Pittsburgh KQV Global Press Conference is the Council's weekly radio show, airing on KQV News Radio AM 1410 on Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 7:00 a.m. and Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Times may vary from week to week, so please check the KQV website for updates.

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Aug 27-29, 2010  
Transnational Security (Global Terrorism)

Joyce Davis, International Journalist and Author  

Aug 20-22, 2010
Transnational Security (Cyberspace)

Colonel Aaron Webster, U.S. Army, Eisenhower Series College Program, U.S. Army War College

Aug 13-15, 2010
Transnational Security

Tom Sanderson, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Transnational Security Threats, CSIS

Aug 6-8, 2010
Afghanistan and the Challenges for International Development Aid

Michelle Fanzo, President and Founder, Four Corners Consulting

July 30- Aug 1, 2010
Iran and Its Nuclear Ambitions

Ambassador Kristen Silverberg, former U.S. Ambassador to the EU; Advisory Board Member, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI)

July 23-25, 2010
The Republic of Georgia and its Relations with the United States, Europe, and its Neighbors

His Excellency Batu Kutelia, Georgian Ambassador to U.S., Canada, and Mexico

July 16-18, 2010
U.S.-German Relations

Niels Annen, former German Parliamentarian

June 25-27, 2010
US-Vietnamese Relations

Ambassador Le Cong Phung, Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States

June 4-6, 2010
Humanitarian Relief Efforts

Steven Schwager, Chief Executive Officer, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

May 28-30, 2010
Citizen Diplomacy  

Sherry Muller, President, National Council for International Visitors  

May 21-23, 2010
Update on Poland  

Andrew Nagorski, Vice President and Director of Public Policy at the EastWest Institute

May 14-16, 2010
Doing Business Internationally

Todd Palcic, Entrepreneur

May 7-9, 2010
Mexico, Meeting the Challenges of Economic Recovery and Expanded Organized Crime

Dr. Arnulfo Valdivia Machuca, Chief of International Affairs of the State of Mexico

April 30 - May 2, 2010
National Security- US Army War College

CDR Timothy E Riegle & COL James R Macklin, USAWC Fellows    National Security- US

April 23-25, 2010
Update on the Middle East

Dalia Dassa Kaye, Associate Director, Center for Middle East Public Policy, RAND Corporation

April 16-18, 2010
Perspectives Political Section at the German Embassy

Christoph Eichhorn, Head of the Political Section at the German Embassy in Washington, D.C.

April 9-11, 2010
The Global Coffee Trade

Geoff Watts, Vice President of Coffee and Green Coffee Buyer for Intelligentsia Coffee

April 2-4, 2010
India-Foreign Investment

Anand Pathak, Pathak & Associates Law Offices

March 26-28, 2010
South Africa

Fikile Magubane, Consul General of South Africa, New York

March 19-21, 2010
Humanitarian Relief Efforts

Steven Schwager, Chief Executive Officer, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

Mar 12-14, 2010
Asia-Pacific and the Middle East- Foreign Investment

Arman Galledari (Dubai) & Barbara Mok (Hong Kong) Partners at Jones Day

Feb. 26-28, 2010
The U.S. and the EU: From Pittsburgh to the G-20 Summits in 2010

Dr. Horst Freitag, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, New York

Feb. 19-21, 2010
Pakistan

John Schmidt, Lecturer at George Washington University, Former Political Counselor at the US Embassy in Pakistan

Feb. 5-7, 2010
Infinite Family: Connecting with Africa’s Youth

Dana Gold, Program Director, Infinite Family

Jan. 22-24, 2010
From Haiti to Pittsburgh

Susan Rauscher, Executive Director, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh

Jan. 8-10, 2010
Reflection I, II and III

Schuyler Foerster, past president, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh

Jan. 1-3, 2010
UK Outlook

Dominic Meikeljohn, UK Deputy Consul General, New York

Dec. 18-20, 2009
U.S. Challenge in Afghanistan - Lessons from Iraq?

George Packer, Writer for the The New Yorker, author of the New York Times bestseller, The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq  

Dec 11-13 2009
Middle East – An Update

Chris Michelmore, Chatham University

Dec 4-5, 2009
The EU After Lisbon

Alberta Sbragia, Jean Monnet Professor ad personam; Mark A. Nordenberg University Chair; Director, European Union Center of Excellence, European Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh

Nov. 27-29, 2009
Europe at a Crossroads

Simon Serfaty, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, Senior Adviser, Europe Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Nov. 20-22, 2009
Transatlantic Relations Today - The Impact of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Robert E. Frye, President & Executive Producer, Bolthead Communications Group, Former Producer for ABC News

Nov. 13-15, 2009  
Africa as an Ally - The Future of U.S.-Africa Relations

Dr. Jendayi Frazer, Distinguished Service Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, U.S. Department of State

David Iwinski, President, Acusis

Aug 14-16, 2009
Pittsburgh in the Global Economy Series (Part III)

Audrey Russo, President, Pittsburgh Technology Council

Aug 7-9, 2009  
Pittsburgh in the Global Economy Series (Part II)

Dr. Don Smith, President, RIDC

July 31 - Aug 2, 2009
Pittsburgh in the Global Economy Series Part I

Reginald Dale, Senior Fellow, Europe Program; Director, Transatlantic Media Network, Center for Strategic and International Studies

July 24-26, 2009
The European Union: An Evolving Institution

Dr. D.A. Henderson, Distinguished Scholar at the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC and former Director of the World Health Organization’s Global Smallpox Eradication Campaign

June 26-28, 2009
BioSecurity and Preparedness

Manfred Honeck, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Music Director

June 5-7, 2009
From Vienna to Pittsburgh: A Conversation with Manfred Honeck

Ambassador Marc Grossman, Vice Chairman, The Cohen Group;  former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs

May 29-31, 2009
American Diplomacy in the 21st Century

Roger Cranville, OBE, Senior Vice President, Global Marketing, Pittsburgh Regional Alliance  

Kent McElhattan, Chairman & CEO, Industrial Scientific Corp.

May 22-24, 2009
Opportunity Pittsburgh: Flight to Paris

Hermann Beck, President, Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and Industry (United Kingdom)

May 15-17, 2009
Economic Challenges and Business Recovery Initiatives: United Kingdom

Michael Collins, Ambassador of Ireland to the U.S.

May 8-10, 2009
Update on Ireland

Jerry Fowler, President, Save Darfur Coalition

March 20-22, 2009
Update on Darfur

Wess Mitchell, Co-Founder and Director of Research at Center for European Policy Analysis & John Hulsman, Alfred von Oppenheim Scholar, German Council on Foreign Relations (Berlin)  

March 13-15, 2009
Approaches to Diplomacy: The Godfather Doctrine

Ambassador Ndilowe, Ambassador of Malawi to the U.S.

March 6-8, 2009
A Look at Africa

Dick Hoey, Chief Economist, BNY Mellon

Feb. 6-8, 2009
The State of Our Economy

Dr. Arnulfo Valdivia Machuca, Chief of International Affairs of the State of Mexico

Jan. 30 - Feb. 1, 2009
The Global Economy - A Look at Mexico City

Jared Cohon, President, Carnegie Mellon University

Jan 9-11, 2009
Impressions on a Visit to Iran

Dr. Horst Freitag, Consul General for the Federal Republic of Germany

Jan. 2-4, 2009
Expectations of the Next Administration

Ambassador Vasil Sikharulidze, Amb. of Georgia to the U.S.

Dec. 19-21, 2008
Spotlight on Georgia: Conflict and International Relations

Congressman Altmire (PA-4)

Dec 12-14, 2008
Looking Ahead: Opportunities and Challenges in the Next Administration

Congressman Tim Murphy (PA-18)

Dec. 5-7, 2008
Looking Ahead: Opportunities and Challenges in the Next Administration

Steve Clemons, Director, American Strategy Program, New America Foundation and Publisher, TheWashingtonNote

Nov. 14-16, 2008
The New Administration: Foreign Policy Challenges Part I

Ernst von Weizsaecker, Dean, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management Univ. of California Santa Barbara

Nov. 7-9, 2008
Redirecting Technological Progress: Greener, Profitable, Sustainable

Ambassador Antonio Patriota, Ambassador of Brazil to the U.S.

Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, 2008
Brazil- U.S. Relations

Hans-Ulrich Klose, Chairman, German-American Parliamentary Group

Oct. 24-25, 2008
Foreign Policy Challenges: Afghanistan, Iran, and Russia

Admiral Jonathan Greenert, Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command

Oct. 17-19, 2008
Your Navy and the Maritime Strategy

John Zogby, President & CEO of Zogby International & Renowned Pollster

Sept. 19-21, 2008
Pittsburgh and the Middle East Gulf States: Forging Lasting Ties

Daniel Brutto, President, UPS International

Sept. 12-14, 2008
Staying Competitive in a Globalized World

David Iwinski, Chief Executive Officer and President, Acusis

Aug. 8-10, 2008
Pittsburgh in the Global Economy Series, Part II

Sue Suleski, Technology Investment Specialist, DCED

July 11-13, 2008
Connecting to the World, Technology, Development in Western PA

Ambassador Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Head of U.S. Delegation to the Six-Party Talks

May 18-20, 2007
Six-Party Talks on North Korean Nuclear Program

Larry Wilkerson, Former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell

April 13-15, 2007
Focus on the Future, Iraq

Anne Garrels, Senior Foreign Correspondent, Foreign Desk, National Public Radio

Ayub Nuri, Iraqi Freelance Journalist

April 13-15, 2007
Covering Baghdad

Senator Arlen Specter, U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

March 9-11, 2007
The Middle East and National Policy

Congressman Jason Altmire, 4th Congressional District, PA

March 2-4, 2007
Congressional Perspectives

John D. Hofmeister, President, Shell Oil Company

February 16-18, 2007
The U.S., Energy, and the Future

Madeleine Albright, Former U.S. Secretary of State

December 15-17, 2006
The State of Affairs

Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Winner

November 17-19, 2006
Development, Democracy and Peace

Condoleezza Rice,
U.S. Secretary of State

October 23-24, 2004
U.S. Strategy and Global War on Terror