Lecture Luncheon Series

Annual Membership is $350 which includes
speaker, lunch, and valet parking.

Place: River Oaks Country Club
Lecture: 11:00 a.m.   Luncheon: 12:00 Noon

Schedule

Dr. Anne Chao

October 22, 2010

National Security Correspondent TOM GJELTEN, who reports on defense policy, terrorism, espionage, and other national security issues for NPR, is the recipient of numerous journalism awards.  He writes for several publications including The New York Times and The Washington Post and is the author of two books.  Because he has covered events from Central America to Berlin, to Sarajevo, to Eastern and Central Europe, he is in an excellent position to offer insights into the worldwide plague of terrorism, the “underworld of espionage,” and the strategies employed by our defense department to counter the many threats we face as a nation including the growing threat of “cyberspace wars.”  On November 19, 2010, Mr. Gjelten’s presentation will examine these issues in his presentation entitled "Cyber Attacks: The New Threat to U.S. Security."

Tom Gjelten

November 19, 2010

On January 21, 2011, American born ANAND GIRIDHARADAS will present a look at India based on his book, India Calling, a work of narrative nonfiction about his return to the India his parents left.  Mr. Giridharadas is a columnist for The New York Times and its global edition, The International Herald Tribune for which he writes the “Letter from India” series and the column “Currents” on new ideas, global culture, and the social implications of technology.  Mr. Giridharadas appears regularly on television and radio and has served as a moderator on American/Asian issues.  In his presentation he relates how as a child he loathed India, how he came to the realization that Indian Americans can make important contributions to both cultures, and what the future holds for our global “culture” and economy.

Anand Giridharadas

January 21, 2011

Founding director of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University, AMBASSADOR EDWARD P. DJEREJIAN is one of the United States’ most distinguished diplomats, whose career has spanned the administrations of eight presidents.  As a leading expert on the complex political, security, economic, religious, and ethnic issues of the Middle East, he has played key roles in the Arab-Israeli peace process, the U.S.-led coalition against Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait, successful efforts to end the civil war in Lebanon, the release of U.S. hostages in Lebanon, and the establishment of collective and bilateral security arrangements in the Persian Gulf.  His topic for February 18, 2011 is the title of his most recent book, Danger and Opportunity: An American Ambassador’s Journey Through the Middle East.

Ambassador Edward P. Djerejian

February 18, 2011

KEVIN KALLAUGHER, who is known as Kal, is political cartoonist for The Economist where his work includes over 120 illustrated covers.  Prior to joining The Economist, he drew over 4,000 cartoons for The Baltimore Sun in a 17-year period.  In syndication, his work has appeared in over 100 publications worldwide including Le Monde, Der Spiegel, The New York Times, New Yorker, Newsweek, and U.S. News and World Report.  In 2006 the Walters Art Museum mounted a major retrospective exhibition of Mr. Kallaugher’s cartoons titled “Mightier Than the Sword:  The Satirical Pen of KAL.”  His work has also been exhibited at the Tate Gallery in London and the Library of Congress in D.C.  On March 18, 2010, Kal will visually illustrate the art of political satire with his presentation "From Pen to Pixel: Political Cartoons Move into the 21st Century." See his website for a real treat.

Kevin Kallaugher

March 18, 2011