We are keeping a detailed list of the Council’s recent and past events. For clarity and organization, the events from 2002 to 2004 include just the date and title, but please feel free to contact the Council if you would like more information.
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Fall 2010 NewsletterEvents of 2011 »
| January 26th | Women and Children at Risk: Haiti and the Developing World with Ms. Carolyn Miles; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Save the Children |
| January 31st | Egypt: Timeless Or Out of Time? with Ambassador Mark Johnson (ret.). |
| February 14th | A Real Plan to Build a Palestinian State with Hussein Ibish |
| February 22nd | “United States and Revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa” with Ardi Kia, Robert Seidenschwarz, Samir Bitar, Jeffrey Renz, and Mehrdad Kia |
| March 10th | Academic WorldQuest Competition with with Mayor John Engen as Master of Ceremonies |
| March 14th | “Dilemmas in a Shifting Middle East: Threats and Opportunities” with the Deputy Consul General of Israel, Akiva Tor |
| March 18-19 | “Challenges to American Power” World Affairs Council of San Francisco Webcast with Fareed Zakaria, James Zogby, David Sanger, and Stephen Hadley |
| March 29 | Council on the Radio with Mr. Werner Fornos of Global Population Education |
| April 15th | Council on the Radio with Council Board President Bob Seidenschwarz |
| September 7th | ”Reexamining Terrorism in the Meddle East: The view from Washington” with Ambassador Philip C. Wilcox (ret.) |
| September 12th | “9/11 Ten Years Later: What have we learned?” with Dr. Paul G. Lauren |
| October 20th | “Conversations with Power: What Great Presidents and Prime Ministers Can Teach Us about Leadership” with Brian Till |
| October 20th | Council on the Radiowith Brian Micheal Till |
| November 9th | “Transatlantic Ties: The Future of EU/US Relations” with Ambassador Joao Vale de Almeida, Head of the Delegation of the EU to the US. (This program is in partnership with the Montana World Trade Center) |
Events of 2010 »
| April 14th | Community Discussion: ”Jazz and Diplomacy” with Curtis Sandberg; Vice President for the Arts, Meridian International Center, and Curator of Jam Session. |
| September 22nd | From East to West: Recent Trends in Turkish Foreign Policy with Turkish Consul General Hakan Tekkin |
| November 16th | 1000 Barrels a Second with Peter Tertzakian; Chief Energy Economist and Managing Director of ARC Financial Corporation. |
| November 5th | Human Rights Activism and Policy with acclaimed activist Dimon Liu |
| December 13th | Nuclear Tipping Point Film and Discussion with Schuyler Foerster |
Events of 2009 »
| January 29-30 | A New View of Africa: Portraits in Progress Photo exhibit displayed at the Rankin Peace Center |
| February 24th | Fall Out Northeast Asia: Consequences of the Global Economic Crisis and Nuclear Stalemate on the Korean Peninsula with Tom Byrne: Senior Vice President of Moody’s Investor Service,Gordan Flake: Executive Director, Maureen & Mike Mansfield Foundation, andNicole Finnemann: Director of Research and Academic Affairs, Korea Economic Institute< Cosponsored with the Maureen & Mike Mansfield Center > |
| March 4-5 | New Avenues for U.S. Middle East Policy Conference
< Cosponsored with the Maureen & Mike Mansfield Center > |
| May 7th | Southern Africa: Portraits of Progress with Her Excellency, Ambassador Ndilowe of Malawi, Joan Wadelton: Senior Advisor on Africa, US Dept of State, and Tim McCoy: VP Member Services, Corporate Council on Africa |
| September 10th | Transatlantic Megatrends with Michael Maibach, CEO and President of the European-American Business Council |
| November 17th | Climate Countdown: A Discussion of Cap and Trade with George David Banks; former Senior Adviser – International Affairs and Climate Change for the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Murali Kanakasabai; Vice President and Senior Economist of the Chicago Climate Exchange. Keegan Eisenstadt; President and CEO f Clearsky Climate Solutions, Missoula MT. |
| December 8th | CHINA Town Hall: ”Issues in US – China Relations” and “Is China a Threat to the US?” with Dr. Terry Weidner, Dr. Steven Levine, and Dr. Kurt M. Campbell |
| December 31st | First Night Activity: ”Being Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Inside Today’s Iran” with Mark Johnson and Sally Cummins |
Events of 2008 »
| February 13th | Academic WorldQuest Competition with Mayor John Engen as Master of Ceremonies |
| April 10th | Can the CIA Get it Right? with Tim Wiener: Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter from the New York Times< Cosponsored with the UM School of Journalism > |
| April 17th |
China Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections
< Cosponsored with the Maureen & Mike Mansfield Center >
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| April 26th | Discover Turkey A free teacher workshop on the history and culture of Turkey including presenters Thomas Goltz, Dave Grimland, Dr. Yvonne Seng, Tamila Melendze, and Professor Jeffery Gritzner. |
| May 21st | Israeli Consul General David Akov |
| September 16th | The Next Pandemic: Are We Prepared? with Peter Marghella: CEO and President of Medical Planning Resources INC and Former Senior Medical Planner, Office of the Secretary of Defense |
| October 23rd | What the Next President Needs to Know About Intelligence with Mel Goodman: Author, Commentator, and 40-year veteran of the CIA |
| October 29th | Stop Genocide with John Prendergast: Co-chair of ENOUGH< Cosponsored with the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center and the Intercultural Youth & Family Development Program of the University of Montana > |
| November 15th | Delegation of Saudi Women – Cancelled |
| November 18th | The Global Financial Crisis: Can Humpty Dumpty be put back together? with Richard Erb: Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund and former Senior Official, White House, US Treasury Department |
Events of 2007 »
| March 7th | Egypt: Timeless or Out of Time? with Ambassador Mark Johnson: National Vice Chairman, World Affairs Councils of America. |
| April 26th | Global Media and the Power of Images with Ralph Begleiter: Former CNN world correspondent, host of the Foreign Policy Association’s ‘Great Decisions’ television series, and University of Delaware’s Distinguished Journalist in Residence. |
| June 16th | 10th Commemorative Anniversary of the Montana Korean War Memorial with Ambassador LEE Tae-Sik of the Republic of Korea |
| September 25th | ADVANCING GLOBAL DEMOCRACY: THE CASE OF THE MIDDLE EAST with Tom Garrett of the International Republican Institute and Les Cambell of the National Democratic Institute |
| November 5th | The UK and the U.S.: What next for London and Washington? with the Honorable Julian Evans: UK Consul General, British Consulate General of San Francisco |
| December 11th | US – Syria and the New Old Middle East: Confrontation or Cooperation? with His Excellency Dr. Imad Moustapha: Ambassador of Syria |
Events of 2006 »
| November 1st | The Path to Peace and Security in the Middle East A panel discussion on peace and security in the Middle East, part of the UN Foundation’s “The People Speak” series.With featured speaker Daniel Levy: Former Israeli diplomat, advisor to former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and member of a joint Palestinian-Israeli effort to resolve the crisis with innovative proposals.Distinguished panel of professors: Mehrdad Kia, Jeffrey Gritzner, Roger Deal of UM and Barry Ferst of Carroll College.Mark Johnson of the World Affairs Council as moderator. |
| November 14th | End of the Line: The Rise and Coming Fall of the Global Corporation with Barry Lynn: Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation, former Executive Editor for Global Business |
Events of 2005 »
| February 3rd | Religious and Political Freedoms in China: Tibet, Falun Gong and the Internet with Dr. Deborah Schneider: U.S. State Department |
| April 7th | Palestine and Israel After Arafat with Philip Wilcox: President, Foundation for Middle East Peace, Washington, DC. |
Events of 2004»
| American Foreign Policy: “From Vietnam Iraq: Differing Approaches” with Dr Jerry Leach; National President of the World Affaris Councils of America |
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| International Education in a New World: The Voyage of Discovery Continues with Senator George McGovern |
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| The Other War: Columbia | |
| America Alone: The Neo-Conservatives and the Global Order | |
| A Good Man in Hell: General Romeo Dallaire and the Rwanda Genocide | |
| US and Europe: Partners or Rivals |
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| Dispatch From Afganistan |
Events of 2003»
| Bring Down a Dictator: Slobodan Milosevie with Dr. Paul Lauren |
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| US Foreign Policy in Latin America, and Reflections on Recent Trip to Iraq with Fr. Roy Bourgeois; Founder of SOA Watch |
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| Senator Mike Mansfield: The Extraordinary Life of a Great Statesman and Diplomat with Don Oberdorfer |
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| The Global HIV/AIDS Threat with Nancy Carter-Foster in conjunction with the University of Montana United Nations Program |
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| Shake Hands With the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda with Lt. General (ret.) Romeo Dallaire |
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| Saudi Arabia and the US: What’s Next? with senior delegates from the Saudi Foreign Ministry |
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| The US and Central Asia with Ambassador Elizabeth Jones; US Assistant Secretary of State |
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| Women in the Middle East with Ambassador Nancy Ely-Raphael |
Events of 2002 »
| The Future of Israel with Dr. Raphael Danziger |
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| The US and the World: Clash of Cultures? with Frank Hodsoll |
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| Montana and the World: After 9/11 with Ambassador Mark Johnson |
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| The Future of the United Nations in conjunction with the US State Department and the Model UN Program at UM |
