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Past
Speakers
Programs 2005
July
July 26th
Ambassador Richard Boucher Democracy as a Foreign
Policy
June
June 8,
Les Janka U.S. and Saudi
Arabia-Allies in the War on Terrorism
May
May 31st,
Honorable Ehud Danoch,
Consul General of Israel, Disengagement from the Gaza Strip
May 26th,
Adm. Edney, Turkey and the Middle East as it
applies to National Security
May
11th, Patrick Drinan,
Ph.D. The Vatican and World Politics: The Case of Opus Dei
April
April 27th,
Professor Phil Roeder, Russia, Ukraine, and the West
April 13th, Professor
Mikhal Alexseev, The Ukraine Orange Revolution
March
March 30th,
Pamela Constable, Deputy Foreign Editor for the
Washington Post
An American
Journalist's Reflections on Her Travels in the Muslim World
March 23rd,
Congressman Bob Filner, 51st Congressional District
Iraq and Beyond
March 9th,
Dr.Carolle Jean-Kurat,
Medical Director,
Haiti at a Crossroad:
Perspective From an Insider
February
February 17th,
Philip Coyle III, Former Assistant Secretary of
Defense
Space Weapons or Space Arms Control:
An exploration of a critical national issue
February 10th,
Dr. Senyo Adjiblosoo Professor Point Loma
Nazarene University
Rethinking
the Sources of Underdevelopment and Economic Policy
in Africa: Program of Action for Socioeconomic
Development in Africa
January
January
20th, Professor Carole Golberg, UCLA School of
Law, How Sovereign Are the American Indian Nations?
January
6th, David I. Hoffman, Ph.D. Senior Democracy
Advisor, USAID/US Embassy Mission in Afghanistan
Building Democracy: The Afghan Way
Programs 2004
December
December 16th, Abuzed Omar Dorda Former Prime Minister & Former Ambassador of Libya to the UN
Where do we go from here?
Libya & The United States
December 9th Dr. Farouk Al Nasser,
Influence of U.S. Media in Iraq
December 6, 2004 Sir David Manning, British Ambassador to the United States
International Cooperation - Tackling Conflict:
Lessons for the International Community from Iraq, Afghanistan,
and Darfur
November
November 18th Honorable Joseph
Ghougassian
The Status if Higher Education in Iraq.
November 14th, Iranian Cultural
Dinner
Professor Ali Gheissari - USD
THe Use of Religion in the Iranian Political System
September
September 8, 2002 - Ambassador Richard Walker
"Partners in the War on Terror in a Hostile Regional Environment:
A Former Ambassador's Perspective."
September 23, 2004 Kam Zarrabi
A paradigm Shift in the Middle East
August
August 11, 2004 - Professor Richard E. Feinberg
US - Latin American Relations: Is Democracy
At Risk?
August 24, 2004 -
Professor Minas Savvas
Greek Cultural Dinner
June
June 3, 2004 - Donald M. Gragg, M.D. Ph.D
US – Taiwan Relations: Report from the Presidential Inauguration
June 23, 2004 - Ambassador Diana Dougan
Waging Peace in the Arab & Muslim World: Moving Beyond Guns and Butter
April
April 20, 2004
- Dr. Charles Kennel, Director at Scripps Institute of Oceanography- Global
Warming: The Biggest Environmental Challenge of them all.
April 29, 2004 - Ambassador Thomas Hubbard,
US-Republic Of Korea -- A Firm Alliance in Transition
January
January
13 - Ray Gilmartin, Chairman, president and CEO of Merck & Co., Inc
The new role for corporate America as partners in global health
and development.
January
27 - Wayne Cornelius, Director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies
and Center for U.S. - Mexico Studies, University of California at San Diego and
James Goldsborough, Foreign affairs columnist for The San Diego Union-Tribune
will address immigration issues both locally and globally.
Programs 2003
December
December
3 - Professor Moshe Ma'oz answers the question of is there still hope for peace
in the Middle East.
December
11 - Department of State Deputy Assistant Secretary, Peter DeShazo addresses
Latin American issues.
November
November
2 - Azmi Bishara, an Arab member of the Knesset will discuss current Middle East
affairs.
November
14 - His Excellency Michael Thawley reviews global affairs from his unique
perspective.
October
October 1
- Ambassador Jeffrey Davidow relates the Ups and downs of the U.S. - Mexico
relationship.
October
30 - The former head of the CIA Soviet Desk, Mr. Melvin Goodman discusses the
Bush White House and the CIA over who is telling the truth.
September
September
10 - Hugh Renfro discusses the relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia
with his 23 year experience working and living in Saudi Arabia.
June
June 4 -
Dr. Stephen Haggard discusses the North Korean Nuclear Challenge.
June 11 -
His Excellency Andras Simonyi, the Hungarian Ambassador to the U.S. will discuss
the future of US-European Relations.
March
March 6 -
Dana Priest speaking on her new book "The Mission: Waging War and Keeping the
Peace with America's Military"
March 9 -
WorldQuestTM 2003 International Trivia Competition
March 21
- New Century Professionals Latino Film Festival, viewing of "Fidel," a
documentary about Fidel Castro, and following discussion of the film
March 26
- VADM Edward Moore (USN-Ret.) speaking about "US Power and Influence as seen by
the Japanese"
February
February
6 - Chinese New Year dinner and program at Jasmine Restaurant with Dr. Susan
Shirk, UCSD professor
February
28 - "Politics of the Arabian Peninsula" with Ambassador Barbara K. Bodine,
Former Ambassador to Yemen
January
January 8
- Luncheon with His Royal Highness Prince Bandar Sultan, Ambassador of the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United States
January
15 - US, Iraq, and the Middle East: A Post Election Perspective with Susan
Davis, US House of Representatives
Programs 2002
December
December
12 - Kwanzaa at the Aswan African Café
November
November
19 - "15 Minutes of Change in Mexico: An Assessment of the Fox Administration"
with David A. Shirk, Ph.D.
October
October 9
- Debate on the topic of "Iraq: The Case For and Against Pre-Emptive Action"
with Sanford A. Lakoff, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus and Founding Chairman, Dept.
of Political Science, University of California, San Diego on the affirmative and
James O. Goldsborough, Foreign Affairs Columnist, The San Diego Tribune on the
negative.
October
16 - New Century Professionals Iraqi Cultural Dinner with Former Senator Wadi
Deddeh speaking on his two diplomatic visits to Iraq, current US policies toward
Iraq, and how to improve relations between the two countries.
September
September
15 - Hispanic Heritage Cultural Dinner with Ethan van Thillo, Executive Director
of the Media Arts Center in San Diego presenting a program on Mexican films and
short discussion on "Corozones Rotos," a highly acclaimed Mexican feature film
September
25 - Korea Caravan 2002 including a morning seminar on "How to Succeed in
Business...with Korea" with Mr. Chung, Tae-Seungg, Deputy Secretary General of
the Federation of Korean Industries; Mr. Frederic W. Maerkle, Minister Counselor
for Economic Affairs, US Embassy; Ms. Tami Overby, Executive Director of the
American Chamber of Commerce in Korea; Dr. Kim, Byoung-Joo, Trade Affairs
Specialist, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade; moderator Mr. Joe Winder,
President, Korea Economic Institute.
Also
including a luncheon and program with US Ambassador to Republic of Korea Hon.
Thomas C. Hubbard; Republic of Korea Ambassador to US His Excellency Sung, Chui
Yang speaking on "US-Korea Relations: Today and Tomorrow"
August
August 29
- Congressman Darrell Issa speaking on "US Policy in the Middle East and South
Asia: A View from Capitol Hill"
July
July 9 -
Reception, Lecture, and Discussion with Haron Amin, Deputy Chief of Mission,
Embassy of Afghanistan, speaking on "Afghanistan after the Loya Jirga"
July 16 -
Reception with Geoffrey Pyatt, Trade Policy Officer, American Consulate General
Hong Kong
June
June 11 -
Ambassador Tony Gillespie speaking on "Diplomacy in the Age of Terrorism:
American diplomatic practice and resources in a changed world"
June 25 -
British Consul-General Peter Hunt, CMG speaking on the Anglo-American
relationship in "The Age of Terrorism" and with the existence of the European
Union
May
May 5 -
Membership Reception with Mr. Douglas Gerhart, President and CEO of the San
Diego Symphony
May 16 -
Brazilian Cultural Dinner with Dr. Kenneth Serbin of the University of San Diego
speaking on "Brazil: Politics, Society, and the 2002 Elections"
May 22 -
Panel on International Development Assistance with Paul B. Thompson, President
and CEO of Project Concern International; James DeHarpporte, Assistant to
Executive Director of the Catholic Relief Services; and Dr. Joye Neu, Executive
Director of Joan B. Kroc Center for Peace and Justice speaking on "From
Monterrey to the Millennium: The Emerging Geopolitical Role of
International Development Assistance"
April
April 25
- African Cultural Dinner with Barnabas Sankale, Kenyan artist and marketing
director for his company Kasio's African Heritage in Nairobi, Kenya, speaking on
his experience
March
March 10
- WorldQuestTM 2002 International Trivia Competition
March 14
- Consul General Rotem, Israeli Consul General, speaking on "Isreal's Strategic
Outlook in the Post-September 11 World"
March 29
- International Senior Officers Dinner with officers from India, Singapore,
Guyana, Quatar, Thailand, Malaysia, Lebanon, Italy, Philippines, Korea,
Bangladesh, Fiji, Ghana, Australia, and Canada
February
February
6 - Lecture and Discussion with William Chandler, Ph.D. speaking on "European
Integration, Crucial Challenges"
January
January
13 - North African Dinner with Mr. Hamou Amirouche speaking on "Origins of
Algerian Terrorism: Link to Afghanistan"
January
23 - Mr. Phillip E. Coyle, III, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense and
Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (1993-2001) speaking on "Forces for
a 21st Century Security Strategy, Challenges in Missile Defense and Conventional
Warfare"
Programs 2001
May
May 14 - Young Professionals Forum with Professor Peter Merkl of UC SB speaking on "A Coup Attempt in Washington? A European Mirror on the 1998-1999 Constitutional Crisis"
May 9 - William Schulz, Executive Director, Amnesty International speaking on his latest book "In Our Own Best Interest: How Defending Human Rights Benefits Us All"
April
April 29 - WorldQuestTM 2001 International Trivia Competition and Fund Raiser. Groups of eight competed to see who would be champions in the second annual WorldQuest Competition with IR/PS of UCSD taking top honors.
April 10 - Young Professionals Forum tour of the Aircraft Carrier the USS Stennis
April 9 - Gary Usrey, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs updating the current situations in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.
March
March 29 - New Century Leadership Forum Breakfast on "Retirement Planning: No Fear" presented by AXA Advisors
March 21 - Irish Cultural Dinner with Patrick Flannery, writer for the Los Angeles Irish Times speaking on the "Celtic Tiger-the New Ireland"
March 2 - International Senior Officers Dinner at the U.S. Naval Amphibious Base, an intimate dinner with 15 senior international officers from around the world.
February
February - Dr. Jacob Goldberg, holds a B.A. in Middle East History and Arabic Language and an L.L.B. from Tel Aviv University, as well as a Ph.D. in political science from Harvard University. He is the author of The Foreign Policy of Saudi Arabia: The Formative Years, published by the Harvard University Press.
Until Recently, Adviser on Regional and International Affairs to Prime Minister Barak speaking on After Israel's Election: What Future for the Peace Process?
February 6 - Chinese New Year Dinner with Susan Shirk, Ph.D., former Deputy Assistant of State, East Asia and Pacific Affairs speaking on U.S.-China Relations at Jasmine Restaurant
January
January 24 - Flashpoints - Wayne Cornelius, Ph.D., Director of Studies and Programs at the Center for U.S.-Mexican Relations at UCSD speaking on Mexico's Transition to an "Opposition" Government: The End of the PRI Regime, or the Beginning of a New Era of Contestation?
January 19 - Bassam Tibi, speaking on "Islamic Fundamentalism"
January 17 - Young Professional Forum Cuban Cultural Dinner at Mambo's Restaurant
January 09 - His Excellency Nabil Fahmy, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotienary of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United States, speaking on the Peace Process in the Middle East
Programs 2000
December
December 7th - Kwanzaa Cultural Dinner at Aswan African Café with Vickie Butcher, San Diego World Affairs Council Board Member and founder of Water for Children- Africa
November
November 15th - Nuclear Dealerting and National Missile Defense with Bruce Blair, President, Center for Defense Information
October
October 22nd - Greek Cultural Dinner at "Go Greek" Restaurant
Gus Diamond, founder of Diamond/Hellas Ltd., a specialty travel service located in Greece and a graduate of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Theological Seminary, will be just returning from Greece. Diamond will inform us of the current issues and events in Greece and be free to answer questions.
September
September 28th - Submarine Tour
August
8/16/00 Young Professionals New Century Leadership Forum Breakfast Series with Jessie Knight, President of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce
8/25/00 A Report on Washington and California's Role in the Global Economy with Senator Dianne Feinstein, co-sponsored with Downtown San Diego Partnership
8/30/00 Foreign Policy for the 21st Century with Congressman Tom Campbell
July
7/12/00 Young Professionals New Century Leadership Forum Breakfast Series with Herbert Klein, Vice President and Editor-In-Chief of Copley Newspapers
7/16/00 Ethiopian Cultural Dinner at the Red Sea Restaurant with San Diego State University's Lipinsky Institutes Visiting Scholar Dr. Haggai Erlich of Tel Aviv University
June
6/4/00 WorldQuest International Trivia Competition
6/8/00 Young Professionals New Century Leadership Forum Business Breakfast Series at the Salk Institute with Ambassador Vicki Huddleston, Principal Officer, U.S. Interest Section, Havana, Cuba
6/8/00 Beyond the Headlines ~ U.S. and Cuba in the 21st Century with Ambassador Vicki Huddleston, Principal Officer, U.S. Interest Section, Havana, Cuba
May
5/16/00 Young Professionals New Century Leadership Forum Breakfast Series with Murray L. Galinson, Chairman of the Board of the San Diego National Bank and member of the Trustees of the California State University
5/9/00 OPEC: International Implications and Ramifications Reception and Program with the Honorable Bill Richardson, U.S. Secretary of Energy
5/16/00 Colombia: Global Problems in Our Backyard Reception and Program with the Honorable Curtis Kamman, U.S. Ambassador to Colombia
April
4/2/00 Korean Cultural Dinner at the Korea House Restaurant with Guest Speaker Young M. Kwon, Vice President of CANIETI.
4/26/00 How Long Will "Muddling Through" Work in Indonesia? Charles Peter Timmer, Ph.D., Dean of Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, University of California, San Diego
4/28/00 U.S.-Mexico Relations: The Hidden Crisis Pat Buchanan, Reform Party Presidential Candidate
March
3/3/00 International Senior Officers, Dinner and reception to honor International Senior Officers from 13 different countries taking part in an amphibious planning course
3/24/00 Young Professionals Forum Importance of Global Education Garry D. Hays , President of the United States International University
February
2/23/00 Young Professionals New Century Leadership Forum Breakfast Series Wireless Technology in the International Workplace William Bold, Vice President of Governmental Affairs, Qualcomm, Inc.
2/16/00 Taliban's War Against Afghan Women with Panelists Flouran Wali, William Wood, Ph.D., and Anne Hoiberg Flashpoints Event
January
1/19/00 Young Professionals New Century Leadership Forum Breakfast Series with Julie Meier Wright, President and CEO of San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation
1/20/00 Honorable Jeffrey Davidow, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, co-sponsored with U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce
1/17/00 Nina Khrushcheva, Granddaughter of Nikita Khrushchev and Director of Communication and Special Projects at EastWest Institute in New York, speaking on developments in the new Russia
Programs 1999
December
12/8/99 Border Accidents: What Rights are Right?
A forum with Patrick Osio, editor of the Mexico section of HispanicVista.com, Oscar Padilla and representative from Mexico Consulate
November
11/3/99 Dine with a Diplomat
The Honorable Paul Diamond, British Consul General in Los Angeles
11/15/99 Innovation and Technology in Hong Kong, cosponsored
Francis Ho, Director-General of Industry of the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
11/17/99 International Implications of the Y2K Problem
Stephen Patay, Corporate Vice President of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) Flashpoints
October
10/4/99 Lon S. Hatamiya, California Secretary of Trade and Commerce Agency
10/5/99 Middle East Peace and Justice Dialogue, cosponsored panel discussion including
Superior Court Judge Victor Bianchini, Salam Al-Marayati, Director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council; Rabbi Martin Levin, spiritual leader of congregation Beth El; and Stanley Steinbaum, member of the International Center of Peace in Tel Aviv
10/20/99 Saul Landau
Award winning filmmaker, writer, scholar and commentator discussing the impact of U.S.- Mexican policy on Mexico's state of Chiapas
10/22/99 Why the United Nations Matters, cosponsored
Catherine O'Neil, Director of the U.N. Information Center in Washington, D.C.,
10/26/99 Young Professional New Leadership Forum Series, Dr. Lucy Killea, President of the International Community Foundation
September
9/8/99 Admiral Stansfield Turner author of Caging the Genies- Weapons of Mass Destruction… Is there a solution?, former Director of the CIA
9/22/99 Peace, The Only Last Option
The Right Reverend Samir Kafity, former president, Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East; Dr. Haggai Erlich visiting Israeli Professor from Tel Aviv at the Lipinsky Institute for Judaic Studies Flashpoints
9/24/99 Young Professional New Leadership Forum Series, Germans and Jews: New Century, New Relationship?
Gene DuBow, Executive Director, Berlin Office American Jewish Committee
August
8/4/99 Phillip Lader, U.S. Ambassador to U.K., co-sponsored with the World Trade Center
8/18/99 Young Professional New Leadership Forum Series, The Rising Role of Mexico's Border States, Kristin Aliotti, Director of California-Mexico Trade Office
July
7/7/99 World War II Through Russian Eyes, Exhibit and Lecture with Boris Bukharsky, Holocaust survivor and translator in negotiations with the American military on the River Alba
7/15/99 Chinese spy case: Muzzle on free exchange of scientific information?
Harold Agnew, physicist and former director of Los Alamos Lab, Herb York, Prof. of physics, department chair and founding chancellor of UCSD and former director of Lawrence Radiation Laboratory at Livermore Flashpoints
7/20/99 Young Professionals Forum, Briefing and Tour of the Border
conducted by the U.S. Border Patrol
June
6/2/99 Young Professionals , Wine & Art: Asian Antiques and Ethnographic Art
Alan Plate as presenter of art in the gallery, L'Asie Exotique
6/4/99 Views on Kosovo, 2nd in a series
Vladislav Jovanovic, Ambassador of Yugoslavia to the United Nations
6/16/99
Honorable Wolfgang Rudolph, Consul General of Germany in Los Angeles
6/29/99 Developments in Kosovo and the future of NATO, 3rd in series
William Harris, Minister Counselor of U.S. Delegation to NATO
May
5/5/99 Kosovo: New World Order or Bottomless Chasm? Town Hall Meeting, 1st in a series
Dr. Sanford Lakoff, Professor of Political Science-Emeritus, UCSD; Dr. Misha Kokotovic, Assistant Professor of Literature, UCSD; Dr. Patrick Drinan, Dean, School of Arts and Science, USD; Lt. Gen. Edwin J. Godfrey, USMC(Ret.) Flashpoints
5/19/99 Consul General of Japan reception and program at Mingei International Museum
Honorable Shotaro Yachi, Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles
April
4/15/99 Young Professional New Century Leadership Forum Series, Y2K: Lion or Lamb?
Panel of industry representatives and Y2K experts; Port District, Jeff McEntee; SAIC, technology, Gerald Nolan; Bank of Commerce, Ernest Ewin; SEMPRA, utility/ SDG&E parent company Larry Schelhorse and assistant to Mayor Susan Golding
4/23/99 Doing Business with Korea and The Korean Securities Market, 1999 Korean Caravan Tour
Ambassador Hong-Koo Lee, South Korea Ambassador to the U.S., and Ambassador Stephen Bosworth, U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, both business meetings and luncheons
4/30/99 Catfish Club, WAC and City Club luncheon featuring Foreign Minister of Liberia
Minister of foreign affairs for the Republic of Liberia and birthday celebration for the Catfish Club President Rev. George Walker Smith
March
3/5/99 International Senior Officers
Dinner and reception to honor International senior officers from thirteen different countries taking part in an amphibious planning course
3/17/99 Northern Ireland: Will Peace Work?
Lowell Blankfort, WAC President and award winning journalist; and Jack Soule a political science professor at SDSU Flashpoints Event/ Cultural Dinner
3/24/99 Latin American expert/ Pulitzer Prize Winner, Andres Oppenheimer author of Bordering on Chaos
February
2/3/99 Chinese New Year pre-celebration
Jason C. Yuan, Director General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles
Cultural demonstrations, lion dancing, other entertainment and dinner
2/17/99 The European Union's Enlargement to the East
Kroly Attila Soos, Hungarian economist and board member of the European Bank for Reconstruction, Dr. Julian Diez Medrano European expert of the UCSD sociology department, Dr. Ellen Comisso, UCSD Flashpoints Event
2/26/99 Young Professionals Forum New Century Leadership Series, Technology Import and Export Issues
Dennis Yard import/export expert and senior contract administrator with L-3 Communications, Conic Division
January
1/13/99 Human Rights Update
Nancy Rubin, U.S. representative to the UN Human Rights Commission and Khrishanti Dharamaraj of Sri Lanka, director and co-founder of WILD (Women in Leadership Development) for Human Rights and an Amnesty International board member
1/14/99 Co-Sponsored Youth Town Meeting: Human Rights- Inalienable or Unattainable?
Nancy Rubin, U.S. representative to the UN Human Rights Commission and Khrishanti Dharamaraj of Sri Lanka, director and co-founder of WILD (Women in Leadership Development) for Human Rights and an Amnesty International board member
1/20/99 Brazil, Collapsing Giant?
Ambassador Paul Boeker, President of the Institute of the Americas and former Brazilian journalist Ricardo Tavares Flashpoints Event
1/22/99 Young Professional Forum Bi-Cultural Celebration, El Zaguan in Tijuana, Mexico
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