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Wilson Council
The Wilson Council engages individuals who appreciate the Wilson Center's non-partisan focus on understanding the most pressing policy issues facing the world today. Through the Council's activities, members become engaged in the life of the institution, connecting with leaders from the worlds of policy, academia, and business, while learning the historical, cultural, political, and economic perspectives that influence decision-making at all levels.
Through their participation, counsel and annual contributions, Council members enable the Center to further the dialogue of democracy. In appreciation of their support, the Center provides a wide array of benefits. As a private/public partnership, the Center must raise two-thirds of its budget every year, making the generosity of the Wilson Council members critical to the Center's continued success.
Wilson Council members receive benefits commensurate with their level of giving and invitations throughout the year to events at the Wilson Center and around the country. These include the thrice-annual Day at the Wilson Center policy conferences, the National Conversation series, Director's Forums, and the Hamilton Lecture Series. Recent prominent guests have included Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the Honorable James Baker, Tom Brokaw, David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal, General Stanley McChrystal, Senator Susan Collins, Special National Security Advisor John Brennan, and former National Security Advisory Zbigniew Brezinski.
Additionally, members-only programs-such as the "Impact on Business" roundtable series, the "Behind the Headlines" newsmaker series, and the "Food for Thought" luncheon series-give Center supporters insights into the day's top issues. At private meetings, donors interact with leading public officials, foreign dignitaries and Center analysts to discuss important world concerns, such as U.S. national security and terrorism, emerging powers, the Middle East peace process, and economic policies impacting the global economy.
For further information, please contact the Development Office at (202) 691-4169.
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Sam Donaldson, a 42-year ABC News veteran, served two appointments as chief White House correspondent for ABC News from January 1998 to August 1999 and from 1977-1989, covering Presidents Carter, Reagan and Clinton. Mr. Donaldson also co-anchored, with Diane Sawyer, "PrimeTime Live" from August 1989, until it merged with "20/20" in 1999. MORE
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