Past ICFRC Speakers
ICFRC Digital Collection
Then-Senator Barack Obama gives a talk during the 2007 caucus season as part of ICFRC's Candidates' Forums on Foreign Policy.
The University of Iowa Libraries recently launched an online video collection featuring our speakers from 2004- present. The collection is expected to grow as new videos become available.
Some of our past speakers include:
Mark Noll, PhD
Foreign Policy Implications of the New Shape of World Christianity
Rt. Hon. Lord Brian Mawhinnney Kt.
Managing Political Change in Northern Ireland
Ahmed E. Souaiaia, Ph.D
Politics of Appearances: Religion, Governance, and the Press in the Maghreb
Alan Brody
Revisiting the First Afghan War: Learning Lessons from Our Own Playbook
Andrew Seaton
UK-US Co-operation Combating Terrorism
Michael Schiffer, Ph.D.
North Korea Policy After the Nuclear Test
Rudolf Colloredo-Manfeld, Pd.D.
Left Leaning Tendency in Latin America?
Véronique Tadjo, Ph.D.
Writing Genocide: Rwanda
Juan Almadaros
Physician in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
"Honduras: A Continuing Problem of Human Rights".
Richard, Lord Acton
Member of the House of Lords
"The Current State of British Politics".
Bruce Babbitt
Candidate for US President
Interior Secretary of US
George Bush
Former Vice President and President of the US
"Report on the US - Soviet Summit Meeting".
John Crystal
Iowa Banker
"The Soviet Union as Viewed by an Iowan".
Ruth R. Harkin
President and Executive Officer of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
"Investing in Emerging Economies".
Kim Dae Jung
Opposition Leader and Civil Rights Activist
"The US and Prospects of Democracy in South.
Andy Higgins
Canadian Olympic Track and Field Coach
"The Ethos of Winning at Any Cost: the Trouble with International Sports".
Francois Lumumba
Eldest Son of Patrice Lumumba and President of the Congolese National Movement
"Spotlight on Africa: Democracy for Zaire?"
Lee Man-Sup
Former Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea and current Advisor to the Korean Ruling Party
"Reunification of Korea and the Role of the US".
Walter F. Mondale
Former Vice President of the US
"US Foreign Policy: Arms Control".
Geneva Overholser
Former Editor of the Des Moines Register, and current Ombudsman at the Washington Post
"Traditional Media, New Technology: How Americans Get Their Foreign News".
Elizabeth Pond
Correspondent, Christian Science Monitor
"Gorbachev and Glasnost, Their Significance for Soviet-European Relations".
Dith Pran
Survivor, The Killing Fields.
Stephen Schwebel
Member of the Intemational Court of Justice at the Hague
"The Performance and Prospects of the World Court in the Emerging World.
Phillip Short
Journalist, BBC Correspondent
"The Future of Hong Kong".
Hugh Sidey
Journalist, Contributing Editor and Columnist, Time
"U.S. Presidents".