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Nov 4, 2011

Atlantic Council hosts Ambassador William B. Taylor in New Role as Special Coordinator for Middle East Transitions

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – “The US government sees the transitions in the Arab world as the greatest opportunity for major changes in strategic relationships over the past century,” said Ambassador William B. Taylor, the newly-appointed Special Coordinator for Middle East Transitions at the US State Department during a November 4 event at the Atlantic Council.    “We […]

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Oct 5, 2011

The Transatlantic Relations Program Announces Nicholas Dungan as Nonresident Senior Fellow

By Jason Harmala

The Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program is pleased to announce the appointment of Nicholas Dungan, the former president of the French-American Foundation, as its newest nonresident senior fellow. “The addition of Nicholas Dungan’s expertise to the Transatlantic Relations Program couldn’t come at a better time, as we head towards the French presidential elections in the […]

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Sep 28, 2011

Ansari Africa Center at Atlantic Council Adds Renowned Scholar

By Adrienne Chuck

The Michael S. Ansari Africa Center of the Atlantic Council today announced that it has named Bronwyn Bruton, one of the most widely quoted emerging analysts of Africa, as its deputy director. 

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Jul 5, 2011

Atlantic Council names former White House official, Michele Dunne, to lead new Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON—The Atlantic Council today named Michele Dunne, a former White House and State Department official, as the director of its new Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East. The center will begin its operations this week in Washington, D.C. “Michele brings to the Council both a rich understanding of the Washington policy process and of […]

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Jun 11, 2011

‘It is time for Poland to give back’ Minister Sikorski Declares at Atlantic Council Freedom Awards Dinner

By James Joyner

Wroclaw, Poland- "What side of history will the world’s great democracies be on?" That question, posed by U.S. Senator John McCain, captured the essence of the 2011 Freedom Awards, presented by the Atlantic Council at its annual Wroclaw Global Forum. In addition to McCain, other recipients included Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski on behalf of […]

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May 26, 2011

Top Africanist Gérard Prunier Joins the Michael S. Ansari Center, Atlantic Council

By Adrienne Chuck

The Ansari Africa Center of the Atlantic Council is pleased to announce that French scholar Dr. Gérard Prunier has joined the Center as a nonresident senior fellow. Prunier is the author of more than two hundred scholarly articles and a dozen books including The Rwanda Crisis: History of a Genocide (Columbia University Press, 1995), Darfur: […]

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May 24, 2011

Atlantic Council Names Barry Pavel as Director of International Security Program and Director-Designate of new Scowcroft Center

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON, DC—Today the Atlantic Council named Barry Pavel as Director of its International Security Program and Director-Designate of its new Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. Mr. Pavel also will be the first Arnold Kanter Chair of the Brent Scowcroft Center. Barry Pavel has played leadership roles in the development of a broad range of […]

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May 11, 2011

Top Senate Banking Aide Joins Atlantic Council

By Jason Harmala

The Atlantic Council has named Julie Chon as a non-resident senior fellow for the Global Business and Economics program, where she will build upon her extensive background in finance to enrich the program’s work on international financial issues. “Julie brings to the Atlantic Council her deep expertise from top financial firms and hard won policymaking […]

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May 10, 2011

Kennedy’s First Year in Office is Put Under the Microscope in New Amplified eBook, Berlin 1961, by Frederick Kempe

By Jason Harmala

New York, New York, May 10, 2011 … NBC News and G.P. Putnam’s Sons announced today the release of a new Amplified eBook, BERLIN 1961: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth, by veteran journalist and author, Frederick Kempe. The eBook features rare video footage from one of the most crucial and dangerous crises […]

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May 3, 2011

Atlantic Council Launches Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council today will announce two ambitious new initiatives:  the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security and the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East.

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Jun 15, 2023

Atlantic Council announces 2023 Women Innovators Fellowship recipients from Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain

Building on the success of its inaugural cohort, the Women Innovators Fellowship (WIn) will include Bahrain and the UAE, in addition to Saudi Arabia, as it continues to empower more women entrepreneurs from the Middle East 

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Jun 15, 2023

Atlantic Council launches 2023 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes

Atlantic Council’s Freedom and Prosperity Center provides a comprehensive understanding of what leads to a free and prosperous society

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Jun 8, 2023

Atlantic Council to host PACC 2030 climate summit on sidelines of VP Harris trip to The Bahamas

The PACC 2030 Climate Resilient Clean Energy Summit will convene top US government officials, Caribbean governments, US and Caribbean companies, civil society leaders, and many more to tackle the impacts of climate change on the Caribbean

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Jun 6, 2023

Atlantic Council welcomes inaugural Climate Leadership Program participants

Program to convene top international climate-focused venture capital fund managers in Accra, Ghana in July.

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May 30, 2023

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy honored with Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE – May 30, 2023 – In recognition of his historic leadership during the Ukrainian people’s brave defense of their freedom, Atlantic Council Chairman John F.W. Rogers and President and CEO Frederick Kempe today presented Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with the Atlantic Council’s highest honor, its Global Citizen Award, a recognition conferred on unique individuals who contribute toward improving the state of the world.  

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May 30, 2023

Atlantic Council announces eighth annual Central and Eastern European Energy Security Conference

WASHINGTON, DC – May 30, 2023 – The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center (GEC) will hold the eighth annual Central and Eastern European Energy Security Conference on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Washington, DC, in partnership with the Slovak V4 Presidency of the Visegrad Group. This year’s conference will be held in person at the Atlantic Council headquarters, while also streaming to a global virtual audience.

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May 16, 2023

Atlantic Council statement on alleged poisoning

  WASHINGTON, DC – May 16, 2023 – An independent Russian news website today reported on an alleged poisoning incident of John Herbst, the senior director of our Eurasia Center and former US ambassador to Ukraine. The news website Agentstvo, quoting several unnamed sources, reported that Ambassador Herbst was one of at least four people […]

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May 10, 2023

Atlantic Council announces new experts’ coalition to promote nonpartisan solutions to the United States’ border and immigration challenges

The Atlantic Council today announced the formation of a new coalition of experts in border and immigration security and cross-border trade who will work together to advance nonpartisan, pragmatic solutions to the United States’ border and immigration challenges.

Distinguished Leadership Awards

May 1, 2023

Atlantic Council announces 2023 Distinguished Leadership Award honorees

World Trade Organization Director-General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines to be honored with International Distinguished Leadership Awards Adena T. Friedman, Chair and CEO of Nasdaq, will receive the Distinguished Business Leadership Award General Laura J. Richardson, commander of US Southern Command, will be recognized with the Distinguished Military Leadership Award […]

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Apr 18, 2023

Senators Hagerty and Cardin named honorary co-chairs of Atlantic Council’s US-Colombia Advisory Group 

Distinguished group to advance a renewed strategy to deepen US-Colombia ties.