Clough Colloquium
Offered twice a year, the colloquia feature leaders from all fields and backgrounds at both the national and international levels who share lessons and insights from their personal and professional journeys.
FALL 2024
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Past Speakers
Authors
David Brooks,ÌýAuthor andÌýNew York TimesÌýcolumnistÌý
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Political Historian & Author
David McCullough,ÌýPulitzer Prize-winning Historian
Peggy Noonan,ÌýAuthor andÌýWall Street JournalÌýcolumnist
Andrew Ross Sorkin,ÌýAuthor,ÌýToo Big to Fail
Business Leaders
Dr. Francis Collins,ÌýDirector National Institutes of Health and Author, "The Language of God"
Cynthia Cooper,ÌýWorldCom Whistle Blower, 2002ÌýTimeÌýPerson of the Year
Alex Counts,ÌýPresident and CEO GrameenÌýFoundation and Author, "Small Loans, Big Dreams"
Janet L. Robinson,ÌýCEO, The New York Times Publishing Co. (ret.)
International Perspectives
Dr. Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Prize-winning Iranian Activist and LawyerÌý
Alan Gross, U.S. Humanitarian Aid Worker
Nadia Murad, Nobel Peace Prize-winning Human Rights Activist and Genocide and Sexual Violence Survivor
Dmitry Muratov, Nobel Peace Prize-winning Journalist
Samantha Power, Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2013-2017)
Military
Major Russell Lewis MC (PARA), Parachute Regiment, British Army
General Anthony Zinni, United States Marine Corps General (ret.) and former Commander in Chief of the United States Central Command
Politics and National Perspectives
R. Nicholas Burns ’78, Under Secretary of State (2005-2008) and Author,Ìý"America's Challenge of Global Leadership in the 21st Century"
Liz Cheney, U.S. Representative, Wyoming (2017-2023)
Edward Davis,Ìý40th Police Commissioner of md´«Ã½¹ú²ú¾ç (2006-2013)
Adrian Fenty,ÌýMayor, Washington D.C. (2007-2011)
Eric Holder, United States Attorney General (2009-2015)
Karen Hughes,ÌýCounselor to President George W. Bush (2001-2002) and Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (2005-2007)
Jon Huntsman,ÌýGovernor of Utah (2005-2009), U.S. Ambassador to China (2009-2011) and Singapore (1992-1993)
John Kasich, Governor of Ohio (2011-2019)
John King,ÌýCNN Chief National Correspondent
Thomas Menino,ÌýMayor of md´«Ã½¹ú²ú¾ç (1993-2014)
Deval L. Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts (2007-2015)
Susan Rice, US National Security Advisor (2013-2017), US Ambassador to the United Nations (2009-2013)
Governor Tom Ridge,ÌýFirst Office of Homeland Security Advisor (2003-2005), Governor of Pennsylvania (1995-2001)
World Leaders
Carlos Alavarado Quesada, President of Costa Rica (2018-2022)
Felipe Calderón,ÌýPresident of Mexico (2006-2012)
FW de Klerk,ÌýPresident of South Africa (1989-1994), Nobel Peace Prize WinnerÌý
Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia (2010-2013)
George Papandreou,ÌýPrime Minister of Greece (2009-2011), Member of Greek Parliament, and President of Socialist International
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary General of NATO (2009-2014) and Prime Minister of Denmark (2001-2009)
Mary Robinson, President of Ireland (1990-1997), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997-2002)
Charles I. Clough ’64 and Gloria L. Clough, MDiv’90, MS’96
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The Clough Colloquium was established through the generosity of Charles I. Clough ’64 and Gloria L. Clough, MDiv’90, MS’96. Prominent Clough Colloquium guests have included Gov. Jon Huntsman; Julia Gillard, former Prime Minister of Australia; and Dr. Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Prize-winning Iranian activist and lawyer.