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Leslie H. Gelb

President Emeritus and Board Senior Fellow

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U.S. foreign policy; national security; Russia; Middle East.

CFR Events

General Meeting ⁄ New York

Lessons of Diplomacy: An Event in Memory of Richard C. Holbrooke

Speakers:

Christopher R. Hill, Dean, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver; Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and former Special Envoy to Kosovo, U.S. Department of State, Vali R. Nasr, Professor of International Politics, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University; Former Senior Adviser to the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. Department of State, Frank G. Wisner, International Affairs Adviser, Patton Boggs, LLP; Former Ambassador to Zambia, Philippines, Egypt, and India, and former Foreign Service Officer, Vietnam, U.S. Department of State

Presider:

Leslie H. Gelb, President Emeritus and Board Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
January 17, 2012 5:30-6:00 p.m. - Reception
6:00-7:15 p.m. - Meeting
7:15-8:00 p.m. - Cocktail Reception

This meeting is not for attribution.

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General Meeting ⁄ New York

Lessons of Diplomacy: An Event in Memory of Richard C. Holbrooke

Speakers:

Christopher R. Hill, Dean, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver; Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and former Special Envoy to Kosovo, U.S. Department of State, Vali R. Nasr, Professor of International Politics, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University; Former Senior Adviser to the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. Department of State, Frank G. Wisner, International Affairs Adviser, Patton Boggs, LLP; Former Ambassador to Zambia, Philippines, Egypt, and India, and former Foreign Service Officer, Vietnam, U.S. Department of State

Presider:

Leslie H. Gelb, President Emeritus and Board Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
January 17, 2012 5:30-6:00 p.m. - Reception
6:00-7:15 p.m. - Meeting
7:15-8:00 p.m. - Cocktail Reception

This meeting is not for attribution.

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General Meeting ⁄ New York

Lessons of Diplomacy: An Event in Memory of Richard C. Holbrooke

Speakers:

Christopher R. Hill, Dean, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver; Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and former Special Envoy to Kosovo, U.S. Department of State, Vali R. Nasr, Professor of International Politics, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University; Former Senior Adviser to the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. Department of State, Frank G. Wisner, International Affairs Adviser, Patton Boggs, LLP; Former Ambassador to Zambia, Philippines, Egypt, and India, and former Foreign Service Officer, Vietnam, U.S. Department of State

Presider:

Leslie H. Gelb, President Emeritus and Board Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
January 17, 2012 5:30-6:00 p.m. - Reception
6:00-7:15 p.m. - Meeting
7:15-8:00 p.m. - Cocktail Reception

This meeting is not for attribution.

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Guest Event ⁄ New York

Reflections on Citizen Revolt in the Middle East

Panelists:

Rima Afifi, Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Education, American University of Beirut, Rami Khouri, Director, Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, American University of Beirut, Karim Makdisi, Assistant Professor of Political Studies, American University of Beirut, Rami Zurayk, Professor of Land and Water Resources, American University of Beirut

Presider:

Leslie H. Gelb, President Emeritus and Board Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

Introductory Speaker:

Peter Dorman, President, American University of Beirut
May 18, 2011 5:30-6:00 p.m. - Reception
6:00-7:00 p.m. - Meeting

This meeting is on the record.

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Guest Event ⁄ New York

Reflections on Citizen Revolt in the Middle East

Panelists:

Rima Afifi, Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Education, American University of Beirut, Rami Khouri, Director, Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, American University of Beirut, Karim Makdisi, Assistant Professor of Political Studies, American University of Beirut, Rami Zurayk, Professor of Land and Water Resources, American University of Beirut

Presider:

Leslie H. Gelb, President Emeritus and Board Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

Introductory Speaker:

Peter Dorman, President, American University of Beirut
May 18, 2011 5:30-6:00 p.m. - Reception
6:00-7:00 p.m. - Meeting

This meeting is on the record.

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General Meeting ⁄ New York

U.S. Strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan: Report of a CFR-Sponsored Independent Task Force

Panelists:

James Dobbins, Director, International Security and Defense Policy Center, National Security Research Division, RAND Corporation; Member, Independent Task Force on U.S. Strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Robert Grenier, Chairman, ERG Partners; Member, Independent Task Force on U.S. Strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations; Director, Independent Task Force on U.S. Strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan

Presider:

Leslie H. Gelb, President Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations

Introductory Speaker:

Anya Schmemann, Director, Task Force Program, Council on Foreign Relations
December 16, 2010 12:30-1:00 p.m. - Lunch
1:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m. - Meeting

This meeting is on the record.

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General Meeting ⁄ New York

U.S. Strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan: Report of a CFR-Sponsored Independent Task Force

Panelists:

James Dobbins, Director, International Security and Defense Policy Center, National Security Research Division, RAND Corporation; Member, Independent Task Force on U.S. Strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Robert Grenier, Chairman, ERG Partners; Member, Independent Task Force on U.S. Strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations; Director, Independent Task Force on U.S. Strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan

Presider:

Leslie H. Gelb, President Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations

Introductory Speaker:

Anya Schmemann, Director, Task Force Program, Council on Foreign Relations
December 16, 2010 12:30-1:00 p.m. - Lunch
1:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m. - Meeting

This meeting is on the record.

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General Meeting ⁄ New York

Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue Foreign Policy

Speaker:

Leslie H. Gelb, President Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations; Author, Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue Foreign Policy

Presider:

Peter G. Peterson, Founder and Chairman, Peter G. Peterson Foundation; Chairman Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations
March 18, 2009 5:30-6:00 p.m. - Reception
6:00-7:00 p.m. - Meeting
7:00-8:00 p.m. - Cocktail Reception and Book Signing

This meeting is not for attribution.

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General Meeting ⁄ New York

Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue Foreign Policy

Speaker:

Leslie H. Gelb, President Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations; Author, Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue Foreign Policy

Presider:

Peter G. Peterson, Founder and Chairman, Peter G. Peterson Foundation; Chairman Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations
March 18, 2009 5:30-6:00 p.m. - Reception
6:00-7:00 p.m. - Meeting
7:00-8:00 p.m. - Cocktail Reception and Book Signing

This meeting is not for attribution.

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General Meeting ⁄ New York

Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue Foreign Policy

Speaker:

Leslie H. Gelb, President Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations; Author, Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue Foreign Policy

Presider:

Peter G. Peterson, Founder and Chairman, Peter G. Peterson Foundation; Chairman Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations
March 18, 2009 5:30-6:00 p.m. - Reception
6:00-7:00 p.m. - Meeting
7:00-8:00 p.m. - Cocktail Reception and Book Signing

This meeting is not for attribution.

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General Meeting ⁄ New York

A Conversation with Fouad Ajami

Speaker:

Fouad Ajami, Author, The Foreigner’s Gift: The Americans, the Arabs, and the Iraqis in Iraq; and M. Khadduri Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

Presider:

Leslie H. Gelb, President Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations
July 11, 2006

This meeting is on the record.

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General Meeting ⁄ Washington

Iraq: The Way Forward: Session 1

Speaker:

Leslie H. Gelb, President Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations

Presider:

Judy Woodruff, Broadcast journalist and former CNN anchor
September 26, 2005

This meeting is not for attribution.

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