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Sep 3, 2024

Atlantic Council and Bridgewater Associates Announce Inaugural Millennium Leadership Summit

WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 – The Atlantic Council’s Millennium Leadership Program, in partnership with asset management firm Bridgewater Associates, will host the inaugural Millennium Leadership Summit on September 5th, 2024 at Bridgewater Associates’ headquarters in Westport, Connecticut. The Summit will commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Atlantic Council’s Millennium Fellowship, a leadership accelerator for rising […]

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Sep 3, 2024

Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards to honor two European government leaders, an African president, and a South Korean entertainment pioneer

NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 – The Atlantic Council announced today that its thirteenth annual Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards will honor President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo; Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic Kyriakos Mitsotakis; President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic Giorgia Meloni; and Korean entertainment trailblazer and CJ […]

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Aug 1, 2024

Statement from Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe on release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich 

“We at the Atlantic Council are overjoyed and relieved that Evan has been released after 491 days of wrongful imprisonment in Russia,” Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe said.

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Jul 5, 2024

A Concert for NATO’s 75th Anniversary: Celebrating Unity through Music

WASHINGTON, D.C. – JULY 5, 2024 – The American Pops Orchestra (APO), in partnership with the Atlantic Council, proudly announces an historic concert commemorating NATO’s 75th Anniversary. This landmark event will feature student musicians, composers, and singers representing each of the 32 NATO member countries, joining forces with members of the American Pops Orchestra for […]

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Jun 25, 2024

Atlantic Council launches 2024 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes

The Indexes collectively measure 164 countries on 19 different indicators of freedom and prosperity, including measurements of political and economic freedom and the rule of law, as well as health, education, and the environment.

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May 29, 2024

Atlantic Council names Romesh Ratnesar as its senior vice president of engagement

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 29, 2024 – The Atlantic Council announced today that Romesh Ratnesar, an accomplished media leader and former State Department official, will join the Atlantic Council as its senior vice president of engagement, leading the Council’s events and communications teams. Ratnesar most recently managed Bloomberg Opinion’s ten-person Editorial Board, where he conceived, […]

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May 21, 2024

Atlantic Council announces establishment of Atlantic Council Technology Programs

The Atlantic Council announced today the establishment of the Atlantic Council Technology Programs (ACtech), which will bring together five innovative Atlantic Council programs with technology as a core focus. 

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May 14, 2024

Atlantic Council launches Counterterrorism Project

Today, the Atlantic Council announced the launch of the Counterterrorism Project (CTP), the next iteration of its counter-terrorism work. With an increasing number of global counterterrorism-related challenges, the project is designed to take a deep dive into the future of global terrorism threats and counterterrorism efforts.

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May 1, 2024

Atlantic Council announces 2024 Distinguished Leadership Award honorees

Leading global think tank will honor Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Christopher G. Cavoli, and Academy Award-winning actress and producer Michelle Yeoh

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Apr 18, 2024

Atlantic Council launches AC @ G20: Road to Rio programming to support G20 priorities

The Atlantic Council has officially launched its programming around Brazil’s 2024 presidency of the Group of Twenty (G20), under the banner “AC @ G20: Road to Rio.”

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Jan 11, 2019

Atlantic Council Responds to Statement from the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Oslo, Norway

On January 10, 2019, the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Oslo released a statement on Facebook reiterating erroneous claims that the Government of Norway funded the Atlantic Council report, The Kremlin’s Trojan Horses 3. The embassy claimed that the author of the report’s Norwegian chapter, Øystein Bogen, was “generously sponsored by Norwegian state agencies, […]

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Jan 7, 2019

Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Forum to be held in Abu Dhabi on January 11-13, 2019

International and regional industry and political leaders to focus on key geopolitical and technology challenges that will drive energy markets in 2019 and beyond  WASHINGTON, DC – The third annual Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum will be held in Abu Dhabi on January 11-13, 2019. The premier event gathers international and regional political, industry, and thought leaders to set the global energy agenda for the year and […]

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Jan 2, 2019

Atlantic Council Announces Cyber Conference in Warsaw

Conference part of Council’s “100 Years Together” initiative aimed at forging the next century of Polish-American partnership WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council and PKO Bank Polski announced today a major cyber conference “A New Initiative for Poland: A Future Global Leader in Securing the 4th Industrial Revolution” to take place in Warsaw on January […]

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Dec 14, 2018

Atlantic Council and PZU SA Announce Strategic Partnership

WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, December 14, 2018, the Atlantic Council and PZU SA signed a multi-year strategic partnership agreement at the Council’s Annual Forum in Washington DC. PZU, a publicly-traded Polish insurance company, is the largest insurance group in Poland and stands among the largest financial institutions in Central Europe. Through this partnership, PZU […]

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Dec 14, 2018

Atlantic Council Names John F.W. Rogers as Chairman of the Board of Directors

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council announced today that John F.W. Rogers, a Goldman Sachs executive and government service veteran, has been elected as Chairman of its Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2019. Rogers succeeds General James L. Jones USMC (ret.), who served as Atlantic Council Chairman from 2007 to 2009 and again since 2017.  Rogers […]

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Dec 12, 2018

Mark Linscott, Previously Assistant USTR For South and Central Asian Affairs, Joins Atlantic Council as a Senior Fellow

By Mark Linscott

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center today named Mark Linscott as a senior fellow. Most recently, Linscott served as Assistant United States Trade Representative (USTR) for South and Central Asian Affairs. Linscott will lead the South Asia Center’s US-India Trade Initiative, aimed at convening thought leadership and policy-makers in an effort to maintain focus on the importance […]

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Nov 9, 2018

Atlantic Council Statement on the Appointment of J. Peter Pham as Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa

Washington – Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe today issued the following statement on Secretary of State Pompeo’s decision to appoint J. Peter Pham, Vice President for Research and Regional Initiatives and Director of the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, as United States Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa: “The Atlantic Council […]

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Nov 9, 2018

Atlantic Council Welcomes Hans Binnendijk as Distinguished Fellow and Ambassador Timo Koster as Ambassadorial Fellow

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council is excited to announce the addition of two new fellows to the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. Dr. Hans Binnendijk, formerly a NSC Senior Director for Defense Policy, will join as a distinguished fellow, and Timo Koster, Dutch ambassador-at-large for security policy and cyber, will join as an ambassadorial […]

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Sep 21, 2018

Atlantic Council to Posthumously Honor Senator John McCain with Global Citizen Award

Mrs. Cindy McCain to accept award in NYC on September 24 WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council announced today that it will pay tribute to the life and legacy of Senator John McCain by posthumously honoring him with the 2018 Global Citizen Award on September 24. The award will be accepted by Mrs. Cindy McCain. “Senator McCain […]

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Sep 13, 2018

Resolution Recognizing David Acheson (1921-2018)

By Atlantic Council

The Executive Committee—on behalf of all the board directors, members, and staff of the Atlantic Council—mourns the loss of David Acheson, an Atlantic Council honorary board director and former President and CEO of the Atlantic Council, a position he served in from 1993-1999. He passed away peacefully at his home in Washington, DC, on August […]