Past Events
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2 October 2007
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DAME ELIZA MANNINGHAM-BULLER
On: REFLECTIONS ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM
Chairman: Sir Neville Trotter
Luncheon-Debate: The Athenaeum
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18 October
2007
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SIR MICHAEL BURTON
On: THE IMPACT ON THE COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES OF
HUMAN RIGHTS AND EUROPEAN LAW
Chairman: Sir Michael Burton KCVO CMG
Opening Discussion: George Guise
Chairman: Professor Sir Bryan Thwaites
Debate: The Savile Club
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5 November
2007
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Former Congresswoman SUE KELLY (Republican)
Former Congresswoman BARBARA KENNELLY (Democrat)
On: AMERICA AT HOME AND ABROAD
Chairman: Viscount Montgomery of Alamein CMG CBE
Opening Discussion: Professor Phillip Davies
Dinner-Debate: The National Liberal Club
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10 December
2007
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THE LORD WATSON OF RICHMOND CBE
On: EUROPEAN-ATLANTIC RELATIONS
Chairman: Sir Philip Goodhart
Vote of Thanks: Professor Sir Robert Worcester
Christmas Luncheon-Debate: The New Cavendish Club
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27 March
2008
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H.E. Mrs FU YING and LORD POWELL KCMG
On: HOW CHINA IS TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS
INTERNATIONAL IMPLICATIONS
Chairman of House of Commons Debate: Geoffrey Clifton Brown MP
Chairman: Baroness Symons of Vernam Dean
Opening Discussion: Lord Dykes
Vote of Thanks: The Baroness Hooper, CMG
Debate: House Of Commons
Dinner-Debate: Crowne Plaza St James’s Court Hotel
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2 April
2008
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CHIEF AJMAL KHAN
On: AFGHANISTAN - A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE APPROACH
Chairman: Geoffrey Clifton Brown MP
Panel: Hugh Leach, William Morris, John Pugh MP
Debate: House Of Commons
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7 May
2008
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On: AFGHANISTAN and THE ARMED FORCES: A PERSPECTIVE
Chairman: Frank Cook MP
Opening Debate at House of Commons:
The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein CMG CBE
Vote of Thanks: General Sir Michael ‘Mike’ Jackson GCB CBE DSO DL
Opening Discussion at Dinner-Debate: Sir Jeffrey James KBE CMG
Vote of Thanks: General Sir Garry Johnson KCB OBE MC
Debate: House of Commons
Dinner-Debate: St James’s Court Hotel
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2 June
2008
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PRESIDENT VYTAUTAS LANDSBERGIS
On: RUSSIA FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF EASTERN EUROPE
Chairman: Geoffrey Clifton Brown MP
Opening Discussion: General Sir Garry Johnson KCB OBE MC
Vote of Thanks: Lord Judd
Black Tie Dinner-Debate: The National Liberal Club
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2 July
2008
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HUGO DIXON
On: THE FINANCIAL CRISIS
Chairman: The Lord Dykes
Opening Discussion: Sir Michael Burton KCVO CMG
Vote of Thanks: Geoffrey Clifton Brown MP
Dinner-Debate: The Savile Club
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20 October
2008
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DEREK TONKIN CMG and BO AUNG DIN
On: BURMA OR MYANMAR: CAN THE WEST HELP?
Sponsor of House of Commons Meeting: Geoffrey Clifton Brown MP
Chairman of House of Commons Meeting: John Pugh MP
Chairman of Dinner-Debate: Lord Dykes
Debate: House of Commons
Dinner-Debate: Jolly Group St Ermin’s Hotel
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29 October
2008
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Annual General Meeting
Followed by a Presentation by John Hall Spencer
On: ‘Hitler and The King’
Winner of The Elma Dangerfield Prize
Meeting and Buffet: Jolly Group St Ermin’s Hotel
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10 November
2008
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CONGRESSMAN JOHN JACOB RHODES III (REPUBLICAN)and
CONGRESSMAN GEORGE HOCHBRUECKNER (DEMOCRAT), both of the
THE U.S. ASSOCIATION OF FORMER CONGRESSMEN
On: THE AMERICAN ELECTION: RESULTS and EXPECTATIONS
Chairman: Sir Michael Burton, KCVO, CMG
Opening Discussion: Professor Philip Davies
Dinner-Debate: The Carlton Club
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28 November
2008
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MARK TOKOLA
Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs, American Embassy in London and
formerly Head, American Reconstruction Programme in Iraq
On: IRAQ: THE RECONSTRUCTION
Chairman of Luncheon-Discussion: LORD DYKES
Conclusion: THE LORD WATSON OF RICHMOND, CBE
CHRISTMAS Reception and Luncheon-Discussion: National Liberal Club
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24 February 2009
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THE RT. HON. THE LORD HOWELL OF GUILDFORD
On: TOWARDS ENERGY AND CLIMATE REALISM
Chairman At House Of Lords: Geoffrey Clifton Brown, Mp
Vote of Thanks at House of Lords: Sir John Osborn
Chairman At Dinner-Debate: The Rt. Hon. Baroness Symons Of Vernam Dean
Opening Discussion at Dinner-Debate: The Baroness Hooper, CMG
Vote of Thanks at Dinner-Debate: The Viscount Montgomery Of Alamein, CMG, CBE
A Discussion, Reception and Dinner-Debate:
Committee Room 2, the House Of Lords
Followed byThe Jolly Group St. Ermins Hotel
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7 April
2009
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JOHN LLOYD
On: FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND THE MEDIA
Chairman: Sir Michael Burton
Opening Discussion: Clemens Nathan
Vote of Thanks: Sir Philip Goodhart
Day-Long Conference: The Institute of Strategic Studies
In Association with the Clemens Nathan Research Centre
Followed by Dinner-Debate in The Carlton Club
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16 April
2009
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CHIEF AJMAL KHAN ZAZAI
On: THE WAY FORWARD FOR AFGHANISTAN
Host: Count De Bessenyey
Opening Discussion: John Gouriet
Vote Of Thanks: Harold Sands
Buffet-Debate: Upton Street, Washington, USA
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18 May
2009
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DELE OGUN
Coordinator of the Genesis Project
On: ANOTHER WAY FOR NIGERIA
Chairman and Sponsor of Meeting: Geoffrey Clifton Brown, MP
Vote of Thanks Professor Alan Lee Williams, OBE
Debate: Committee Room 11, House Of Commons
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8 June
2009
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His Excellency Dr. KENNETH KAUNDA
FORMER PRESIDENT OF ZAMBIA
A Speech and Conversazionewith GEOFFREY CLIFTON BROWN, MP
Chairman: Lord Dykes
Vote of Thanks: The Rt Hon Baroness Symons Of Vernham Dean
Black Tie Dinner-Debate: The Naval And Military Club |
7 July
2009
LORD CORBETT OF CASTLE VALE
On: IRAN: PARTNER OR PARIAH IN A TURBULENT REGION
Chairman: The Viscount Montgomery Of Alamein, CBE, CMG
Opening Discussion: William Morris
Vote of Thanks: Dr Julian Critchlow
Buffet-Debate: The Naval And Military Club
16 September
2009
Mr Angus MacLennan
Former Chairman, UK Foreign Bankers’ Association, and Former CEO, Den Danske Bank & Former CEO, Fortis Bank
On: ‘The Banking Crisis: Why did it happen? Will it happen again?’
Meeting in Association with the Mid-Atlantic Club and the English Speaking Union at Dartmouth House
14 October
2009
Annual General Meeting
Followed by a Presentation by
Dr DAVID COLEMAN
On:WHAT DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS PORTEND
Chairman: The Rt Hon Baroness Symons Of Vernham Dean
Vote of Thanks: George Guise
Meeting and Buffet: Jolly Group St Ermin’s Hotel