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22 YEARS FROM HOME – THE LOST BOYS OF SUDAN
Monday, March 15, 2010 05:30 PM
Marc Breslaw, Executive Director, United States Association for UNHCR; Kuek Aleu Garang, President, Abek Community Development Program; Malachi Leopold, President and Executive Producer, Left Brain/Right Brain Productions
Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
610 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605
Young Professional Members $10 |
Members: $10
Nonmembers: $10
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A FROZEN WAR: THE GEOPOLITICS OF THE ARCTIC
Thursday, March 18, 2010 05:30 PM
Charles Emmerson, Global Leadership Fellow and Associate Director, World Economic Forum
NEW LOCATION: InterContinental Hotel
505 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Young Professional Members $10 |
Members: $20
Nonmembers: $30
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THE MIDDLE EAST: A NEW BEGINNING OR ANCIENT HISTORY?
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 05:30 PM
Neil MacFarquhar, United Nations Bureau Chief, The New York Times; David Makovsky, Ziegler Distinguished Fellow and Director, Project on the Middle East Peace Process, The Washington Institute
The Chicago Club
81 East Van Buren
Chicago, IL 60605
Young Professional Members $10 |
Members: $20
Nonmembers: $30
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SOUTHEAST ASIA LEADERSHIP STUDY MISSION DEBRIEF
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 05:30 PM
Lester Crown, Henry Crown and Company;
Marilyn R. Diamond, Chicago Casablanca Sister Cities;
Patrick G. Ryan, Ryan Specialty Group;
Leah Zell Wanger, Lizard Investors LLC;
Moderated by Marshall M. Bouton, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The Chicago Club
81 East Van Buren
Chicago, Illinois, 60605
Exclusively for members of the Board of Directors, Chairman’s Circle, Directors’ Circle, and President’s Circle. |
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THE ENDURING U.S.-U.K. PARTNERSHIP
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 11:45 AM
The Honorable Louis B. Susman, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Court of St. James
The Chicago Club
81 East Van Buren Street
Chicago, IL 60605 |
Members: $50
Nonmembers: $60
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THE FUTURE OF ISLAM
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 05:30 PM
John L. Esposito, University Professor, Professor of Religion and International Affairs, Professor of Islamic Studies, and Founding Director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University
InterContinental Hotel
505 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Young Professional Members $10 |
Members: $20
Nonmembers: $30
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NEW DATE - MORE THAN HALF THE KINGDOM: TODAY’S SAUDI WOMAN
Thursday, April 8, 2010 12:00 PM
Her Royal Highness Princess Reema Bint Bandar Al Saud, ALFA International and AL HAMA LLC; Dr. Basmah Al Omair, AlSayedah Khadijah Bint Khawilid Businesswomen and Lobbying Center, Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry
NEW LOCATION: The Drake Hotel
140 East Walton
Chicago, IL 60611 |
Members: $50
Nonmembers: $50
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PEACE, JUSTICE, AND THE RULE OF LAW
Thursday, April 8, 2010 05:30 PM
Louise Arbour, President and Chief Executive Officer, International Crisis Group; Interviewed by M. Cherif Bassiouni, Distinguished Research Professor of Law, DePaul University College of Law
Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
610 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605
Young Professional Members $10 |
Members: $20
Nonmembers: $30
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ANOTHER FINANCIAL MELTDOWN: INEVITABLE OR AVOIDABLE?
Monday, April 12, 2010 05:30 PM
Simon Johnson, Ronald A. Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Author, 13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown
The Ritz-Carlton
160 East Pearson Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Young Professional Members $10 |
Members: $20
Nonmembers: $30
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INVITATIONAL DINNER WITH SIMON JOHNSON
Monday, April 12, 2010 05:30 PM
Simon Johnson, Ronald A. Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Author, 13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown
The Ritz-Carlton
160 East Pearson Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Exclusively for members of the Board of Directors, Chairman's Circle, Directors’ Circle, and President's Circle. |
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BEHIND BARS IN IRAN: ONE WOMAN’S STORY OF CAPTIVITY
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 05:30 PM
Haleh Esfandiari, Director, Middle East Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Hotel Sofitel Chicago Water Tower
20 East Chestnut Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Young Professional Members $10 |
Members: $20
Nonmembers: $30
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INVITATIONAL DINNER WITH HALEH ESFANDIARI
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 05:30 PM
Haleh Esfandiari, Director, Middle East Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Hotel Sofitel Chicago Water Tower
20 East Chestnut Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Exclusively for members of the Board of Directors, Chairman's Circle, Directors’ Circle, and President's Circle. |
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HIS EXCELLENCY LEE HSIEN LOONG, PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
Thursday, April 15, 2010 12:00 PM
His Excellency Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore
The Ritz-Carlton
160 East Pearson Street
Chicago, IL 60611 |
Members: $55
Nonmembers: $65
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U.S.–CHINA RELATIONS IN 2010: MYTHS, REALITIES, AND DILEMMAS
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 05:30 PM
Kenneth G. Lieberthal, Director, John L. Thornton China Center and Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy and Global Economy and Development, The Brookings Institution
The Chicago Club
81 East Van Buren Street
Chicago, IL 60605 |
Members: $20
Nonmembers: $30
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THE IDEA OF JUSTICE
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 05:30 PM
Amartya Sen, Thomas W. Lamont University Professor, and Professor of Economics and Philosophy, Harvard University
Ritz-Carlton Chicago
160 East Pearson
Chicago, IL 60611
Young Professional Members $10 |
Members: $20
Nonmembers: $30
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INVITATIONAL DINNER WITH AMARTYA SEN
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 05:30 PM
Amartya Sen, Thomas W. Lamont University Professor, and Professor Economics and Philosophy, Harvard University
Ritz-Carlton Chicago
160 East Pearson
Chicago, IL 60611
Exclusively for members of the Board of Directors, Chairman's Circle, Directors’ Circle, and President's Circle. |
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CANCELED - A LUNCHEON WITH THE AMBASSADOR OF JAPAN TO THE UNITED STATES
Friday, April 23, 2010 12:00 PM
His Excellency Ichiro Fujisaki, Ambassador of Japan to the United States
The Chicago Club
81 East Van Buren Street
Chicago, IL 60605 |
BEYOND LISBON: THE FUTURE OF EUROPE
Monday, April 26, 2010 05:30 PM
José María Aznar, former Prime Minister of Spain
The Chicago Club
81 East Van Buren
Chicago, IL 60605
Young Professional Members $10 |
Members: $20
Nonmembers: $30
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THE IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY SKILLS
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 06:00 PM
Cari E. Guittard, Executive Director, Business for Diplomatic Action
Baker & McKenzie
130 E. Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60601
Young Professional Members $10 |
Members: $20
Nonmembers: $20
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INVESTING IN WOMEN, ENRICHING THE WORLD
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 12:00 PM
Ambassador Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues; Director, Office on Global Women’s Issues, U.S. Department of State
The Palmer House Hilton Hotel
17 East Monroe Street
Chicago, IL 60603 |
Members: $50
Nonmembers: $50
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THE PLACE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW WITHIN UNITED STATES LAW
Monday, May 10, 2010 05:30 PM
Martha Minow, Dean and Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
The Chicago Club
81 East Van Buren Street
Chicago, IL 60605
Young Professional Members $10 |
Members: $20
Nonmembers: $30
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INVITATIONAL DINNER WITH MARTHA MINOW
Monday, May 10, 2010 05:30 PM
Martha Minow, Dean and Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
The Chicago Club
81 East Van Buren Street
Chicago, IL 60605
Exclusively for members of the Board of Directors, Chairman's Circle, Directors’ Circle, and President's Circle. |
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FROM JEDDAH TO JERUSALEM: A HISTORICAL VIEW OF A MODERN CONFLICT
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 12:00 PM
Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning Author
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
332 S. Michigan, Suite 1100
Chicago, IL 60604
Exclusively for members of the Board of Directors, Chairman’s Circle, Directors’ Circle, and President’s Circle. |
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THE RISE OF ISLAMIC CAPITALISM: WHY THE NEW MIDDLE CLASS IS KEY TO DEFEATING EXTREMISM
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 05:30 PM
Vali Nasr, Professor of International Politics, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
InterContinental Hotel
505 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Young Professional Members $10 |
Members: $20
Nonmembers: $30
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INVITATIONAL DINNER WITH VALI NASR
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 05:30 PM
Vali Nasr, Professor of International Politics, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
InterContinental Hotel
505 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Exclusively for members of the Board of Directors, Chairman's Circle, Directors’ Circle, and President's Circle. |
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AN UPDATE FROM U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 05:30 PM
General David H. Petraeus, Commander, U.S. Central Command
The Fairmont Chicago
200 North Columbus Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
Young Professional Members $10 |
Members: $20
Nonmembers: $30
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INVITATIONAL DINNER WITH GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 05:30 PM
General David H. Petraeus, Commander, U.S. Central Command
The Fairmont Chicago
200 North Columbus Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
Exclusively for members of the Board of Directors, Chairman's Circle, Directors’ Circle, and President's Circle. |
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THE PERILS OF GLOBAL LEGALISM
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 05:30 PM
Eric A. Posner, Kirkland and Ellis Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School
The Chicago Club
81 East Van Buren Street
Chicago, IL 60605
Young Professional Members $10 |
Members: $20
Nonmembers: $30
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