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Robert Diamond Named President and Deputy Chief Group Officer of Barclays PLC
Atlantic Council Board member Robert E. Diamond Jr. will succeed John Varley as President and Deputy Chief Group Officer of Barclays PLC, effective 1 October 2010.
Senator Hagel Interview: Hagel May Have Left Senate Behind, But Not His Candor About Politics
Atlantic Council chairman Chuck Hagel was featured in an article by Michael Coleman of The Washington Diplomat, providing insight Senator Hagel's post-Senate career, and opinions on Iraq, Afghanistan, and the upcoming elections.
Nawaz Offers Views on Changing Pakistani Perceptions of U.S.
Shuja Nawaz, Director of the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center, was interviewed on The Takeaway morning radio news program on the Pakistan flood situation. The discussion focused on the U.S. being the single largest donor of aid, and the potential for Pakistanis to shift their perceptions of America. Nawaz insists that the U.S. should stay the course with aid to Pakistan, but warns of the long-term effects of America's goodwill, stating that "changing image takes a long time."
Atlantic Council Board Member Tom Blair Releases Book "Poorer Richard's America"
In his new book "Poorer Richard's America: What Would Ben Say?", Atlantic Council Board member Tom Blair writes as Ben Franklin on a wide range of issues affecting America today: the national deficit, Wall Street, health care, and many others.
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Wars fundamentally change militaries. For example, the bloody and muddy stalemate of World War I led defeated Germany to invest in the innovative use of armor and firepower to break that stalemate. The U.S. experience in Vietnam led to the rise of the professional and all-volunteer force that is now fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq.
2007 Leadership Awards: Greenspan, Schwarzman and Jones
April 30, 2007
The 2007 Awards Dinner of the Atlantic Council of the United States was held on April 30, 2007 at the Mandarin Oriental, Washington DC. This year the Award for Distinguished International Leadership was presented to Alan Greenspan. The Council also presented two new awards to recognize the military and business pillars so vital to our work. General James L. Jones, the outgoing Supreme Allied Commander, was recognized with an Award for Distinguished Military Leadership, and Blackstone co-founder and chief executive Stephen A. Schwarzman received the Distinguished Business Leadership Award. Colin Powell, the recipient of the Council's 2005 award introduced the honorees.
The evening also featured a panel moderated by Brent Scowcroft [watch panel discussion] and improvisations by piano virtuosa Gabriela Montero "who plays with fingers of steel and a heart of gold" as recently described in a 60 Minutes segment "The Gift."
Awards Dinners:
- 2009 Leadership Awards: Bush, Kohl, Petraeus, Palmisano and Hampson
- 2008 Leadership Awards: Blair, Murdoch, Mullen and Kissin
- 2006 Leadership Award: Warner
- 2005 Leadership Award: Powell
About the Atlantic Council Leadership Awards:
Since 1996, the Atlantic Council has selected an outstanding individual to receive its annual Award for Distinguished International Leadership. Over the years, Distinguished Military, Business, and Artistic Leadership Awards have been added. These awards reflect the Council’s mission of promoting constructive U.S. international engagement by honoring individuals who have made major contributions to U.S. foreign policy and transatlantic relations.
Previous recipients of the award have included current National Security Advisor General James L. Jones; former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair; former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger, Colin Powell, and Robert Rubin; business leaders Rupert Murdoch andStephen Schwarzman; Senators John Warner, Chuck Hagel, and Sam Nunn; former National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft; former Supreme Allied Commander Joseph Ralston; and former NATO Secretary-General Lord Robertson.
Sponsorship:
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2007 Annual Awards Dinner Sponsors
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| Diamond |
| The Blackstone Group |
| EADS North America |
| LexisNexis |
| Morgan Stanley |
| Stephen A. Schwarzman |
| The Scowcroft Group |
| UBS |
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Platinum
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| The Boeing Company |
| Hilda and Arturo Brillembourg |
| Deutsche Bank AG |
| Golden Tree Asset Management |
| Lehman Brothers |
| The Honorable Mr. and Mrs. John D. Macomber |
| Severstal |
| Troika Dialog |
| Gold |
| Catto Charitable Foundation |
| DaimlerChrysler |
| Deloitte & Touche LLP |
| FedEx Corporation |
| General Dynamics |
| Merrill Lynch & Co. |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation |
| Raytheon Company |
| Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rossotti |
| SAIC |
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Silver
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
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| BAE Systems |
| Chevron U.S.A. |
| The CNA Corporation |
| Committee of 100 |
| Covington & Burling LLP |
| Cubic Corporation |
| Edelman |
| Ambassador and Mrs. Richard Fairbanks, III |
| The Goldman Sachs Group |
| Kissinger McLarty Associates |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation |
| The Honorable and Mrs. Jan M. Lodal |
| The Honorable and Mrs. Earl I. Mack |
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Kirk A. Radke
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| Matthew R. Simmons |
| Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett LLP |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
| General William Y. Smith, USAF (Ret.) |
| Toyota |
| U.S. Chamber of Commerce |
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Benefactors
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| Thomas J. Barrack, Jr. |
| Julia Chang Bloch and Stuart Marshall Bloch |
| Chevy Chase Bank |
| The Honorable and Mrs. Kenneth Dam |
| Lacey Neuhaus Dorn |
| The Honorable Robert F. Ellsworth |
| Mr. and Mrs. A. Huda Farouki |
| Mr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Freeman |
| Helen Lee Henderson |
| Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Huberman |
| Hunton & Williams LLC |
| Mansoor Ijaz |
| Frederick Kempe and Pamela Meyer |
| James V. Kimsey |
| The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger |
| The Honorable Tom C. Korologos and The Honorable Ann McLaughlin Korologos |
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The Honorable Franklin D. Kramer
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| General Richard Lawson, USAF (Ret.) |
| Lynx Investment Advisory, LLC |
| The Honorable and Mrs. Frederic V. Malek |
| Marsha Ralls |
| Joseph E. Robert, Jr |
| David Rockefeller |
| Marjorie Scardino |
| Siemens |
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Ukraine Under Yanukovych: An Analytical Debate
On August 18, New Atlanticist--the Atlantic Council's policy and analysis blog--published a critique of Ukraine's leadership and progress toward democracy since 2004. Entitled "Orange Peels: Ukraine after Revolution," the essay was written by Council Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky.
Lisbon 2010 NATO Young Atlanticist Summit: Call for Applications
The Atlantic Council of the United States’ Young Atlanticist Program, in partnership with the Portuguese Atlantic Commission and the Atlantic Treaty Association/Youth Atlantic Treaty Association, will be hosting a young professionals’ event for the Lisbon Summit, and is currently soliciting applications from exceptional candidates from all NATO and Partnership for Peace (PfP) countries, as well as Mediterranean Dialogue members.
Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award Dinner
On September 23rd, international luminaries will gather at the inaugural Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award Dinner, honoring Professor Klaus Schwab, the Founder and Executive Chairman of World Economic Forum, upon the forum's 40th Anniversary.
Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum 2010
The Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum (BSEEF) is a unique annual initiative that brings business and policy leaders together to discuss Eurasia’s leading economic and energy challenges.
FEATURED INTERVIEW
West Point Superintendent on Educating Cadets in Complex Global Environment
In the latest installment of the New Atlanticist Podcast Series Atlantic Council senior fellow Sarwar Kashmeri interviews LTG David Huntoon, recently-appointed Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY. Huntoon discusses how the Academy is adapting to a complex and rapidly-changing global environment, and the importance of instilling tomorrow's military leaders with a well-rounded education.
