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People on the Move in the 21st Century: Refugees and the New Trends of Displacement

His Excellency

António Guterres

UN High Commissioner

for Refugees,

Former Prime Minister

of Portugal

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Peace in the Middle East: A Jordanian Perspective

His Royal Highness

Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad

Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United States

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Why Peace is Possible, and Why America Should Care

Aaron David Miller

Foreign Policy Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center,

Author, The Much Too Promised Land

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Behind the Israel Lobby Controversy

J. J. Goldberg

Editor-in-Chief

The Forward

March 10

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The Threats

From Terrorism and Proliferation: Toward a Coherent Strategy

The Honorable

Brad Sherman

Chairman, Subcommittee on Terrorism,

Nonproliferation and Trade,

Committee on

Foreign Affairs,

U.S. House of Representatives

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U.S. Foreign Policy: Where We Go

From Here

The Honorable John McCain

United States Senator

from Arizona,

Candidate for the Republican Party Nomination for President

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Los Angeles: A Portal to the World for the United States

The Honorable

Antonio Villaraigosa

Mayor of the

City of Los Angeles

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The United States' Role in the World		George Mitchell Biography
The Honorable George Mitchell Former Senate Majority Leader, Former U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland
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A New Realism for the Next Administration		Governor Richardson's Bio
The Honorable Bill Richardson Governor of New Mexico
Tuesday, June 3, 12 noon luncheon Beverly Hilton Hotel map	Members: $47 Guests of members: $57 General admission: $62 Tables of ten: $470
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Reversing the Failure of Strategy in Pakistan and Afghanistan		Ahmed Rashid.com
Ahmed Rashid Pakistani journalist and best-selling author, Author, Descent Into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia
Friday, June 13, 12 noon luncheon and book signing Beverly Hilton Hotel map	Members: $47 Guests of members: $57 General admission: $62 Tables of ten: $470
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The EU-US Relationship		French Embassy Ambassador Vimont
His Excellency Pierre Vimont Ambassador of France to the United States
Tuesday, June 17, 1:30 p.m. luncheon Westin Bonaventure Hotel map	Members: $45 Guests of members: $55 General admission: $60 Tables of ten: $450
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The Progress of the

Annapolis Peace Process

U.S. Embassy in Israel

Ambassador Jones

The Honorable Richard H. Jones

United States Ambassador to Israel

Tuesday, July 15,

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