Young Professionals Past Programs

Global Issues Dialogue

Dinner Discussions
Film Screenings
Table at Council Luncheon
Celebrations of the World
Special Programs

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The Future of YUKOS and the Russian Oil Industry
Bruce Misamore, former CFO of YUKOS Oil
April 25, 2007 - Dinner Discussion
co-sponsored with the Society for Petroleum Engineers Young Professionals

Global Issues Dialogue


China and India: What Next?
Mira Kamdar, World Policy Institute and Asia Society
Adam Segal, Council on Foreign Relations
September 25, 2007 - Global Issues Dialogue

Connected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy
Daniel Altman, International Herald Tribune
May 22, 2007 - Global Issues Dialogue hosted by Beverly Barrett


Beyond Islamism
Peter Mandaville, George Mason University
May 2, 2007 - Global Issues Dialogue hosted by Baker Hughes

Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond
John Prendergast, International Crisis Group
March 5, 2007 - Global Issues Dialogue


The Last Forest: The Amazon in the Age of Globalization
Mark London and Brian Kelly
February 20, 2007 - Global Issues Dialogue

The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
Lawrence Wright, Author
December 7, 2006 - Global Issues Dialogue hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Rob Parrish

In Search of Hezbollah
David Lewis Frontline/WORLD
October 23, 2006 - Global Issues Dialogue hosted by Dr. Rebecca Matejowsky

Cuba After Fidel
Andy Gomez Senior Fellow, Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies at the University of Miami
October 19, 2006 - Global Issues Dialogue 

Between Hezbollah and Hamas
Rami Khouri Editor-At-Large, Lebanon Daily Star
October 11, 2006 - Global Issues Dialogue hosted by Dr. Dina Al-Sowayel

Nigeria: Headed for Civil War?
Olayiwola Abegunrin, Professor Howard University
August 31, 2006 - Global Issues Dialogue

Inside Iran: The Nature of the Regime
Mohsen Sazegara, Professor Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University August 24, 2006 - Global Issues Dialogue hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Mat Esfahani

Humanitarian Crisis in Darfur
Fady Joudah Physician, Doctors without Borders
August 23, 2006 - Global Issues Dialogue                                                                 

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Dinner Discussions
                                                          
The Future of YUKOS and the Russian Oil Industry
Bruce Misamore, Former CFO of YUKOS Oil
April 25, 2007 - Dinner Discussion
Co-sponsored with the Society of Petroleum Engineers

Kabul in Winter: Life without Peace in Afghanistan
Ann Jones, Author and Journalist
April 19, 2007 - Dinner Discussion

Climate Change
Lloyd Dumas
January 8, 2007 - Dinner Discussion


The Palestinian Struggle for Statehood
Rashid Khalidi Director, the Middle East Institute at Columbia University
November 9, 2006 - Dinner Discussion

Over a Barrel Tom Mast Author
September 29, 2006 - Dinner Discussion
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Film Screenings                                                                  
God Sleeps in Rwanda
Kimberley Acquaro
January 31, 2007 - Film Screening 

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Table at Council Luncheon
Corporate Best Practices in Supporting Human Rights
Carroll Bogert, Human Rights Watch
October 4, 2007 - Table at Luncheon

Global Business Coalition: The Fight Against Disease in Africa
Richard Holbrooke, former U.S Ambassador to the United Nations
September 21, 2007 - Table at Luncheon

Unrest in Bolivia: Implications for the Region
Jorge Quiroga, former President of Bolivia
September 10, 2007 - Table at Luncheon

Law and Rwanda
Don Wallace, International Law Institute
August 27, 2007 - Table at Luncheon

Inside Nigeria
Ngozi Okonkjo-Iweala, former Finance Minister of Nigeria
August 21, 2007 - Table at Luncheon

Azerbaijan and U.S. Relations
Yashar Aliyev, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the United States
April 27, 2007 - Table at Luncheon


Global Economy
Richard Fisher, CEO and President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
April 13, 2007 - Table at Luncheon


The Challenge of International Leadership: How America Must Prepare
David Boren President, University of Oklahoma
April 11, 2007 - Table at Luncheon

Diplomacy: Persuasion, Trust, and Values
General Colin Powell 65th Secretary of State
September 20, 2006 - Table at Luncheon
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Celebrations of the World                                                  
Celebrations of the World: Significance of a Toast
Jonathan Dizon, Republic Beverage
Anton Shkaplerov, Russian Cosmonaut
June 21, 2007 

Celebrations of the World Annual Holiday Reception
November 28, 2006

Celebrations of the World: Japan
Jonathan Dizon Republic Beverage
October 25, 2006
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Special Programs                                                                
Careers in Foreign Service
Louis Nigro, State Department Permanent Representative
February 15, 2007 

Global Issues Networking Hour French Chamber of Commerce
September 6, 2006
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