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Upcoming KQV Interviews

July 3-5, 2009
Michael Maibach, President & CEO, European-American Business Council   
Atlantic Century? Can the U.S. & Europe Compete in the 21st Century?

July 10-12, 2009
Keith Crane, Director, Environment, Energy, & Economic Development Program, RAND Corporation
Imported Oil: A Look at our Nation’s Security

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KQV Global Press Conference

KQV

Pittsburgh KQV Global Press Conference is the Council's weekly radio show, airing on KQV News Radio AM 1410 on Fridays at  7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 8:30 p.m. and Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

The half-hour program features weekly interviews with special guest experts on a range of foreign policy issues, hosted by Council President Dr. Schuyler (Sky) Foerster.  This program reaches over 26,000 listeners per week.

Program topics and/or times are subject to change.

Global Press Conference Past Interviews: Listen Online or Download Files

Use the links below to listen to our programs online. Or download the files by right-clicking and selecting Save As if you are using a Windows computer or <ctrl> click Save As if you are using a Macintosh.

Dr. D.A. Henderson, Distinguished Scholar at the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC

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

Afghanistan / Pakistan

Ethan Casey, Journalist and Author of Alive and Well in Pakistan & Fawad Butt, Chief Executive Officer, Zeus Capital Advisers

June 19-21, 2009
Afghanistan and Pakistan

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Dr. Michael R. Kraig, Senior Fellow with the Stanley Foundation

Michael Kraig, Stanley Foundation

June 12-14, 2009
Rising Powers

Manfred Honeck

Manfred Honeck, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Music Director  

June 5-7, 2009
From Vienna to Pittsburgh: A Conversation with Manfred Honeck

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May 29-31, 2009 Ambassador Marc Grossman, Vice Chairman, The Cohen Group;  former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs American Diplomacy in the 21st Century

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

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Nonstop flights to Paris

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

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Hermann Beck, President, Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Hermann Beck, President, Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and Industry (United Kingdom)

May 15-17, 2009
Economic Challenges and Business Recovery Initiatives: United Kingdom

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Ireland

Michael Collins, Ambassador of Ireland to the U.S.

May 8-10, 2009
Update on Ireland

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Czech Republic

Vaclav Vochoska, Trade & Press Officer, Embassy of the Czech Republic

May 1-3, 2009
EU Series: Part 4: The EU and the Czech Republic

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Professor Michael T. Klare

Professor Michael T. Klare, Five College Professor of Peace & World Security Studies, Hampshire College

April 24-26, 2009
EU Series, Part 3: Europe, Energy and the Global Economy

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Wess Mitchell, Co-Founder and Director of Research at Center for European Policy Analysis

April 17-19, 2009
EU Series, Part 2: The Future of the Transatlantic Alliance

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Aulbach

Dr. Christian Aulbach, First Secretary, Political Affairs, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany

April 10-12, 2009
EU Series, Part 1: German Foreign Policy and the EU

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Professor Shen Dingli, Director, Center for American Studies, Fudan University (Shanghai)

April 3-5, 2009
China & the United States – Security Relations for the 21st Century

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Avi Ben-Hur, Scholar in Residence, University of Haifa Tourism School

March 27-29, 2009
Israel in the 21st Century

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darfur

Jerry Fowler, President, Save Darfur Coalition

March 20-22, 2009
Update on Darfur

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Approaches to Diplomacy: The Godfather Doctrine

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

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Ambassador Ndilowe, Ambassador of Malawi to the U.S.

March 6-8, 2009
A Look at Africa

National Security

Panelists from the U.S. Army War College, Eisenhower Fellows

Feb. 27 -March 1, 2009
National Security

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Dr. Marwan Kraidy

Dr. Marwan Kraidy, Associate Professor, Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania

Feb. 20-22, 2009
Arab Media and U.S. Policy

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Christine Fair, Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation

Christine Fair, Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corp.

Feb. 13-15, 2009
Pakistan’s Challenge in the Region

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Dick Hoey, Chief Economist, BNY Mellon

Feb. 6-8, 2009
The State of Our Economy

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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

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Gaza

Dr. Magid Shihade, UCIS Visiting Professor of Contemporary International Issues at the University of Pittsburgh

Jan. 23-25, 2009
Gaza in Conflict: Part II

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Amos Guiora

Amos N. Guiora, Professor of Law, University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law  

Jan 16-18, 2009
Gaza in Conflict

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KQV Global Press Conference

Jared Cohon, President, Carnegie Mellon University

Jan 9-11, 2009
Impressions on a Visit to Iran

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Freitag

Dr. Horst Freitag, Consul General for the Federal Republic of Germany

Jan. 2-4, 2009
Expectations of the Next Administration

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Dec. 26-28, 2008 Pete Robinson and Craig Connolly, Ernst & Young International Financial Reporting Standards

Pete Robinson and Craig Connolly, Ernst & Young

Dec. 26-28, 2008
International Financial Reporting Standards

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Amb

Ambassador Vasil Sikharulidze, Amb. of Georgia to the U.S.

Dec. 19-21, 2008
Spotlight on Georgia: Conflict and International Relations

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Congressman Altmire (PA-4)

Dec 12-14, 2008
Looking Ahead: Opportunities and Challenges in the Next Administration

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Congressman Tim Murphy (PA-18) will discuss the 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

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Iraq KQV

Dr. Christina Michelmore, Professor of History, Chatham University

Nov. 28-30, 2008
Update on the Middle East: Iraq

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KQV Global Press Conference: The New Administration, Foreign Policy Challenges (Part II)

David Francis, International Journalist

Nov. 21-23, 2008
The New Administration: Foreign Policy Challenges Part II

Click here to view a presentation by David Francis during the Council's recent World Affairs Institute.

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Clemmons

Steve Clemons, Director, American Strategy Program, New America Foundation and Publisher, TheWashingtonNote

Nov. 14-16, 2008
The New Administration: Foreign Policy Challenges Part I

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Ernst von Weizsaecker

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

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Ambassador Antonio Patriota

Ambassador Antonio Patriota, Ambassador of Brazil to the U.S.

Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, 2008
Brazil- U.S. Relations

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Foreign Policy Challenges: Afghanistan, Iran, and Russia

Hans-Ulrich Klose, Chairman, German-American Parliamentary Group

Oct. 24-25, 2008
Foreign Policy Challenges: Afghanistan, Iran, and Russia

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Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command

Admiral Jonathan Greenert, Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command

Oct. 17-19, 2008
Your Navy and the Maritime Strategy

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John Zogby, President & CEO of Zogby International & renowned pollster, introducing us to the region, its people, and their view of the world and of us.

John Zogby, President & CEO of Zogby International & Renowned Pollster

Sept. 19-21, 2008
Pittsburgh and the Middle East Gulf States: Forging Lasting Ties

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Daniel J. Brutto, President, UPS International

Daniel Brutto, President, UPS International

Sept. 12-14, 2008
Staying Competitive in a Globalized World

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David Iwinski

David Iwinski, Chief Executive Officer and President, Acusis

Aug. 8-10, 2008
Pittsburgh in the Global Economy Series, Part II

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July 11-13, 2008

Sue Suleski, Technology Investment Specialist, DCED

July 11-13, 2008
Connecting to the World, Technology, Development in Western PA

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

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

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

April 13-15, 2007
Focus on the Future, Iraq

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

Ayub Nuri, Iraqi Freelance Journalist

April 13-15, 2007
Covering Baghdad

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March 9-11, 2007

Senator Arlen Specter, U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

March 9-11, 2007
The Middle East and National Policy

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Congressman Jason Altmire, 4th Congressional District, PA

Congressman Jason Altmire, 4th Congressional District, PA

March 2-4, 2007
Congressional Perspectives

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John D. Hofmeister, President, Shell Oil Company

John D. Hofmeister, President, Shell Oil Company

February 16-18, 2007
The U.S., Energy, and the Future

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Madeleine Albright, Former U.S. Secretary of State

Madeleine Albright, Former U.S. Secretary of State

December 15-17, 2006
The State of Affairs

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Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Winner

Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Winner

November 17-19, 2006
Development, Democracy and Peace

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Dr. Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice,
U.S. Secretary of State

October 23-24, 2004
U.S. Strategy and Global War on Terror

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