-- Briefing Photos

2008
--08/20/08  Thomas H. Staal, Acting U.S. Agency for International Development Mission Director for Lebanon  FPC Roundtable Briefing on "Update on the Current USAID Activities in Lebanon."
--08/19/08  Matthew Bryza, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs FPC Briefing on the "Situtation in Georgia and Implications for the Caucuses."
--08/11/08  Carlos M. Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce FPC Briefing on "A Preview of the 2008 Americas Competitiveness Forum, August 17-19 in Atlanta, Ga."
--08/06/08  Janet Brown, Executive Director, Commission on Presidential Debates FPC Briefing on "Overview of the Presidential Debates."
--07/31/08  Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) FPC Briefing on "No Safe Haven for Human Rights Violators."
--07/18/08  James K. Glassman, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Washington FPC's 40th anniversary program with Under Secretary Glassman delivering the keynote address and cutting the anniversary cake.
--07/18/08  Panel of Former Foreign Press Center Directors and Foreign Journalists Washington FPC's Center 40th anniversary panel discussion with former directors and foreign journalists
--07/17/08  Scot Marciel, U.S. Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs and Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian & Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State FPC Briefing on "Preview of the ASEAN Regional Forum and ASEAN-U.S. Ministerial Meeting."
--07/15/08  James K. Glassman, Under Secretary, Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State FPC Briefing on "U.S. Public Diplomacy and the War of Ideas."
--06/24/08  Kellyanne Conway, President & CEO, The Polling Company, Inc., and Jefrey Polock, President, Global Strategy Group FPC Briefing on "Presidential Campaign Update: Overview of the Battleground States & The Key Issues."
--06/17/08  Vaughn Ververs, Senior Political Editor, CBS News FPC Briefing on the "2008 Elections - The Latest Post-Primary Overview."
--06/04/08  Ambassador Mark Lagon, Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, U.S. Department of State FPC Briefing on "The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report."
--06/03/08  Stewart A. Baker, Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security FPC Briefing on the "Implementation of the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA)."
--05/30/08  Susan Minushkin, Deputy Director, Pew Hispanic Center FPC Briefing on "The 2008 Elections and the Hispanic Vote."
--05/29/08  Elizabeth Dugan, Vice President of Programs, International Republican Institute and Patrick Merloe, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs FPC Briefing on "Promoting Democracy Around the Globe."
--05/29/08  Karlo Marcelo, Researcher, Center for Information and Research on Civil Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) FPC Briefing on "The Importance of the Youth Vote in the 2008 Elections"
--05/27/08  John Rood, Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security FPC Roundtable Briefing on "Proliferation Security Initiative."
--05/21/08  Ambassador Sada Cumber, Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) FPC Roundtable Briefing on "Ambassador Cumber's Vision for Collaboration with the OIC."
--05/21/08  General Dan K. McNeill, Commander, NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) - via videoconference FPC Videoconference Briefing on "NATO-ISAF Operations in Afghanistan."
--05/20/08  Captain John B. Nowell, Jr., Commodore of Africa Partnership Station 2008 FPC Briefing on "Africa Partnership Station: U.S. Naval Operations in West & Central Africa."
--05/20/08  Robert M. Kimmitt, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Treasury FPC Briefing on the "Palestine Investment Conference."
--05/20/08  Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs FPC Briefing on "A Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People."
--05/12/08  David Bohigian, Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce  FPC Briefing on "U.S. Open Investment Policies: Invest in America Week."
--05/01/08  Duncan L. Niederauer, CEO, NYSE Euronext FPC Briefing on "The Global Marketplace."
--04/29/08  R. Andrew De Pass, Head, Sustainable Development Investments, CITI Alternative Investments; John Eber, Head, Energy Investments, JP Morgan Capital Corporation; and Jeff Holzschuh, Vice Chairman in Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley FPC Briefing on "Market Based Solutions to Climate Change and Other Environmental Challenges."
--04/28/08  John Walters, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy FPC Briefing on "Emerging Transatlantic Drug Threats."
--04/24/08  Robert Mocny, Director, US-VISIT Program, Department of Homeland Security FPC Briefing on "US-VISIT Update."
--04/23/08  Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia FPC Briefing on "The Year Ahead in South and Central Asia."
--04/23/08  [Left to right] Timothy Trainer, Founder and President, Global Intellectual Property Strategy Center; Mr. Brad Huther, Senior Advisor, Global Intellectual Property Center, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; and Wayne Paugh, Acting U.S. Coordinator for IIPE FPC Briefing on "World Intellectual Property Day & Beyond: How the U.S. Government, Private Sector, and Academia Support International Outreach on Intellectual Property Rights."
--04/10/08  Philip Reeker, Counselor to Ambassador Ryan Crocker, U.S. Embassy Baghdad -- FPC Briefing on "Update from U.S. Embassy in Iraq."
--04/07/08  Dan Fried, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs FPC Briefing on "The NATO Summit"
--04/01/08  Jerry Gallegos, Superintendent, House Press Gallery; Joe Keenan, Superintendent, Senate Press Galley; and Olga Ramirez Kornacki, Director, Radio-TV Correspondents' Gallery FPC Briefing on "The Nuts and Bolts of Covering the 2008 National Conventions."
--03/31/08  Brigadier General Thomas W. Hartmann, Legal Adviser to the Convening Authority, Department of Defense, Office of Military Commissions FPC Briefing on "Military Commissions."
--03/19/08  Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian & Pacific Affairs FPC Briefing on "Moving Forward in 2008: The U.S.-East Asia Relationship."
--03/14/08  Recipients of the Second Annual International Women of Courage Award FPC Briefing with Recipients of the Second Annual International Women of Courage Award.
--03/11/08  John Rood, Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security FPC Briefing on "Missile Defense."
--03/06/08  James Kunder, Acting Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); and Kent Larson, Director of the USAID/Iraq Provincial Reconstruction Office in Baghdad FPC Briefing on "Recent USAID Developments In Iraq."
--03/03/08  Ambassador John Danilovich, CEO Millennium Challenge Corporation FPC Briefing on "U.S. Foreign Aid and Efforts in Combating Global Poverty; and Review of Announcements on Poverty Reduction During the President's Recent Trip to Africa."
--02/28/08  Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State FPC "Foreign Policy Discussion."
--02/28/08  Ann E. W. Stone, President, The Stone Group; Ronald Kaplan, Chairman and CEO, Action Products International; and Susan Magsamen, Creator and Consultant, Curiosity Kits, Action Products International FPC Briefing on "Toy Donation to Pakistani Children in Karachi and Lahore."
--02/27/08  Ambassador Susan Schwab, U.S. Trade Representative FPC Roundtable Briefing on "Update on Pending Free Trade Agreements with South Korea, Panama, and Colombia."
--02/27/08  Michael Barone, Senior Writer, U.S. News & World Report FPC Briefing on "The Race for the Delegates and Super Delegates."
--02/27/08  Robert M. Kimmitt, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Treasury FPC Briefing on "Department of Treasury International Agenda."
--02/26/08  David Resler, Chief Economist, Nomura Securities; Ken Goldstein, Chief Labor Economist, The Conference Board; and Michael Feroli, Executive Director & U.S. Economic Research for J.P. Morgan FPC Briefing on "The U.S. Economy: Wall Street Forecasts for the Year Ahead."
--02/22/08  Christopher A. Padilla, U.S. Commerce Under Secretary for International Trade FPC Roundtable Briefing on "President Bush's Economic Agenda."
--02/21/08  David Welch, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs FPC Briefing on "U.S. Policy Developments in the Middle East."
--02/11/08  Brigadier General Thomas W. Hartmann, Legal Adviser to the Convening Authority in the Department of Defense, Office of Military Commissions FPC Briefing on "Update on Detainee Military Commissions."
--02/11/08  Hilary O. Shelton, Director of the NAACP's Washington Bureau and Lorenzo Morris, Professor of Political Science, Howard University FPC Briefing on "Election 2008 - The African American Vote."
--02/06/08  Carols M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce FPC Roundtable Briefing on "Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez's Upcoming Trip to Jordan."
--02/05/08  John Fortier, American Enterprise Institute FPC Super Tuesday Program - "Winning the Delegate Count on Super Tuesday: An Assessment of the Candidate's Prospects"
--02/05/08  John Mercurio, The Hotline FPC Super Tuesday Program - "The 2008 Campaign: Covering the Coverage"
--02/05/08  John Zogby, Zogby International FPC Super Tuesday Program - "Elections 2008 - The Battle for the Middle Ground"
--02/05/08  Jonathan Margolis, Deputy Coordinator, Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State FPC Super Tuesday Program - Introduction to www.america.gov

--02/05/08  Thomas Mann, Brookings Institution FPC Super Tuesday Program - "Super Tuesday: The End of the Presidential Nominating Process or a Waystation on the Route to the National Party Convention?"
--01/30/08  Ambassador John J. Danilovich, Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) FPC Briefing on "The MCC at Four - U.S. Efforts in Combating Global Poverty."
--01/30/08  Robert A. Mocny, Director, US-Visit Program, Department of Homeland Security FPC Briefing on "US-Visit Transition to 10-Fingerprint Collection."
--01/23/08  Major General David M. Rodriguez, 82nd Airborne Division, Coalition Joint Task Force - 82 Regional Command-East FPC Briefing on "Afghanistan Update"
--01/22/08  Daryl P. Friedman, Vice President, Advocacy & Government Relations, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences FPC Briefing on the "50th Anniversary of the National Grammy Awards"
--01/22/08  Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs FPC Briefing on "The Western Hemisphere: 2007 in Review and Looking Ahead to 2008."
--01/16/08  Olafur Eliasson, Artist; Susan K. Freedman, Public Art Fund President; First Deputy Mayor Patricia Harris, City of New York; and George Fertitta, NYC & Company CEO FPC Briefing on the "Waterfalls Exhibit."

2007
--12/18/07  Ari Fleischer, Former Bush-Cheney 2000 & White House Spokesman FPC Briefing on "Preview of the 2008 Presidential Election."
--12/18/07  C. Boyden Gray, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union FPC Briefing on a "Report from Bali and the Way Forward."
--12/13/07  Dr. Michael Doran, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Support to Public Diplomacy, U.S. Department of Defense FPC Briefing on "Countering Terrorist Ideology."
--12/10/07  Chuck Todd, Political Director, NBC News FPC Briefing on "2008 Elections - The Big Picture - 576 Hours Until Iowa."
--12/10/07  Karen Hughes, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs FPC Briefing on "New Strategic Initiatives and Multimedia Tools to Help Better Tell America's Story Around the World."
--12/06/07  James L. Connaughton, Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality and Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky  FPC Briefing on "Preview of the U.S. Position at the December 2007 Bali Meeting on the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change."
--12/06/07  Paul McHale, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and America's Security Affairs FPC Briefing on "U.S. Homeland Defense Update."
--12/05/07  Ambassador Mary Carlin Yates, Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Activities, U.S. Africa Command FPC Briefing on "Issues Facing AFRICOM and the Unique Nature of Her Diplomatic Role as Deputy to the Commander in a U.S. Military Geographic Command."
--12/05/07  Denise A. Herbol, Deputy Mission Director, U.S. Agency for International Development FPC Roundtable Briefing on "U.S. Agency for International Development Activity in Iraq."
--12/05/07  Dr. Thomas A. Kenyon, Principal, Deputy Coordinator and Chief Medical Officer, Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator FPC Roundtable briefing on "Power of Partnership."
--12/04/07  Peter Beinart, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations; and Max Boot, Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations FPC Briefing on "Foreign Relations and Its Impact on the American Voter."
--11/30/07  Colonel Rick Kiernan FPC Briefing on "How to Cover the U.S. Military."
--11/29/07  Dr. James Zogby, President of the Arab American Institute FPC Briefing on "Arab Americans and the Middle East Policy in the 2008 U.S. Elections."
--11/20/07  Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff FPC Briefing on "U.S. National Security Strategy Update."
--11/20/07  Paul Morris, Director for Admissibility and Passenger Program, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection[left]; and Robert A. Mocny, Director, US-VISIT Program, Department of Homeland Security FPC Briefing on "US-VISIT Transition to 10-Fingerprint Collection."
--11/14/07  Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs FPC Briefing on "The Merida Initiative: United States-Mexico-Central America Security Cooperation."
--11/08/07  Ambassador Craig Stapleton, U.S. Ambassador to France FPC Roundtable Briefing on "U.S. - France and France - NATO Relations."
--11/08/07  Scot Marciel, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian & Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State FPC Briefing on "The Way Forward in Burma."
--10/18/07  Goran Lennmarker, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and Congressman Alcee Hastings FPC Briefing on the "Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)."
--10/16/07  Brigadier General Walsh, Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FPC Briefing on "U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Iraq Reconstruction Update."
--10/03/07  AFRICOM Commander General William E. Ward FPC Roundtable Briefing on "AFRICOM."
--10/03/07  Brigadier General Robert Holmes, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Deputy Director for Operations FPC Briefing on "U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Operational Update and Understanding the Asymmetric Conflict."
--10/02/07  Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs FPC Briefing on "Update on Six-Party Talks."
--09/27/07  Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs FPC Briefing on "U.S. Africa Policy with Focus on Sudan and the Horn of Africa."
--09/27/07  Karen Hughes, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs FPC Briefing on "Update on Recent Efforts in Public Diplomacy."
--09/24/07  Kristen Silverberg, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs FPC Briefing on "Secretary Rice's Schedule and U.S. Priorities at UN."
--09/20/07  Lieutenant Colonel Bob Bateman,U.S. Army Ranger; Colonel Norvell "Tex" De Atkine (Retired), U.S. Army; Charles Hunter, FSO, U.S. Department of State; and Colin Kahl, Fellow, Center for a New American Security, and Ass't Professor, Georgetwon U.  FPC Roundtabel Briefing on "Iraq: Next Steps After the Surge."
--09/18/07  Lieutenant General H. Steven Blum, Commander of the National Guard FPC Roundtable Briefing on "National Guard Update."
--09/18/07  Mike Allen, Chief Correspondent, Politico FPC Briefing on "2008 Elections: Campaign 101."
--09/12/07  Carlos Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce FPC Roundtable on "U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez's Upcoming Trip to Panama, Peru and Colombia."
--09/06/07  Ky Luu, Director, Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development FPC Roundtable Briefing on "U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance: Update on Hurricane Felix."
--08/29/07  Ambassador Susan Schwab, U.S. Trade Representative FPC Roundtable Briefing on "Pre-APEC Roundtable."
--08/01/07  Tom Casey, Deputy Spokesman, U.S. Department of State FPC Briefing on "Current Foreign Policy Issues."
--07/26/07  Ambassador Alan Holmer, Special Envoy for China and the Strategic Economic Dialogue FPC Briefing on "Preview of Treasury Secretary Paulson's Trip to China."
--07/10/07  Lt. Col. Robert Myles, PEO Soldier's Product Manager for Soldier Survivability FPC briefing on "The Upgrades Made to the Body Armor of the Improved Outer Tactical Vest (IOTV) for Soldiers Deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan."
--06/27/07  Karen Hughes, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs and James Kunder, Acting Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) FPC Briefing on "Expanding Outreach to the Muslim World."
--06/25/07  John P. Walters, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control and Kim Howells, Minister of State, Foreign Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom FPC Briefing on "A Comprehensive Approach to Counternarcotics in Afghanistan."
--06/22/07  Ryan Henry, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy FPC Briefing on "U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Update"
--06/21/07  Lieutenant General Jack C. Stultz, Chief of the U.S. Army Reserve and Commander of the U.S. Army Reserve Command FPC Briefing on "The Role of the U.S. Army Reserve in Humanitarian Assistance, Military-to-Military Training, and Civil Affairs Missions."
--06/20/07  Kelly Ryan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration; Vu Dang, Regional Director, International Rescue Committee/Suburban Washington Resettlement; Victor Tanner and Roberta Cohen, Brookings Institution FPC Briefing on "The World's Refugees: An Overview and Discussion on Resettlement."
--06/07/07  Iowa State Senator Brad Zaun; Susan Ramsey, Senior Vice President, Greater Des Moines Partnership; Iowa State Representative Jo Oldson; Terry Rich, Greater Des Moines Film Commission; and Brian Hurley, Greater Des Moines Convention & Visitors Bureau FPC Briefing on "Campaign 2008: Covering the First in the Nation - Iowa Caucuses - What You Need to Know Before You Land at the Des Moines International Airport."
--06/05/07  Craig Newmark, Founder of Craigslist and Craigslist Foundation FPC Briefing on "Craig Newmark and the Craigslist Foundation."
--05/31/07  Clay Lowery, Acting Under Secretary for International Affairs, U.S. Treasury Department FPC Briefing on "Preview of Remarks to the Institutional Investors 4th Annual China Investment Forum."
--05/24/07  U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Robert Holmes, Deputy Director of Operations, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) FPC Briefing on "CENTCOM's 27-Nation Area of Responsibility As Well As Its Past, Present and Future."
--05/18/07  Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs FPC Briefing on "Scene Setter for the Sixth AGOA Forum"
--05/02/07  Jimbo Wales, Founder of Wikipedia FPC Briefing on "Wikipedia - American Business Leaders Series."
--05/01/07  Israel Hernandez, U.S. Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary for Trade Promotion and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service FPC Briefing on "International Trade: It Is Easier Now Than Ever."
--04/30/07  Ambassador C. Boyden Gray, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union FPC Briefing on "U.S.-European Union: A Post-Summit Readout"
--04/25/07  Kurt Volker, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs FPC briefing on "Key Issues at the NATO Ministerial."
--04/23/07  Ellen Sauerbreay, U.S. Department of State Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration FPC Briefing on "Outcomes of the United Nations Geneva Conference on Displaced Iraqis."
--04/23/07  Kurt Volker, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs FPC Briefing on "Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Transatlantic Community: Trade, Economics, Climate Change, and Global Cooperation."
--04/19/07  J. Scott Carpenter, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs FPC Briefing on "Syria and the Assad Regime: Another Missed Opportunity."
--04/18/07  Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Counsel for Campaign Finance Reform Project, The Democracy Program, Brennan Center for Justice, New York University School of Law, and Richard Briffault, Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation,Columbia University Law School FPC Briefing on "Campaign Finance and the 2008 Presidential Election."
--04/13/07  Ben Ginsberg, Partner, Patton Boggs and NBC New Contributor
--04/11/07  Thomas Fuentes, Special Agent, Office of International Operations, Federal Bureau of Investigation FPC Briefing on the "FBI's International Operations."
--04/04/07  Ambassador Frank Wisner, the Secretary of State's Special Envoy for Kosovo Final Status Talks FOC Briefing on "Kosovo Final Status Issues."
--03/28/07  Air Force Lt. Gen. Henry A. Obering, Director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency; and Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs FPC Briefing on "Missile Defense and Europe."
--03/23/07  U.S. Department of State Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey; Lawrence Bartlett, Deputy Director, Asia and Near East Assistance Office; Whitney Reitz, Overseas Processing Section Chief, Bureau of PRM FPC Roundtable Briefing on "Iraqi Refugees."
--03/13/07  Israel Hernandez, U.S. Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary for Trade Promotion and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service; and Ed Burton, President and Managing Director of the U.S. Saudi Arabian Business Council FPC Roundtable on "Business Developmet Mission to Saudi Arabia for the U.S. Saudi Arabian Business Council."
--03/06/07  Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs FPC Briefing on "Readout on North Korea Six-Party Talks U.S.-DPRK Working Group Meetings in New York."
--02/28/07  Tim and Nina Zagat, Co-Founders of the Zagat Survey FPC Briefing on "The Zagat Survey, Company Origins, Overview and Objectives."
--02/22/07  Dan Fried, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs and Air Force Lt. General Henry A. Obering, Director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency FPC Briefing on "U.S. Missile Defense Plans for Europe."
--02/21/07  General T. Michael Mosely, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force FPC Briefing on "Ongoing Engagement of the U.S. Airforce in the Global War on Terror"
--02/09/07  Rear Adm. Robert Moeller, Special Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Central Command; Ms. Theresa Whelan, Deputy Asst. Secretary of Defense for African Affairs; and Ambassador Robert Loftis, Senior Advisor to the Bureau of Political and Military Affairs,DOS FPC Briefing on "U.S. To Establish New U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM)."
--02/09/07  U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez FPC Briefing on "Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez's Upcoming Trip to India."
--01/31/07  U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez FPC Briefng on "Upcoming Trip by U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez on Feburary 1 for Meeting with Mexican Government Officials to Discuss U.S.-Mexican Cooperation on Enhanced Commerce and Competitiveness in the Western Hemisphere."

--01/25/07  Caleb McCarry, Cuba Transition Coordinator  -- FPC Roundtable on "U.S. Policy on the Future of Cuba After Fidel Castro."
--01/25/07  James L. Connaughton, Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality and Alexander Karsner, Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy FPC Briefing on "The President's Plan on Reducing Gasoline Usage and Strengthening America's Energy Security."
--01/17/07  John Lonski, Chief Economist, Moody's Investor Service; David Resler, Managing Director and Chief Economist, Nomura Securities International, Inc.; and Steven Wieting, Managing Director, Economic & Market Analysis, Citigroup Investment FPC Briefing on "The U.S. Economy: Wall Street Forecasts for the Year Ahead."
--01/16/07  Bob Jacksta, Executive Director of Passenger Security and Facilitation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS and Frank Moss, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Passport Services FPC Briefing on "Update on Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative"
--01/12/07  David Bohigian, Assistant Secretary of Commerce FPC Roundtable on "Upcoming Visit to U.S.-Mexico Border Region to Identify Ways of Improving Trade Efficiency Along the Border"

2006
--12/20/06  Karen Harbert, Assistant Secretary for International Relations and Policy, U.S. Department of Energy FPC Roundtable on "Secretary of Energy Bodman's Trip to Asia and the Five Party Ministerial Meetings."
--12/20/06  Paul Rosenzweig, Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Counselor to the Assistant Secretary for the Policy and Acting Assistant Secretary for International Affairs FPC Briefing on "Review of 2006 for the Department of Homeland Security and Priorities for 2007"
--12/12/06  Sue Saarnio, Special Advisor for Conflict Diamonds, U.S. Department of State FPC Briefing on "Conflict Diamonds."
--12/05/06  Former Congressmen Vic Fazio (D) and Robert Walker (R) FPC Briefing on "Preview of the 110th Congress."
--11/30/06  James L. Connaughton, Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) FPC Briefing on "The President's Comprehensive Climate Strategy and the Clean Coal Initiative."
--11/13/06  Ambassador James F. Jeffrey, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs FPC Roundtable on "U.S. Policy Toward Iran."
--11/09/06  Ambassador Susan Schwab, United States Trade Representative FPC Roundtable  on "APEC Ministerial and Summit Meetings."
--11/09/06  David Bohigan, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Market Access and Compliance FPC Roundtable on "Issues Affecting the Bilateral Trade and Investment Climate Between the U.S. and the U.A.E, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia."
--11/03/06  Chuck Todd, National Journal Columnist and Editor-In-Chief of Hotline FPC Briefing on the "Countdown to the 2006 Midterm Elections."
--11/02/06  Dr. James Cox, Professor and Head of Radiation Oncology Division, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center FPC Roundtable on "Advanced Cancer Treatment Technology from M.D. Anderson Cancer Center."
--10/27/06  Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs FPC Roundtable on the "Upcoming Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo."
--10/26/06  Ambassador David Satterfield, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State and Coordinator for Iraq FPC Briefing on "Update on Iraq."
--10/25/06  John Zogby, President, Zogby International FPC Briefing on "Preview of the 2006 Midterm Elections."
--10/24/06  US EUCOM and NATO SACEUR General Jones FPC Roundtable on "Update on NATO Operations in Afghanistan."
--10/20/06  David Bohigian, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce FPC Briefing on "U.S.-Mexico Trade Relationship."
--10/19/06  John B. Bellinger, III, State Department Legal Advisor FPC Briefing on "The Military Commissions Act of 2006."
--10/03/06  John A. Thain, CEO, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Inc. FPC Briefing on "Update on NYSE Group, Inc. Initiatives."
--10/03/06  Tom Casey, Deputy Spokesman, U.S. Department of State  FPC Briefing on "U.S. Foreign Policy Update."
--09/12/06  Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, Former Deputy Director, Plans and Strategy (J5), US Central Command FPC Roundtable on "Five Years After 9/11-Looking Forward on the War on Terrorism: Current Coalition Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan."
--09/08/06  The Honorable Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of the City of New York FPC Briefing on "Report on Lower Manhattan and New York City's Progress Five Years After 9/11."
--09/07/06  Cully Stimson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Detainee Affairs, DOD, Lt. Gen. John Kimmons, Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence and Brigadier General Thomas L. Hemingway, Legal Adviser to the Appointing Authority, Office of Military Commissions FPC Briefing on "Department of Defense Directive on Detainee Operations, the Release of the Army Field Manual for Human Intelligence Collection and an Update on Military Commissions."
--09/07/06  John Bellinger III, State Department Legal Advisor FPC Briefing on "Update on Detainee Issues and Military Commissions Legislation."
--09/06/06  Robert Joseph, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security FPC Briefing on "Update on Iran Nuclear Issue"
--08/24/06  Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs FPC Briefing on "Stopping Genocide in Darfur: Ongoing U.S. Efforts and Working with the UN Security Council."
--08/23/06  Thomas Shannon, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs FPC Briefing on "U.S. Policy Toward Cuba"
--08/22/06  William J. Garvelink, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Agency for International Development FPC Roundtable on "Humanitarian Assistance to Lebanon."
--08/16/06  Dikembe Mutombo, NBA Houston Rockets FPC Briefing on "Dikembe Mutombo's Upcoming Trip to Kenshasa to Open a Hospital and Participation in the NBA's Basketball Without Borders Africa Program."
--08/15/06  C. David Welch, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs FPC Briefing on "Middle East Update."
--08/01/06  Carlos Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce FPC Briefing on "Recent Trip to Peru on Friday July 28, 2006 and Broader Hemispheric Issues."
--07/27/06  James Kunder, Assistant Administrator for Asia and the Near East, USAID FPC Briefing on "Update on Humanitarian Assistance to Lebanon"
--07/25/06  Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs FPC Briefing on "Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo."
--07/21/06  Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs FPC Briefing on "East Asia Update."
--07/21/06  Matthew Bryza, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs FPC Briefing on "Readout from Recent Trip to Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus"
--07/18/06  Jason Hafemeister, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for WTO Agriculture Negotiations FPC Briefing on "Agriculture & The Doha Round of WTO Negotiations"
--07/17/06  Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia FPC Briefing on "South and Central Asia Update."
--07/11/06  Daniel Libeskind, Author of the Master Plan for Ground Zero and the World Trade Center Site FPC Briefing on the "Status/Progress of the World Trade Center Site."
--06/26/06  J. Adam Ereli, Deputy Spokesman, U.S. Department of State FPC Briefing on "U.S. Foreign Policy Update."
--06/21/06  Chuck Todd, National Journal Contributing Editor; Editor-in-Chief, The Hotline; and MSNBC Political Commentator FPC Briefing on "The 2006 Midterm Elections."
--06/19/06  Kelly Ryan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration FPC briefing on "World Refugee Day 2006 - The U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program."
--06/15/06  Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Founder, Cordoba Initiative; Daisy Kahn, Executive Director, American Society for Muslim Advancement; Sayyed Mirza, Project Manager, Reframing Perceptions of Islam and Muslims, East West Center; and Omar Amanat, Entrepreneur FPC Roundtable on the "Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow Forum."
--06/09/06  Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security FPC Briefing on the "G8 Summit and Related Issues."
--06/05/06  John Miller, Assistant Director, Office of Public Affairs, Federal Bureau of Investigation FPC Briefing on "FBI's Work with Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, Criminal Investigation, and Cyber Crime."
--06/01/06  Dr. Mark R. Dybul, Acting United States Global AIDS Coordinator FPC Briefing on "The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief."
--05/24/06  International Panel on Fissile Materials (IPFM) FPC Roundtable on IPFM's Mission and Upcoming First Annual Report
--05/22/06  Ambassador James Jeffrey, Senior Adviser for Secretary of State and Coordinator for Iraq FPC Briefing on "Iraq Update."
--05/22/06  Hector V. Barreto, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration FPC Briefing on "Programs and Topics of Interest to the U.S. Small Business Administration."
--05/22/06  Sunil K. Gulati, Columbia University Professor of Economics and President of the U.S. Soccer Federation FPC Briefing on "U.S. Soccer on the Eve of the 2006 World Cup."
--05/16/06  Clay Lowery, Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, U.S. Department of Treasury FPC Briefing on the "Upcoming Annual Meeting of the European Bank for Reconstruction Development in London and the African Development Bank Meetings in Burkina Faso."
--05/12/06  Paul Browne, Deputy Commissioner for Public Information, New York Police Department FPC Briefing on "Update on NYPD Press Credentialing and Covering New York City."
--05/11/06  Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Ambassador Jendayi Frazer and Deputy Assistant Secretary for West African Affairs and Economic Policy Linda Thomas-Greenfield FPC Briefing on the "Announcement of AGOA V Forum 2006."
--05/10/06  Admiral Gary Roughead, Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet FPC Briefing on "Deployment of Hospital Ship 'Mercy' and Current Pacific Command Operations."
--04/28/06  Victor Renuart, Joint Staff Lieutenant General FPC Roundtable on "War on Terror."
--04/27/06  Michael Braun, Chief of Operations, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Assistant Commissioner Raf Souccar, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Federal and International Operations FPC Briefing on "Combating the Global Drug Threat: Scene Setter for the 2006 International Drug Enforcement Conference."
--04/26/06  Michael Hess, USAID Assistant Administrator for the Bureau of Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance FPC Briefing on "USAID Update on Food Crisis in the Horn of Africa"
--04/26/06  Timothy Adams, Under Secretary for International Affairs, U.S. Treasury Department FPC Briefing on the "Upcoming Asian Development Bank Meetings and India Visit."
--04/24/06  Kurt Volker, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs and Matt Bryza, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs FPC Briefing on "Secretary Rice's Participation in NATO Ministerial and Visits to Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria."
--04/18/06  Carlos M. Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce FPC Briefing on "U.S. - China Trade Relations and Chinese President Hu Jintao's Vist."
--04/11/06  John Miller, Assistant Director for Public Affairs, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice FPC Briefing on "Combating Global Terrorism and Crime."
--04/10/06  John Walters, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy FPC Roundtable on "Counternarcotics Efforts in Afghanistan: Recent Progress and European Support for Institutional Stability."
--04/06/06  Adam Ereli, Deputy Spokesman, U.S. Department of State  FPC Briefing on "U.S. Foreign Policy Update."
--03/30/06  Clay Lowery, Assistant Secretary of State for International Affairs, U.S. Department of Treasury  FPC Briefing on "Poverty Reduction Efforts in Latin America and the Agenda for the Annual Inter-American Development Bank Meetings in Belo Horizonte, Brazil."
--03/23/06  David Welch, Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State  FPC Briefing on "Middle East Update."
--03/22/06  R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State FPC Briefing on "U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement."
--03/13/06  Dr. Emilio Gonzalez, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services FPC Briefing on "U.S. Immigration Policy and National Security."
--03/09/06  Ambassador John R. Bolton, Permanent Representative to the UN FPC Briefing on "The Human Rights Commission and UN Management Reform."
--03/08/06  Barry F. Lowenkron, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of State FPC Briefing on "The Release of the State Department's 2005 Annual Report on Human Rights."
--03/02/06  David J. Kramer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs FPC Briefing on "Elections in Belarus and Ukraine."
--03/01/06  Anne W. Patterson, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs FPC Briefing on "The 2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report."
--02/28/06  Helle Dale, Heritage Foundation and Robert O. Boorstin, Center for American Progress FPC Briefing on the "Influence of Think Tanks on U.S. Foreign Policy Formulation."
--02/28/06  James McGann, Director, Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute FPC Briefing on "The Development of Think Tanks as Catalysts for Ideas and Action in the U.S. Political System."
--02/28/06  Tala Dowlatshahi, New York Director for Reporters Without Borders FPC Briefing on "Reporters Without Borders."
--02/24/06  Dawn Liberi, Mission Director for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Iraq FPC Briefing on "Iraq Reconstruction Update."
--02/21/06  Brigadier General Mark T. Kimmitt, Deputy Director, Plans and Strategy, (J5), U.S. Central Command FPC Briefing on "The Long Global War Against Violent Extremism, Current Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and NATO Issues."
--02/16/06  Clay Sell, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy; and Robert Joseph, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security FPC Briefing on "Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP)."
--02/15/06  John B. Bellinger III, State Department Legal Advisor FPC Briefing on "Update on U.S. Detainee Policy and Criminal Prosecutions in Iraq."
--02/09/06  C. David Welch, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs FPC Briefing on "Middle East Update."
--02/08/06  General James Jones, NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR) and US European Command (EUCOM) Commander FPC Briefing on "Current Allied Command Operations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia."
--02/06/06  Robert Joseph, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security FPC Briefing on the "Results of the IAEA Emergency Meeting on Iran - the U.S. View."
--02/06/06  Ryan Henry, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and Rear Admiral Terry Blake, Deputy Director for Resources and Acquisition, Joint Staff FPC Briefing on the "Release to Congress of the US Military's Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) Report."
--01/27/06  Ambassador Ronald Neumann, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan FPC Briefing on "Scene Setter for The London Conference on Afghanistan - January 31-February 1, 2006."
--01/26/06  Michael J. Olivier, Secretary of Economic Development for Louisiana, and Don Pierson, Assistant Secretary of Louisiana Economic Development FPC Briefing on "Rebuilding New Orleans and Louisiana"
--01/25/06  Bart van Ark, Director, International Economic Research, The Conference Board, and Catherine Guillemineau, Economist, The Conference Board FPC Briefing on "Preview of The Conference Board Report on Global Productivity."
--01/19/06  Brian Katulis, Research Consultant and Analyst FPC Briefing on "Polls: An Important Tool on the Journalist's Workbench."
--01/18/06  John Shallman, New York Region Communications Director, Social Security Administration FPC Briefing on "A Social Security Number: Do I Need One As A Foreign Journalist?"
--01/10/06  Jim Williams, Director, US-VISIT, Department of Homeland Security FPC Briefing on "Coming to America: US-VISIT and U.S. Visa Waiver Program Updates."