The David A. Morse Lecture

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.

Morse Lectures:

General Meeting ⁄ New York

The David A. Morse Lecture: A Conversation with Yukiya Amano

Speaker:

Yukiya Amano, Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency

Presider:

Albert Carnesale, Chancellor Emeritus and Professor, University of California, Los Angeles

Harold Pratt House
58 East 68th Street
New York, NY, 10065

November 9, 2010 5:30-6:00 p.m. - Reception
6:00-7:00 p.m. - Meeting
7:00-7:30 p.m. - Cocktail Reception

This meeting is on the record.

General Meeting ⁄ New York

The David A. Morse Lecture: A Conversastion with Desmond Tutu

Speaker:

Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus; Nobel Peace Laureate

Presider:

Peggy Dulany, Chair, The Synergos Institute

58 East 68th Street
New York, NY, 10065

March 8, 2010 12:30-1:00 p.m. - Lunch
1:00-2:00 p.m. - Meeting

This meeting is on the record.

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General Meeting ⁄ New York

The David A. Morse Lecture with Michelle Bachelet

Speaker:

Michelle Bachelet, President, Republic of Chile

Presider:

Garrick Utley, President, The Levin Institute

58 East 68th Street
New York, NY, 10065

September 25, 2008 12:30-1:00 p.m. - Lunch
1:00-2:00 p.m. - Meeting

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General Meeting ⁄ New York

The David A. Morse Lecture: A Conversation with Ban Ki-moon

Speakers:

Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General, United Nations, Brian D. Williams, Anchor and Managing Editor, NBC Nightly News

58 East 68th Street
New York, NY, 10065

May 13, 2008 12:15-1:00 p.m. - Buffet Lunch Reception
1:00-2:00 p.m. - Meeting

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Conference

The United Nations and Global Security in the 21st Century

Presider:

Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations

Speaker:

Kofi Annan, Secretary-General, United Nations
July 11, 2005

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General Meeting

The David A. Morse Lecture with Kofi Annan: The United Nations and Global Security in the 21st Century

Presider:

Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations

Speaker:

Kofi Annan, Secretary-General, United Nations
March 16, 2004

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General Meeting

The David A. Morse Lecture

Presider:

Peter G. Peterson, Chairman, Blackstone Group

Speaker:

Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader, U.S. House of Representatives
March 7, 2003

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General Meeting

A Conversation with Vicente Fox

Speaker:

Vicente Fox, President, Mexico
November 9, 2001

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General Meeting

A Conversation with Madeleine Albright

Presider:

Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Historian; former Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy

Speaker:

Madeleine K. Albright, Chairman, National Democratic Institute; Secretary of State (1997-2001)
April 2, 2001

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National Program Meeting

Beyond Border Control: New Approaches to Policing Global Commerce for Migrants, Thugs, and Terrorists

Panelist:

John E. Rielly, President, Chicago Council on Foreign Relations

Speaker:

Stephen E. Flynn, Senior Fellow, National Security, Council on Foreign Relations
March 21, 2001

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General Meeting

The Challenge of Kosovo

Presider:

Reynold Levy, President, International Rescue Committee

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)
March 6, 2000

This meeting is not for attribution.

General Meeting

Human Development: The Other Crisis

Presider:

Peter G. Peterson

Speaker:

James D. Wolfensohn, President, The World Bank
February 2, 1999

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General Meeting

The 50th Anniversary of the Universal Human Rights Declarations

Presider:

Arthur Schlesinger Jr.

Speaker:

Mary Robinson, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR), United Nations
June 2, 1998

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General Meeting

The Future of Israel and the Peace Process: An Opposition View

Presider:

David Rockefeller, Honorary Chairman,, Council on Foreign Relations

Speaker:

Shimon Peres, Leader, Labor Party and former Prime Minister, Israel
May 8, 1997

This meeting is not for attribution.