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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”

Deadline for Registration is
Friday, September 11th, 6:00 pm

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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”

Deadline for Registration is
Friday, September 25th, 6:00 pm

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Our New Members in 2026

AYALA, DeHart

Senior Trial Attorney (Ret)
Community Leader
Tampa, FL

BROWN, Sharene

Co-Founder of Five & Thrive National advocacy for military families. Tampa, FL

CATHEY, Jeffrey

Chairman, Board of Directors for Veterans Florida. Tampa, FL

CHAPUIS, Audrey

President & CEO, Tampa Bay History Center Tampa, FL

DAVIS, Jim

Partner, Holland & Knight law firm; Former member - U.S. House of Representatives. Tampa, FL

DIEHL, Chip

Managing Director at Diehl & Associates; former Deputy Director of Engagement, Plans and Policy Directorate, U.S. Central Command, MacDill AFB. Tampa, FL

HOWELL, Gregg

Former Senior Director - USAID Palm Harbor, FL

IRWIN, Fred

Former Vice Chairman, Citi Bank AG Past President American Chamber of Commerce, Frankfurt, Germany Clearwater, FL

LIMAYEN, Moez

President, University of South Florida Tampa, FL

OSSWALD, Raphael

Financial Analyst - Abicor Group Tampa, FL

SAVAGE, Arthur

CEO & President of A.R. Savage, LLC Consul of Norway and Denmark for Central Florida Tampa, FL

STEVENS, Michael

CEO, Tampa International Airport & Hillsborough County Aviation Authority Tampa, FL

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Upcoming Events

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

“State Secrets: Pressure on the Balance Between National Security and an Informed Citizenry.”

Wednesday December 16, 2026

Guest Night

Elliott Abrams

Council on Foreign Relations
Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies

“The Influence of Faith: Religious Groups and U.S. Foreign Policy”

List of Tampa Bay CFR Speakers since 1992

ABOUT US

The American Committees on Foreign Relations is a non-partisan, national confederation of city Committees dedicated to dialogue on foreign relations between local and regional civic leaders in the heartland of America and policy makers, practitioners, and other experts drawn from both U.S. and foreign sources.