Events
Reservations Open 3 Weeks Before Each Event
Distinguished Speaker Series 2019–2020 Program
Tuesday October 22, 2019
Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne
Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico;Public Policy Fellow at Woodrow Wilson Center
The Importance of America’s Relations with Mexico
PB- Colony
Tuesday November 12, 2019
Douglas L. Loverro
Former Deputy Asst Secretary of Defense for Space Policy;Pres Loverro Consulting
U.S. SPACE Policy: For National Defense and Security
PB- Colony
Tuesday December 3, 2019
Sam Brannen
Sr Fellow International Security Program; Director Risk & Foresight Group at CSIS
Seven Revolutions: Mega-Trends Shaping the World to 2050
PB- Colony
Tuesday December 17, 2019
Brigadier General (ret) Chad T. Manske USAF (WAC Members Only)
Former 30th Commandant of the National War College
Are We Ready for the Brave New World? Per National Defense University
PB-Mar-a-Lago**
Tuesday January 7, 2020
Gordon Chang
Author, Columnist, TV Commentator; Senior Fellow at the Gatestone Institute
America’s Grandest Wager: China
PB- Colony
Tuesday January 21, 2020
Heather Conley
Director of the Europe Program at CSIS
The Kremlin Playbook: Understanding Russian Malign Influence
PB- Colony
Tuesday February 18, 2020
Roger L. Simon
Author, Academy Award-nominated Screenwriter, CEO Emeritus of PJ Media
Mainstream Media Today: Fake News Does It Exist and Why?
PB- Colony
Tuesday March 10, 2020
Dr. Seth Jones
Harold Brown Chair; Director of the Transnational Threats Project at CSIS Proxy Wars: U.S.- Iranian Competition in the Middle East
PB- Colony
Monday March 24, 2020
Dr. Celina Realuyo
Professor of National Security at the National Defense University
Securing the U.S Southern Border: From Narcotics & Human Trafficking
PB- Colony
Tuesday April 7, 2020
Allison Sturma
Program Officer with the US Institute of Peace Public Education Department
Peace is Possible: Bringing Global Peace & Conflict Dialogue to US Schools
PB- Colony
Locations:
The Colony Palm Beach
155 Hammon Avenue
Palm Beach, Florida 33480
The Mar-a-Lago Club**
WAC Members Only
Required: Suit or Sports Coat for Men;
No Jeans
1100 South Ocean Boulevard
Palm Beach, Florida 33480
Time:
6:00 p.m. – Registration & Social
6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Speaker Presentation
Reservations: www.worldaffairspalmbeach.org or call (561) 374-2858
2019-2020 Membership:
Diplomat-$5000; Statesman-$2500; Ambassador-$1200; Benefactor-$800; Patron-$550; Family-$320; Individual-$220; Young Professional-$150; Student-$10
Members may attend Distinguished Speaker Series events at no charge. The non-member fee is $35 per person per program if payment is received at least 24 hours before the meeting or $40 on the day of the event. Payment may be made by credit card on-line but not at the event. Cancellations of reservations paid by check must be made 48 hours before an event by email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or telephone for a refund.
The Council is non-partisan and the speakers’ views do not necessarily reflect our own. We welcome the opportunity to be a platform where major global issues can be discussed in an atmosphere of mutual respect.
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