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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"

  

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