Autumn Gala

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A Conversation on National Security
Hon. Mike Rogers, Former House Intelligence Committee Chair and Host of CNN's Declassified
Lisa Monaco, Former Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
Moderator: Ambassador Cathy Russell, Former Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues
November 7, 2017 | Washington, DC

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Washington, DC—On November 7th, the WFPG hosted a conversation on key global security challenges facing the US with Lisa Monaco, former Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and Mike Rogers, former House Intelligence Committee Chair and host of CNN's Declassified. The speakers covered issues ranging from China and North Korea to domestic terrorism, ISIL, and the changing role of the US on the international stage. The discussion was moderated by Ambassador Cathy Russell, former Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, and hosted by Ambassador Ray and Shaista Mahmood at their home in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Hon. Mike Rogers, former House Intelligence Committee Chair and Host of CNN's Declassified

 

Lisa Monaco, former Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism

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Mike Rogers, Lisa Monaco, and Ambassador Cathy Russell

 

Ambassador Cathy Russell, former Ambassador-at-Large
for Global Women's Issues

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WFPG Board Member Shaista Mahmood welcomes
guests to her home

 

WFPG Executive Director Kim Kahnhauser Freeman
opens the program

 

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Kim Kahnhauser Freeman thanks
speakers for their remarks

 

WFPG Board Members Mary Brady, Kate Irvin, Jennifer Clinton, Shaista Mahmood, Theresa Loar, Allison Ford, and Dawn Calabia with Kim Kahnhauser Freeman, Mike Rogers, Lisa Monaco, and Cathy Russell

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Dana Linnet of Benefactor Lockheed Martin, Kim Cayce, WFPG Board Member Mary Brady, Martin Loken of the Embassy of Canada, WFPG Board Member Kate Irvin, Ginny and Robb Mulberger, and Ambassador Katrina Cooper, DCM of the Embassy of Australia

 

Sponsor and Board Member Allison Ford of United Technologies, with Al-Daana Al Mulla of the Embassy of Qatar, Tom Bradley, Phil Freeman, Jorgina Gaxiola and Ana Luisa Fajer of the Embassy of Mexico, and Bradley Akubuiro of United Technologies

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Sponsor Donna McLarty and her table of
McLarty Scholars and guests from
Vital Voices Global Partnership

 

Kat Fotovat and colleagues from the
Department of State's Office of Global Women's
Issues with Mala Adiga and Rachel Wallace

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Cathy Russell and Lisa Monaco with Shaista and
Ambassador Ray Mahmood

 

Mike Rogers and Ambassador Cathy Russell

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Kim Cayce of Luna Venture Partners and
Dana Linnet of Lockheed Martin

 

Lisa Monaco with Shaista and
Ambassador Ray Mahmood

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Durriya Badani, WFPG Board Member Theresa Loar,
and Alethea Gordon

 

Mike Rogers with Board Members
Shaista Mahmood and Mary Brady

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Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry of Pakistan with
his wife Najia Aizaz Ahmad, daughter-in-law
Sarah Gilani, and Kim Cayce

 

WFPG Board Members Kate Irvin and Shaista Mahmood

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Bradley Akubuiro and Board Member Dawn Calabia

 

Hostess Shaista Mahmood and Sponosor Donna McLarty

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Shaista Mahmood and Ambassador Floreta Faber of Albania

 

Kim Kahnhauser Freeman with Board Members
Theresa Loar and Allison Ford

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Partner Ginny Mulberger with guests

 

Shaista Mahmood with Kristi Rogers

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Shaista Mahmood greets Ana Luisa Fajer of
the Embassy of Mexico

 

Martin Loken of the Embassy of Canada, Meryl Chertoff of the Aspen Institute, and Lisa Monaco

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Grace Choi, Madeline Branch, and Mala Adiga

 

Ambassador Katrina Cooper, DCM of the Embassy of Australia, with Ambassador Barbara Stephenson of AFSA

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Jan Duplain with Kim Kahnhauser Freeman

 

Erica Stuke of USAID with Rebekah Nantz and
Holly Ratcliffe of Meridian International

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Ambassador Katrina Cooper, Ambassador Ray Mahmood,
and WFPG Vice Chair Theresa Loar

 

Ashley Inman of the Department of State
with Lauren Patton of AAUW

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Susan Cimburek of DACOR and Durriya Badani

 

Sebastian Rodriguez, Shaista Mahmood,
and Claire Olszewski

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Ambassador Ray Mahmood, Rick and Susan Reardon,
and Tom Bradley

 

Maheen Ahmad, Caira Cronin, Susan Nelson,
Erica Stuke, and Nina Anand

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Board Member Dawn Calabia with volunteers Liz Navin, Kiera Johnsen, Paula Nazario, and Kathia Camargo

 

Guests listen to the program