Distinguished Speakers

We have presentations by Heads of State, Ambassadors, Cabinet Officers, distinguished scholars, and other experts at luncheons, dinners, and evening events.

In 2009 and 2010, we had the privilege of hosting:
  • Ken Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch
  • His Excelency Husain Haqqani, Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States
  • Michael Corbin, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau for Near East Affairs for Iraqi Issues
  • His Serene Highness Albert II of Monoco
  • Aboubakr Jamai, noted Moroccan journalist and political dissident 
  • Dr. Larry Diamond, author of "The Spirit of Democracy: Global Perspectives for Freedom"
  • Judge Jean-Louis Bruguiere, High Representative of the European Union in the United States
  • Enrique Morones, Border Angels
  • Rigoberta Menchu, Nobel Laureate, Guatamalan indigenous activist
... among several others. 

2011 has seen the following speakers:

  • February 23, Dr. Vojin Joksimovich, "Toward Nuclear Disarmament"
  • March 9, Dr. Mikhail Alexseev, "The Cultural Effect of the Hajj in the North Caucasus"
  • March 29, Michael Corbin, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau for Near East Affairs for Iraqi Issues, "Iraq in 2011"
  • April 11, Dr. Stephan Haggard, "US/Korea Relations"