Press Release
Dec 1, 2009
Obama Afghanistan Speech: What to Look For
Obama Afghanistan Speech: What to Look For Washington, D.C. — Credibility, benchmarks for progress and a regional framework will be key to the Afghan strategy unveiled tonight by President Obama, said Damon Wilson and Shuja Nawaz of the Atlantic Council. Obama’s anticipated response to General McChrystal’s September request for additional troops will be closely watched […]
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Nov 9, 2009
General James Jones: Most Pressing National Security Threats
General James Jones: Most Pressing National Security Threats Washington, D.C. – General James L. Jones, National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama, says that what keeps him up late at night is the threat of non-state actors acquiring weapons of mass destruction. His concern has grown through seeing where the U.S. has intervened to stop […]
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Nov 6, 2009
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Unveil Democracy Agenda at Atlantic Council Awards Ceremony
Freedom’s Challenge dinner in Berlin will commemorate fall of the Wall, honor Walesa and Havel Washington, D.C. – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will deliver a major foreign policy address on the administration’s new agenda for freedom and democracy promotion at the Freedom’s Challenge dinner and awards ceremony in Berlin on November 8.
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Oct 28, 2009
Atlantic Council Chairman to Co-Chair President’s Intelligence Advisory Board
Atlantic Council Chairman to Co-Chair President’s Intelligence Advisory Board Washington, D.C. – Senator Chuck Hagel, chairman of the Atlantic Council, was today appointed co-chair of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB), the body responsible for oversight of U.S. intelligence agencies. “Chuck Hagel’s knowledge of foreign policy and commitment to U.S. interests make him an ideal […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
