Press Release
Feb 8, 2012
Atlantic Council Names The Honorable Ellen Tauscher as Vice Chair of Scowcroft Center on International Security
By
Jason Harmala
WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council today appointed The Honorable Ellen Tauscher as Vice Chair-designate of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, which will be inaugurated later this year. The State Department announced yesterday that Tauscher has stepped down as Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, but that she will continue […]
Press Release
Jan 18, 2012
Atlantic Council Covering One-Year Anniversary of Egyptian Uprisings
By
Jason Harmala
As Egypt’s transition continues to unfold one year later, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East is providing critical, real-time analysis and commentary on Egypt’s political and economic challenges. Marking the one-year anniversary of the Egyptian revolution on January 25, the Hariri Center will post new online resources direct from Cairo and […]
Press Release
Jan 4, 2012
National Bestseller Berlin 1961 Released in Paperback Today
By
Jason Harmala
WASHINGTON — Berkley Books, an imprint of Penguin Group, today released the trade paperback of Atlantic Council President Frederick Kempe’s national bestselling book, Berlin 1961: Kennedy, Khrushchev and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth.
Press Release
Dec 15, 2011
CEOs, Government Officials, and Higher Ed Leaders Convene to Address Growing Skills Gap
By
Jason Harmala
WASHINGTON — On December 15, leaders from across the private sector, government, and the higher education community debated options for closing the growing skills gap to foster better economic development and competitiveness in the US. Called “Building the Employment Agenda: New Solutions to Close the Skills Gap,” the roundtable hosted by the Atlantic Council and […]
Press Release
Dec 14, 2011
Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Stresses Need for Political Compromise in Washington in Time of Crisis
By
Jason Harmala
WASHINGTON – At a celebration honoring former National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft on Tuesday night, former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates lamented the political gridlock preventing Washington’s leaders from solving the most difficult challenges facing the United States and its allies today, saying that compromise has become akin to selling out. “I’m deeply concerned about […]
Press Release
Dec 12, 2011
New Atlantic Council – Bertelsmann Foundation Report Argues for TARP-style Intervention in European Union
By
Adrienne Chuck
WASHINGTON – As European leaders meet to decide the future of the Eurozone, Julie Chon argues in a new Atlantic Council — Bertelsmann Foundation policy brief that Europe must learn from the United States’ TARP experience, and match a sizeable bazooka with a clear and transparent process for markets to understand how financial mechanisms will […]
Press Release
Nov 4, 2011
Atlantic Council hosts Ambassador William B. Taylor in New Role as Special Coordinator for Middle East Transitions
By
Jason Harmala
WASHINGTON – “The US government sees the transitions in the Arab world as the greatest opportunity for major changes in strategic relationships over the past century,” said Ambassador William B. Taylor, the newly-appointed Special Coordinator for Middle East Transitions at the US State Department during a November 4 event at the Atlantic Council. “We […]
Press Release
Oct 5, 2011
The Transatlantic Relations Program Announces Nicholas Dungan as Nonresident Senior Fellow
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Jason Harmala
The Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program is pleased to announce the appointment of Nicholas Dungan, the former president of the French-American Foundation, as its newest nonresident senior fellow. “The addition of Nicholas Dungan’s expertise to the Transatlantic Relations Program couldn’t come at a better time, as we head towards the French presidential elections in the […]
Press Release
Sep 28, 2011
Ansari Africa Center at Atlantic Council Adds Renowned Scholar
By
Adrienne Chuck
The Michael S. Ansari Africa Center of the Atlantic Council today announced that it has named Bronwyn Bruton, one of the most widely quoted emerging analysts of Africa, as its deputy director.
Press Release
Jul 5, 2011
Atlantic Council names former White House official, Michele Dunne, to lead new Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East
By
Jason Harmala
WASHINGTON—The Atlantic Council today named Michele Dunne, a former White House and State Department official, as the director of its new Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East. The center will begin its operations this week in Washington, D.C. “Michele brings to the Council both a rich understanding of the Washington policy process and of […]