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Oct 22, 2009

Kurt Volker New Atlantic Council Senior Advisor

Kurt Volker New Atlantic Council Senior Advisor Former NATO Ambassador joins International Security program Washington, D.C. – The Atlantic Council is pleased to announce the appointment of former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker as a Senior Advisor and member of the Council’s Strategic Advisors Group, a body of U.S. and European security experts established […]

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Sep 29, 2009

Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum Brings Together CEOs, Ministers, Gov Leaders

Energy Security Conference Brings Together CEOs, Ministers, Gov Leaders Washington, D.C. — Romania’s president and its top political leadership, policymakers and energy ministers from a dozen countries, and senior energy executives from the U.S. and Europe will gather in Bucharest this week to discuss the issues driving economic and political developments in the Black Sea-Caspian […]

Energy & Environment

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Sep 18, 2009

Brent Scowcroft Supports Obama’s Missile Defense Shield Decision

Former National Security Adviser Backs Administration Position on Europe Missile Defense Shield Washington, D.C. — Brent Scowcroft, Chairman of the Atlantic Council International Advisory Board and National Security Advisor to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush, today supported the Administration’s decision to pursue alternative technologies and architecture for the planned missile defense shield in […]

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Sep 17, 2009

Damon Wilson New Atlantic Council Vice President

Damon Wilson New Atlantic Council Vice President International Security Program Director Provides Critical Leadership Washington, D.C. — Frederick Kempe, President and CEO of the Atlantic Council of the United States, today appointed former National Security Council official Damon Wilson to the position of Vice President.  He will add this overall management responsibility to his current […]

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Jun 29, 2009

British-North American Committee: Public Sector Pensions Report

British-North American Committee Releases Public Sector Pensions Report U.S., UK, Canada governments understate public sector pensions cost London, UK – The British-North American Committee (BNAC) report released today warns that the true costs of public sector pensions are being significantly understated by the U.S., UK and Canadian governments. In the UK, where unfunded schemes predominate, […]

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Jun 15, 2009

Madeleine Albright To Deliver First Bronislaw Geremek Lecture

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former Secretary of State Dr. Madeleine K. Albright will commemorate the legacy of Polish Solidarity adviser Bronislaw Geremek with the Atlantic Council on June 18.  The visionary democracy activist and former Foreign Affairs Minister of Poland passed suddenly in July 2008, and the Council quickly established an annual lecture series in his […]

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Jun 2, 2009

Atlantic Council Expands Ukraine Program

Ukraine-North America Dialogue, New Corruption Report Launched Washington, D.C. — The Atlantic Council of the United States recently launched the Ukraine-North America Dialogue as well as a new report on corruption in Ukraine that will be published this autumn.  In only two months, the Ukraine-North America Dialogue has become an important forum for promoting the […]

Ukraine

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Apr 30, 2009

2009 Awards Dinner: Quotes

George H.W. Bush, David Petraeus, Robert Gates, Bill Clinton Spoke at Atlantic Council Awards Dinner Washington, D.C. – The Atlantic Council yesterday presented President George H.W. Bush and former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl its 2009 Distinguished International Leadership Awards in honor of their historic roles in bringing about the Cold War’s peaceful end and German […]

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Apr 28, 2009

2009 Awards Dinner: Bush, Kohl, Petraeus, Palmisano, Hampson

Atlantic Council to Honor President George H.W. Bush, Chancellor Helmut Kohl and General David Petraeus at Awards Dinner Washington, D.C. — On April 29, the Atlantic Council Awards Dinner will honor 41st President George H.W. Bush and former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl for their distinguished international leadership in overseeing the fall of the Berlin Wall […]

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Apr 7, 2009

Eurasia Energy Center of the Atlantic Council Launched

Eurasia Energy Center of the Atlantic Council Launched Boyko Nitzov, Alexandros Petersen Dinu Patriciu Fellows for Transatlantic Energy Security Washington, D.C. – Dr. Boyko Nitzov and Mr. Alexandros Petersen have been named the first Dinu Patriciu Fellows for Transatlantic Energy Security at the Atlantic Council’s newly established Eurasia Energy Center.  The opening of the Center […]

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Aug 25, 2023

Kathy Baughman McLeod resigns as SVP and Senior Director of the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center

WASHINGTON, DC, August 25, 2023 – The Atlantic Council announces that Kathy Baughman McLeod, the Senior Director of its Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center (“Arsht-Rock Center”) and a Council Senior Vice President, has resigned from Arsht-Rock, effective today. The Council appreciates Kathy’s vision, leadership, and service to the mission and work of its Arsht-Rock Center, […]

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Aug 8, 2023

Atlantic Council Welcomes 2023 Class of Millennium Fellows

The Atlantic Council’s Millennium Leadership Program, a globally regarded program for emerging global leaders in international affairs, has selected thirty-five young global leaders to participate in its 2023 class of Millennium Fellows. The Millennium Fellowship aims to hone leadership acumen, foster community, and increase capacity for meaningful impact. This year’s highly competitive candidate pool drew applicants from 96 countries.

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Jul 11, 2023

Atlantic Council announces fifth cohort of the Women Leaders in Energy and Climate Fellowship

Fellows with diverse energy and climate sector experience will gain unparalleled professional development and networking opportunities WASHINGTON, D.C. — July 11, 2023 — The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center announced today the selection of its fifth class of fellows for its Women Leaders in Energy and Climate Fellowship. The fellowship is a one-year, nonresident program […]

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Jul 11, 2023

N7 partners discuss in Bahrain establishing a regional free trade agreement between Israel and its Arab neighbors

MANAMA, BAHRAIN – JULY 11, 2023 – The N7 Initiative, a partnership between the Atlantic Council and the Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation, has concluded the N7 Conference on Trade, which was held on July 10-11, 2023, in Manama, Bahrain, with support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The N7 Initiative […]

Middle East

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Jul 10, 2023

Atlantic Council welcomes Truman Center’s Jenna Ben-Yehuda as executive vice president

Ben-Yehuda brings long record of public service and non-profit leadership  Atlantic Council reinforces through hiring Ben-Yehuda sustained period of growth, success   WASHINGTON D.C. – July 10, 2023 – The Atlantic Council announced today that Jenna Ben-Yehuda, president and CEO of the Truman Center for National Policy and Truman National Security Project, has been named as […]

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Jul 10, 2023

Atlantic Council partners with UN Women to advance gender equity and security in the Caribbean

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 10, 2023 – The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center (AALAC) announced today a new partnership with the UN Women Multi-Country Office – Caribbean to tackle the most pressing gender-based challenges in the Caribbean, which will focus particularly on Guyana and Jamaica. “Women and girls in the Caribbean face unique […]

Caribbean

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Jul 10, 2023

N7 partners convene in Bahrain on free trade between Israel and its Arab neighbors

MANAMA, BAHRAIN – JULY 10, 2023 – The N7 Initiative, a partnership between the Atlantic Council and the Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation, is hosting the N7 Conference on Trade on July 10-11, 2023, in Manama, Bahrain, with support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The N7 Initiative seeks to broaden […]

Middle East

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Jun 29, 2023

The N7 Initiative congratulates Ambassador Dan Shapiro on his return to government service

WASHINGTON D.C. – JUNE 29, 2023 – The N7 Initiative congratulates its director, Ambassador Daniel B. Shapiro, on his appointment as the State Department’s Near Eastern Affairs first Senior Advisor for Regional Integration. The N7 Initiative, a partnership between the Atlantic Council and the Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation, seeks to broaden and deepen relations between […]

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Jun 22, 2023

Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center and Rhodium Group release major report on sanctioning China in a Taiwan crisis

The new research analyzes China sanctions scenarios and costs to the global economy

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Jun 15, 2023

Atlantic Council wraps successful PACC 2030 Climate Resilient Clean Energy Summit

In partnership with RMI, the Caribbean Initiative at the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center convened top US officials, Caribbean leaders, US companies, civil society, and policy experts to forge solutions to the region’s clean energy challenges on the sidelines of Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to The Bahamas WASHINGTON D.C. – June 15, 2023 – […]