The Jesse Helms Center Lecture Series provides a unique opportunity for students and citizens to enrich their understanding and appreciation of the world. International leaders in areas of business, human rights, religion and government provide commentary on world events and the challenges of today’s global society. Speakers have included Lady Margaret Thatcher, Secretary of State Madeline Albright, Reverend Franklin Graham, the Dalai Lama, Congressman J.C. Watts, Justice Clarence Thomas, Steve Forbes, and Harry Wu.
Past Speakers
• Fred Barnes, Executive Editor "The Weekly Standard"
• T. Boone Pickens, Legendary Energy Entrepreneur
• John Bolton, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
• Dr. Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor
• Dr. William Frist, U.S. Senator and Senate Majority Leader
• Lady Margaret Thatcher, former British Prime Minister
• Richard Holbrooke, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
• Dr. Lloyd Ogilvie, Chaplain of the U.S. Senate
• General Henry Hugh Shelton, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Dr. William Bennett, former Secretary of Education
• Jack Valenti, CEO of the Motion Picture Association
• Dr. Madeleine Albright, Secretary of State
• J.C. Watts, U.S. Congressman
• Robert Novak, Conservative Political Commentator
• Reverend Franklin Graham, CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
• Dr. Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize Winner
• The Dalai Lama, Exiled Leader of Tibet
• Harry Wu, Human Rights Activist
• Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court Justice
• Malcolm S. Forbes, Jr., President and CEO of Forbes, Inc.
• Dr. Jeanne Kirkpatrick, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations |
