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2007 |
Rob Portman
Former Director of the Office of Management and Budget and United States Trade Representative; From 1993 to 2005, served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 2nd district.
Mr. Portman's Remarks |
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2006 |
Daniel Inouye
Currently serves as the senior United States Senator from Hawaii, a position he has held since 1963; among many distinctions, holds a Medal of Honor citation for his heroism in World War Two.
Senator Inouye's Remarks |
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2005 |
John Boehner
House Minority Leader for the 110th Congress; formerly served as the House Majority Leader, and chaired the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Congressman Boehner's Remarks |
Don Nickels
Cal Dooley |
2004 |
Cal Dooley and Don Nickles
Don Nickles: former United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1981 until 2005 and founder, CEO, and chair of the lobbying firm, The Nickles Group. Cal Dooley: former United States Representative from California from 1991 to 2005; current President and CEO of the merged Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and Food Products Association (FPA).
Mr. Dooley's Remarks
Mr. Nickles's Remarks |
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2003 |
Dennis Hastert
United States Representative from Illinois since 1987, and served as Speaker of the House from 1999 to 2006. |
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2002 |
John Breaux
former United States Senator from Louisiana from 1987 until 2005; currently senior counsel for Washington firm Patton Boggs, specializing in issues of health care and energy law. |
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2001 |
Richard Lugar
Senior United States Senator from Indiana; currently serves as the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. |
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2000 |
Bill Archer
Former United States Representative for 30 years and chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee; currently senior advisor with PriceWaterhouseCoopers. |
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1999 |
Robert Dole
United States Senator from Kansas from 1969-1996, serving part of that time as United States Senate Majority Leader; Republican Presidential Nominee in 1996; currently serves as Special Counsel in the Washington, DC office of Alston & Bird. |
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1998 |
Vic Fazio
United States Representative from California in 1979 to 1999; currently senior advisor in the Washington office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and sits on the board of Northrop Grumman. |
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1997 |
Bob Michel
Former Illinois member of the U.S. House of Representatives; received Presidential Citizens Medal in 1989. |
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1996 |
John Dingell
United States Representative from Michigan; currently the longest-serving member of the House. |
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1995 |
Trent Lott
United States Senator from Mississippi; former Majority Leader from 1996 to 2001. |
Warren Rudman
Paul Tsongas |
1994 |
Warren Rudman & Paul Tsongas
Warren Rudman: former United States Senator from New Hampshire; currently a partner in the international law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. Paul Tsongas: former United States Senator from Massachusetts; co-founder of The Concord Coalition |
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1993 |
David Boren
Former Governor of Oklahoma and United States Senator; currently serves as president of the University of Oklahoma.
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1992 |
Dick Cheney
Current Vice President of the United States; former Secretary of Defense under President George H.W. Bush; former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming; former White House Chief of Staff for President Ford.
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1991 |
Howard Baker
Former Senate Majority Leader from Tennessee, known as the "Great Conciliator" who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1984. |
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1990 |
Carla Hills
Served as United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Ford administration, and as U.S. Trade Representative; currently chairman and CEO of Hills & Company International Consultants. |
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1989 |
Anne Wexler
Served as Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce under President Carter; founder and chairman of the executive committee, Wexler & Walker Public Policy Associates. |
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1988 |
Alexander Trowbridge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Johnson; former Vice President of Allied Chemical Corporation (now Allied Signal Corp.) and president of the National Association of Manufacturers.
Mr. Trowbridge's Remarks |
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1987 |
Malcolm Baldridge
Former chairman and chief executive officer of Scovill, Inc.; served as Secretary of Commerce in the Reagan administration. |
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1986 |
James T. Lynn
Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Director of Office of Management and Budget; chairman of the board of Aetna Life and Casualty Company. |
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1985 |
Jim Broyhill
United States Representative from North Carolina; former chairman of the North Carolina Economic Development Commission and State Secretary of Commerce. |
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1984 |
William D. Ruckelshaus
First head of the EPA; Deputy Attorney General of the United States; later served as Senior Vice-President of Legal Affairs at Weyerhaeuser. |
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1983 |
William Baroody, Sr.
Long serving former president and co-founder of the American Enterprise Institute. |
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1982 |
John D. Harper
Former CEO of Alcoa and the founding host of the Washington, DC luncheon attended by eleven other CEOs (later became the Business Roundtable).
Mr. Harper's Remarks |
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1981 |
Mr. Harlow's Remarks |
