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Richard Stengel named Distinguished Fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab

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Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council today announced Richard Stengel as a Distinguished Fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (@DFRLab).

Atlantic Council Ranked Top Ten for Defense, Foreign Policy, Energy in US Think Tanks

The Atlantic Council is delighted to be ranked in the top ten of global think tanks for defense and national security, for institutional collaboration, and as a think tank to watch. The Council is also ranked in the top ten in the US in Foreign Policy and International Affairs, Energy and Resource Policy, Conferences, External […]

Statement Concerning Atlantic Council’s Venezuela Work

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Atlantic Council

In view of media comment around the Atlantic Council’s Venezuela work, Jason Marczak, Director, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, Atlantic Council made the following comments: “Around the world, the Atlantic Council puts forward policy ideas that help influential actors navigate political and economic change so we can live in a more secure and prosperous world. […]

Atlantic Council Names Bart J. Oosterveld as Director of the Global Business and Economics Program

Appointment comes as NAFTA renegotiations continue, China increasingly asserts its presence on the world economic stage, the impact of Brexit remains uncertain, and protectionist and anti-globalist sentiments threaten the Western world. WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council today named Bart J. Oosterveld as the new director of its Global Business and Economics Program and as the […]

Atlantic Council taps David McCormick, former Treasury and White House official and Bridgewater co-CEO, as Chairman of its International Advisory Board

WASHINGTON, DC – Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe announced today that David McCormick – a highly regarded former Treasury and White House official, and Co-CEO of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates – will replace General Brent Scowcroft as the chairman of its International Advisory Board (IAB). Scowcroft stepped down to serve […]

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

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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]