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 The following is a list of all speeches available online

arranged alphabetically by speakers' surnames.

 

 Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

 

 

Q

 

His Excellency Ashraf Jehangir Qazi
Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States
04/04/2003

Peace and Security in South Asia
 

His Excellency Qian Qichen

Former Vice Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs,

People's Republic of China

03/16/2006

Ten Episodes in China's Diplomacy

 

Dan Quayle
The 44th Vice President of the United States
3/19/1999

Reasserting American Leadership Abroad
 

 

 

R

 

Lea Rabin
Wife of Yitzhak Rabin, Author, Our Life, His Legacy
4/6/1997

Rabin: Our Life, His Legacy

 

His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa
President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

September 28, 2007

Sri Lanka: From Ancient Past to Dynamic Future   


 

General Joseph W. Ralston
United States Armed Forces, Supreme Allied Commander Europe
02/20/2002

U.S. Security and the European Theater
 

 

Robert Reich
Former U.S. Secretary of Labor and author, The Future of Success
2/21/2001

“The Future of Success"
 

His Excellency Janusz Reiter

Ambassador of Poland to the United States

02/28/2006

Poland in the Euro-Atlantic Community

 

 

The Honorable Francis J. Ricciarone, Jr.

U.S. Ambassador to Egypt

10/11/2006

U.S. Middle East Ambassador's Panel   

 

 

Condaleezza Rice
Former Special Assistant to the President for National Security
1/15/1999

American Foreign Policy for the 21st Century
 

 

Bill Richardson
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
4/7/1997

 

 

Cokie Roberts
Political Analyst, ABC, NPR
4/21/2004

Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation
 

 

Lord Robertson
Secretary General of NATO
4/6/2000

Kosovo: The Real Story
 

 

Jano Rosebiani
Documentary Film maker

07/29/2004

Surviving the Torture, Counting the Dead
 

 

Dennis Ross
Special Middle East Coordinator, U.S. Department of State
6/7/1999

Understanding the Arab Israeli Peace Process
 

11/06/2000

 

June 26, 2007

Counselor and Ziegler Distinguished Fellow,

Washington Institute for Near East Policy,

former Director, Policy Planning, U.S. State Department,

Author, Statecraft: How to Restore America's Standing in the World

Restoring America's Standing in the World  

 

 

Yuval Rotem
Consul General for Israel in Los Angeles
4/3/2003

 

 

The Honorable Donald Rumsfeld
United States' Secretary of Defense
8/4/2005

Resolve, Not Retreat

 

 

Paul Rusesabagina

who inspired the film Hotel Rwanda,

Author, An Ordinary ManMarch 12, 2007

An Ordinary Man      

 

S

 

 

Buthiana Shaaban
Minister of Expatriates, Spokesperson, Government of Syria
12/08/2003

U.S.-Syria Relations: What's Next?
 

 

Muhamed Sacirbey
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations
6/27/1996

Implementing the Dayton Accord
 

 

His Excellency Afif Safieh

Representative, Palestinian Liberation Organization

to the United States

6/6/2006

The United Nations: An Essential Tool in Confront Today's Global Challenges   

 

 

Taichi Sakaiya
Director General, Economic Planning Agency, Japan
04/23/2001

 

 

Steven B. Sample
President, University of Southern California
11/30/2005

USC: Inventing the Future, Honoring the Past

 

 

James R. Sasser
United States Ambassador to the People's Republic of China
3/22/1999

United States and China Forging a Relationship
 

 

His Royal Highness Prince Bandar Al Saud
Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United States
09/22/2003

U.S. - Saudi Relations: In Transition?

 

 

His Excellency George Savvaides
Ambassador of Greece to the United States
03/04/2004

Greece in the New Millennium
 

 

The Honorable Rockwell Schnabel
U.S. Representative to the European Union
07/25/2002

The Relationship Between the United States and the European Union

 

 

William Schulz
Executive Director, Amnesty International USA
Author, In Our Own Best Interests:  How Defending Human 
Rights Benefits Us All

05/11/2001

"Defending Human Rights"
 

 

Elaine Sciolino
New York Times Correspondent and Author, Persian Mirrors: The Elusive Face of Iran
10/16/2000

 

 

His Excellency Ronen Sen

Ambassador of India to the United States

June 1, 2006

Annual Diplomat of the Year Award  

 

 

His Excellency Nabi Sensoy

Ambassador of turkey to the United States

April 12, 2007

Annual Diplomat of the Year Award Dinner

Highlighting the Working Relationship Between Turkey and the U.S.  

 

 

The Honorable Brad Sherman

Chairman, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade,

Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives

March 27, 2008

The Threats From Terrorism and Proliferation:

Toward a Coherent Strategy    

 

 

Susan L. Shirk

Director, Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, UC

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State

Author, China: Fragile Superpower

May 22, 2007

China's Internal Fragility and International Risks   

 

Dimitri Simes
President, The Nixon Center

3/12/1999

Russia's Tragedy, America's Stake
 

03/23/2001 

A Russian Policy Agenda for the New Administration
 

 

Bill Simon
Republican Candidate for Governor
10/22/2002

 

Anne-Marie Slaughter
Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton

5/24/2004

A New World Order


Ephraim Sneh
 

Minister of Transportation, Israel
3/31/2000

 

04/30/01

 

Dr. Richard Somerville

Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Research Professor,

Scripps Institution of Oceanography;

Coordinating Lead Author, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Jan 14, 2008

Climate Change: Natural Phenomenon or Human Legacy?    

 

Franklin A. Sonn

Ambassador of South Africa to the United States

10/18/1996

South Africa: Progress and Promise
 

11/6/1998

Hopes and Realizable Dreams for the Future of South Africa
 

 

The Honorable Isinthorn Sornvai
Consul General of Thailand in Los Angeles

Tsunami Benefit Dinner

 

 

A Discussion with George Soros

Financier and philanthropist

Founder and Chairman, Open Society Institute

09/20/2006

Consequences of the War on Terror       

 

 

Dr. Komal Sri-Kumar

Managing Director and Chief Global Strategist

for Trust Company West

Investing in the Global Economy

February 13, 2008                        

 

 

Kenneth W. Starr
Dean, Pepperdine University School of Law,

Former U.S. Independent Consul

7/11/2005

The Influence of International law on U.S. Domestic Law

 

Kevin Starr
California State Librarian
5/5/2003

Los Angeles, Transformed by the World

 

 

Ronald D. Sugar
President, CEO, Chairman, Northrop Grumman
04/20/2006

Intellectual Capital and out Place in the World: The Need for Action      


 

 

 

T

 

Strobe Talbott
Deputy Secretary of State
11/5/1998

Decision Making and Foreign Policy

President, The Brookings Institute
10/21/2004

Security Issues in South Asia


 

Donald Tang

Vice Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors,

Bear, Stearns and Co., Inc.

Investing in the Global Economy

February 13, 2008                        

 

 

His Excellency Erwin Teufel
Minister-President of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
02/11/2002

German-American Relations Before and After September 11th


Michael J. Thawley
Ambassador of Australia to the United States
04/02/2001

 

 

His Excellency Hung-mao Tien
Minister of Foreign Affairs
11/28/2000

Taiwan's Politics and Security in the Taiwan Strait
 

 

 

V

 

Jack Valenti
Chairman and CEO, Motion Picture Association of America
10/1/1998

Hollywood and Washington: Sprung from the same DNA
 

 

Gaddi Vasquez
Director, Peace Corps
03/26/2003

The Role of the Peace Corps in the Global Community
 

 

His Excellency Walter Veltroni

Mayor of Rome

02/15/2007

Rome: The International City     

 

 

His Excellency Sergio Vento
Ambassador of Italy to the United States
03/16/2004

Bi-lateral Relations Between Italy and the United States: Cooperation in Crisis Areas
 

The Honorable Antonio Villaraigosa

Mayor of the City of Los Angeles

March 14, 2008

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

 

Alexandr Vondra
Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United States
5/17/1999

Czech Republic: Newest Partner into NATO
 

 

 

W

 

Jim Walsh
Executive Director, Managing the Atom Project, John F. Kennedy School, Harvard
28/04/2003

Weapons of Mass Destruction, Terrorism and War in the Middle East

 

 

Jianxin Wang

Director, Archeology Society, China

02/28/2005

China's Terracotta Warriors

 

 

Ernst Welteke
President, Deutsche Bundesbank
10/02/2002

European Monetary Union: Reflections and Perspectives

 

 

Wei Jingsheng
Human Rights Activist
6/16/1998

China's Role in the World's Future
 

 

Caspar Weinberger
Former Secretary of Defense, Chairman, Forbes
10/13/1999

The Consequences of Our Weakened Defense


02/19/2004

U.S. Military Action in Iraq: Necessity and Outcomes
 

 

Hassan Wirajuda
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Indonesia
09/19/2003

 

 

Dr. Charles Wolf
Economist, RAND
11/17/2003

Faultlines in China's Economic Terrain
 

 

Prof. Stanley Wolpert
Professor of Asian History
01/29/2002

India-Pakistan - What Next?
 

 

R. James Woolsey
Former Director, Central Intelligence, Chairman of the Board, Freedom house
08/19/2003

The Long War of the 21st Century: How We Must Fight It
 

 

Bob Wright

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NBC Universal

10/25/2006

Piracy and the U.S. Economy   

 

 

Robin Wright
Los Angeles Times Correspondent
2/15/2000

Turmoil and Transformation in Iran
 

 

His Excellency Jaushieh Joseph Wu

Representative to the United States,

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office

6/29/2007

Taiwan U.S. Relations: A Review and Outlook        

 

 

Y

 

Jeichi Yang
Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the United States
04/1/2004

 

 

Daniel Yergin
Chairman, Cambridge Energy Research Associates
03/21/2002

Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy
 

 

Lee Kuan Yew
Senior Minister and Former Prime Minister of Singapore
10/29/1998

The Media and Asia
 

 

His Excellency Yang Jiechi
Ambassador of the Peoples' Republic of China to the U.S.
Date: 08/28/2001

Date: 06/11/2002

 


His Excellency Wang Yingfan

Ambassador of China to the United Nations
6/11/2002

Current status of U.S./China Relations

 

 

 

Z

 

Ernesto Zedillo
President of Mexico
5/19/1999

Improving Relations Between Mexico and the United States
 

 

His Royal Highness Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad

Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United States

April 11

Peace in the Middle East: A Jordanian Perspective     

 

 

His Excellency Milos Zeman
Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
04/03/2002

The Czech Response to the U.S. International Policy
 

 

Zhang Zhongli

Vice president, Chinese Association of Research,

Qin Shihuang's Terracotta Army

02/28/2005

China's Terracotta Warriors

 

 

His Excellency Zhou Wenzhong

Ambassador of the People's Republic of China

to the United States

11/21/2006

Pursuing Peaceful Development and Building Harmonious Society   

 

 

Dr. James Zogby
President, Arab American Institute
10/12/2004

The Mess We're In: How America's Leaders have Failed in the Middle East

 

February 29, 2008

U.S. Middle East Policy: The Stakes Have Never Been Higher  

 

 

Dr. Benjamin Zycher
Senior Economic Adviser, RAND
11/17/2003

Faultlines in China's Economic Terrain
 

 

 

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