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Global Business Roundtables (formerly Briefing Sessions for Business Leaders)

Highlight significant international issues having an impact on long term business planning. Recent BSBL luncheon programs have included discussions with:

Ambassador Bruce Laingen - Former Charge d'Affaires in the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran and Iranian Government Hostage

Alain Lamassoure - Key Advisor to the French General Accounting Office and Former French Minister for European Affairs

Robert Lees - Secretary General of the Pacific Basin Economic Council.

QUEEN CITY SERIES

Luncheons feature the most senior professionals in foreign affairs from around the world in discussion with local business leaders about international trends and how they impact the Tri-State. Recent QCS luncheon guests have included:

The Honorable Luis Alberto Moreno-Mejia - Ambassador of Colombia to the United States

Don Elefson - Vice President & Portfolio Manager Smith Barney Emerging Markets Fund

The Honorable André Adam - Ambassador of Belgium to the United States