George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States and Founder of the George W. Bush Presidential Center
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Political Speakers
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Politicians and public servants are under constant scrutiny. However, their role in maintaining our country's democracy cannot be understated. For organizations looking for clarity and expert insights on current events, our selection of well-known, highly-experienced political speakers are the perfect fit. Browse our available political speakers for your next virtual or in-person event, today.Search within Political Speakers
Condoleezza Rice
66th Secretary of State
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Doris Kearns Goodwin
Presidential Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning Author
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Theresa May
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2016-2019), British Home Secretary (2010-2016)
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David Axelrod
Chief Political Analyst, CNN, and former Host, The Axe Files; Professor of Practice, Arizona State University; Distinguished Fellow, University of Chicago; Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama (2009-2011)
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Paul Begala
Political Analyst and Commentator, CNN
Under $25,000Virginia
James Carville
Political Icon
$25K - $40KVirginia
Nicholas Burns
U.S. Ambassador to China (2021-2025)
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Mike Pompeo
70th Secretary of State (2018-2021), Former Director of the CIA (2017-2018)
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James Stavridis
16th Supreme Allied Commander, NATO; Partner and Vice Chairman, Carlyle; Chair of the Board of Trustees, The Rockefeller Foundation; New York Times Bestselling Author; Senior Military Analyst, CNN
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David Petraeus
General, US Army (Ret.); Partner, KKR and Chairman of the KKR Global Institute; Former Commander of the Surge in Iraq, US Central Command, and Coalition Forces in Afghanistan; Former Director of the CIA
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Tony Blair
Prime Minister, Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1997-2007)
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James Mattis
U.S. Secretary of Defense (2017-2018)
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Richard Haass
President Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations and Senior Counselor, Centerview Partners
Over $70,000New York
John Kerry
68th U.S. Secretary of State
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David Cameron
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 2010-2016; Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, 2023-2024
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Chris Christie
55th Governor of New Jersey
$40K - $70KNew Jersey
Jason Furman
Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers (2013–2017)
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Reince Priebus
White House Chief of Staff (2017); Chairman of Republican National Committee (2011–2017); Political Analyst, Fox News; Board of Directors, LA28 Olympics Committee
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Eugene Robinson
Pulitzer Prize-winning Columnist and Chief Political Analyst, MS NOW and NBC News
Under $25,000Virginia
Robert Gates
Transformational Leader; Secretary of Defense (2006-2011); Bestselling Author
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Nikki Haley
Walter P. Stern Chair at the Hudson Institute; U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2017-2019); Governor of South Carolina (2011-2017)
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Michelle Caruso-Cabrera
CEO, MCC Global Enterprises; CNBC Contributor & CNBC’s 1st Latina Anchor
$25K - $40KNew York
Douglas Brinkley
American Historian and Bestselling Author; Presidential Historian, CNN; Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and Professor of History at Rice University
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