Global Energy Forum

Jan 7, 2019

Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Forum to be held in Abu Dhabi on January 11-13, 2019

International and regional industry and political leaders to focus on key geopolitical and technology challenges that will drive energy markets in 2019 and beyond  WASHINGTON, DC – The third annual Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum will be held in Abu Dhabi on January 11-13, 2019. The premier event gathers international and regional political, industry, and thought leaders to set the global energy agenda for the year and […]

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Jan 2, 2019

Atlantic Council Announces Cyber Conference in Warsaw

Conference part of Council’s “100 Years Together” initiative aimed at forging the next century of Polish-American partnership WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council and PKO Bank Polski announced today a major cyber conference “A New Initiative for Poland: A Future Global Leader in Securing the 4th Industrial Revolution” to take place in Warsaw on January […]


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Dec 14, 2018

Atlantic Council and PZU SA Announce Strategic Partnership

WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, December 14, 2018, the Atlantic Council and PZU SA signed a multi-year strategic partnership agreement at the Council’s Annual Forum in Washington DC. PZU, a publicly-traded Polish insurance company, is the largest insurance group in Poland and stands among the largest financial institutions in Central Europe. Through this partnership, PZU […]

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Dec 14, 2018

Atlantic Council Names John F.W. Rogers as Chairman of the Board of Directors

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council announced today that John F.W. Rogers, a Goldman Sachs executive and government service veteran, has been elected as Chairman of its Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2019. Rogers succeeds General James L. Jones USMC (ret.), who served as Atlantic Council Chairman from 2007 to 2009 and again since 2017.  Rogers […]

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Dec 12, 2018

Mark Linscott, Previously Assistant USTR For South and Central Asian Affairs, Joins Atlantic Council as a Senior Fellow

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Mark Linscott

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center today named Mark Linscott as a senior fellow. Most recently, Linscott served as Assistant United States Trade Representative (USTR) for South and Central Asian Affairs. Linscott will lead the South Asia Center’s US-India Trade Initiative, aimed at convening thought leadership and policy-makers in an effort to maintain focus on the importance […]

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Nov 9, 2018

Atlantic Council Statement on the Appointment of J. Peter Pham as Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa

Washington – Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe today issued the following statement on Secretary of State Pompeo’s decision to appoint J. Peter Pham, Vice President for Research and Regional Initiatives and Director of the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, as United States Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa: “The Atlantic Council […]

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Nov 9, 2018

Atlantic Council Welcomes Hans Binnendijk as Distinguished Fellow and Ambassador Timo Koster as Ambassadorial Fellow

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council is excited to announce the addition of two new fellows to the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. Dr. Hans Binnendijk, formerly a NSC Senior Director for Defense Policy, will join as a distinguished fellow, and Timo Koster, Dutch ambassador-at-large for security policy and cyber, will join as an ambassadorial […]

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Sep 21, 2018

Atlantic Council to Posthumously Honor Senator John McCain with Global Citizen Award

Mrs. Cindy McCain to accept award in NYC on September 24 WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council announced today that it will pay tribute to the life and legacy of Senator John McCain by posthumously honoring him with the 2018 Global Citizen Award on September 24. The award will be accepted by Mrs. Cindy McCain. “Senator McCain […]

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Sep 13, 2018

Resolution Recognizing David Acheson (1921-2018)

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Atlantic Council

The Executive Committee—on behalf of all the board directors, members, and staff of the Atlantic Council—mourns the loss of David Acheson, an Atlantic Council honorary board director and former President and CEO of the Atlantic Council, a position he served in from 1993-1999. He passed away peacefully at his home in Washington, DC, on August […]

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Sep 13, 2018

Atlantic Council names Dr. Miyeon Oh as the Director of Scowcroft Center’s Asia Security Initiative

Appointment comes as North Korea negotiations continue, US-China tensions increase, and nontraditional security issues such as artificial intelligence emerge. WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council announced today that Dr. Miyeon Oh has been named the first director of the Asia Security Initiative within the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. Dr. Oh was previously a […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Oct 5, 2011

The Transatlantic Relations Program Announces Nicholas Dungan as Nonresident Senior Fellow

By 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 […]

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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. 

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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 […]