2007-2008 Speaker Programs

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2009 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 $50.00 for members; $60.00 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.

2009/2010 EVENING SERIES

Venue: Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa
Indian Wells, CA

October 25, 2009
Germany and NATO Panel

Morris Beschloss Columnist and Commentator,
German General Leopold Chalupa, and the German Consul General

November 22, 2009
Turkey and the Middle East

Dr. Kamal Ali Beyoghlow

Dr. Kamal Ali Beyoghlow, Professor of International Relations,
The National Defense University

December 13, 2009
Iran: Threat or Potential Ally?

Christopher Preble, Director of Foreign Policy Studies,
Cato Institute, Washington D. C.

January 10, 2010
Latin America: Key Issues for the U. S.

Jeffrey Davidow

Ambassador Jeffrey Davidow, former Ambassador to Mexico and Venezuela

February 21, 2010
China: Economic Competitor and Trading Partner

Dr. Nicholas Lardy, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for
International Economics, Washington, D. C.

March 14, 2010
International Competition in Space

Lt. General Michael Hamel
Lt. General Michael Hamel, former Commander of the
U. S. Space and Missile Systems Center

April 18, 2010
The U. S. and the World: Beyond the Financial Crisis

Ambassador Robert Kimmitt

Ambassador Robert Kimmitt, recently retired U. S. Deputy Secretary
of the Treasury and former Ambassador to Germany

May 2, 2010
India and Pakistan: Is Resolution Possible?

Ambassador Terisita Schaffer
Ambassador Terisita Schaffer, Director, South Asia Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies (tentative)

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