International relations are delicate. In a world that dreams of peace, just one misstep can undo decades of diplomacy. Whether you want to educate your attendees on international negotiations or you want to share the real-world experiences of high-profile political figures, WSB’s roster of world affairs speakers is sure to pack the house. Available for in-person or virtual events and meetings.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) (2008-2021); Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors, U.S. Federal Reserve System (1999-2006)
U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation (2012-2014); Stanford Professor and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow; Washington Post Columnist; NBC News Analyst
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
U.S. Secretary of Defense (2013–2015); U.S. Senator (1997–2009); Co-founder, Vanguard Cellular Systems, Inc.
Author, The Room Where It Happened; National Security Advisor (2018-2019); U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2005-2006)
FOX News Chief Political Anchor and Anchor, Special Report with Bret Baier
U.S. Secretary of Energy (2009-2013), Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist and Professor, Stanford University
Secretary General of NATO (2009-2014) and Prime Minister of Denmark (2001-2009)
20th President of the University of California (2013-2020); Secretary of Homeland Security (2009-2013); Governor of Arizona (2003-2009)
Distinguished Statesman, Secretary of Defense (1997-2001) and CEO, The Cohen Group
President, European Commission (2004-2014) and Prime Minister, Portugal (2002-2004)
Director of National Intelligence (2017– 2019), Ambassador, and Politician
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (2014–2017); Director, Office of Management and Budget (2013–2014)
First Secretary of U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Former Governor of Pennsylvania; Chairman, Ridge Global
U.S. Senator (1981-2011) and Senior Counsel, Arnold and Porter
Founder and President, Theirworld Projects, Global Patron of the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood, Author
President of World Bank (2019-2023), Senior U.S. Treasury and State Official, Leading Wall Street Analyst, Economic Columnist
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