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Magnificent Desolation
The Long Journey
Home
From The Moon
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Colonel Buzz Aldrin
Astronaut and
Bestselling
author,
Magnificent Desolation
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Danger and Opportunity:
An American Ambassador’s
Journey
Through the Middle East |
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The Honorable
Edward P. Djerejian
Founding
Director, James A Baker III Institute for Public Policy; Former U.S.
Ambassador to Israel(1993–’94) and Syria(1988–’91)a
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Pakistan Today -
Challenges and Opportunities |
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The Honorable
Dr. Maleeha Lodhi
Leading Pakistani Political Commentator
Former Ambassador of
Pakistan to the U.S.
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Tanzania - Challenges and Opportunities
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His Excellency
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete
President of Tanzania
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War of Necessity, War of Choice
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Dr. Richard N. Haass
President, Council on Foreign Relations and author: War of
Necessity, War of Choice A Memoir
of Two Iraq Wars
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The WORLD AFFAIRS JOURNAL is ONLINE
Read the October '09 Journal Now
September '09
Issue
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Dinner and Book Signing
Romesh Ratnesar
World Editor, Time
Magazine
and author of:
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Photo: Joseph Moran
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TEAR DOWN THIS WALL:
A City, a President, and the
Speech That Ended the Cold War
Tuesday,
Nov. 17
7 p.m. VIP Reception
7:30 Dinner
The Hyatt Regency
Century Plaza Hotel
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Members: $65
Guests of members: $75
General admission: $80
Tables of ten: $650
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Event Information & Reservation Form
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deadline for cancellations; refunds is:
Friday, November 13th |
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Chairman Phil Angelides
About the FCIC
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The Honorable
Phil Angelides
Chairman, Financial Crisis Inquiry
Commission (FCIC)
Examining Our Financial
Past
to Secure Our Economic Future
Thursday,
Dec. 10
11:30
a.m. VIP Reception
12 noon Luncheon
Bonaventure
Hotel
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Members: $48
Guests of members: $58
General admission: $73
Tables of ten: $480 |
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For more Information, call (213) 628-2333
deadline for cancellations; refunds is:
Tuesday, December 8th |
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What Caused The Crisis? An
Open
Letter To The FCIC From
the Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt Institute |
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Nathan Gardels
Editor-in-Chief, New
Perspectives Quarterly
and Global Services of the Los Angeles
Times Syndicate/Tribune Media
and
Mike Medavoy
Co-founder of Orion
Pictures; Former Chairman
of TriStar Pictures; Former Head of Production for United Artists;
Current Chairman and
CEO of Phoenix Pictures
Co-Authors:
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Nathan Gardels
Mike Medavoy
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American Idol
After Iraq:
Competing for Hearts and Minds
in the Global Media Age
Wed., Jan.
20, 2010
7 p.m. VIP Reception
7:30 Dinner
Hotel: TBD
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Monday, January 18th |
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Highlights of our Just-Completed
2008-2009 Season |
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China and the Global Economic Crisis
Dr. Nicholas Lardy
Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for
International Economics, and Co-Author, China’s Rise
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transcript
watch the video
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Will Terrorism Go Nuclear?
Brian Jenkins
Senior Advisor,
The RAND Corporation
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transcript
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The Iraq Reconstruction
Experience
Stuart W. Bowen, Jr.
Special Inspector General for
Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR)
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transcript
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War of Necessity, War of
Choice
Dr. Richard N. Haass
President, Council on Foreign Relations,
and author: War of Necessity, War of Choice
A Memoir of Two Iraq Wars
read the
transcript
watch the video
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The Bottom of the Pyramid to
the
Rescue of the Global Economy
Ricardo B. Salinas
Pliego
Founder and
Chairman, Grupo Salinas &
TV Azteca Chairman of Grupo Elektra
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Pakistan Today -
Challenges and Opportunities
H.E. Dr. Maleeha Lodhi
Leading Pakistani Political Commentator
Former Ambassador of
Pakistan to the U.S.
read the
transcript
watch the video
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Danger and Opportunity:
An American Ambassador’s
Journey
Through the Middle East
T. H. Edward P.
Djerejian
Founding Director, James A Baker III Institute
for Public Policy; Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel (1993–’94)
and Syria (1988–’91)
read the transcript
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Check Back Often For Information About Our Exciting
2009-2010 Season, Now Underway |
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The Travel
Program offers members the chance to learn of the world’s cultures and
countries by experiencing them first-hand and hearing from guest lecturers.
The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia
operates this flagship program for Councils across America.
2010 Tours
includes packaged trips to Israel, Turkey, China, Saudi Arabia and Burgundy.
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