SPEAKER: Count Arnaud de Borchgrave, former editor of the Washington Times and former managing editor of United Press International
As Newsweek's Chief Foreign Correspondent, Arnaud de Borchgrave covered most of the world's major news events since joining the magazine in 1950. He was a Newsweek Senior Editor for 25 years. In 33 years, de Borchgrave covered 17 wars and more than 90 countries and "traded gossip with Anwar Sadat, sipped tea with Pham Van Dong in Hanoi and was a houseguest of King Hussein's. In a job that requires bluff and bravado, he has outrun the best of them." (Esquire Magazine)
He has interviewed most of the world's leaders during the last two decades. His awards include Best Magazine Reporting from Abroad, Best Magazine Interpretation of Foreign Affairs and three New York Newspaper Guild Page One Awards for foreign reporting. In 1981, de Borchgrave received the World Business Council's Medal of Honor and in 1985, he was awarded the George Washington Medal of Honor for Excellence in Published Works.
It was Arnaud de Borchgrave who pioneered dialogues between heads of state on opposite sides of explosive international issues when he interviewed Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol in 1969. In 1971 he did back-to-back interviews with President Sadat and Prime Minister Golda Meir. His interviews repeatedly broke new ground and made headlines all over the world.
Date: 6 December 2011
Time: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
Location: The Army & Navy Club
901 17th Street NW
Washington DC 20006
Tel: (202) 628-8400
Cost: $35.00
Seating is limited. Please RSVP by 22 November 2011.
Please RSVP the DC Commandery Secretary/Treasurer and MOFW Commander-General for payment and seat confirmation details at commander@mofwus.org. Call 301-776-9865 for more information.
