt, Pakistan, Israel and the Palestinian territories and the United Arab Emirates…
Reporting from the frontlines: A conversation on the changing face of war
From conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan to Russia’s war on Ukraine, what are the realities of working in a conflict zone? How has covering war evolved in recent decades? A panel featuring representatives from the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Committee to Protect Journalists, as well as Wall Street Journal national security reporter Vivian Salama, will address the new challenges journalists face and best practices for news gathering. This one-hour event, which will include audience Q&A, is open to both Press Club members and the general public. It will be moderated by…
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POSTPONED: Headliners Luncheon with Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley will be rescheduled
A Headliners Luncheon with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley will be rescheduled at a later date. Milley canceled due to a meeting at the White House. Milley had been scheduled to speak at an in-person National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Friday, Feb. 10. For all ticketing-related questions, please email [email protected]. Milley is the 20th chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the nation’s highest-ranking military officer, and the principal military adviser to the president, secretary of defense and the National Security Council. To submit a question in advance for the…
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Books & Brunch plans to discuss Toni Morrison's 'Jazz' during Feb. 18 Zoom meeting
Books & Brunch plans to meet via Zoom at noon on Saturday, Feb. 18, to discuss Jazz by Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison. The novel, set in 1926 Harlem, is framed around the love triangle of Joe Trace, a 50-something beauty products salesman, his wife Violet, and his 18-year-old lover whom he shoots to death. To RSVP and receive a Zoom link, please email Fay Iudicello at [email protected] by Thursday, Feb. 16. Those who RSVP should expect to receive the invitation at 9 a.m. on Feb. 18.
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Purpose was to discuss state of journalism and politics From the beginning, Kalb said the purpose was to bring top journalists and newsmakers to the Club for an hour-long discussion of the state of journalism and politics that would attract students as well as Club members. By the end of the first program, Kalb said he could see that the defining theme for the series was the news media’s impact on American democracy. “Over nearly three decades, The Kalb Report has followed the sometimes-tortuous course of American journalism as it has endured one of the most radical changes in history,”…
'Kalb Report' signs off for last time with segment to air Feb. 18
"The Kalb Report" with Supreme Court justices Antonin Scalia, Ruth Bader Ginsburg in NPC Ballroom in 2014. Photo: Bruce Guthrie “The Kalb Report: Goodnight and Good Luck” with Marvin Kalb and Ted Koppel concludes Club’s historic broadcast series after nearly three decades After 28 years and 103 programs, the longest-running and most successful long-term project in National Press Club history, The Kalb Report public broadcasting series, comes to a close this spring as moderator Marvin Kalb and his long-time friend and fellow network news correspondent Ted Koppel look back, around and…
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