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Doing Business Around the World
Simeon Djankov, World Bank
April 8, 2008 Luncheon Program
Smart Power: A Smarter, More Secure America
Joseph Nye, Harvard University
April 3, 2008 Evening Program
Cyprus: EU Lighthouse in the Eastern Mediterranean
His Excellency Andreas S. Kakouris, Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus
March 27, 2008 Evening Program
Reform in Riyadh: A Delicate Balance
Karen Elliott House, Harvard University
March 26, 2008 Luncheon Program
Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour
Charley Warady, Ray Hanania, Aaron Freeman, Yisrael Campbell
March 25, 2008 Evening Program
Energy Independence: The Way Forward or a Dangerous Delusion?
Robert Bryce, Institute for Energy Research
March 11, 2008 Luncheon Program
Good Intentions Corrupted: The Oil-for-Food Scandal and the Threat to the U.N.
Mark Califano, Chief Legal Counsel, UN Oil-for-Food Investigation
March 13, 2008 Luncheon Program
From Roadmap to Headlines: Reading the Middle East
Felice and Michael Friedson, The Media Line
March 6, 2008 Luncheon Program
The Outside Looking In: The Latin American Journalist Perspective
Paulo Sotero Marques, Woodrow Wilson Center
Andres Cavelier, Harvard University
Ana Baron, Clarin
March 3, 2008 Evening Program
Energy as a Tool for Regional Stability
David Goldwyn, Goldwyn International Strategies
February 27, 2008 Luncheon Program
Putin 3: The Russian Elections
Leon Aron, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
February 26, 2008 Evening Program
Approaching Iran
Karim Sadjadpour, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
February 20, 2008 Evening Program
Meeting Resistance
Molly Bingham & Steve Connors, Filmmakers
February 19, 2008 Evening Film Screening
An Imam in America
Andrea Elliott, New York Times
February 12, 2008 Evening Program
The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto and the Future of Pakistan
Frederic Grare, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
February 6, 2008 Evening Program
Russia’s Capitalist Revolution: Why Market Reform Succeeded and Democracy Failed
Anders Anders, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 30, 2008 Luncheon Program
Promoting Opportunity and Investment in the Middle East
Robert Mosbacher, Jr., Overseas Private Investment Corporation
January 18, 2008 Luncheon Program
Re-Engaging the Americas: An Action Plan for the Next President
Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald
January 15, 2008 Evening Program
Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism
Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner
January 14, 2008 Luncheon and Evening Program
The Putin Generation: How the Youth of Russia View Their World
Sarah Mendelson, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Ted Gerber, University of Wisconsin – Madison
January 9, 2008 Evening Program
Program Archive 2007
The Future of Burma: Crisis and Choice in Myanmar
David Steinberg, Georgetown University
December 6, 2007 Evening Program
Free Trade Agreement: The Case for Prosperity, Security, and Democracy in Colombia
William Brownfield, United States Department of State
December 4, 2007 Luncheon Program
Iran and the U.S.: Can War Be Avoided? Pulling Back From the Nuclear Brink
Trita Parsi, National American Iranian Council
November 28, 2007 Luncheon Program
Pakistan's Cloudy Future
Daniel Markey, Council on Foreign Relations
November 15, 2007 Evening Program
Taiwan & the U.S.: Partners in Security, Prosperity, and Democracy
Joseph Wu, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office
November 13, 2007 Luncheon Program
WorldQuest
November 12, 2007 Evening Dinner Program
The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
Jeffrey Toobin, CNN
November 1, 2007
The Oil & the Glory: The Pursuit of Empire and Fortune on the Caspian Sea
Steve LeVine, Author
October 29, 2007 Evening Program
Revolution of Hope: The Life, Faith and Dreams of a Mexican President
Vicente Fox, Former President of Mexico
October 15, 2007 Luncheon and Evening Program
African Development: From Predatory to Accountable Government
Robert Guest, The Economist
October 12, 2007 Luncheon Program
U.S. - Central Asia Relations
S. Frederick Starr, Central Asia � Caucasus Institute
October 10, 2007 Evening Program
Corporate Best Practices in Supporting Human Rights
Carroll Bogert, Human Rights Watch
October 4, 2007 Luncheon Program
Ruling But Not Governing: The Military and Political Development in Egypt, Algeria, and Turkey
Steve Cook, Council on Foreign Relations
October 3, 2007 Evening Program
Securing America's Energy Needs, Environment and the Economy
Paul Dickerson, Department of Energy
September 28, 2007 Luncheon Program
Co-sponsored with the International Speakers Committee of the Petroleum Club of Houston
China and India
Adam Segal, Council on Foreign Relations
Mira Kamdar, World Policy Institute, Asia Society
September 26, 2007 Evening Program
A Global Coalition: The Role of Business in the Fight Against Disease in Africa
Richard Holbrooke, Global Business Coalition on AIDS, TB and Malaria
September 21, 2007 Luncheon Program
Co-sponsored with the United Nations Foundation
Africa Unchained: A Blueprint for Africa�s Future
George Ayittey, American University, Free Africa Foundation
September 18, 2007 Evening Program
Unrest in Bolivia: Implications for the Region
Jorge Quiroga, Former President of Bolivia
September 10, 2007 Luncheon Program
Statecraft: And How to Restore America�s Standing in the World
Dennis Ross, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
September 6, 2007 Evening Program
Law and Rwanda: Can a New Legal System be the Foundation for Peace and Prosperity in Africa?
Don Wallace, Georgetown University
August 27, 2007 Luncheon Program
Global Political Islam: Prospects for Political Change in the Muslim World
Peter Mandaville, Center for Global Studies at George Mason University
August 23, 2007 Evening Lecture
Inside Nigeria: Economic Reforms, Progress and Challenges
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Former Nigerian Minister of Finance, Brookings Institution
August 23, 2007 Luncheon Program
Eyes on the Future: Middle Eastern Youth In Search of a New Direction Youth of the Middle East View their World
Shafeeq Ghabra, Weekly Diwania
June 25, 2007 Evening Lecture
Presidential Courage
Michael Betchloss
June 13, 2007 Evening Lecture
North Korea and a Short History of Regime Change
Donald Gregg, The Korea Institute
May 23, 2007 Evening Lecture
Connected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy
Daniel Altman, International Herald Tribune
May 22, 2007 Luncheon Program
U.S.-Mideast Relations: The Costs of a Damaged Dialogue
Wendy Chamberlain, The Middle East Institute
May 17, 2007 Luncheon Program
Einstein: His Life and Universe
Walter Issacson, The Aspen Institute
May 16, 2007 Evening Lecture
Disease and Development in Africa: The Challenges and Successes
Steve Morrison, Center for Strategic and International Studies
May 8, 2007 Evening Lecture
Beyond Islamism: The Growth and Impact of Islamic Media
Peter Mandaville, George Mason University
May 2, 2007 Evening Lecture
Azerbaijan and U.S. Relations
Yashar Aliyev, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the United States
April 27, 2007 Luncheon Program
Egypt�s Role in the Middle East
Nabil Fahmy, Ambassador of Egypt
April 24, 2007 Luncheon Program
U.S.-Cuban Relations: Forever Midnight?
Wayne Smith, Johns Hopkins University
April 19, 2007 Evening Lecture
Venezuela: Conflicting U.S. Interests
Michael Shifter, Inter-American Dialogue
April 17, 2007 Luncheon Program
Globalizing the Knowledge Economy
Richard Fisher, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
April 13, 2007 Luncheon Program
Co-sponsored by the Houston Society for Financial Analysts
The Challenge of International Leadership: How American Must Prepare
David L. Boren, University of Oklahoma
April 11, 2007 Jones Award Luncheon
The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam will Shape the Future
Vali Nasr, Council of Foreign Relations
April 5, 2007 Evening Lecture
Beyond Terrorism - Building a Resilient Nation
Stephen Flynn, Council of Foreign Relations
March 27, 2007 Evening Lecture
Mexico and the Challenges of President Calderon
Andres Rozental, Mexican Council on Foreign Relations
March 27, 2007 Luncheon Program
A View of the Middle East
Anthony Lake, Georgetown University
March 22, 2007 Luncheon Program
What the Future Holds: An Insider�s Look at Israeli Politics
Gil Hoffman, The Jerusalem Post
March 13, 2007 Luncheon Program
The Jimmy Carter Book: A Debate with Ussama Makdisi and Ron Dermer
Ussama Makdisi, Rice University
Ron Dermer, Israeli Embassy in Washington
March 7, 2007 Evening Lecture
Ending Genocide in Darfur and Beyond
John Prendergast, International Crisis Group
March 5, 2007 Evening Lecture
Rising Star: China's New Security Diplomacy
Bates Gill Center for Strategic and International Studies
March 1, 2007 Evening Lecture
A Seat at the Table: Engaging Syria
Joshua Landis, University of Oklahoma
February 27, 2007 Evening Lecture
Russian Energy Policy: The Tyumen Region�s Role in the Russian Petroleum Industry
Clifford Gaddy, The Brookings Institution
February 26, 2007 Luncheon Program
The Last Forest: The Amazon in the Age of Globalization
Mark London, Attorney
Brian Kelly, Executive Editor U.S. News and World Report
February 20, 2007 Evening Lecture
Russia Now: An Economic Outlook for the World�s Largest Nation
Andrei Illarionov, Institute for Economic Analysis
February 13, 2007 Evening Lecture
Alternative Energy and Houston Working for a Sustainable Future
Ted Turner, Turner Enterprise, Inc.
Timothy E. Wirth, United Nations Foundation
Matt Simmons, Simmons and Company International
February 7, 2007 Luncheon Program
The Evolving Threat to the National Security
Robert Gallucci, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
January 30, 2007 Evening Lecture
Latin America�s New Year
Joachim Bamrud, Latin Business Chronicle
January 23, 2007 Luncheon Program
Fractured Alliance: The U.S. and Turkey after the Invasion of Iraq
Steven Cook, Council of Foreign Relations
January 11, 2007 Evening Lecture
Russia and the Rule of Law: A Perspective of the Trial of Mikhail Khordorkovsky
Dean Peroff, Amsterdam and Peroff
January 11, 2007 Luncheon Program
Program Archive 2006
Looming Tower
Lawrence Wright, Author
December 2006
What’s Next for Israel?
Yossi Olmert, The Israel Project
November 2006
Toward a Society Under Law: Citizens and Their Police in Latin America
Joseph Tulchin
Latin American Program, The Woodrow Wilson Center
November 2006
World Quest 2006
International Trivia
November 2006
The Palestinian Struggle for Statehood
Rashid Khalidi
Director, The Middle East Institute
November 2006
Iraq and Back: Inside the War to Win the Peace
Kim Olson
United States Air Force (ret)
November 2006
Governance and Corruption: Myths and Realities
Daniel Kaufmann
Director, Global Programs, World Bank Institute
November 2006
War, Conflict and the Global Balance of Power
Max Boot
Council on Foreign Relations
October 2006
Party of God: Inside Hizbollah
David Lewis
Producer, FRONTLINE/World
October 2006
Cuba after Castro
Andy Gomez
Senior Fellow, Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies
October 2006
An Unexpected Public Life: Its Adventures and Lessons
James A. Baker III
61st Secretary of State
October 2006
Between Hamas and Hizbollah: Issues and Challenges for Israel and the United States
Rami Khouri
Editor, Lebanon Daily Star
October 2006
Iraq: The Ambassador's Perspective
H.E. Samir Shakir Mahmood Sumaida�ie
Ambassador of Iraq to the United States of America
October 2006
Michael Deaver in Conversation with Alan Crain
Michael Deaver
Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff
September 2006
Diplomacy: Persuasion, Trust & Values
General Colin Powell
65th Secretary of State
September 2006
Brazil: Democracy, Political Parties and Globalization
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Former President of Brazil
September 2006
Winning the War, Winning the Peace: Defining Priorities for America in the Middle East
Dennis Ross
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
September 2006
Israel�s Search for Security and a Lasting Peace
Daniel Ayalon
Ambassador of Israel
September 2006
The Energy Outlook for Latin America
Luis Giusti
Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies
September 2006
The Point of No Return: Iran's Path to Democracy
Mohsen Sazegara
Yale University for International and Area Studies
August 2006
North Korea from a South Korean Perspective
Dr. Hyun-Wook Jung
Wonkwang University, South Korea
July 2006
The Road to Peace: The Future of Palestine Under Hamas
Afif Safieh
Head of the PLO Mission to Washington D.C.
June 2006
Peru: Journey of the Incas
Travel Briefing
June 2006
The Mysteries of Morocco
Program Rescheduled
June 2006
What Way Forward Now for Israel and Palestine?
David Makovsky
Director, Project on the Middle East Peace Process
June 2006
Discover Guatemala
Travel Briefing
June 2006
The Land of Eternal Spring: Southern China
Travel Briefing
June 2006
America and Spain: Partners in Security, Development and Diplomacy
Eduardo Aguirre
Ambassador of the United States to Spain and Andorra
May 2006
The Mexican Presidential Elections and the Candidacy of Felipe Calderon
Arturo Sarukhan Casamitjana
Felipe Calder�n�s Advisor for International Affairs
May 2006
Open Target: Where America is Vulnerable to Attack
Clark Ervin
The Aspen Institute
May 2006
A Town Hall Meeting on Immigration Reform: A Nation at the Crossroads
Michael McCaul
United States Congressman, Tenth District of Texas
May 2006
On the Ground in Iran: What the Iranian People Want?
Patrick Clawson
Deputy Director, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
May 2006
Mahaleo
Film Screening with Director
April 2006
Revolution in Orange: The Origins of Ukraine's Democratic Breakthrough
Anders Aslund
Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
April 2006
LATE BREAKING PROGRAM: Pandemic Flu: Are We Prepared?
Andrew Price-Smith
Associate, Professor Colorado College
April 2006
The Case for Goliath: A Conversation with Michael Mandelbaum
Michael Mandelbaum
Professor Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
April 2006
Gassing Up: Meeting U.S. Natural Gas Needs Through LNG Imports
John Hofmeister
President, Shell Oil Company
April 2006
Lights and Shadows of Democracy in Bolivia
Eudoro Galindo Anze
Ambassador
April 2006
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Unlikey Journey through Pakistan
Greg Mortenson
Director of the Central Asia Institute
April 2006
Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones International Citizen 2006
Recognizing, Joe B. Foster
March 2006
Building a Better World- Creating Public and Private Partnerships for Global Development
William D. Ruckelshaus
Former EPA Administrator
March 2006
Nuclear Iran and the West: Intentions and Options
Charles D. Ferguson II
Fellow
March 2006
The Community Counts: Citizen Diplomacy and America's Image in the World
Ambassador Kenton Keith and Ambassador Charles Ray
March 2006
Greece Today: Business and Cultural Connections to Houston
Ambassador Alexandros P. Mallias
Ambassador of Greece to the United States
March 2006
The Long War of the 21st Century: And How We Must Fight It
The Honorable James Woolsey
Former CIA Director, 1993-1995
March 2006
A Portrait of Cuba
Christopher Baker
Travel Writer and Photographer
February 2006
Debate, Democracy, and Development
Amartya Sen
Nobel Laureate, Economics
February 2006
The United States and Saudi Arabia: Partners in Prosperity and Security
Prince Turki Al-Faisal
Saudi Ambassador to the United States
February 2006
Dirty Money and its Consequences for the Global Economy
Raymond Baker
February 2006
Feeling the Heat: European and U.S. Views on Climate Change
Dr. Steve Hayward, Christian Turner, and Dr. Johan Lembke
February 2006
My Year in Iraq: The Struggle to Build a Future of Hope
Paul Bremer
Presidential Envoy to Iraq
January 2006
China Today
Paul Solman
January 2006
Reporting the Middle East- A Panel Discussion of Journalists
Yaron Deckel, Salameh Nematt and Ambassador Robert Jordan
January 2006
Putin's Russia: Ambitions and Constraints
Fiona Hill
Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
January 2006
Program Archive 2005
America's Opportunity
Richard Haass
President, Council on Foreign Relations
December 2005
Notes from Afghanistan: A Corporate Monk in Kabul
David Grizzle
December 2005
Building Educational Bridges Between the United States and China
Her Excellency Wu Qidi
Vice Minister of Education, People's Republic of China
December 2005
Islam and the West: Is a Clash Inevitable?
Reza Aslan
November 2005
WorldQuest
International Trivia Competition and Dinner
November 2005
Beyond Power and Proximity: Forging a New Canadian-American Partnership
Ambassador Frank McKenna
Ambassador of Canada to the United States
November 2005
Energy Security: Toward a New Foreign Policy Strategy
Jan Kalicki
November 2005
Libya: Past, Present, and Future
Special Briefing Prior to our Travel Program to Libya
Dr. Mansour El-Kikhia
November 2005
Markets & Capital: Global Impact and Local Reality
Tyler Cowen
Professor of Economics
November 2005
Creating a Successful Palestinian State
Keith Crane
Senior Economist
October 2005
The FBI and National Security
Louis Freeh
Former Director of FBI
October 2005
America: Committed and Divided
Bill Schneider
Political Analyst, CNN
October 2005
American Influence: Improving our Voice in the World
Craig Charney
President, Charney Research
October 2005
Europe's Constitutional Crisis and its Implications for Transatlantic Relations
Charles Kupchan
Director of European Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
October 2005
Eyewitness Gaza: After the Disengagement, What's Next?
John Donvan
September 2005
The Great Energy Debate: Do We Have the Resources to Meet the Demands of the Future?
Matt Simmons and J.Robinson West
September 2005
United Nations Reform: Opportunity and Challenge
Ambassador Thomas Pickering
September 2005
Is Syria Next?
Flynt Leverett
September 2005
The US Stake in Qatar: Energy, Defense, and Middle Eastern Reform
Ambassador Chase Untermeyer
August 2005
An African Perspective on Globalization and International Trade
June Arunga
June 2005
Immigration
The Honorable John Cornyn
United States Senator
June 2005
Three Billion New Capitalists
Clyde Prestowitz
June 2005
Liberty for Latin America
Alvaro Vargas Llosa
June 2005
The End of Al-Qaeda & the Coming of Democracy
Reuel Marc Gerecht
May 2005
The Lost Boys of Sudan
Film Showing
Documentary
May 2005
The Bookseller of Kabul
Asne Seierstad
April 2005
BREAKFAST - Arab Spring 2005: Have Things Really Changed in the Middle East?
Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim & Haleh Esfandiari
Public Policy Scholar, Director of Woodrow Wilson Center
April 2005
The Tsunami Tragedy and International Response
Dr. Samuel Ward Casscells
April 2005
Arab-Israeli Peace: Is it Possible and How Do We Get There?
Aaron Miller
President, Seeds of Peace
April 2005
2005 Annual Jesse & Mary Gibbs Jones Award
American Leadership in an Interdependent World
Mack McLarty
Former White House Chief of Staff
March 2005
Mexico Today, Realizing Democracy
Julia Preston
Author; Winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting
March 2005
Taking Heat: My Years in the Bush White House
Ari Fleischer
Fomer White House Spokesman
March 2005
Why Do Some Nations Flourish While Others Flounder?
John Stossel
Co-Anchor/Correspondent, "20/20"
March 2005
Islam in a Globalized World
Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr
University Professor of Islamic Studies, George Washington University
February 2005
Terror's Children
Sharmeen Obaid
Documentary Filmmaker
February 2005
Madagascar - The Island of Opportunity
H.E. Marc Ravalomanana
President of Madagascar
February 2005
Is Iraq Ready for Elections?
Rob McKee and Mike Stinson
Former Senior Advisors to Iraqi Oil Ministry; ConocoPhillips
January 2005
The Iranian Nuclear Question: What Are Our Policy Options?
Ray Takeyh
Senior Fellow, Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
January 2005
Letter to America: Resurrecting a Partnership
His Excellency Jean-David Levitte
French Ambassador the the U.S.
January 2005
Where is Russia Going?
Celeste Wallander
Trustee Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies
January 2005
Exceptionalism" and Foreign Policy
Adrian Wooldridge
Washington, DC Correspondent, The Economist
August 2004
State-Building: Stability and Governance in the Global Community
Francis Fukuyama
Schwarz Professor of International Political Economy, Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
August 2004
Breaking the Ice
Israeli and Palestinian Extreme Peace Mission to Antarctica
July 2004
India Unveiled
Rob Arnett
June 2004
US/Saudi Relations - The Future
Nail Al-Jubeir, Director of Information of the Embassy of Saudi Arabia
June 2004
The Economy, Monetary Policy and the Future
Bob McTeer, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
May 2004
An Evening with Mary Robinson: The Irish Miracle, Human Rights and Global Ethics
Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland, former UN High Commissionser for Human Rights
May 2004
Promise and Perils of the New World
The Honorable William S. Cohen, 20th United States Secretary of Defense
May 2004
Report from Southeast Asia: Region on the Edge of Conflict
Janadas Devan, Journalist, The Straights Times
May 2004
Founding Mothers
Cokie Roberts, Author, Political Commentator, ABC News and NPR
April 2004
The Bushes: Portrait of a Dynasty
Peter and Rochelle Schweizer
April 2004
Arab Human Developmen Report: Building a Knowledge Society
Her Excellency Rima Khalaf Hunaidi, Director for the United Nations Development Program
April 2004
Reform and Peace: Understanding the View from the Middle East
Dr. Mamoun Fandy, Senior Fellow, United States Institute of Peace
April 2004
Turkey and the United States: Friends, Allies and Partners
His Excellency O. Faruk Logoglu, Ambassador of Turkey to the U.S.
April 2004
After the Six Day Talks: What Does North Korea Really Want?
Victor Cha, Director, American Alliances in Asia Project, Georgetown University
March 2004
A Common Destiny: Mexico and the U.S.
Tony Garza, United States Ambassador to Mexico
March 2004
Hotspots in the Greater Middle East: From Iraq and Iran to Afghanistan
Robin Wright, Diplomatic correspondent, The Washington Post
March 2004
A Careful Balance: Homeland Security and Visas
Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs
March 2004
Making the Right Choices for the Future of Latin America
His Excellency Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada, 61st President of Bolivia
February 2004
Transatlantic Ties and Tensions
Robert Guttman - SAIS, Johns Hopkins University
February 2004
Vicente Fox and Mexico's Political Elite: Will They Sink or Swim?
George Grayson - Adjunct Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies
February 2004
Robert Rubin: In Conversation on the World Economy
Robert Rubin, Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
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