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Atlantic Council Names The Honorable Ellen Tauscher as Vice Chair of Scowcroft Center on International Security

February 08, 2012

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.

Atlantic Council Covering One-Year Anniversary of Egyptian Uprisings

January 18, 2012

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.

National Bestseller Berlin 1961 Released in Paperback Today

January 04, 2012

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.

CEOs, Government Officials, and Higher Ed Leaders Convene to Address Growing Skills Gap

December 15, 2011

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 PwC emphasized the role of cross-sector collaboration, with the business community leading the way toward solutions.

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Stresses Need for Political Compromise in Washington in Time of Crisis

December 14, 2011

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.

New Atlantic Council – Bertelsmann Foundation Report Argues for TARP-style Intervention in European Union

December 12, 2011

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 work.

Atlantic Council hosts Ambassador William B. Taylor in New Role as Special Coordinator for Middle East Transitions

November 04, 2011

“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

The Transatlantic Relations Program Announces Nicholas Dungan as Nonresident Senior Fellow

October 05, 2011

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.

Ansari Africa Center at Atlantic Council Adds Renowned Scholars

September 28, 2011

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. It also appointed Martin N. Murphy, a globally recognized authority on piracy and maritime security, as a senior fellow.

Atlantic Council names former White House official, Michele Dunne, to lead new Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

July 05, 2011

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.

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