2019 CELEBRATING WOMEN LEADERS LUNCHEON
Ambassador Susan Rice, 24th US National Security Advisor (2013-2017), Author of Tough Love
Moderator: Susan Page, USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Watch on C-SPAN | Listen Hon. Susan Gordon, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (2017-2019)
Hon. Andrea Thompson, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (2018-2019) Moderator: Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times Washington Bureau Chief Watch on C-SPAN | Listen 2019 Celebrating Women Leaders Luncheon December 3, 2019 | Washington, DC Photos | Sponsors | Host Committee | Diplomatic Committee | Press Coverage On December 3, 2019, the WFPG highlighted three international security professionals at its annual benefit luncheon in Washington, DC. Ambassador Susan Rice, 24th US National Security Advisor (2013-2017), joined USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page for a conversation on Rice's new memoir Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For, and Hon. Susan Gordon, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (2017-2019), and Hon. Andrea Thompson, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (2018-2019), joined New York Times Washington Bureau Chief and WFPG Board Member Elisabeth Bumiller for a conversation on current national security challenges, as well as their own career paths. BENEFIT COMMITTEES
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