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George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States and Founder of the George W. Bush Presidential Center
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Tensions have been high in the Middle East for decades. The causes—and potential solutions—are complicated, and expert insights are important for understanding the future of the Middle East. That’s why WSB connects event planners with intelligence officials, CIA Directors, US ambassadors, and professors for informed, engaging speeches. Available for in-person or virtual events and meetings.
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William McRaven
Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (2011-2014) and of U.S. Joint Special Operations Command (2008-2011); Chancellor of the University of Texas System (2015-2018); Best-selling Author
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James Stavridis
16th Supreme Allied Commander, NATO; Vice Chair, Global Affairs and Managing Director of The Carlyle Group; New York Times Bestselling Author
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Ted Koppel
Legendary Anchor, ABC News Nightline; Senior Contributor, CBS Sunday Morning Show; Contributing Columnist, Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal
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John Brennan
CIA Director (2013–2017); Senior Intelligence and National Security Analyst at NBC and MSNBC
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Richard Haass
President Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations & Senior Counselor, Centerview Partners
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David Petraeus
Director, CIA (2011-2012); Commander of U.S. and International Security Assistance Forces-Afghanistan (2010-2011); Partner, KKR
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Christiane Amanpour
Acclaimed International Journalist and Host of Amanpour on CNN International
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Robert Gates
Transformational Leader; Secretary of Defense (2006-2011); Bestselling Author
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Gordon Brown
The Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (2007-2010) and Chancellor of the Exchequer (1997-2007)
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Michael McFaul
U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation (2012-2014); Stanford Professor and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow; Washington Post Columnist; NBC News Analyst
$25K - $40K
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Chuck Hagel
U.S. Secretary of Defense (2013–2015); U.S. Senator (1997–2009); Co-founder, Vanguard Cellular Systems, Inc.
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Leon Panetta
U.S. Secretary of Defense (2011-2013), Director, Central Intelligence Agency (2009-2011), Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton (1994-1997), Director, U.S. Office of Management and Budget (1993-1994) and Co-founder, Panetta Institute for Public Policy
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John Bolton
Author, The Room Where It Happened; National Security Advisor (2018-2019); U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2005-2006)
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Secretary General of NATO (2009-2014) and Prime Minister of Denmark (2001-2009)
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William Cohen
Distinguished Statesman, Secretary of Defense (1997-2001) and CEO, The Cohen Group
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