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Sep 25, 2009

First Annual Members’ Conference

The Atlantic Council hosted a day of rich off-the-record conversations with leading policy thinkers on today’s global challenges for its embers. Below are the highlights of the agenda, with links to pages summarizing the topics covered in the session.

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Sep 22, 2009

Missile Defense Debrief

The Honorable Alexander Vershbow, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, and Lieutenant General Patrick O’Reilly, Director of the Missile Defense Agency, joined the Atlantic Council for an exclusive teleconference briefing on the Obama administration’s decision to pursue alternative technologies and architectures for missile defense in Europe.

Missile Defense Security & Defense
Saab

Commanders Series

Sep 10, 2009

General Jean-Louis Georgelin: France in NATO

French Chief of Defense General Jean-Louis Georgelin joined the Atlantic Council for a discussion on France’s normalization of relations with NATO.  It was the first major speech in the U.S. by a senior French official on NATO since France’s reintegration into the alliance’s integrated military command.

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Jun 18, 2009

Madeleine Albright on Democracy in Eastern Europe at First Bronislaw Geremek Lecture

Former Secretary of State Dr. Madeleine K. Albright commemorated the legacy of Polish Solidarity adviser Bronislaw Geremek with the Atlantic Council.

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May 26, 2009

Atlantic Council Briefs NATO Secretary General-Designate

The Atlantic Council’s International Security Program hosted former Danish Prime Minister and NATO Secretary General-designate Anders Fogh Rasmussen for an all-day transition seminar.

NATO Security & Defense

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May 1, 2009

Josef Ackermann on the Global Economic and Financial Crisis

Deutsche Bank CEO Dr. Josef Ackermann visited the Atlantic Council for a frank discussion about the global economic crisis.

Economy & Business International Markets

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Apr 29, 2009

Palmisano, Samuel: 4/29/2009 — Prepared Remarks

Atlantic Council Awards Dinner Speaker: Samuel Palmisano, President and CEO, IBM Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Prepared Remarks: Good evening, everyone. Thank you, General Scowcroft. And thank you to Fred Kempe, Senator Hagel and the Atlantic Council for this award. It is a pleasure and an honor to be here tonight in this distinguished assembly, and […]

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Apr 29, 2009

2009 Leadership Awards: Bush, Kohl, Petraeus, Palmisano and Hampson

On April 29, the Atlantic Council hosted its Annual Awards Dinner, celebrating two historic dates in transatlantic relations: the 60th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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Mar 13, 2009

NATO Head: Pakistan FATA Key to Afghan Security

Speaking before a full house at the 2009 Warsaw Transatlantic Forum, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer called for enhancing regional cooperation in Afghanistan in order to counter the Taliban insurgency. Noting the central role of Pakistan in the conflict, he urged for improving security and development in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas.

Afghanistan NATO

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Feb 25, 2009

Kerry and Hagel Unveil Atlantic Council’s Pakistan Report

On Wednesday, February 25, Senator John Kerry and former Senator and Atlantic Council Chairman Chuck Hagel unveiled Needed: A Comprehensive U.S. Policy Towards Pakistan, the report of the Atlantic Council’s Pakistan Task Force, at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee room.  Kerry and Hagel both served as co-chairs of the Task Force.

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