September 2023

Rebrand Launch Party

Thursday, September 14

Sally Bedell Smith

New York Times best-selling author & CNN contributor
Moderator: Mike Anderson, Senior Vice President, Sustainability and External Affairs
Wednesday, September 13

Workforce 2.0: AI and Human Collaboration

Kevin Cassidy, Director and Representative to the Bretton Woods and Multilateral Organizations, ILO Office for the United States; David Williams, VP of Automation, AT&T; David Evans, Managing Partner, Sentiero Ventures
Moderator: Margot Carter, Co-founder, Cien, Inc.
Wednesday, September 6

August 2023

Representative Marc Veasey

TX – 33rd Congressional District
Moderator: Steve Gardner, Director – McBride Center for International Business, Herman Brown Professor of Economics – Economics
Tuesday, August 22

Haynes Boone Energy Series: A New Era of Energy: What Will Power Our Future?

Brad Jones, Former ERCOT director
Moderator: Diana Liebmann, HB Austin / San Antonio (leading expert in area)
Wednesday, August 16

Global Forum & Meridian Young Professionals – Profiles in Courage: Inspiring Stories of Medal of Honor Recipients

Chris Cassidy, P/CEO of the Medal of Honor Museum
Moderator: Doug Dunbar, co-anchor for CBS 11 news
Tuesday, August 15

June 2023

Global Forum – The Devils will Get No Rest: FDR, Churchill, and the Plan that Won the War

James Conroy, author
Thursday, June 22

Flo Groberg

Medal of Honor Recipient
Moderator: Bob Hastings
Former EVP of Marketing & Communications, Bell Flights
Tuesday, June 20

Meridian: Young Professionals and Success North Dallas – A Conversation with Lieutenant Ross Guieb

Ross Guieb, Executive Director of the George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex at Texas A&M
Tuesday, June 13

Texas Leadership: An Evening with Congressman Allred

Moderator: Chris Connolley, KERA News Reporter
Thursday, June 1
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May 2023

Angels Against the Sun

James Fenelon
Moderator: Michael Wadsworth
Tuesday, May 30

Road to Surrender

Evan Thomas
Moderator: Talmage Boston
Tuesday, May 23

Future of the Global Order: Does It Hinge on Ukraine?

Ambassador Paula Dobriansky, Senior Fellow, Future of Diplomacy Project, Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs (2001 – 2009)
Moderator: Liz Brailsford
Thursday, March 23

Global Forum Cooking Class – Spring Taco Fiesta

Monday, March 13

Joyland Film Screening & Discussion

Ayman Syed, Queer South Asian Make-Up Artist
Moderator: Jose Carreon
Thursday, May 11

Meridian: Young Professionals & 43 Club – Freedom & Democracy

David Kramer & Igor Khrestin
Wednesday, May 10

International Perspectives Series – Does Ones Size Fit All: How Economic Competition within East Asia Affects Foreign Policy?

Shihoko Goto, Director for Geoeconomics and Indo-Pacific Enterprise and Deputy Director, Asia Program
Moderator: Dr Hiroko Takeuchi, Director of the Sun and Star Program on Japan and East Asia
Monday, May 8

Military History for the Modern Strategist: Crucial Lessons for Our Time

Michael O’Hanlon, Senior Fellow and Director of Research in Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution
Moderator: Geoffrey Wawro, Professor of Military History, University of North Texas
Thursday, May 4

U.S. Interests and Policy in a Changing Middle East

Paul Salem, President, Middle East Institute
Moderator: Ambassador Robert W. Jordan, Diplomat-in-Residence, SMU Tower Center for Public Policy; Former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (2001 – 2003)
Tuesday, May 2

Contributors’ Circle Dinner with Paul Salem

President, Middle East Institute
Tuesday, May 2

April 2023

International Perspectives Series – Follow the Leader: Who is Winning the Next 100 Years of Energy?

Jim Krane, Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies, Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy
Thursday, April 27

Global Forum – From Founding Fathers to Modern Leaders

Douglas Bradburn, President & CEO, George Washington’s Mount Vernon; Founding Director, Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington
Moderator: Jeff Engel
Tuesday, April 25

President’s Circle Dinner

Mattie Parker, Mayor of Fort Worth
Wednesday, April 19

Sumner Civics Lecture: The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens

Richard Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations
Moderator: Diana Newton, Director of the Tower Scholars Program and Lecturer in Public Policy and International Affairs
Tuesday, April 18
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2023 NATO Panel

Radovan Javorčík Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to the United States of America since January 2021; Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison, 22nd Permanent Representative of the United States to NATO
Moderator: Liz Brailsford
Monday, April 17

Meridian: Young Professionals – Sustainability, But Make It Fashion

Niha Elety
Thursday, April 13

March 2023

2023 International Educator of the Year Luncheon

Ned Price, Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State
Honoree: Amanda Ledwon, Denton Ryan High School
Monday, March 27

Meridian: Young Professionals – Partnered Event with Concilio

Thursday, March 23

Masih Alinejad

Iranian-American journalist, author, and women’s rights activist
Wednesday, March 22

Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Paul Scharre, Vice President & Director of Studies, Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
Wednesday, March 15

So Help Me God

Mike Pence, 48th vice president of the United States
Monday, March 13

The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter

Shannon O’Neil, Vice President, Deputy Director of Studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Moderator: Theresa Flores
Thursday, March 9

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

Isabel Wilkerson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author & journalist
Wednesday, March 1

February 2023

Senator Phil Gramm

Republican (1985-2002), Democratic (1979-1985), Senate Texas 99th-107th (1985-2002), House Texas, District 6 96th-98th (1979-1985)
Moderator: Representative Craig Goldman, TX 97 (Rep)
Monday, February 27

2023 Dallas LGBTQ Global Symposium on Equality and Human Rights

Friday, February 24

Lessons from the Edge

Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine (2016 – 2019)
Thursday, February 16
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Geostrategy in the Grassroots: The Role of China on U.S.-Japan Relations and the Russia-Ukraine War

Eric Heginbotham, Principal Research Scientist, Center for International Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Shinji Yamaguchi, Senior Research Fellow, China Studies, National Institute for Defense Studies
Moderator: Hiroki Takeuchi, Director, Sun and Star Program on Japan and East Asia, Southern Methodist University
Thursday, February 2

January 2023

Trafficking Data: How China is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty

Aynne Kokas, C.K. Yen Professor, Miller Center; Director of the East Asia Center and Associate Professor of Media Studies, University of Virginia
Moderator: Anton Sobolev, Assistant Professor of Political Economy and Cyber Policy, University of Texas at Dallas
Tuesday, January 31

Never Give an Inch

The Honorable Michael Pompeo, 70th United States Secretary of State
Moderator: Liz Brailsford
Thursday, January 26
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Meridian: Young Professionals – Global Workforce: Careers in International Relations

Aaron Danis & Ramona Harper
Friday, January 13

December 2022

Winter Member Open House

Thursday, December 15

The World Ahead: 2023

Tom Standage. Deputy Editor, The Economist; Editor, “The World Ahead: 2023”
Moderator: Jim Falk
Wednesday, December 14
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Meridian: Young Professionals – Champagne Social

Tuesday, December 13

President’s Circle Dinner 

Kim Noltemy, Agustin Arteaga, and Ian Derrer
Monday, December 12

Global Forum – Center Stage: Art in Dallas and Around the World 

Agustín Arteaga – Eugene McDermott Director, Dallas Museum of Art; Ian Derrer – Kern Wildenthal General Director & CEO, Dallas Opera; Kim Noltemy – Ross Perot President & CEO, Dallas Symphony Association
Moderator: Liz Brailsford
Monday, December 12

“C”-ing Clearly: The Intelligence Perspective on the Year

Sir Richard Dearlove, Former Head of British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6); Chair of the Board of Trustees, University of London
Moderator: Mike Anderson, Senior Vice President, Sustainability and External Affairs, Kosmos Energy
Thursday, December 8

And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle

Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and bestselling Presidential Historian
Moderator: Talmage Boston
Tuesday, December 6
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2022 Mike Rawlings Endowed Lecture: The American Middle

Joe Straus, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives (2009 – 2019); Rudy Bush, Vice President & Editorial Page Editor, The Dallas Morning News
Moderator: The Honorable Michael Rawlings, 59th Mayor of Dallas
Presentation by: Julieta Chiquillo, Deputy Editorial Page Editor, The Dallas Morning News
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November 2022

Global Forum – Sip & Savor: Buone Feste

Wednesday, November 30

Silent Spring Revolution

Doug Brinkley, CNN Presidential Historian; Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and Professor of History, Rice University
Moderator: Talmage Boston
Tuesday, November 29

Circle Dinner with Doug Brinkley

CNN Presidential Historian; Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and Professor of History, Rice University
Tuesday, November 29

2022 H. Neil Mallon Award Dinner

Honoree: Ambassador Jeanne L. Phillips
Keynote: Secretary Condoleezza Rice
Wednesday, November 9

The Fight For Climate

Alice Hill, David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment, Council on Foreign Relations
Tuesday, November 1
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October 2022

2022 Bill & Barbara Benac Human Dignity and Fairness for All Lecture

David Harmer, President & CEO, Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge
Moderator: Katherine Carté Engel, Associate Professor of History, Southern Methodist University
Friday, October 28

Contributors’ Circle Dinner with Jeremi Suri

Mack Brown Distinguished Professor for Global Leadership, History, and Public Policy at the University of Texas at Austin
Wednesday, October 26

Gail Koppman American History Lecture: Civil War by Other Means: America’s Long & Unfinished Fight for Democracy

Jeremi Suri, Mack Brown Distinguished Professor for Global Leadership, History, and Public Policy at the University of Texas at Austin
Wednesday, October 26

2022 Raytheon Panel: The Future of Warfighting

Michèle Flournoy, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, WestExec Advisors; Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (2009 – 2012); Lt Gen Jack Shanahan, USAF (Ret.), Inaugural Director, Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (2018 – 2020); Adjunct Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security; Rear Adm. Norman Hayes, USN (Ret.), Director of Intelligence (ECJ2), United States European Command (2010 – 2013); Professor of Cybersecurity Studies, George Washington University
Moderator: Michael Capps, Director of Strategic Development, Intelligence, Information & Services, Raytheon
Monday, October 24
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Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy

Henry Kissinger, 56th United States Secretary of State; 7th United States National Security Advisor
Moderator: Talmage Boston
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From Main Street to Wall Street: The Economy in 2022 and Beyond

Congressman Roger Williams, U.S. Representative, Texas 25th Congressional District
Moderator: Steve Gardner, Herman Brown Professor of Economics and Director of the McBride Center for International Business, Baylor University
Friday, October 14, 2022

If You Want Something Done: Leadership Lessons from Bold Women

Nikki Haley, 29th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Moderator: Liz Brailsford
Wednesday, October 12

Mel Kusin National Security Lecture: The Nuclear Threat: Revisiting the Delicate Balance of Terror in 2022

Robert Litwak, Senior Vice President and Director of International Security Studies, Wilson Center
Moderator: Amanda Schnetzer, Co-Founder and CEO, FirstThen Inc.
Thursday, October 6

September 2022

RealTime Report – United Kingdom

Mark Sedwill, Baron Sedwill of Sherborne KCMG FRGS FIoD, Head of the Home Civil Service, Cabinet Secretary, United Kingdom (2018 – 2020); United Kingdom National Security Adviser (2017 – 2020)
Moderator: Liz Brailsford
Thursday, September 29
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The Divider: Trump in the White House

Susan Glasser, Staff Writer, The New Yorker; CNN Global Affairs Analyst; Peter Baker, Chief White House Correspondent, The New York Times
Moderator: Jeffrey Engel – Director, Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University
Tuesday, September 27

A Matter Of Trust: India-US Relations from Truman to Trump

Meenakshi Ahamed, Freelance Journalist & Author
Thursday, September 22

Global Forum – Managing Global Cyber Risks and Insurance

Shawn Wiora, CEO & Co-Founder, Maxxsure; Mike Echols, Cybersecurity CEO, Max Cybersecurity LLC
Tuesday, September 20
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Meridian: Young Professionals – Addison Oktoberfest

Friday, September 16

President’s Circle Dinner with special guests, Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison & David Kramer

Thursday, September 15

August 2022

Global Thinking: “Unprecedented Times” and the Impact on our Brains

Dr. Sandra Chapman, Chief Director, Center for BrainHealth at University of Texas at Dallas; Dee Wyly Distinguished Professor in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences; Dan Noble, President and CEO, HKS
Moderator: Jennifer Zientz, Deputy Director of Programs and Head of Clinical Services, Center for BrainHealth
Tuesday, August 30

Lessons from a Lifetime of Global Jewish Advocacy

David Harris, Chief Executive Officer, American Jewish Committee
Moderator: Margot Carter, President & Founder, Living Mountain Capital L.L.C.
Tuesday, August 23

Global Forum – Tour Through Time: The Harlan Crow Library

Thursday, August 18

Meridian: Young Professionals – City Council Connection

Adam Bazaldua, Dallas City Councilmember, District 7
Wednesday, August 17

July 2022

Summer Member Social

Wednesday, July 13

In Search of My Sister Documentary Screening

Jawad Mir, Director and Producer, In Search of My Sister; Abdulhakim Idris, Founder & Executive Director, Center for Uyghur Studies; Co-founder, Campaign for Uyghurs; Rushan Abbas, Founder & Executive Director, Campaign for Uyghurs
Thursday, July 7

June 2022

Croissants at the Crescent: Cryptocurrency 101

Harold Montgomery, Managing Director, Wirex US Inc.
Moderator: Lee Bratcher, Founder & President, Texas Blockchain Council
Thursday, June 30

Art and Seoul: Exploring the Beauty of Korean Musical Tradition

Hilary Finchum-Sung, Ethnomusicologist; Executive Director, Association for Asian Studies, Performance by: Jeongin Lee Ph.D. Candidate in Ethnomusicology, University of Texas at Austin
Wednesday, June 29

Meridian: Young Professionals – Headshot Happy Hour

Thursday, June 23

Memoirs of an Attorney General

William Barr, 77th and 85th United States Attorney General
Moderator: Lee Cullum
Tuesday, June 21

Shifting Landscapes with Francis Fukuyama and Ian Morris

Francis Fukuyama, Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University; Ian Morris,
Jean and Rebecca Willard Professor of Classics and Professor in History, Stanford University
Thursday, June 16
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World Cup 2026: The Dallas Bid & Tour of the National Soccer Hall of Fame

Dan Hunt, President, FC Dallas; Nico Estévez, Head Coach, FC Dallas
Moderator: Gina Miller, Vice President of Media & Communications, FC Dallas
Wednesday, June 15

Contributors’ Circle & Global Forum – Private Tour of the Octavio Medellín: Spirit and Form Exhibit at the DMA

Mark A. Castro, Jorge Baldor Curator of Latin American Art at the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA)
Wednesday, June 8

Russia’s Foreign Policy: From Syria to Ukraine, Implications for the U.S.

Anna Borshchevskaya, Senior Fellow, The Washington Institute
Moderator: Mike Anderson, Senior Vice President, Sustainability and External Affairs, Kosmos Energy
Tuesday, June 7

May 2022

Global Forum – How to Predict the Future: Strategic Foresight in Eastern Europe

Kacper Nozarzewski, Partner, 4CF; Board Member, Polish Society for Future Studies
Wednesday, May 25

This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America’s Future

Jonathan Martin, National political correspondent, New York Times; Political analyst, CNN; Karl Rove, Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush; Deputy White House Chief of Staff (2004–2007)
Moderator: Talmage Boston
Monday, May 23

Switzerland and Texas: A Conversation with His Excellency Jacques Pitteloud

His Excellency Jacques Pitteloud, Ambassador of Switzerland to the United States
Monday, May 16

Why Invest in Kosovo? A Conversation with His Excellency Albin Kurti

His Excellency Albin Kurti, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo
Thursday, May 12

The War for American Conservatism

Matthew Continetti; Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Wednesday, May 11

Meridian: Young Professionals – Resume Refresh with Martha Powell

Chief of Staff & Director of Administration, World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
Tuesday, May 10

International Perspectives Series – The Myth of Peace through Strength: Can We Eliminate Endless War

Stephen Wertheim, Author, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft; Senior fellow, American Statecraft Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Thursday, May 5

April 2022

Meridian: Young Professionals: Spring Into Action: Meridian Young Professionals Service Project with After8toEducate

Saturday, April 30

Global Forum Cooking Class – Japanese Steakhouse

Thursday, April 28

The Pollinator Pandemic

Dr. Samuel “Sammy” Ramsey, Entomologist; founder and director, Ramsey Research Foundation
Friday, April 22
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Plated Stories, A Refugee Cookbook Release

Refugee Services of Texas
Ashley Faye, Development Director, Refugee Services of Texas
Thursday, April 21

American Reboot: An Idealist’s Guide to Getting Big Things Done – Fort Worth

William Hurd, Former Republican Congressman and CIA Officer
Friday, April 15

American Reboot: An Idealist’s Guide to Getting Big Things Done – Dallas

William Hurd, Former Republican Congressman and CIA Officer
Thursday, April 14

International Perspectives Series – The United States and the World: Where Are We Heading in 2022?

Richard Fontaine, Chief Executive Officer, Center for a New American Security
Tuesday, April 12

What is Slovenia’s Place in the Security Situation in Europe?

The Honorable Tone Kajzer, Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to the United States
Friday, April 8

Texas vs. California: A History of Their Struggle for the Future of America (In partnership with the John Goodwin Tower Center for Public Policy & International Affairs)

Kenneth P. Miller, Professor of Government, Claremont McKenna College
Moderator: Alexandra Suich Bass, The Economist
Wednesday, April 6

International Perspectives Series – The Abraham Accords: How Have They Impacted the Middle East?

Robert Greenway, President and Executive Director, Abraham Accords Peace Institute
Wednesday, April 6

March 2022

International Educator of the Year Luncheon

Jonna Mendez, Chief of Disguise, CIA (ret.)
Wednesday, March 30

Ukraine Briefing

The Honorable Vitallii Tarasiu, Consul General of Ukraine in Houston
Monday, March 14

Conspiracy Theories: Why Will People Believe Anything?

Kelly Weill, Reporter, Daily Beast
Thursday, March 10
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For the Many: American Feminists and the Global Fight for Democratic Equality

Dorothy Sue Cobble, Distinguished Professor of History and Labor Studies Emerita at Rutgers University
Monday, April 7

RealTime Report – Ukraine

The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison, 22nd United States Permanent Representative to NATO
Moderator: Anna Borshchevskaya, Senior Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Monday, March 7
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International Perspectives Series – The Northern Triangle: Should We Pivot to the South?

Maria Fernanda Bozmoski
Tuesday, March 1

February 2022

Japan America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth Program

Hiro Hyakutome – CEO, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Americas Division; Dr. Ulrike Schaede – Professor of Japanese Business and Director, Japan Forum for Innovation and Technology, UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy
Friday, February 25

Shalonda Spencer

Executive Director at Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security
Tuesday, February 22

Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence

Dr. Amy Zegart, Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
Thursday, February 10
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Presidents’ Circle Dinner with Richard Fisher & Harvey Rosenblum

Wednesday, February 9

Clarity in Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the CIA – Fort Worth

Marc Polymeropoulos, Senior Intelligence Service, (ret.)- 26 years at the CIA; nonresident fellow, Forward Defense, Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Tuesday, February 1

January 2022

Global Forum – Clarity in Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the CIA 

Marc Polymeropoulos, Senior Intelligence Service, (ret.)- 26 years at the CIA; nonresident fellow, Forward Defense, Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Monday, January 31

Meridian: Young Professionals – New Year’s Social

Wednesday, January 12

Future Central and South America: Investing in Women, Energy, and Near-shoring of Global Supply Chains

Jessica Bedoy, Chief of Staff and Chief Strategy Officer, Office of the Presidency, Inter-American Development Bank
Moderator: Arielle Tobin
Tuesday, January 11
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December 2021

Global Forum: Hilton Anatole Guided Tour of Collections of Trammell and Margaret Crow

Wednesday, December 15

Contributors’ Circle – Members Special Tour of Van Gogh and the Olive Groves

Tuesday, December 14

Finding Common Ground through Human Rights: Bill and Barbara Benac Human Dignity and Fairness for All Lecture

Brett G. Scharffs, the Rex E. Lee Chair and Professor of Law; JaLynn Prince, Madison House Autism Foundation
Wednesday, December 8

The World Ahead: 2022

Tom Standage, Deputy Editor, The Economist
Tuesday, December 7
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The Mike Rawlings Endowed Lecture – Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms

60th Mayor of Atlanta
Tuesday, December 7

The Contagion Next Time

Dr. Sandro Galea, Physician
Thursday, December 2

Welcome Back Reception

Thursday, December 2

November 2021

The U.S.-Japan Alliance: Economic Impact on North Texas

Yasuhiro Uozumi, Executive Director; Masashiro Ikeno, President and CEO; Yoichiro Suzuki, senior vice president of Corporate Collaboration
Tuesday, November 30
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The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel

Kati Marton, A National Book Critics Circle Award finalist
Wednesday, November 9
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Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could

Congressman Adam Schiff, United States Representative for California’s 28th Congressional District
Wednesday, November 9

Jeff Flake

U.S. Senator (R-AZ, 2013-2018)
Tuesday, November 9

Dhabia M. Al-Mohannadi

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar
Friday, November 5

Contributors’ Circle – Supporting and Investigating in “Three Seas Initiative”

His Excellency Andris Pelšs, Secretary of State; Ambassador Māris Selga, Ambassador of Republic of Latvia to the United States
Wednesday, November 3

October 2021

2021 H. Neil Mallon Award Dinner

Honoree: Ambassador Kathryn Walt Hall & Mr. Craig Hall
Keynote: Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison
Friday, October 29

The Art of War in an Age of Peace: Grand Strategy and Resolute Restraint

Michael E. O’Hanlon, Senior fellow, and director of research, in Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution
Thursday, October 21
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Russia Upside Down: An Exit Strategy for the Second Cold War

Joe Weisberg, Writer and producer
Monday, October 18

The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream

David Rubenstein, Cofounder and co-executive chairman of Carlyle Group
Tuesday, October 14

Three Dangerous Men: Russia, China, Iran, and the Rise and the Rise of Irregular Warfare

Seth Jones, Senior vice president, Harold Brown Chair
Wednesday, October 13
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Thomas Jefferson at Monticello

Leslie Greene Bowman, President of Thomas Jefferson Foundation
Monday, October 11

Be the Change: Meridian: Young Professionals Service Project with North Texas Food Bank

Saturday, October 9

Damascus Station

David McCloskey, Former CIA analyst and consultant
Wednesday, October 6

September 2021

Studying the World with a Camera— from the Grand Canyon to the World’s Most Quiet Places

Pete McBride, Award-winning photographer
Thursday, September 23

Master Negotiator: James A. Baker, III’s Roles at the End of the Cold War

Dr. Dianna Villiers Negroponte, Global Fellow
Tuesday, September 21

The Pursuit of Happiness: Meridian: Young Professionals at Addison Oktoberfest

Friday, September 17

The U.S.-Japan Space Partnership: Fostering Collaboration on Earth and Beyond

Michael Fletcher, MFJ Consulting; Masayasu Ishida, SPACETIDE Foundation and Principal; Masami Onoda, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; Dr. Saadia Pekkanen, founding Director of the Qualitative Multi-Methods Program at the University of Washington
Thursday, September 16

After the Fall: Being American in the World We’ve Made

Ben Rhodes, Former Deputy National Security Advisor
Thursday, September 16

Remembering 9/11: Then and Now

Ambassador Robert W. Jordan, U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia; Harriet Miers, White House Counsel
Friday, September 10

A Taste of Napa, Sonoma and Healdsburg

Wednesday, September 8

9/11, Twenty Years On: A look back at the Investigation, the Commission’s Findings and Subsequent Events

Phil Zelikow, Executive Director of the 9/11 Commission
Thursday, September 2

August 2021

RealTime Report – Afghanistan

Ambassador P. Michael McKinley, 37-year career at the Department of State and U.S. Ambassador of Pakistan
Friday, August 20
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August “Midweek Mixer”

Wednesday, August 11

July 2021

The Future of the Transatlantic Partnership

Her Excellency Emily Margarethe Haber, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United States
Tuesday, July 29
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The Future of the Dollar in American Foreign Policy

Jeffrey Garten, Dean Emeritus at the Yale School of Management
Wednesday, July 21
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Realtime Report: Haiti

Paula Caldwell St-Onge, Former Canadian Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti
Monday, July 19
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The Perfect Police State: An Undercover Odyssey into China’s Terrifying Surveillance Dystopia of the Future

Geoffrey Cain, Foreign Correspondent and Author
Thursday, July 8

June 2021

Inside Yemen: Hunger, Humanitarian Aid and Hope

Skye Fitzgerald, IDA-Nominated Director; Annabel Symington, Communications Officer; Jessamyn Sarmiento, World Food Program USA
Thursday, June 24
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Essentials of Negotiation Training

Laura Frase, UNT Dallas College of Law
Wednesday, June 16

On Juneteenth

Annette Gordon-Reed, historian and author
Tuesday, June 15
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The Man I Knew

Jean Becker, former chief of staff to President George H.W. Bush; Jon Meacham, historian; Christopher Buckley, author
Monday, June 7
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Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell

Jason Riley, Senior fellow, Manhattan Institute; columnist, Wall Street Journal
Thursday, June 3
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Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War

Jeff Shesol, author, historian, and speechwriter
Moderator: Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent, The New York Times
Tuesday, June 1
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May 2021

Insanity Defense: Why Our Failure to Confront Hard National Security Problems Makes Us Less Safe

Jane Harman, Wilson Center
Moderator: Lee Cullum
Thursday, May 27
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Facing the Mountain

Daniel James Brown, author
Moderator: Tom Ikeda, Denshō
Tuesday, May 25
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Proof of Life: Twenty Days on the Hunt for a Missing Person in the Middle East

Daniel Levin, author
Moderator: Michael Judge
Wednesday, May 19
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China and Russia: The Two Major Threats Facing the U.S.

Jack Devine, The Arkin Group LLC and Jonathan D. T. Ward, Atlas Organization
Moderator: Tracy Merzi
Thursday, May 13
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International Perspectives Series: The End of the American Century – What Comes Next?

James M. Lindsay, Council on Foreign Relations
Tuesday, May 11
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Secretary Mike Pompeo

Friday, May 7

April 2021

The Evolution of Space Force

Lt. Gen. William J. Liquori
Thursday, April 29
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Domestic and Foreign Policy Challenges of Dealing with Russia

Fiona Hill, Brookings Institution
Moderator: Liz Brailsford
Tuesday, April 20
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On the House: A Washington Memoir

John Boehner
Moderator: Liz Brailsford
Wednesday, April 14
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2021 Baylor Global Business Forum – The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State

Dr. Elizabeth C. Economy, Council on Foreign Relations
Moderator: Dr. Stephen Gardner, Baylor University
Tuesday, April 13
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The Arab Spring: 10 Years Later

Steven Cook, Council on Foreign Relations
Moderator: Joanne Held Cummings, Baylor University
Wednesday, April 7
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Made in China: A Prisoner, an SOS Letter, and the Hidden Cost of America’s Cheap Goods

Amelia Pang
Moderator: Amanda Schnetzer
Wednesday, April 7
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March 2021

International Educator of the Year Luncheon

James Mattis
Moderator: Jim Falk
Tuesday, March 30
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Navigating the U.S, – China Relationship

Paul Haenle, Tsinghua University of Beijing, China
Wednesday, March 24
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2034: A Novel of the Next World War

Admiral James Stavridis, USN (ret.); Elliot Ackerman, author
Moderator: Jay T. Young
Tuesday, March 23
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2021 Baylor Global Business Forum: A Path to Peace in the Middle East

H.E. Minister Ayman Safadi, minister of foreign affairs and expatriates, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Wednesday, March 17
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Expeditionary Diplomats: On the Front Lines

Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times; Ambassador (ret.) Ryan Crocker; Ambassador (ret.) Robert S. Ford; and Ambassador (ret.) Anne Patterson
Tuesday, March 16
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Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future

Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker
Moderator: Lee Cullum
Monday, March 15
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2021 Baylor Global Business Forum: Turning Point: Policymaking in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

Darrell M. West, Brookings Institution
Thursday, March 11
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International Perspectives Series – Transatlantic Relations: Cornerstone or Millstone?

Karen Donfried, German Marshall Fund of the United States
Moderator: Joanna Ridgway
Tuesday, March 9
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Red Line: The Unraveling of Syria and America’s Race to Destroy the Most Dangerous Arsenal in the World

Joby Warrick, Washington Post
Moderator: Jim Falk
Wednesday, March 3
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Eleanor

David Michaelis, author
Moderator: Talmage Boston
Tuesday, March 2
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February 2021

2021 Baylor Global Business Forum: Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future

Paul Krugman, New York Times
Moderator: Austan D. Goolsbee, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Thursday, February 25
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Ticking Clock: Behind the Scenes at 60 Minutes

Ira Rosen, former producer, 60 Minutes
Moderator: Tony Pederson, SMU
Tuesday, February 23
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2021 Baylor Global Business Forum: America in the World – A History of U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy

Robert Zoellick, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government
Moderator: Ambassador Robert W. Jordan, SMU
Thursday, February 11
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International Perspectives Series: Climate and Security 2021 – What Have We Learned and How Can We Move Forward

Sherri Goodman, Polar Institute and Environmental Change & Security Program
Thursday, February 4
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2021 Baylor Global Business Forum: The Post-COVID American Economy

Sebastian Mallaby, Council on Foreign Relations
Wednesday, February 3
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Focus on China Series: How China Loses – The Pushback Against Chinese Global Ambitions

Luke Patey, senior researcher, Danish Institute for International Studies
Tuesday, February 2
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January 2021

Mel Kusin Lecture on National Security: Isolationism – A History of America’s Efforts to Shield Itself From the World

Charles A. Kupchan, senior fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Thursday, January 28
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2021 Baylor Global Business Forum: The Wake Up Call – Why the Pandemic Has Exposed the Weakness of the West and How to Fix It

Adrian Wooldridge, political editor, The Economist
Tuesday, January 26
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Members Only – Her Royal Highness Reema bint Bandar Al Saud

Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to the United States (Saudi Arabia)
Thursday, January 21

Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate

Adam Jentleson, public affairs director, Democracy Forward
Wednesday, January 13
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December 2020

Global Forum – An Open World – How America Can Win the Contest for 21st Century Order

Rebecca Lissner, Ph.D., U.S. Naval War College
Moderator: Jim Falk
Thursday, December 10
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The World in 2021

Tom Standage, The Economist
Moderator: Jim Falk
Wednesday, December 9
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November 2020

Michael Rawlings Endowed Lecture – The Nation City: Why Mayors Are Now Running the World

Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Moderator: Mayor Michael Rawlings
Thursday, November 19
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A Conversation with Ambassador Shinsuke Sugiyama of Japan

Moderator: Jim Falk
Thursday, November 19
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Member Only – 2020 Vision for U.S. – China Policy

Cecilia Joy-Pérez, Ponte Bello; Emily Weinstein, Georgetown University
Wednesday, November 18

The Nine Lives of Pakistan

Declan Walsh, New York Times
Moderator: Jim Falk
Tuesday, November 17
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First Principles: What America’s Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country

Thomas Rick, Author
Moderator: Jeremi Suri
Thursday, November 12
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Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present

Ruth Ben-Ghiat, New York University
Moderator: Richard Shaffer
Tuesday, November 10
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Election Eve Special: The Art of Training Your Dog

Brother Christopher Savage and Marc Goldberg, authors
Moderator: Jim Falk
Monday, November 2
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October 2020

Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World

Fareed Zakaria, CNN; Andrew Ross Sorkin, CNBC
Thursday, October 29
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The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution

Lindsay Chervinsky, historian
Moderator: Jeffrey Engel
Tuesday, October 27
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Global Forum – The Last President of Europe

William Drozdiak, author
Moderator: Jim Falk
Thursday, October 22
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Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America

Laila Lalami, novelist
Moderator: Jim Falk
Wednesday, October 21

Not for the Faint of Heart: Lessons in Courage, Power and Persistence

Ambassador Wendy Sherman, Harvard University’s Kennedy School
Moderator: Lee Cullum
Tuesday, October 20
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How Ike Led: The Principles Behind Eisenhower’s Biggest Decision

Susan Eisenhower, author
Moderator: Beth Huddleston
Friday, October 16
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A Look Inside the CIA

John Brennan, former CIA director
Wednesday, October 14

No Time for Spectators

Martin E. Dempsey, former chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Moderator: John Ward
Wednesday, October 14
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The Spymasters: How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future

Chris Whipple, author
Moderator: Laurie Young
Tuesday, October 13

Trust: America’s Best Chance

Mayor Pete Buttigieg, author
Moderator: Jim Falk
Thursday, October 8
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On All Fronts: The Education of a Journalist

Clarissa Ward, CNN
Moderator: Elizabeth Souder
Tuesday, October 6
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The Gail Koppman History Lecture – The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III

Peter Baker, New York Times; Susan Glasser, The New Yorker
Moderator: Jeffrey Engel
Monday, October 5
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Member Only – Refugee Crisis in the Americas

Luis Compos, Haynes and Boone, LLP
Moderator: Jim Falk
Thursday, October 1

September 2020

The New Map: Energy, Climate and the Clash of Nations

Daniel Yergin, author
Moderator: Reg Manhas
Tuesday, September 29
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A Cry from the Far Middle

P.J. O’Rourke, author
Moderator: Ambassador James C. Oberwetter
Wednesday, September 23
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A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice and Freedom

Brittany K. Barnett, Buried Alive Project
Moderator: Ambassador Ron Kirk
Tuesday, September 22
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Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World

H.R. McMaster, 26th U.S. national security advisor
Moderator: Jim Falk
Tuesday, September 22
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Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads

David Rundell, author
Moderator: Ambassador Robert W. Jordan
Tuesday, September 15
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Speaking for Myself

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, author
Moderator: Jim Falk
Monday, September 14
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The Black Banners (Declassified): How Torture Derailed the War on Terror After 9/11

Ali Soufan, author
Moderator: Lawrence Wright
Thursday, September 10
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To Bring the Good News to All Nations: Evangelical Influence on Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Relations

Lauren Frances Turek, Trinity University
Moderator: Dr. Kate Carté
Tuesday, September 8
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Ten Years to Midnight: Four Urgent Global Crises and Their Strategic Solutions

Blair Sheppard, PwC
Moderator: Jim Falk
Thursday, September 3
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The New Nuclear Arms Race

William J. Perry, former secretary of defense; Tom Collina, Ploughshares Fund
Moderator: Jim Falk
Wednesday, September 2
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August 2020

Suffrage: Women’s Long Battle for the Vote

Ellen DuBois, UCLA
Moderator: Lee Cullum
Friday, August 21
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Shields of the Republic: The Triumph and Peril of America’s Alliances

Mira Rapp-Hooper
Moderator: Jim Falk
Tuesday, August 18
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Third Rail: Is the Electoral College Relevant or a Relic?

Tara Ross and Jesse Wegeman
Moderator: Jim Falk
Friday, August 14
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True Crimes and Misdemeanors

Jeffrey Toobin, author
Moderator: Jim Falk
Wednesday, August 12
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Believers: Love and Death in Tehran

Mark Grossman, The Cohen Group; John Limbert, career diplomat, United States Foreign Service
Moderator: Jim Falk
Friday, August 7
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Meridian: Young Professionals – Climate Roundtable

Justin Worland, TIME Magazine
Moderator: Erik Wohlegemuth
Wednesday, August 5

America’s Role in the World: Why Leading Globally Matters to Texas

Congressman Colin Allred
Moderator: Jim Falk
Sunday, August 2

July 2020

Which Country Has the World’s Best Health Care?

Ezekiel Emanuel, University of Pennsylvania
Moderator: Jim Falk
Wednesday, July 29
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Members Only – Behind the Lens

Andy Coleman, National Geographic
Tuesday, July 28

Members Only – Optimize Your Brain Performance: The Science of Stress and How to Harness

Dee O’Neill, Center for BrainHealth
Wednesday, July 22

The World: A Brief Introduction

Richard Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations
Moderator: Jim Falk
Thursday, July 16
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Shanghai and Hong Kong: The Past and the Future of China

James Carter, Saint Joseph’s University
Jonathan Kaufman, Northeastern University in Boston
Moderator: Meredith Hindley, historian
Tuesday, July 14
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A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations

Robert Bryce, author
Moderator: Jay Young
Tuesday, July 7
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The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare

Christian Brose, Anduril Industries
Moderator: John Ward
Thursday, July 2
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June 2020

Annual Member Meeting and Town Hall

Tuesday, June 30

White House Warriors: How the National Security Council Transformed the American Way of War

John Gans, University of Pennsylvania’s Perry World House Global Policy Center
Friday, June 26

Dark Mirror: Edward Snowden and the American Surveillance

Barton Gellman, The Atlantic
Moderator: Jim Falk
Tuesday, June 23
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Putting People First

Tom Peters, author
Moderator: Jim Falk
Friday, June 19
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March 2020

Global Forum Cooking Class – Barcelona Barbecue

Thursday, March 5

February 2020

2020 Presidential Election Primaries

Kyle Kondik, Sabato’s Crystal Ball; UVA Center for Politics
Moderator: Jim Falk
Thursday, February 27
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December 2019

Center for Presidential History at SMU Event: In partnership with World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth 2019 Grant Thornton Winter Social

Thursday, December 12

Life Undercover

Amaryllis Fox, Former CIA Officer; Co-host, “American Ripper”
Wednesday, December 11

Enduring Alliance: A History of NATO and the Postwar Global Order

Timothy Andrews Sayle, University of Toronto
Tuesday, December 10

November 2019

With All Due Respect: Defending America with Grit and Grace

Nikki Haley, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2017-2018); Governor, South Carolina (2011-2017)
Moderated by Dina Powell
Friday, November 22

Slovakia: 30 Years Since the Velvet Revolution

His Excellency Ivan Korčok, Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to the United States
Wednesday, November 20

Global Forum – Hymns of the Republic: The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War

S.C. Gwynne, Pulitzer Prize Finalist and a New York Times Best-Selling Author
Global Forum Sponsor: Billingsley Company
Hosted by HKS
Wednesday, November 20

The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir

Samantha Power, Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2013-2017)
Monday, November 18

Council Conversations: Arm Sales 101

Julie Goodman, Founder & CEO, Goodman Global Consulting, LLC
Steve Mathias, Vice President of Military Sales & Strategy, Bell
John Ward, (retired) Vice President, International Business Development, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
Saturday, November 16

The Korean War’s Greatest Battle

Hampton Sides, Award-winning editor of Outside and the author of the bestselling histories Hellhound on his Trial, Blood and Thunder and Ghost Soldiers
Tuesday, November 12

One Day University

Caroline Winterer, Anthony P. Meier Family Professor in the Humanities, Stanford University
Jeffrey Engel, Founding Director, Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University
Marc Lapadula, Senior Lecturer in the Film Studies Program, Yale University
Saturday, November 9

Across the Pond, In the Field: Dallas, TX

Ambassador Kirsti Kauppi, Ambassador of Finland to the United States
Ambassador Domingos Fezas Vital, Portuguese Ambassador to the United States
Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Senior Fellow and Director of the Transatlantic Security Program, Center for a New American Security
Monday, November 4

2019 H. Neil Mallon Award Dinner

Honoree: Michael S. Rawlings, 61st Mayor of Dallas
Keynote: Skip Hollandsworth
Friday, November 1

October 2019

Seventh Flag

Sid Balman, Pulitzer-Nominated National Security Correspondent
Wednesday, October 30

Information Wars: The Global Battle Against Disinformation

Richard Stengel, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (2013-2016)
Thursday, October 24

Silver, Sword & Stone: A History of Latin America

Marie Arana, Director, National Book Festival & Writer at Large, Washington Post
Wednesday, October 23

The Last Card in the Deck: Inside George W. Bush’s Decision to Surge in Iraq

Tuesday, October 22

Reflections on a Career in Diplomacy

Scott Smith, Diplomat in Residence – Rocky Mountains, U.S. Department of State
Monday, October 21

Stealth War: How China Took Over While America’s Elite Slept

Brigadier General Robert Spalding (ret.), Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Tuesday, October 15

The Battle of Mosul

James Verini, Contributing Writer at The New York Times Magazine and National Geographic
Thursday, October 10

Four Hours of Fury

James Fenelon, Author and Contributor
Tuesday, October 8

Contributors’ Circle – To Build a Better World: Choices to End the Cold War and Create a Global Commonwealth

Philip Zelikow, White Burkett Miller Professor of History and J. Wilson Newman Professor of Governance, University of Virginia
Monday, October 7

October Member Meet-up

Thursday, October 3

Code Name Crossfire Hurricane: The FBI Today

Josh Campbell, CNN Analyst; Former Supervisory Special Agent, FBI & Special Assistant to FBI Director James Comey
Tuesday, October 1

September 2019

The Sky’s No Limit

Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., Commander, Pacific Air Forces
Friday, September 27

Double Crossed: The Missionaries Who Spied for the United States During the Second World War

Matthew Avery Sutton, Washington State University
Thursday, September 26

Mel Kusin Annual National Security Lecture – The Senkaku Paradox: War Over Small States

Michael O’Hanlon, Senior Fellow and Director of Research, Brookings Institution
Wednesday, September 25

Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead

General Jim Mattis, 26th United States Secretary of Defense
Friday, September 20

Declassified: Secret Literature & Intelligence Briefings

Lea Carpenter, Contributing Editor, Esquire; Writer of the screenplay for Mile 2
In conversation with Jay Fielden, former Editor in Chief of Esquire
Tuesday, September 17

Breaking Protocol

Bob Satawake, Author & Former Diplomat
Monday, September 16

Changing the World Without Losing Your Mind

Alex Counts, Founder, Grameen Foundation
Wednesday, September 11

The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty

Susan Page, USA Today
Wednesday, September 11

September Member Meet-up at Souk

Thursday, September 5

EarthX: The World’s Leading Sustainability Forum

Trammell Crow, EarthX Founder
September 4

August 2019

Global Forum – How to Catch a Spy

Jim Olson, Former Chief of CIA Counterintelligence
Thursday, August, 29

Senator Ted Cruz

Monday, August 26

Safe Houses: A Novel

Dan Fesperman, Former reporter and author of several thrillers
Wednesday, August 14

July 2019

For the Good of the Game – Fort Worth

Bud Selig, Ninth Commissioner of Baseball
Thursday, July 18

For the Good of the Game – Dallas

Bud Selig, Ninth Commissioner of Baseball
Wednesday, July 17

June 2019

Moscow Rules & the Master of Disguise

Jonna Mendez, Former Chief of Disguise, CIA
Wednesday, June 19
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Georgia’s Success Story: A Land of Opportunity Where East Meets West

His Excellency Mamuka Bakhtadze, Prime Minister, Georgia
Friday, June 14

One Day University: America 2019: Where are We Now? (And Where are We Going?)

William Burke-White, Richard Perry Professor and Inaugural Director, Perry World House, University of Pennsylvania
Wendy Schiller, Chair of the Political Science Department, Brown University
Jeremi Suri, Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
Saturday, June 8

May 2019

U.S. Policy in the Middle East

Paul Salem, President, Middle East Institute
Thursday, May 23

Brexit and the Future of British Politics

Madsen Pirie, President, Adam Smith Institute
Tuesday, May 21
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Salam Documentary Screening

DFW South Asian Film Festival
Saturday, May 18

Global Tipping Points: Press & Diplomacy in Afghanistan

Katherine Brown, CEO, Global Ties U.S.
Wednesday, May 15

Global Security: Reinvented

Farah Pandith, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Tuesday, May 14

Press Pass: All Access to the White House Press Corp

Nancy Benac, White House News Editor, Associated Press
Major Garrett, Chief Washington Correspondent, CBS News
Friday, May 3

Global Forum – AMLO’s First 100 Days

The Honorable Antonio Garza
Wednesday, May 1

April 2019

Council Conversations: Trade Policy 101

Matthew Rooney, Managing Director, Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative
Robert D. Manogue, Director of the Office of Bilateral Trade Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Saturday, April 27

The Second Mountain

David Brooks, Best-Selling Author & Op-ed Columnist, The New York Times
Wednesday, April 24

Leadership, the Art of Getting Things Done

Allan Stam, Dean, Professor of Public Policy and Politics, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, University of Virginia
Tuesday, April 23
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Withdrawal: What Is Our Word Worth?

Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Jeremi Suri, Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership, Global Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin
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American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race

Douglas Brinkley, Professor of History, Rice University, CNN Presidential Historian, and a Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair and Audubon Magazine
Tuesday, April 16

2019 International Educator of the Year Luncheon

Love your Enemies: Civility in Uncivil Times
Arthur Brooks, President, American Enterprise Institute
Wednesday, March 27

First: Sandra Day O’Connor

Evan Thomas, Journalist, Historian, and Author
Wednesday, March 27

Global Forum – Member Tour of the Berthe Morisot Woman Impressionist Exhibit

Monday, March 25

Donald Trump: The Interrupter

Corey R. Lewandowski, CEO, Lewandowski Strategic Advisors, LLC
David N. Bossie, President, Citizens United
Thursday, March 21

Leading Through Change

Brent Gleeson, Navy Seal Combat Veteran
Tuesday, March 19
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Beirut Rules: The Murder of a CIA Station Chief and Hezbollah’s War Against America

Fred Burton, Chief Security Officer, Stratfor
Tuesday, March 5

February 2019

Ambassador Thomas Pickering

Vice Chairman, Hills & Company; holds the personal rank of Career Ambassador
Thursday, February 28

Global Forum: The Lessons of Tragedy: Statecraft and World Order

Dr. Charlie Edel, National Security Correspondent, The New York Times
Monday, February 25

Impeachment: An American History

Jon Meacham, Jeffrey Engel, Timothy Naftali, and Peter Baker
Wednesday, February 20

America’s Abdication of Global Leadership

Jim Lindsay, Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair, Council on Foreign Relations
Tuesday, February 19
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Contributors’ Circle Dinner with James Lindsay

Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair, Council on Foreign Relations
Tuesday, February 19

Global Forum – Walking with Destiny

Andrew Roberts, author and historian
Monday, February 18

Meridian: Young Professionals – Protecting the Top: Lessons from a Life in Diplomatic Security

Steven Antoine, Director, Global Assets Protection, Yum! Brands
Friday, February 15

Fascism: A Warning

Madeleine K. Albright, 64th U.S. Secretary of State; Chair, Albright Stonebridge Group
Sunday, February 10

January 2019

Meridian: Young Professionals – Chinese New Year Social

Thursday, January 31

NAFTA 2.0

Alberto de la Peña, Partner, Co-chair – International Practice Group, Haynes and Boone, LLP
George Y. Gonzalez, Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP
Edward M. Lebow, Counsel, Haynes and Boone, LLP
Larry B. Pascal, Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP
Wednesday, January 30

Plagues and the Paradox of Progress: Why the World is Getting Healthier in Worrisome Ways

Thomas J. Bollyky, Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics, and Development and Director of the Global Health Program, Council on Foreign Relations
Friday, January 25

Contributors’ Circle & Global Forum – Reflecting on Charles Krauthammer’s The Point of It All

Daniel Krauthammer
Thursday, January 24

International Perspectives Series: Iran & the Gulf: Is There an Achievable Balance?

Allen Keiswetter, Scholar, Middle East Institute
Wednesday, January 16

The Monk of Mokha

Dave Eggers, bestselling author
Mokhtar Alkanshali, Founder & CEO, Port of Mokha
Friday, January 11

Putin & Russia: America’s Most Dangerous Threat Today

The Inaugural Mel Kusin National Security Lecture
Ambassador Michael McFaul, Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
Thursday, January 10

International Perspectives Series: U. S. Relations with its Neighbors: What do They Think of Us?

Dr. Laura Dawson, Director, Canada Institute, Wilson Center
Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan, Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution; Former Ambassador of Mexico to the United States
Thursday, January 10
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Towards an Enduring Peace: American-Style Higher Education in Iraq

Dr. Bruce Ferguson, President, American University of Iraq, Sulaimani
Tuesday, January 8
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December 2018

Grant Thornton Member Open House

Thursday, December 13

Leaders: Myth and Reality

General Stanley McChrystal, Founder, McChrystal Group
Monday, December 3

November 2018

Meridian: Young Professionals – Holiday Reception at the Meadows Museum

Featuring a tour of the “Dali: Poetics of the Small” exhibit
Thursday, November 29

Global Forum – A Conversation with Ambassador Ryan Crocker

Tuesday, November 27

The Road to the Civil War

Joanne Freeman, Professor of History and American Studies, Yale University
Friday, November 2

His Excellency Daniel Mulhall

Ambassador of Ireland to the U.S.
Thursday, November 1

October 2018

Meridian: Young Professionals – Service Project: Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls

Saturday, October 27

Presidents of War: The Epic Story, from 1807 to Modern Times

Michael Beschloss, NBC News Presidential Historian and Bestselling Author
Thursday, October 25

Politics and the Press

Sean Spicer, Twenty-eighth White House Press Secretary and White House Communications Director (2017)
Tuesday, October 23

Waiting for Eden: A Novel

Elliot Ackerman, Finalist for the National Book Award
Friday, October 19

America’s Role as Enforcer of Peace and Order

Robert Kagan, Stephen & Barbara Friedman Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
Thursday, October 18

America’s Place in the World

Suzy Hansen, Contributing Writer, The New York Times Magazine & Author, Notes on a Foreign Country
Thursday, October 4

Global Forum – F-35 Tour

Thursday, October 4

Clinton Impeachment: The Independent Counsel’s Memoir

Ken Starr, Former United States Solicitor General
Tuesday, October 2

Democracy, Rebellion and Revolution

Ben Fountain, Winner of a PEN/Hemingway Award
Monday, October 1

September 2018

Music and The Omani Arts Economy

Dr. Anne Rasmussen (Free Program) Professor of Music and Ethnomusicology, William M. and Annie B. Bickers Professor of Middle Eastern Studies; Director, The William and Mary Middle Eastern Music Ensemble
Saturday, September 29

H.E. Sardar Masood Khan

President of Azad Jammu Kashmir
Saturday, September 29
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Every Day is Extra

The Honorable John Kerry, 68th United States Secretary of State
Friday, September 28
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Leadership: In Turbulent Times

Doris Kearns Goodwin, World-renowned presidential historian, public speaker and Pulitzer Prize-winning and best-selling author
Wednesday, September 26

Escape to Freedom

Mohammed Al Samawi, Peace Activist & Author of The Fox Hunt
Monday, September 24
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Global Forum – Breakfast with David Sanger

National Security Correspondent, The New York Times
Friday, September 21

War in the Cyber Age

David Sanger, National Security Correspondent, The New York Times
Thursday, September 20

Finding Theo: A Father’s True Story of Loss, Courage, and Discovery

Tim Krause, Author
Thursday, September 13

Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America

James Forman, Jr., Professor of Law, Yale Law School
Thursday, September 6

August 2018

Colin Allred

Democratic nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in Texas’s 32nd congressional district
Wednesday, August 8
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WorldQuest – Japan “Festival at Mount Fuji”

Thursday, August 2

July 2018

The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela

Sahm Venter, Senior Researcher at the Nelson Mandela Foundation & Journalist Zamaswazi Dlamini-Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s Granddaughter & Entrepreneur
Monday, July 23

Meridian: Young Professionals – The Beautiful Game: A Night with FC Dallas

Saturday, July 14

June 2018

American National Security in an Age of Lies

General Michael V. Hayden, Principal, The Chertoff Group; Director, Central Intelligence Agency (2006 – 2009); Director, National Security Agency (1999 – 2005)
Thursday, June 28
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Global Forum – Dallas Museum of Art Reception & Guided Tour

The Power of Gold: Asante Royal Regalia from Ghana
Monday, June 25

A Memoir of the Obama White House

Ben Rhodes, Former Deputy National Security Advisor
Tuesday, June 19
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Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison

Permanent Representative of the United States to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Saturday, June 16
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Homelands: The Fate of the Great Mexican-American Migration

Alfredo Corchado, Border-Mexico Correspondent, The Dallas Morning News
Tuesday, June 12

Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World’s Oceans

Adm. Jim Stavridis, USN (Ret.), NATO’s 16th Supreme Allied Commander Europe and 15th Commander of the U.S. European Command (2009-2013), Head of U.S. Southern Command (2006-2009), Former Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, Chief International Security Analyst for NBC News; Operating Executive, The Carlyle Group
Monday, June 11
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A New Agenda & Bipartisanship for the Americas & the U.S.

Christopher Sabatini, Lecturer, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Founder and Executive Director, Global Americans; Editor, www.theglobalamericans.org
Ambassador Marc Grossman, Vice Chairman, The Cohen Group; Ambassador to Turkey (1994-1997), U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (2011-2012)
Tuesday, June 5
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May 2018

Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence

James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence (2010-2017)
Thursday, May 31

Meridian: Young Professionals – The GAIA Story with Paula Minnis

Wednesday, May 30

Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire

Bret Baier, Chief Political Anchor, Fox News Channel; Anchor and Executive Editor, Special Report with Bret Baier
Thursday, May 24

Global Forum – Reception and Private Tour of the Perot Legacy Hall

Wednesday, May 23

Negotiating the Nonnegotiable and Conflict Resolution

Dr. Daniel L. Shapiro, Founder and Director, Harvard International Negotiation Program
Tuesday, May 22

Contributors Circle – Meeting the Tech Tide with Work that Wows and Jobs that Last

Tom Peters, co-author, In Search of Excellence
Thursday, May 17

The Coming Age of Artificial Intelligence

Amir Husain, Entrepreneur and computer scientist; Founder and CEO of SparkCognition, Inc.
Tuesday, May 15

The Changing Future of America’s Global Role: A Debate

Panelists:
Jasen Castillo, Associate Professor, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Deputy Director of Studies, Center for a New American Security
Ted Piccone, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy at Brookings
Anna Simmons, Professor of Defense Analysis, Naval Postgraduate School
Gregory Hellman, Defense Reporter, POLITICO (moderator)
Monday, May 14

The Soul of America: Battle for Our Better Angels

Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize winner and #1 New York Times bestselling author of American Lion, Franklin and Winston and Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
Thursday, May 10

The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War

Benn Steil, Senior Fellow and Director, International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
Tuesday, May 8

Pakistan-U.S. Bilateral Relations

His Excellency Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the U.S.
Monday, May 7

The Final Year: Screening and Discussion

Greg Barker – Director and Producer, The Final Year;
Ned Price – Former Special Assistant to the President, Spokesperson; Senior Director, National Security Council, The White House
Thursday, May 3

April 2018

Meridian: Young Professionals – International Cocktails with a Twist

Tuesday, April 24

Taming the Sun

Varun Sivaram, Philip D. Reed fellow for Science and Technology at the Council on Foreign Relation
Sunday, April 22

Dueling Views of the Cold War’s End

Jeffrey Engel, Director, Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University
William Taubman, Bertrand Snell Professor of Political Science Emeritus, Amherst College
Moderators: Svetlana Savranskaya and Thomas Blanton, principals with George Washington University’s National Security Archive
Thursday, April 19

Global Forum – Lawrence Wright

Pulitzer Prize-winning Author; Screenwriter, Staff Writer, The New Yorker; Fellow, Center for Law and Security, New York University School of Law
Thursday, April 19

American Influence: The Cost of American Nationalism

James Lindsay, Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg chair at the Council on Foreign Relations
Wednesday, April 11

The Challenge of a Latino Immigrant Today

Jorge Ramos, Writer and Journalist and winner of eight Emmy awards
Friday, April 6
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March 2018

Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman

Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to the United States
Wednesday, March 28
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Hacking, Fake News, Cyber Security: Their Impact on American Elections

Adam Segal, Ira A. Lipman Chair in Emerging Technologies and National Security and Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program, Council on Foreign Relations
Tuesday, March 27
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Global Forum – Cooking Class at Souk Mediterranean Bistro & Bar

Sunday, March 18

Meridian: Young Professionals – Steve Coll Meet and Greet

Thursday, March 15

The Art of the Deal: Our Foreign Policy One Year Later

Casimir Yost, Adjunct Professor and Senior Fellow, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
Tuesday, March 13
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South Korea: Autonomy and Alliance in an Era of Rival Powers

Scott Snyder, Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations
Tuesday, March 13
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His Excellency Armando Varricchio

Ambassador of Italy to the U.S.
Wednesday, March 7
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February 2018

Meridian: Young Professionals – The Great Debate: A History of U.S. Immigration Waves, Policies

Wednesday, February 28

Our Time Has Come: India’s Place in the World

Alyssa Ayres, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations
Tuesday, February 20
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2018 International Educator of the Year Luncheon

President Vicente Fox, President of Mexico (2000-2006)
Monday, February 19
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Global Forum – Bryan Garner

President, LawProse Inc.
Friday, February 16

The Line Becomes a River

Francisco Cantu, Agent, United States Border Patrol (2008-2012); former Fulbright fellow; recipient of a Pushcart Prize and a 2017 Whiting Award
Thursday, February 8

His Excellency Madjid Bouguerra

His Excellency Madjid Bouguerra, Ambassador of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria to the United States
Tuesday, February 6

January 2018

A Humpty Dumpty Europe

Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook, Executive Director, The Future of Diplomacy Project, Harvard Kennedy School
Friday, January 26
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The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam

Max Boot, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations
Thursday, January 25
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Meridian: Young Professionals – Private Tour of the Statler

Wednesday, January 24

Destined for War? The Future of the American and Chinese Relationship

Graham Allison, Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School
Friday, January 19
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December 2017

Global Forum – Mark K. Updegrove

CEO, National Medal of Honor Museum; Director, LBJ Presidential Library (2009-2017)
Thursday, December 14

Meridian: Young Professionals – Champagne Social at Mercado Artesanal

Thursday, December 14

2017 Grant Thornton Member Open House

Thursday, December 7

The Bear Necessities: How to Protect Yourself From the Next Global Market Crisis

Ken Moraif, Host, “Money Matters with Ken Moraif”
Tuesday, December 5

Global Forum & Meridian: Young Professionals – Drinks with Rick Hodes

Medical Director of Ethiopia, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Friday, December 1

November 2017

Contributors’ Circle & Global Forum – Sir Richard Dearlove

Sir Richard Dearlove, Chief of MI6, Great Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service (1999-2004)
Monday, November 13
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The Quantum Spy

David Ignatius; Best-selling author, Body of Lies and The Increment; columnist, Washington Post
Wednesday, November 15

Leonardo da Vinci

Walter Isaacson; President & CEO, Aspen Institute
Wednesday, November 15

Discover Morocco

Her Highness Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui; Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to the U.S.
Wednesday, November 15

The Gourmands’ Way: Six Americans in Paris and the Birth of a New Gastronomy

Justin Spring, Author
Thursday, November 9

Analyzing the 2017 U.S. – China Relationship

Robert Daly, Director, Kissinger Institute on China and the U.S., Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Wednesday, November 8
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Overload: Finding the Truth in Today’s Deluge of News

Bob Schieffer, CBS News Political Contributor
Tuesday, November 7

Destination Casablanca: Exile, Espionage, and the Battle for North Africa in WW II

Meredith Hindley, Historian & Senior Writer, Humanities
Monday, November 6

Global Forum & Meridian: Young Professionals – An Evening with Ralph Grau

Deputy Manager, International Space Station Program External Integration Office
Friday, November 3

October 2017

Hue 1968 – A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam

Mark Bowden, author; journalist writing for The Atlantic, Vanity Fair and others
Wednesday, October 25

Contributors’ Circle Reception with Mark Bowden

Mark Bowden, Author, journalist writing for The Atlantic, Vanity Fair and others
Wednesday, October 25

When Crime Pays: Money and Muscle in Indian Politics

Milan Vaishnav, Senior Fellow, South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Monday, October 23

The Future of War: A History

Thursday, October 19
Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King’s College London
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His Excellency Olusegun Obasanjo

President of Nigeria (1999–2007)
Wednesday, October 18
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Meridian: Young Professionals – Mezcal Tasting at Las Almas Rotas

Wednesday, October 18

Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel

Francine Klagsbrun, author; columnist, The Jewish Week
Tuesday, October 17

Future War: Preparing for the New Global Battlefield

Dr. Robert Latiff
, (ret.) Major General, U.S. Air Force; Adjunct Faculty Member, University of Notre Dame; Director of Intelligence Community Programs, George Mason University’s School of Engineering
Monday, October 9

One Long Night: The Global History of Concentration Camps

Andrea Pitzer, Author and Journalist
Monday, October 2

September 2017

The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America’s Highest Office

Jeremi Suri, Professor; Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin
Thursday, September 28

Meridian: Young Professionals – OktoBREWfest Bier Tasting

Thursday, September 14

Doomed: Why Regional Efforts Fail to Solve Venezuela’s Crisis

Christopher Sabatini, Lecturer of International and Public Policy, Columbia University; Editor, www.LatinAmericaGoesGlobal.org; Executive Director, Global Americans
Wednesday, September 13

Contributors’ Circle Dinner with Christopher Sabatini

Christopher Sabatini, Lecturer of International and Public Policy, Columbia University; Editor, www.LatinAmericaGoesGlobal.org; Executive Director, Global Americans
Wednesday, September 13

Windfall: How the New Energy Abundance Upends Global Politics and Strengthens America’s Power

Meghan O’Sullivan, Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Friday, September 8
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August 2017

The War in Afghanistan & the Karzai Family

Joshua Partlow, Bureau Chief in Mexico and Former Bureau Chief in Kabul, The Washington Post
Monday, August 28
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Meridian: Young Professionals Dinner with Joshua Partlow

Joshua Partlow, Bureau Chief in Mexico and Former Bureau Chief in Kabul, The Washington Post
Monday, August 28

Global Forum with David Priess: Trump and Top Secret Intelligence – From the Campaign to the Oval Office

Author; Former Daily Intelligence Briefer, CIA
Tuesday, August 22

Adult WorldQuest – One Night in Bollywood

Thursday, August 10

July 2017

The Terror Years: From al-Qaeda to the Islamic State

Lawrence Wright, Pulitzer Prize-winning Author; Screenwriter, Staff Writer, The New Yorker; Fellow, Center for Law and Security, New York University School of Law
Tuesday, July 25

Meridian: Young Professionals – Who Says It’s a Small World? Travel to 147 Countries & Counting with Mike Decker

Ultimate Globetrotter, Principal & Partner, Wingate Partners
Tuesday, July 18

Political and Economic Developments in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific Region

His Excellency Ashok Mirpuri, Ambassador of Singapore to the U.S.
Wednesday, July 12

June 2017

Contributors’ Circle – Strategic Alliance between Peru and the U.S. in the 21st Century

His Excellency Carlos Pareja, Ambassador of Peru to the U.S.
Friday, June 30
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Summer Member Social

Thursday, June 29

Artificial Intelligence: Fact & Fiction

Sir Nigel Shadbolt, Author
Monday, June 26
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Meridian: Young Professionals – Turkey’s Transformational Turn – What’s Next?

William Tuttle, Director for Political Risk and Security at Kosmos Energy
Thursday, June 22

Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman’s Awakening

Manal al-Sharif, Women’s Rights Activist
Tuesday, June 20

NAFTA, Borders, and Security

Presented by the Bipartisan Policy Center, George W. Bush Institute, John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies at SMU, Mission Foods Texas-Mexico Center, and the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
Monday, June 19

The Creation of the U.S. Army – McKinney

William Hogeland, Author
Thursday, June 15

The Creation of the U.S. Army – Dallas

William Hogeland, Author
Wednesday, June 14

Called to Rise: A Life in Faithful Service to the Community That Made Me

AT&T Performing Arts Center and the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth present Chief David O. Brown (ret.)
Wednesday, June 7

Is the New Middle East an Old Scene?

Steven Cook, Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Monday, June 5

Fourth Annual Addison Economic Development Luncheon

Fireside Chat with Robert Kaplan, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Moderated by Jim Falk, World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
Friday, June 2

May 2017

The Government’s Doomsday Plans

Garrett Graff, Journalist and Historian
Wednesday, May 31

The Five G’s that Define the World: Generations, Gender, Geography, Global Cities, and Graduation

Robert Moran, Partner, Brunswick Group
Tuesday, May 23

Global Forum – Kimbell Art Museum Tour & Dutch Dinner

A Modern Vision: European Masterworks from the Phillips Collection
Thursday, May 18

Navigating Democracy and Open for Business

Ambassador H.E. Fayçal Gouia, Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia to the U.S.
Wednesday, May 17
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The Importance of Cultural and Religious Literacy: The Case of Islam

Ali Asani, Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures, Harvard University
Thursday, May 11

In-Country Business Insights: the Arabian Peninsula, Reflections from Business, Government and Legal Perspectives

Tuesday, May 9

Contributors’ Circle – Doing Business in the Middle East

Ambassador Robert W. Jordan, Ambassador in Residence, John G. Tower Center at SMU; David Flavell, Senior Vice President & Deputty General Counsel, PepsiCo, David Emmons, Partner & Development Chair, Baker Botts L.L.P.
Tuesday, May 9

Superfast Primetime Ultimate Nation: The Relentless Invention of Modern India – Frisco

Wednesday, May 3
Adam Roberts, European Business and Finance Correspondent and former South Asia Correspondent, The Economist

Superfast Primetime Ultimate Nation: The Relentless Invention of Modern India – Dallas

Tuesday, May 2
Adam Roberts, European Business and Finance Correspondent and former South Asia Correspondent, The Economist

Contributors’ Circle Dinner – The Next Chapter in U.S.-Mexico Relations under the Trump Administration

Ambassador Antonio Garza, Counsel in the Mexico City office of White & Case LLP; Chairman, Vianovo Ventures; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico (2002-2009)
Tuesday, May 2
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Meridian: Young Professionals – The Next Chapter in U.S./Mexico Relations: A Conversation with Ambassador Antonio “Tony” Garza

Counsel in the Mexico City office of White & Case LLP; Chairman, Vianovo Ventures; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico (2002-2009)
Tuesday, May 2

April 2017

The American Dream in the Age of Trump: 100 Days In

Cal Jillson, Professor of Political Science, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, SMU
Saturday, April 29
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International Perspectives Series: Cuba-U.S. Relations – What Are They Now?

Carla Anne Robbins, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Friday, April 28
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The Next Four Years: The Role of the US in the World – Frisco

George Friedman, Geopolitical Forecaster; Best-selling Author
Wednesday, April 26

Global Forum – George Friedman – The Next Four Years: The Role of the US in the World

Geopolitical Forecaster; Best-selling Author
Wednesday, April 26

“What ISIS Really Wants”

Graeme Wood, National Correspondent, The Atlantic
Tuesday, April 25
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Global Forum – AT&T Stadium Art Tour

Friday, April 21

How the Muslim Brotherhood Won and Lost Egypt in 891 Days and the Future of Egypt Now

Eric Trager, Esther K. Wagner Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Thursday, April 20
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The Home That was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria

Tuesday, April 18
Alia Malek, Journalist and Civil Rights Lawyer

In the White House with George H.W. Bush

Ambassador Chase Untermeyer, Chairman of the Texas Ethics Commission; U.S. Ambassador to Qatar (2004 – 2007)
Wednesday, April 12
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Meridian: Young Professionals – How Important People Act with Ambassador Chase Untermeyer

Ambassador Chase Untermeyer, Chairman of the Texas Ethics Commission; U.S. Ambassador to Qatar (2004 – 2007)
Tuesday, April 11

Helene Cooper: A Reporter’s Global View

Pentagon Correspondent of The New York Times, Pulitzer Prize-winner for Ebola Coverage, Best-selling Author
Monday, April 10
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Contributors’ Circle and Global Forum – His Excellency Gerónimo Gutiérrez

His Excellency Gerónimo Gutiérrez, Ambassador of Mexico to the U.S.
Friday, April 7
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International Perspectives Series: Power Without Borders – What is the Influence of Non-State Actors?

Harold Trinkunas, Senior Fellow, Latin America Initiative in the Foreign Policy Program at The Brookings Institution
Tuesday, April 4
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DIFF – Forever Pure

Monday, April 3

Western Political Constructs and Middle Eastern Realities

Dr. Roby C. Barrett Scholar, Public Policy Center, Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C.
Monday, April 3

DIFF – Forever Pure

Sunday, April 2

DIFF – City of Ghosts

Saturday, April 1

Technology in 2050

Daniel Franklin, Executive Editor, The Economist; Editor, The Economist’s annual publication The World In…
Saturday, April 1

March 2017

DIFF – City of Ghosts

Friday, March 31

Security Challenge: Sweden, U.S. Team in Baltic Region

General Hans Ilis-Alm, Senior National Representative, US CENTCOM; Brigadier General, Swedish Armed Forces
Friday, March 31
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Global Forum – German Cooking Class

Thursday, March 30

The Role of U.S. Territories and Outposts – McKinney

Doug Mack, Author, Europe on Five Wrong Turns a Day; Writer, Travel + Leisure & National Geographic Traveler
Tuesday, March 28
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The Role of U.S. Territories and Outposts – Dallas

Doug Mack, Author, Europe on Five Wrong Turns a Day; Writer, Travel + Leisure & National Geographic Traveler
Tuesday, March 28

Meridian: Young Professionals & Global Forum – Meet Congressman Joaquin Castro

Friday, March 24
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Meridian: Young Professionals – Thrill in Brazil

A Brazilian Inspired Dinner Party Hosted by Joyce & Gigi’s
Thursday, March 16

Sandeep Das and the HUM Ensemble

Saturday, March 11

The History of Allen Dulles and the German Resistance in World War II

Scott Miller, Author and Former Foreign Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal
Thursday, March 9

The Journey Within

DFW South Asian Film Festival – Film and Discussion
Sunday, March 5

A Billion Colour Story

DFW South Asian Film Festival – Film and Discussion
Friday, March 3

International Perspective Series: U.S. Military Sales – Are We Getting Our Money’s Worth?

Stephen Biddle, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Defense Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations
Friday, March 3
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February 2017

Syria: Dark at the Crossing – Dallas

Elliot Ackerman, Author and Journalist
Friday, February 24
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Syria: Dark at the Crossing – McKinney

Elliot Ackerman, Author and Journalist
Friday, February 24

Rebirth of the Shi’a-Sunni Divide

Geneive Abdo, Senior Fellow, Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, Atlantic Council
Tuesday, February 21
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Japan Update Symposium

Joseph M. Young, Director for Japanese Affairs, East Asia/Pacific Affairs Bureau, U.S. Department of State and Dr. Haruo Iguchi, Professor of International Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University
Friday, February 17

A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order

Richard Haass, American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order
Thursday, February 16

Learning to Lead in the New Washington and International Educator of the Year Luncheon

Robert Gates, 22nd Secretary of Defense
Tuesday, February 14
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Global Forum – Ned Price

The Obama White House: Successes and Challenges
Monday, February 13

Meridian: Young Professionals – Leadership Lessons with Robert S. Kaplan

Robert S. Kaplan, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President and CEO
Wednesday, February 8

International Perspective Series: Charles Kupchan: President Trump & Foreign Policy

What Are The Challenges?
Thursday, February 2
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Investing Under Uncertainty – Frisco

Abdulaziz A. Alnaim, CFA, Managing Partner and Founder, Mayar Capital Group
Wednesday, February 1
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January 2017

Investing Under Uncertainty – Dallas

Abdulaziz A. Alnaim, CFA, Managing Partner and Founder, Mayar Capital Group
Tuesday, January 31
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The Federal Reserve in the Trump Era: Lessons From the Life of Alan Greenspan

Sebastian Mallaby, Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
Monday, January 30
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Global Forum with Sebastian Mallaby

Saturday, January 28

Global Forum – German Cooking Class

Thursday, January 26

Custer’s Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America

T.J. Stiles, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography and the National Book Award for Nonfiction
Wednesday, January 25

A Journey to the Heart of the Quran

Carla Power, Journalist, 2016 Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General Non-Fiction
Monday, January 23

Arts & Letters Live: Levison Wood – Walking the Nile

Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society; International Fellow of the Explorers Club
Sunday, January 22

The Great Equalizer: How Main Street Capitalism Can Create an Economy for Everyone – Dallas

David Smick, Chairman & CEO, Johnson Smick International; Publisher, International Economy
Thursday, January 19

Meridian: Young Professionals – Interactive Art Tour at the Crow Collection

Clay Between Two Seas
Thursday, January 19

The Great Equalizer: How Main Street Capitalism Can Create an Economy for Everyone – Frisco

David Smick, Chairman & CEO, Johnson Smick International; Publisher, International Economy
Wednesday, January 18

December 2016

Meridian: Young Professionals Champagne Social

Wednesday, December 14

Justice Stephen Breyer – Dallas

Supreme Court Justice
Tuesday, December 13
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Justice Stephen Breyer – Fort Worth

Supreme Court Justice
Monday, December 12

2016 Grant Thornton Member Open House

Thursday, December 8

U.S. Policy for the Next American Administration in the Middle East

Ambassador Thomas Pickering, Vice Chairman, Hills & Company; U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation, India, Israel, El Salvador; Nigeria, United Nations and Jordan
Wednesday, December 7

Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs

Douglas Smith, Award-winning Historian and Translator
Tuesday, December 6
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Meet the Australian Consul-General

The Honorable Alastair Walton, Australian Consul-General and Senior Trade Commissioner
Thursday, December 1

November 2016

U.S. & the EU: Partners In the Face of Threats & Challenges

Klaus Botzet, Head of the Political, Security and Development Section in the Delegation of the European Union to the United States of America
Wednesday, November 30

Meridian: Young Professionals – Placing and Hosting the Olympic Games: Which Nations Make the Cut?

with Bob Latham, Board of Directors of the USOC
Tuesday, November 29

The 2016 Election and What It Means for America

Bob Woodward, Associate Editor; The Washington Post
Wednesday, November 16
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The 12th Annual Hiett Prize in the Humanities

Alia Malek, Syrian-American Civil Rights Lawyer and Journalist
Wednesday, November 9

YLAI Pitch Contest

Friday, November 4

True Believer: Stalin’s Last American Spy

Kati Marton, Author, Reporter and Human Rights Advocate
Thursday, November 3
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The Middle East: Through the Israeli Looking Glass

Neil Lazarus, Internationally Acclaimed Expert in the Fields of Middle East Politics
Thursday, November 3

Global Forum – Guided Tour of Monet: The Early Years at the Kimbell Art Museum

led by Deputy Director of the Kimbell Art Museum, George Shackelford
Wednesday, November 2

October 2016

American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant

Ronald White, The New York Times Bestselling Author
Wednesday, October 26

His Excellency Gérard Araud

Ambassador of France to the United States
Tuesday, October 25
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Mapping the Future of Global Civilization

Parag Khanna, Global Strategist; Best-selling Author; CNN Global Contributor
Monday, October 24
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The President’s Book of Secrets: The Untold Story of Intelligence Briefings to America’s Presidents from Kennedy to Obama – Dallas

David Priess, Director of Analytic Services, Analytic Advantage, Inc. & Former Daily Intelligence Briefer, CIA
Friday, October 21

His Excellency Yousef Al Otaiba

Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States
Thursday, October 20

The President’s Book of Secrets: The Untold Story of Intelligence Briefings to America’s Presidents from Kennedy to Obama – McKinney

David Priess, Director of Analytic Services, Analytic Advantage, Inc. & Former Daily Intelligence Briefer, CIA
Thursday, October 20

Cover to Cover: The Fix: How Nations Survive and Thrive in a World in Decline

featuring author Jonathan Tepperman
Wednesday, October 19

Meridians: Young Prodessionals – Texas Hoedown Networker

with the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative
Thursday, October 13

China’s Offensive in Europe

Philippe Le Corre, Visiting Fellow, The Brookings Institution
Wednesday, October 12
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Global Forum – A Look Inside the 2016 Presidential Election

with Sage Eastman and David Thomas
Tuesday, October 11

American Intelligence in the Age of Terror

General Michael V. Hayden, Principal, The Chertoff Group; Director, Central Intelligence Agency (2006 – 2009); Director, National Security Agency (1999 – 2005)
Monday, October 5

September 2016

Gen. David H. Petraeus (US Army, Retired)

Partner, KKR; Chairman, KKR Global Institute
Friday, September 30

1st Presidential Debate Watch Party

Monday, September 26

33rd Annual H. Neil Mallon Award Dinner

featuring keynote speech by David Ignatius of the Washington Post
Saturday, September 24

Global Forum – Cliburn Reception

featuring Sean Chen, winner of the Crystal Award at the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
Wednesday, September 21

A Conversation on International Trade

with United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Michael Froman
Tuesday, September 20

An Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi

Kris ‘Tanto’ Paronto – Benghazi Solider
Thursday, September 15

Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS

Joby Warrick, Reporter, Washington Post; Two-time Winner of the Pulitzer
Wednesday, September 14
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Meridian: Young Professionals – Unprecedented Presidential Elections

A Look Inside the 2016 Race to the White House
Tuesday, September 13

The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin

Steven Lee Myers, Journalist, The New York Times
Monday, September 12

Defeating Justice Denied

Andras Vamos-Goldman, Executive Director, Justice Rapid Response
Thursday, September 8
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Cross-Examining History: A Lawyer Gets Answers From the Experts About Our Presidents – McKinney

Talmage Boston, Shareholder, Winstead PC
Thursday, September 1

Cross-Examining History: A Lawyer Gets Answers From the Experts About Our Presidents – Fort Worth

Talmage Boston, Shareholder, Winstead PC
Thursday, September 1

August 2016

Cross-Examining History: A Lawyer Gets Answers From the Experts About Our Presidents – Dallas

Talmage Boston, Shareholder, Winstead PC
Tuesday, August 30

Meridian: Young Professionals – Inside the Armor Cocktail Tour

Thursday, August 25

American Heiress – Dallas

Jeffrey Toobin
The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst
Tuesday, August 23
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American Heiress – Fort Worth

Jeffrey Toobin
The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst
Tuesday, August 23

July 2016

WorldQuest 2016

Thursday, July 21

June 2016

His Excellency Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu

Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to the United States
Wednesday, June 22
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Meridian: Young Professionals – International Film Festival: An Inside Look

Chris Vognar, Film and Culture Critic of The Dallas Morning News
Tuesday, June 21

Member Social

Thursday, June 16

Shirin Ebadi – Until We Are Free: My Fight for Human Rights in Iran

2003 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Iranian Lawyer and Former Judge; Founder, Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran
Tuesday, June 14

May 2016

Joshua Cooper Ramo

Power, Fortune, and Survival in the Age of Networks
Tuesday, May 31
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Meridian: Young Professionals – Happy Hour and Meet & Greet with Joshua Cooper Ramo

Tuesday, May 31

His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston

Border-to-Border: The Canada/Texas Partnership
Friday, May 27
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Juan Williams – McKinney

We the People: The Modern-Day Figures Who Have Reshaped and Affirmed the Founding Fathers’ Vision of America
Wednesday, May 25

Juan Williams – Dallas

We the People: The Modern-Day Figures Who Have Reshaped and Affirmed the Founding Fathers’ Vision of America
Wednesday, May 25

Youth Refugees: Stories of Conflict, Courage, and Resettlement in Dallas

Tuesday, May 24

James Rosebush

True Reagan: What Made Ronald Reagan Great and Why It Matters
Tuesday, May 24

Joanne B. Freeman

More Than a Broadway Musical: Discussing Alexander Hamilton
Thursday, May 19

His Excellency Peter Wittig

U.S.-German Relations: Challenges and Opportunities in a World in Turmoil
Thursday, May 12

Symposium on Creating Impact In Global Health

Wednesday, May 11

Global Forum – A Make-It-Yourself Dinner

Wednesday, May 11

His Excellency Juan Carlos Pinzón

Ambassador of Colombia to the United States
Thursday, May 5

Jennifer Harris

Geoeconomics and Statecraft
Tuesday, May 3

April 2016

Andrew J. Bacevich, Sr.

America’s War for the Greater Middle East
Saturday, April 30

International Perspectives Series: Bruce J. Dickson

Friday, April 29

The Catalyst

Thursday, April 28

Andrew O’Shaughnessy

The Legacy of Jefferson
Thursday, April 21

Meridian: Young Professionals – Decanting France

Exploring French Wine & Chocolate
Wednesday, April 20

Dr. Mohamed Keshavjee

Migration, Integration and Civil Society
Tuesday, April 19

Ambassador Michael Hammer

Business Leader Briefing on Trans-Pacific Partnership
Monday, April 18

An Evening with Arn Chorn-Pond

Thursday, April 14

Dr. Greg Treverton

Intelligence in an Age of Terror
Thursday, April 14

Annette Gordon-Reed

Thomas Jefferson
Wednesday, April 13

Doing Business in Malaysia – Dallas

Briefing Sessions Malaysia For Growth and Expansion into the ASEAN Region
Wednesday, April 13

Doing Business in Malaysia – Fort Worth

Briefing Sessions Malaysia For Growth and Expansion into the ASEAN Region
Tuesday, April 12

Robert Kaplan

President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Wednesday, April 6
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Global Forum – A Conversation with Rudy Giuliani

Wednesday, April 6

Global Forum – Ambassador Cameron Munter

An Off-the-Record Conversation
Tuesday, April 5

March 2016

Hope and Fury Among India’s Young

Somini Sengupta
Wednesday, March 30

Peter Bergen

United States of Jihad: Investigating America’s Homegrown Terrorists
Tuesday, March 29

CNN Presidential Historian Douglas Brinkley

A Campaign Conversation
Monday, March 28

International Educator of the Year Award Luncheon

A Campaign Conversation with CNN Presidential Historian Douglas Brinkley
Monday, March 28

International Perspectives Series: Constanze Stelzenmüller

Storm Over Europe: Germany, the Future of the European Project, and Why America Should Care
Thursday, March 24
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Dr. Fred Chang

Securing Cyberspace: A National Priority
Tuesday, March 22

Micah Zenko

From the CIA to Cybersecurity: How Red Teams Discover Vulnerabilities Before the Enemy
Wednesday, March 9

Our Founding Fathers Series – Kat Imhoff

James Madison and the Constitutional Movement
Tuesday, March 8

Demographic Vulnerability – Dallas

Where Population Growth Poses the Greatest Challenges
Thursday, March 3

Demographic Vulnerability – Collin County Chapter

Where Population Growth Poses the Greatest Challenges
Thursday, March 3

Meridian: Young Professionals – Demographic Vulnerability

Where Population Growth Poses the Greatest Challenges
Wednesday, March 2

Global Forum – Nasher Sculpture Center Reception

Featuring the Doris Salcedo Installation Plegaria Muda
Tuesday, March 1

February 2016

Tom Wainwright

Narconomics: How to Run a Drug Cartel
Monday, February 29

George Friedman – Collin County

Flashpoints: The Emerging Crisis in Europe
Thursday, February 18

Ambassador Dennis Ross

U.S. & Israel: The Challenges of Success
Tuesday, February 16
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His Excellency Péter Szijjártó

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary
Monday, February 15
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Prime Minister of the Central Tibetan Administration – Dr. Lobsang Sangay

Why Tibet is Important For Our World
Friday, February 12

International Perspectives Series: Henry R. Nau

Foreign Policy of the New President
Friday, February 12
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Senator Jim Webb

The Five Most Important Principles for Foreign Policy
Thursday, February 11
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Meridian: Young Professionals – ‘Taste of Peru’ Dinner Party

Thursday, February 11

Dr. Robert Gates – A Passion for Leadership

Lessons on Change and Reform from Fifty Years of Public Service
Monday, February 8

January 2016

Global Forum – ExxonMobil Energy Outlook

Thursday, January 28

Maz Jobrani

I’m Not a Terrorist, But I’ve Played One On TV: Memoirs of a Middle Eastern Funny Man
Wednesday, January 27

Daymond John

The Power of Broke
Friday, January 22

Meridian: Young Professionals – Refugee Journeys

Understanding the Global Crisis
Thursday, January 21

Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX)

Failures of Imagination: The Deadliest Threats to Our Homeland and How to Thwart Them
Monday, January 18

Film Screening – Moor

Saturday, January 16

International Perspectives Series: Robert S. Litwak

The Nuclear Agreement with Iran: How Is It Working Out for the U.S. and Its Allies?
Friday, January 15

Arts & Letters Live Program – Eric Weiner

The Geography of Genius
Thursday, January 14

December 2015

Global Forum – Karl Rove – Collin County Chapter

The Triumph of William McKinley
Tuesday, December 15

Global Forum – Karl Rove – Dallas

The Triumph of William McKinley
Tuesday, December 15

Meridian Holiday Champagne Social

Thursday, December 10

Foreign Policy Breakthroughs: Cases in Successful Diplomacy

Saturday at the Warwick Melrose with Jeremi Suri
Saturday, December 5

November 2015

David McCullough

The Wright Brothers
Friday, November 20

Ben S. Bernanke – Dallas

The Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath
Monday, November 16

Ben S. Bernanke – Fort Worth

The Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath
Monday, November 16

Member Open House

Wednesday, November 11

Greg Gutfeld – Fort Worth

How to Be Right: The Art of Being Persuasively Correct 
Tuesday, November 10

Greg Gutfeld – Dallas

How to Be Right: The Art of Being Persuasively Correct
Tuesday, November 10

Meridian YP: Travel, Learn, Become

The Importance of International Education and Global Exchange
Thursday, November 5

Breakfast Briefing: What are the Risks in North Africa?

Wednesday, November 4

Ted Galen Carpenter – Dallas

Perilous Partners: The Benefits and Pitfalls of America’s Alliances with Authoritarian Regimes
Tuesday, November 3

Ted Galen Carpenter – Collin County Chapter

Perilous Partners: The Benefits and Pitfalls of America’s Alliances with Authoritarian Regimes
Tuesday, November 3

October 2015

The Diplomat

HBO Film Premiere
Monday, October 26

Senator Jorge Viana

Vice President of the Brazilian Senate
Thursday, October 22

Dr. Rick Hodes

Thursday, October 22

His Excellency Jose L. Cuisia, Jr.

Wednesday, October 21

Meridian: Young Professionals – Mexico at a Crossroads

The Halfway Mark for the Peña Administration
Monday, October 19

32nd H. Neil Mallon Award Dinner

Honoring Richard W. Fisher, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (2005-2015)
Friday, October 16

Evan Thomas

Being Nixon: A Man Divided
Friday, October 16

The Honorable Rick Santorum

Monday, October 12

Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman

Wednesday, October 7

General Frank Gorenc

Friday, October 2

September 2015

Global Forum Social at Bistro 31

Sommelier Wine & Food Pairing
Wednesday, September 30

Loli Kantor

Beyond the Forest: Jewish Presence in Eastern Europe, 2004-2012
Tuesday, September 29

Joey Hood

Gulf Cooperation Council’s Dynamics with Iran
Monday, September 28

Ray Kelly

Vigilance
Thursday, September 24

Global Forum: The Honorable Michael Chertoff

Friday, September 18

Climate Extremes

A Forum on Adaptation and Building Resilience in Texas
Thursday, September 17

Nicholas Kristof – Dallas

A Path Appears
Tuesday, September 15

Nicholas Kristof – Fort Worth

A Path Appears
Tuesday, September 15

Jason Matthews – Dallas

Out of the Secrecy, Into the Plot
Thursday, September 10

Jason Matthews – Collin County

Out of the Secrecy, Into the Plot
Thursday, September 10

Meridian: Young Professionals – Meet & Greet Happy Hour with Jason Matthews

Wednesday, September 9

Future of Korea

Tuesday, September 8

August 2015

Meridian: Young Professionals – Thirsty Thursday Summer Party

Thursday, August 27

Contributors’ Circle Members: Jerome M. Fullinwider – The Greatest Curiosity and The Unlikely Adventure of a Texas Oilman Navigating the Russian Oil Business

Vice Chairman, HKN Energy, Ltd.
Wednesday, August 26

Brad Glosserman – China’s Turmoil and the Falling U.S. Stock Market – Collin County

Executive Director, Pacific Forum, Center for Strategic & International Studies
Thursday, August 25

Iran’s Intrigue

A Report from Council Travelers Pat Patterson, Ray and Deanne Termini
Thursday, August 20

Saturday at the Warwick Melrose with Thomas M. Class, Sr.

Special Agent in Charge, FBI – Dallas Division
Saturday, August 15

July 2015

La Belle Provence – A WorldQuest Celebration

Thursday, July 30

Meridian: Young Professionals – Decisions 2016 Mixer: What to know about the 2016 Presidential Election

Thursday, July 23

Mexico’s Minister of Foreign Affairs – His Excellency José Antonio Meade

Strengthening the Partnership: Mexico & Texas – New Opportunities in Mexico/Texas Relations
Friday, July 10

Ambassador Robert Jordan – Desert Diplomat

Diplomat in Residence and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, John G. Tower Center for Political Studies, Southern Methodist University
Tuesday, July 07

A Conversation with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Wednesday, July 01

June 2015

Adrian Wooldridge – The Great Disruption – Dallas

Managing Editor and Schumpeter Columnist, The Economist
Thursday, June 25

Adrian Wooldridge – The Great Disruption – McKinney

Managing Editor and Schumpeter Columnist, The Economist
Thursday, June 25

H.W. Brands – Reagan: The Life – Addison

Professor, Department of History, The University of Texas at Austin
Tuesday, June 23

H.W. Brands – Reagan: The Life – Fort Worth

Professor, Department of History, The University of Texas at Austin
Tuesday, June 23

Mona Eltahawy – Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution

Egyptian American Freelance Journalist
Thursday, June 18

An Evening on the Katy Trail With the Council & the Consuls

Members Social at Company Cafe, Katy Trail
Thursday, June 11

International Perspectives Series – Fiona Hill – How Should We Deal With Putin’s Russia?

Director, Center on the United States and Europe and Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Program, Brookings Institution
Wednesday, June 10

Charles Murray – By the People: Rebuilding Liberty Without Permission

W. H. Brady Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Tuesday, June 02

May 2015

International Perspectives Series – Dominic Tierney – The American Way of War: Why We Struggle and How We Can Start Winning Again

Assistant Professor of Political Science, Swarthmore College
Friday, May 29

Dr. Ben Carson

Republican Presidential Candidate
Thursday, May 28

Evan Osnos – Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China

2014 Recipient of the National Book Award for nonfiction; Staff Writer, The New Yorker
Wednesday, May 27

Jack Devine – Good Hunting: An American Spymaster’s Story

Founding partner and President, The Arkin Group LLC; 32-Year Veteran, Central Intelligence Agency
Tuesday, May 19

Lisa J. Shannon – Mama Koko and the Hundred Gunmen

Award-winning Author and Activist
Wednesday, May 13

David Brooks – The Road to Character: The Humble Journey to an Excellent Life – Dallas

Writer, The New York Times; Author, The Social Animal
Monday, May 11

David Brooks – The Road to Character: The Humble Journey to an Excellent Life – Fort Worth

Writer, The New York Times; Author, The Social Animal
Monday, May 11

John Nagl – Knife Fights: A Memoir of Modern War in Theory and Practice

Headmaster, Haverford School; President, New American Security (2009-2012)
Tuesday, May 05

The Honorable Rick Perry

47th Governor of Texas
Tuesday, May 05

April 2015

Economic Issues in Texas Mexico Relations: Trade and energy opportunities

Strengthening the Partnership: Mexico & Texas
Thursday, April 30

Free for our Members: A Conversation with Her Excellency Paula Caldwell St-Onge

Ambassador of Canada to the Republic of Haiti
Monday, April 27

Ken Walsh – Celebrity in Chief: A History of the Presidents and the Culture of Stardom

Chief White House Correspondent, U.S. News & World Report
Monday, April 27

Earth Day Texas Free Screening – Racing Extinction

Sunday, April 26

Bill Browder – Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Hermitage Capital Management
Wednesday, April 22

International Educator of the Year Award Luncheon – Malcolm Gladwell – David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants

Author of five New York Times bestsellers
Thursday, April 16

Global Forum with Amy Hofland – The Lotus Unfolds: The Crow Collection’s Next Chapter in the Dallas Arts District

Executive Director, The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art
Wednesday, April 15

Rena Pederson – The Burma Spring

Award-winning Journalist
Tuesday, April 14

Geoff Dyer – Another Great Day at Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H.W. Bush

Author, Paris Trance, The Search, The Colour of Memory, and Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi
Wednesday, April 08

March 2015

His Excellency Jalil Abbas Jilani

Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the U.S.
Monday, March 30

Strengthening the Partnership: Mexico & Texas – Political Issues in Texas/Mexico Relations: Immigration and Security

His Excellency Enrique Berruga, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations (2003-2007); Op-editorial Writer, El Universal and Jorge Santibanez, Migration Expert
Thursday, March 26

International Perspectives Series – Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman – The Next 40 Years of U.S. Foreign Policy

Dwight E. Stanford Professor of American Foreign Relations, San Diego State University
Friday, March 20

A Conversation with Secretary Leon Panetta – Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace

Secretary of Defense (2011-2013); Director, Central Intelligence Agency (2009-2011)
Wednesday, March 18

George Friedman – Flash Points: The Emerging Crisis in Europe

Chairman and Founder, Stratfor
Tuesday, March 17

Zlatica Kraljevic – Borderless Leadership: Global Skills for Personal Success – Fort Worth

President, The Anders Frontier Group LLC
Wednesday, March 11

Steve LeVine – The Powerhouse: Inside the Invention of a Battery to Save the World

Washington Correspondent, Quartz
Wednesday, March 04

February 2015

Arts & Letters Live Event – Elliot Ackerman with Ben Fountain – Heroism and Heartbreak

Decorated Veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and a Former White House Fellow
Friday, February 27

David Axelrod – Believer: My Forty Years in Politics

Senior Advisor to President Obama (2009-2011); Institute Director, The University of Chicago Institute of Politics
Thursday, February 26

Strengthening the Partnership: Mexico & Texas – U.S./Mexico Relations: A Long Term Perspective

His Excellency Arturo Sarukhan, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States (2007-2013)
Wednesday, February 25

Robert Grenier – 88 Days to Kandahar: A CIA Diary

Chairman, ERG Partners; 27-Year Veteran, Central Intelligence Agency
Tuesday, February 24

Arts & Letters Live Event: – Lynsey Addario – Behind the Lens and Enemy Lines

American Photojournalist
Friday, February 20

Japan Update 2015 – Going Global: A New Era in Japanese Business Strategy and Growth

Presenters: Shinsuke Takahashi, President and CEO, NEC Corporation of America; Sanjay Mehta, Vice President, Trend Micro; Mike Rosa, Executive Vice President, Dallas Regional Chamber
Friday, February 13

January 2015

4th Annual Global Health Symposium – Day 2

UT Southwestern Medical Center
Saturday, January 31

Dr. Olajide Idris – Winning the Fight Against Ebola

Commissioner of Health, Lagos, Nigeria
Thursday, January 29

International Perspectives Series – Jacques deLisle – China’s Traditional Inscrutability: A Surprising Look Behind It

Stephen A. Cozen Professor of Law & Professor of Political Science; Director, Center for East Asian Studies, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Thursday, January 22

Fredrik Logevall – Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America’s Vietnam

Vice Provost for International Affairs, Cornell University Department of History
Tuesday, January 20

High Tech Road Show to the United States

Technology Transfer + Knowledge Transfer = Commercial Success
Friday, January 16

Contributors’ Circle – Michael Mandelbaum – The Road to Global Prosperity

Christian Herter Professor, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University
Wednesday, January 14

December 2014

Celebrate Etihad Airways’ New Non-Stop Flights

Featured Remarks by: The Honorable Betsy Price, Mayor, Fort Worth; The Honorable Mike Rawlings, Mayor, Dallas; and James Hogan, President and CEO, Etihad Airways
Friday, December 12

David Rothkopf – National Insecurity

CEO and Editor, FP Group; President and CEO, Garten Rothkopf
Tuesday, December 09

November 2014

Free: Larry Sabato – The Kennedy Half Century

Director, University of Virginia Center for Politics; Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics, University of Virginia
Sunday, November 23

World Affairs Council Member Social and Open House

Past Forward: Contemporary Art from the Emirates
Thursday, November 20

Global Forum: Ambassador Christopher Robert Hill

Outpost: Life on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy: A Memoir
Tuesday, November 18

Ambassador Christopher Robert Hill – Outpost: Life on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy: A Memoir

Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver; Former Ambassador to Iraq, Poland, Republic of Macedonia and Special Envoy to Kosovo
Monday, November 17

A Conversation with Senator Ted Cruz

Saturday, November 15, 2014

Douglas Brinkley – The Nixon Tapes: 1971 – 1972

Professor of History and Fellow, James Baker, III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
Monday, November 10

Gil Hoffman – Peace, Politics and Plutonium: An Insider’s Look at the Mayhem in the Middle East

Chief Political Correspondent and Analyst, The Jerusalem Post
Wednesday, November 05

World Affairs Council Annual National Conference

Wednesday, November 05

One Day University Executive Edition

Join professors from SMU, Yale, Columbia and Chicago Booth Business Schools as they share insights on strategy, negotiating, leadership and more
Saturday, November 01

October 2014

Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli – Understanding Muslim Societies: Why It Is Critical

Senior Advisor to Secretary of State for Women’s Empowerment (2006-2008)
Thursday, October 30

Global Forum: Jason Grumet – City of Rivals: Restoring the Glorious Mess of American Democracy

Founder and president of the Bipartisan Policy Center
Tuesday, October 28

2014 H. Neil Mallon Award Dinner

Honoring Rex Tillerson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ExxonMobil
Featuring Keynote speaker Dr. Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense (2006-2011)
Friday, October 24

His Excellency Yousef Al Otaiba

Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States
Thursday, October 23

Francis Fukuyama – Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy – Fort Worth

Best-Selling Author; Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow, Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Friday, October 17

Francis Fukuyama – Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy – Dallas

Best-Selling Author; Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow, Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Thursday, October 16

Ben Blink – Freedom and Power in the Digital Age

Senior Policy Analyst, Google
Tuesday, October 14

His Excellency Vladimir Peshevski – The Republic of Macedonia: The New Economic Gateway to Europe

The Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia
Friday, October 10

Lawrence Wright – Thirteen Days In September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David

Staff Writer, New Yorker
Tuesday, October 07

Contributors’ Circle – John Seigenthaler, News Anchor, Al Jazeera America

Introduced by Ambassador James K. Glassman, former executive director, George W. Bush Institute
Thursday, October 02

Rick Steves’ The Holy Land: Israelis and Palestinians Today

Host, “Travel with Rick Steves”
Wednesday, October 01

September 2014

Global Forum: Meet Consul General Jose Octavio Tripp

Consul General of Mexico
Tuesday, September 30

Film Screening – The Day My God Died – Dallas

A Documentary Presented by the Gendercide Awareness Project
Thursday, September 25

Major General James Williams – A Conversation on Iraq, Afghanistan, the Islamic State and Beyond

USMC (retired)
Tuesday, September 16

TEDMED 2014 Live Stream – Day 2

Streaming to 100+ countries
Thursday, September 11

TEDMED 2014 Live Stream – Day 1

Streaming to 100+ countries
Wednesday, September 10

Saturday at the Warwick Melrose – Beyond the Border: A Conversation on Youth Immigration to the U.S.

Consul Vincenzo Balletta of the Consulate of Honduras-Dallas, Consul General Jose Octavio Tripp of the Consulate of Mexico-Dallas and attorney Jiroko Lopez of Schwamkrug, Freshwater & Lopez, PLLC
Saturday, September 06

August 2014

Summer Social at the Sixth Floor

Members and Their Guests Only
Thursday, August 21

WorldQuest: Arabian Nights

Foreign Affairs Trivia Competition
Thursday, August 14

Erin Meyer – The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business

Professor and Program Director, INSEAD
Tuesday, August 12

Film Screening – Wadjda – Plano

Wednesday, August 06

July 2014

John Shiffman – Operation Shakespeare: The True Story of an Elite International Sting – Dallas

Investigative Reporter, Reuters
Tuesday, July 29

John Shiffman – Operation Shakespeare: The True Story of an Elite International Sting – Fort Worth

Investigative Reporter, Reuters
Tuesday, July 29

WorldFest: Ensamble Barroco de Solistas del Claustro de Sor Juana

Sunday, July 20

Film Screening – Wadjda – Fort Worth

Thursday, July 17

June 2014

Louisa Lim – The People’s Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited – Addison

Beijing Correspondent, National Public Radio
Wednesday, June 18

Louisa Lim – The People’s Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited – Fort Worth

Beijing Correspondent, National Public Radio
Wednesday, June 18

Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East

Scott Anderson, Veteran War Correspondent
Wednesday, June 04

May 2014

His Excellency Sergey Kislyak

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States
Friday, May 30

Her Excellency Jean Kamau – Strengthening Ties Between Kenya and USA Trade and Investment

Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya to the United States
Wednesday, May 28

Global Forum: Ukraine & Russia: The Impact on the Transatlantic Relationship

Featuring Mark C. Fischer, Managing Director, European Offices, Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, May 28

Film Screening – Walesa: Man of Hope

Tuesday, May 27

The Economist’s John Micklethwait & Adrian Wooldridge – The Fourth Revolution: The Global Race to Reinvent the State

John Micklethwait, Editor-in-Chief, The Economist; Adrian Wooldridge, Managing Editor and Schumpeter Columnist, The Economist
Friday, May 23

Maz Jobrani: International Standup Comedian Taking on Politics, Society and His Two Young Kids

Actor, Comedian & American Citizen
Thursday, May 22

WorldFest: Tequila Seminar & Tasting

Spotlight Mexico
Friday, May 16

Free – TTIP Town Hall: The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and What It Means for Texas

Friday, May 16, 2014

Helene Gayle – Pathways to Empowerment: Helping Women Create Real Change

President and CEO, CARE
Thursday, May 15

An Evening with Elisabeth von Trapp

Presented by the Daughters of World War II
Wednesday, May 07

Global Forum: A Conversation with Peter Orszag on the US Political Economy

Vice Chairman of Corporate and Investment Banking; Chairman of the Public Sector Group; Chairman of the Financial Strategy, and SolutionsGroup at Citigroup, Inc.
Tuesday, May 06

Robert Kaplan – Why So Much Anarchy?

Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security
Tuesday, May 06

April 2014

Suzanne DiMaggio – The U.S. & Iran: A Breakthrough Moment?

Senior Fellow & Director, Iran Initiative/Southwest Asia Program , New America Foundation
Wednesday, April 30

Julia E. Sweig – U.S. Policy Toward Brazil and Cuba: Challenges and Opportunities

Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director for Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Tuesday, April 29

America’s Future Series – 5 Star Award Luncheon

Hosted by H. Ross Perot
Saturday, April 26

Russell Gold – The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World

Senior Energy Writer, The Wall Street Journal
Thursday, April 24

Public Opinion & White House Decision Making

Mark Penn, Pollster for President Bill Clinton; Jan van Lohuizen, Pollster for President George W. Bush; Moderated by Mark Kennedy, Director, George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management
Wednesday, April 16

Michael O’Hanlon – Strategic Reassurance and Strategic Resolve in the U.S.-China Relationship

Senior Fellow, Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence, Brookings Institution
Friday, April 11

NAFTA After Twenty Years

Pia Orrenius, Vice President and Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas; Antonio Ortiz-Mena, Head of Section, Economic Affairs, Mexican Embassy, Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, April 09

Bill White: America’s Fiscal Constitution: Its Triumph and Collapse

Chairman of Lazard Houston; Former Mayor of Houston
Wednesday, April 09

February 2014

McKenzie Funk – Windfall: The Booming Business of Global Warming

Tuesday, February 18

Shibley Telhami – The World Through Arab Eyes

Thursday, February 13

Clement Leung – Hong Kong: Your Access to China and Asia

Hong Kong Commissioner to the United States, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Monday, February 10

Chase Untermeyer – When Things Went Right: The Dawn of the Reagan-Bush Administration

U.S. Ambassador to Qatar (2004-2007)
Saturday, February 01

December 2013

James Tobin – The Man He Became: How FDR Defied Polio to Win the Presidency

Associate Professor of Journalism, Miami of Ohio University; Author, To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight
Thursday, December 12

Meridian: Global Young Professionals Holiday Champagne Tasting

Members and Guest Only
Thursday, December 05

Rick Steves – The Value of Travel

Host, Travel with Rick Steves; Author, Travel as a Political Act
Wednesday, December 04

UNT Kuehne Speaker Series on National Security – Sailing the Cyber Sea: The New Realities of 21st Century Security

Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.); Dean, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
Tuesday, December 03

November 2013

Member Social and Open House

Thursday, November 21

John Heilemann – Double Down: Game Change 2012

National Political Correspondent and Columnist, New York Magazine
Tuesday, November 19

MERIDIAN: Tracy Walder – Not Your Average History Teacher: My Past Life in the CIA and FBI

Happy Hour and Program
Wednesday, November 13

Doug Johnston – Faith-based Diplomacy: An Asymmetric Counter to the Asymmetric Threat of Religious Extremism

Founder, International Center for Religion and Diplomacy
Wednesday, November 13

America’s Future Series 5 Star Award Luncheon

Honoring Joe DePinto, Matt Rose, David Seaton and General Joe Robles. Hosted by T. Boone Pickens
Wednesday, November 13

2013 WACA National Conference

Wednesday, November 13

Julian Read – JFK’s Final Hours in Texas: An Eyewitness Remembers the Tragedy and its Aftermath

Tuesday, November 12

Max Blumenthal – Uncovering the Ghosts of Israel’s Past

Writing Fellow, Nation Institute; Former Senior Writer, The Daily Beast
Monday, November 11

U.S., Israel and the crises in the Middle East

Professor Gilboa, Director of Bar Ilan University’s School of Communication and Hillel Schuster, Principal Head of Corporate Finance, KPMG Israel
Thursday, November 07

Ambassador of Mexico to the U.S. – Presented in partnership with the Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations

His Excellency Eduardo Medina Mora
Monday, November 04

October 2013

Free – Documentary – The Kennedy Half-Century: The Presidency, Assassination, and Lasting Legacy of John F. Kennedy

Dr. Larry Sabato, Director, University of Virginia Center for Politics; Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics, University of Virginia
Thursday, October 31

Dr. Larry Sabato – The Kennedy Half-Century: The Presidency, Assassination, and Lasting Legacy of John F. Kennedy – Fort Worth

Director, University of Virginia Center for Politics; Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics, University of Virginia
Tuesday, October 29

Dr. Larry Sabato – The Kennedy Half-Century: The Presidency, Assassination, and Lasting Legacy of John F. Kennedy – Dallas

Director, University of Virginia Center for Politics; Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics, University of Virginia
Monday, October 28

Meridian: Young Professionals – The Kennedy Half-Century: The Presidency, Assassination, and Lasting Legacy of John F. Kennedy

Dr. Larry Sabato, Director, University of Virginia Center for Politics; Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics, University of Virginia
Monday, October 28

One Day University with The Dallas Morning News

Go Back to College for Just One Day
Saturday, October 26

2013 H. Neil Mallon Award Dinner

Honoring Lucy Billingsley, Partner, Billingsley Company; Featuring Keynote Joel Sartore, Photographer, Speaker, Author, Teacher & 20-year contributor to National Geographic
Friday, October 25

Wings of Freedom 2014

Lt. Col. Ed Saylor , Flight Engineer – Plane 15 of the Doolittle Raiders
Thursday, October 10

Kenneth Pollack – Unthinkable: Iran, the Bomb, and American Strategy

Senior Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution; Former Analyst, CIA; Director of Persian Gulf Affairs, National Security Council
Monday, October 07

A. Scott Berg – Wilson

Pulitzer and National Book Award Winner
Friday, October 04

September 2013

WorldFest: Spotlight China – A Celebration of China-U.S. Friendship

A Variety Show Featuring Chinese Acrobatics and Dance
Sunday, September 29

Film Screening – Girl Rising

A Documentary Presented by the Gendercide Awareness Project
Thursday, September 26

George Packer – The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America

Staff Writer, The New Yorker; Author, The Assassins’ Gate: America in Iraq
Wednesday, September 25

Fred Burton – Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi – Dallas

Vice President of Intelligence, Stratfor
Monday, September 16

Fred Burton – Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi – Fort Worth

Vice President of Intelligence, Stratfor
Monday, September 16

Film Screening – Money For Nothing

Friday, September 06

August 2013

WorldQuest

Foreign Affairs Trivia Event
Thursday, August 15

July 2013

Free Film Screening & Discussion

Not My Life
Wednesday, July 17

Stuart Bowen – Learning from Iraq

Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
Tuesday, July 16

Meridian Summer Bash – featuring the Stoneleighs

Live Music & Mingling
Thursday, July 11

The Burma Chronicles featuring Rena Pederson

Former speechwriter at the U.S. Department of State
Monday, July 08

June 2013

Meridian: Global Beats and Eats

Grammy Award Winner Shane Shanahan
Thursday, June 27

The America’s Future Series Cyber Security Summit

Thursday, June 27

Rajiv Chandrasekaran – Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan

Senior Correspondent and Associate Editor, The Washington Post
Monday, June 17

Ambassador of Indonesia to the U.S.

His Excellency Dino Patti Djalal
Thursday, June 13

Stealing Secrets – Inside the CIA With the Author of Red Sparrow

Jason Matthews – Former Officer, National Clandestine Service
Wednesday, June 05

Saturday at the Warwick Melrose with Alfredo Corchado

Midnight in Mexico: A Reporte’s Journey Through a Country’s Descent into Darkness
Saturday, June 01

May 2013

Kip Tindell – Organization with Heart

Chairman & CEO, The Container Store
Wednesday, May 22

Timothy Beardson – Stumbling Giant: The Threat to China’s Future

Chairman and Partner, Ilex Partners
Monday, May 20

Meridian: Behind the Scenes of the Fed

Tuesday, May 14

WorldFest Spotlight China: Chinese Folk Art Week

Admission is Free
Saturday, May 11

Go Back to College for Just One Day

One Day University
Saturday, May 11

WorldFest Spotlight China: Chinese Folk Art Week

Admission is Free
Friday, May 10

WorldFest Spotlight China: Chinese Folk Art Week

Admission is Free
Thursday, May 09

Elisabeth von Trapp Concert honoring WWII Veterans and Holocaust Survivors

Presented by the Daughters of WWII
Wednesday, May 08

Orit Gadiesh – True North: An Executive’s Guide to Culture as a Competitive Advantage

Chairman, Bain & Company
Wednesday, May 08

WorldFest Spotlight China: Chinese Folk Art Week

Admission is Free
Wednesday, May 08

David Stockman – The Great Deformation: How Crony Capitalism Corrupted Free Markets and Democracy – Fort Worth

Former Director, Office of Management and Budget; Author, The Triumph of Politics
Tuesday, May 07

David Stockman – The Great Deformation: How Crony Capitalism Corrupted Free Markets and Democracy – Dallas

Former Director, Office of Management and Budget; Author, The Triumph of Politics
Monday, May 06

April 2013

Big, Hot, Cheap, and Right: What America Can Learn from the Strange Genius of Texas – Fort Worth

Featuring Erica Grieder, Senior Editor, Texas Monthly; Contributor, The Economist
Tuesday, April 30

Big, Hot, Cheap, and Right: What America Can Learn from the Strange Genius of Texas – Dallas

Featuring Erica Grieder, Senior Editor, Texas Monthly; Contributor, The Economist
Tuesday, April 30

Live Stream – American Global Military Power: Indispensable and Just, or Overbroad and Overreaching?

World Affairs Council of Philadelphia Great Debates Series
Tuesday, April 30

Meridian: Young Professionals – Big, Hot, Cheap, and Right: What America Can Learn from the Strange Genius of Texas

Featuring Erica Grieder, Senior Editor, Texas Monthly; Contributor, The Economist
Monday, April 29

Governor Jeb Bush – Restoring America’s Promise: The Leadership Required and the Policy Changes that are Needed

Governor of Florida (1999-2007)
Wednesday, April 24

Doing Business in China

Luncheon and Panel Discussion
Friday, April 19

Margaret M. Pearson, Professor of Government and Politics, University of Maryland

Understanding China’s Foreign Policy Posture: Is It Old Wine in New Bottles?
Monday, April 8

The Plastiki

Opening Night: Engineering & Humanity Week
Saturday, April 6

Tony Wagner, Innovation Education Fellow, Technology & Entrepreneurship Center, Harvard University; Author, The Global Achievement Gap

International Educator of the Year Award – Creating Innovators
Tuesday, April 2

March 2013

MERIDIAN: Happy Hour with 2013 EMMFs

Thursday, March 21

Max Boot, Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present
Thursday, March 21

MERIDIAN: Game of Thrones HBO Premiere

Tuesday, March 19

Dr. Henry Kissinger

Friday, March 15

Mark N. Katz, Professor of Government and Politics, George Mason University

Will There Be a Russian Spring?
Friday, March 8

Breakfast Briefing on Business Opportunities in Vietnam

Thursday, March 7

Richard Bruton, Minister of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Secretary of Commerce)

Ireland’s Turnaround: A Dynamic Economic Story
Wednesday, March 6

Kishore Mahbubani

The Great Convergence: Asia, the West, and the Logic of One World
Monday, March 4

February 2013

The Honorable Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

State of the World Address
Sunday, February 27

Academic WorldQuest at UTA

Wednesday, February 27

His Excellency György Szapáry

Melting Down the Iceberg- How to Deal with the Debt Crisis in Advanced Economies and Emerging Europe?
Tuesday, February 26

John Mackey

Conscious Capitalism
Tuesday February 19

Abraham Lowenthal

What Will the Changing Face of Latin America Mean for the United States?
Monday February 11

Call Me Kuchu

2nd Annual Human Rights DocU Weekend
Sunday February 10

Salaam Dunk

2nd Annual Human Rights DocU Weekend
Sunday February 10

Invisible War

2nd Annual Human Rights DocU Weekend
Saturday February 9

January 2013

Robert S. Litwak

Options for a Nuclear Iran: Engage, Contain or Strike?
Monday, January 28

General Stanley McChrystal

My Share of the Task: A Memoir
Thursday, January 24

Meridian: Meet the Chairman Microbrew Social

Tuesday January 22

Ambassador Ryan Crocker

Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Kuwait and Lebanon
Thursday, January 17