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Archives 2002 Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec December December 17, 2002The Professional Services Council, a National Association representing the technical and professional services contractor industry, invited Secretary Cohen to deliver the keynote address at its combined Annual Membership and Board of Directors Meeting, an audience of over 100 senior executives of PSC's member companies. December 10, 2002 General James Jones, the incoming Supreme Allied Commander of Forces, Europe, was honored at a dinner hosted by Secretary Cohen, at which the General discussed challenges that NATO will have to confront during his term in office. General Jones served as Secretary Cohen's Military Assistant at the Pentagon and will be the first U.S. Marine to assume the military leadership of NATO.  Top
November November 21, 2002The Washington D.C. based U.S.-Taiwan Business Council announces that Secretary William S. Cohen will succeed Secretary Frank C. Carlucci as its Chairman on January 1, 2003. Click here for the Council's press release. As part of an Empower America conference of Technology and Security, Secretary Cohen moderated a panel on the challenges of protecting U.S. critical infrastructure. Panelists included Floyd Kvamme, co-chairman of the President's Science and Technology Council; Phil Bond, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology; and Lin Wells, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for command, control, communications and intelligence. November 8, 2002 Visiting UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, H.E. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan hosts Secretary Cohen at his residence for a discussion of regional security issues. November 6, 2002 Secretary Cohen addresses the Sejm of the Republic of Poland on the invitation of the Defense and Foreign Affairs committees. He spoke on the global risk of terrorism and the need for international cooperation. Secretary Cohen stressed the importance of Poland's role in NATO and the strength of current U.S.-Polish relations November 5, 2002 Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs W?odzimierz Cimoszewicz hosts a dinner for Secretary Cohen in Warsaw. November 4, 2002 Secretary Cohen meets with German Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Joschka Fischer to discuss the Iraq debate and U.S.-German relations. In Berlin, Secretary Cohen delivers remarks to the annual Bundeswehr und Gesellschaft Forum, sponsored by the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag. His remarks focused on U.S.-German relations, German defense policy and Germany's role in international organizations. Click here to read Secretary Cohen's remarks as delivered. Top
October October 16, 2002Secretary Cohen hosted a dinner in honor of Michael Powell, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission to discuss changes and developments in the field of telecommunications. Top
September September 27-29, 2002Secretary William Cohen hosted the Leaders Project, a conference of successor generation leaders at the White Oak Plantation in Florida. The conference brought together 40 future leaders for a series of discussions on transitions in the Pacific Rim. Participants included: Ms. Zainah Anwar, Executive Director, Sisters in Islam; Mr. Mikhail Margelov, Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs of the Russian Federal Assembly; Dr. Nurcholish Madjid, Rector, Universitas Paramadina, Indonesia; Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Former Foreign Minister of Thailand; Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Education, Singapore; Mr. Digvijaya Singh, Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh State, India. September 18, 2002 Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic Jaroslav Tvrdik visited Secretary Cohen to discuss NATO issues and the Czech Republic's prospective bid European Union membership. Secretary Cohen gives a keynote address to Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, encouraging students to consider careers in public service. September 13, 2002 Visiting President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai and Secretary Cohen meet in New York City to discuss the status of the Afghani reconstruction campaign and the furture of the U.S. War on Terror. September 11, 2002 On the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Secretary Cohen appears on globally-broadcast interviews with Al Jazeera, BBC World Service Radio, NBC News and Reuters news service. September 1, 2002 The Cohen Group initiated a new strategic partnership with the national law firm of Piper Rudnick. Top
August August 6, 2002In New York City, Secretary Cohen and Mr. Gebhard met with Premier Yu of Taiwan at a breakfast organized by the U.S.-Taiwan Business Council. Top
July July 31, 2002King Abdallah II of Jordan visits Secretary Cohen in Washington, DC to discuss Middle East security concerns. July 19-20, 2002 Secretary Cohen and Messrs. Tyrer and Bodner attend the 2002 Empower America conference in Colorado where they met with Governor Tom Ridge, the Assistant to President for Homeland Security; Mr. Floyd Kvamme, co-chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology; Mr. William Bennett, former National Drug Control Policy Director; and Mr. Jack Kemp, co-director of Empower America. July 18, 2002 Polish Minister of Defense Jerzy Szmajdzinski, while staying at Blair House, hosts Secretary Cohen and Mr. Gebhard for a discussion of US-Polish military relations. Top
June June 12, 2002Secretary Cohen hosted a dinner for senior business, government, and media leaders to share perspectives and ideas on developments in the Middle East. June 12, 2002 Senior business, government, and media leaders share perspectives and ideas on developments in the Middle East at a dinner hosted by Secretary Cohen. Top
May May 26 - 27, 2002In Moscow, Secretary Cohen chaired a Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) conference sponsored by the Nuclear Threat Initiative -- a group headed by Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar. This conference, which followed the Bush-Putin nuclear treaty signing, explored new efforts to safeguard and eliminate stockpiles of WMD. May 25, 2002 Secretary Cohen, along with Messrs. Gebhard and Sebright and Ms. Rudman, traveled to Moscow, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Shanghai, and Tokyo on business. During this travel, Secretary Cohen met with ministers from a dozen countries including Senior Minister Lee Kwan Yew and Prime Minister Goh of Singapore. May 24, 2002 Prior to departing for international travel, Secretary Cohen appeared on BBC TV and Radio to discuss developing world events, including the U.S./Russia nuclear treaty and possible war in Kashmir. Following these interviews, the Secretary taped a half-hour appearance on related topics for The McLaughlin Show, which aired on May 26. May 21, 2002 At an event held in Greenwich, CT, Secretary Cohen addressed approximately 200 senior executives and clients of Credit Suisse First Boston. May 8, 2002 Mr. Park spoke to term members of the Council on Foreign Relations about the contributions of Asian nations to the War on Terrorism and its implications for regional foreign policy. May 4, 2002 Secretary Cohen attended the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton. May 1, 2002 Secretary Cohen joined former Secretaries of Defense Melvin R. Laird, James Schlesinger, Harold Brown , Frank Carlucci, and Casper Weinberger at the 14th Annual Secretaries of Defense Television Conference hosted by the Southern Center for International Studies in Atlanta. Discussion topics included the war on terrorism and the Middle East. The taped program will be aired on public television stations across the country. Top
April April 29, 2002Secretary Cohen gave the keynote address at the 25th annual Association of Investment Management Sales Executives (AIMSE) Marketing and Sales Conference in Boca Raton, Florida. The audience consisted of approximately 375 sales and marketing professionals. April 24, 2002 Secretary Cohen hosted a breakfast for Rudolf Scharping, the German Minister of Defense. Guests at the breakfast included key U.S. business and government leaders. April 23, 2002 Testifying before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Secretary Cohen highlighted the importance of the cooperative threat reduction program - a nonproliferation effort with the former Soviet Union. (Read the press release.) The Senate hearing focused on ways to increase America's nonproliferation efforts in the former Soviet Union. April 22, 2002 Secretary Cohen gave the keynote address at Vastera's Annual Users' Conference in Leesburg, VA. Vastera helps clients, including Alcatel, Dell, Ford Motor Company, NIKE, Microsoft, and Nortel, manage their global trading operations. The audience of approximately 150, included Vastera executives, including U.S. Customs officials and others involved in homeland security. April 19, 2002 Secretary Cohen met with former Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Barak. The two spoke about the ongoing struggles in the Middle East. April 14 - 18, 2002 Secretary Cohen traveled to Europe for business meetings in Paris and London, including a board meeting of Brazil Invest, an international merchant bank. Joined by former President George Bush, the board members discussed business and economic trends around the world. April 11, 2002 In recognition of his decades of government service, Secretary Cohen received the Paul H. Douglas Ethics in Government Award presented by the University of Illinois. University President James Stukel and U.S. Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL) made remarks. April 6, 2002 Following his trip to the Gulf region, Secretary Cohen wrote an opinion-editorial published in The Washington Post on April 6. The Secretary urged the Administration to remain engaged to the Middle East and suggested that Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah's peace proposal "could prove key in framing a political approach that not only makes sense but also actually makes progress." Read the Op-Ed. April 4 - 5, 2002 Secretary Cohen appeared on MSNBC and NBC's Nightly News to discuss developing news in the Middle East. April 3, 2002 At a Council on Foreign Relations event in New York City, Secretary Cohen joined former Defense Secretaries Weinberger, Carlucci, and Brown to talk about the Middle East and the war on terrorism. Top
March March 30, 2002Secretary Cohen appeared on the NBC Today Show, Weekend Edition, to comment on breaking news in the Middle East. March 29, 2002 Secretary Cohen appeared on NBC's Nightly News to discuss the impact of Arab media reporting on events in the Middle East. March 22, 2002 While in Germany, Der Speigel and Die Süddeutsche Zeitung interviewed Secretary Cohen about the war on terrorism and the possibility of military action against Iraq. March 19 - 26, 2002 Secretary Cohen and Messrs. Tyrer, Bodner, and Sebright traveled to England, Germany and the Gulf region. In addition to the group conducting business meetings, Secretary Cohen visited with key leaders in 5 of the 6 Gulf states. March 14, 2002 Secretary Cohen and The Cohen Group hosted a dinner for George Yong-Boon Yeo, the Singapore Minister for Trade and Industry. Discussions at the dinner focused on U.S - China relations, the U.S. - Singapore Free Trade Agreement negotiations, and the international campaign against terrorism. A select group of senior government and business leaders were in attendance. March 8, 2002 Secretary Cohen hosted a lunch for Mr. Eduardo Serra, the former Minister of Defense for Spain and the current chairman of UBS Warburg (Spain) and Prado, Spain's national museum. Guests at the lunch included key business and government leaders. March 7, 2002 In honor and recognition of his more than 30 years in public service, Secretary Cohen received the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service. Awarded by the Woodrow Wilson Center at an event in New York City, the evening was hosted by Center Director Lee Hamilton. President Clinton presented the award to Secretary Cohen. March 6, 2002 Secretary Cohen and The Cohen Group hosted a dinner for NASDAQ head, Hardwick Simmons. In attendance were business leaders and key members of both the executive and legislative branches. March 5, 2002 Secretary Cohen gave the keynote address at the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts' (NAREIT) Annual Conference at the Ritz Carlton in Washington, DC. Speaking to approximately 50 publicly-traded real estate company CEOs, investment bankers, and institutional investors, the Secretary discussed challenges and approaches to combating terrorism. Top
February February 25, 2002At the Robertson Stephens' 19th Annual Technology Investment Conference held in San Francisco, the Secretary participated in a panel discussion on terrorism and global affairs. Also on the panel were retired General Barry McCaffrey and former National Security Advisor Samuel Berger. In attendance at the discussion were more than 1,000 financial professionals and top managers of the world's leading technology companies. February 12, 2002 Secretary Cohen spoke to approximately 1,000 attendees at the American Council on Education's (ACE) Annual Meeting held this year in San Francisco, California. Addressing senior college and university administrators, the Secretary provided his thoughts on the challenges faced in a post-September 11th world. February 10, 2002 Secretary Cohen and his wife, Janet Langhart Cohen, hosted the 7th Annual American Veteran Awards. Broadcast on The History Channel, the awards show honors the military and its members while also aiming to promote the role of the Armed Forces in everyday society. February 8, 2002 The Hill, a prominent Capitol Hill newspaper, interviewed Secretary Cohen for a special Homeland Security edition. The interview included Cohen's thoughts on the progress of the war on terrorism and on the size of the Bush Administration's proposed defense budget. (Section ran February 13, 2002). February 2 - 3, 2002 Secretary Cohen and Messrs. Tyrer, Bodner, and Gebhard attended the annual Conference on International Security in Munich, Germany, known as Wehrkunde. Also in attendance were senior defense and foreign policy leaders from Europe, Russia, China, India and Pakistan. During the conference, Secretary Cohen discussed the future of NATO and European security in the context of global terrorism and expressed his concern about the growing gap in military capabilities between the U.S. and Europe. Top
January January 26 - February 1, 2002Secretary Cohen embarked on his third trip to Europe, travelling to Spain, Denmark, and Germany. In addition to conducting a series of meetings with key business leaders, Secretary Cohen also held meetings with U.S. Ambassador to Spain, George L. Argyros, Spain's Minister of Defense, Federico Trillo-Figueroa, and Denmark's Minister of Defense, Svend Aage Jensby. January 22, 2002 Secretary Cohen appeared as a featured guest on BBC Radio's, "The World This Weekend." Broadcast throughout the U.K. and portions of Europe, Cohen provided his perspective on the U.S. detainees in Cuba and the impact of this situation on America's partnerships in the war on terror. January 17, 2002 Secretary Cohen and Messrs. Bodner and Doug Wilson (Associate Vice President and Director of Special Projects with The Group) and Ms. Rudman met with Dr. Kemal Dervis, the Minister of State for the Republic of Turkey. Discussions at this meeting focused on the importance of the bilateral security and economic relationship between the U.S. and Turkey. January 14, 2002 Secretary Cohen met with Japan's former Minister of Defense, Toshitsugu Saito, at Cohen's office in Washington, DC. The two men discussed military and economic matters. Top
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