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2005-06 Speakers
RUDOLPH W. GIULIANI
Tuesday, September 6, 2005 – 8:15 p.m.
Rudy Giuliani served two terms as mayor of New York City. During this
time, overall crime fell 65 percent, welfare rolls were cut 60 percent
as 640,000 individuals gained the dignity of self-sufficiency, 450,000
private sector jobs were created and a 2.3 billion dollar deficit
became a multi-billion dollar surplus. Mayor Giuliani’s greatest
challenge was the 9-11 attack on the Twin Towers of the World Trade
Center. Tirelessly working to restore the city and the morale of its
residents, Mayor Giuliani was widely lauded for his steady hand during
frightening times. Today he leads Giuliani Partners, a professional
services firm dealing in areas including emergency preparedness,
public safety, leadership during crises, corporate governance and
financial management.
KAREN ARMSTRONG
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Karen Armstrong is the most provocative, original, and inclusive
thinker on the role of religion in the modern world. She both
understands the acute differences between the world's great religions
and expertly calls our attention to their profound similarities. Karen
Armstrong is uniquely qualified to address the question of why
different religions share a belief in one supreme and almighty god. A
former Roman Catholic nun and instructor at London's prestigious Leo
Baeck College for the Training of Rabbis, she is the author of the
international best-seller The History of God and played a key
role in Bill Moyer's popular PBS series on religion. She has authored
numerous books on religion and has a recent memoir entitled, The
Spiritual Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness.
ANDREA MITCHELL
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Since 1994, Andrea Mitchell has been the chief foreign affairs
correspondent for NBC News. Previously, she had served as NBC News’
Chief White House Correspondent and as Chief Congressional
Correspondent. Mitchell first covered the White House for NBC News
during Ronald Reagan’s presidency. She appears regularly on Meet
the Press, Today and reports on evolving foreign policy issues for
all NBC News broadcasts including CNBC and MSNBC. A native of New
York, Mitchell graduated from the University of Pennsylvania where she
currently serves as a Trustee, a member of the Executive Committee and
Chairman of the Annenberg School Advisory Board. Mitchell is married
to Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan.
ROB FISHER
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
A Norfolk, Virginia native, Rob Fisher has been music director and
conductor of the Tony Award-winning Encores! series at New York’s City
Center since its inception. He was presented the Lucille Lortel Award
for Outstanding Special Achievement for his work on Encores!. The
current Broadway hits Chicago and Wonderful Town began at the Encores!
series. Mr. Fisher remains supervising music director of both Broadway
companies. He conducted the Grammy-winning 1997 Chicago cast
recording. Mr. Fisher performed on the PBS series, In Performance
at the White House for President and Mrs. Clinton. For four
seasons, he was music director for Garrison Keillor's American Radio
Company. Mr. Fisher has contributed his musical talents to projects at
Carnegie Hall, the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian
Institution.