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WFPG CELEBRATES 15 YEARS! Since Patricia Ellis and Ambassador Julia Bloch Chang founded the organization in 1995, WFPG has hosted a variety of international affairs programs on the most important issues of the day. We invite you to step back in time with us and relive some of our most exciting speakers and programs.
2000: 5th Anniversary Celebration November 20, 2000 | Washington, DC Dr. Madeleine Albright, Secretary of State
Moderator: Maureen Bunyan, Lead anchor, WJLA-TV
Concluding Remarks: Janice Zorro, WFPG Board Chair
2004 Congressional Leadership Awards March 31, 2004 | Washington, DC The Challenges and Responsibilities of American World Leadership
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), US Senate
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), US Senate
Moderator: Margaret Warner, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Event Co-Chairs: Susan Davis and Elizabeth Bagley
2005: 10th Anniversary Celebration November 4, 2005 | Washington, DC America's Dialogue with the World
Karen Hughes, Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
Moderator: Andrea Koppel, State Department Correspondent, CNN
Event Chair: Kathy Bushkin, United Nations Foundation
2005: WFPG Launches Author Series November 21, 2005 | Washington, DC Talking Back: To Presidents, Dictators, and Assorted Scoundrels
Andrea Mitchell, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, NBC News
2006: Mentoring Future Women Leaders April 19, 2006 | Washington, DC As part of the WFPG's ongoing mentoring efforts, the organization launched its hallmark Mentoring Fair program at Georgetown University in DC and at Columbia University in NY. WFPG now holds annual programs in both cities and partners with George Washington University and New York University.
2006: WFPG Launches Annual UN Conference & Luncheon May 3, 2006 | New York, NY UN briefings and luncheons are held annually at UN Headquarters in New York and highlight the UN's progress, challenges, and opportunities. WFPG also holds individual programs with UN officials in Washington, DC.
2006: First Embassy Series Event: Embassy of Egypt June 22, 2006 | Washington, DC Embassy Series events are held at embassies, consulates, and diplomatic residences in New York, NY and Washington, DC and highlight issues pertinent to the host country. Countries have included Singapore, India, Oman, France, the Netherlands, Mexico, Colombia, and Egypt.
2006: First Annual Celebration of Women Diplomats October 16, 2006 | Washington, DC WFPG's celebrations are held annually to honor and highlight the achievements of women diplomats in Washington, DC and New York, NY. The launch was hosted by WFPG Board Chair Maxine Isaacs.
2007: WFPG Honors Secretary Condoleezza Rice December 10, 2007 | Washington, DC Dr. Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State
Moderator: Andrea Mitchell, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, CBS News
Event Chair: Hon. Ann Korologos, Former US Secretary of Labor
2008 WFPG Conference on Islam November, 18, 2008 | Washington, DC The Faces of Contemporary Islam:
Fresh Perspectives on Theory, Practice, and Foreign Policy
WFPG held a conference as the culmination of a Carnegie Corporation of New York grant. The conference included panels on Islam and democracy, European policies and attitudes, and women's rights and realities.
2009: WFPG Honors Secretary Napolitano December 16, 2009 | Washington, DC Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security
Moderator: Elisabeth Bumiller, Pentagon Correspondent,
New York Times
2010: WFPG Launches Beyond the Headlines Series January 8, 2010 | Washington, DC A Conversation on Afghanistan & Pakistan
Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Moderator: Helene Cooper, White House Correspondent, New York Times
2010: WFPG Launches Women Shaping the Global Economy November 1, 2010 | Washington, DC Leading a Global Corporation
Anne Mulcahy, Former Chairman and CEO, Xerox Corporation
Moderator: Bianna Golodryga, ABC News Business Correspondent
Event Chair: Hon. Ann Korologos, Former US Secretary of Labor
2011: WFPG Honors Michelle Bachelet April 28, 2011 | New York, NY The Role of UN Women in Empowering Women Worldwide
Hon. Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director of UN Women and
former President of Chile
Moderator: Patricia Ellis, WFPG President
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