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Join the Foreign Policy Association for a special panel discussion commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and the emergence of a new global order. This timely event features expert insights from Adam Howard (Historian, U.S. Department of State), Stephen C. Schlesinger (Fellow, The Century Foundation), and Julian E. Zelizer […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for the 2025 Cultural Diplomacy Dinner honoring Peg Breen, President of the New York Landmarks Conservancy; Ghislain d’Humières, Director of the Norton Museum of Art; Peter Miller, President of the American Academy in Rome; The Hon. Dr. Victor Trevino, Mayor of Laredo, Texas; and Damian Woetzel, President of The […]

OTR is delighted to host our second annual benefit and to welcome former Ambassador to Germany, John Emerson, as our speaker. We hope you can join us on the evening of May 6th at the Cosmopolitan Club. Ambassador Emerson is vice chair of Capital Group International and Chairman of the American Council on Germany. Given […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association and the Off-The-Record Lecture Series for the annual Elizabeth French Hitchcock Lecture. The topic of this year’s Lecture is “Tariffs, Trade and The Economy” About the Topic This year’s Hitchcock Lecture brings together leading voices in global finance to explore how tariffs, trade policies, and economic uncertainty are reshaping […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for the second dinner in our Statesman Dinner Series on April 22nd, 2025 at the Harvard Club of New York City. We will be joined by François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Banque de France. For information on ticket or table sales, please reach out to President’s Office […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for the first Dinner in our 2025 Statesman Dinner Series on Monday, April 21st at the Harvard Club of New York City.  We will be honoring Mathias Cormann, Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Chang Yong Rhee, Governor of the Bank of Korea.   For […]

Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat held a number of key government positions, including Chief White House Domestic Policy Adviser to President Jimmy Carter (1977-1981); U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs, and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton […]

Dr. Courtney B. Smith is the Dean of the School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University, where he has been a faculty member since 1999. He achieved tenure in 2005 and served as Acting Dean from 2019 to 2022 before his appointment as Dean. Dr. Smith has authored several works on its […]

Susan Thornton is a retired senior U.S. diplomat with almost 30 years of experience with the U.S. State Department in Eurasia and East Asia. She is currently a senior fellow and research scholar at the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale University Law School; director of the Forum on Asia-Pacific Security at the National Committee […]

Dr. Michael O’Hanlon is a Senior fellow and director of research in Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution, where he specializes in U.S. defense strategy, the use of military force, and American national security policy.. He also serves as a member of the Defense Policy Board at the U.S. Department of Defense. O’Hanlon was a […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for our Corporate Event on Power Failure on Thursday, November 7th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at The Harvard Club of New York. We will be joined by Mr. William D. Cohan, New York Times Bestselling Author of “Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon.” […]

About the topic: Global growth is stabilizing for the first time in three years but levels are weak (2.6%)by recent historical standards (3.1%). What should U.S. policymakers do to sustain this “soft landing” and avoid a global economic recession? About the speaker: David Malpass served as U.S. Treasury Undersecretary for International Affairs in 2017-2019 and […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for our Peter G. Peterson Distinguished Lecture on National Security and Fiscal Policy on Wednesday, October 30th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at The Harvard Club of New York. We will be joined by Dr. Lori Esposito Murray, Senior Fellow for National Security and Managing Director of CEO […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for our annual World Leadership Forum! The FPA’s 2024 World Leadership Forum will be hosted in New York City on Tuesday, September 24th at The Century Association from 9:00 am through noon. Breakfast and refreshments will be available starting at 9:00 am. Word from Wall Street Panel: 10:00 am-11:00 […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association on Thursday, December 7th at The University Club of New York for a dinner in honor of Ambassador Kimihiro Ishikane, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations. Reception will begin at 6:00pm with dinner to follow.  Please contact [email protected] for purchasing tickets.  The University Club of New York […]

Please join the FPA and Korean Consulate General in New York for our panel on Exploring New Dimensions of Cooperation in U.S.-ROK Relations.  We will be joined by Kenneth Buckfire, Co-Founder and President of Miller Buckfire and Thomas J. Byrne, President & CEO of The Korea Soceity. The lecture will take place from 6:00pm to […]

Please join the FPA for a Fellows Reception in honor of Ms. Elizabeth Jacks Scott for the release of her new memoir “Journey to Safe Harbor: memoir of Three Generations Self Love, Forgiveness, Reconnection. This Fellows reception will be held at The University Club of New York, located at 1 West 54th Street, New York, […]

Please join the FPA for a Fellows lecture with Mr. Bill Russo, Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Global Public Affairs. This lecture will take place at The University Club of New York, located at 1 West 54th Street. The lecture will being promptly at 6:00pm and will be followed by a reception. […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association on Wednesday, March 27th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm for our U.S. Presidential Election: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead panel. We will be joined by Dr. Julian Zelizer, Presidential Historian and Malcolm Stevenson Forbes Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton School for Public and International Affairs; Gerard Baker, […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for a book talk with General David H. Petraeus regarding his latest work Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine on Friday, February 9th, 2024. This lecture will take place from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at PricewaterhouseCoopers located at 300 Madison Avenue and 42nd Street.  You can register for this […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for a panel on the Economic Outlook for the U.S. and the world for 2024. The panel will feature experts from the financial sectors to discuss the potential shocks to the global economy for 2024 as well as the economies impact on the upcoming U.S. Presidential Elections. This panel […]

This panel will focus on the impact of previous pandemics on global health and how the global community can better prepare for future outbreaks. We will be joined by Dr. Steve Brozak, Dr. Prabha Fernandes, Dr. Michael Olsterholm, and Dr. John M. Barry. The panel will be moderated by President & CEO of Northwell Health, […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association and Polaris Live for a series of panels adressing the crisis in the Middle East.  The first panel will take place from 9:30am to 10:30am on Tuesday, October 17th on Zoom. We will be joined by Ambassador Daniel C. Kurtzer, Former United States Ambassador to Israel; and Dr. Larry […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for A Tale of Two Pandemics: Lessons From the 1889 & 2019 Pandemics and Insights for Pandemic Preparedness. This distinguished panel will discuss the similarities and differences of the two pandemics and highlight their societal and economic responses as a template for pandemic preparedness. This event will be held at the […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for our annual World Leadership Forum! The 2023 FPA World Leadership Forum will take place at The Century Association, located at 7 West 43rd Street. Registration will open at 9:30am with some breakfast and refreshments with the first panel beginning at 10:00am. Below is the schedule of panels for […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association and the SUNY Global Engagement Program for the FPA-SUNY Global Engagement  Speaker Series, delivered by Ms. Jessica Faieta, Senior Fellow at the Yale Jackson School of Global Affiars and a graduate of SUNY New Paltz. The lecture will have a reception to follow.  The title of her lecture will be […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for the annual Peter G. Peterson Lecture on National Security and Fiscal Policy on Thursday, October 26th at 6:00pm. The lecture will be hosted at PricewaterhouseCoopers located at 300 Madison Avenue on the corner of 42nd street.  We are delighted to be joined by Dr. Mary E. Lovely, the […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for our 2023 World Leadership Forum Luncheon with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece.  The Foreign Policy Association’s World Leadership Forum Luncheon will be held at 12:30pm at the University Club of New York, located at 1 West 54th Street. Registration will open at 12:00pm. Tickets for the luncheon […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for our Corporate Dinner on June 8th. The dinner is at the St. Regis Hotel from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. The Foreign Policy Association’s 2023 Corporate Dinner is honoring Dr. Sean M. Decatur, President of the American Museum of Natural History; Dr. Felix V. Matos Rodriguez, Chancellor of CUNY; and […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association and the National Endowment for Democracy for the New York Democracy Forum Dinner 2023 on June 29th at St. Regis Hotel (2 East 55th Street) from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM. This year, we will be honoring Ambassador Oksana Markarova, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the US. […]