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Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner, FDA
FDA Commissioner at Oct. 6 Luncheon U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, M.D., will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on Wednesday, October 6. The second woman to be named FDA Commissioner in the Agency’s history, she brings an extensive and intensive background in infectious disease, bioterrorism, and health policy to the position. The FDA, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for protecting the public health by (1) assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products,…
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Josette Sheeran, Executive Director, World Food Programme
Sheeran to Discuss "We Can End Hunger: 10 Ideas That Can Feed the World" Josette Sheeran, Executive Director of the World Food Program, will speak on overcoming the challenges that threaten the state of food security in the world at a National Press Club luncheon on Sept. 29. As leader of the UN World Food Program since 2007, Josette Sheeran oversees the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. At a time of increasing weather-related disasters combined with economic pressures, WFP is feeding more than 100 million people in more than 70 countries, reaching out to hungry…
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Stomp The Presses!
Samples of wines, beer and spirits from around the world will be offered at "Stomp the Presses" at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, in the ballroom. Admission is $25; NPC members receive a 15 percent ticket discount. Tickets can be purchased online at www.press.org/events/stomp-presses, For the NPC member discount code, email Joshua Funk,[email protected] from Bell Wine and Spirits will guide attendees in tasting the more than 60 wines, cognacs, beers and spirits that will be available, including Flying Dog beer, Piper Heidsieck Champagne, selections from Charles Smith Winery, Cameron Hughes…
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Jeff Sharlet "C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy"
Young Members Truth Tellers
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NPC Travel Committee
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NPC Budget Committee
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NPC Board of Governors Dinner
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How to Communicate with Foreigners presentation
Club member Larry Wojno will make a presentation on "How to Communicate with Foreigners" at 6:30 p.m. Monday, September 13, in the McClendon Room as part of the meeting of the International Correspondents Committee. The event is open to NPC members. Wojno is a 30-year veteran of advertising agencies in Ohio and New York. He holds a master's degree in public and international affairs. Wojno says his talk will challenge the audience to understand both the impediments and shortcuts of communicating across cultures by focusing on the idiosyncrasies of North American and foreign cultures. Examples…
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Membership Committee meeting
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