Celebrating Women Leaders Luncheon

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War and Diplomacy: The Inside Story of Covering the World's Conflicts
December 11, 2015 | Washington, DC
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December 11, 2015—Women’s Foreign Policy Group recognized CBS News Foreign Affairs Correspondent Margaret Brennan, New York Times Pentagon Correspondent Helene Cooper, and Washington Post Pentagon Correspondent Missy Ryan for their outstanding coverage of national security and foreign policy issues. The discussion on "War and Diplomacy: The Inside Story of Covering the World's Conflicts" covered issues from Syria, ISIS and the terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, to the Climate Summit and Libya. The panelists also discussed the challenges of covering these breaking stories. The conversation was moderated by New York Times Washington Bureau Chief and WFPG Board Member Elisabeth Bumiller.

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Board Chair Ann Stock and Celebrating
Women Leaders Luncheon Panelists

 

Elisabeth Bumiller, Helene Cooper, Margaret Brennan,
and Missy Ryan

 

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New York Times Washington Bureau Chief and
WFPG Board Member Elisabeth Bumiller

 

Washington Post Pentagon Correspondent Missy Ryan

 

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New York Times Pentagon Correspondent
Helene Cooper

 

CBS News Foreign Affairs Correspondent
Margaret Brennan

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WFPG President Patricia Ellis

 

WFPG Board Chair Ann Stock

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Board Members Theresa Loar of CH2M and Donna
McLarty of Vital Voices, with Patricia Ellis

 

Board Member Diana Negroponte with
event sponsor Joan Tobin

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Maxine Isaacs, Donna Constantinople, Diana Negroponte,
Pilar Lozano de Pinzon, and Board Member Marcia Wiss

 

WFPG Board of Directors with luncheon panelists

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Board Members Gail Kitch and Diana Negroponte with
Pilar Lozano de Pinzon of the Embassy of Colombia

 

EU Delegation Deputy Head Caroline Vicini, Ambassador
Hunaina Al Mughairy of Oman, Ambassador Floreta Faber
of Albania, with Masato Otaka of the Embassy of Japan

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Board Member and sponsor Marlene Johnson of NAFSA:
Association of International Educators with
Board Member Gebe Martinez

 

Board Member Dawn Calabia with Member Dung On

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Theresa Loar, Costa Rican DCM Alejandra Solano
Cabalceta, Ambassador Martin Dahinden of Switzerland,
sponsor Anita Botti, and guests from the State Department

 

Speaker Missy Ryan and Ambassador
Hunaina Al Mughairy of Oman

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Diana Negroponte and Former WFPG Chair Maxine Isaacs

 

Board Member Isabel Jasinowski and Patricia Ellis

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DCM of Singapore Jolene Tan and Mary Brady
of the Economic Club of Washington

 

Patricia Ellis greets Member Margaret Lehrman, Laura
Green of the Holocaust Museum, and Melissa Dilber
of the Department of State

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Ambassadors Elena Poptodorova of Bulgaria and
Claudia Fritsche of Liechtenstein

 

WFPG Board Member Marcia Wiss of Hogan Lovells

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Elisabeth Bumiller greets Ambassador
Arun Kumar Singh of India

 

Guests during the program