Diplomacy Speakers

Gen. Joseph Dunford, USMC (Ret.) served as the 19th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation’s highest-ranking military officer, and the principal military advisor to the President, Secretary of Defense, and National Security Council.

Ambassador, New York Times best selling author, Historian, and Israeli leader, Michael Oren combines knowledge of the past with insights into international relations to explore Israel, the Middle East, America, and the Jewish world.

As a former Chief of Staff at the Pentagon and CIA Chief of Staff, Jeremy Bash takes audiences inside the most important global and national security issues of the moment.  Having seen how major decisions impacting the national...

As a combatant Commander, General Lori Robinson was the most senior military woman to serve in the United States Department of Defense and draws on her unique challenges as a powerful woman in a world dominated by men...

Katty Kay is an award-winning journalist whose instinctively global perspective on American politics and global affairs comes from having lived all over the world throughout her career. Katty is currently U.S. special correspondent for BBC Studios where she...

A visionary leader who believes that national strength abroad begins at home, John Howard provides a vision for the economic future and a look at global leadership in turbulent times.

Jenna Arnold was named by Oprah as one of her “100 Awakened Leaders who are using their voice and talent to elevate humanity.”

Veteran news anchor, businessperson, author, and filmmaker, Richard Lui lives up close with today’s seminal ideas – honed by three decades of exclusive access to national and global decision makers in politics, business, activism, and culture.

A defining figure of modern political history, Alastair Campbell changed politics and campaigns forever when directing Tony Blair’s three general election wins. He now applies the lessons learned then, and since, to helping governments, parties, businesses, charities, sports...

Philip Hammond has been UK Cabinet Minister and key member of the British Government for almost a decade. Leading four departments over nine years, and rising to the second most powerful job in government, he is one of...

A consummate statesman who led France through many of the greatest threats and challenges of the 21st century, François Hollande brings insights gained from a lifetime spent at the highest levels of public service to the most pressing issues...

Mona Sutphen served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy to President Obama and has spent over 20 years working with Fortune 500 multinationals, institutional investors and philanthropy on the intersection of politics, policy and markets. She offers...

Global strategist and respected leader throughout the world, Ernesto Zedillo is an expert in globalization and emerging markets in Central and South America.

Michael D. Rich provides insight into the critical role of facts in U.S. public life and the challenges facing democracy.

Iván Duque was the youngest elected President in the history of Colombia at the age of 41. He is currently a Distinguished Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center, a Transformational Distinguished Fellow at Oxford, a Leadership Fellow at...

Rt. Lt. General Scott Kindsvater is a senior global operations and intelligence leader, fighter pilot and former General Officer in the US Air Force for 32 years, with the last 17 years in executive leadership positions. He has...

Javier Solana draws on his extensive international experience to put the current geopolitical environment into context. As former Secretary General of NATO and first High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union (EU),...

Jeffrey A. Engel is widely considered the leading presidential historian of his generation. Educated at Cornell University, Oxford University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Yale University, he is a frequent media contributor, award-winning teacher, and has authored or edited...