Past Meetings

March 1, 2013

General Meeting ⁄ New York

Assessing U.S. Drone Strike Policies

Panelists:

Jameel Jaffer, Deputy Legal Director, American Civil Liberties Union, Michael E. Leiter, Senior Counsel to the Chief Executive Officer, Palantir Technologies; Former Director, National Counterterrorism Center, Micah Zenko, Douglas Dillon Fellow, Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations; Author, Reforming U.S. Drone Strike Policies, Council Special Report No. 65

Presider:

Karen J. Greenberg, Director, Center on National Security, Fordham Law School
March 1, 2013 12:30-1:00 p.m. - Lunch
1:00-2:00 p.m. - Meeting

This meeting is on the record.

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Teleconference

DC Listen-Only Teleconference: Assessing U.S. Drone Strike Policies

Panelists:

Jameel Jaffer, Deputy Legal Director, American Civil Liberties Union, Michael E. Leiter, Senior Counsel to the Chief Executive Officer, Palantir Technologies; Former Director, National Counterterrorism Center, Micah Zenko, Douglas Dillon Fellow, Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations; Author, Reforming U.S. Drone Strike Policies, Council Special Report No.65
March 1, 2013 1:00-2:00 p.m. - Listen-Only teleconference

This meeting is not for attribution.

February 28, 2013

General Meeting ⁄ Washington

America's Energy Future

Speakers:

Claire Casey, Managing Director, Garten Rothkopf, Barry K. Worthington, Executive Director, United States Energy Association

Presider:

Vaughan C. Turekian, Chief International Officer, American Association for the Advancement of Science
February 28, 2013 12:00-12:30 p.m. - Lunch Reception
12:30-1:30 p.m. - Meeting

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National Program Teleconference ⁄ Virtual

America’s Energy Future

Speakers:

Claire Casey, Managing Director, Garten Rothkopf, Barry K. Worthington, Executive Director, United States Energy Association

Presider:

Vaughan C. Turekian, Chief International Officer, American Association for the Advancement of Science
February 28, 2013 12:30-1:30 p.m. - (ET)

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February 27, 2013

National Program Meeting ⁄ San Francisco

San Francisco Meeting and Dinner: Lessons from the History of Guerrilla Warfare

Speaker:

Max Boot, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
February 27, 2013 6:30-7:30 p.m. - Public Meeting
7:45-9:30 p.m. - Private Dinner

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February 26, 2013

National Program Meeting ⁄ Atlanta

Atlanta Roundtable: The Fight Against Global Poverty

Speaker:

Helene D. Gayle, President and Chief Executive Officer, CARE USA
February 26, 2013 12:00-1:30 p.m.

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National Program Meeting ⁄ San Diego

San Diego Roundtable: The History and Future of Guerrilla Warfare

Speaker:

Max Boot, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Moderator:

John N. Yochelson, President, Building Engineering and Science Talent (BEST)
February 26, 2013 6:30-8:30 p.m.

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General Meeting ⁄ New York

The Presidential Inbox: The Global Economy

Panelists:

Alan S. Blinder, G. S. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Princeton University; Author, After the Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead, Peter R. Fisher, Senior Managing Director, BlackRock

Presider:

Rana Foroohar, Assistant Managing Editor, Economics and Business, and Columnist, Time Magazine
February 26, 2013 7:45-8:00 a.m. - Breakfast
8:00-9:00 a.m. - Meeting

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National Program Teleconference ⁄ Virtual

The Presidential Inbox: The Global Economy

Speakers:

Alan S. Blinder, G. S. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Princeton University; Author, After the Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead, Peter R. Fisher, Senior Managing Director and Senior Director, Blackrock Investment Institute, BlackRock Inc.

Presider:

Rana Foroohar, Assistant Managing Editor, Economics and Business, and Columnist, TIME
February 26, 2013 8:00-9:00 a.m. - (ET)

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February 25, 2013

National Program Meeting ⁄ Los Angeles

Los Angeles Roundtable: The History and Future of Guerrilla Warfare

Speaker:

Max Boot, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Moderator:

John B. Emerson, President, Capital Group Private Client Services
February 25, 2013 6:30-8:30 p.m.

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Guest Event ⁄ New York

Book Party for Benn Steil's The Battle of Bretton Woods: John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the Making of a New World Order

Speaker:

Benn Steil, Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations; Author, The Battle of Bretton Woods: John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the Making of a New World Order

Presider:

Robert E. Rubin, Co-Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations; Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
February 25, 2013 5:30-7:00 p.m. - Cocktail Reception and Book Signing with informal remarks at 6:00 p.m.

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February 22, 2013

National Program Meeting ⁄ Miami

CANCELED: Miami Roundtable: Prospects for Immigration Reform

Speaker:

Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
February 22, 2013 12:00-1:30 p.m.

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General Meeting ⁄ New York

The Presidential Inbox: China’s Leadership Transition

Speakers:

Elizabeth C. Economy, C.V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director for Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, Cheng Li, Director of Research and Senior Fellow, John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution, Edward N. Luttwak, Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Author, The Rise of China vs. the Logic of Strategy

Presider:

Thomas R. Keene, Editor-at-Large, Bloomberg News
February 22, 2013 12:30-1:00 p.m. - Lunch
1:00-2:00 p.m. - Meeting

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National Program Teleconference ⁄ Virtual

The Presidential Inbox: China's Leadership Transition

Speakers:

Elizabeth C. Economy, C.V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director for Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, Cheng Li, Director of Research and Senior Fellow, John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution, Edward N. Luttwak, Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Author, The Rise of China vs. the Logic of Strategy

Presider:

Thomas R. Keene, Editor-at-Large, Bloomberg News
February 22, 2013 1:00-2:00 p.m. - (ET)

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February 21, 2013

National Program Meeting ⁄ Tokyo

Tokyo Book Club: On China with Akio Takahara

Speaker:

Akio Takahara, Professor of Contemporary Chinese Politics, Graduate School of Law and Politics, University of Tokyo

Host:

Ira Wolf, Japan Representative, Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America
February 21, 2013 7:00-9:00 p.m.

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National Program Meeting ⁄ Boston

Boston Roundtable: Challenges Facing the Global Economy: Prospects for Policy Responses in 2013 and Beyond

Speakers:

Benjamin M. Friedman, William Joseph Maier Professor of Political Economy, Harvard University, George R. Hoguet, Global Investment Strategist and Senior Portfolio Manager, State Street Global Advisors

Moderator:

Kristin J. Forbes, Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Professor of Management and Global Economics, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
February 21, 2013 6:00-8:15 p.m.

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National Program Meeting ⁄ Dallas

CANCELED: Dallas Roundtable: Prospects for Immigration Reform

Speaker:

Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
February 21, 2013 12:00-1:30 p.m.

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Roundtable Meeting

Israeli National Security Decision-Making

Speaker:

Chuck Freilich, Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center, Harvard's Kennedy School

Presider:

Robert M. Danin, Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
February 21, 2013

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February 20, 2013

General Meeting

A Conversation with Ambassador Frederick Barton

Speaker:

Frederick Barton, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, U.S. Department of State

Presider:

Claudia Rosett, Foreign Affairs Columnist, Forbes.com; Journalist in Residence, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
February 20, 2013 12:00-12:30 p.m. - Lunch Reception
12:30-1:30 p.m. - Meeting

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Roundtable Meeting

Small Business and the American Economy

Speaker:

Karen G. Mills, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration

Presider:

James P. Dougherty, Adjunct Senior Fellow in Business and Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
February 20, 2013

This meeting is on the record.