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Nov 7, 2013

Registration Opens November 15: Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge

Registration Opens November 15, 2013 Please join the Atlantic Council for the second scenario-driven, interactive competition to explore the day-after response to a cyber incident. The conference will be held at American University in Washington, DC on February 7 – 8, 2014.


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Oct 31, 2013

Atlantic Council Celebrates New Headquarters

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 30, 2013 CONTACTTaleen Ananianpress@AtlanticCouncil.org, 202.778.4993 WASHINGTON – Nearly 400 leaders from DC’s foreign policy and business communities gathered at the Atlantic Council’s new headquarters last night to toast the organization’s transformational move. Guests sampled food and drink from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America as they toured the 27,000 […]

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Oct 30, 2013

Atlantic Council Names Michał Kobosko as Director of Wrocław Global Forum

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2013 CONTACT Taleen Ananian  press@AtlanticCouncil.org, +1.202.778.4993 WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council has named veteran journalist Michał Kobosko as the director of the Wrocław Global Forum. Kobosko will be based in Warsaw, Poland, heading the Atlantic Council’s second overseas office after Istanbul.

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Oct 30, 2013

Michał Kobosko szefem warszawskiego biura Atlantic Council i dyrektorem Wrocław Global Forum

DO NATYCHMIASTOWEJ PUBLIKACJI 30 PAŹDZIERNIKA 2013 KONTAKT Taleen Ananian press@AtlanticCouncil.org, +1.202.778.4993 WASZYNGTON –  Atlantic Council – jeden z najważniejszych amerykańskich think-tanków –  powołal Michała Kobosko na stanowisko szefa polskiego biura Atlantic Council w Warszawie oraz dyrektora najważniejszego projektu tej organizacji  w Polsce – Wrocław Global Forum Kobosko będzie zarządzał drugim po Stambule, lokalnym biurem Altantic […]

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Oct 17, 2013

Atlantic Council Announces 2013 Emerging Leaders of Pakistan Fellows

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 17, 2013 CONTACTTaleen Ananian, 202.778.4993 Atlantic Council Announces 2013 Emerging Leaders of Pakistan Fellows Young entrepreneurs to meet with US business leaders and government officials in three-week visit to United States WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center is pleased to announce its 2013 Emerging Leaders of Pakistan (ELP) Fellows. This Fellowship […]


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Oct 2, 2013

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Expands Exceptional Team; Hires Ambassador-in-Residence and Deputy Director

WASHINGTON ― The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center welcomes Ambassador-in-Residence Capricia Penavic Marshall and Deputy Director Jason Marczak. Ambassador Marshall joins the Atlantic Council after a distinguished career in diplomacy and public service, most recently as the chief of protocol for the US Department of State. At the Arsht Center, Ambassador Marshall will bring her strong political, business, and diplomatic knowledge to bear. She will be particularly interested in studying how Hispanic Americans can influence US […]

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Sep 27, 2013

Jordan’s Queen Rania Asks International Community to “Dig Deeper” in Response to the Refugee Crisis on Jordan’s Border

Her remarks come at the fourth annual Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards dinner, recognizing President Komorowski of the Republic of Poland for his pivotal role in Poland’s extraordinary evolution; Queen Rania Al Abdullah for her advocacy for human rights and promoting cross cultural dialogue; and Maestro Seiji Ozawa for his leadership in the arts. NEW […]


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Sep 26, 2013

Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards Dinner Celebrates Visionary Leaders

President Komorowski of the Republic of Poland for his pivotal role in Poland’s extraordinary evolution; Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah for her promotion of human rights and cross-cultural dialogue; and Maestro Seiji Ozawa for his leadership in the arts  NEW YORK ― The Atlantic Council this evening will present its fourth annual Global Citizen […]

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Sep 25, 2013

US and EU Efforts Toward the Arab Transitions Fall Short

A new Atlantic Council report, US and EU: Lack of Strategic Vision, Frustrated Efforts Toward the Arab Transitions, argues the United States and its European allies lack strategic vision in supporting the Arab countries that embarked in 2011 on a democratic path—Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and Yemen—and have not lived up to their stated commitments for […]


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Sep 24, 2013

US-EU Trade, Investment Agreement Would Create Jobs, Boost Exports in all Fifty States

WASHINGTON — An ambitious Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) currently under negotiation could provide hundreds of thousands of American jobs, benefiting every US state, according to TTIP and the Fifty States: Jobs and Growth from Coast to Coast, a study commissioned by the Atlantic Council, the British Embassy in Washington, the Bertelsmann Foundation. Such a pact would […]


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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

By Atlantic Council

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

By Atlantic Council

#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

By Atlantic Council

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

By Atlantic Council

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

By Atlantic Council

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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