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September 1, 1997 - Present
The David A. Morse Lecture was inaugurated in 1994, and supports an annual meeting and dinner with a distinguished speaker. It honors the memory of David A. Morse, an active Council on Foreign Relations member for nearly 30 years, a lawyer, a public servant, and an internationalist. Morse lecturers are invited to focus on one of David Morse’s many concerns, which included North-South relations, human rights, international organizations and labor, conflict resolution, and relations with Asia. The lecture program is funded by gifts from Council members and friends of the Morse family.
Meetings
The David A. Morse Lecture with Michelle Bachelet
Related Project: David A. Morse Lecture Series
| Speaker: | Michelle Bachelet, President, Republic of Chile |
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| Presider: | Garrick Utley, President, The Levin Institute |
Transcript: A Conversation With Michelle Bachelet
Audio: The David A. Morse Lecture with Michelle Bachelet (Audio)
Video: The David A. Morse Lecture with Michelle Bachelet (Video)
This meeting is on the record.
The David A. Morse Lecture: A Conversation with Ban Ki-moon
Related Project: David A. Morse Lecture Series
| Speakers: | Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General, United Nations |
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| Brian D. Williams, Anchor and Managing Editor, NBC Nightly News |
The United Nations and Global Security in the 21st Century
Related Project: David A. Morse Lecture Series
| Presider: | Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Kofi Annan, Secretary-General, United Nations |
The David A. Morse Lecture with Kofi Annan: The United Nations and Global Security in the 21st Century
Related Project: David A. Morse Lecture Series
| Presider: | Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Kofi Annan, Secretary-General, United Nations |
** Seating Is Limited**
The David A. Morse Lecture
Related Project: David A. Morse Lecture Series
| Presider: | Peter G. Peterson, Chairman, Blackstone Group |
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| Speaker: | Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader, U.S. House of Representatives |
A Conversation with Vicente Fox
Related Project: David A. Morse Lecture Series
| Speaker: | Vicente Fox, President, Mexico |
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A Conversation with Madeleine Albright
Related Project: David A. Morse Lecture Series
| Presider: | Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Historian; former Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy |
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| Speaker: | Madeleine K. Albright, Chairman, National Democratic Institute; Secretary of State (1997-2001) |
This meeting will be live webcast.
Members do not need to register for the meeting in order to view the webcast.
Beyond Border Control: New Approaches to Policing Global Commerce for Migrants, Thugs, and Terrorists
Related Projects: Study Group on Globalization and the Future of Border Control, David A. Morse Lecture Series
| Panelist: | John E. Rielly, President, Chicago Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Stephen E. Flynn, Senior Fellow, National Security, Council on Foreign Relations |
The Challenge of Kosovo
Related Project: David A. Morse Lecture Series
| Presider: | Reynold Levy, President, International Rescue Committee |
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| Speaker: | Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the U.N. Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo; Founder, Medécins Sans Frontières (1999 Nobel Peace Prize winner) |
Human Development: The Other Crisis
Related Project: David A. Morse Lecture Series
| Presider: | Peter G. Peterson |
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| Speaker: | James D. Wolfensohn, President, The World Bank |
The social repercussions of the global financial crisis have only begun to erode stability in developing countries. James Wolfensohn will address how a new development framework could make significant changes and the role international financial organizations must play.
The 50th Anniversary of the Universal Human Rights Declarations
Related Project: David A. Morse Lecture Series
| Presider: | Arthur Schlesinger Jr. |
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| Speaker: | Mary Robinson, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR), United Nations |
The Future of Israel and the Peace Process: An Opposition View
Related Project: David A. Morse Lecture Series
| Presider: | David Rockefeller, Honorary Chairman,, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Shimon Peres, Leader, Labor Party and former Prime Minister, Israel |
Explore international efforts to curb nuclear proliferation with a new interactive from CFR's program on International Institutions and Global Governance.
The Canadian oil sands present an important challenge to policymakers: they promise energy security benefits but present climate change problems. Michael A. Levi assesses the energy security and climate change effects of the oil sands and makes recommendations for U.S. policymakers within the context of broader bilateral relations with Canada.
This report explores an important element of the maritime policy regime: the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Author Scott G. Borgerson examines the international negotiations that led to the convention, the history of debates in the United States over whether to join it, and the strategic importance of the oceans for U.S. foreign policy today.
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In War of Necessity, War of Choice, Richard N. Haass contrasts the decisions that shaped the conduct of two wars between the United States and Iraq involving the two presidents Bush and Saddam Hussein, and writes an authoritative, personal account of how U.S. foreign policy is made, what it should seek, and how it should be pursued.
In Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, Julia E. Sweig presents a remarkably accessible portrait of Cuba’s unique place on the world stage over the past fifty years, including its internal politics, its often fraught relationship with the United States, and its shifting relationship with the global community.
As Ray Takeyh shows in Guardians of the Revolution, behind the famous personalities and extremist slogans of Iran is a nation that is far more pragmatic—and complex—than many in the West have been led to believe.
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For more information on the David Rockefeller Studies Program, contact:
Sebastian Mallaby
Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for
Geoeconomic Studies, Deputy Director of Studies, and Paul A. Volcker Senior
Fellow for International Economics
smallaby@cfr.org
Janine Hill
Deputy Director of Studies Administration
+1.212.434.9753
jhill@cfr.org
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