World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth - Notable Speakers

Notable Speakers

Some famous and important speakers the World Affairs Council has presented include:

  • Bono, lead singer of U2 and co-founder of DATA
  • Paul Bremer, former Director of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance of post-war Iraq
  • Dick Cheney, Vice President of the United States
  • Clark Ervin, former Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security
  • Ari Fleischer, former White House Press Secretary
  • Thomas Friedman, The New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize recipient
  • Alan Greenspan, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve
  • Kay Bailey Hutchison, United States Senator, Texas
  • Carlos Alberto de Icaza Gonzalez, Mexican Ambassador to the United States
  • Gen. Ronald Keys, Commander of Air Combat Command of the United States Air Force
  • David McCullough, author, historian, and Pulitzer Prize recipient
  • T. Boone Pickens, founder of BP Capital
  • Condoleezza Rice, United States Secretary of State
  • Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric
  • Carlos Westendorp, Spanish Ambassador to the United States
  • Prince Turki al-Faisal, Saudi Ambassador to the United States
  • Zhou Wenzhong, Chinese Ambassador to the United States

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