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Oct 24, 2022

Atlantic Council and Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation to host President of Israel and launch next phase of N7 Initiative

Washington, DC—October 24, 2022—The Atlantic Council, in partnership with the Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation, will host President of Israel Isaac Herzog on Tuesday, October 25, to discuss his vision for regional cooperation and Israeli-Arab normalization. The event marks a major expansion of the N7 Initiative to support the growing diplomatic ties between Israel and the […]

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Sep 28, 2022

New Research Shows the Way Forward for US-European Economic Relationship

Four new reports offer concrete policy recommendations for future cooperation on trade, monetary policy, digital currencies and economic statecraft

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Sep 27, 2022

Ten-minute Reduction in Wait Times At US-Mexico Border Could Boost Economic Activity by $26 Million: Atlantic Council Study

The research was completed by the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, the University of Texas at El Paso, and Colegio de la Frontera Norte, in partnership with the US Department of State Washington DC – September 27, 2022 – A 10-minute reduction in wait times for northbound traffic at the US-Mexico border could lead […]

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Sep 22, 2022

Atlantic Council Launches Millennium Fellowship Alumni Board

WASHINGTON, DC – September 21, 2022 – Today, the Atlantic Council launched the Millennium Leadership Alumni Board to galvanize seven years of Millennium Leadership fellows around the program’s pillars of community, leadership, and impact. The Board, which will bring together fellows from 2015-2021, will focus on connecting previous Millennium Leadership Program (MLP) members to programming and […]

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Sep 22, 2022

Landon Derentz joins the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center as senior director

Career energy policy expert will connect government, industry, civil society, and public stakeholders to ensure new advances are applied in the ongoing energy transition. Washington, D.C. – September 21, 2022 – The Atlantic Council announced today that Landon Derentz, former director of Middle Eastern and African Affairs at the US Department of Energy, has joined […]

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Sep 20, 2022

Ahead of COP 27, the Atlantic Council and TRENDS Research and Advisory to host second annual conference on the Middle East’s climate challenges and prospects

The two-day hybrid in-person and virtual convening will offer insights and ambitious solutions on urgent climate challenges from regional experts and government officials from the US and across the Middle East WASHINGTON, DC – September 20, 2022 – The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative and TRENDS Research and Advisory—an independent research and advisory center based […]

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Sep 20, 2022

Ken Berlin joins the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center as Senior Fellow

Washington, D.C. – September 20, 2022 – The Atlantic Council announced today that Ken Berlin, former president and CEO of The Climate Reality Project, has joined the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center as a senior fellow to launch its Financing and Achieving Cost Competitive Climate Solutions Project. Throughout his tenure at Climate Reality, Berlin oversaw […]

Global Citizen Awards

Sep 19, 2022

Atlantic Council to honor heads of state, artistic and business leaders at eleventh Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards

Highlight of UN General Assembly Week honors individuals who make unique contributions towards improving the world NEW YORK –SEPTEMBER 19, 2022—The Atlantic Council today announced that the eleventh Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards will honor the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo; President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö; Prime Minister of […]

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Sep 12, 2022

Ambassador Marcy Grossman, Former Canadian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, joins the Atlantic Council as nonresident senior fellow

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Ambassador Grossman will contribute regional and government experience to the Council’s work on the Israeli-Arab normalization process and regional conflict resolution initiatives.

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Sep 7, 2022

Atlantic Council’s Africa Center announces the addition of eight new fellows

New fellows deepen the center’s expertise in finance and investing, climate, security, and science and technology on the world’s fastest-growing continent WASHINGTON DC —SEPTEMBER 7, 2022—The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center announced today the appointment of eight new fellows across a variety of sectors, increasing the center’s deep bench of regional expertise and strengthening the center’s […]

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Apr 27, 2010

President Clinton, Bono, Josef Ackermann, Generals Abrial and Mattis to Receive Hightest Atlantic Council Honor

Washington, D.C. — The Atlantic Council on Wednesday evening (April 28) will present its top annual leadership awards to a U.S. President who enlarged NATO and helped end genocide in the Balkans, a singer activist who is fighting disease and poverty in Africa, and a European bank executive at the forefront of global efforts to […]

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Apr 13, 2010

Acting President Jonathan to Launch Atlantic Council Ansari Africa Center

Nigeria Acting President Goodluck Jonathan to Make Major US Speech at Launch of the Atlantic Council’s Ansari Africa Center Nigerian Acting President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday will officially open the Atlantic Council’s new Michael S. Ansari Africa Center with a major policy address focused on his fight against corruption and promoting good governance.  His speech […]

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Apr 1, 2010

Ambassador Ross Wilson Named Director of the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center

Ambassador Ross Wilson New Director of Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Washington, DC – The Atlantic Council today named Ross Wilson, former U.S. ambassador to Turkey and Azerbaijan, as the Director of the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center.   In that position, he will be a member of the Council’s top management team with responsibility for […]

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Mar 11, 2010

Atlantic Council Releases Iran Sanctions Report

Atlantic Council Releases Iran Sanctions Report WASHINGTON, DC — The Atlantic Council has produced a comprehensive reference work on Iran entitled U.S.-Iranian Relations: An Analytic Compendium of U.S. Policies, Laws and Regulations, which documents for the first time how long-term changes in U.S. policy reflect the lack of a clear consensus on how to curb […]

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Mar 4, 2010

Lord Robertson Assails Lack of Leadership on Afghanistan

March 5, 2010 — Tuesday evening at the Atlantic Council’s fourth annual Christopher J. Makins Lecture, former NATO Secretary General Lord George Robertson delivered a clarion call for political courage and leadership on Afghanistan. “So long as alliance governments remain feeble, reactive, preoccupied and paralyzed in their commitment, then so long will we be in […]

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Feb 23, 2010

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the Future of NATO

Secretary Clinton on the Future of NATO February 23, 2010 — Last night, the Atlantic Council hosted Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for a landmark address on the Future of NATO. She offered a rousing defense of the Alliance; advanced a clear vision for reform and modernization; and criticized a "leadership crisis," calling on Alliance […]

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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 […]