BROWSE SPEAKERS by TOPIC

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Zbigniew Brzezinski, Ph.D , Washington D.C. USA -- 30.0k to 50.0k

Zbigniew Brzezinski, the national security advisor to President Carter, was born in Poland and spent part of his youth in France and Germany before moving to Canada. His father, a man of aristocratic descent, served as the Polish consul-general in Montreal during the Second World War and helped Jewish refugees flee Nazi and Soviet persecution. When the communists seized control of the Polish government in 1945, his father retired and remained with his family in Canada. During the 1960s Brzezinski acted as an advisor to Kennedy and Johnson administration officials. Generally taking a hard line on policy toward the Soviet Union, he was also an influential force behind the Johnson administration's "bridge-building" ideas regarding Eastern Europe. During the final years of the Johnson administration, he was a foreign policy advisor to Vice President Hubert Humphrey and his presidential campaign.
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Rosalynn Carter , Georgia USA -- 30.0k to 50.0k

As First Lady, Mrs. Carter brought an interest in complex issues and a wealth of compassion to the White House. Today, still highly respected, she is a crusader on issues ranging from homelessness to global peace, a board member for a number of social causes, and a best-selling author.
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Ti-Hua Chang , New York USA -- Contact for fee schedule

Ti-Hua Chang is a seasoned New York reporter who has become a household name by covering a variety of topics and reporting on both international and local issues. In 1996, he won the prestigious Peabody Award for a series of reports he filed on accused drug-dealing murderers who escaped to the Dominican Republic. That government's extradition policies prevented U.S. police from arresting them. In March 1996, he was dispatched to Tel Aviv, Israel to report on the string of terror blasts overtaking the city. Chang spent a week in Bosnia, filing reports from the war-torn country as he traveled with an Americares Convoy throughout several combat-ravaged cities.
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Robert Charles , Maryland USA -- 5.0k to 10.0k

Having worked in President Reagan’s and President Bush 41’s White Houses, as counsel to US House Speaker Dennis Hastert for several years, and most recently, as President George W. Bush’s Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement from 2003-2005 for Colin Powell, Robert Charles offers a unique opportunity to hear how government can work for you – whether in procurement, appropriations, legislation, or regulation.
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Bob Dole , Washington D.C. USA -- 30.0k to 50.0k

One of the most respected figures of the 20th Century, Bob Dole is also one of its wittiest. Deftly weaving comedy with issues of global importance, he ushers audiences into a new understanding of the nation’s weightiest issues. Author of Great Political Wit: Laughing (Almost) All the Way to the White House and Great Presidential Wit: I Wish I Was in the Book, he charms audiences even as he offers them a wealth of insight and a lifetime of experience. Throughout his service in Congress, as Senate majority leader and as the 1996 Republican presidential candidate, Dole proved himself a great leader, brilliant statesmen and effective legislator. He earned international acclaim for his work on behalf of the disadvantaged and disabled, for his mastery of foreign affairs and for his uncanny ability to build bipartisan consensus. Dole also appeared in the revival of CBS’ 60 Minutes "Point-Counterpoint" segme
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David Frost , * England -- 30.0k to 50.0k

David Frost's activities during his career have been so diverse that he has been described as a "one man conglomerate" - it is easy to see why. David was host and co-creator of That Was The Week That Was, producer of countless television programmes from A Gift of Song: The Music for the UNICEF Concert to Spectacular World of Guinness Records. He has authored15 books, produced seven films and is the joint founder of London Weekend Television and TV am. Not to mention that he is a publisher, lecturer, impresario and undoubtedly the best known television interviewer in the world.
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Barry Goodfield, Ph.D , Arizona USA -- 10.0k to 15.0k

Dr. Goodfield specializes in identifying the unconscious nonverbal signals known as Non Verbal Leaks. His work is based on a unique patented psychotherapeutic process, which he developed in the 1970's. Over the past 30 years Goodfield has shared his methods with psychiatrists, psychologists, senior corporate executives, attorneys, and cabinet level officials around the globe.

In addition to his work at the Institute, Dr. Goodfield is a Senior Professor at Henley-Putnam University in San Jose, California. He has also lectured at The Foreign Service Program of Oxford University and was a visiting Professor at the Diplomatic Academy of London, University of Westminster. He is also an author, having published Insight and Action: The Role of the Unconscious in Crisis from Personal to International Levels in 1999.


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Laura Liswood, M.B.A., J.D , Massachusetts USA -- Contact for fee schedule

Laura Liswood co-founded the Council of Women World Leaders with President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir of Iceland and located it at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Liswood is the Secretary General of the Council, which is composed of women presidents, prime ministers, and heads of government.
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Herb London, Ph.D , New York USA -- 10.0k to 15.0k

Dr. London is a noted social critic whose work has appeared in every major newspaper and journal in the country including such diverse publications as Commentary, National Review, American Spectator, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Washington Times, New York Magazine, New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Modern Age, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Orbis, Encounter, Forbes, and The New Criterion. He is the author and editor of twenty-one books (see enclosure) and two plays “My Most Embarrassing Moment” and “A Love That Cannot Speak Its Name.”
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Kurt Muse , Virginia USA -- 5.0k to 10.0k

Kurt Muse was born in the United States into a family of citizen soldiers whose roots date back to the Revolutionary War. His family lived first in Cuba and eventually settled in Panama, where they began a printing and graphic arts business. After graduation from college in the U. S., Kurt spent a time in the Army and then returned with his new wife to Panama to work in the family business. The war in Vietnam was over, and no one had any idea that their quiet and perfectly ordinary civilian life would evolve into one of the most heroic episodes in recent American military and foreign policy history.
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Ralph Pezzullo , California USA -- Contact for fee schedule

Ralph Pezzullo is a New York Times-bestselling author as well an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. Born in New York City, he grew up in Mexico, Vietnam, Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, Uruguay and Nicaragua. After receiving a Master's Degree in international affairs from George Washington University, he went to work for Congressman Les Aspin, where he advised on foreign policy and immigration issues. Later, he was employed as a correspondent for Associated Press covering assignments in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Joseph Ralston , District of Columbia USA -- 20.0k to 25.0k

A distinguished 37-year Air Force veteran, General Joseph Ralston had a pivotal role in revolutionizing the United States Air Force for the 21st century, creating an enormous leap forward by introducing America’s fighting forces to the very latest technology. Now vice chairman of The Cohen Group, he is an expert speaker with a great depth of knowledge on American and international politics, global trouble spots and Middle Eastern affairs. As Supreme Allied NATO Commander, General Ralston contributed to preserving the peace, security and territorial integrity of the NATO member nations while commanding approximately 65,000 troops from 39 nations.
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Paul Volcker , New York USA -- Above 75.0k

Paul Volcker is one of the great public servants of this century. During service under five presidents from John F. Kennedy to Ronald Reagan, he has been a major architect of U.S. financial and economic policy. As chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, he was largely responsible for braking the accelerating price inflation that threatened the stability of the economy in the late 1970's and early 1980's.
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Bob Woodward , District of Columbia USA -- 30.0k to 50.0k

As the top investigative reporter at The Washington Post covering America’s War on Terrorism, Bob Woodward has repeatedly broken stories about the White House, the CIA and the FBI in the wake of the September 11th attacks. Based on his new book entitled Bush at War and the interviews he conducted with hundreds of sources, Woodward offers audiences an unparalleled look at the behind-the-scenes debate, decisions and potential consequences. Offering an in-depth look at President Bush, Vice President Cheney, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Secretary of Defense, the CIA and the FBI, he details the crucial months after the attacks, during which the U.S. prepared for war in Afghanistan, took steps toward a preemptive strike against Iraq, intensified homeland defense, and began a well-funded CIA covert war against terrorism around the world.
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Marvin Zonis, Ph.D , Illinois USA -- 15.0k to 20.0k

Marvin Zonis is a Professor at the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago. He also heads Marvin Zonis + Associates, a political risk consulting firm in Chicago, and is a co-founder and Chairman of DSD, a software company based in Moscow and Chicago. Zonis in an expert on the intersection of digital technologies and globalization, emerging markets, Middle Eastern politics, the oil industry, Russia, and U.S. foreign policy.
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