-- U.S. Society and Culture

--01/22/08  50th Anniversary of the National Grammy Awards; Daryl P. Friedman, Vice President, Advocacy & Government Relations, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--01/16/08  Waterfalls Exhibit; Olafur Eliasson, Artist; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--02/28/07  The Zagat Survey, Company Origins, Overview and Objectives; Tim and Nina Zagat, Co-Founders, Zagat Survey; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--09/08/06  Report on Lower Manhattan and New York City's Progress Five Years After 9/11; Honorable Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor, City of New York; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--05/22/06  U.S. Soccer on the Eve of the 2006 World Cup; Sunil K. Gulati, Columbia University Professor of Economics and President of the U.S. Soccer Federation; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--05/12/06  Update on NYPD Press Credentialing and Covering New York City; Paul Browne, Deputy Commissioner,for Public Information, New York Police Department; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--02/24/06  Discussion of Stephen Hess book "Through Their Eyes: Foreign Correspondents in the United States"; Stephen Hess, Senior Fellow Emeritus of the Governance Studies Program, Brookings Institution; Foreign Press Center Discussion; Washington, DC
--01/26/06  Rebuilding New Orleans and Louisiana; Michael J. Olivier, Secretary of Economic Development for Louisiana; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--01/19/06  Polls: An Important Tool on the Journalist's Workbench; Brian Katulis, Research Consultant and Analyst; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--10/28/05  The Challenges Facing Universities and Higher Education Institutions in the Age of Globalization; Richard C. Levin, President, Yale University; Foreign Press Center Roundtable for Japanese Journalists; Washington, DC
--09/27/05  UNESCO Cultural Diversity Convention: The U.S. View; Dana Gioia, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts; Foreign Press Center Roundtable; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--07/28/05  Update on How the World Views America; Keith Reinhard, President, BDA (Business for Diplomatic Action); Foreign Press Center Roundtable; New York, New York
--06/21/05  The Gullah/Geechee Nation: An Overview on the Preservation of the Culture and Identity; Marquettqa L. Goodwine/Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- No Transcript Available
--05/13/05  The New Pope and the American People; Michael Novak, George Frederick Jewell Scholar in Religion, Philosophy, and Public Policy, AEI; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--04/06/05  Accuracy in the Media: Misinformation, Mistakes, and Misleading in American and Other Media; Todd Leventhal, Chief of the Counter-Information Team, U.S. Department of State; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--04/05/05  Editorial Writing in U.S. Newspapers; Lynnell Burkett, Editorial Writer, San Antonio Express-News; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--03/08/05  New York City's Candidacy for the 2012 Olympics; Dan Doctoroff, Deputy Mayor, New York City; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York
--09/09/04  Bagpipe Brothers and 9/11; Kerry Sheridan, Author of "Bagpipe Brothers: the FDNY Band's True Story of Tragedy, Mourning and Recovery"; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York
--09/07/04  Update on the Future of the World Trade Center Site; Daniel Libeskind, Author of the Master Plan for Ground Zero and the World Trade Center Site; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--08/26/04  U.S. Exhibition at 2005 World Exposition in Aichi, Japan; Lisa Guillermin Gable, U.S. Commissioner General; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Link to U.S. Exhibition at 2005 World Exposition in Aichi, Japan
--07/20/04  Religion in American Life and Politics; Michael Novak, George Frederick Jewett Scholar in Religion, Philosophy and Public Policy, AEI; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--06/29/04  Issues Facing New York; Eliot Spitzer, New York State Attorney General; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--02/12/04  Civil Rights in America; Professor James Feinerman, Associate Dean for International and Graduate Programs at Georgetown University Law School; Foreign Press Center Roundtable; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--11/18/03  International Education Week and the Department of Education's Role in Promoting an Exchange of Ideas Around the Globe; Rod Paige, Secretary of Education; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--09/03/03  Future of the World Trade Center; Daniel Libeskind, Architect, Designer for the Development of the World Trade Center's Site Plan; Foreign Press Center; New York, New York --Official Transcript
--12/13/02  Release of "Writers on America" -- A New Collection of Essays by Prominent American Writers; Stuart Holliday, Director, International Information Programs; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC Official Transcript
--10/24/01  Arab-American Perspectives on the Campaign Against Terrorism; John Zogby, Director, Arab-American Institute; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC (Official Transcript)