Our Keystone Speaker Series is not to be missed.
Established in 2015, the Keystone Speaker series is an annual FPA event featuring an internationally known diplomat or an expert in foreign policy. The event draws a very large audience and has contributed to the growth of the organization. Here are our current and past Keystone Speakers:
2022 – October 27
Jill Dougherty
Centennial Fellow at Georgetown University
Global Fellow and Russian and Soviet Union Expert at the Wilson Center’s Keenan Institute
Thirty five year career with CNN as a White House Correspondent, Foreign Affairs Correspondent for the US State Department, US Affairs Editor for CNN Asia Pacific, and CNN Moscow Bureau Chief.
Topic: The Future of the U.S. – Russia Relationship
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2019 – October
Christine Wormuth
United States Secretary of the Army since 2021
Director of Rand Corporation’s International Security and Defense Policy Center
Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Topic: National Security Issues in the 2020 Election
2018 – Philip Mudd
Former Deputy Director of the CIA Counterterrorism Center
Former Deputy Director of the FBI National Security Branch
CNN Counterterrorism Analyst
Topic: Terrorism, Counterterrorism and the West
2017 – Ambassador Alexander Vershbow
Former Deputy Secretary General of NATO
Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO, Russia, and South Korea
Topic: How to Improve East – West Relations
2016 – General Michael Hayden
Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency
Topic: American Intelligence Community Since 9/11
2015 – Ambassador William Burns
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency since 2021
17th United States Deputy Secretary of State
Former Acting United States Secretary of State
Topic: U.S. Foreign Policy in the 21st Century