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The U.S.

Start Time: September 13, 2010 - 2:00pm
End Time: September 13, 2010 - 3:00pm
Speaker(s): Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller, Ambassador Richard Burt, Assistant Secretary of State Philip J. Crowley
Event Fees: Free

YPFP, in conjunction with the American Foreign Policy Council, will hold a panel discussion on starting and running foreign policy organizations featuring young leaders who have started and currently

Start Time: September 22, 2010 - 7:00pm
End Time: September 22, 2010 - 8:30pm
Speaker(s): Saul Garlick, Think Impact,
David Burd, Earth Aid,
Joshua Marcuse, Young Professionals in Foreign Policy
Event Fees: N/A

America's Islamic Center

TO BUILD or not to build. That is the rancorous debate America is engaged in regarding a proposed Islamic community centre near Ground Zero - the site of the 9/11 attacks in New York.

Nigeria is the African country of greatest strategic importance to the United States and an important player in the African Union. And, according to John Campbell, former U.S.

Start Time: October 28, 2010 - 7:00pm
End Time: October 28, 2010 - 8:30pm
Speaker(s): Ambassador John Campbell
Event Fees: Free

Priority Registration for Free Language Classes from GLN

YPFP is pleased to announce a brand new partnership with the Global Language Network (GLN), which offers countless language classes FREE OF CHARGE! As a YPFP General Member you are eligible for priority registration in GLN's highly selective lottery for the fall semester. Click here to take advantage of this new member benefit.

YPFP and the Japan Society are pleased to invite you to the W.P. Carey Lecture featuring Brent Scowcroft, president of the Scowcroft Group.

Start Time: September 14, 2010 - 7:00pm
End Time: September 14, 2010 - 8:30pm
Speaker(s): Brent Scowcroft, President, The Scowcroft Group
Event Fees: N/A

Congratulations to the summer class of Young Professionals in Foreign Policy, the premier organization connecting future foreign policy leaders!

Start Time: September 14, 2010 - 7:30pm
End Time: September 14, 2010 - 9:30pm
Speaker(s): YPFP Staff
Event Fees: N/A

Join us for a discussion with Frank Gaffney, Founder and President of the Center for Security Policy in Washington, DC and a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Forces and Arms Co

Start Time: September 20, 2010 - 7:00pm
End Time: September 20, 2010 - 8:00pm
Speaker(s): Frank Gaffney
Event Fees: none

Oliver Stone: Filming the Bolivarian Zeitgeist

In many ways, Oliver Stone’s latest documentary film South of the Border is a mirror image of the 2004 film adaptation of The Motorcycle Diaries.

Exclusive: Jimmy Carter headed to North Korea on rescue mission

Jimmy Carter is set to travel to North Korea very soon, according to two sources familiar with the former president's plans, in what they characterized as a private mission to free a U.S.

Art - A Seductive Took of Diplomacy

“Begin with art, because art tries to take us outside ourselves.

Libya's ambassador to the United States, the Honorable Ali Suleiman Aujali, will address members of YPFP and the Middle East Institute on U.S.-Libya relations, its involvement in Africa and the Middle

Start Time: September 15, 2010 - 6:30pm
End Time: September 15, 2010 - 7:45pm
Speaker(s): Ambassador Ali Suleiman Aujali
Event Fees: N/A

DEADLINE to purchase tickets is THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10!

Start Time: September 24, 2010 - 6:00pm
End Time: September 24, 2010 - 11:30pm
Speaker(s): The Tricycle Theatre
Event Fees: $35

A Break in Israeli-Turkish Relations?

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon recently announced that, after two months of negotiations, Israel has agreed to an international inquiry on the May 31 deadly flotilla assault.

What's really behind the Gates cuts

Defense Secretary Robert Gates's bombshell announcement that he will close Joint Forces Command as part of sweeping reforms of the defense bureaucracy is being seen around the defense community as a p

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