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2014 EVENTS
CELEBRATING WOMEN LEADERS LUNCHEON December 15, 2014 | Washington, DC
Global Conflicts and Crises: The View from the Inside
Helene Cooper, The New York Times
Elise Labott, CNN
Missy Ryan, The Washington Post
Margaret Warner, PBS Newshour
Elisabeth Bumiller, The New York Times
EMBASSY SERIES November 20, 2014 | Washington, DC
Japan's Foreign Policy: Now and Future
Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae, Ambassador of Japan to the United States
BEYOND THE HEADLINES November 13, 2014 | New York, NY
The Situation in Syria: Providing Medical Relief during Conflict
Deane Marchbein, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières
BEYOND THE HEADLINES November 7, 2014 | Washington, DC
Turkish Foreign Policy: A Balancing Act
Gönül Tol, The Middle East Institute
BEYOND THE HEADLINES November 3, 2014 | Washington, DC
Combating the Spread of Ebola: The US Effort in Liberia
Helene Cooper, Pentagon Correspondent, The New York Times
EMBASSY SERIES October 30, 2014 | Washington, DC
Italy and the Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero, Ambassador of Italy to the United States
BEYOND THE HEADLINES October 28, 2014 | Washington, DC
A Growing Humanitarian Crisis: Refugees and IDPs in Syria, Iraq and Turkey
Daryl Grisgraber, Refugees International
EMBASSY SERIES October 8, 2014 | Washington, DC
Ireland: Defining our 21st Century Identity
Ambassador Anne Anderson, Ambassador of Ireland to the United States
STATE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING October 1, 2014 | Washington, DC
Transitions, Revolutions, Sectarian Strife, and ISIL: An Inside Look into a Volatile Region
Ambassador Anne Patterson, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
STATE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING September 26, 2014 | New York, NY
US Priorities at the UN General Assembly
Bathsheba N. Crocker, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations
BEYOND THE HEADLINES September 18, 2014 | Washington, DC
Looking Towards UNGA 69
Peace, Security and Development: New Perspectives and Partnerships
Mahmoud Mohieldin, The World Bank
H.E. Faida M. Mitifu, Ambassador of the DRC to the United States
H.E. Amanda Ellis, Ambassador of New Zealand to the UN in Geneva
EMBASSY SERIES September 11, 2014 | Washington, DC
A Conversation on Trans-Atlantic Relations: Spain, the US, and the EU
H.E. Ramón Gil-Casares, Ambassador of Spain to the United States
BEYOND THE HEADLINES September 9, 2014 | Washington, DC
Putinism: The World According to Vladimir Putin
Jill Dougherty, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
BROWN-BAG LUNCHEON August 5, 2014 | Washington, DC
Where Do You Start? Careers in International Affairs
Dawn Calabia, Consultant
Ambassador Linda Jewell, International Student Exchange Programs
Stefania Piffanelli, United Nations Information Center (UNIC)
AUTHOR SERIES July 22, 2014 | Washington, DC
Teach a Woman to Fish: Overcoming Poverty Around the Globe
Ritu Sharma, Women Thrive Worldwide
BEYOND THE HEADLINES July 16, 2014 | Washington, DC
Crisis in Iraq: What's Next for Them and Us
Robin Wright, Author and Journalist
DC CELEBRATION OF WOMEN DIPLOMATS July 7, 2014 | Washington, DC
A reception to celebrate and highlight the achievements of women diplomats
Hosted by Ambassador Claudia Fritsche of Liechtenstein
BEYOND THE HEADLINES July 1, 2014 | Washington, DC
Will President Sisi Bring Stability to Egypt?
Michele Dunne, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
STATE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING June 23, 2014 | Washington, DC
US Foreign Policy: Challenges and Opportunities in Africa
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
BEYOND THE HEADLINES June 5, 2014 | Washington, DC
Progress or Peril:The Role for Women in Defining Afghanistan’s Future
Michelle Barsa, Institute for Inclusive Security
BEYOND THE HEADLINES May 19, 2014 | New York, NY
Russia and Ukraine: Past, Present, and Future
Kimberly Marten, Barnard College and Columbia University
CELEBRATING WOMEN LEADERS LUNCHEON May 14, 2014 | Washington, DC
Major National Security Challenges Facing the US
Ambassador Susan Rice, US National Security Advisor
Judy Woodruff, PBS NewsHour
NY CELEBRATION OF WOMEN DIPLOMATS May 7, 2014 | New York, NY
A reception to celebrate and highlight the achievements of women diplomats
Hosted by WFPG Member Geraldine Kundstadter
BEYOND THE HEADLINES April 30, 2014 | Washington, DC
Foreign Policy and National Security Challenges for the Obama Administration
Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post
David E. Sanger, The New York Times
Elisabeth Bumiller, The New York Times
BEYOND THE HEADLINES March 31, 2014 | Washington, DC
Highlights of the 2014 Meeting on Commission on the Status of Women
Mahnaz Afkhami, Women's Learning Partnership
BEYOND THE HEADLINESMarch 20, 2014 | Washington, DC
Venezuela: One Year after the Death of Hugo Chavez
Diana Villiers Negroponte, The Brookings Institution
UN TALENT PIPELINE March 12, 2014 | Washington, DC
Recruiting Qualified Women for Director-Level UN Positions
Kristina Koch, The UN Department of Field Support
BEYOND THE HEADLINESFebruary 25, 2014 | Washington, DC
US–Russian Relations: The Impact of the Sochi Olympics and Turmoil in Ukraine
Angela Stent, Georgetown University
ANNUAL NY MENTORING FAIR February 19, 2014 | New York, NY
Co-sponsored with New York University's Wasserman Career Center and
New York University's Wagner School of Public Service
EMBASSY SERIES February 12, 2014 | Washington, DC
Singapore and the US: Strategic Partners in the Asia Pacific
H.E. Ashok Kumar Mirpuri, Ambassador of Singapore to the United States
ANNUAL DC MENTORING FAIR February 5, 2014 | Washington, DC
Co-sponsored with The George Washington University Career Center
BEYOND THE HEADLINES January 31, 2014 | New York, NY
The Arab Revolutions: Where Are They Now?
Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
BEYOND THE HEADLINESJanuary 27, 2014 | Washington, DC
Making Sense of Cybersecurity
Jane Holl Lute, President and Chief Executive Officer, Council on CyberSecurity
EMBASSY SERIESJanuary 16, 2014 | Washington, DC
A Conversation on: The US–Mexico Partnership
H.E. Eduardo Medina Mora Icaza, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States
EMBASSY SERIESDecember 2, 2013 | Washington, DC
A Conversation on: US–Philippines Relations
Ambassador Jose Cuisia Jr., Embassy of the Philippines
CELEBRATION OF WOMEN LEADERS BENEFIT LUNCHEON November 21, 2013 | Washington, DC
Voices of Women Journalists in Foreign Policy
Karen DeYoung, Senior National Correspondent and Associate Editor, The Washington Post
Jill Dougherty, Foreign Affairs Correspondent, CNN
Siobhan Gorman, Intelligence Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal
Elisabeth Bumiller, Deputy Washington Bureau Chief, The New York Times
AUTHOR SERIES November 12, 2013 | New York, NY
Overbooked: The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism
Elizabeth Becker, Author and Journalist
AUTHOR SERIES November 1, 2013 | New York, NY
One Hundred Victories: Special Ops and the Future of American Warfare
Linda Robinson, Senior Policy Analyst, RAND
BEYOND THE HEADLINES October 30, 2013 | Washington, DC
What's Next in the Middle East? Iran, Syria, and Egypt
Robin Wright, Author and Journalist
BEYOND THE HEADLINES October 15, 2013 | Washington, DC
A Status Report on Syrian Refugees: A View from the Field
Daryl Grisgraber, Refugees International
Zainab Al-Suwaij, American Islamic Congress
AUTHOR SERIES October 10, 2013 | Washington, DC
One Hundred Victories: Special Ops and the Future of American Warfare
Linda Robinson, Senior Policy Analyst, RAND
Hosted by the Embassy of Croatia
STATE DEPARTMENT BRIEFINGSeptember 30, 2013 | Washington, DC
The US and the Baltics: Energy, Russia and NATO
H.E. Deborah McCarthy, US Ambassador to Lithuania
STATE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING September 27, 2013 | New York, NY
US Priorities at the UN General Assembly
Dean Pittman, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations
AUTHOR SERIES September 11, 2013 | Washington, DC
What Does It Take to Compete in the Global Arena? Challenges for Mexico and Brazil
Diana Villiers Negroponte, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
AUTHOR SERIES September 6, 2013 | New York, NY
What Does It Take to Compete in the Global Arena? Challenges for Mexico and Brazil
Diana Villiers Negroponte, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
BROWN-BAG LUNCHEONAugust 9, 2013 | Washington, DC
Islamic Feminism: Politics and Paradoxes in Kuwait and the Region
Alessandra González
BEYOND THE HEADLINESJuly 23, 2013 | Washington, DC
Is Egypt Headed for a Civil State or Civil War?
Michele Dunne, Director of the Rafik Center for the Middle East, The Atlantic Council
EMBASSY SERIESJuly 22, 2013 | Washington, DC
US-Swiss Relations
H.E. Manuel Sager, Ambassador of Switzerland to the US
BEYOND THE HEADLINESJuly 18, 2013 | Washington, DC
Iran: What Can We Expect from a Rouhani Presidency?
Barbara Slavin, Atlantic Council Senior Fellow
BROWN-BAG LUNCHEON July 1, 2013 | Washington, DC
Moderating Extremism in Pakistan: Working with Women and Youth to Prevent and Resolve Conflict
Mossarat Qadeem, PAIMAN Alumni Trust Executive Director
Co-sponsored by the Institute for Inclusive Security
AUTHOR SERIES June 18, 2013 | Washington, DC
Two Nations Indivisible: Mexico, the United States, and the Road Ahead
Shannon K. O'Neil, Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
AUTHOR SERIES June 17, 2013 | New York, NY
Two Nations Indivisible: Mexico, the United States, and the Road Ahead
Shannon K. O'Neil, Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Co-sponsored by the Institute of International Education
AUTHOR SERIES June 12, 2013 | Washington, DC
Overbooked: The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism
Elizabeth Becker, Author and Journalist
UN BRIEFING June 7, 2013 | New York, NY
An Update on Syria
Ambassador Rosemary DiCarlo, US Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Co-sponsored by the Institute of International Education
BEYOND THE HEADLINES June 4, 2013 | Washington, DC
Education during the War: Reflections from Syria
Rasha Faek, Senior Editor, Al-Fanar
Co-sponsored by NAFSA: Association of International Educators
MEMBER AND GUEST RECEPTIONMay 14, 2013 | Washington, DC
A reception to celebrate WFPG's contributions to promoting women in foreign policy
Hosted by Board Vice Chair Gail Leftwich Kitch
EMBASSY SERIESMay 6, 2013 | Washington, DC
A Conversation on Indonesia's Foreign and Economic Policies
H.E. Dr. Dino Patti Djalal, Ambassador of Indonesia to the United States
NY CELEBRATION OF WOMEN DIPLOMATSApril 30, 2013 | New York, NY
A reception to celebrate and highlight the achievements of women diplomats
Hosted by WFPG Member Geraldine Kundstadter
AUTHOR SERIESApril 29, 2013 | Washington, DC
However Long the Night: Molly Melching's Journey to
Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph
Molly Melching, Founder and Executive Director of Tostan
BROWN-BAG LUNCHEONApril 15, 2013 | Washington, DC
Women in Afghanistan: Progress and Challenges
Stephenie Foster, Women and Civil Service Officer, US Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan
EMBASSY SERIESApril 9, 2013 | Washington, DC
The Future of the European Union: The View from Greece
H.E. Christos Panagopolous, Ambassador of Greece to the United States
LUNCHEON PROGRAMMarch 28, 2013 | Washington, DC
News Coverage of Foreign Affairs and National Security
Jill Abramson, The New York Times
Elisabeth Bumiller (moderator), The New York Times
DC CELEBRATION OF WOMEN DIPLOMATSMarch 19, 2013 | Washington, DC
A reception to celebrate and highlight the achievements of women diplomats
Hosted by Ambassador Marina Kaljurand of Estonia
AUTHOR SERIESMarch 11, 2013 | New York, NY
On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines—and Future
Karen Elliott House, Former Publisher of The Wall Street Journal
AUTHOR SERIESFebruary 27, 2013 | Washington, DC
On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines—and Future
Karen Elliott House, Former Publisher of The Wall Street Journal
ANNUAL NY MENTORING FAIR February 20, 2013 | Washington, DC
Co-sponsored with New York University's Wasserman Career Center and NYU's Wagner School of Graduate Studies
EMBASSY SERIES February 13, 2013 | Washington, DC
US- Algerian Relations
H.E. Abdallah Baali, Ambassador of Algeria to the US
BEYOND THE HEADLINES February 11, 2013 | Washington, DC
Afghanistan After 2014:
The Impact of Troop Withdrawal on Democracy, Stability, and Women's Rights
Fawzia Koofi, Member of Parliament, Afghanistan
ANNUAL DC MENTORING FAIR February 6, 2013 | Washington, DC
Co-sponsored with The George Washington University Career Center
BEYOND THE HEADLINES January 28, 2013 | Washington, DC
Foreign Policy and National Security Challenges Facing the Second Obama Administration
Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post
David Sanger, The New York Times
BEYOND THE HEADLINES January 10, 2013 | New York, NY
Burma Reborn and Full of Hope
Barbara Crossette, Author and Journalist
NGO AND GOVERNMENT CAREER FORUM December 7, 2012 | Washington, DC
Kathleen Doherty, Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
Shari Bryan, National Democratic Institute
Sarah Craven, United Nations Population Fund
Cindy Dyer, Vital Voices
BEYOND THE HEADLINES December 5, 2012 | Washington, DC Women, Girls, and Public Diplomacy
Tara Sonenshine, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
BEYOND THE HEADLINESNovember 29, 2012 | Washington, DC Turkey's Role in Syria and the Region
Pelin Gundes-Bakir, Member of Parliament, Turkey
Co-sponsored with the Assembly of Turkish American Associations
EMBASSY SERIES November 27, 2012 | Washington, DC Jordan and Developments in the Region
H.E. Alia Hatoug-Bouran, Ambassador of Jordan to the United States
Elisabeth Bumiller (moderator), The New York Times
BEYOND THE HEADLINESNovember 16, 2012 | Washington, DC How Have Women's Political Rights Fared in Egypt?
Zainab Al-Suwaij, American Islamic Congress
Yassmine ElSayed Hani, Al Akhbar Daily Newspaper, Cairo
Nancy Okail, Freedom House
Kate Seelye (moderator), Middle East Institute
EMBASSY SERIESNovember 1, 2012 | Washington, DC UK Foreign Policy Priorities and Transatlantic Relations
Sir Peter Westmacott, British Ambassador to the United States
Karen DeYoung (moderator), The Washington Post
BEYOND THE HEADLINESNovember 1, 2012 | Washington, DC Major Foreign Policy Challenges Facing the Next Administration
Anne-Marie Slaughter, Princeton University
MEMBER AND GUEST RECEPTIONOctober 18, 2012 | Washington, DC With a Political Update by:
Gloria Borger, CNN Chief Political Analyst
BEYOND THE HEADLINESOctober 10, 2012 | Washington, DC The Syrian Humanitarian Crisis
Anne C. Richard, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration
BROWN-BAG LUNCHEONOctober 5, 2012 | Washington, DC Why Does Measuring Gender Equality Matter for Foreign Policy?
Sarah Iqbal, the World Bank Group's Women, Business and the Law project
Andria Hayes-Birchler, the Millennium Challenge Corporation
BEYOND THE HEADLINESOctober 1, 2012 | New York, NY US Priorities at the UN General Assembly
Dr. Esther Brimmer, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations
BEYOND THE HEADLINESSeptember 19, 2012 | Washington, DC US Priorities at the UN General Assembly
Dr. Esther Brimmer, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations
BEYOND THE HEADLINESSeptember 12, 2012 | Washington, DC What's Next: Phase II of the Middle East Uprisings
Robin Wright, Author and Journalist
BROWN-BAG LUNCHEONSeptember 7, 2012 | Washington, DC Modern Arab Women: The New Generation of the United Arab Emirates
Judith Hornok, Author and Journalist
BEYOND THE HEADLINESJuly 18, 2012 | Washington, DC Insight into North Korea: A view from behind the DMZ
Katharina Zellweger, Pantech Fellow in Korean Studies at Stanford University
BEYOND THE HEADLINESJuly 10, 2012 | Washington, DC Reform, Revolt and Revolution in Egypt and the Arab World
Lisa Anderson, President of The American University in Cairo
WOMEN SHAPING THE GLOBAL ECONOMYJune 25, 2012 | Washington, DC International Financial Diplomacy
Lael Brainard, Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs
Chrystia Freeland, Reuters Thomson Digital
AUTHOR SERIESJune 14, 2012 | Washington, DC Seeking Peace in El Salvador: The Struggle to Reconstruct a Nation at the End of the Cold War
Diana Villiers Negroponte, Brookings Institution Nonresident Senior Fellow
DC CELEBRATION OF WOMEN DIPLOMATSJune 7, 2012 | Washington, DC A reception to celebrate and highlight the achievements of women diplomats
Hosted by Ambassador Claudia Fritsche of Liechtenstein
BEYOND THE HEADLINESJune 1, 2012 | New York, NY The UN's Role in Syria: What Options Remain?
Colum Lynch, The Washington Post
BEYOND THE HEADLINESMay 14, 2012 | Washington, DC US Policy Towards Syria and Iran
Congresswoman Jane Harman, Director, President, and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson Center
David Sanger, The New York Times
LUNCHEON PROGRAMApril 30, 2012 | Washington, DC The Impact and Value of Investing in Female Entrepreneurs
Dina Habib Powell, President of the Goldman Sachs Foundation
Claire Shipman, ABC News
BEYOND THE HEADLINESApril 4, 2012 | Washington, DC Challenges and Opportunities in US–Russian Relations
Celeste Wallander, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
Jill Dougherty, CNN
EMBASSY SERIESMarch 27, 2012 | Washington, DC The European Union: Present Challenges
Ambassador Ritva Koukku-Ronde of Finland
Howard Schneider, The Washington Post
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY LUNCHEONMarch 14, 2012 | Washington, DC Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO
Lakshmi Puri, Assistant Secretary-General of UN Women
Co-sponsored with the UN Foundation and the UN Information Center
BEYOND THE HEADLINESFebruary 29, 2012 | Washington, DC Iran: What Options are Left for the US?
Barbara Slavin, Atlantic Council Senior Fellow
ANNUAL NY MENTORING FAIRFebruary 22, 2012 | New York, NY Co-sponsored with New York University's Wasserman Career Center and
NYU's Wagner School of Graduate Studies
ANNUAL DC MENTORING FAIR February 6, 2012 | Washington, DC Co-sponsored with The George Washington University Career Center
AUTHOR SERIES January 27, 2012 | New York, NY What the US Can Learn from China
Ann Lee, Demos Senior Fellow
BEYOND THE HEADLINES January 20, 2012 | Washington, DC The US and Egypt: Between Islamists and Generals
Michele Dunne, Director of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, Atlantic Council
BEYOND THE HEADLINES January 13, 2012 | Washington, DC Burma: Political Reforms and the Impacts on Humanitarian Spaces
Lynn Yoshikawa, Advocate, Refugees International
EMBASSY SERIES December 15, 2011 | Washington, DC France's Role on the International Stage
Ambassador François Delattre of France
Elaine Sciolino, Paris Correspondent, The New York Times
BEYOND THE HEADLINES December 7, 2011 | Washington, DC Covering Libya: A View from the Front Lines
Missy Ryan, Reuters
Mary Beth Sheridan, The Washington Post
CAREER FORUM December 2, 2011 | Washington, DC Non-Profit and Government Career Forum
Co-sponsored with NYU, GW, and UPenn
EMBASSY SERIES November 29, 2011 | Washington, DC Brazil's Role in Global Decision-Making and the Economy
Ambassador Mauro Vieira of Brazil
EMBASSY SERIES November 16, 2011 | Washington, DC A Conversation on US-Turkish Relations
Ambassador Namik Tan of Turkey
AUTHOR SERIES November 10, 2011| New York, NY Playing with Fire: Pakistan at War with Itself
Pamela Constable, Foreign Correspondent, The Washington Post
CELEBRATING WOMEN LEADERS BENEFIT DINNER November 3, 2011 | Washington, DC Technology, Terrorism, and Intelligence: Economic and Security Challenges in a Globalizing World
Senator Dianne Feinstein, Chair, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Elisabeth Bumiller (moderator), Pentagon Correspondent, The New York Times
AUTHOR SERIES October 19, 2011 | Washington, DC Playing with Fire: Pakistan at War with Itself
Pamela Constable, Foreign Correspondent, The Washington Post
AUTHOR SERIES October 5, 2011 | Washington, DC Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World
Robin Wright, Author and Journalist
AUTHOR SERIES September 27, 2011 | Washington, DC Haunting Legacy: Vietnam and the American Presidency from Ford to Obama
Marvin and Deborah Kalb, Journalists and Co-authors
AUTHOR SERIES September 26, 2011 | New York, NY Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World
Robin Wright, Author and Journalist
Co-sponsored with the Institute of International Education
BEYOND THE HEADLINES August 8, 2011 | Washington, DC Famine in the Horn of Africa
Allan Jury, World Food Programme
AUTHOR SERIES BROWN BAG July 29, 2011 | Washington, DC Women and War: Power and Protection in the 21st Century
Kathleen Kuehnast, United States Institute of Peace
Chantal de Jonge Oudraat, United States Institute of Peace
EMBASSY SERIES July 13, 2011 | Washington, DC African Women Leaders: Their Role in Promoting Investment, Trade and Peace
Hosted by Ambassador Sheila Siwela of Zambia
BEYOND THE HEADLINES June 29, 2011 | Washington, DC A Conversation on US-Pakistani Relations
Ambassador Husain Haqqani of Pakistan
BEYOND THE HEADLINES June 23, 2011 | Washington, DC Women's Political Participation in the Middle East: The Changing Political Landscape
May Kosba, National Conference on Citizenship, Atlas Corp
Sanja Kelly, Freedom House
Co-sponsored with Freedom House
UN BRIEFING June 16, 2011 | New York, NY Addressing World Crises at the UN: The Role of the US
Ambassador Rosemary DiCarlo, US Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Co-sponsored with the Institute of International Education
CORPORATE ADVISORY COUNCIL BRIEFING
June 15, 2011 | Washington, DC
Ambassador Meera Shankar of India
This is a private, off-the-record briefing open only to Corporate Advisory Council Members
EMPOWERING WOMEN WORLDWIDE April 28, 2011 | New York, NY Michelle Bachelet, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN Women
BEYOND THE HEADLINES April 15, 2011 | Washington, DC The Unofficial War in Libya: What Next for the US?
Elisabeth Bumiller, Pentagon Correspondent, The New York Times
DC CELEBRATION OF WOMEN DIPLOMATS April 13, 2011 | Washington, DC
A reception to celebrate and highlight the achievements of women diplomats
Hosted by the Embassy of Bulgaria
AUTHOR SERIES March 21, 2011 | New York, NY The Dressmaker of Khair Khana
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Fellow, Council of Foreign Relations
Co-sponsored with the Institute of International Education
AUTHOR SERIES March 17, 2011 | Washington, DC The Dressmaker of Khair Khana
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Fellow, Council of Foreign Relations
ANNUAL NY MENTORING FAIR March 3, 2011 | New York, NY Co-sponsored with New York University's Wasserman Career Center and NYU's Wagner School of Graduate Studies
BEYOND THE HEADLINES February 22, 2011 | Washington, DC Egypt: How a Virtual Revolution Became Actual
Michele Dunne, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
BROWN-BAG LUNCHEON February 11, 2011 | Washington, DC A Status Report on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan
Dawn Calabia, Senior Advisor for Refugees International, WFPG Board
ANNUAL DC MENTORING FAIR February 2, 2011 | Washington, DC Co-sponsored with the George Washington University Career Center
BEYOND THE HEADLINES January 24, 2011 | Washington, DC Foreign Policy and National Security Challenges for the Obama Administration
Karen DeYoung, Senior Diplomatic Correspondent, The Washington Post
David E. Sanger, Chief Washington Correspondent, The New York Times
EMBASSY SERIES January 13, 2011 | Washington, DC The Impact of Asia's Growth: A View from Singapore
Ambassador Chan Heng Chee of Singapore
EMBASSY SERIES December 6, 2010 | Washington, DC A Conversation on Dutch Foreign Policy
Ambassador Renee Jones-Bos of the Netherlands
BEYOND THE HEADLINES November 30, 2010 | New York, NY A Report from the Field: The View From Northern Afghanistan
James Dao, National Correspondent, The New York Times
Hosted by Ambassador Ritva Jolkkonen, Consul General of Finland in New York
WOMEN SHAPING THE GLOBAL ECONOMY LUNCHEON November 1, 2010 | Washington, DC Leading a Global Corporation
Anne Mulcahy, Former Chairman and CEO, Xerox Corporation
Bianna Golodryga (moderator), ABC News Business Correspondent
BEYOND THE HEADLINES October 12, 2010 | Washington, DC In Camouflage or Afghan Veil: A Report from the Field
Elisabeth Bumiller, Pentagon Correspondent, The New York Times
Hosted by WFPG Board Chair Maxine Isaacs
AUTHOR SERIES September 21, 2010 | Washington, DC Generation's End: A Personal Memoir of American Power After 9/11
Scott Malcomson, Author and Foreign Editor of New York Times Magazine
AUTHOR SERIES September 16, 2010 | New York, NY Generation's End: A Personal Memoir of American Power After 9/11
Scott Malcomson, Author and Foreign Editor of New York Times Magazine
Co-sponsored with the Institute of International Education
EMBASSY SERIES September 14, 2010 | Washington, DC The US and India: The Expanding Bilateral Relationship
Ambassador Meera Shankar of India
BEYOND THE HEADLINES August 5, 2010 | Washington, DC A Status Report on the Refugee Situation in Kyrgyzstan
Dawn Calabia, Senior Advisor for Refugees International, WFPG Board
Maureen Lynch, Senior Advocate on Stateless Initiatives for Refugees International
BEYOND THE HEADLINES July 19, 2010 | New York, NY The UN's Humanitarian Response to Haiti
Sir John Holmes, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian
Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
Co-sponsored with the Institute of International Education
CELEBRATING WOMEN LEADERS LUNCHEON July 15, 2010 | Washington, DC Women Center Stage in Foreign Policy and the Global Economy
Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues
Judy Woodruff (moderator), Senior Correspondent, PBS NewsHour
EMBASSY SERIES June 30, 2010 | Washington, DC Celebrating Women of the Caribbean
Ambassador Glenda Morean Phillip of Trinidad and Tobago
BEYOND THE HEADLINES June 10, 2010 | Washington, DCPublic-Private Partnerships to Promote Women's Economic Empowerment: The Multiplier Effect
Amanda Ellis, World Bank Group Gender Action Plan Lead Specialist
AUTHOR SERIES May 10, 2010 | Washington, DC Paradise Beneath Her Feet: How Women Are Transforming the Middle East
Isobel Coleman, Author and Senior Fellow for US Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
CELEBRATION OF WOMEN DIPLOMATS May 6, 2010 | Washington, DC A reception to celebrate and highlight the achievements of women diplomats
Hosted by the Embassy of Croatia
CELEBRATION OF WOMEN DIPLOMATS April 15, 2010 | New York, NY A reception to celebrate and highlight the achievements of women diplomats
Hosted by WFPG member Geraldine Kunstadter
BEYOND THE HEADLINES March 24, 2010 | Washington, DC Delivering Clean Water to Haiti
Greg Allgood, PhD, Ambassador Sally Cowal, and Eric Mintz, MD, MPH on corporate, NGO, and US government relief and recovery efforts
AUTHOR SERIES March 18, 2010 | New York, NY Women Lead the Way: Your Guide to Stepping Up to Leadership and Changing the World
Linda Tarr-Whelan, Author, Former Ambassador to the UN Commission on the Status of Women
Co-sponsored with the Institute of International Education
AUTHOR SERIES March 17, 2010 | Washington, DC Eclipse of the Sunnis: Power, Exile, and Upheaval in the Middle East
Deborah Amos, Author and NPR Foreign Correspondent
BEYOND THE HEADLINESFebruary 3, 2010 | Washington, DC
A Conversation on Haiti with:
Haitian Ambassador Raymond Alcide Joseph and Lola Poisson-Joseph
Mary Beth Sheridan (moderator), Diplomatic Correspondent, The Washington Post
BEYOND THE HEADLINES January 8, 2010 | Washington, DC A Conversation on Afghanistan & Pakistan
Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Moderator: Helene Cooper, White House Correspondent, The New York Times
WOMEN IN POWER LUNCHEON December 16, 2009 | Washington, DC Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security
Elisabeth Bumiller (moderator), Pentagon Correspondent, The New York Times
AUTHOR SERIES October 27, 2009 | Washington, DC One Nation Under Contract: The Outsourcing of American Power and the Future of Foreign Policy
Dr. Allison Stanger, Author and Director of the Rohatyn Center for International Affairs, Middlebury College
Co-sponsored with NAFSA: Association of International Educators
AUTHOR SERIES October 21, 2009 | New York, NY Insecurity in Central America: Organized Criminal Gangs and the Maras
Diana Villiers Negroponte, Author and Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Co-sponsored with the Institute for International Education
AUTHOR SERIES October 14, 2009 | Washington, DC My Prison, My Home: One Woman's Story of Captivity in Iran
Haleh Esfandiari, Author and Middle East Program Director at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
AUTHOR SERIES October 7, 2009 | New York, NY My Prison, My Home: One Woman's Story of Captivity in Iran
Haleh Esfandiari, Author and Middle East Program Director at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Hosted by the Consulate General of the Czech Republic
AUTHOR SERIES October 5, 2009 | Washington, DC Women Lead the Way: Your Guide to Stepping Up to Leadership and Changing the World
Hon. Linda Tarr-Whelan, Author, Demos Distinguished Senior Fellow, and Former Ambassador to the UN Commission on the Status of Women
AUTHOR SERIES September 14, 2009 | Washington, DC Can Islam be French? Pluralism and Pragmatism in a Secularist State
Dr. John R. Bowen, Author and Professor, Washington University in St. Louis
EMBASSY SERIES September 10, 2009 | Washington, DC H.E. Sameh Shoukry, Ambassador of Egypt to the United States
Karen DeYoung (moderator), Senior Diplomatic Correspondent, The Washington Post
BATIK VIEWING AND LUNCHEON July 24, 2009 | New York, NY Hon. Trie Edi Mulyani, Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia
Co-sponsored with the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia
WOMEN IN POWER LUNCHEON July 23, 2009 | Washington, DC Helen Clark, United Nations Development Programme Administrator
Kimberly Dozier (moderator), CBS News Correspondent
BEYOND THE HEADLINES June 30, 2009 | Washington, DC Barbara Slavin, Managing Editor for World and National Security, The Washington Times
AUTHOR SERIES June 17, 2009 | Washington, DC Insecurity in Central America: Organized Criminal Gangs and the Maras
Diana Villiers Negroponte, Author and Nonresident Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution
LEADERSHIP AT A TIME OF ECONOMIC CRISIS: THE ROLE OF WOMEN May 4, 2009 | Washington, DC Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Chair, Carlson and Author of How We Lead Matters
Beth A. Brooke, Global Vice Chair, Public Policy, Ernst & Young
Joanna Barsh, Director, McKinsey & Company
Melanne Verveer, US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues
Co-sponsored with the World Bank Groups' Private Sector Leaders Forum
ANNUAL UN BRIEFINGS: WORLD CRISES AND THE UN May 1, 2009 | Washington, DC From Sudan to the Democratic Republic of Congo to Afghanistan
Keynote Address: "US Priorities at the UN"
Ambassador Rosemary DiCarlo, US Alternate Representative to the UN for Special Political Affairs
Briefings:
Robert Orr, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Strategic Planning
B. Lynn Pascoe, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs
Joanne Sandler, UNIFEM Deputy Executive Director
Radhika Coomaraswamy, UN Under-Secretary-General, Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict
EMBASSY SERIES April 20, 2009 | Washington, DC H.E. Arturo Sarukhan, Ambassador of Mexico to the US
Mary Beth Sheridan (moderator), The Washington Post
EMBASSY SERIES March 31, 2009 | New York, NY H.E. Giovanni Castellaneta, Ambassador of Italy to the US
Elisabeth Bumiller (moderator), The New York Times
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY LUNCHEON March 6, 2009 | Washington, DC Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Co-sponsored with the UN Foundation and The UN Information Center
AUTHOR SERIES February 18, 2009 | New York, NY The Cuba Wars: Fidel Castro, the United States, and the Next Revolution
Daniel P. Erikson, Senior Associate, US Policy, Inter-American Dialogue
AUTHOR SERIES February 10, 2009 | Washington, DC David E. Sanger, Chief Washington Correspondent, The New York Times
Karen DeYoung, Senior Diplomatic Correspondent, The Washington Post
AUTHOR SERIES January 14, 2009 | Washington, DC Breathing the Fire: Fighting to Report--and Survive--the War in Iraq
Kimberly Dozier, Middle East Correspondent, CBS News
CONFERENCE: THE FACES OF CONTEMPORARY ISLAM November 18, 2008 | Washington, DC Morning Keynote Address: "Who Speaks for Islam? Letter to President-Elect Obama"
John L. Esposito, Professor and Founding Director of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Luncheon Keynote Address: "The US and the Muslim World"
H.E. Dr. Hussein Hassouna, Ambassador of the League of Arab States to the United States
Panel:
Lila Abu-Lughod, Columbia University
Asma Afsaruddin, University of Notre Dame
John Bowen, Washington University in St. Louis
Farzaneh Milani, University of Virginia
Susan Moeller, International Center for Media and the Public Agenda, University of Maryland
Elora Shehabuddin, Rice University
Madhavi Sunder , University of California at Davis
Elizabeth Thompson, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Made possible by the generous support of the Carnegie Corporation of New York
AUTHOR SERIES: TELL ME HOW THIS ENDS October 27, 2008 | New York, NY Tell Me How This Ends: General David Petraeus and the Search for the Way Out of Iraq
Linda Robinson, Author-in-Residence, The Merrill Center for Strategic Studies at the Paul H. Nitze School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at the Johns Hopkins University
Hosted by the Austrian Consulate of New York
ELECTION SERIES: AMERICA AND THE WORLD October 17, 2008 | Washington, DC Susan Eisenhower, Speaker at the 2008 Democratic National Committee Convention
Moderator: Karen DeYoung, Senior Diplomatic Correspondent, The Washington Post
ELECTION SERIES: AMERICA AND THE WORLD October 3, 2008 | Washington, DC Carly Fiorina, Victory '08 Chairman, Republican National Committee
Karen DeYoung (moderator), Senior Diplomatic Correspondent, The Washington Post
WFPG ANNUAL LUNCHEON September 29, 2008 | Washington, DC Josette Sheeran, Executive Director, UN World Food Programme
Lara Logan (moderator), Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, CBS News
OAS STUDY VISIT: DEMOCRACY AND WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP IN THE AMERICAS July 23, 2008 | Washington, DC Keynote Speaker:
Jose Miguel Insulza, Secretary General, Organization of American States
Overview Speaker:
Irene Klinger, Director of the Department of International Affairs, Secretariat for External Affairs, OAS
Panel:
Suzanne Laporte, Secretary, Secretariat for External Relations, OAS
H.E. Glenda Morean-Phillip, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago to the OAS
H.E. Maria del Lujan Flores, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the OAS
H.E. Maria Zavala Valladares, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Peru to the OAS
Moderated by:
Carmen Lomellin, Executive Secretary, Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM)
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN CRISIS July 17, 2008 | Washington, DC Dr. Kathleen Cravero, UN Assistant Secretary-General, UNDP Director of the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, and Chair of UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict
ANNUAL UN BRIEFINGS: THE UN IN THE SECOND YEAR OF BAN KI-MOON'S LEADERSHIP May 1, 2008 | New York, NY Keynote Luncheon Speaker:
Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Briefings:
Ambassador Alejandro Wolff, US Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN
Kathleen Cravero, UN Assistant Secretary-General, UNDP Director of the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, and Chair of UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict
Robert Orr, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Strategic Planning
Jane Holl Lute, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Officer-in-charge of the Department of Field Support
EMBASSY SERIES: OMAN April 24, 2008 | Washington, DC H.E. Hunaina Sultan Al-Mughairy, Ambassador of Oman
CARNEGIE SCHOLARS SERIES: WOMEN AND ISLAM March 11, 2008 | New York, NY Beth Baron, Marion Holmes Katz, and Farzaneh Milani
Co-sponsored with the Institute of International Education
Made possible by the generous support of the Carnegie Corporation of New York
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY LUNCHEON March 6, 2008 | Washington, DC Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA 9th) and UN Under Secretary-General Kiyo Akasaka
Co-sponsored with the UN Foundation and The UN Information Center
ANNUAL DC MENTORING FAIR January 28, 2008 | Washington, DC Co-sponsored with Women in International Security (WIIS) and the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Career Development Center at Georgetown University
AUTHOR SERIES: CONDOLEEZZA RICE January 17, 2008 | New York, NY Condoleezza Rice: An American Life
Elisabeth Bumiller, Author and National Affairs Correspondent, The New York Times
Hosted by the Austrian Consulate General of New York
AUTHOR SERIES: CONDOLEEZZA RICE January 10, 2008 | Washington, DC Condoleezza Rice: An American Life
Elisabeth Bumiller, Author and National Affairs Correspondent, The New York Times
AUTHOR SERIES: CHINA, FRAGILE SUPERPOWER October 4, 2007 | Washington, DC China, Fragile Superpower: How China's Internal Politics Could Derail Its Peaceful Rise
Susan Shirk, Author and Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs
AUTHOR SERIES: WOMEN, CHINA, AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS September 20, 2007 | New York, NY Bonds Across Borders: Women, China, and International Relations in the Modern World
Dr. Priscilla Roberts, Author and Associate Professor of History, Honorary Director of the Centre for American Studies, University of Hong Kong
AUTHOR SERIES: WOMEN, CHINA, AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS September 11, 2007 | Washington, DC Bonds Across Borders: Women, China, and International Relations in the Modern World
Dr. Priscilla Roberts, Author and Associate Professor of History, Honorary Director of the Centre for American Studies, University of Hong Kong
Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch, President, US-China Education Trust
MYTHS AND REALITIES OF CLIMATE CHANGE July 19, 2007 | New York, NY Alice LeBlanc, Director of the Office of Environment & Climate Change, AIG Corporate Affairs
Co-sponsored with the Institute of International Education
AUTHOR SERIES: THE LONG ROAD HOME June 14, 2007 | Washington, DC The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family
Martha Raddatz, Author and Chief White House Correspondent, ABC News
ANNUAL UN BRIEFINGS: THE UN UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP May 2, 2007 | New York, NY Keynote Address: "The U.S. Priorities at the United Nations"
Zalmay Khalilzad, US Ambassador to the UN
Briefings:
Alicia Barcena Ibarra, Under-Secretary-General for Management
John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and Emergency Relief Coordinator
David Nabarro, UN Coordinator for Avian and Human Flu
Robert Orr, Assistant-Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Strategic Planning
Karen Pierce, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of the UK Mission to the UN
AUTHOR SERIES: INFIDEL April 25, 2007 | Washington, DC Infidel
Ayaan Hirsi Al, Author and Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY LUNCHEON
March 8, 2007 | Washington, DC
Jane Holl Lute, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations
Co-sponsored with the UN Foundation and the UN Information Center
ANNUAL DC MENTORING FAIR February 5, 2007 | Washington, DC Co-sponsored with Women in International Security (WIIS), MBNA Career Education Center, and the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Career Development Center at Georgetown University
AUTHOR SERIES: THE REAL PROBLEM OF FOREIGN AID January 16, 2007 | Washington, DC Foreign Aid: Diplomacy, Development, and Domestic Politics
Carol Lancaster, Author and Director of the Mortara Center for International Studies at Georgetown University
WFPG MEMBER HOLIDAY PARTY
December 8, 2006 | Washington DC
WFPG ANNUAL LUNCHEON October 16, 2006 | Washington DC H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia
Ambassador Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
Renee Poussaint (moderator), CEO, National Visionary Leadership Project
CARNEGIE SCHOLARS SERIES: INSIDE THE MADRASAS September 20, 2006 | New York, NY Professor Ebrahim E.I. Moosa, 2005 Carnegie Corporation Scholar, Associate Research Professor of Religion, Duke University, and Author
Made possible by the generous support of the Carnegie Corporation of New York
CARNEGIE SCHOLARS SERIES: WHERE WESTERN CULTURE AND MUSLIM VALUES INTERSECT September 7, 2006 | Washington DC Lawrence Rosen, 2005 Carnegie Corporation Scholar and William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Anthropology, Princeton University
Brian Edwards, 2005 Carnegie Corporation Scholar and Professor of English and Comparative Literary Studies, Northwestern University
Made possible by the generous support of the Carnegie Corporation of New York
AUTHOR SERIES: UNCOVERING AFRICA'S RENAISSANCE June 29, 2006 | Washington DC New News Out of Africa: Uncovering Africa's Renaissance
Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Author, NPR Special Correspondent, and Former CNN Johannesburg Bureau Chief and Correspondent
EMBASSY SERIES: EGYPT AND THE US June 22, 2006 | Washington DC Ambassador Sallama Shaker, Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister for North and Latin American Affairs
UN ANNUAL BRIEFINGS: THE UN IN THE 21ST CENTURY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES May 3, 2006 | New York, NY Keynote Luncheon Speaker:
Shashi Tharoor, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, United Nations
Briefings:
Amat Al Alim Ali Alsoswa, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Arab States, UNDP
Anne-Marie Goetz, Chief Adviser for Governance, Peace and Security, UNIFEM
Ellen Margrethe Lj, Danish Ambassador to the UN and Co-Chair of the UN General Assembly Working Committee on the Peacebuilding Commission
Edward Mortimer, UN Director of Communication Office of the Secretary-General
Gillian Sorensen, Senior Adviser at the UN Foundation, Former Assistant Secretary-General for External Affairs
Oliver Ulich, Desk Officer for Sudan, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Ann Veneman, Executive Director, UNICEF
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