May 6, 2026
Richard Jacobson received an award for his 35 years of leadership as TBA CFR Committee Director
“In grateful appreciation of Richard A. Jacobson
for his distinguished leadership and devoted service
as director of the
Tampa Bay Area Committee on Foreign Relations
1991 to 2025.”
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Alex Brockwehl
Visiting Researcher – Global Economy and Development
Brookings Institute
“After Maduro: Assessing the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ and the Stakes for the U.S., Venezuela, and the Western Hemisphere”
Registration is not open to the public
Deadline for Registration is
Friday May 15th , 6:00 pm
Meet our Members
JOPEK, Lawrence
Larry Jopek
Vice President of Marketing and Community Partnerships WEDU
Tampa, FL
KALIEBE, Karl
Karl Kaliebe
President/Executive Director World Trade Center Tampa Bay
Score Imports, Director, Kannon Asia Ltd (Taiwan)
Tampa, FL
KANNE, Ryan
Ryan Kanne
U.S. Commercial Service – Director, Greater Florida
Tampa, FL
KEDDY, Paul
Paul Keddy
Canadian Armed Forces Colonel (Ret)
Tampa, FL
KERR, Ann Loughridge
Ann Loughridge Kerr
Attorney at Law
Clearwater, FL
KLUG, Charles
Charles Klug
Chief Legal Officer
Tampa Port Authority
Tampa, FL
KREUZIGER, Peter W.
Peter Kreuziger
President/Chief Executive Officer
Advantus LMS, Inc.
Dunedin, FL
LAWSON, Ken
Ken Lawson
Lead Director Atlys Global
Senior Advisor The McChrystal Group
Tampa, FL
LEMBERG, Tom
Tom Lemberg
Lawyer (Ret.)
Tampa, FL
LEVENTRY, Daniel
Dan Leventry
Senior Counselor with Palantir Technologies
Apollo Beach, FL
LI, Linman
Linman Li
Director, Asia Programs
USF Medicine International
Tampa, FL
LENNOX, William J., Jr.
(Emeritus)
William Lennox
President, Saint Leo University (Ret.)
Lt. General U.S. Army (Ret.)
Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy at West Point (Ret.)
Tampa, FL
LEWALLEN, Linda
Linda Lewallen
Physician
Tampa, FL
LIGGETT, Alex
Alex Liggett
Builder / Developer Sneem Co. Kerry, Ireland
Tampa, FL
LINDELL, Lyda Tymiak, M.D.
Lyda Lindell
President and CEO REVERSA, LLC
Faculty – American Academy of Ophthalmology
Tampa, FL
Upcoming Events
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Wednesday September 16, 2026
Richard Bell
Professor of History
University of Maryland
“Rethinking the American Revolution’s Lessons for Global Security”
Thursday October 1, 2026.
Michael Mandelbaum
Professor Emeritus of American Foreign Policy and former director of the American Foreign Policy program
at the Johns Hopkins University
School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
“American Way of Foreign Policy”
Thursday November 12, 2026
Paul Tash
Duke University Adjunct Instructor of Journalism & Public Policy
Former chairman of Tampa Bay Times/Times Publishing Company
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