Events Calendar

 

Date
Conference/Speaker
December 2nd, 2006 What is the Strategic Role of the U.S. on the World Stage?
UCLA: Bradley Hall
December 5th, 2006 Mike Farrell
Annual Holiday Dinner Celebration
November 9th 2006 Sir Eldon Griffiths,
Ambassador at Large, Orange County World Affairs Council
October 26th 2006 Wine Tasting and Dinner Event
“Red Wines Around the World” and Buffet Dinner
October 23rd 2006 Premium Member and Trustee Event
Ian McCartney MP
UK Minister of State for Trade
Hilton Costa Mesa
October 10th, 2006 Nigel West
"The application of Cold War counter-intelligence techniques against international terrorism"
October 10th, 2006 U.S. Middle East Ambassador Tour
Hear firsthand from U.S. ambassadors and senior commercial officers about the benefits of trade with Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
September 24th, 2006 One Book, One Community
Dr. Hosseini and Afghan-American Friends
September 16th - 17th, 2006 The Centennial of Persian Constitutional Movement 1906-2006
September 13th, 2006 John D. Hofmeister, President, Shell Oil Company
July 27th , 2006 Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in Iraq.
Col H. R. McMaster
July 11th , 2006 Arabs take a Chinese Wife
China-Middle East Relations
June 7th , 2006 Israel/Palestine: History is Undecided
Speaker - His Excellency Afif Safieh, Head of the Palestine Liberation Organization Mission to the United States.
June 3rd , 2006 Afternoon Tea Party.
May 18, 2006 Role of Religion and Faith in a Troubled World.
Rabbi Mark Diamond, Rt. Rev. J. Jon Bruno, Dr. Maher M. Hathout.
April 13, 2006 War Crimes in the 21st Century, Democracy and the Rule of Law.
Ambassador Pierre-Richard Prosper
Former Ambassdor-at-Large, Office of War Crimes Issues
April 6 -7, 2006 Are We At War?
Global Conflict & Insecurity, Post-9/11.
April 3rd, 2006 Premium Member and Trustee Event
The Honorable, Abozade Dorda
Libya, Minister of Infrastructure
U.S. Libya Relations at a stand still, why?
March 23rd , 2006 What in the World is Going on?
A Global Intelligence Briefing for Americans.
Sponsored by The Leadership Farm®, Dr. Stanford Green.
February 28th, 2006 Syria: Challenges and Crisis
His Excellency Dr. Imad Moustapha,
Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic, Washington, DC
February 2nd, 2006 Prejudice and Diversity in Contemporary France-
Humanitarian Contributions by Engineers Without Borders in Rwanda and International Medical Corps in Afghanistan.
January 12, 2005 Baroness Knight
Premium Member and Trustee Event

Baroness Knight of Collingtree, Member of the British House of Lords - Highs, Hazards & Horrors of Life in both Houses of Parliament. .
January 5, 2005 Hon. Tim Yeo
What’s Happening in Britain?
Introduction by Sir Eldon Griffiths

With a new leader promising to revitalize Britian's Conservative party, come and hear insider comments from one of the most experienced Members of Parliament, Tim Yeo, MP for South Suffolk.
December 8, 2005 Ambassador George L. Argyros
George L. Argyros is the former U.S. Ambassador to Spain and a successful businessman. After serving three years as the U.S. ambassador to Spain, Mr. Argyros has resumed his position as chairman and chief executive officer of Arnel & Affiliates, a diversified investment company located in Costa Mesa, Calif., as well as his role as a general partner in Westar Capital, a private investment company.
November 10, 2005 Afghanistan / Iraq forum
Are we Winning the Peace in Afghanistan?
What are our Achievements and Failures in Iraq?
October 20, 2005 Bruce Herschensohn
"Islam and Terrorism"

Bruce Herschensohn has been a television and radio political commentator for the more than two decades. He is currently teaching "The World Leadership Role of the United States" at the Pepperdine University School of Public Policy, and is a non resident associate follow of the Nixon Center for Peace and Freedom."
September 27, 2005 Congressman Jim Rogan
Irvine Marriott Hotel
June 30 , 2005

David Rothkopf
Author of
Running the World
The Inside Story of the National Security Council
and the Architects of American Power


June 28 , 2005

Welcome Reception
The incoming British Consul General
The Honorable Bob Pearce


May 21 , 2005

Shirin Ebadi
Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2003
“The Challenges to Women, Children,
and Human Rights Today”

April 25, 2005

H.E. Dr. Shinichi Kitaoka
Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary
Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations
Japan, U.S. and East Asian Security

April 19, 2005 Premium Member and Trustee Event
Sudan, Syria, Lebanon
“Three Challenges for America”
Sir Eldon Griffiths
Orange County’s Ambassador at Large
March 10 , 2005 Premium Member and Trustee Event
An International Luncheon
Guest of Honor: His Excellency
Jehangir Karamat
Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States
February 23, 2005 Rising U.S. Stakes in Africa
U.S. Representative Ed Royce
Former Chairman of U.S. House Subcommittee on Africa (1997 – 2004)
January 13, 2005 Reforming the U.S. Intelligence Community: What are the issues? How do we proceed?
Dr. Gregory Treverton
Director, Intelligence Policy Center of RAND Corporation and former Vice Chairman of the National Intelligence Council
December 16, 2004 Annual Holiday Celebration Dinner 2004
Sir Eldon Griffiths
European Challenges to the Second Bush Administration
December 1, 2004

2004 Election . . . . . what happens next?
George ‘Duf’ Sundheim, Chairman
California Republican Party

Art Torres, Chairman
California Democratic Party

October 27, 2004 Premium Member and Trustee Event
Jonathan Clarke

A scholar at the Cato Institute and co-author of “American Alone: The Neo-Conservatives and the Global Order”
September 23, 2004 Ambassador Michael Armacost
Distinguished former Ambassador
and Expert on Asia
September 12, 2004

Annual Fall Trustees Luncheon
Featuring Ronald Williams
Former United States Secret Service Agent

August 18, 2004 General Bryan Brown, USA
United States Special Operations Command

MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
June 22, 2004 Commander Zinke gives a Glimpse of Missions in Iraq
Commander Ryan Zinke USN
Executive Officer Naval Special Warfare Center
Naval Amphibous Base, Coronado, Calif.
June 10, 2004 The Franco-American Alliance
Iraq and beyond

Ambassador Jean Luc-Sibiude
May 25, 2004 U.S. and Mexico - Immigration,
Trade and Much More

Honorable Jeffrey Davidow
United States Ambassador to Mexico
1998–2002
April 20th, 2004 U.S. National Security: Is it Really a Jungle Out There?
Frank Carlucci
Chairman Emeritus - The Carlyle Group
National Security Adviser and Secretary of Defense, 1986–1989
February 23, 2004 SPAIN "Stout Friend and Business Partner"
Honorable George Argyros
United States Ambassador to Spain
January 13, 2004

Afghanistan - Win the Peace
Panel speakers - Congressman Ed Royce, Professor Abdul Sattar Sirat, Ambassador
Peter Tomsen, Ambassador Ahmad Zia Massoud, Hasan Nouri

December 16, 2003

Holiday Dinner Event
Mike Farrell & Special Performance by the All-American Boys Chorus

November 21, 2003 European Union Future
What's Next...???
Sr. Diego Brasioli
Consul General of Italy in Los Angeles