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.  Three or more Cabinet events are normally held each month, even during the summer.  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.  Not only does membership in the Council Cabinet expand my knowledge, it enriches my life through the extraordinary friendship with fellow members.  It has been exhilarating and I look forward to ever event. Cynthia Everage, The Earth Foundation  Past Council Cabinet Programs Patrick Cirillo, International Monetary Fund Hosted by Federal Reserve Bank of Houston Dinner Cyber Wafare: The Impending Battle Lt. General Henry Raduege Jr., USAF (Ret.), Deloitte Reception The Real War in Mexico Shannon O'Neil, Council on Foreign Relations Reception The Law of the Sea Scott Borgerson, Council on Foreign Relations Reception The Global Financial Architecture Robert Kimmitt, former US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Reception Is Russia’s Democratic Experiment Over? David Satter, Hoover Institution Dinner The Honorable Ichiro Fujisaki Ambassador of Japan to the United States Luncheon Ten Days in Iran: What I Saw at the Revolution Joe Klein, Newsweek Reception A Discussion of Energy in China Michael Economides, University of Houston Reception Economic Policy: Hits and Misses Marty Lobel, Lobel, Novins & Lamont, LLP Dinner The Fall of the Berlin Wall Romesh Ratnesar, TIME Reception Entrepreneurs in Africa June Arunga, Open Quest Media Reception Vietnam Rising? Thomas Vallely Reception Opportunities and Challenges for a Palestinian State Maen Areikat, Chief Representative of the PLO Mission Reception Al Qaeda’s Grand Strategy Bruce Hoffman Reception The Century Ahead George Friedman, STRATFOR Reception Democracy in Latin America Alejandro Toledo, Former President of Peru Reception Understanding China Dimitri Devan, The World Bank Reception America’s Role in the World Mitt Romney Reception  Russian/Kazakhstan Energy Ariel Cohen, Council of Foreign Relations Reception The Fat Tail: The Power of Political Knowledge for Strategic Investing Preston Keat, Eurasia Group Reception Is There an Emerging Terrorist Threat in Latin America? Doug Farah, Author Reception The Search for Truth in Iraq Charles Duelfer, CIA Private Dinner Opening the Mexican Economy Eduardo Perez Motta, Federal Competition Commission of Mexico Dinner The Peacemakers Martin Indyk, former Ambassador of United States to Israel Reception Talking with Iran Trita Parsi, National Iranian American Association Reception Global Food Crisis Edwin Price, Texas A&M Borlaug Institute Reception Argentina Unveiled Nicolas Shumway, University of Texas Reception Russia’s Nervous Neighbors Robert Hamilton, Lieutenant Colonel Reception  Force and Diplomacy: A Brigade Commander’s War in Iraq Peter Mansoor, US Army Colonel Reception Brazil Rising Simon Marks, Journalist Reception Shaping a World of Freedom: the foreign policy budget Robert Pearson, Ambassador Reception Tomorrow's Middle East Robin Wright, Journalist Reception Putin’s Labyrinth Steve Levine, Author Dinner The Arab Center Marwan Muasher, Jordanian diplomat Reception Russia and the Caucuses Jon Sawyer, Journalist Dinner China in Africa: Implications for Human Rights and Energy Robert G. Houdek, US Ambassador to Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Uganda Dinner The United States and Germany: Common Values, New Challenges His Excellency Klaus Scharioth Ambassador of Federal Republic of Germany Dinner The Cost of Corruption Peter Eigen Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Transparency International Reception Smart Power: A Smarter, More Secure America Joseph Nye Harvard University, Center for Strategic and International Studies Reception A Discussion on Energy Independence Robert Bryce Energy Tribune Reception The Russian Elections: Putin-3 Leon Aron American Enterprise Institute Dinner Islamic Approaches to Conflict Resolution Major Kathleen Meilahn CENTCOM Reception Russia's Capitalist Revolution: Why Market Reform Succeeded and Democracy Failed Anders Aslund Peterson Institute for International Economics Dinner U.S.-Iranian relations Trita Parsi National American Iranian Council Reception Revolution of Hope Vicente Fox Former President of Mexico Reception Unrest in Bolivia: Implications for the Region Jorge Quiroga Former President of Bolivia Reception Law & Rwanda Don Wallace International Law Institute Dinner Presidential Courage Michael Beschloss Historian and Author Dinner North Korea and a Short History of Regime Change Donald Gregg The Korea Institute Reception  Conflict in Africa Robert O. Collins University of California at Santa Barbara Dinner Calderon's Challenges: An Assessment of the New Government of Mexico Andres Rozental Eminent Ambassador of Mexico Dinner Russia Now: An Economic Outlook for the World's Largest Nation Andrei Illarionov Institute for Economic Analysis Reception