Press Release
Nov 13, 2014
Atlantic Council Welcomes Daniel Chiu as Brent Scowcroft Center Deputy Director
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Atlantic Council
The Atlantic Council named Dr. Daniel Chiu, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development in the Department of Defense (DoD), as deputy director of its Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security.
Press Release
Oct 29, 2014
Genetics and National Security Expert Jamie Metzl Named Atlantic Council Nonresident Fellow
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Atlantic Council
The Atlantic Council named genetics and national security expert Jamie Metzl as a nonresident fellow for technology and national security in its Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security.
Press Release
Oct 24, 2014
Andrea Montanino to Lead Atlantic Council’s Work on Prosperity and Competitiveness
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Atlantic Council
The Atlantic Council today announced that Andrea Montanino, Italian economist and current executive director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will join the Atlantic Council in November as director of the Global Business and Economics Program. In that position, he will lead the Council’s work on economic growth, global trade, and finance.
Congressional Relations
Oct 23, 2014
Atlantic Council Welcomes 2014 Emerging Leaders of Pakistan
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Atlantic Council
The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center, US Embassy Islamabad, and Meridian International Center are pleased to announce the 2014 Emerging Leaders of Pakistan (ELP) Fellows. This fellowship supports and empowers the next generation of Pakistan’s civil society leaders by creating a sustainable forum of collaboration.
Press Release
Oct 22, 2014
Kyiv-Based Brian Mefford Named Atlantic Council Senior Fellow
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Atlantic Council
The Atlantic Council has named Brian Mefford, a Kyiv-based business and political consultant with more than fifteen years of experience in Eastern Europe, as a nonresident senior fellow in its Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center. Mefford will join the Council’s growing team supporting its Ukraine-in-Europe Initiative. A long-time observer of Ukrainian politics, Mefford will bolster the […]
Press Release
Oct 9, 2014
US Yemen Counterterrorism and Drone Policy Shortsighted, Undermines US National Security Interests
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:Samia Yakub202.769.0724press@atlanticcouncil.org Despite President Obama’s assertion that the United States’ counterterrorism strategy targeting militants in Yemen and Somalia provide a “successful” model to be emulated in its fight against ISIS, two new Atlantic Council publications assess the use of drones and the US strategy in Yemen, and argue this approach is shortsighted […]
Press Release
Oct 9, 2014
Atlantic Council and Ukrainian World Congress Partner to Advance a European, Democratic, and United Ukraine
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Atlantic Council
In conjunction with the visit of President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine to the Atlantic Council on Thursday, September 18, 2014, the Council and the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) launched a strategic partnership to enhance the Ukraine in Europe Initiative. This flagship Council Initiative galvanizes international support for an independent Ukraine and aims to strengthen Ukraine’s security, […]
Press Release
Oct 8, 2014
Atlantic Council Receives Berlin Wall Piece in Leipzig, Germany
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Atlantic Council
Atlantic Council President Frederick Kempe accepted a unique, three-ton segment of the Berlin Wall as a gift from Verbundnetz Gas, a prominent German energy company, in a ceremony this evening in Leipzig.
Press Release
Sep 24, 2014
Cynthia Quarterman to Join Atlantic Council Energy Program as Distinguished Senior Fellow
Cynthia Quarterman to Join Atlantic Council Energy Program as Distinguished Senior Fellow The Atlantic Council today named Cynthia Quarterman, the only person to head two major US energy regulatory agencies, as a distinguished fellow. Quarterman, who has been serving as the administrator of the US Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), […]
Press Release
Sep 23, 2014
David L. Goldwyn to Chair Atlantic Council Energy Advisory Group
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Atlantic Council
David L. Goldwyn to Chair Atlantic Council Energy Advisory Group The Atlantic Council today named David Goldwyn, one of the United States’ most experienced energy experts and diplomats, as the chairman of its new Energy Advisory Group.
