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Mar 29, 2019

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to Speak at “NATO Engages” Summit on Wednesday, April 3 in Washington

Foreign Ministers of Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Georgia, North Macedonia, Turkey, Poland Among Speakers to Participate in Full Day Event Media Registration Open — RSVP Required Washington and Munich (April 2, 2019) — Vice President Mike Pence and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg are among those confirmed to speak at “NATO Engages: The Alliance at 70,” […]

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Mar 29, 2019

Atlantic Council Welcomes 2019 Class of Millennium Fellows

WASHINGTON, DC – On March 29th, the Atlantic Council announced it’s 2019 class of Millennium Fellows. An Italian entrepreneur bringing revolutionary vaccination technology to market to eradicate polio and measles rubella; a senior advisor to the Prime Minister of North Macedonia that led landmark legislation to change the country’s name in 2018; the chief-of-staff of […]

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Mar 8, 2019

Atlantic Council names Emerson T. Brooking as Resident Fellow at the Digital Forensic Research Lab

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The Atlantic Council announced today that author and defense analyst Emerson T. Brooking has joined as Resident Fellow at the Digital Forensic Research Lab.


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Mar 8, 2019

Atlantic Council Announces Inaugural Women Leaders in Energy Fellowship Class

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WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center announced today the selection of its inaugural class of fellows for its Women Leaders in Energy Fellowship. The Fellowship is a one-year, nonresident program for early to mid-career rising female leaders in the energy and climate field with an interest in policy. “The energy sector drives […]

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Feb 28, 2019

Atlantic Council names Andy Carvin as Senior Fellow at Digital Forensic Research Lab

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The Atlantic Council announced that Andy Carvin has joined the council as Resident Senior Fellow at the Digital Forensic Research Lab.


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Feb 21, 2019

Atlantic Council names Kathy Baughman McLeod, leading risk and resilience expert, as director of Adrienne Arsht Center for Resilience

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council today named Kathy Baughman McLeod, a leading risk and resilience expert, as the director of its Adrienne Arsht Center for Resilience. At a pivotal time defined by an increase in major natural disasters and disruptive events, Baughman McLeod will lead and expand the Center’s work to develop solutions to […]

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Feb 21, 2019

NATO Leadership to Gather in April for “NATO ENGAGES: The Alliance at 70” Hosted by the Atlantic Council, German Marshall Fund, Munich Security Conference

Summit to mark NATO’s 70th anniversary by convening defense and security leaders to discuss future of alliance amidst rise in global challenges   Washington — Nearly seventy years to the day after President Harry Truman signed the North Atlantic Treaty and established the world’s strongest political-military alliance, the Atlantic Council, the German Marshall Fund, and the […]

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Feb 16, 2019

Atlantic Council Announces Strategic Partnership with Munich Security Conference

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council and Munich Security Conference (MSC) today announced a strategic partnership to bolster the transatlantic alliance and rules-based international order. “In an era of growing political and economic uncertainty and new great power competition, it is imperative that we combine forces to defend and advance the values of democracy, rule […]

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Feb 15, 2019

Global leaders launch campaign to defend democracy and a rules-based order

Former leaders from democratic nations call for renewed effort to defend shared values and push back against authoritarianism and anti-democratic trends WASHINGTON, DC – Amidst the rising tide of authoritarianism and anti-democratic trends around the world, a prestigious group of bipartisan former leaders from democratic nations today issued a Declaration of Principles aimed at reaffirming […]

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Feb 4, 2019

#DisinfoWeek Europe

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council, together with U.S. Missions and Embassies, will host #DisinfoWeek Europe, a series of strategic dialogues focused on the global challenge of disinformation. Public events will take place in Athens, Madrid, and Brussels in March 2019. March 4, 2019: Athens March 5, 2019: Madrid March 7-8, 2019: Brussels As state […]

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Sep 29, 2017

Atlantic Council Statement on the Confirmation of Gov. Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. as the US Ambassador to Russia

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WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council congratulates Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., its chairman of the past four years, on his unanimous confirmation by the US Senate as ambassador to Russia. “There’s no more challenging overseas post, and there’s no more qualified person to fill it,” said Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe. “Having […]

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Sep 21, 2017

Brian O’Toole Joins Atlantic Council as Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Global Business & Economics Program

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council today announced that senior vice president and anti-money laundering (AML) executive for sanctions at BB&T Bank, Brian O’Toole, has been appointed as a nonresident senior fellow with the Global Business & Economics Program. Brian is an accomplished expert on economic sanctions, with substantial experience in both the public and […]

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Sep 14, 2017

2017 Global Citizen Awards: President Moon, PM Trudeau, and Lang Lang to attend and speak

WASHINGTON, DC –The Atlantic Council will honor President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in; Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau; and world-renowned Chinese pianist, educator, and philanthropist Lang Lang at its eighth annual Global Citizen Awards on the evening of September 19 in New York, NY. All three distinguished honorees will attend and speak […]

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Aug 30, 2017

Atlantic Council Names Jason Marczak as Director of Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Appointment comes as Venezuela crisis deepens, NAFTA renegotiations begin, and region deepens global engagement WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council today named Jason Marczak as the new Director of its Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center. He will lead the Center at a pivotal time for the future of Latin America and the region’s place in the world. […]

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Aug 30, 2017

El Atlantic Council nombra a Jason Marczak como Director del Centro para América Latina Adrienne Arsht

Su nombramiento toma lugar mientras que la crisis en Venezuela se agudiza, las negociaciones del TLCAN comienzan, y la región profundiza su participación global. WASHINGTON, DC – El Atlantic Council hoy nombró a Jason Marczak como el nuevo Director de su Centro para América Latina Adrienne Arsht. Marczak liderará el Centro en un momento crucial […]

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Jun 16, 2017

#DisinfoWeek Events Address the Global Threat of False Information

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#DisinfoWeek will bring together leaders from the tech sector, policy community, academia, media, and government for a week-long series of bi-coastal events at Stanford University and at the Atlantic Council headquarters in Washington, DC. Strategic panel discussions and keynote addresses will highlight the challenge posed by disinformation and the role of the private sector, governments, […]

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Jun 13, 2017

Atlantic Council, PISM Announce Global Forum in Warsaw

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The Atlantic Council and the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) announced today that they will host their Global Forum in Warsaw on July 6-7.

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Jun 13, 2017

Former Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James Joins Atlantic Council as Board Director and Distinguished Fellow

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council announced today that Deborah Lee James, former secretary of the air force, has joined the Atlantic Council as a board director and its Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security as a distinguished fellow. Secretary James has thirty years of senior national security experience in the federal government and the […]

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May 31, 2017

Atlantic Council Names Christine Wormuth, Former Top Pentagon Official, As First Director of New Adrienne Arsht Center for Resilience

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WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council today named Christine Wormuth, a former under secretary of defense for policy under President Obama, as the first director of its new Adrienne Arsht Center for Resilience. 

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May 31, 2017

Atlantic Council Launches the Final Report of the Task Force on the Future of Iraq

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WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council releases today the report of the Task Force on the Future of Iraq chaired by Ambassador Ryan Crocker and convened by Senior Nonresident Fellow Dr. Nussaibah Younis.

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