Pittsburgh KQV Global Press Conference is the Council's weekly radio show, airing on KQV News Radio AM 1410 on Saturdays at 7:00 a.m. and Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Times may vary from week to week, so please check the KQV website for updates.

The half-hour program reaches over 26,000 listeners per week. Program topics and/or times are subject to change.

Jan. 27-29, 2012
Dale Eisler, Assistant Deputy Minister, Task Force on Energy, Security, Prosperity, and Sustainability, Natural Resources Canada
Jan. 27-29, 2012

U.S./Canada Energy Cooperation

Richard Herman, Co-Author of Immigrant, Inc. – Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are Driving the New Economy
Jan. 20-22, 2012

Immigration and Entrepreneurship

Commander Michael S. Matis and Colonel Nestor A. Sadler, US Army War College Eisenhower Fellows
Jan. 13-15, 2012

Instability in the Horn of Africa: Piracy, Conflict, and Famine

Mike Kulma, Executive Director of Global Leadership Initiatives, Asia Society
Jan. 6-8, 2012

U.S.-China Relations

Brian Till, New America Foundation
July 8-10, 2011

Leadership in the 21st Century

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Parag Khanna, Director of the Global Governance Initiative, New America Foundation
Dec 23-25, 2011

“New Diplomacy” and the Diminishing Role of Nation States in Foreign Affairs

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Dan Ben-David, Executive Director, Taub Center for Social Policy, Israel
Dec 16-19, 2011

The Threat from Within: Social Policy and Stability in Israel

Steven Noerper, Senior Vice President, Korea Society
Dec 9-11, 2011

U.S. Asia Policy after the Hawaii APEC Meeting

Dr. Jack Goldstone, Virginia E. and John T. Hazel, Jr. Professor and Director of the Center for Global Policy, George Mason University School of Public Policy
Dec. 2-4, 2011

The 2011 Arab Revolts: A Victory for Democracy

John R. Schmidt, Professional Lecturer on Pakistan and South Asia at Elliot School of International Affairs at George Washington University, Author of The Unraveling: Pakistan in the Age of Jihad
Nov. 25-27, 2011

Pakistan on the Brink

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Matthias Kurth, President of the German Federal Network Agency  for Electricity, Gas, Telecomm., Post and Railway (Bundesnetzagentur)
Nov. 18-20, 2011

A Carbon-Free Future Without Nuclear Energy: Is it Possible?

Misha Glenny, Bestselling Author of McMafia and Award-Winning Journalist
Nov. 11-13, 2011

Crime and CyberCrime

Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities, U.S. Department of State
Nov. 4- 6, 2011

Engaging Muslim Communities Around the World

Fritz Zurbruegg, General Director, Federal Finance Administration, Swiss Federal Ministry of Finance
October 28-30, 2011

Global Challenges in Fiscal and Monetary Policy: A Swiss Perspective

Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Cuong, Ambassador of Vietnam to the U.S.
October 21-23, 2011

The Current State of U.S.-Vietnamese Relations

Tony Hall, Former U.S. Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies on Food and Agriculture
October 14-16, 2011

Food Security at Home and Around the World

Warner Sonne, Senior German Journalist
October 7-9, 2011

Germany's Role in the World: from WWII to Europe's Powerhouse

Brandon Blache-Cohen, Director, Amizade
Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, 2011

International Education through Service-Based Learning and Cultural Exchange

Gerry Robbins, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute
September 23-25, 2011

Politics and Society in Post-Election Turkey

Brian Michael Jenkins, Terrorism Expert, Senior Advisor, RAND Corporation
September 16-18, 2011

Ten Years Later: The Legacy of the U.S. Response to 9/11

Thomas M. Sanderson, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, CSIS Transnational Threats Project
September 9-11, 2011

The Future of Al Qaeda Ten Years after 9/11

Senator John Warner, Policy Advisor, PEW Project on National Security, Energy, and Climate and Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn, President, American Council on Renewable Energy
September 2-4, 2011

Energy Independence, Climate Change, and National Security

Shea Gopaul, Consultant, Former Special Assistant to the Director General at the World Health Organization
August 26-28, 2011

Challenges in International Organizations

Marek Belka, Former Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Poland
August 19-21, 2011

Economics and Politics in Poland and the EU

Dr. Edwin H. Gragert, Executive Director of iEARN-USA
August 12-14, 2011

U.S. Education and Global Competitiveness

Anne Nemer, Assistant Dean for Executive Programs and John Camillus, Donald R. Beall Professor of Strategic Management
August 5-7, 2011

The India Opportunity: Globalization, Innovation, and Shared Values

Trisha Craig, Executive Director, Center for European Studies, Harvard University
July 29-July 31, 2011

Challenges Facing the EU: Immigration, Enlargement, and the Debt Crisis

Dr. Ray Raymond, Former British Diplomat, Professor at State University New York
July 22-July 24, 2011

American Power in the 21st Century and Transatlantic Relations

Ambassador Mark Green, Former U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania, Former U.S. Representative
July 15- 17 , 2011

Global Leadership, Public Diplomacy, and the International Affairs Budget

Brian Till, New America Foundation
July 8-10, 2011

Leadership in the 21st Century

Admiral Thad Allen, RAND Corporation
July 1- 3, 2011

Maritime Security in the 21st Century

Natalie Branosky, Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion
June 24-26, 2011

Poverty, Labor, Work, and Education in the U.S. and UK

Tina Rosenberg, Journalist, Author
June 17-19, 2011

Democratic Revolutions Across the World and Throughout History

Dr. Lawrence Korb, Center for American Progress, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense
June 10-12, 2011

Defense Spending and National Security in an Era of Budget Deficits

Ralf Fuecks, President, Heinrich Boell Foundation
June 3-5, 2011

Recovery Through the Green Economy

Qamar-ul Huda, Senior Program Officer, Religion and Peacemaking Center of Innovation, United States Institute for Peace
May 27-29, 2011

Religion and Peace-making

Parag Khanna, Director of the Global Governance Initiative, New America Foundation
May 20-22, 2011

“New Diplomacy” and the Diminishing Role of Nation States in Foreign Affairs

Bruce Katz, Brookings Institution
May 13-15, 2011

Urban Development and Economic Growth: Lessons from Abroad

Jayson Myers, President and CEO, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
May 6-8, 2011

North American Trade: Remaining Competitive in the Global Economy

Meera Shankar, Ambassador of India  
April 29- May 1, 2011

U.S. India Relations in the 21st Century

Oliver Schnakenberg, Deputy Consul-General of Germany, Dr. Sebastian Harnisch, Professor, University of Heidelberg
April 22-24, 2011

Germany Ascendant

John Prendergast, Co-Founder, Enough Project
April 15-17, 2011

Responding to Humanitarian Disasters

COL Kristin Baker &
Lt Col Shane Conrad, U.S. Army War College
April 8-10, 2011

National Security Challenges Ahead: China and the Pacific

Anne Richards, Vice President, Government Relations & Advocacy, International Rescue Committee
April 1-3, 2011

When Disaster Strikes: Providing Relief for the World’s Most Vulnerable

Nick McInnes, Director, UKTI USA & Deputy Consul-General
March 25-27, 2011

The Economic Policies of Britain’s New Coalition Government

David Holdridge, President, Bridging the Divide
March 11-13, 2011

Women, Youth and New Technologies in the Middle East 

Dr. Stephen Noerper, Senior Vice President, Korea Society
March 4-6, 2011

Korea and the United States: A Strategic Alliance

David Rohde, New York Times Reporter, Pulitzer Prize Winner, Author
Feb. 25-27, 2011

The Greatest Threat: Afghanistan and Pakistan’s Tribal Regions

Sarah Holewinski, Executive Director, Campaign for Innocent Feb. 18-20, 2011

Victims in Conflict - Caught in the Middle: Civilian Victims of Conflict

Josh Knauer, President and CEO, Rhiza Labs.
Feb. 18-20, 2011

Data Mining and the Global Information Commons

Dr. Safei Hamed, Chatham University
Feb. 4-6, 2011

The Developing Situation in Egypt

Clyde Prestowitz, Economic Strategy Institute
Jan. 28-30, 2011

Global Competitiveness and the Decline of U.S. Economic Might

Dr. Dana Allin, IISS, and Steven Simon, Council on Foreign Relations
Jan. 21-23, 2011

Obama’s Middle East Challenges

Michael Goering, CEO of the ZEIT Foundation and Nina Smidt, President, American Friends of Bucerius
Jan. 14-16, 2011

Foundations, Philanthropy, and Education

Michael Werz, Center For American Progress
Jan. 7-9, 2011

Turkey’s Future in Europe

Kathleen Hower, CEO, Co-Founder, Global Links
Dec. 31, 2010 - Jan. 2, 2011

Medical Aid in Latin America

David Murdoch, Chairman of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh
Dec. 24-26, 2010

Global Travel Scholar's Welcome Home Roundtable

Brett Harvey, President, Chairman and CEO, CONSOL Energy
Dec. 17-19, 2010

Global Energy Demand

Dan Simpson, Former U.S Ambassador and Associate Editor
Dec. 10-12, 2010

Wikileaks and Diplomacy

Philip Longman, Scwartz Senior Fellow, New America Foundation
Dec. 3-5, 2010

Global Demographics and the Graying of the Planet

Carolyn Miles, Chief Operating Officer, Save the Children
Nov. 26-28, 2010

Development, Aid and Disaster Relief in Haiti

Robert M. Kimmitt, Former United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury for President George W. Bush
Nov. 19-21, 2010

The Role of Foreign Investment in the Global Economy

Ann Korin, Co-director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security
Nov. 12-14, 2010

Oil and National Security

Mathias Sonn, Minister of Economic Affairs, Embassy of Germany
Nov. 5-7, 2010

German Perspectives on the Transatlantic Relationship

John Perkins, Economist, Author of Hoodwinked and Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Oct. 29-31, 2010

Are Corporations Bringing Down the Global Economy?

Rear Admiral Scott E. Sanders, Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet, United States Navy
Oct. 22-24, 2010

Risky Waters: Pirates off the Coast of Somalia

Jaanus Kirikmae, Consul General, Estonia
Oct. 15-17, 2010

Emerging Estonia, Looking East and Looking West

Cari Guittard, Executive Director, Business for Diplomatic Action
Oct. 8-10, 2010

The Role of Business in Public Diplomacy

Kim Zetter, Wired News
Oct. 1-3, 2010

Privacy and Security in the Digital Age

Ambassador Philip Lader, former US Ambassador to the UK
Sept 24-26, 2010

The United States and the United Kingdom: The "Special
Relationship" in a Globalized World

Michele Wucker, Executive Director, World Policy Institute
Sept. 10-12, 2010

The Challenge of Immigration – At Home and Abroad

Jim Wolf, Vice Chairman, Standard Chartered Bank (retired)
Sept. 2010

Focus on the Region

Barbara Barnes, Associate Vice Chancellor for Continuing Education and Industry Relationships and Associate Dean for CME at the University of Pittsburgh
Sept. 2010

Focus on the Region

Dr. Steven Sokol, President and CEO, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh
Sept. 2010

Focus on the Region

Stephan Liozu, President & CEO, Ardex America Inc.
Sept. 2010

Focus on the Region

Joyce Davis, International Journalist and Author
Aug. 27-29, 2010

Transnational Security (Global Terrorism)

Colonel Aaron Webster, U.S. Army, Eisenhower Series College Program, U.S. Army War College
Aug. 20-22, 2010

Transnational Security (Cyberspace)

Tom Sanderson, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Transnational Security Threats, CSIS
Aug. 13-15, 2010

Transnational Security

Michelle Fanzo, President and Founder, Four Corners Consulting
Aug. 6-8, 2010

Afghanistan and the Challenges for International Development Aid

Ambassador Kristen Silverberg, former U.S. Ambassador to the EU; Advisory Board Member, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI)
July 30- Aug. 1, 2010

Iran and Its Nuclear Ambitions

His Excellency Batu Kutelia, Georgian Ambassador to U.S., Canada, and Mexico
July 23-25, 2010

The Republic of Georgia and its Relations with the United States, Europe, and its Neighbors

Niels Annen, Former German Parliamentarian
July 16-18, 2010

U.S.-German Relations

Ambassador Le Cong Phung, Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States
June 25-27, 2010

US-Vietnamese Relations

Steven Schwager, Chief Executive Officer, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
June 4-6, 2010

Humanitarian Relief Efforts

Sherry Muller, President, National Council for International Visitors
May 28-30, 2010

Citizen Diplomacy

Andrew Nagorski, Vice President and Director of Public Policy at the EastWest Institute
May 21-23, 2010

Update on Poland

Todd Palcic, Entrepreneur
May 14-16, 2010

Doing Business Internationally

Dr. Arnulfo Valdivia Machuca, Chief of International Affairs of the State of Mexico
May 7-9, 2010

Mexico, Meeting the Challenges of Economic Recovery and Expanded Organized Crime

CDR Timothy E Riegle & COL James R Macklin, USAWC Fellows    National Security- US
April 30 - May 2, 2010

National Security- US Army War College

Dalia Dassa Kaye, Associate Director, Center for Middle East Public Policy, RAND Corporation
April 23-25, 2010

Update on the Middle East

Christoph Eichhorn, Head of the Political Section at the German Embassy in Washington, D.C.
April 16-18, 2010

Perspectives Political Section at the German Embassy

Geoff Watts, Vice President of Coffee and Green Coffee Buyer for Intelligentsia Coffee
April 9-11, 2010

The Global Coffee Trade

Anand Pathak, Pathak & Associates Law Offices
April 2-4, 2010

India-Foreign Investment

Fikile Magubane, Consul General of South Africa, New York
March 26-28, 2010

South Africa

Steven Schwager, Chief Executive Officer, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
March 19-21, 2010

Humanitarian Relief Efforts

Arman Galledari (Dubai) & Barbara Mok (Hong Kong) Partners at Jones Day
March 12-14, 2010

Asia-Pacific and the Middle East- Foreign Investment

Dr. Horst Freitag, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, New York
Feb. 26-28, 2010

The U.S. and the EU: From Pittsburgh to the G-20 Summits in 2010

John Schmidt, Lecturer at George Washington University, Former Political Counselor at the US Embassy in Pakistan
Feb. 19-21, 2010

Pakistan

Dana Gold, Program Director, Infinite Family
Feb. 5-7, 2010

Infinite Family: Connecting with Africa’s Youth

Susan Rauscher, Executive Director, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh
Jan. 22-24, 2010

From Haiti to Pittsburgh

Schuyler Foerster, past president, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh
Jan. 8-10, 2010

Reflection I, II and III

Dominic Meikeljohn, UK Deputy Consul General, New York
Jan. 1-3, 2010

UK Outlook

George Packer, Writer for the The New Yorker, author of the New York Times bestseller, The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq  
Dec. 18-20, 2009

U.S. Challenge in Afghanistan - Lessons from Iraq?

Chris Michelmore, Chatham University
Dec. 11-13, 2009

Middle East – An Update

Alberta Sbragia, Jean Monnet Professor ad personam; Mark A. Nordenberg University Chair; Director, European Union Center of Excellence, European Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh
Dec. 4-5, 2009

The EU After Lisbon

Simon Serfaty, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, Senior Adviser, Europe Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Nov. 27-29, 2009

Europe at a Crossroads

Robert E. Frye, President & Executive Producer, Bolthead Communications Group, Former Producer for ABC News
Nov. 20-22, 2009

Transatlantic Relations Today - The Impact of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Dr. Jendayi Frazer, Distinguished Service Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Nov. 13-15, 2009

Africa as an Ally - The Future of U.S.-Africa Relations

David Iwinski, President, Acusis
Aug. 14-16, 2009

Pittsburgh in the Global Economy Series (Part III)

Audrey Russo, President, Pittsburgh Technology Council
Aug. 7-9, 2009  

Pittsburgh in the Global Economy Series (Part II)

Dr. Don Smith, President, RIDC
July 31 - Aug 2, 2009

Pittsburgh in the Global Economy Series Part I

Reginald Dale, Senior Fellow, Europe Program; Director, Transatlantic Media Network, Center for Strategic and International Studies
July 24-26, 2009

The European Union: An Evolving Institution

Dr. D.A. Henderson, Distinguished Scholar at the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC and Former Director of the World Health Organization’s Global Smallpox Eradication Campaign
June 26-28, 2009

BioSecurity and Preparedness

Manfred Honeck, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Music Director
June 5-7, 2009

From Vienna to Pittsburgh: A Conversation with Manfred Honeck

Ambassador Marc Grossman, Vice Chairman, The Cohen Group;  former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
May 29-31, 2009

American Diplomacy in the 21st Century

Roger Cranville, OBE, Senior Vice President, Global Marketing, Pittsburgh Regional Alliance  

Kent McElhattan, Chairman & CEO, Industrial Scientific Corp.
May 22-24, 2009

Opportunity Pittsburgh: Flight to Paris

Hermann Beck, President, Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and Industry (United Kingdom)
May 15-17, 2009

Economic Challenges and Business Recovery Initiatives: United Kingdom

Michael Collins, Ambassador of Ireland to the U.S.
May 8-10, 2009

Update on Ireland

Jerry Fowler, President, Save Darfur Coalition
March 20-22, 2009

Update on Darfur

Wess Mitchell, Co-Founder and Director of Research at Center for European Policy Analysis & John Hulsman, Alfred von Oppenheim Scholar, German Council on Foreign Relations (Berlin)
March 13-15, 2009

Approaches to Diplomacy: The Godfather Doctrine

Ambassador Ndilowe, Ambassador of Malawi to the U.S.
March 6-8, 2009

A Look at Africa

Dick Hoey, Chief Economist, BNY Mellon
Feb. 6-8, 2009

The State of Our Economy

Dr. Arnulfo Valdivia Machuca, Chief of International Affairs of the State of Mexico
Jan. 30 - Feb. 1, 2009

The Global Economy - A Look at Mexico City

Jared Cohon, President, Carnegie Mellon University
Jan. 9-11, 2009

Impressions on a Visit to Iran

Dr. Horst Freitag, Consul General for the Federal Republic of Germany
Jan. 2-4, 2009

Expectations of the Next Administration

Ambassador Vasil Sikharulidze, Amb. of Georgia to the U.S.
Dec. 19-21, 2008

Spotlight on Georgia: Conflict and International Relations

Congressman Altmire (PA-4)
Dec. 12-14, 2008

Looking Ahead: Opportunities and Challenges in the Next Administration

Congressman Tim Murphy (PA-18)
Dec. 5-7, 2008

Looking Ahead: Opportunities and Challenges in the Next Administration

Steve Clemons, Director, American Strategy Program, New America Foundation and Publisher, TheWashingtonNote
Nov. 14-16, 2008

The New Administration: Foreign Policy Challenges Part I

Ernst von Weizsaecker, Dean, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management Univ. of California Santa Barbara
Nov. 7-9, 2008

Redirecting Technological Progress: Greener, Profitable, Sustainable

Ambassador Antonio Patriota, Ambassador of Brazil to the U.S.
Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, 2008

Brazil- U.S. Relations

Hans-Ulrich Klose, Chairman, German-American Parliamentary Group
Oct. 24-25, 2008

Foreign Policy Challenges: Afghanistan, Iran, and Russia

Admiral Jonathan Greenert, Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
Oct. 17-19, 2008

Your Navy and the Maritime Strategy

John Zogby, President & CEO of Zogby International & Renowned Pollster
Sept. 19-21, 2008

Pittsburgh and the Middle East Gulf States: Forging Lasting Ties

Daniel Brutto, President, UPS International
Sept. 12-14, 2008

Staying Competitive in a Globalized World

David Iwinski, Chief Executive Officer and President, Acusis
Aug. 8-10, 2008

Pittsburgh in the Global Economy Series, Part II

Sue Suleski, Technology Investment Specialist, DCED
July 11-13, 2008

Connecting to the World, Technology, Development in Western PA

Ambassador Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Head of U.S. Delegation to the Six-Party Talks
May 18-20, 2007

Six-Party Talks on North Korean Nuclear Program

Larry Wilkerson, Former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell

Focus on the Future, Iraq

Anne Garrels, Senior Foreign Correspondent, Foreign Desk, National Public Radio

Ayub Nuri, Iraqi Freelance Journalist
April 13-15, 2007

Covering Baghdad

Senator Arlen Specter, U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania
March 9-11, 2007

The Middle East and National Policy

Congressman Jason Altmire, 4th Congressional District, PA
March 2-4, 2007

Congressional Perspectives

John D. Hofmeister, President, Shell Oil Company
Feb. 16-18, 2007

The U.S., Energy, and the Future

Madeleine Albright, Former U.S. Secretary of State
Dec. 15-17, 2006

The State of Affairs

Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Nov. 17-19, 2006

Development, Democracy and Peace

Condoleezza Rice,
U.S. Secretary of State
Oct. 23-24, 2004

U.S. Strategy and Global War on Terror