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Tony Snow is the White House Press Secretary for the George W. Bush administration. He succeeded Scott McClellan, becoming the third individual to serve in that position under President Bush. It is the second Presidential administration to which Snow has been employed, having worked for President George H. W. Bush as chief speechwriter and Deputy Assistant of Media Affairs. Between his two White House stints, Snow was a broadcaster and newspaper columnist. After years of regular guest-hosting for The Rush Limbaugh Show and providing news commentary for National Public Radio, he launched his own talk radio program, The Tony Snow Show, which went on to become nationally syndicated. He was also a regular personality on Fox News Channel since 1996, hosting Fox News Sunday, Weekend Live, and often substituting as host of The O'Reilly Factor.
Burton Gerber and John Brennan Burton Gerber, former director of the European and the Soviet & East European divisions of the Directorate of Operations at the CIA, and John Brennan, former head and organizational architect of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) and of its predecessor organization the Terrorist Threat Integration Center (TTIC)Gerber worked primarily in operations related to the former Soviet Union and the former Warsaw Pact countries. He served overseas as the CIA chief of station in three separate assignments. In Washington, he directed the agency's operational programs in the former Soviet Union and Europe for eight years.
Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell is well known as one of the most respected and charismatic leaders in the US Congress over the past 15 years. An inspiration to everyone who meets him, Senator Campbell is a rancher, jewelry designer, former educator, Olympian, and sheriff. Above all, he is a family man and an outspoken champion of American values. Senator Campbell was first elected to the Senate in 1992, after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives for five years. Sen. Campbell was the only American Indian to serve in the United States Senate at the time, and is one of the 44 Chiefs of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe. Before entering college Sen. Campbell served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951-1953. Stationed in Korea, he attained the rank of Airman 2nd Class. Sen. Campbell received a bachelor's degree in physical education and fine arts from San Jose State University in 1957 and later attended Meiji University in Tokyo in 1960 as a special research student. He was the U.S. Judo Champion 1961-1963, and All-American 1964. Also in 1964, he was captain of the U.S. Olympic judo team and placed fourth at the Tokyo Olympics. Sen. Campbell is a renowned jewelry designer, rancher, and trainer of champion quarter horses. He has been married to his wife Linda for more than 35 years. He is the father of two grown children, Colin Campbell and Shanan Longfellow. He is grandfather to Luke and Saylor Longfellow and Lauren Campbell. First elected to the Senate in 1992, Sen. Campbell was re-elected in 1998 with 62% of the vote. Prior to his election to the U.S. Senate, Sen. Campbell served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1987-1992 and served in the Colorado State General Assembly from 1982-1986. Throughout his career, he has fought to reduce spending in order to balance the federal budget and lower tax rates across the board. He has worked steadily to decrease crime, improve education, and support veterans' issues. In 1997 Sen. Campbell became the first American Indian to chair the Indian Affairs Committee. In addition to furthering several lands projects that are significant to American Indian history, he has sponsored legislation aimed at addressing Indian health, education, and economic needs. During the 106th Congress, Sen. Campbell had more free-standing Senate legislation passed into law (12 public laws) than any other member of Congress. Today, he continues his efforts to champion projects important to Colorado and to improve the safety and well being of all Americans. A true original, Senator Campbell has been known to park his motorcycle in front of the Capitol on the way to work, drive delivery trucks around his home state in the off time, and will never shy away from telling you exactly what he thinks about a particular issue.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a prominent, often controversial author, film maker and critic of Islam. She was a member of the Tweede Kamer (the Lower House of the States-General of the Netherlands) for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) from January 30, 2003 until May 16, 2006. Hirsi Ali has had to maintain a high level of security due to threats against her life for voicing views critical of certain aspects of Islam. For example, her film Submission, directed by Theo van Gogh (who himself was assassinated for his works), made her one of the targets of the Hofstad Network. On May 15, 2006, officials of the Netherlands government cast doubt on Hirsi Ali's status as a Dutch national, due to concerns related to the fact that in order to obtain refugee status in the Netherlands she had provided false information. She later used the same false information when she applied for, and was granted, Dutch citizenship. The Dutch minister of immigration and integration, Rita Verdonk, moved to annul her citizenship, a move that was overridden by order of the Prime Minister. She released to the New York Times personal letters from her father and other family members that affirmed her story about fleeing a forced marriage. On June 27, 2006, the Dutch government announced that Hirsi Ali would keep her Dutch citizenship. On May 16, Hirsi Ali announced resignation from parliament and confirmed her previous statement that she would move to the United States to work at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank. Her prospective arrival in September 2006 was welcomed by Deputy US Secretary of State Robert Zoellick.
Bill Hemmer is a journalist who spent ten years at CNN before moving to the Fox News Channel in August 2005. Before Hemmer left CNN in June 2005, he and Soledad O'Brien were the anchors on American Morning, CNN's flagship morning news program. Hemmer started with this program in 2002. While at CNN, Hemmer also anchored CNN Tonight, CNN Early Edition as well as CNN Morning News/CNN Live Today. Hemmer was scheduled to debut on Fox News on Monday, August 29, 2005, but started a day early to assist with the cable network's coverage of Hurricane Katrina. He is currently hosting the 12:00 p.m. ET edition of Fox News Live weekdays.
Ari and Jeremy Ari & Jeremy, commander and soldier in the Israeli Army reserves, have protected every border of The Land of Israel from Lebanon to Gaza. As religious Zionist Jews, they merge their comprehensive understanding of the Bible and Jewish history with their experiences in the battlefield and the forefront of Israeli activism. Ari and Jeremy are coming to share the truth about the situation in Israel and will be discussing a broad array of topics including the cease fire between Israel and the Hezbollah, the Iranian Nuclear build up, and the spiritual roots of the conflict in the Middle East. Open to discussing any issues from the political, religious, and philosophical realms, Ari & Jeremy are coming to infuse clarity and understanding into a complex and volatile situation that will inevitably have monumental effects on the entire world. Commander and Soldier in the Israel Defense Force reserves. Hosts of "A Light Unto the Nations", the #1 radio show on Israel National Radio. Columnists for the Jerusalem Post and Arutz Sheva. Founders of Shema Israel - a Jerusalem-based movement dedicated to bringing the Bible back to the Nation of Israel.
Elliott Abrams Foreign policy expert and a leading conservative spokesman, Elliot Abrams was the youngest person to serve as Assistant Secretary of State in this century. As the top assistant to Secretary of State George Schultz, Abrams was the key figure in the implementation of the Reagan foreign policy. He is the author of Undue Process: A Story of How Political Differences Turned into Crimes, and Faith of Fear: How Jews Can Survive in a Christian America.
Dr. Yonah Alexander One of the world's leading authorities on terrorism, Professor Alexander was the founder and editor of Terrorism: An International Journal and has published fifty books on the subject of international affairs, terrorism, and psychological warfare. He is the director of the Terrorism Studies Program at The George Washington University in Washington, DC.
Robert Alvarez Foreign policy expert and an authority on North Korea and nuclear weapons, Bob Alvarez is in great demand to lecture about his experiences in North Korea and the current nuclear crisis that is unfolding between the United States and North Korea.
Dennis Archer Named one of the 100 most influential Black Americans by Ebony Magazine and one of the 100 most powerful attorney's in America by the National Law Journal, Dennis Archer was a two term Mayor of Detroit who earned national and international respect for his success in changing Detroit's image and direction.
Herman Badillo The first U.S. Congressman of Puerto Rican ancestry to sit in the House of Representatives and former Deputy Mayor of New York City.
Rudi Bakhtiar Rudi Bakhtiar is an Iranian-American journalist, working for the Fox News Channel. Although born in California, Bakhtiar was raised in Iran until the Iranian Revolution when her family moved to the United States. She attended University of California, Los Angeles, where she received a B.S. in biology, planning to be a dentist. Prior to Fox News, Bakhtiar had worked for CNN. Joining CNN in 1996, she became a co-anchor of CNN Student News, the 30-minute commercial free news and features program designed specifically for use in the classroom. She provided multiple reports while on assignment from numerous countries, including South Africa, Rwanda, Ethiopia and Mali. She was on the air live on CNN Headline News on September 11, 2001 when the terrorist attacks of that day began. In 2002, Bakhtiar received the Iranian American Republican Council Achievement Award. In 2005, after moving from CNN Headline News to CNN/U.S. to be a correspondent on the program Anderson Cooper 360, Bakhtiar left CNN to pursue other career interests and deal with family health issues. On January 11, 2006, Fox News announced that Bakhtiar would be joining the network as a general correspondent. She first appeared on the channel on January 22, 2006. Rumors of Fox's interest in Bakhtiar were around as early as December, 2004.
David Bellavia David Bellavia has distinguished himself through both his profound leadership on the battlefields of Iraq and his compassionate and dedicated efforts to build public support for his fellow soldiers. Mr. Bellavia, a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army, has been nominated for the Congressional Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award, for his extraordinary conduct during the battle for Al Fallujah. On November 10, 2004, Mr. Bellavia’s 29th birthday, his platoon was taking direct fire from pointblank range while battling for a structure in the war-torn city. Through desperate fighting in austere conditions, Mr. Bellavia engaged and destroyed five enemy combatants, alleviating the clear and present danger they posed to members of his platoon. Later in the battle, with ammunition scarce, Mr. Bellavia again distinguished himself by leading his men to victory in close hand-to-hand combat. Mr. Bellavia has received the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, three Army Commendation Medals, two Army Achievement Medals and the New York State Conspicuous Service Cross. He has also been nominated for the Distinguished Service Cross. Since returning from Iraq, Mr. Bellavia has dedicated himself to galvanizing support for the military personnel still fighting in Iraq and encouraging expansion of veteran service programs to better serve the current generation of American heroes.
Peter Bergen Peter Bergen is a Schwartz senior fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington D.C; an Adjunct Professor at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University; CNN's terrorism analyst and author of Holy War, Inc.: Inside the Secret World of Bin Laden. (Free Press, 2001). Holy War, Inc. was a New York Times bestseller and has been translated into eighteen languages. A documentary based on Holy War, Inc., which aired on National Geographic television, was nominated for an Emmy in the research category. His most recent book is The Osama bin Laden I Know: An Oral History of al Qaeda's Leader (Free Press, 2006). The book is being translated into French, Spanish, Arabic and Polish, and CNN is shooting a two hour documentary based on the book that will air around the fifth anniversary of 9/11. Former White House counterterrorism coordinator, Richard Clarke, reviewing the book in the Washington Post wrote What made Bin Laden into historys most successful terrorist? Peter L. Bergen has written what will long be a goto resource for those seeking answers to such questions. The result is a detailed, wellresearched narrative that persuasively answers dozens of questions that are still painfully relevant fine volume. Foreign Affairs reviewer named it one of the best books of the past year about the Middle East. Bergen has written about al Qaeda and terrorism for a variety of publications including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The New Republic, Foreign Affairs, The Washington Post The Atlantic Rolling Stone TIME, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, The Times and The Daily Telegraph. He is on the editorial board of Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, the leading scholarly journal in the field. In 1997, as a producer for CNN, Bergen produced bin Ladens first television interview. He was the recipient of the Leonard Silk Journalism Fellowship 2000 for Holy War Inc, and in 1994 he won the Overseas Press Club Edward R. Murrow award for best foreign affairs documentary for the CNN program Kingdom of Cocaine. From mid 1998 to late 1999 Bergen worked as a correspondent-producer for CNN. He was program editor for "CNN Impact," a co-production of CNN and TIME, from 1997 to 1998. Previously he worked for CNN as a producer on a wide variety of international and U.S. national stories. From 1985 to 1990 he worked for ABC News in New York.
Joseph Biden Democratic United States Senator from Delaware.
Rita Braver Award-winning CBS White House Correspondent.
David Broder Nationally syndicated political columnist for The Washington Post.
Peter Brookes Peter Brookes writes a weekly column on foreign policy and defense for the New York Post and is penning a book on national security affairs for McGraw Hill due out early next fall. He appears regularly on national TV and radio. Prior to joining the Heritage Foundation, Brookes served in the Bush administration as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for Asian and Pacific Affairs in the Office of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, where he was responsible for the development, planning, guidance and oversight of U .S. security and defense policy for 38 countries and 5 bilateral defense alliances in the Asia-Pacific region. Brookes has a distinguished military background, including active duty in support of military operations in Iraq/Kuwait (Desert Storm); Haiti (Restore Democracy); and Bosnia (Joint Endeavor). He flew reconnaissance missions in East Asia and the Persian Gulf while stationed in Japan covering military matters related to the Soviet Union, North Korea, China, Vietnam, Iran and Iraq. His personal awards and decorations include: the Joint Service Commendation Medal; the Navy Commendation Medal (3 awards); the Navy Achievement Medal; several naval and joint unit awards; the Defense Language Institute’s Kellogg Award; the Joint Chiefs of Staff service badge; and Naval Aviation Observer (NAO) wings.
David Brooks David Brooks, editor, political and social commentator. Brooks writes or serves as an editor for The New York Times, The Weekly Standard, Newsweek, The Atlantic Monthly, The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Forbes, The Washington Post, The TLS, The Public Interest and many other magazines. He is the author if "Bobos In Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There and Backward and Upward: The New Conservative Writing."
Lee Brown Mayor of Houston, Texas and well-known criminologist and law enforcement officer. Lee Brown was the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and served in that cabinet-level position from 1993 to 1996. Prior to his unanimous confirmation as the federal drug czar, Dr. Brown served as the New York City Police Commissioner from 1990 to 1992, as Police Chief of Houston from 1982 to 1990 and as Atlanta's Public Safety Commissioner from 1978 to 1982.
Zbigniew Brzezinski Former National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter, Zbigniew Brzezinski is an articulate voice on U.S. Foreign Policy, who understands the the new world order and its political effects on global business. A consultant on International Affairs, Brzezinski is author of the best-seller The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and Its Geostrategic Imperatives. Zbigniew Brzezinski currently serves as a counselor for the Center for Strategic and International Studies and is a professor of American Foreign Policy at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Baltimore, Maryland. From 1977 to 1981, he was National Security Advisor to the President of the United States. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his role in the normalization of U.S.-China relations and for his contribution to the U.S. human rights and national security policies in 1981. Brzezinski is also a member of the National Endowment for Democracy Board of Directors, a Congressionally-funded institution for the advancement of democracy. He serves as an honorary chairman of the AmeriCares Foundation, a member of the Board of Trustees of Freedom House and a trustee of the Trilateral Commission (a cooperative American-European-Japanese forum). A member of the Board of Directors of the Polish-American Enterprise Fund, Brzezinski also chairs the American-Ukrainian Advisory Committee. He is a frequent participant in annual business and trade conventions and the president of Z.B., Inc., an advisory firm on international issues to corporations and financial institutions). Brzezinski was previously a member of the Policy Planning Council for the Department of State (1966-68), a member of the President's Chemical Warfare Commission (1988) and a member of the NSC - Defense Department Commission on Integrated Long-Term Strategy (1987-88). He has also served on the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. During the 1968 presidential campaign, he chaired the Humphrey Foreign Policy Task Force and was the principal foreign policy advisor to Jimmy Carter in the 1976 campaign. In 1988, he was co-chairman of the Bush National Security Advisory Task Force. He has also been actively involved with Amnesty International and the Council on Foreign Relations. He has taught at Columbia University, Harvard University and Howard University, received his Ph.D. from Harvard University and his BA and MA from McGill University. Brzezinski is the author of The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and its Geostrategic Imperatives, Out of Control: Global Turmoil on the Eve of the Twenty-first Century, Power and Principle: Memoirs of the National Security Advisor, 1977-1981 and The Geostrategic Triad: Living with China, Europe and Russia.
Patrick J. Buchanan Conservative journalist, syndication political columnist and presidential candidate.
Eric Burns Eric Burns is the host of FOX News Channel's acclaimed Fox News Watch, a weekly half-hour program that "covers the coverage," reporting not on the major stories of the day but on the way the media are covering those stories. The recipient of an Emmy Award for media criticism, Burns kicked off his career as a correspondent for NBC News. He appeared regularly on NBC Nightly News and had his own segment called "Cross Country" on the Today show. For his work with NBC, Burns was named by the Washington Journalism Review as one of the best writers in the history of broadcast journalism, joining such luminaries as Edward R. Murrow, Charles Kuralt, Eric Sevareid, Harry Reasoner and David Brinkley. A script of his also appears in the prestigious college text, Writing News for Broadcast, which refers to Burns as an "artist" with words. In addition to being a commentator for Entertainment Tonight, as well as the host of Arts & Entertainment Revue, on the A&E cable network, Burns has written four critically-saluted books: The Spirits of America: A Social History of Alcohol; Broadcast Blues: Dispatches from the Twenty-Year War Between a Television Reporter and His Medium; The Joy of Books: Confessions of a Lifelong Reader and a short work of fiction, The Autograph. Burns has also written on matters of media and popular culture for such magazines as Reader's Digest, The Weekly Standard, Spy, TV Guide and Family Circle, in addition to such newspapers as the New York Post and Los Angeles Times.
President George Bush In 1989, few could have imagined that four years later the Cold War would be won; the threat of nuclear war would be all but eliminated; the Soviet Union would be replaced by a democratic Russia; Germany would be unified; and age-old enemies would be discussing lasting peace in the Middle East.

Yet, these and so many more dramatic events unfolded at home and abroad-each day, it seemed-and leading America through this period of unprecedented change was President George Bush. Mr. Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts on June 12, 1924. On his 18th birthday, he graduated from Phillips Academy and enlisted in the Navy. During active duty in the Pacific, he flew torpedo bombers off the USS San Jacinto. He was shot down on September 2, 1944 afte4r completing a bombing raid on Chi Chi Jima and was eventually awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service.

Mr. Bush returned from the battle in 1945, graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Yale University in 1948, and moved to Texas to begin making his way in the oil industry. His career in public service began in 1966 when he was elected to the first of two terms representing Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives. Mr. Bush was named ambassador to the United Nations in 1974; and in 1976 director of the CIA. Ronald Reagan selected George Bush to be his running mate in 1980, and they went on to serve two terms in office together.

In 1988, he earned the GOP nomination and the support of the American people to become the 41st president of the United States.

Richard Butler UN arms negotiator and executive chairman of the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) which was charged with the disarmament of Iraq from 1997 to 1999. Prior to that Richard Butler was Australian Ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations. He is now a diplomat in residence at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Jay Carney Jay Carney has been writing about politics for TIME Magazine since 1993 as a White House, Congressional and general political correspondent. In 2001, he returned to the White House to cover George W. Bush's new administration. Previously, he covered Bush's presidential campaign, traveling extensively with the campaign and reporting on the post election showdown from the campaigns headquarters in Austin, Texas. He also contributed to TIMEs 2000 Person of the Year package on Bush. Prior to that assignment, Carney covered the House impeachment proceedings and Senate trial of former President Bill Clinton, the fall of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, and, as a White House correspondent, the first three years of Clinton's presidency. From 1990 93, Carney served as a Moscow correspondent for TIME, covering the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of Russia and the other independent states in the region. He began working for TIME as its Miami bureau chief, an assignment that took him to Panama for the U.S. invasion and to Cuba for Mikhail Gorbachevs historic visit in 1989. Before joining TIME, Carney was a reporter for the Miami Herald. Carney is one of Times rotating panelists on the CNN talk show Take 5. He also appears often on The Charlie Rose Show on PBS, Hardball with Chris Matthews on MSNBC and on other programs as a political analyst. For much of 1999 and 2000, he was a special correspondent for CNN, completing feature length television pieces for the networks newsmagazine show. A native of Virginia, Carney earned a bachelor of arts degree in Russian and Eastern European Studies from Yale University in 1987. He and his wife, Claire Shipman, the senior national correspondent for ABC News, currently reside in Washington, D.C.
President Jimmy Carter As 39th President of the United States, President Jimmy Carters most significant singular achievements were the signing of the historic Camp David Agreements, the Panama Canal Treaties, the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Peoples Republic of China, and his strong focus on an adherence to human rights around the world. As a private citizen, President Carter founded the Carter Center, addressing vital world issues through nonpartisan study and consultation. He continues to demonstrate his solidarity with the peoples struggling for their rights in various parts of the world. President Carter is the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development. In his speeches, Mr. Carter draws upon his experiences as President of the United States to address almost any vital world issue particularly human rights.
Gordon Chang Gordon H. Chang is a professor of American history at Stanford University in the United States. His academic interests lie in the connection between race & ethnicity in America and American foreign relations. Gordon H. Chang is author of Friends and Enemies: The United States, China and the Soviet Union, 1948-1972 (1990), Morning Glory, Evening Shadow: Yamato Ichihashi and His Wartime Writing, 1942-1945 (1997), Asian Americans and Politics: An Exploration (2001), and Chinese American Voices: From the Gold Rush to the Present (2006).
Leon Charney An influential lawyer and an advisor to U. S. presidents and Israeli leaders, Leon Charney has been involved in the heady affairs of international politics - - affairs which frequently took him on important missions abroad. Those missions were the foundation of important contacts at the highest echelon of power. Mr. Charney served as special counsel to President Carter during the negotiations that resulted in the Camp David accords signed by Israel and Egypt and was considered the “unsung hero” of the peace process. An expert on Middle East issues, Mr. Charney has been the recipient of numerous honors for service to Israel and America and to the cause of peace. He is the author of Special Counsel, a fascinating behind-the-scenes story of the Camp David peace treaty.
Linda Chavez Conservative director of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights during the Reagan administration, Linda Chavez also served as Deputy Assistant to President Reagan and was the highest-ranking Hispanic in the Reagan administration. She was nominated by President George W. Bush to be Secretary of Labor. Ms. Chavez is now a nationally syndicated political columnist and a commentator on National Public Radio (NPR) and Public Broadcasting Systems (PBS). She is the author of Out of the Barrio: Toward a New Politics of Hispanic Assimilation; and a book on multiculturalism in the United States, A Nation Divided: Multiculturalism and the Politics of Race.
Max Cleland Former U.S. Senator Max Cleland (D-GA) is a member of the board of directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank). President George Bush nominated Cleland on Nov. 21, 2003. He was subsequently confirmed by the Senate and sworn in on Dec. 15, 2003 for a term expiring January 20, 2007. Cleland has a long and distinguished career in public service at the state and national levels in both the executive and legislative branches of government. In 2002, Cleland was appointed to the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States to report findings and recommendations to prevent future terrorist attacks. More recently he has served as a Distinguished Adjunct Professor to American Universitys (AU) Washington Semester Program, and as a Fellow in AU’s Center for Congressional & Presidential Studies. Cleland successfully ran for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Senator Sam Nunn in 1995. He served on four Senate Committees: Armed Services; Commerce, Science and Transportation; Governmental Affairs; and Small Business. Previously, Cleland had the distinction of serving as the youngest Secretary of State in Georgia’s history, and the youngest member of the Georgia State Senate. Under President Jimmy Carter, Cleland became the youngest head of the U.S. Veterans Administration. In that capacity, he instituted the revolutionary Vets Center program that, for the first time, offered psychological counseling to combat veterans to heal the emotional wounds of war. Cleland volunteered for duty in Vietnam and was promoted to the rank of Captain in 1968. He was seriously wounded in a grenade explosion that year, costing him both legs and his right arm. He was awarded the Bronze Star and a Silver Star for gallantry in action. Cleland holds a master’s degree in American History from Emory University. He majored in history at Stetson University. Both institutions subsequently awarded him honorary doctorate degrees. Cleland grew up in Lithonia, GA.
Alan Colmes Alan Colmes joined FOX News Channel (FNC) in 1996. He serves as the liberal counterpart and co-host of Hannity & Colmes a one-hour debate-driven talk show focusing on controversial newsmakers and issues of the day. After a string of successful radio shows on WNBC, WABC and WMCA in New York, Colmes gained a reputation as a hard-hitting liberal known for his electric commentary on the American agenda. He has interviewed many key political figures, which include Former President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Steve Forbes, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Ralph Nader and Ken Starr. Colmes hosted his own self-titled late night radio talk show on WEVD-AM. After penetrating the Boston market with a hit radio show on WZLX, Colmes went from major market success to national talk radio prominence in 1990 with his fast-paced and informative afternoon news-driven show, which aired daily on hundreds of affiliates nationwide. Most recently, he returned to radio as host of a news-driven late-night talk show The Alan Colmes Show, which is syndicated by the FOX News Channel.
Walter Cronkite Retired journalist, best known for his work as a television news anchorman. During his tenure at CBS Evening News, he was often cited in viewer opinion polls as "the most trusted man in America," because of his experience and professional demeanor.
Robert Cruz Tony is U.N. Liaison Officer and coordinates Treaty Council participation at the U.N. Commission on Human Rights in Geneva. He works with the U.N. Working Group on Indigenous Populations to complete the Universal Declaration on the Rights & Principles of Indigenous Peoples - a document that will establish a standard for countries to co-exist with Indigenous Peoples. In 12 years at the Treaty Council he has Coordinated Community Outreach and Research & Documentation and been Director of Operations. He has met Gorbachev, Arafat, Nelson Mandela} and other world leaders to discuss Indigenous Sovereignty, environmental degradation, religious freedom, torture and political persecution. A current focus is a U.N. study on nation/state violations of Treaties. At the 1993 U.N. World Conference on Human Rights, he helped successfully lobby countries to call for an International Decade of Indigenous Peoples. He helps build unity between Indigenous people of all colors by emphasizing their shared history and common vision for the future
Lanny Davis Prominent attorney and special counsel to President Bill Clinton from 1996 to 1998. He is the author of Truth To Tell, a book that draws on lessons he learned as the President's leading spokesperson and defender.
Morton Dean Emmy Award winning news correspondent Morton Dean is one of the best know most highly regarded and widely traveled correspondents in the news profession. A solid writer, a gifted storyteller, his face and voice are among the most recognizable on the American scene. Truly one of America's most respected, trusted and experienced news correspondents. As a traveling correspondent Dean covered many historic , headline-making stories around the world for CBS News (20 years) and ABC News. Open a map of the world. Throw a dart at it. Dean has been there. He anchored regular newscasts for both networks. His Sunday CBS Evening News was rated number one during his entire tenure. Dean anchored the news segment as Good Morning America for several years during which GMA had the number one morning rating. Dean has extensive experience in international terrorism. In fact, he may be the only American news correspondent to cover all major terrorist attacks against United States interests linked to Osama Bin Laden and Al-Queda prior to September 11, 2001. When terrorists first attacked the World Trade Center in 1993, Dean was the first and only newsperson to see and report from inside the garage where the truck bomb detonated and later he covered the investigation into attack. He reported from Iran during the hostage crisis, and from Somalia during the U.S. intervention. Dean's passion for following the story wherever it led often put him the line of fire. While covering the turmoil in Israel and the Palestinian Territory he was caught in a potentially deadly ambush near Hebron. Dean was nominated for a national Emmy Award for his reporting during a fierce gun battle in Kosovo involving U.S. Marines who were pinned down by sniper. Dean has reported from Saddam Hussein's Iraq during numerous assignments. After the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait he was the first network TV correspondent to report from Kuwait City while it was still under Iraqi occupation. His reports from Belgrade for 30 days during the NATO air attacks helped ABC News win an Emmy for its coverage of the conflict. Dean's experience could fill many books. He has covered presidential campaigns, national nominating conventions, the civil rights struggle summit meetings, Papal visits, and space missions. In the recent past Mort reported on the historic presidential election in Mexico, the Hillary Clinton Senatorial, race in New York, the contentious Reform Party convention in California, and the Boris Yeltsin resignation from Moscow. When the revered Walter Cronkite stepped back from covering NASA activities, Dean became the lead space correspodent for ABC News and later reported on NASA activities for ABC News. He has also reported extensively from Russia on the Soviet/Russian space program.
Dan Dorfman Influential financial news analyst.
Barrie Dunsmore Foreign affairs authority and former ABC-TV News correspondent.
Terry Eastland Respected journalist, media critic and publisher of The American Spectator. Terry Eastland is a contributor to the "Rules of Law" column in the Wall Street Journal and a correspondent for "Media Matters," the PBS show on the news media. He is the author of such books as Energy in the Executive: The Case for the Strong Presidency; Ethics, Politics, and the Independent Counsel: Executive Power, Executive Vice; Ending Affirmative Action: The Case for Colorblind Justice.
Terry Edmonds Assistant to the President of the United States, Chief domestic policy speech writer for Bill Clinton and the first Black director of the White House speech writing office. Terry Edmonds was responsible for the production of all spoken remarks of President Clinton including the President's 2000 State of the Union Address. He also assisted in drafting the President's report to the nation on race relation in 21st century America.
Sgt. Matt Eversmann Sgt. Matt Eversmann the hero of "Black Hawk Down" Played by Josh Hartnett in the 2002 Blockbuster Movie.
Barry Farber Broadcast journalist, conservative news analyst and host of one of the nation's leading radio talk shows.
Dianne Feinstein Democratic United States Senator from California.
Thomas Foley Prominent attorney and former Democratic United States Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives.
George Gallup President of the Gallup Poll, futurist, and the foremost expert on polling and public opinion in the world.
Charles Garcia Charles Patrick Garcia is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, a highly decorated military officer, a Columbia Law School graduate and a former White House Fellow. In 1997, at the age of thirty-six, he founded Sterling Financial Group of Companies with three people, which has grown to more than sixty offices in seven countries. The company was named the number one fastest growing Hispanic-owned business in the country by Hispanic Business Magazine, and number eight on the Inc 500 list of fastest growing privately-held companies in the nation. For his success across many fields, Garcia was named one of the nation's 100 most influential Hispanics and his leadership abilities have earned him a role in the administration of three U.S. Presidents, a Cabinet Secretary, a Governor and a former NATO Supreme Allied Commander. Garcia's commentary has been sought by CROSSFIRE, FOX News, CNN, CBS, Univision, Telemundo, CNN en Espańol and The Cristina Show. During the War in Iraq, Garcia served as Telemundo's military analyst providing daily live-behind-the-desk commentary.
Leslie Gelb Pultizer Prize-winning foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times and now President of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Jack Germond Nationally syndicated political newspaper columnist.
Georgia Ann Geyer Syndicated newspaper columnist, foreign correspondent and a regular panelist on “Washington Week In Review” and “Meet the Press.”
Daniel Glaser Americas fight against terrorism generally operates through complex networks. In this context, a terrorist act, no matter how basic and inexpensive, cannot be accomplished without a sophisticated financial and operational infrastructure. Terrorist organizations such as al Qaida and Hamas require a financial and operational infrastructure. They must pay for the security of safe havens, financial support for the families of martyrs, recruitment, indoctrination, logistical support, and personnel training. This doesnt even get into the costs of ostensibly humanitarian efforts—charitable organizations, medical clinics, and schools—that are either created as fronts for terrorism or to win support and recruits. Finally, there is the cost of weapons. In short, the horrific results of terrorism require the raising, movement, and use of considerable funds. Terrorists leave identifiable and traceable footprints throughout global financial systems, and these footprints must be pursued downstream to identify future perpetrators and facilitators, and upstream to identify funding sources and to dismantle supporting entities and individuals. Daniel Glaser is the primary U.S. Treasury official for the development and coordination of international anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing policy. He is a key official in developing and implementing strategies to disrupt and dismantle money laundering and terrorist financing networks worldwide. As the Treasury departments deputy assistant secretary for terrorist financing and financial crimes, he serves as the head of the U.S. delegation to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) the premier international body in the fight against money laundering. Glaser has also addressed terrorist financing issues with an array of other international bodies, including the G 7, the International Monetary Fund, and World Bank, and has served as the lead Treasury negotiator of the money laundering provisions in the U.N. Transnational Organized Crime Convention.
Ellen Goodman An Associate Editor at The Boston Globe, Ellen Goodman writes a syndicated column that appears in more than 400 newspapers. She is the author of several books, including Turning Points and Close to Home. She is co-author with novelist Patricia O'Brien of a new book, I Know Just What You Mean: The Power of Friendship in Women's Lives. In their lecture, Ellen and Pat present a thoughtful, deeply personal look at the enduring bonds of friendship between women.
Richard Goodwin Former adviser & speechwriter for President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon B. Johnson
Gen. David Grange General Grange’s awards and decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service medal, the Army Distinguished Service Medal, three Silver Stars, two Legions of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Soldier’s Medal, the Purple Heart and 38 other combat awards for valor and meritorious service. He has also received the French Legion of Honor, Degree of Officer, the Korean Wharang Medal with Gold Star, the Kuksun Medal, the Cheonsu Medal and Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with 2 palms. He holds the Combat Infantryman’s Badge with 2 stars. Master Parachutist Badge with 3 stars and the Ranger and Special Forces Tabs. He is a graduate of the Strategic Intelligence Course, the Russian Language, the Command and General Staff College, and the Army War College. He holds a BA degree in History from the University of Nebraska and has attended the Advance Management Course for Executives at the University of Pittsburgh. General Grange is an inaugural member of the U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame and the U.S. Army Officer Candidate Hall of Fame. He was selected as 1984 Airborne Trooper of the Year, and was the 1994 recipient of the Infantry’s "Doughboy Award." And now a CNN Military Analyst.
Reuben Greenberg Innovative criminologist, first African-American Jewish Chief of Police of the Charleston, South Carolina Police Department and author of Let's Take Back Our Streets.
Alexander Haig One of the Most Decorated Military and Civilian Figures of Our Time Upon graduating from the U.S. Military Academy in 1947, Alexander M. Haig was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army, serving in Japan with the 1st Cavalry Division and on the staff of General Douglas MacArthur, in the Korean War with the X Corps and as aide to Lieutenant General Edward M. (Ned) Almond, and in Europe. He served in the Pentagon from 1962-1965 and in Vietnam in 1966-1967 as battalion and brigade commander, receiving the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism. Among his many other military decorations are the Defense Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple heart, and decorations from Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, Morocco, France, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands and Portugal. In January 1969, he became the Senior Military Advisor to the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, Dr. Henry Kissinger, and later became Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. In 1972, he was promoted to full General. During his four years in the White House, he served as the personal emissary of the President to negotiate the Vietnam ceasefire and the return of U.S. prisoners of war. He also coordinated President Nixon’s historic visit to China. General Haig was serving as Vice Chief of Staff of the Army when President Nixon named him White House Chief of Staff, at which point he retired after twenty-six years in the Army. In October 1974 at his request, President Ford recalled him to active duty as Commander-in-Chief, U.S. European. Two months later he was appointed Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, responsible for the integrated military forces of NATO. In 1979, he resigned his post and retired from the Army. He was elected president and COO of United Technologies Corporation, also serving on its board of directors. In January 1981, he was sworn in as the 59th U.S. Secretary of State. General Haig is currently chairman of his own advisory firm, Worldwide Associates, Inc., assisting corporations around the world in providing strategic advice on global, political, economic, commercial and security matters. He is host of the weekly television program, “World Business Review,” and is a member of the board of directors of Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, Inc, MGM Mirage, inc., Indevus Pharmaceuticals, inc., and the Chairman of the Board of DOR BioPharma, Inc. He was a founding Director of America Online, Inc. General Haig is the author of two books: Caveat: Realism, Reagan and Foreign Policy (1984), and his autobiography, Inner Circles: How America Changed the World – A Memoir (1992).
Sean Hannity Co-Host of “Hannity & Colmes” (Fox News), host of "The Sean Hannity Show" (ABC Radio) Sean Hannity joined the FOX News Channel in September, 1996 as co-host of "Hannity & Colmes." He serves as the program's conservative counterpart to liberal Alan Colmes, and the show has now become the highest-viewed debate show on cable television. He also hosts "The Sean Hannity Show" three hours daily from his studios at ABC Radio Network. Syndicated on 430 stations nationwide, Sean's voice reaches 14 million listeners daily. In October, 2003 Sean received the Marconi Award (NAB) for "Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year." Four months later he was named "National Talk Host of the Year" at the Annual Radio & Records Talk Radio Seminar in Washington, D.C. Talkers Magazine has also named Sean "Talk Show Host of the Year" and one of the "Top 100 Talk Hosts in America." His most recent book, "Deliver Us From Evil: Defeating Terrorism, Despotism, and Liberalism," was released in February, 2004 and debuted at the #1 spot on New York Times bestseller list and maintained that position for five weeks. Sean is also the author of New York Times bestseller "Let Freedom Ring: Winning the War of Liberty Over Liberalism," published in 2002.
Bill Hemmer Bill Hemmer is a journalist who spent ten years at CNN before moving to the Fox News Channel in August 2005. Before Hemmer left CNN in June 2005, he and Soledad O'Brien were the anchors on American Morning, CNN's flagship morning news program. Hemmer started with this program in 2002. While at CNN, Hemmer also anchored CNN Tonight, CNN Early Edition as well as CNN Morning News/CNN Live Today. Hemmer was scheduled to debut on Fox News on Monday, August 29, 2005, but started a day early to assist with the cable network's coverage of Hurricane Katrina. He is currently hosting the 12:00 p.m. ET edition of Fox News Live weekdays.
Mark Hitchcock Author and knows The events wracking the Middle East today are confusing to even the most avid news buff. Now all the answers to your questions are offered in just one resource. Divided into five main sections, Iran: The Coming Crisis contains the most up-to-date, thorough information available and is complete with maps, charts, and timelines for visual assistance. Iran’s past, present, and future are exposed-the country’s quest for nuclear weapons and support of Palestinian terror groups, its ability to “play the oil card,” and Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s apocalyptic beliefs that motivate his actions. You’ll discover the truth about today’s events, how they relate to Bible prophecy, and what the Bible clearly describes is yet to come. It’s a crisis unlike any the world has ever faced. 214 pages, paper.
John Hockenberry Three-time Peabody Award winner, four-time Emmy award winner and Dateline NBC correspondent, John Hockenberry has broad experience as a journalist and commentator for more than two decades. He has reported from all over the world, in virtually every medium, having anchored programs for network, cable and radio. Hockenberry was responsible for two of the most innovative programs to air on MSNBC. The program “Hockenberry’ was a smart provocative news interview program which broadcast live from the war in Kosovo in 1999, while “Edgewise” was a unique blend of raw documentary filmaking and interviews with newsmakers passionate about politics and culture. Hockenberry joined NBC as a correspondent for Dateline NBC in January 1996 after a fifteen-year career in broadcast news at both National Public Radio and ABC News. Hockenberry's reporting for Dateline NBC earned him three Emmys, an Edward R Murrow award and a Casey Medal. His most prominent Dateline NBC reports include an hour-long documentary on the often-fatal tragedy of the medically uninsured, an emotionally gripping portrait of a young schizophrenic trying to live on his own, and extensive reporting in the aftermath of September 11th. His programs have illuminated issues and events from corporate downsizing and the new face of homelessness to the mysterious world of Saudi Arabia post 9/11. Hockenberry obtained the first television interview with a family member of two of the terrorist hijackers in Saudi Arabia. His investigative work has scrutinized pharmaceutical industry scandals and discrimination against people with disabilities in employment and housing.
Elizabeth Holtzman United States Congresswoman from New York for four terms and the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. While in Congress she was the first Democratic woman to serve on the House Budget Committee and was a member of the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment hearings of Richard M. Nixon. Ms. Holtzman won international recognition for her work against Nazi war criminals and was the first member of Congress to expose government inaction against suspected Nazi war criminals. She forced the Justice Department to create a Nazi-hunting unit and authored the law barring Nazi war criminals from entering the United States and authorizing deportation. In 1981 she was elected Brooklyn District Attorney and served in that capacity until 1989. In 1990 she was elected Comptroller of New York City and served in that position until 1994. She is now in the private practice of law.
Khaled Hosseini Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1965. He is the oldest of five children. and his mother was a teacher of Farsi and History at a large girls high school in Kabul. In 1976, Khaled’s family was relocated to Paris, France, where his father was assigned a diplomatic post in the Afghan embassy. The assignment would return the Hosseini family in 1980, but by then Afghanistan had already witnessed a bloody communist coup and the Soviet invasion. Khaled’s family, instead, asked for and was granted political asylum in the U.S. He moved to San Jose, CA, with his family in 1980. He attended Santa Clara University and graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine. He has been in practice as an internist since 1996. He is married, has two children (a boy and a girl, Haris and Farah). The Kite Runner is his first novel.
Mike Huckabee Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee is the host of the number one rated weekend hit "HUCKABEE" on the Fox News Channel, and is heard three times daily across the nation on the "Huckabee Report" on the ABC Radio Network, the fast growing new program on the ABC Radio Network in years. He is the author of 6 books, the most recent being "Do the Right Thing," which spent its first 7 weeks of release in the top ten of the New York Times Bestseller list. After his quest for the Republican nomination for President in 2008, in which he finished second to John McCain, he formed HuckPac to assist Republicans running for office nationwide and has amassed a volunteer army of thousands of activists in all 50 states. From 1996-2007, Huckabee served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas and was recognized as a national leader, having been honored by several renowned publications and organizations for his numerous accomplishments. Governing Magazine named him as one of its 'Public Officials of the Year' for 2005, Time Magazine honored him as one of the five best governors in America, and later in the same year, Huckabee received the American Association of Retired Person's Impact Award. In 2007, he was presented with the Music for Life Award by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) for his commitment to music education. He served as the Chairman of the prestigious National Governors Association as well as the Education Commission of the States and the Interstate Oil and Gas Commission. Huckabee became governor in July 1996 when his predecessor resigned. He was one of the youngest governors in the country at the time. Huckabee was elected to a full four-year term as governor in 1998, attracting the largest percentage of the vote ever received by a Republican gubernatorial nominee in Arkansas, and was re-elected to another four-year term in November 2002. Huckabee first was elected lieutenant governor in a 1993 special election and was elected to a full four-year term in 1994. He was only the fourth Republican to be elected to statewide office since Reconstruction. A significant part of his early adult life was spent as a pastor and denominational leader. He became the youngest president ever of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention, the largest denomination in Arkansas. Huckabee led rapidly growing congregations in Pine Bluff and Texarkana. He said those experiences gave him a deep sense of the problems faced by individuals and families. Huckabee's efforts to improve his own health have received national attention. Diagnosed with Type II diabetes in 2003, he lost 110 pounds. Barely two years later, he had completed four marathons: The 2005 and 2006 Little Rock Marathons, the Marine Corps Marathon and the ING New York City Marathon. As a result of his accomplishments, The Road Runners Club of America named him its 'Southern Region Runner of the Year' and USA Track & Field has named him their 'Athlete of the Week' for the country. Continuing to call for a national emphasis on living a healthy lifestyle, Huckabee completed his fourth book, "Quit Digging Your Grave With A Knife and Fork." This 12-stop program is a no-nonsense approach to managing one's health through lifestyle change rather than a simple diet and exercise plan. Huckabee, 53, is an avid musician and is bass player in his rock-n-roll band, Capitol Offense, which has opened for artists such as Willie Nelson and the Charlie Daniels Band, and has played the House of Blues in New Orleans, the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Denver, CO and for two presidential inauguration balls. He is featured each week in the musical segment of his Fox show with the Fox house band, "The Little Rockers." His hobbies include hunting, fishing, running, and music. He was named one of the 25 most influential people for conservation by Outdoor Life magazine, and has was named as Man of the Year by the American Sportfishing Association in 1997. The former governor and his wife, Janet, live in North Little Rock. They have three grown children: John Mark, David and Sarah.
Immaculee Ilibagiza Immaculee Ilibagiza is a survivor of the Rwandan genocide and author of Left to Tell and Led by Faith. Immaculee is a living example of faith put into action. Immaculees life was transformed dramatically during the 1994 Rwandan genocide when she and seven other women spent 91 days hiding, huddled silently together in the cramped bathroom of a local pastors house. She emerged to find that nearly her entire family had been brutally murdered. Immaculee found solace and peace in prayer and began to pray from the time she opened her eyes in the morning to the time she closed her eyes at night. Through prayer, she eventually found it possible, and in fact imperative, to forgive her tormentors and her familys murderers. This is a powerful presentation of faith and forgiveness.
David Jacobsen Motivational speaker and former Middle East hostage who lectures on coping with adversity in everyday living.
Major General John G. Castellaw Major General John G. Castellaw talks on “Iraq, Afghanistan and the Road Ahead in the Global War on Terrorism.” General Castellaw will provide a clear picture of the current situation in Iraq. He will provide insight into the rebuilding process and the road ahead in America’s fight against extremists in one of the most dynamic areas of the world.
Max Kampelman Prominent diplomat and foreign affairs expert.
Stanley Karnow Historian, foreign affairs expert, journalist, and Pulitzer Prize winning author of In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines.
John Kasich John Kasich is a former U.S. Republican Representative turned television show host for FOX News Channel. He hosts Heartland with John Kasich, and also guest hosts The O'Reilly Factor, filling in for Bill O'Reilly when necessary. In 1993, he became the Ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee where he authored an alternative to President Clinton's deficit reduction plan that relied on spending reductions rather than tax increases. Later that year, the Penny-Kasich Plan failed by only six votes to cut federal spending by an additional $90 billion on top of the deficit reduction forecasted by President Clinton. After the 1994 Republicans became the majority party in Congress, Kasich became Chairman of the House Budget Committee working towards the balanced budget, and served as chair of the congressional committee on welfare reform. During the 1996 presidential campaign, Republican nominee Bob Dole seriously considered Kasich as a vice presidential running mate, but instead selected Jack Kemp, a former congressman and HUD Secretary. It is possible Kasich was dropped in response to rumors instigated by Kasich's Democratic opponent in his House race, Cynthia Ruccia, regarding Kasich's sexuality. Ruccia raised the question of the propriety of bachelor Kasich sharing a Washington townhouse with his male chief-of-staff. Kasich nonetheless won the 1996 election, and subsequently married in March of 1997. Kasich's book, Courage is Contagious, was a New York Times bestseller. Kasich is of Croatian descent. Kasich's new book Stand for Something: The Battle for America's Soul was released on May 10, 2006.
Nancy Kassebaum Conservative Republican United States Senator from Kansas from 1979 to 1997.
Paul Kennedy Historian and best-selling author of Preparing for the Twenty-first Century.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a nationally known attorney, environmental activist, university professor and author. He serves as chief prosecuting attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper Program; as senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council; and as a clinical professor and supervising attorney at the Environmental Litigation Clinic at Pace University School of Law in New York. He is regarded as a pioneer in the area of municipal and government responsibility for environmental problems. Kennedy's reputation as a resolute defender of the environment stems from a litany of legal actions which include the prosecution of governmental agencies and industrial companies for polluting the Hudson River and Long Island Sound, winning settlements for the Hudson Riverkeeper, arguing cases to expand citizen access to the shoreline, and suing sewage treatment plants to force compliance with the Clean Water Act. Kennedy is credited with leading the fight to protect New York City's water supply. The New York City watershed agreement, which he negotiated of behalf of environmentalists across the state, is regarded as an international model in stakeholder consensus negotiations and sustainable development. On the national front, he was instrumental in helping defeat several anti-environmental bills during the 104th Congress. He has also worked to tackle environmental issues across the Americas and has assisted several indigenous tribes in Latin America and Canada in successfully negotiating treaties protecting traditional homelands. Although Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is known as an activist for environmental protection everywhere, he considers fighting pollution in the Hudson River a priority. In an interview with the Natural Resources Defense Council, Kennedy avowed that he would continue to fight pollution in the Hudson River, despite the many governmental barriers that have been erected to discourage the works of citizens who wish to hold polluting agencies accountable. Kennedy stated, "The Hudson is my backyard, and the primary obligation of anyone in the environmental community is to clean his or her own backyard first. Global reform starts with local reform." Earlier in his career, Kennedy served as assistant district attorney in New York City. He has worked on several presidential campaigns, including those of Edward M. Kennedy in 1980 and Al Gore in 2000. Kennedy is the author of numerous articles and three books, including Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr., A Biography (1977), the New York State Apprentice Falconer's Manual, and his latest book, The Riverkeepers (1997), co-written with John Cronin. His articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Atlantic Monthly, The Boston Globe, and The Washington Post, among other publications. Kennedy is a graduate of Harvard University. He studied at the London School of Economics and received his law degree from the University of Virginia Law School. Following graduation he attended Pace University School of Law, where he was awarded a master's degree in environmental law. March 20, 2003 Quick LinksAcademics @ Guilford Academic Departments Academic Skills Center BannerWeb Certification Programs College Calendar Course Catalog Course Schedules First Year Program Guilford Writing Manual Library Study Abroad Programs What's Going On @ Guilford? Art Gallery Athletics Campus Life Guilfordian Guilford Buzz Local Events and Activities News Services Where Can I Find Help? Admission Information Adult Programs Campus Ministry Campus Map Employment Opportunities Information Technology International Student Info Office of College Relations Office of Public Safety Services & Administration Ways of Giving.
Ed Koch Following his tenure as the Mayor of the City of New York for three terms from 1978 - 1989, Ed Koch returned to the practice of law by joining Robinson Silverman. His career in government began in 1967 when he was elected to the New York City Council. In 1968 Ed Koch was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served on the House Committee on Banking and the Appropriations Committee, and was the Secretary of the New York Congressional Delegation. Ed Koch has written several autobiographical books, including Mayor (1984), Politics (1985), His Eminence and Hizzoner (1989), All the Best: Letters from a Feisty Mayor (1990), Citizen Koch (1992), and Ed Koch on Everything (1994). His more recent books are works of fiction: Murder at City Hall (1995), Murder on Broadway (1996), Murder on 34th Street (1997), and The Senator Must Die (1998). He also writes a weekly column on topics of the day for the Daily News, and he is an Adjunct Professor in the College of Arts and Science at New York University. Ed Koch lectures around the country and overseas, his commentaries can be seen internationally on Bloomberg Television, and his movie reviews appear in seven New York papers. Mr. Koch recently appeared daily on the television series The People's Court.
Nanette Blitz Konig Childhood friend of Anne Frank, Nanette Blitz Konig met Anne at the Jewish Lyceum school in 1941. After surviving the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, she moved to Brazil where she worked as an economist and translator. Ms. Konig was one of the main consultants for ABC TV's mini-series "Anne Frank, The Whole Story" which was aired in May 2001.
William Kristol Kristol first made his mark as leader of the Project for the Republican Future, a conservative think tank, and rose to fame as a conservative opinionmaker during the battle over the Clinton health care plan. In his first of what would become legendary strategy memos circulated among Republican policymakers, Kristol said the party should "kill", not amend or compromise on, the Clinton health care plan. In doing so, Kristol presented the first public document uniting Republicans behind total opposition to the reform plan. A later memo advocated the phrase There is no health care crisis, which Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole used in his response to Clinton's 1994 State of the Union address. After the Republican sweep of both houses of Congress in 1994, arguably a result of the debacle over health care reform, Kristol established, along with neoconservative John Podhoretz and with financing from Rupert Murdoch, the conservative periodical The Weekly Standard. In 1997, he founded, with Robert Kagan, the Project for the New American Century (PNAC), a movement credited in part for some of the foreign policy decisions of the Bush administration as evidenced by their 1998 letter to US President Bill Clinton advocating military action in Iraq to "protect our vital interests in the Gulf". He is also a member of the long-time conservative think tank the American Enterprise Institute from which the Bush administration has borrowed over two dozen members to fill various government offices and panels. Kristol is currently chairman of PNAC and editor of The Weekly Standard. In 2005, Kristol caused controversy by praising President George W. Bush's second inaugural address without disclosing his role as a consultant to the writing of the speech. Kristol praised the speech highly in his role as a regular political contributor during FOX's coverage of the address, as well as in a Weekly Standard article, without disclosing his involvement in the speech either time. However, Kristol has not always fallen in line behind the Bush administration. In 2004, he wrote an op-ed, strongly criticizing Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld [1]. He was also the first of many conservatives to publicly oppose Bush's second Supreme Court nominee, Harriet Miers. He said of Miers: "I'm disappointed, depressed, and demoralized. [...] It is very hard to avoid the conclusion that President Bush flinched from a fight on constitutional philosophy. Miers is undoubtedly a decent and competent person. But her selection will unavoidably be judged as reflecting a combination of cronyism and capitulation on the part of the president." He is currently a visiting professor at Harvard University, where he is teaching a course in the school's Government Department entitled "Intellectual Foundations of American Foreign Policy". In addition to his role as a political contributor on FOX News, Kristol is also a semi-regular guest on World News Tonight on Sky News (effectively FOX News' British sister channel), appearing live from the US. Most recently he has become a vocal supporter of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon stating that the war is "our war too," refering to the United States.
Bill Kurtis Acclaimed documentary host and producer, network and major market news anchor, and multimedia production company president, Bill Kurtis is celebrating his fortieth anniversary in the field of broadcasting. Over the years, Kurtis has created a body of work that is virtually unparalleled. Born in Florida and raised in Independence, Kansas, Kurtis graduated from The University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism. He attended Washburn University School of Law where he was awarded a Juris Doctor degree. Kurtis began his television career at WIBW-TV (CBS) in Topeka, Kansas. In 1966, after being recognized for his 24-hour coverage of a devastating tornado, Kurtis was hired by WBBM-TV in Chicago where he was a field reporter and later anchor of The Channel Two News. Kurtis moved on to the network level at CBS where he anchored the CBS Morning News and contributed to CBS Reports. During his career as a network newsman, Kurtis covered such notable stories as the Richard Speck murders and the Charles Manson trial. He is also credited with breaking the Agent Orange story and the story of Amerasian children in Vietnam. Returning to Chicago and WBBM-TV as news anchor in 1985, Kurtis began his career as a documentarian, traveling to the far ends of the earth for the Peabody Award-winning series The New Explorers, which aired on A&E®. In 1990, he founded Kurtis Productions and began producing programs for the A&E Network, including the long-running, award-winning Investigative Reports and Cold Case Files® as well as Investigating History for The History Channel. Kurtis has also served as the host of A&E's AmericanJustice – the longest running non-fiction justice series on cable. Cold Case Files® was nominated for 2004 and 2005 Primetime Emmys for Outstanding Nonfiction Series. Kurtis also provides satirical narration for the feature film comedy Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, starring Will Ferrell and has provided spoken word elements to the recent Dandy Warhols' album released by Capitol Records. Kurtis is also an author. The Death Penalty on Trial: Crisis in American Justice (PublicAffairs) is his most recent book, which explores issues surrounding capital punishment in America. By profiling two murder cases, Mr. Kurtis reveals his change of mind regarding capital punishment.
Richard Lamm Health care authority and three-term Governor of Colorado.
Jim Lehrer Political analyst,and news anchor for “The News Hour with Jim Lehrer.”
Mara Liasson White House correspondent for National Public Radio, Mara Liasson regularly reports on NPR's "Morning Edition" and "All Things Considered." An insightful and provocative reporter, she is a frequent guest on the weekly television news show, "Washington Week In Review."
Rush Limbaugh A conservative, he discusses politics and current events on his show, The Rush Limbaugh Show using a style that bounces "between earnest lecturer and political vaudvillian". His show was first nationally syndicated in August 1988, and as of 2005 (according to Arbitron ratings surveys) its audience was estimated at 13.5 million listeners per week, making it the largest radio talk show audience in the United States. Such high ratings have been a consistent hallmark of his show. The Rush Limbaugh Show has been largely credited for the large shift in AM broadcasting to a news-talk format after an audience decline in the 1970s. Limbaugh was the 1992, 1995, 2000, and 2005 recipient of the Marconi Radio Award for Syndicated Radio Personality of the Year, given by the National Association of Broadcasters, joining the syndicated Bob & Tom Show as the only other four-time winner of a Marconi award. He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1993. In 2002, industry publication Talkers magazine ranked him as the greatest radio talk show host of all time. Although Limbaugh's audience is not monolithic, he does attract the highest percentage (56%) of hard news consumers relative to all other television and radio programs in the United States.
Dennis Lormel Dennis retired from the FBI following over 30 years of government service, 28 years as a Special Agent in the FBI. During his distinguished career, Dennis amassed extensive major case experience, particularly in complex, document and labor intensive financial investigative matters. As a Senior Executive, Dennis served as Section Chief for Financial Crimes where he was responsible for managing the FBI’s White Collar Crime Program. Immediately following the terrorist attacks of September 2001, Dennis formulated, established and directed the FBI’s comprehensive terrorist financing initiative. He developed and implemented a variety of proactive and progressive investigative methodologies. These efforts evolved into the formation of a formal Section within the Counterterrorism Division of the FBI, known as The Terrorist Financing Operations Section. This entity attained international recognition as one of the world’s elite operations for tracking, investigating and disrupting terrorist-related financial activity. As an avid contributor to the The Counterterrorism Blog, Dennis produces reports that focus on counterterrorism issues. Dennis received numerous commendations and awards to include the Department of Justice, Criminal Division’s, Assistant Attorney General Award for Investigative Initiative and the Central Intelligence Agency’s George H. W. Bush Award for Excellence in Counterterrorism and now on FoxNews as an expert.
Robert MacNeil Journalist, author, analyst and co-anchorman of the award- winning PBS tele-vision program, “The MacNeil - Lehrer NewsHour.”
Robert McNamara Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam War and former president of the World Bank. Topic: A Vision of Global Security and The Role Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century.
Ernest Michel A Holocaust survivor, Ernest Michel served as chairman of the first World Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors in Israel, was chairman of the first Auschwitz Memorial Dinner held in the United States, is the co-chairman of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Preservation Committee and co-chairman of the New York Holocaust Museum. He was honored with an invitation from President Carter to attend the historic signing of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty and the State Dinner at the White House. The head of the UJA-Federation for twenty years, Ernest Michel has been involved in most of the major events in Jewish history since the end of World War II.
Kate Michelman Leading voice of the pro-choice movement and President of the National Abortion Rights Action League.
Barbara Mikulski Democratic United States Senator from Maryland.
Aaron David Miller Aaron David Miller left his State Department post as a top Middle East peace negotiator and adviser to six secretaries of state to take the helm at seeds of Peace, a nonprofit that brings together teenagers whose societies are in conflict. Seeds attempts, over the course of a summer at an unusual camp in Maine ana through follow-up programming in conflict regions, to transform them into eventual leaders capable of seeking reconciliation. Since 1993, seeds of Peace has developed a network of nearly 3,000 potential leaders from 25 nations. The Arab-Israeli conflict can be resolved. What led me to resign from the State Department was my conviction that it has become a generational conflict. We are in great danger of losing an entire generation of young Arabs, Israelis, and Palestinians to a kind of hopelessness and despair that has characterized the situation over the last four years.
Richard Miniter Richard Miniter is the author of two New York Times bestselling books, Losing bin Laden and Shadow War, and is an internationally recognized expert on terrorism. He has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and The Christian Science Monitor, as well as leading magazines including The Atlantic Monthly, The New Republic and Reader's Digest. His published work has been featured in policy and political magazines including The American Enterprise, National Review, Reason, and Policy Review, among others. In addition, his articles have appeared in newspapers throughout Europe, Asia and Australia. After graduating from Vassar College in 1990, Miniter worked for the American Spectator, became a policy analyst at the Competitive Enterprise Institute and was a senior writer at Insight, a magazine published by the Washington Times. Miniter made two forays into public broadcasting. He was associate producer of the PBS series Technopolitics, a weekly program covering the politics of science, technology and the environment from 1991 to 1993. In June 1996, he was executive producer of Enterprising Women, a national weekly public radio series devoted to women executives and entrepreneurs. The series, distributed by the National Public Radio Satellite System, was hailed as "inspirational" by CNN and described as "the radio equivalent of the female Forbes magazine" by the New York Post. It was hosted by Christy Brown. Despite a loyal audience estimated at five million and carriage in eight of the top ten markets, the series ended in June 1997 due to sponsorship difficulties. From 1996 to 2000, Miniter reported for newspapers and magazines on assignment from Western Europe, sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Africa and Southeast Asia. He traveled with rebels into war zones in Uganda, Sudan and Burma and along smugglers' routes in Laos, Thailand and Cambodia. Hired by renowned Wall Street Journal editor Robert Bartley in 2000, Miniter was sent to Brussels as an editorial page writer at The Wall Street Journal Europe and editor of its weekly "Business Europe" column. He also wrote a weekly column, "The Visible Hand," for The Wall Street Journal's OpinionJournal.com. This column was cited by Forbes, Slate, and others. Shortly after the September 11 attacks, Miniter left the Journal to join the investigative reporting team of the Sunday Times (of London), Britain's largest quality paper. Miniter co-wrote a four-part series, "The Road to Ground Zero." The series won first prize by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Miniter's latest book is entitled Disinformation: 22 Media Myths That Undermine the War on Terror. Based on exclusive interviews and official documents, the book challenges many widely-held notions: that Bin Laden was trained or financed by the CIA in the 1980s, that Halliburton profiteered in Iraq, that profiling Arabs at airports would stop terrorism, and that the U.S.-Mexico border is an open door for Al Qaeda.
Newton Minow Former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and television critic.
Andrea Mitchell Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for NBC News. Andrea reports on evolving foreign policy issues in the United States and abroad for all NBC News broadcasts, including "Nightly News with Tom Brokaw," "Today & for MSNBC
George Mitchell Mitchell, a Maine native and graduate of Bowdoin College, served in the U.S. Senate from 1980-95, including the last six years as Majority Leader. He was appointed to complete the un-expired term of Edmund Muskie, who resigned to become Secretary of State, and was elected to full terms in 1982 and 1988. While in the Senate, Mitchell led the Senate to passage of the nation's first childcare bill and was principal author of the low-income housing tax credit program. He was instrumental in the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act and a higher education bill, and he led the Senate to ratification of the North American Free Trade Agreement and creation of the World Trade Organization. He served on the Senate's Finance, Veterans Affairs and Environment and Public Works Committees. Mitchell served as chairman of the peace negotiations in Northern Ireland, and under his leadership, the governments of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the political parties of Northern Ireland agreed upon an historic accord ending decades of conflict. In May 1998, the voters of Ireland, North and South, in a referendum, overwhelmingly endorsed the agreement. For his service in Northern Ireland, Mitchell received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor that the U.S. Government can give, the Philadelphia Liberty Medal, the Truman Institute Peace Prize, the German Peace Prize and the United Nations Peace Prize. At the request of the governments of the United States and Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Mitchell served as chairman of an international fact finding committee on violence in the Middle East. Following graduation from Bowdoin in 1954, he served in Berlin, Germany, as an officer in the U.S. Army Counter-Intelligence Corps until 1956. He received an LLB degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1960. From 1960-62 he was a trial lawyer in the Justice Department in Washington, D.C. From 1962-65 he served as executive assistant to Sen. Muskie. In 1965 he returned to Maine where he engaged in the private practice of law in Portland until 1977. He was then appointed U.S. District Attorney for Maine, a position he held until 1979, when he was appointed U.S. District Judge for Maine. Mitchell is the author of four books. With his colleague, Sen. Bill Cohen of Maine, he wrote Men of Zeal, describing the Iran-Contra investigation. In 1990, he wrote World on Fire, describing the threat of the greenhouse effect and recommending steps to curb it. His next book was Not For America Alone: The Triumph of Democracy and The Fall of Communism. In 1999, Mitchell wrote Making Peace, an account of his experience in Northern Ireland.
Walter Mondale Distinguished statesman, Ambassador to Japan, Senator, presidential candidate and former Vice President of the United States.
Michael Moore Michael Moore, director of the controversial films "Bowling for Columbine" and "Fahrenheit 9/11" and New York Times best-selling author of "Dude, Where's My Country?"
Charles Moskos One of the nation's foremost authorities on race relations both in the armed forces and in American society, Charles Moskos offers a blueprint for organizations to provide opportunities for all and to improve race relations at the same time. He is the co-author of All That We Can Be: Black Leadership and Racial Integration The Army Way. A professor of sociology at Northwestern University, Professor Moskos is chairman of the Inter-University Seminar on the Armed Forces and Society.
Bill Moyers Television journalist and social commentator. During his 25 years in broadcasting, Bill Moyers has pursued a broad spectrum of journalism for which he has received many major awards including over 30 Emmys; the Erik Barnouw Award from the Organization of American Historians; the George Foster Peabody Award for political reporting and international coverage; and the prestigious Gold Baton, which is the highest honor of the Alfred I. duPont/Columbia University Award.
Ralph Nader Ralph Nader is an attorney and political activist. Issues he has promoted include consumer rights, feminism, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government. Nader has also been a strong critic of American foreign policy in recent decades, which he views as corporatist, imperialist, and contrary to fundamental values of democracy and human rights. His activism has played a large part in the creation of many governmental and non-governmental organisations, such as the EPA, OSHA, Public Citizen, PIRGs and many more. Nader has run for President of the United States three times (1996, 2000, 2004). In 1996 and 2000 he was the nominee of the Green Party; Winona LaDuke was his vice-presidential running mate. In 2004 he ran as an independent with Green activist Peter Miguel Camejo as his vice-presidential nominee.
Andrew Napolitano Andrew P. Napolitano joined FOX News Channel in May 1998, and currently serves as a senior judicial analyst. He appears daily on The Big Story with John Gibson, co-hosts FOX and Friends once a week and is a regular on The O’Reilly Factor. Napolitano is the youngest life-tenured Superior Court Judge in the history of the State of New Jersey. While on the bench from 1987-95, Judge Napolitano tried over 150 jury trials, and sat in all parts of the Superior Court — Criminal, Civil, Equity and Family. For eleven years, Napolitano served as an adjunct professor at Seton Hall Law School, where he taught constitutional law and jurisprudence. He returned to private law practice in 1995, the same year he began his career in broadcasting. Napolitano received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Notre Dame.
Vali Nasr There is no greater concern in U.S. foreign policy today than managing relations with the Muslim world, and understanding the role Islam plays in politics. From the global war on terror, and the war in Iraq, to elections in the Palestinian territories, violent protests in Europe, and renewed radicalism in Iran, Muslim politics continue to dominate foreign policy discussions. To understand Islam's complex relations to politics and to make sense of where developments in the Muslim world fit in US foreign policy, there is no better person to turn to than Vali Nasr. Nasr is one of the worlds leading experts on the Islamic world and Muslim politics. He has advised senior policy makers, members of Congress, and leading executives in the private sector. As a consultant to the Department of State and USAID, he has provided expert testimony to the U.S. Senate on the Muslim world and is a major influence on ongoing public debates on such critical issues as Islam and democracy, Islamic extremism and anti-Americanism, America's relations with Iran and the war in Iraq. A professor and associated chair of research at the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School and Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, Nasr is the author of several important books on politics and Islam, most recently, Democracy in Iran and The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam will Shape the Future. Nasrs singular understanding of conflicts within Islam and their potential global effects has not gone unnoticed; he has been awarded grants from the MacArthur Foundation, The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, and the Social Science Research Council. He was recently named a 2006 Carnegie Scholar by the Carnegie Corporation.
Irene Natividad A leader in the women's movement in the United States, Irene Natividad serves as Executive Director of the Philippine American Foundation and is Chair of the National Commission on Working Women, which works to improve the economic status of working women across the country. Ms. Natividad is also the Director of the Global Summit of Women, a biennial international gathering of women leaders from around the world to explore new paradigms for leadership in a changing world. Topics: Asian adoptees as young adults;Affirmative Action; Workplace Issues; The Role of the Asian-American in Politics, Industry, Science and Technology; Impact of Asian-Americans on Pacific Rim Trade and Foreign Policy.
Jack Nelson Washington bureau chief of The Los Angeles Times and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist.
Oliver North Combat-Decorated Marine, Best-Selling Author, Former U.S. Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Oliver L. North is a combat decorated marine, a #1 best-selling author, the founder of a small business, an inventor with three U.S. patents, a syndicated columnist, and host of "War Stories" on Fox News Channel; yet he claims his most important accomplishment as being "the husband of one and the father of four." North was born in San Antonio, Texas, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and served 22 years as a U.S. Marine. His awards for service in combat include the Silver Star, the Bronze Star for Valor, and two Purple Hearts for wounds in combat. Assigned to the national security council staff in the Reagan administration, Colonel North was the United States Government's Counter-Terrorism Coordinator from 1983-1986, was involved in planning the rescue of 804 medical students on the island of Grenada, and played a major role in the daring capture of the hijackers of the cruise ship Achille Lauro. After helping plan the U.S. raid on Muammar Qaddafi's terrorist bases in Libya, North was targeted for assassination by Abu Nidal, the infamous terrorist found dead in Baghdad in August, 2002. His award-winning combat coverage, while embedded with U.S. Marine and Army units for Fox News during Operation Iraqi Freedom, won international acclaim. He is the Author of: Under Fire, One More Mission, War Stories-Operation Iraqi Freedom; and three novels: Mission Compromised, The Jericho Sanction and The Assassins. All of his books are New York Times' best-sellers. North is also the founder of Freedom Alliance, a foundation which provides scholarships for the sons and daughters of service members killed in action.
Sari Nusseibeh Until December 2002, the representative of the Palestinian National Authority in Jerusalem. He was born in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem to the politician Anwar Nusseibeh and Nuzha Ghussein. He has a Ph.D. in Philosophy, from Harvard University (1978). Sari Nusseibeh and Ami Ayalon are the co-founders of The People's Voice, an Israeli-Palestinian civil initiative that aims to advance the process of achieving peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Nusseibeh is head and founder of the Palestinian Consultancy Group, co-founder and member of several Palestinian institutions including the Jerusalem Friends of the Sick Society, the Federation of Employees in the Education Sector in the West Bank, the Arab Council for Public Affairs, the Committee Confronting the Iron Fist, and the Jerusalem Arab Council. Nusseibeh's publications include numerous articles and, with Mark Heller, No Trumpets, No Drums: A Two-State Solution of the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict, New York: Hill & Wand, 1991.
Eric O'Neill Eric ONeill as portrayed by Ryan Phillippe is the subject of Universal's new feature film, Breach. In February 2001, ONeill helped capture the most notorious spy in United States history, Robert Phillip Hanssen. In the two months preceding Hanssen’s arrest, ONeill was selected to work with the spy within the newly minted information assurance division, created to protect all classified FBI intelligence. ONeill was charged with gaining Hanssen’s trust and then using that relationship to slowly draw the traitor out of deep cover. Engaged in a lethal game of spy-versus-spy, ONeill found himself fighting to bring down Hanssen before the treacherous double agent could destroy him, his family and the nation they are both sworn to serve. . ONeill served as a Special Consultant for Universal on Breach and provided support on all aspects of the film including assisting in writing the screenplay to preparation, prop selection, set design, character development, establishing the FBI culture, on-set consultation and post shooting publicity. ONeill has appeared on numerous television shows and radio programs, including ABC’s 20/20 and Nightline, Hardball with Chris Mathews, Fox News Power Player of the Week with Chris Wallace, CNN, CSPAN’s Washington Journal, NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross, ABC’s World News Now, HBO’s First Look, Wealth TV, MTV and Access Hollywood. O’Neill has also been featured in national newspapers, journals, internet forums, vcasts and podcasts. O’Neill is an honors graduate of the Auburn University. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from The George Washington University Law School, also with honors. He currently practices Law in Washington DC and is available as a consultant for film and television projects and for speaking engagements.
Charles Ogletree Prominent legal theorist and a professor of law at Harvard University School of Law. A frequent moderator and guest on television news and talkshows, Charles Ogletree has appeared regularly on C-SPAN, PBS, NBC and on other television networks. He lectures on such issues as race relations, crime, social pathologies, education, economic disparities and securing the rights guaranteed by the Constitution for everyone equally under the law.
Judea Pearl Pearl received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technion, Israel, in 1960, a Master degree in Physics from Rutgers University, U.S.A, in 1965, and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, U.S.A, in 1965. He worked at RCA Research Laboratories on superconductive parametric and storage devices and at Electronic Memories, Inc., on advanced memory systems. He then joined UCLA in 1970, where he currently works. In 2002, his son Daniel Pearl was killed in Pakistan, leading Judea and the other members of the family and friends to create the Daniel Pearl Foundation.
Javier Perez de Cuellar Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1982-1992.
Richard Perle Conservative political analyst, domestic policy expert and former Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Reagan Administration.
Hannah Goslar Pik Childhood friend of Anne Frank, Hannah Goslar Pik met Anne in Amsterdam when they were six years old. A survivor of Bergen-Belsen, Hanna now lives in Jerusalem. Ms. Pik was one of the main consultants for ABC TV's mini-series "Anne Frank, The Whole Story" which was aired in May 2001.
Daniel Pipes Daniel Pipes is an American neoconservative[1] columnist, author, counter-terrorism analyst, and scholar of Middle Eastern history. The author or co-author of 18 books, which have been translated into 19 languages, Pipes is both praised and criticized for his outspoken views on Islam and Islamism. Pipes is the founder and director of the Middle East Forum and Campus Watch, a former member of the board of the U.S. Institute of Peace, and a regular columnist for the New York Sun and The Jerusalem Post. He contributes regularly to David Horowitz's online publication FrontPageMag.com, and has had his work published by many newspapers across North America, including the Washington Post, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal. He is frequently invited to discuss the Middle East on American network television, as well as by universities and think tanks, has appeared on the BBC and Al Jazeera, and has lectured in 25 countries.
Norman Podhoretz Conservative journalist, public policy analyst and former Editor-in-Chief of Commentary magazine.
Dan Quayle 44th Vice President of the United States.
John Quinones John Quinones is anchor of ABCs What Would You Do?, a co-anchor of Primetime, a correspondent for 20/20, and the author of Heroes Among Us: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Choices (Harper). Winner of seven Emmy Awards, Quinones has also been honored with the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards Grand Prize for International Reporting. Quinones joined ABC News in June 1982 and has reported for World News with Charles Gibson, Nightline, and Good Morning America. A sought after speaker, he has been a keynote speaker, diversity speaker, commencement speaker, and after-dinner speaker at universities, diversity conferences, and charitable organizations across the country. In addition to sharing the many stories of heroes hes met, he also shares his own touching personal narrative of his rise from humble roots as the son of a laborer and a house cleaner to his life as a network anchor. His is one of the most American of stories. Quinones reminds us all of the courage and dignity it takes to stand up for oneself and those around us, and by chronicling such bravery, he captures Americas can-do spirit, showing that through the slightest good deed, each one of us harbors a hero within. Originally from San Antonio, Texas, Quinones received a masters degree from the Columbia School of Journalism and makes his home in New York City.
William Raspberry Washington Post columnist whose political and urban affairs column is nationally syndicated. Time magazine has hailed him as "the most respected Black voice on any white U.S. newspaper."
Jerry Rosenberg An expert on the Middle East peace process, Professor Jerry Rosenberg is the Director of the Center for Middle East Studies at Rutgers University. The author of 25 books, his most recent being Encyclopedia of the Middle East Peace Process and the Middle East/North African Economic Community; The New Europe; The New American Community; and Dictionary of International Trade. A presenter at both the Casablanca Economic Summit and the Amman Economic Summit, Professor Rosenberg's topics include The Middle East Peace Process and Regional Economic Integration - The Last Hope for Lasting Peace; Investing in the Middle East.
Joel C. Rosenberg Joel C. Rosenberg is the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Jihad, The Last Days and The Ezekiel Option, with more than one million copies in print. As a communications strategist, he has worked with some of the world’s most influential leaders in business, politics and media, including Steve Forbes, Rush Limbaugh, and former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As a novelist, he has been interviewed on more than 300 radio and TV programs, including ABC’s “Nightline,” CNN Headline News, Fox News Channel, The History Channel, MSNBC, the “Rush Limbaugh Show,” and the “Sean Hannity Show.” He has been profiled by the New York Times, Washington Times, and The Jerusalem Post, and was the subject of two cover stories in WORLD magazine. He has addressed audiences all over the world, including Russia, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, and Belgium. He has spoken at the White House, The Heritage Foundation, AOL, and the International Spy Museum, as well as at dozens of conferences, universities, churches, synagogues, political events, bookseller conventions, and charitable fund-raisers. The first page of his first novel – The Last Jihad – puts you inside the cockpit of a hijacked jet, coming in on a kamikaze attack into an American city, which leads to a war with Saddam Hussein over weapons of mass destruction. Yet it was written before 9/11, and long before the actual war with Iraq. When published, The Last Jihad spent eleven weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, reaching as high as #7. It raced up the USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists, hit #4 on the Wall Street Journal list and hit #1 on Amazon.com. His second thriller – The Last Days – opens with the death of Yasser Arafat and a U.S. diplomatic convoy ambushed in Gaza. Two weeks before The Last Days was published in hardcover, a U.S. diplomatic convoy was ambushed in Gaza. Thirteen months later, Yasser Arafat died. The Last Days spent four weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, hit #5 on the Denver Post list, and #8 on the Dallas Morning News list. Both books have been optioned by a Hollywood producer. The Ezekiel Option centers on Russian dictator in Russia who forms a military alliance with the leaders of Iran who are feverishly pursuing nuclear weapons and threatening to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. On the very day it was published in June 2005, Iran elected a new leader who vowed to accelerate the country's nuclear program and later vowed to "wipe Israel off the map." Six months after it was published, Moscow signed a $1 billion arms deal with Tehran. The Ezekiel Option spent four weeks on the New York Times hardcover bestseller list and four months on the Christian Bookseller Association bestseller list. An evangelical Christian from an Orthodox Jewish background, Joel’s grandparents escaped Russian persecution of the Jews in the early part of the 20th century. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1989, and studied at Tel Aviv University. He is married, has four sons, and lives near Washington, D.C., where he and his wife are members of McLean Bible Church. WORLD magazine says The Last Days is “dramatic...good entertainment ...a New York Times bestseller with the gospel tucked inside.” The New York Times calls Rosenberg “a Washington success story.” Rush Limbaugh says The Last Jihad is “amazing…I could not put this book down…You have to read this.” Sean Hannity calls The Last Days “riveting to the point you can’t put it down - a heart-pounding, edge of your seat roller coaster ride.” The Jerusalem Post calls The Last Days “a fast-paced thriller, packed with the authentic details and behind-the-scenes tidbits that only a Washington insider such as Rosenberg could know…. screams ‘possible’ from every page.” U.S. News & World Report says Rosenberg’s novels are so close to reality he seems like a “modern Nostradamus.” CNN Headline News says “J.K. Rowling may be the writer of the moment for the young and the young at heart. But for many adults Joel Rosenberg is the ‘it author’ right now. Inside and outside the beltway in Washington, people are snatching up copies of his almost life-like terrorist suspense novels.”
Roger Rosenblatt Roger Rosenblatt is a journalist, author, playwright and teacher. His essays for The NewsHour have won a Peabody and an Emmy award. His essays for Time magazine have won two George Polk Awards, awards from the American Bar Association, the Overseas Press Club, and others.Roger's journalism career began in 1975 as literary editor of The New Republic. He has also been a columnist and editor-at-large for Life magazine, the editor of U.S. News & World Report, a columnist and editorial board member of The Washington Post and editor-at-large of Time, Inc. His work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, The New Republic, Esquire and elsewhere.A Fulbright scholar with five honorary doctorates, Roger has a Ph.D. from Harvard, where he taught writing and modern literature from 1968-73 and was, at age 29, the youngest House Master in Harvard's history. He is the author of ten books, including a collection of his writings, "The Man in the Water," "Coming Apart: A Memoir of the Harvard Wars of 1969," and the national bestseller, "Rules for Aging." His Children of War (1983) won the Robert F. Kennedy Book Prize and has been published in seven languages. Roger is married, has three children and lives in New York City.
Dennis Ross Ross is a distinguished fellow and counselor for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. For more than twelve years, Ross played the leading role in shaping U.S. involvement in the Middle East peace process and in dealing directly with the the parties in negotiations. A highly skilled diplomat, Ambassador Ross was this country's point man on the peace process in both the Bush and Clinton administrations. He was instrumental in assisting Israelis and Palestinians in reaching the 1995 Interim Agreement; he also successfully brokered the Hebron Accord in 1997, facilitated the Israeli-Jordan peace treaty, and intensively worked to bring Israel and Syria together. A scholar and diplomat with more than two decades of experience in Soviet and Middle Eastern policy, Ambassador Ross worked closely with Secretaries of State James Baker, Warren Christopher, and Madeleine Albright. Prior to his service as Special Middle East Coordinator under President Clinton, Ross served as director of the State Department's Policy Planning office in the first Bush administration. In that position, he played a prominent role in developing U.S. policy toward the former Soviet Union, the unification of Germany and its integration into NATO, arms control negotiations, and the development of the Gulf War coalition. He served as director of Near East and South Asian affairs on the National Security Council staff during the Reagan administration, and as deputy director of the Pentagon's Office of Net Assessment.
Michael Rubin Michael Rubin is a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and editor of the Middle East Quarterly (a publication of the Middle East Forum.) A native of Philadelphia, Dr. Rubin earned a Ph.D. in history from Yale University in 1999. His dissertation, The Making of Modern Iran, 1858-1909: Communications, Telegraph and Society won Yale's top John Addison Porter Prize. He has received numerous awards and fellowships, including from the Council on Foreign Relations, Carnegie Council for Ethics and International Affairs, and the Washington Institute for Middle East Policy, where he was a Soref fellow in 1999-2000. He has lectured in history at Yale University, Hebrew University, and at three different universities in northern Iraq. Between 2002 and 2004, Dr. Rubin worked as a country director for Iran and Iraq in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, from which he was seconded to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq. Dr. Rubin is co-author of Eternal Iran (Palgrave, 2005) and Into the Shadows: Radical Vigilantes in Khatami's Iran (2001), in addition to numerous scholarly and policy articles. He has published his opinion articles and analyses widely in such forums as the Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The New Republic, National Review, and Commentary. He has appeared on CNN, Fox, BBC, MSNBC, C-Span's Washington Journal, and ABC's Nightline. Dr. Rubin has traveled widely in Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Turkey, the Arab world, and Israel.
Bill Sammon SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT FOR THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Six-foot-seven inch Bill Sammon—nicknamed “Superstretch” by President Bush—enjoys more access to the commander-in-chief than any other journalist. Sammon has spent hours with Bush in the Oval Office, aboard Air Force One—even in the President’s sprawling Texas ranch. As Senior White House Correspondent for the Washington Examiner, Sammon travels with Bush wherever he goes and was with him on September 11, when his presidency was utterly transformed by the terrorist attacks. Sammon, who is also a political analyst for Fox News Channel, has turned this extraordinary access into a series of New York Times bestselling books chronicling the historic Bush presidency—”Strategery: How George W. Bush is Defeating Terrorists, Outwitting Democrats and Confounding the Mainstream Media,” “Misunderestimated: The President Battles Terrorism, John Kerry and the Bush Haters,” “Fighting Back: The War on Terrorism from Inside the Bush White House,” and “At Any Cost: How Al Gore Tried to Steal the Election.” Bill has also served as Senior White House correspondent for the Washington Times.
Dr. Abdul Sattar Edhi Dr Abdul Sattar Edhi, or Maulana Edhi, as he is often known, is one of the most active philanthropists of the world. He is head of the Edhi Foundation. His wife Begum Bilquis Edhi, heads the Bilquis Edhi Foundation. They both received 1986 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service. He is also the recipient of the Lenin Peace Prize. Maulana Edhi, as he is often referred to, is of the Memon community. Edhi was born in 1928 in Bantva in the Gujarat state of present day India. His father was a textile trader and earned a modest income for his family. He was a natural born leader and would encourage his friends to hold tiny circuses and perform gymnastics for the locals. When his mother would send him to school she would give him two paisa, one to spend for himself and the other to spend for another. At the age of eleven he started to take care of his mother who suffered paralysis from severe diabetes. From an early age Edhi learned to help others before himself - this would be crucial to success in his life later on.
James Schlesinger One of America's leading statesmen, James Schlesinger has served in many top governmental and cabinet positions.
Patricia Schroeder Women's advocate, national affairs authuority and former Democratic United States Congresswoman from Colorado.
Dan Senor Dan Senor just returned from the Middle East, where he spent substantial time in Iraq, Israel, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Jordan. Until the hand-over of power in Iraq, Dan Senor was the Chief Spokesperson for the U.S.-led Coalition in Iraq, and a Senior Advisor to Presidential Envoy L. Paul Bremer III, the Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority. Senor rode into Baghdad on the first convoy of civilians into Iraq from Kuwait, less than two weeks after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime, and was one of the longest-serving American civilians in Iraq, extending his tour to 15 months, after originally committing to just a 90-day assignment with the Bush Administration. Working closely with the military under often less-than-ideal conditions, Senor advised the Bush Administration, the Blair Government in the U.K. and Ambassador Bremer on a variety of Iraqi strategic, policy and communication issues, and was the civilian face of the Coalition Authority to Americans, Europeans, Iraqis and the world. No one is better positioned to address the turbulent and revolutionary moment in the Middle East and the Bush Administration's strategy for dealing with the region. Senor has worked closely with the Bush Administration's national security team, including Secretaries Rice and Rumsfeld and Generals Abizaid and Sanchez, as well as senior officials throughout the Administration's foreign policy apparatus. He most recently served as an International Election Monitor based in Kiev and Kirovograd during the Ukrainian election. He appears regularly on television to provide analysis for national security and foreign affairs issues, and was recently published in the Wall Street Journal. An accomplished speaker, he gave more than a hundred press briefings while serving in Iraq, Senor comes to the podium to discuss the current, ever-changing global political situation. Because of Senor's international policy expertise, specifically on Iraq and Iran, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, America's renewed engagement with Europe and the tension between Russia and the new Ukraine, he is uniquely positioned to speak to America's strategy and role in the world for the next four years and how the international community will react. Senor grew up in the United States and Canada and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Western Ontario and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. After graduating from Harvard Business School, Senor worked for the Carlyle Group, a Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm. Prior to going to Harvard Business School for his MBA, Senor worked as an aide to then-Republican senator Spencer Abraham of Michigan during Abraham's term in the U.S. Senate. During his time with Senator Abraham, who is currently the U.S. Secretary of Energy, Senor served as a foreign policy legislative aide, press secretary and communications director.
Mike Shiley Mike Shiley, producer/director of Shidog Films is a photographer, filmmaker and freelance journalist. He has recently returned from two months in Iraq, developing exclusive stories for ABC World News Tonight, Nightline and Good Morning America as well as ABC-TV affiliates KATU-Portland, OR, KMGH-Denver, CO and WFTS Tampa/St. Petersburg FL, international humanitarian aid groups and a variety of online news services. His new film is entitled Inside Iraq: The Untold Stories, an 80-minute documentary that highlights the challenges, opportunities and the inside lives of the Iraqi people and the US soldiers stationed in Iraq. Mike traveled extensively throughout Iraq from the Kurdish controlled region in the North, through the infamous Sunni Triangle in central Iraq and to the sacred Shiite controlled cities in the South. He visited impoverished villages with Western medical teams, went on night patrols along the Syrian border in a tank squadron, flew over the country in a Blackhawk helicopter and walked the streets of Baghdad uncovering the lives of the Iraqi people. Mike literally risked his life every day to bring you this film. Mike has also worked as a freelance photographer for CNN covering the war in Sarajevo, trekked to Everest Base Camp in Nepal and completed a 3,000 mile solo bicycle trip from British Columbia, Canada to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Mike is also an accomplished scuba diver and as a certified Divemaster, he has guided over 250 dives in the Red Sea in Egypt. Mike has produced travel films on Iraq, Nepal, Thailand and Cambodia. He has visited 36 countries and loves meeting people, especially children, from around the world. Mike is 37, single and lives in Portland, Oregon with his dog, Bear.
Jane Skinner Jane Skinner is a daytime news presenter on Fox News Channel, usually providing Fox News Live headline updates at the top and bottom of each hour on weekdays. She also contributes to The Big Story with John Gibson and a segment during Studio B called "Skinnerville." Skinner joined Fox News as a general reporter from WNBC-TV in New York City. Previous to that she worked at WITI in Milwaukee. She has also been a general assignment reporter for KMOV in St. Louis and WCSH in Portland, Maine. Skinner began her career as a political correspondent for KBJR in Duluth, Minnesota.
Rodney Slater Rodney Slater was President Clinton's Secretary of Transportation and prior to that was the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration.
Curtis Sliwa Over the past three decades, Curtis Sliwa's programs and initiatives have been recognized by Presidents and Prime Ministers, Governors, Senators and Mayors, as well as by leading businessmen, veterans groups and many other associations. more Curtis speaks often now to groups about the power of one, the importance of volunteer service, and rolemodelling. Public safety entities, which years ago rejected him, are now seeking his assistance. Other volunteer organizations seek his help in perfecting their recruitment and retention techniques. Curtis continues to implement and enhance programs of personal, neighborhood, cyberspace and educational safety. While the street patrol component continues to thrive, his ultimate objective is to provide viable solutions to educational and classroom safety challenges. With Curtis at the helm, The Guardian Angels has evolved into a renowned organization focused on their groundbreaking work in developing curriculums to address the critical issues that threaten safe and effective education. Sliwa is now the co-host, with Ron Kuby, of the "Curtis and Kuby in the Morning" program aired weekdays from 5 A.M. to 10 A.M. on WABC. Sliwa and Kuby also co-hosted a television version of "Curtis & Kuby" on MSNBC in the afternoons for a time in 2002-2003. The "Curtis and Kuby" radio show has won many broadcasting awards and is produced by Frank Morano.
Jose Sorzano One of the highest ranking Hispanic Americans in the Reagan Administration, Jose Sorzano served as America's number two diplomat at the U.N. and then as senior director of the National Security Council for Latin America. From his White House office, Sorzano worked on policy issues such as the Contras, Panamanian drug trafficking, and other issues affecting United States-Latin American relations.
Juan Sosa An authority on public policy, politics, foreign policy and economic matters in Latin America, Juan Sosa served as the Panamanian Ambassador to the U.S. during the democratic administration of the then president of Panama, Eric Delvalle. Topics: Hispanics and the American Dream; Latin American Issues as they Affect U.S. Policies.
John Stossel ABC 20/20HOST John Stossel joined ABC news magazine 20/20 in 1981. He began doing one-hour prime-time specials in 1994. Stossel’s first special, Are We Scaring Ourselves To Death?, examined exaggerated fears over risks such as crime and pollution. It was followed by The Blame Game, which looked at American’s growing tendency to blame their misfortunes on others.
Cal Thomas Conservative journalist, nationally syndicated newspaper columnist and TV talk show host.
Helen Thomas Commonly referred to as The First Lady of the Press, White House Bureau Chief Helen Thomas is a trailblazer, breaking through barriers for women reporters while covering every President since John F. Kennedy. For 57 years, Helen also served as White House correspondent for United Press International. She recently left this post and joined Hearst Newspapers as a syndicated columnist. Born in Winchester, Kentucky, Helen was raised in Detroit, Michigan where she attended public schools and later graduated from Wayne State University. Upon leaving college, she served as a copy girl on the old, now defunct Washington Daily News. In 1943, Ms. Thomas joined United Press International and the Washington Press Corps. For 12 years, Helen wrote radio news for UPI, her work day beginning at 5:30am. Eventually she covered the news of the Federal government, including the FBI and Capitol Hill. In November, 1960, Helen began covering then President-elect John F. Kennedy, following him to the White House in January, 1961 as a member of the UPI team. It was during this first White House assignment that Helen began closing presidential press conferences with ?Thank you, Mr. President.? In September, 1971, Pat Nixon scooped Helen by announcing her engagement to Associated Press? retiring White House correspondent, Douglas B. Cornell at a White house party hosted by then President Nixon in honor of Cornell. Helen was the only woman print journalist traveling with then President Nixon to China during his breakthrough trip in January, 1972. She has the distinction of having traveled around the world several times with Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton, and Bush, Jr., during the course of which she covered every Economic Summit. The World Almanac has cited her as one of the 25 Most Influential Women in America. Helen Thomas has written three books, including her latest, Thanks for the Memories Mr. President: Wit and Wisdom from the Front Row at the White House.
Mable Thomas Known throughout the country as "Able Mable," Mable Thomas was one of the youngest women to be elected to the Georgia State Assembly where she served from 1985 to 1993. She is currently serving a four year term as councilwoman on the Atlanta City Council. A truly concerned public servant and a role model for the youth of America, she is committed to youth, housing, economic development, women's issues, community awareness and participation.
Edward Turzanski Edward Turzanski appears on television (MSNBC, Fox News, CNN) and radio (National Public Radio) throughout the world as a commentator on national security issues, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Patriot Act, intelligence and espionage reform, domestic and foreign policy analysis, and the media. A LaSalle University professor and assistant vice-president, he is Comcast’s CN-8’s national security and intelligence analyst.
Jaqueline Van Maarsen-Sanders Anne Frank's best friend, Jacqueline Van Maarsen-Sanders survived the war when her Catholic-born mother, a convert to Judaism, convinced the Nazis that she and her family was falsely registered as Jews. She saved Anne's letters sent from her hiding place in the attic of an Amsterdam spice firm owned by her father. Jacqueline Van Maarsen-Sanders was one of the main consultants for ABC TV's mini-series "Anne Frank, The Whole Story" which was aired in May 2001
Martin Walker Foreign affairs expert and U.S. Bureau Chief for The Guardian of London.
Edward Walker Ambassador Edward S. Walker, Jr. is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Middle East Institute, a highly regarded Washington-based institution focused on Middle East policy. He possesses a unique depth of knowledge and experience in the regions issues. Before assuming his current position in 2001, Walker worked in the first Administration of George W. Bush as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, a position he had previously held under Madeleine Albright during the second Clinton Administration. During that time he helped initiate and negotiate US policy toward Iraq, including a complete revision of US sanctions policy. He also engaged in recalibrating US policies toward Iran and the Middle East peace process. Walkers diplomatic career includes positions as US Ambassador to Israel (1997-1999), the Arab Republic of Egypt (1994-1997), and the United Arab Emirates (1989-1992), as well as Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations (1992-1993). In the course of his 35 year career, Walker has worked with every Israeli Prime Minister since Golda Meir, with Presidents Anwar Sadat and Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, Hafez al-Assad and Bashar al-Assad of Syria, Kings Fahd and Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, and Kings Hussein and Abdullah of Jordan, among others. During his time as Ambassador in Israel, Walker worked closely with Prime Minister Netanyahu in preparation for and during the Wye negotiations. In Egypt he worked with US Vice President Gore and President Mubarak on a major initiative to reform the Egyptian economy. Walker also worked with US and Egyptian intelligence officials to counter terrorist threats in Egypt. Walker appears regularly on US and Arab television news broadcasts to offer an American perspective on current issues and on matters critical to building better relations between the peoples of the Middle East and Americans. In addition, Walker is frequently quoted in domestic and international publications, and writes articles and editorials on topics such as Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and the peace process. An accomplished speaker known for his work on both sides of the Arab-Israeli conflict, Walker offers intimate knowledge and even-handed analysis of the Middle East, its politics and its people. Walker has been a consistent advocate for tolerance and peace and a constant, strong opponent of terrorism as both inhumane and counterproductive.
Ben Wattenberg Futurist, political analyst, pollster and social critic. Wattenberg is co-editor of the American Enterprise Institute's Public Opinion maga-zine and the author of such books asThe Real Majority; The Real America; The Good News Is The Bad News Is Wrong; and Values Matter Most: How Republicans or Democrats or a Third Party Can Win and Renew the American Way of Life. Wattenberg is also the host-moderator of "Think Tank" seen weekly on the PBS television network.
Xu Wenli One of China's most recognized pro-democracy advocates, Mr. Xu spent 16 years in prison for his activities as a dissident. He was a leader in the Democracy Wall movement from 1979 to 1981, edited the samizdat-style journal April Fifth Forum, and played a major role in establishing the Beijing-Tianjin branch of the China Democracy Party. Mr. Xu's health suffered while in prison. In reaction to his declining condition, international human rights groups, the U.S. ambassador to China, and Western officials called for his release. The Chinese government finally relented and released him on medical grounds in December 2002. He and his wife left China immediately for the United States to be reunited with their daughter, Xu Jin, who lives in Rhode Island.
Linda Wertheimer Before assuming this post in 2002, she spent 13 years as a host of NPR's daily news program, "All Things Considered." In this position, she helped build the afternoon news program's audience to record levels.Having joined NPR in 1971, she has been with the organization almost since its inception. She served as NPR's congressional correspondent and, in 1976, was named political correspondent- a position she held until 1989 when she became an "All Things Considered" host.In 1976, she became the first woman to anchor network coverage of a presidential nomination convention and of election night. She also is the first person to broadcast live from inside the U.S. Senate chamber.
Brian Williams Each night on NBC's all-news and information channel MSNBC and on CNBC, Williams anchors the only primetime news hour, The News with Brian Williams. Relying on the worldwide resources of NBC News, the program has quickly become a news pioneer with its in-depth coverage of the hard news of the day, interviews with the world's newsmakers, and a first-hand look at the next day's morning headlines.
Bob Woodward Bob Woodward is the most respected investigative reporter in the news business, he has earned nearly every American journalism award, including the Pulitzer Prize. Woodward first gained national attention during the Nixon administration when he teamed with Carl Bernstein to investigate the burglary at the Watergate. Since then he's achieved national acclaim as the only contemporary American to author or co-author eight #1 national best-selling non-fiction books, including All The President's Men, The Final Days, The Agenda, The Choice, Shadow - Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate, which surveys the legacy of the Watergate scandal on contemporary politics, Maestro: Greenspan's Fed and the American Boom, a look at Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan and the American economy. Woodward’s most recent release, Plan of Attack, charts the Bush administration's plans for war against Iraq. Named one of the Best Investigative Reporters in America by The New York Times, Bob Woodward has been the Assistant Managing Editor of Investigative News for The Washington Post since 1982. In 1973, Woodward teamed with Carl Bernstein at The Post to investigate the burglary at the Watergate office building. For their reporting of the scandal in the Nixon administration, the newspaper was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Prior to reporting, Woodward served in the U.S. Navy as a communications officer. He began his career as a "newspaper man" with the Sentinel, out of Montgomery County, Maryland. In 1971 he joined The Post and in 1979 became Assistant Managing Editor of Metropolitan News. Some of his best-selling books include Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi, Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA, The Commanders, The Man Who Would Be President: Dan Quayle, The Agenda: Inside The Clinton White House, and The Choice. In 2000 he published, Maestro: Greenspan's Fed and the American Boom, a national best-selling look at the American economy, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan, and Greenspan's economic legacy. Using his standard you-are-there technique in The Shadow (June 1999), he paints a detailed study of crucial points in the five administrations in which "the honesty and truthfulness of the presidents...were challenged." Woodward takes us deep into the administration of Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton. With special emphasis on the human toll, he shows the consequences of the new ethics laws, and the emboldened Congress and media.
James Woolsey James Woolsey is a foreign policy specialist and former Director of Central Intelligence of the Central Intelligence Agency (February 5, 1993 - January 10, 1995). Woolsey was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1941 where he graduated from Tulsa Central High School. In 1963 he received his BA from Stanford University (Phi Beta Kappa), and in 1965 his MA from Oxford University—where he was a Rhodes Scholar—and an LLB from Yale Law School in 1968. Woolsey has had an eclectic career. He has been known primarily as a conservative Democrat--hawkish on foreign policy issues but more traditionally Democratic on economic and social issues. A classic Washington insider, Woolsey has held important positions in both Democratic and Republican administrations. His influence has been felt during the Carter, Reagan, Bush (elder), and Clinton administrations. During the second Bush administration, he has been strong proponent of the war in Iraq.