CGA Public Events Series

WORLDLY CONVERSATIONS WITH CLYDE HABERMAN

In this popular and candid series that cuts to the heart of world affairs, Clyde Haberman, NYC columnist for the New York Times and veteran foreign correspondent, talks with renowned journalists. Avoiding sounds-bites and the clichés of studio-bound pundits, this more leisurely approach consistently yields thoughtful conversation and insightful observations from many corners of the world.

Recent Events
2006-2007
April 11, 2007:
Featuring Warren Hoge

JAMES F. HOGE
Editor, Peter G. Peterson Chair, Foreign Affairs
Wednesday, February 6, 6.30–7.45 p.m.

James F. Hoge’s career exemplifies both journalistic success and a savvy understanding of international affairs. Currently the editor of Foreign Affairs magazine, Hoge spent more than three decades in daily journalism, covering national and international news and political events all over the world. During the 1960s, he covered Congress and the White House for The Chicago Sun Times, where he went on to serve as editor from 1968 to 1976. In 1984, Hoge moved to New York as president and publisher of The Daily News.

MARY BETH SHERIDAN
Metro Reporter, The Washington Post
Wednesday, March 5, 6.30–7.45 p.m.

Mary Beth Sheridan came to the Post in 2001 after 11 years as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press, Miami Herald and Los Angeles Times. Specializing in homeland security and congressional affairs, she has reported from two-dozen countries and has been based in Rome, Bogota (Colombia), and Mexico City. Ms. Sheridan won an Overseas Press Club award for her reporting in Mexico, and was part of a Washington Post team that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2006 for coverage of the domestic war on terror.  

ROGER COHEN
Editor-at-Large, International Herald Tribune;
International Writer-at-Large, New York Times
Wednesday, April 9, 6.30–7.45PM

Roger Cohen became the International Herald Tribune’s first editor-at-large in 2006. He had started his ‘ Globalist’ column on the IHT news pages in January 2004. At the same time, he became the New York Times international writer-at-large. Mr. Cohen had been foreign editor for The Times since March 2002. He became deputy foreign editor in August 2001 and acting foreign editor on September 11, 2001.