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2004


--12/02/04  Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative, U.S. Department of State and David W. Conover, Director, Climate Change Technology Program, U.S. Department of Energy FPC Briefing on "An Overview of U.S. Global Climate Change Policy in Advance of the Upcoming Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (Buenos Aires, December 6-17)."
--12/02/04  John Danforth, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Tony Hall, Ambassador to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture FPC DVC Briefing on "Discussion on Sudan."
--12/01/04  Mayor John Hickenlooper of Denver, Colorado and Tom Clark, Executive Vice President of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation FPC Roundtable on "Issues and Opportunities Facing U.S. Local Governments: The Example of Denver, Colorado."
--11/29/04  Secretary Thomas Thompson, Department of Health and Human Services FPC Briefing on the "Latest Developments in Countering the Global Scourge of HIV/AIDS."
--11/18/04  Lieutenant General Lance Smith, Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Central Command FPC Briefing on "Central Command and the Global War on Terrorism."
--11/16/04  Andrew Natsios, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development FPC Roundtable on "Sudan, Afghanistan and Iraq."
--11/16/04  Arthur E. Dewey, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, Department of State FPC Briefing on "Global Refugees Situations and Proposed Refugee Admissions for FY-2005 -- Report to the Congress and U.S. Goals for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights."
--11/16/04  Richard Mills, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Public and Media Affairs, Office of the United States Trade Representative FPC Briefing on "U.S. Trade Policy: A Discussion."
--11/10/04  Alan Larson, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs and Faryar Shirzad, Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs and Deputy National Security Advisor FPC Briefing on the "Forum for the Future Meeting in Morocco, December 11, 2004."
--11/09/04  Paul Applegarth, CEO, Millennium Challenge Corporation FPC Briefing on the "Millennium Challenge Account Eligible Countries for 2005."
--10/29/04  John Zogby, Pollster and CEO of Zogby International FPC Briefing on "Election 2004 - The Latest Presidential Polls."
--10/28/04  Ethel Klein, EDK Associates FPC Roundtable on "Elections 2004 - The Women's Vote."
--10/27/04  Peter Hart, Pollster for NBC News/"Wall Street Journal" and EO of Peter D. Hart Research Associates FPC Briefing on "Election 2004 - Polling: The Mood of America."
--10/26/04  Jennifer E. Duffy, Managing Editor and Political Analyst for "The Cook Political Report" FPC Briefing on "Election 2004 - The U.S. Senate in the Balance."
--10/26/04  John Taylor, Under Secretary for International Affairs, U.S. Department of Treasury FPC Briefing on "Global Economic Growth and International Development Initiatives."
--10/25/04  Curtis Gans, Director, Committee for the Study of the American Electorate FPC Briefing on "The Upsurge in Voter Registration and Expectations for Turnout in the 2004 Elections."
--10/22/04  Asa Hutchinson, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security FPC Briefing on "New Requirements and Procedures for Machine-Readable Passports."
--10/21/04  Jerry Hagstrom, Political and Agricultural Analyst and Reporter for the National Journal FPC Briefing on "The Rural Vote in America's Heartland."
--10/21/04  Linda Lamone, Administrator, Maryland State Board of Elections and Jean Jensen, Secretary, Virginia Board of Elections FPC Briefing on "How America Votes in 2004: the View from a 'Red State' and a 'Blue State' ."
--10/20/04  Jay Strell, Director of Communications, Rock the Vote FPC Briefing on "Rock the Vote, the Youth Vote and the 2004 Presidential Election."
--10/19/04  Gail D. Fosler, Executive Vice President and Chief Economist, The Conference Board Foreign Press Center on "The World's Economic Health."
--10/12/04  Mickey Edwards, Former U.S. Congressman and Member of the House Republican Leadership; Lecturer at Princeton U. and Thomas Downey, Former U.S. Congressman and Member of the House Democratic Leadership; Currently Chair of the Downey McGrath Group, Inc. FPC Briefing on "What's at Stake in the November 2004 Elections."
--10/08/04  Lieutenant General H. Steven Blum, Chief, National Guard Bureau FPC Briefing on "The National Guard:  Full Spectrum Force in the Global War on Terror."
--10/07/04  Adam Ereli, Deputy Spokesman, Department of State FPC briefing on "U.S. Foreign Policy."
--10/06/04  Thomas H. Neale, Analyst in American National Government, Congressional Research Service FPC Briefing on "The Sleeping Giant: Still Asleep? ...The Role of the Electoral College in the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election"
--10/05/04  Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs, Assistant Secretary of State E. Anthony Wayne and officials from Georgia, Nicaragua, Nigeria and Peru FPC Briefing on "Four G8 Compact Countries Announce Their Plans to Combat Corruption"

--10/05/04  Thomas E. Mann, W. Averell Harriman Chair and Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution FPC Briefing on "The 2004 Congressional Elections: Likely Outcome, Consequences for Governing"
--10/01/04  Adolfo Franco, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean and William Garvelink, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID FPC Roundtable on "U.S. Assistance to Hurricane Victims in Haiti and Other Caribbean Nations."
--09/27/04  Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky FPC Briefing on "Building a New Iraq:  Iraqi Women Step Forward in Partnership"
--09/24/04  Kim Holmes, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs FPC Roundtable on "The State Department's Priorities for the 59th UN General Assembly and Review of UNGA Events This Week."
--09/23/04  U.S. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell FPC Briefing on "The U.S. and the United Nations General Assembly"
--09/22/04  Alan Larson, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs FPC Roundtable on the "Broader Middle East and North Africa Upcoming Meetings."
--09/20/04  U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman FPC Roundtable on "United States Participation in the Action Against Hunger and Poverty Summit, Held in Conjunction with the 59th Session of the United Nations General Assembly."
--09/07/04  Daniel Libeskind, Author of the Master Plan for Ground Zero and the World Trade Center Site FPC Briefing on the "Update on the Future of the World Trade Center Site."
--08/27/04  David A. Norcross, Chairman of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2004 Republican National Convention FPC Briefing on "The Republican National Convention."
--08/26/04  Lisa Guillermin Gable, U.S. Commissioner General; Doug West, Chief Executive Office Aichi USA 2005; Travis Horel, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges FPC Briefing on "U.S. Exhibition at 2005 World Exposition in Aichi, Japan."
--08/25/04  General Paul Kern, the Appointing Authority for the Investigation; Lt. Gen. Anthony Jones, Lead Investigator; and Maj. Gen. George Fay, Investigating Officer FPC Briefing on the "Investigation Results: Military Intelligence Activities at Abu Ghraib."
--08/24/04  Michael Rothman, Senior Energy Markets Specialist, Merrill Lynch FPC Briefing on "Current Trends in the Oil and Energy Markets."
--08/23/04  Juan Zarate, Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and William Fox, Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), U.S. Department of Treasury FPC Briefing on "U.S. Efforts in the Financial War on Terrorism."
--08/19/04  John B. Taylor, Under Secretary for International Affairs, U.S. Department of Treasury FPC Briefing on the "Review of Global Economic Growth and Development Issues."
--08/17/04  Asa Hutchinson, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border Transportation Security and Janice Jacobs, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs for Visa Services FPC Briefing on "U.S. Biometric Requirements and Other Issues Affecting Visitors from Visa Waiver Countries."
--08/12/04  Charlie Cook, Editor and Publisher of "The Cook Report" and Political Analyst for the "National Journal" FPC Briefing on "The 2004 Election - The Undecided Voter."
--08/10/04  John Walters, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and Luis Alberto Moreno, Ambassador of Colombia to the United States FPC Briefing on the "Recent Progress in Counternarcotics Efforts in Colombia and Mexico."
--07/29/04  Roger Winter, Assistant Administrator, Bureau of Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. AID FPC Briefing on "The Humanitarian Situation in Sudan."
--07/27/04  Kim Holmes, Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs, U.S. Department of State and Charles Snyder, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, U.S. Department of State FPC Briefing on "Keeping Up Pressure on Sudan."
--07/23/04  Richard P. Lawless, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Asia-Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense; Mr. Ahn Kwang Chan, Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense; Mr. Evans Revere, U.S. Dept. of State; Mr. Kim Sook, Republic of Korea  FPC Briefing on the "Future of the Alliance Policy Initiative."
--07/21/04  Andrew Natsios, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development, Jano Rosebiani, Filmmaker of Documentary "Saddam's Mass Graves" and Two Survivors of Saddam Hussein's Torture and Mass Murders FPC Briefing on "Unearthing Mass Graves: Iraqis Coming to Terms with Their Past."
--07/20/04  Michael Novak, George Frederick Jewett Scholar in Religion, Philosophy and Public Policy, American Enterprise Institute FPC Briefing on "Religion in American Life and Politics."
--07/20/04  Prakash Khatri, Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman, U.S. Department of Homeland Security FPC Briefing on the "21st Century U.S. Immigration: Welcoming Immigrants to America."
--07/20/04  Stuart Patt, Spokesman, Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State and John Ryan, Supervisory Adjudication Officer, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Deptment of Homeland Security FPC Briefing on "U.S. Visa Procedures and Updates."
--07/16/04  John Taylor, Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, U.S. Department of Treasury and Adolfo Franco, Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. Agency for International Developement FPC Briefing on "A Preview of the Haiti Donor's Conference."
--07/13/04  Governor Bill Richardson, Permanent Convention Chair, Democratic National Convention FPC Briefing on the "Preview of the Democratic National Convention."
--06/29/04  Eliot Spitzer, New York State Attorney General FPC Briefing on "Issues Facing New York."
--06/25/04  Adam Ereli, Deputy Spokesman, Bureau of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State FPC Briefing on "U.S. Foreign Policy."
--06/25/04  Janice Jacobs, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Dept. of State FPC Briefing on "New Procedures for Renewing Journalist and Certain Other Nonimmigrant Visas."
--06/16/04  Steve Forbes, President and Chief Executive Officer of Forbes and Editor-in-Chief of "Forbes" Magazine FPC Briefing on "The U.S. Economy in the Election Year and Its Impact on Global Markets."
--06/15/04  Dr. J.B. Penn, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services and U.S. Delegation Head and Ambassador Pamela Bridgewater, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Dept. of State FPC Briefing on "The Upcoming Ministerial Conference on Science and Technology To Be Held June 21-23, 2004 in Ouagudougou, Burkina Faso."
--06/01/04  Andrew Natsios, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development FPC Briefing on the "Humanitarian Crisis in Western Sudan."
--05/28/04  Ambassador John Maisto, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States FPC Briefing on "Corruption is a Threat to Democracy and Development:  One of the Issues at the Organization of American States' 34th General Assembly, June 6-8, Quito, Ecuador
--05/28/04  Secretary of State Colin L. Powell FPC Briefing on "U.S. Foreign Policy."
--05/27/04  Alan Larson, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs FPC Briefing on "G-8 Summit."
--05/20/04  Former U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen, NATO Secretary General Lord George Robertson, and Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, General Joseph Ralston FPC Briefing on "NATO, Iraq, U.S.-European Relations, and Other Current International Issues."
--05/07/04  Ambassador Randall Tobias, Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State FPC Briefing on "Making Progress on AIDS in Africa."
--05/06/04  Paul Applegarth, Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation FPC Briefing on "The Decision by the Board of the Millennium Challenge Corporation Regarding Countries Eligible for Millennium Challenge Account Assistance in FY 2004."
--05/05/04  Rockwell Schnabel, Ambassador to the European Union FPC Roundtable on "U.S.-European Union Relations."
--05/03/04  Patrick Butler, Vice President for Programs, International Center for Journalists; Adam Ereli, Deputy Spokesman, Bureau of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Paul Koring, Correspondent, Canada's Globe and Mail FPC Roundtable on "U.S. Efforts to Advance World Press Freedom."
--04/29/04  Ambassador J. Cofer Black, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State FPC Briefing on "Patterns of Global Terrorism 2003 - U.S. Department of State's Annual Report."
--04/26/04  Samuel W. Bodman, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Treasury FPC Briefing "The New Color of Money: The Unveiling of the $50 Note Design."
--04/23/04  Kay Maxwell, National President of the League of Women Voters and Marcia Merrins, President of the League of Women Voters of New York State FPC Briefing on "The League of Women Voters and the Youth Vote."
--04/20/04  Mayor Bill Baarsma of Tacoma, Washington (Democract) and Mayor David Miller, Elkhart, Indiana (Republican) FPC Briefing on "U.S. Mayors' Perspective: Issues in an Election Year, Part II."
--04/16/04  Vice-Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere/NOAA Administrator FPC Briefing on "The Earth Observation Summit."
--04/12/04  Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of International and Public Affairs, Princeton University FPC Briefing on Dean Slaughter's Latest Book "A New World Order."
--04/02/04  Asa Hutchinson, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security and Daniel Smith, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs FPC Briefing on "Changes to Visa Waiver Program Travel, including Request for Extension of Biometric Deadline."
--04/02/04  Sean McCormack, National Security Council Spokesman FPC Briefing on "U.S. Foreign Policy."
--03/26/04  Ambassador William Taylor, Coordinator for Afghanistan, U.S. Department of State FPC "Scene Setter on the International Conference on Afghanistan, March 31-April 1 in Berlin."
--03/25/04  David Ballard, Director, Office of Foreign Press, U.S. Department of State FPC Briefing on "The Coalition Provisional Authority and Democracy-Building in Iraq."
--03/24/04  Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University FPC Briefing on "A New World Order."
--03/17/04  Andrew Natsios, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development FPC Briefing on "Iraq: From Mass Graves to a Better Life."
--03/17/04  General Richard Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff FPC Briefing on "Operation Iraqi Freedom: One Year Later."
--03/16/04  Leslye Miller Fraser, Associate Director for Regulations at the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) FPC Briefing on "The U.S. Food Supply and Bioterrorism."
--03/11/04  Charlotte Ponticelli, Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues, Bureau of Global Affairs, U.S. Dept. of State and Iraqi Women from the Governing Council and Other Organizations FPC Briefing on "Women in Iraq: New Beginnings."
--03/10/04  Peter DeShazo, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State FPC Briefing on "Current Topics in United States Relations with Latin America and the Caribbean."
--03/09/04  General Charles Wald, Deputy Commander for the European Command (EUCOM), USAF FPC Roundtable on "New Initiatives with African Countries."
--03/01/04  Robert B. Charles, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement FPC Briefing on "2003 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report."
--02/27/04  Lincoln Bloomfield, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs FPC Briefing on "New Developments in the U.S. Approach to Landmines."
--02/25/04  Ambassador Michael Kozak, Prinicpal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of State FPC Briefing on "The Release of the State Department's 2003 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices."
--02/23/04  Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State FPC Briefing on "The Five-Year Strategy for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief."
--02/18/04  Michael Young, Chairman, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom FPC Briefing on "The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom's Recommendations to the Department of State Concerning Countries of Particular Concern."
--02/17/04  Robert S. Mueller, III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice FPC Briefing on "Combating Global Terrorism and Crime."
--02/13/04  Ambassador Pierre-Richard Prosper, Office of War Crimes Issues, U.S. Department of State FPC Briefing on "Guantanamo Detainees and Other War Crimes Issues." 
--02/13/04  Jerry Gallegos, Superintendent, House Press Gallery; Tina Tate; Director House Radio and Television Gallery; Joe Keenan, Superintendent, Sentate Press Gallery FPC Briefing on "The Credentialling Process for the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, Summer 2004."
--02/11/04  Adam Ereli, Deputy Spokesman, Bureau of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State FPC Briefing on "U.S. Foreign Policy."
--02/05/04  Elizabeth Jones, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State FPC Briefing on "Secretary Powell's Recent Trip to Georgia and Russia and the Current State of U.S.-Georgian Relations and U.S.-Russian Relations."
--02/04/04  Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development FPC Briefing on "The International Reconstruction Conference on Liberia."
--02/04/04  Thomas A. Farrell, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Academic Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Dept. of State and Iraqi Fulbright Students and Scholars FPC Roundtable Briefing on "U.S. - Iraq Fulbright Program."
--02/03/04  Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs, Department of State FPC Briefing on "The Launching of the Millennium Challenge Account."
--01/23/04  Ambassador Cofer Black, U.S. State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism FPC Briefing on "Counterterrorism Efforts in the Organization of American States."
--01/23/04  Left to right: Mayor James McClinton (D) Topeka, Kansas, Mayor Neil Giuliano (R) Tempe, Arizona, Mayor Loyd Neal (I) Corpus Christi, Texas, Mayor Alan Autry (R) Fresno, California FPC Briefing on "Mayors' Views: Key Issues in the Election Year."
--01/15/04  Charles R. Snyder, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State FPC Briefing on "Update on Sub-Saharan Africa."
--01/08/04  Ambassador Michael Klosson, U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus FPC Briefing on "The Current Status of the Cyprus Negotiations."

  

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