Washington, DC—On December 15, 2014, the Women’s Foreign Policy Group honored The New York Times Pentagon Correspondent Helene Cooper, CNN Global Affairs Correspondent Elise Labott, The Washington Post Pentagon Correspondent Missy Ryan, and PBS Newshour Chief Foreign Correspondent Margaret Warner for their outstanding coverage of national security and foreign policy issues. The discussion on "Global Crises: A View from the Inside", was moderated by Elisabeth Bumiller, Deputy Washington Bureau Chief for The New York Times and a member of the WFPG Board of Directors.

During their remarks and the following discussion, the journalists covered the Ebola crisis, the firing of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, ISIS, negotiations in Iran, the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, Secretary Hagel’s recent trip to Iraq and Afghanistan, the recently released CIA torture report, the current situation in Libya, Secretary Kerry’s tenure at the State Department and his relationship with National Security Adviser Susan Rice, Ashton Carter’s new role as Secretary of Defense, and President Obama’s foreign policy legacy.

Helene Cooper of The New York Times and Margaret Warner of the PBS Newshour		Missy Ryan of The Washington Post and Elise Labott of CNN
Moderator Elisabeth Bumiller of The New York Times opens the program		WFPG Board Chair Ann Stock welcomes guests
WFPG Board of Directors with Celebrating Women Leaders Luncheon Honorees		WFPG President Patricia Ellis and Chair Ann Stock give Celebrating Women Leaders awards to the honorees
Patricia Ellis and Ann Stock with Tom McCoy, Theresa Loar, Tawny Chritton, and Caitlin Francis of CH2M Hill		Patricia Ellis and Board Members Donna McLarty, Ann Stock, Maxine Isaacs, Dawn Calabia, and Theresa Loar
Ambassador Al-Mughairy of Oman, Ambassador Dahinden of Switzerland, Missy Ryan, Ambassador Cuisia of the Philippines, and Helene Cooper		Ambassador Cuisia of the Philippines and Board Member Donna McLarty
Board Member Diana Villiers Negroponte speaks with Ambassador Al-Mughairy of Oman		Patricia Ellis, Ambassador Al-Mughairy of Oman, and Ambassador Dahinden of Switzerland with Board Members Marlene Johnson and Donna McLarty
Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson with Patricia Ellis and Elise Labott		Tawny Chritton, Caitlin Francis, Tom McCoy, and Theresa Loar of CH2M Hill with Sara Abdulla Al-Saadi and Mohammed Al- Attiyah of the Embassy of Qatar
Patricia Ellis with WFPG Members Alene Gelbard of the Public Health Institute, Margie Lehrman (retired) from NBC News, and Betty Soppelsa of NAFSA		Ambassador Al-Mughairy of Oman and Shelly Porges of Reservoir Q Global
WFPG Members Andrea Corcoran of Align International and Caroline Chewning of United Technologies		Helene Cooper speaks with Ambassador Panagopoulos of Greece
Robert Wood Johnson Fellow Kimberlyn Leary, Member Marina McCarthy of the White House Commission on US Presidential Scholars, and Patricia Ellis		Ambassador Al-Mughairy of Oman, Shelly Porges, Board Member Isabel Jasinowski, Assistant Secretary Anne Patterson, and Board Member Diana Negroponte

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