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Liberia From Crisis to Opportunity 9/18/06
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia

A Celebration of Ida B. Wells 4/6/2006
Ms. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Victor S. Thomas Professor of History and of African and African American Studies;President Lawrence Summers; Kim Williams, Associate Professor of Public Policy; William Julius Wilson, Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor

The Innovation Agenda: A Commitment to Competitivenes 12/2/2005
The Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House of Representatives Democratic Leader

Empowering Women & Children One Tree at a Time 9/30/2005
Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai

Charting the Course for Leadership 4/8/2005
The Hon. Anthony Williams, Mayor of District of Columbia

NATO and European Union: Partners or Competitors? 3/11/2005
Michele Alliot-Marie, France Minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs; Graham T. Allison Jr., Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Women Leaders in Criminal Justice 3/10/2005
Kathleen Dennehy, Massachusetts Commissioner of Correction; Jeanne Woodford, Warden of San Quentin State Prison

Stolen Lives: The Trafficking of Women 3/4/2005
Donna Hughes, Professor of Women's Studies at University of Rhode Island; Ms. Swanee Hunt, Director of Women and Public Policy Programl Jane Holl Lute, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations; John R. Miller, Director of Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking In Persons, U.S. State Department

Same Sex Marriage and Equality in America 2/8/2005
Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco

Contemporary Context and Options for Peace 5/6/2004
The Hon. Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian Legislative Council; Ms. Swanee Hunt, Director, Women and Public Policy Program

The Politics of Abortion 3/8/2004
The Hon. Dan Glickman, Director, Harvard Institute of Politics, former Secretary of Agriculture and member of House of Representatives (D-KS); Ms. Swanee Hunt, Director, Women and Public Policy Program; The Hon. Ron L. Mazzoli, Fellow, Harvard's Institute of Politics, former member of House of Representatives (D-KY); Ms. Kate Michelman, former President, NARAL Pro-Choice America; Carol Tobias, Political Director, National Right to Life Campgain

Stopping War: The Pivotal Role of Women 11/5/2003
Zainab Hawa Bangura, Chairwoman, Network for Collaborative Peacebuilding in Sierra Leone; Ms. Swanee Hunt, Director, Women and Public Policy Program; Luz Mendez, President, Advisory Council to the National Union of Guatemalan Women; Dr. Joseph S. Nye Jr., former Dean, Kennedy School of Government; Bong Scuk Sohn, Commissioner of the National Election Commission of South Koreal; Ala Talabani, cofounder of Women for a Free Iraq and the Iraqi Women’s High Council

Granny D: Awakening America's Non-Voting Women 10/2/2003
Doris Haddock, political activist; David King, Lecturer in Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government

Advice for Tough Times: From Two Who Have Been There 2/6/2003
The Hon. John Engler, President of the National Association of Manufacturers; Dr. Jerry E. Mechling, Lecturer in Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government; The Hon. Jeanne Shaheen, Governer of New Hampshire

Challenges in the Face of Terrorism: Women Waging Peace 11/7/2002
Dr. Philip B. Heymann, James Barr Ames Professor of Law, Harvard Law School; Ms. Swanee Hunt, Director, Women and Public Policy Program; Mrs. Neela Marikkar, President, Sri Lanka First; Mrs. Monica McWilliams, founding member, Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition; Mrs. Martha Segura, Executive Director, Colombian Confederation of Non-Governmental Organizations; Jessica Stern, Lecturer in Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government

Life's Lessons 9/19/2002
Mrs. Barbara Bush, former First Lady

Afghanistan: A Turning Point for America? 2/7/2002
The Hon. Catherine Bertini, Executive Director, World Food Program

Rising to the Occasion: Public Leadership in Challenging Times 2/5/2002
Dr. Joseph S. Nye Jr., Dean, Kennedy School of Government; The Hon. David Pryor, The Hon. Jane Swift, Acting Governor of Massachusetts

Beyond Ballots: Florida's Agenda at Home and Abroad 2/4/2002
Katherine Harris, Florida Secretary of State; Dr. Bonnie Newman, Executive Dean, Kennedy School of Government

Transitional Justice in Post-Conflict Societies 11/13/2001
Major Rose Kabuye, Rwandan Patriotic Army; Prof. Martha Minow, Jeremiah Smith Jr. Professor of Law, Harvard Law School; Ms. Edna Rodriguez, founder, Advistory for Political and Civil Convergence of Women, Guatemala; Mr. Robert Rotberg, Program Director, Harvard Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution; Princess Santa Sisowath, Member of Parliament, Cambodian National Assembly

Women Waging Peace 11/14/2000
Ms. Sue Britton, Ms. Regine Cirondeye, women's rights activist, trauma counselor, Burundi; Premier Ida Kuklina, founder, Committee of Soldiers' Mothers in Russia; Ms. Norma Maldonado, Mesa Global de Guatemala

A Public Address by: Marian Wright Edelman 10/8/1999
Ms. Marion Wright Edelman, founder, Children's Defense Fund



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