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2010-2011 Speaker Programs

Speaker Programs are open to the public. They are held on Sunday evenings at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa located in Indian Wells, Calfornia,with a reception for the speaker beginning at 5:00 p.m.; dinner at 6:00 p.m. The speaker's presentation begins after dinner, followed by a short period of question & answers. Tickets for the Reception (no-host bar), Dinner, and Speaker Program are $55.00 for members; $65.00 for non-members. In selecting topics and speakers for presentation to its members, the officers of the World Affairs Council of the Desert have relied on the following criteria:

Topics must be timely national or international issues, which have significance to the foreign policy of the United States.

Speakers must be expert on their subjects and have an engaging presentation, which motivates audiences to ask questions, voice opinions and develop candid discussions.
 

   

October 17, 2010
“Will the U.S. Succeed in the Middle East”

Gen. John Abazaid

General John Abizaid

Fellow, The Hoover Institute at Stanford
and former U. S. CENTCOM Commander

November 14, 2010
“Will Iraq Make It as a Democracy?”

Charles Duelfer, Foermer Chief of the Iraq Survey Team


Charles Duelfer
Former Chief of the Iraq Survey Team
Mr. Duelfer served on the U.N. team that searched Iraq for weapons of mass destruction and interrogated Sadaam Hussein.

 

December 12, 2010
“The Treatment of Terrorists, Pirates and Detainees”

Harvey Rishkof, J.D.


Harvey Rishikof, J.D.
Professor of Law and National Security Studies
The National War College

January 23, 2011
"Solving the Illegal Immigration Problem"

Sen. John McCain and Gen Wesley Clark, invited, pending

February 17, 2011

Carly Fiorina, Former CEO, Hewlett/Packard Co.


Carly Fiorina, former CEO Hewlett/Packard, invited, pending

March 13, 2011
“Security in a Nuclear World”

K.T. Mc Farland, former Asst. Secretary of Defense


Ms. K. T. McFarland
former Assistant Secretary of Defense and White House Aide,
Columnist and Commentator

April 17, 2011
“How Biased is the Media on Foreign Affairs”

Jon Sawyer, Director of the Pulitzer Institute
Mr. Jon Sawyer
Journalist and Director of the Pulitzer Institute

May 1, 2011
“Do We Need the United Nations? A Debate.”

Larry Greenfield, Director of the Reagan Ranch and Claremont InstituteAmbassador Nancy Soderberg


No: Mr. Larry Greenfield
Director, Reagan Legacy Foundation and Fellow, the Claremont Institute
and
Yes: Ambassador Nancy Soderberg
former U. S. National Representative to the U. N. Security Council

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 
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