BENEFIT LUNCHEON 
December 6, 2018 | Washington, DC
Women Shaping the Global Economy
Dina Habib Powell, Goldman Sachs
Elise Labott, CNN Global Affairs Correspondent (Moderator)
Patricia Ellis, WFPG President Emeritus and Co-Founder (Awardee)
BUILD YOUR CAREER 
November 16, 2018 | Washington, DC
Annual NGO and Government Career Forum
Tessa Valk Mayerick, UNHCR
Suzanne McGuire, American Red Cross
Carine Umuhumuza, Devex
Jennifer Schaming-Ronan, Department of State
Co-sponsored by NYU, GWU, and UPenn
EMBASSY SERIES 
November 5, 2018 | Washington, DC
Investing Globally in Peace, Security and Stability
Ambassador Kåre R. Aas, Royal Norwegian Embassy
Lois Romano, WFPG Board Co-Chair (Moderator)
Hosted by the Royal Norwegian Embassy
BEYOND THE HEADLINES 
October 29, 2018 | New York, NY
Media, Misinformation and Democracy
Anya Schiffrin, Columbia University
Meredith Broussard, Author, Artificial Unintelligence (Moderator)
Co-sponsored by the Institute for International Education
MEMBER RECEPTION
October 24, 2018 | Washington, DC
WFPG members joined the State Department's Nuclear Risk Reduction Center for a program and exhibition celebrating the NRRC's 30th anniversary.
MEMBER HAPPY HOUR 
October 23, 2018 | Washington, DC
WFPG partnered with Cultural Vistas for a networking reception with Bosch Foundation and Alfa Fellowship alumni
BEYOND THE HEADLINES 
October 11, 2018 | New York, NY
What's Next for Syria?
Anne Barnard, The New York Times
Maureen White, Johns Hopkins SAIS (Moderator)
Co-sponsored by the Institute for International Education
BEYOND THE HEADLINES 
October 4, 2018 | Washington, DC
Russia's Return to the Global Stage
Julia Gurganus, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Center for a New American Security (Moderator)
Hosted by the Women's Initiative Network of Reed Smith
EMBASSY SERIES 
October 1, 2018 | Washington, DC
A Conversation on Women, Peace, and Security and the 73rd UN General Assembly
Joanna Roper CMG, Special Envoy for Gender Equality, United Kingdom's Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Sarah Degnan Kambou, International Center for Research on Women
Ambassador Catherine Russell, Co-Chair, WFPG Board of Directors (Moderator)
Co-sponsored by the British Embassy and the International Center for Research on Women
BEYOND THE HEADLINES 
September 25, 2018 | Washington, DC
Looking Beyond the Rhetoric: The Future of US-Turkey Relations
Amanda Sloat, The Brookings Institution
Jennifer Miel, US-Turkey Business Council
Lisel Hintz, Johns Hopkins SAIS (Moderator)
MEMBER HAPPY HOUR 
September 20, 2018 | Washington, DC
WFPG partnered with WIIS and Women’s Impact Network at Brookings (WIN) for a member happy hour.
BUILD YOUR CAREER 
August 8, 2018 | Washington, DC
Taking the Next Step to Leadership: Advancing Your Career in International Security
WFPG and WIIS co-sponsored an interactive mentoring program for mid-career and young professionals with mentors: Alyssa Ayres, Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, Anne Knight, Karen Monaghan, Nitza Sola-Rotger, Tamara Cofman Wittes, and Laura Kupe
BEYOND THE HEADLINES 
July 19, 2018 | Washington, DC
Plight and Resilience: Rohingya Women and Girls
Francisca Vigaud-Walsh, Refugees International
Sarah Craven, UNFPA
Dawn Calabia, WFPG Board of Directors (Moderator)
UN BRIEFING 
June 25, 2018 | New York, NY
From Rhetoric to Reality: Sustaining Peace in a Complex World
Barrie Freeman, UN Peacebuilding Support
Co-sponsored by the Institute of International Education
AUTHOR SERIES 
May 14, 2018 | Washington, DC
How India is Making Its Place in the World
Alyssa Ayres, Author and Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow
Elisabeth Bumiller, The New York Times (Moderator)
BEYOND THE HEADLINES 
May 7, 2018 | Washington, DC
Beyond Castro: The Future of US Diplomacy in Cuba
Hon. Carlos Gutierrez, Former US Secretary of Commerce
Ambassador Vicki Huddleston, Author of Our Woman in Havana
Kezia McKeague, McLarty Associates (Moderator)
BEYOND THE HEADLINES 
May 3, 2018 | Washington, DC
Unequal in the Eyes of the Law: How Discriminatory Regulations Impact Women Around the World
Sarah Iqbal, The World Bank Group
Sara A. Begley, Reed Smith (Moderator)
Hosted by Reed Smith
MEMBER RECEPTION 
April 25, 2018 | Washington, DC
An informal reception to network, share ideas and meet new WFPG Board Co-Chairs Ambassador Cathy Russell and Lois Romano, and Executive Director Kim Kahnhauser Freeman.
BEYOND THE HEADLINES 
April 17, 2018 | Washington, DC
Where is US Foreign Policy? Fake News, Nuclear Proliferation, and Proxy Wars
Natasha Bertrand, The Atlantic
David Sanger, The New York Times
Nancy Youssef, The Wall Street Journal
Elisabeth Bumiller, The New York Times (Moderator)
AUTHOR SERIES 
April 13, 2018 | New York, NY
How India is Making Its Place in the World
Alyssa Ayres, Author and Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow
Co-sponsored by the Institute of International Education
CELEBRATION OF WOMEN DIPLOMATS 
April 12, 2018 | New York, NY
A reception to celebrate and highlight the achievements of women diplomats
 Hosted by WFPG Member Geraldine Kundstadter
EMBASSY SERIES 
March 15, 2018 | Washington, DC
A Conversation on Pakistan:
Relations with the US and Regional Developments in South Asia
Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Ambassador Catherine M. Russell, Co-Chair, WFPG Board of Directors (Moderator)
BEYOND THE HEADLINES 
March 13, 2018 | Washington, DC
Nigeria's Displaced: The Risks of Returning Home
Alexandra Lamarche, Refugees International
Jana Mason, UNHCR (Moderator)
ANNUAL NY MENTORING FAIR 
February 21, 2018 | New York, NY
Co-sponsored with NYU Wasserman Career Center and
NYU Wagner School of Public Service
ANNUAL DC MENTORING FAIR 
February 7, 2018 | Washington, DC
Co-sponsored with the George Washington University Career Center
BEYOND THE HEADLINES 
February 2, 2018 | New York, NY
North Korea: The Escalating Crisis and the Path Forward
Sue Mi Terry, Senior Fellow, CSIS
Co-sponsored by the Institute of International Education
MEMBER EVENT
January 19, 2018 | Washington, DC
Women's Roles in Peace and Security
Ambassador Swanee Hunt
Ambassador Mathilde Mukantabana of Rwanda
Ambassador Kirsti Kauppi of Finland
Co-hosted by the Embassy of Finland and Swanee Hunt Alternatives
BEYOND THE HEADLINES
January 18, 2018 | Washington, DC
Yemen: 1,001 Days of Conflict
Ambassador Barbara K. Bodine, Georgetown University
Hosted by United Technologies Corporation