Virtual Conversation with CFR President Richard Haass

Conversation with CFR President Richard Haass

Thursday, Feb 23rd, 6:00-7:30 pm

Host: Patricia Duff & Richard Cohen

UES - Address available upon RSVP

Members-only Dinner to follow

One of the nation’s most distinguished foreign affairs experts joins us to discuss the global outlook for 2023 and his important new book, Bill of Obligations, on the critical role of citizens in reclaiming our democracy.

We are honored to welcome back veteran diplomat and Council on Foreign Relations president, Richard Haass. He will address where tensions in the world are highest - such as with Russia’s invasion into Ukraine, the possibility of Chinese aggression toward Taiwan, unrest in Iran, autocracy and populism on the rise, or the need for global climate action.

But, Haass brings his concerns home.  He will also raise issues so important for us now - what lessons we must heed to remedy our very divided nation and what each citizen must do to help. Please Join us over Zoom or consider becoming a member of The Common Good today to join this event

Meet our Speaker

Richard Haass: A leading figure in the field of foreign affairs, Haass has served as President of the Council on Foreign Relations for 20 years. Prior to joining CFR, among his many achievements Haass served as an important advisor in foreign affairs and national security areas, as Special Assistant to President George H. W. Bush, as National Security Council Senior Director, as well as the Director of Policy Planning for the Department of State, and principal advisor to Secretary of State Colin Powell in the George W. Bush administration. He was U.S. Coordinator for the Future of Afghanistan, and the US Special Envoy for Northern Ireland to help the peace process in there, for which he received the State Department's Distinguished Service Award and the Presidential Citizens Medal for his contributions to the development and articulation of U.S. policy during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He is a best-selling author and author or editor of 14 books.

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Dr. Richard Haass is a veteran diplomat and a prominent voice on American foreign policy who is currently serving his seventeenth year as President of the Council on Foreign Relations, an independent, think tank, publisher, and educational institution dedicated to being a resource to help people better understand the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries. 

Haass previously served as the Director of Policy Planning under President Bush from 2001-2003. Dr. Haass also served as U.S. coordinator for policy toward the future of Afghanistan and U.S. envoy to the Northern Ireland peace process.

Robert Wolf is the Founder of 32 Advisors, a holding company which includes the direct investing arm 32 Ventures, the bi-partisan economic insights platform Strategic Worldviews and the Flint, Michigan accelerator group 100K Ventures.

Prior to forming 32 Advisors, Robert spent 18 years at UBS, a global financial services firm. There he held several senior positions including Chairman and CEO of UBS Americas and President and Chief Operating Officer of the Investment Bank.

Robert held three Presidential appointments under President Obama; as a member of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board from 2009-2011, the Council on Jobs and Competitiveness from 2011-2013 and the Export Council from 2014-2016. In 2012 Robert was on the Homeland Security Advisory Council's Border Infrastructure Task Force.