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Please join the Foreign Policy Association for our inaugural Nina Henderson Distinguished Lecture on Critical Global Issues. The topic of the panel is Global Energy Security: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead. We will host this panel and reception on Thursday, June 18th at the CUNY Graduate Center, located at 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for our annual Hasib Sabbagh Distinguished Lecture on Diplomacy. We will be joined by His Excellency Ambassador Tareq M. A. M. AlBanai, Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations, to speak about the current situation in the Middle East. The lecture will take place at […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for a book launch on Thursday, June 11th, 2026 at the SUNY Global Center. We will be joined by Dr. Nicholas Rostow, Director, Center for Strategic Research, National Defense University, and Senior Research Scholar at Yale Law School, to talk about his new book Proportional to the Mischief: International […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for the annual John B. Hurford Memorial Lecture on Thursday, May 21st, 2026 at the SUNY Global Center, located at 116 E 55th Street. This year’s lecture will be delivered by Dr. Vasant Dhar. Dr. Dhar is a Professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, where he […]

OTR BENEFIT PARTY OTR is delighted to host our annual benefit and to welcome Ian Smith AM, British Australian businessman and refugee advocate, as our speaker. We hope you can join us on the evening of May 20th at the Cosmopolitan Club. Ian Smith AM Mr. Smith is the founding partner of Bespoke Approach and […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for the inaugural Paul Family Distinguished Lecture on U.S.-Africa Relations. The inaugural lecture will be delivered by The Hon. Michelle D. Gavin, Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and former United States Ambassador to Botswana. Ambassador Gavin will update members on […]

The State of Major Power Competition in the Trump 2.0 Era: The Tools and Rules of Competition About the Speaker Dewardric L. McNeal is Managing Director and Senior Policy Analyst at Longview Global, LLC, an international boutique firm that provides strategic guidance, policy analysis, and government relations services. Mr. McNeal is a former Obama Administration […]

This event is sold out for in-person tickets.  Please join the Foreign Policy Association on Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 for our annual Dame Giosetta Capriati Distinguished Lecture on Women’s Empowerment. We will be joined by Ms. Yue-Sai Kan to speak about her book The Most Famous Woman in China: and How She Did It. Copies […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for our State Dinner 2026 on Tuesday, April 14th, 2026 at the Harvard Club of New York City. There will be a reception starting at 6:00 pm, with Dinner starting at 7:00 pm in Harvard Hall. Tickets can be purchased with the link below or by emailing [email protected]. We […]

Ambassador Susan Elliott – Geopolitical Tensions: US-China Relations and the Taiwan Strait About the Speaker Ambassador (ret.) Susan M. Elliott is President & CEO of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy, a nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank that promotes peaceful conflict resolution through public education, dialogue, and informal talks with non-government experts. During her 27-year […]

The New National Security Strategy About the SpeakerRobin Quinville is the former Director of the Wilson Center’s Global Europe Program (2022-2025). She spent more than 30 years as a U.S. diplomat. She served primarily in Europe, including postings to two multilateral organizations (the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe and NATO) and bilateral postings […]

This event is sold out for in-person tickets. There are still available spots for the Zoom attendance for the lecture. Please join the Foreign Policy Association for a lecture on the topic of “A Vision for Canada-United States Relations.” We will be joined by The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Official Opposition of Canada. […]

This event will take place on Friday, March 6th, from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EST at Baruch College’s Library and Technology Building, located at 151 East 25th Street. To RSVP, please use your full name when registering and bring a photo ID with you for Baruch Security. The lecture will begin promptly at 1:00 […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for the 2026 Financial Services Dinner on Thursday, March 5th 2026 at the Metropolitan Club of New York. The Dinner will be held on the third floor President’s Ballroom at the Club starting at 6:00 PM. We will be recognizing: William Demchak, Chairman and CEO, PNC Financial Services Group Dr. Austan […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for our first event of 2026! We are hosting the inaugural Donna Dillon Manning Distinguished Lecture on Hemispheric Issues: “Venezuela: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead”. We will be joined by Dr. Maria Victoria Murillo, Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; The Hon. Diego Arria, […]

Venezuelan Oil and the US Energy Strategy Why Trump and Big Oil are not Always on the Same Page About the Speaker Katharina Kort is an award-winning journalist and correspondent at DER SPIEGEL, where she covers U.S. business and economic affairs. Born in Germany and professionally shaped in Italy, Germany, and the United States, she […]

About the Topic Russia’s decision to attack the sovereign nation of Ukraine and start a full-scale war in the middle of Europe in the 21st century was caused in part by a systemic level of corruption that drives Russia towards aggression — against Ukraine, against the international liberal rules-based order, and against democracy itself. Matthew […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for our final event of 2025! We will be joined by Lukas Haynes, author of Peace Through Power: FDR’s Military Leaders and the Pragmatism of the UN Charter, to discuss his new book, published by the Foreign Policy Association. He will be joined by Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, former Commander […]

Mark Gabriel award-winning author of Visions for a Sustainable Energy Future. Mark A. Gabriel joined United Power as the cooperative’s President and CEO in March 2021. Under Gabriel’s leadership, United Power was recognized as the 31st cooperative to reach 100,000 meters served, interconnected its 10,000th rooftop solar system, and was named a Solar and Storage Champion […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association and the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in New York for a high-level policy forum titled Strengthening the ROK-U.S. Alliance Through Future-Oriented Security and Business Cooperation. The event will take place on Thursday, November 13, 2025, from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm at PricewaterhouseCoopers, 300 Madison Avenue, New […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association and the SUNY Global Engagement Program for the Annual FPA/SUNY Global Engagement Speaker Series. This year, we will be joined by Amanda Klasing, National Director of Government Relations and Advocacy at Amnesty International USA. The event will be held on Thursday, November 6th, 2025 from 5:45 pm to 8:00 […]

The single most important force determining U.S. foreign policy in the 21st century is demographic change. For the first 250 years of its history, the United States was roughly 80% European American. From the mid-21st century onward, it will be roughly 50% European American, 25-30% Hispanic American, and 20% African and Asian American. That shift […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for a virtual panel on “War and Peace in the Middle East: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead”. We will be joined by Aaron David Miller, Senior Fellow American Statecraft Program Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development University of Maryland. The […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for our annual Peter G. Peterson Distinguished Lecture on National Security and Fiscal Policy on Thursday, October 16th, 2025 at the Harvard Club of New York City. We will be joined by Dr. Caroline Freund, Dean of the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy and nonresident […]

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 1:00- 2:00pm Global Classroom at the SUNY Global Center 115 East 55th Street New York City Also available on Zoom About the Topic Garden of the Righteous is Mr. Hurowitz’s latest book about ten stories of rescue, including the stories of circus ringmaster Adolf Althoff and his wife Maria, the Portuguese […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for the inaugural Reed Phillips III Distinguished Lecture on Foreign Policy and the Media on Tuesday, October 7th, 2025 at the SUNY Global Center located at 116 E 55th Street. We will be joined by Jonathan Alter, NBC News Political Analyst and author of His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a […]

This is a most cordial invitation to join the Foreign Policy Association for our upcoming World Leadership Forum Luncheon. We will be joined by The Hon. Radosław Sikorski, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland.  Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025 Time: 12:00 pm-2:30 pm EST Venue: Dwight Room, The University Club of New York, […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association on Wednesday, September 24th for the annual Elbrun Kimmelman Distinguished Lecture on U.S.-India Relations. We are delighted to be joined by William Dalrymple. Mr. Dalrymple is a historian and author of The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World and The Company Quartet, a series of four publications that covers the rise and […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm for a virtual fireside chat and debate, “Is Deglobalization Inevitable?” The topic of deglobalization has never been more prominent than it is today. The topic has been elevated in importance for some time now as we have seen dramatic changes in country trade […]

Please join the Foreign Policy Association for our State Dinner on Monday, September 21st, 2025 at the Harvard Club of New York City. We are delighted to be recognizing H.S.H Prince Albert II of Monaco, who will speak about the important mission of Ocean Conservation and promoting Sustainable Development. We will also be recognizing Kirsty […]