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:

2024 – March 21
Marie Yovanovitch

Senior Fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and nonresident fellow at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine from 2016-19 when President Zelensky first came to power. Later removed from per position, she was called to testify before the House Intelligence Committee in November, 2019. With the Midtown Bookstore, we will be having a book signing at our venue for her recently published book, Lessons from The Edge, A Memoir.
Topic: The Future of War in Europe and Ukraine
FOR REGISTRATION: Coming Soon

 

 

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
FOR REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE

 

 

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
17^th United States Deputy Secretary of State
Former Acting United States Secretary of State
Topic: U.S. Foreign Policy in the 21^st Century