Council Cabinet Membership $1,000+ The Council Cabinet is composed of individuals, corporations, and foundations who share a commitment to education in international affairs and stand ready to lead and support the goals of the Council. As a member of the Council Cabinet, you will meet regularly with distinguished leaders from the United States and abroad.  You will enjoy private dinners, exclusive receptions, and off-the-record briefings. For more information contact Elizabeth Ferruelo at eferruelo@wachouston.org or (713) 522-7811. Benefits Include Invitations to private dinners with select Council speakers Invitations to special receptions that are not open to the general membership Opportunities to host receptions and dinners in your home Opportunities to guide the future of the Council Special recognition in Council publications Satisfaction from the personal commitment to the Council's mission Each event will have limited attendance and will be a rare opportunity to meet and converse with some of the most influential people of our time.  Past dinners have included David Rockefeller, Michael Beschloss, Robert Gallucci, Wesley Clark, and William Cohen. I have found the Cabinet membership to be an extraordinary value. The wide variety of programs and special events offer unparalleled personal interaction with policy makers from around the world. Robert L. Clarke Former Comptroller of the Currency Past Council Cabinet Programs Healing Afghanistan Enayat Qasimi April 22, Reception Culture and Conflict Hind Kabawat April 7, Reception Russian/Kazakhstan Energy Ariel Cohen, Council of Foreign Relations March 25, Reception The Fat Tail: The Power of Political Knowledge for Strategic Investing Preston Keat, Eurasia Group March 12, Reception Is There an Emerging Terrorist Threat in Latin America Doug Farah, Author March 3, Reception The Search for Truth in Iraq Charles Duelfer, CIA March 2, Private Dinner Opening the Mexican Economy Eduardo Perez Motta, Federal Competition Commission of Mexico February 27, Dinner Energy in Russia and the Caucasus David Merkel February 23, Dinner Leveling the Carbon Playing Field Trevor Houser February 17, Dinner Pakistan and India Ahmad Faruqui, University of Bradford UK February 11, 2009 The Peacemakers Martin Indyk, former Ambassador of United States to Israel February 3, 2009 Reception Talking with Iran Trita Parsi, National Iranian American Association January 21, 2009 Reception Global Food Crisis Edwin Price, Texas A&M Borlaug Institute January 13, 2009 Reception Argentina Unveiled Nicolas Shumway, University of Texas January 7, 2009 Reception From Bloodshed to Hope in Burundi Ambassador Robert Krueger December 3, 2008 Reception Russia’s Nervous Neighbors Robert Hamilton, Lieutenant Colonel November 13, 2008 Reception The People’s Court: Legal and Political Reform in China Carl Minzner, University of Washington St. Louis November 7, 2008  Force and Diplomacy: A brigade Commander’s War in Iraq Peter Mansoor, US Army Colonel November 5, 2008  Reception Brazil Rising Simon Marks, Journalist October 29, 2008  Reception Shaping a World of Freedom: the foreign policy budget Robert Pearson, Ambassador October 21, 2008  Reception Tomorrows Middle East Robin Wright, Journalist October 14, 2008  Reception Pakistan a Storm on the Horizon Bruce Riedel October 6, 2008  Dinner Putin’s Labyrinth Steve Levine, Author October 1, 2008  Dinner The Arab Center Marwan Muasher, Jordanian diplomat September 2, 2008  Reception Russia and the Caucuses Jon Sawyer, Journalist August 26, 2008  Dinner China in Africa: Implications for Human Rights and Energy Robert G. Houdek, US Ambassador to Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Uganda August 20, 2008  Dinner The United States and Germany: Common Values, New Challenges His Excellency Klaus Scharioth Ambassador of Federal Republic of Germany June 4, 2008 Dinner Lebanese Option Gathering Ahmad El-Assaad May 21, 2008 Reception Azerbaijani Music Reception Franghiz Ali-Zadeh Aida Nemat Huseynova May 16, 2008 Reception Hosted by Dr. & Mrs. Bernard Barrett The Cost of Corruption Peter Eigen Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Transparency International May 13, 2008 Sponsored by ExxonMobil Spirit of Democracy Larry Diamond Stanford University April 30, 2008 Dinner Hosted by Madison Benefits A Global Civilization? Philip Zelikow University of Virginia April 9, 2008 Dinner Smart Power: A Smarter, More Secure America Joseph Nye Harvard University, Center for Strategic and International Studies April 3, 2008 Reception Reform in Riyadh Karen Elliott House Harvard University March 26, 2008 Dinner Israeli - Palestinian Comedy Tour Charlie Warady, Ray Hanania, Aaron Freeman, Yisrael Campbell March 25, 2008 Reception A Discussion on Energy Independence Robert Bryce Energy Tribune March 11, 2008 Reception The Russian Elections: Putin-3 Leon Aron American Enterprise Institute February 26, 2008 Dinner Islamic Approaches to Conflict Resolution Major Kathleen Meilahn CENTCOM February 21, 2008 Reception Russia's Capitalist Revolution: Why Market Reform Succeeded and Democracy Failed Anders Aslund Peterson Institute for International Economics January 30, 2008 Dinner Re-Engaging the Americas An Action Plan for the Next President Andres Oppenheimer Miami Herald January 15, 2008 Dinner The Future of Burma David Steinberg Georgetown University December 6, 2007 Reception hosted by Malcolm and Kate Hawk U.S.-Iranian relations Trita Parsi National American Iranian Council November 28, 2007 Reception hosted by Madison Benefits Energy in the Future Vijay Vaitheeswaran The Economist November 5, 2007 Reception The Oil and the Glory Steve LeVine Author October 29, 2007 Dinner Revolution of Hope Vicente Fox Former President of Mexico October 15, 2007 Reception A Discussion on Human Rights around the World Carroll Bogert Human Rights Watch October 4, 2007 Dinner Africa Unchained George Ayittey American University September 18, 2007 Dinner   Unrest in Bolivia: Implications for the Region Jorge Quiroga Former President of Bolivia September 10, 2007 Reception hosted by Charles Foster Law & Rwanda Don Wallace International Law Institute August 27, 2007 Dinner Presidential Courage Michael Beschloss Historian and Author June 13, 2007 Dinner North Korea and a Short History of Regime Change Donald Gregg The Korea Institute May 23, 2007 Reception Einstein: His Life and Universe Walter Isaacson The Aspen Institute May 16, 2007 Reception Venezuela: Conflicting U.S. Interests Michael Shifter Inter-American Dialogue April 17, 2007 Dinner Conflict in Africa Robert O. Collins University of California at Santa Barbara April 14, 2007 Dinner Beyond Terrorism: Building a Resilient Nation Stephen Flynn Council on Foreign Relations March 27, 2007 Dinner Calderon's Challenges: An Assessment of the New Government of Mexico Andres Rozental Eminent Ambassador of Mexico March 26, 2007 Dinner A View of the Middle East Anthony Lake Georgetown University March 22, 2007 Reception hosted by Moran Resources A Seat at the Table: Engaging Syria Josh Landis University of Oklahoma February 27, 2007 Dinner Russia Now: An Economic Outlook for the World's Largest Nation Andrei Illarionov Institute for Economic Analysis February 11, 2007 Reception hosted by Steve & Kay Theede Evolving Threats to National Security Robert Gallucci Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University January 30, 2007 Dinner Fractured Alliance: The U.S. and Turkey after the Invasion of Iraq Steven Cook Douglas Dillon Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations January 11, 2007 Dinner