NEWS

The American Club of Lisbon has established a protocol with BreakThru Magazine. This magazine will be mailed to all ACL members. In the February edition of BreakThru, Anne Taylor Grave, the Club's Executive Director will be writing a brief editorial. Keep a lookout for upcoming ACL events in the American Club Corner in BreakThru.

EVENTS

ACL Awards Chamber Music Fundraising Concert
Date: Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
Location: Penha Longa Chapel
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Lunch with the Mayor of Lisbon
Date: Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Location: Sheraton Lisboa Hotel & SPA
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Lunch with U. S. Secretary of Energy - Samuel W. Bodman
Date: Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Location: Marriot Lisbon
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ACL Sado Estuary Cruise
Date: Saturday, May 31st, 2008
Location: Doca das Fontainhas, Tróia
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American Community Independence Day Picnic
Date: Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Location: To be announced

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Guest Speakers

2008 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon

February 13   The Hon. Thomas F. Stephenson
    Ambassador of the USA to Portugal
    Subject: Perspectives on U.S. - Portuguese Relations and Global Challenges.
March 28   José Rodrigues dos Santos
    Former ACL Awards Scholar, RTP Anchorman, Author
April 16   Prof. Doutor Fernando Teixeira dos Santos
    Minister of State and Finance


2007 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon

January 24   Prof. António Câmara
    CEO of YDreams
    Subject: Big Changes Under Way in Portugal: Technology and Education.
February 28   Dr. Luís Amado
    Minister of Foreign Affairs
    Subject: O Presente e o Futuro das Relações Transatlânticas.
April 3   Dr. Paulo Portas
    Candidate to President of CDS/PP
    Subject: Uma Visão para o Centro-Direita em Portugal.
May 9   Prof.ª Drª Isabel Pires de Lima
    Minister of Culture
    Subject: A Cultura como Elemento de Política Externa.
May 31   Engº Paulo Azevedo
    Presidente da Comissão Executiva – SONAE, SGPS
    Subject: O Grupo Sonae e as Telecomunicações.
June 20   Prof. Doutor Nuno Severiano Teixeira
    Ministro da Defesa
    Subject: As Relações Transatlânticas e os Desafios à Segurança Internacional.
October 8   Steven C. Preston
    Administrator of the U. S. Small Business Administration
    Subject: American Small Businesses Leadership in Global Growth.
November 27   António Borges
    Vice-Chairman of Goldman Sachs International
    Subject: A volatilidade financeira e a economia real – implicações para Portugal.


2006 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon

February 15   The Hon. Alfred Hoffman Jr.
    Ambassador of the United States of America to Portugal
    Subject: Transformational Diplomacy.
March 22   Dr. José Vieira da Silva
    Minister of Labor and Social Solidarity
    Subject: Qualificação e Competitividade - Os Desafios e as Soluções.
April 19   Prof. Doutor Fernando Teixeira dos Santos
    Minister of State and Finance
    Subject: Consolidação Orçamental e os Desafios da Competitividade.
May 3   João Paulo Girbal (Microsoft), José Joaquim Oliveira (IBM), Paulo Ramos (ParaRede)
    Moderated by: Dana T. Redford
    Panel about: The technological plan and its effects on the private sector.
June 20   Dr. Emilio Rui Vilar
    President of the Gulbenkian Foundation
    Subject: A Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian e os Desafios do Futuro.
October 11   Drª Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues
    Minister of Education
    Subject: A Educação em Portugal: Actualidade e Futuro.
October 25   Prof. Doutor Rui Machete
    President of the Luso-American Foundation
    Subject: A Fundação Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento: Um Projecto Ambicioso.
November 7   Dr. Paulo Teixeira Pinto
    CEO of Millennium BCP
    Subject: Estratégias de Criação de Valor.


2005 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon

January 19   Dr. António Mexia
    Minister of Public Works, Transports and Communications
    Subject: A Reforma do Estado e a Sociedade Civil.
February 2   Dr. Pedro Santana Lopes
    Prime Minister of Portugal
    Subject: Eleições Legislativas
March 10   Prof. Jorge Vasconcellos e Sá
    (Joint lunch-conference with AmCham)
    University Professor
    Subject: Estratégias das Empresas Japonesas e Alemãs para conquistarem os mercados internacionais; ilações para as empresas Portuguesas na internacionalização e defesa do mercado interno.
March 30   Dr. Francisco Murteira Nabo
    President of COTEC, Bastonário da Ordem dos Economistas, board Member of PT
    Subject: Papel da Inovação na Sociedade do Conhecimento.
May 25   Dr. João Soares
    Candidate to Mayor of Sintra
    Subject: A Descentralização Administrativa: Qual o Futuro do Poder Autárquico em Portugal?
June 15   Mr. Eric Stewart
    U. S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Europe
    Subject: United States Trade Issues with the European Union and Portugal.
June 22   Prof. Dr. António Carmona Rodrigues
    Acting Mayor of Lisbon / Candidate to Mayor of Lisbon
    Subject: O Futuro de Lisboa.
July 20   Engº José Sócrates
    Prime Minister of Portugal
    Subject: A Economia Europeia.
September 21   Dr. Manuel Pinho
    Minister of Economy and Innovation
    Subject: Investimento, Economia e Inovação.
October 19   Dr. Ricardo Espírito Santo Salgado
    President of Grupo Espírito Santo
    Subject: A Contribuição do Sector Bancário para a Evolução da Sociedadee Economia Portuguesas.
November 10   Prof. J. Vasconcellos e Sá
    (organized by AmCham)
    Subject: Oportunidade: O Outro Nome da Crise (O Desafio da Produtividade em Portugal).
November 23   Prof. Aníbal Cavaco Silva
    Presidential Candidate
November 30   Dr. Manuel Alegre
    Presidential Candidate
December 14   Doutor Mário Soares
    Presidential Candidate


2004 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon

January 28   Engº Armando Sevinate Pinto
    Minister of Agriculture
    Subject: A Política Agrícola Comum.
February 19   Dr. Manuel Monteiro
    President of the "Nova Democracia" Political Party
    Subject: Uma Nova República para Portugal.
March 17   Drª Manuela Ferreira Leite
    Minister of Finance
    Subject: Situação Político-Económica Actual.
April 21   Prof. Doutor Abel Mateus
    President of "Autoridade da Concorrência"
    Subject: Concorrência - Uma Nova Cultura Empresarial.
May 19   H. E. Assunção dos Anjos
    Ambassador of Angola to Portugal
    Subject: Angola e as Perspectivas de Desenvolvimento no Contexto da Paz.
June 16   Dr. José Luis Arnaut
    Minister Assistant to the Prime Minister
    Subject: Euro 2004 and Beyond.
July 21   Mr. Theodore W. Kassinger
    U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce
    Subject: The Importance of the U.S. - Portugal Relationship.
November 3   Prof. Vasco Rato
    Political Analyst
    Subject: How Yesterday's Presidential Elections will Impact U. S. Foreign Policy.
November 17    Investor Relations Panel
    Dr. Abel Sequeira Ferreira, Dr. Miguel Magalhães Duarte, Dr.
    Nuno Prego – moderated by Dr. Jorge Marrão
    Subject: Investor Relations in the Portuguese Capital Market.


2003 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon

January 22   António Bagão Félix
    Minister of Social Security and Labor
    Subject: A Reforma Social e Laboral.
March 12   António Martins da Cruz
    Minister of Foreign Affairs
    Subject: A Parceria Atlântica.
April 16  Dr. Miguel Horta e Costa
    President & CEO of Portugal Telecom, SGPS, SA
    Subject: Portugal Telecom: Sucessos Passados e Desafios Futuros.
May 28   Rear Admiral Pierce J. Johnson
    Rear Admiral USNR - CINCSOUTHLANT
    Subject: Future of Nato.
June 26   Dr. Luis Delgado
    CEO of Agência Lusa, Columnist for the Diário de Notícias & Commentator for SIC
    Subject: O Velho e o Novo Mundo.
October 29    Dr. Gilberto Madaíl
    President of Federação Portuguesa de Futebol and Director of
    Sociedade Euro 2004
    Subject: O Euro 2004.
November 12   Prof. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
    Professor Catedrático da Universidade de Lisboa
    Subject: Portugal e a Europa: As Razões de um Sim.
December 10   Dr. Pedro Santana Lopes
    Mayor of Lisbon
    Subject: Lisboa: Indicadores Urbanos.

2002 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon

January 23   Dr. Pedro Santana Lopes
    Mayor of Lisbon
    Subject: The Future of Lisbon.
February 27   The Hon. John N. Palmer
    U. S. Ambassador to Portugal
    Joint lunch with AmCham
    Subject: The United States and Europe after September 11th.
March 13   Luncheon debate between
    José Magalhães – PS representative
    and
    José Pacheco Pereira – PSD representative
    moderated by
    Prof. João Carlos Espada
    Director of the Institute for Political Studies of Universidade Católica Portuguesa
    Subject: The Upcoming Legislative Elections.
April 5   António Borges
    Managing Director & Vice-Chairman, Goldman Sachs Intl.
    Subject: Portugal in Europe. The Challenge of Modernisation.
June 19   Emidio Rangel
    Programming Director of RTP – Rádio Televisão Portuguesa
    Subject: O Serviço Público de Televisão.
September 11   Memorial Lunch
    (No speaker)

2001 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon

January 24   Prof. João Lobo Antunes
    Neurosurgeon, author and “mandatário” of the Sampaio’s Presidential Campaign
    Subject: Two Elections.
February 21   Prof. Dr. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
    Political Analyst
    Subject: Portugal – A Entrada do Novo Século.
March 21   Dr. Pedro Santana Lopes
    Mayor of Câmara Municipal da Figueira da Foz (announced today candidacy to Mayor of Lisbon)
    Subject: As Eleições Autárquicas.
May 16   The Honorable Gerald S. McGowan
    Ambassador of the United States to Portugal
    Subject: Reflections of a Departing American Ambassador.
July 11   Prof. Ernâni Lopes
    Macroeconomist
    Subject: O Atlântico: Espaço Estratégico, de Cooperação e de Oportunidades de Negócio.
September 19   Prof. Vitor Constâncio
    Governor of the Bank of Portugal
    Subject: Portugal and the Euro.
October 24   Nuno Rogeiro
    Political Analyst
    Subject: Terrorism.
November 21   Dr. Guilherme d’ Oliveira Martins
    Minister of Finance
    Subject: Rigor Financeiro e Coesão Social: Portugal: Os Novos Desafios.
December 12   Engº Ludgero Marques
    President of AEP – Associação Empresarial de Portugal
    Subject: Capital Social e Capital Humano: Bases para a Competitividade da Economia Portuguesa.

2000 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon

January 26   Dr. Francisco Pinto Balsemão
    President of SIC and Impresa
    Subject: De Monomedia até Multimedia.
February 23   Dr. Joaquim Pina Moura
    Ministro da Economia e Finanças
    Subject: A Economia Portuguesa no Início do Milénio.
March 22   Engº Belmiro Mendes de Azevedo
    President of the SONAE group
    Subject: A Governação das Holdings.
April 19   Telecommunications Panel
    Amb. Gerald McGowan, Dr. Luis Nazaré, Dr. António Carrapatoso – moderated by Dr. Luis Miguel P. Antunes
    Subject: Telecommunications and Innovation.
May 17   Dr. António Pires de Lima
    President of the Portuguese Bar Association
    Subject: A Situação da Justiça em Portugal.
June 1   William M. Daley
    U.S. Secretary of Commerce
    Subject: E-Commerce and the Digital Divide: Meeting the Challenge.
October 26   Victoria Clarke vs Lorraine Voles
    Advisors to the George W. Bush and to the Al Gore Campaigns
    Debate: Insights and Arguments Fresh From the Battlefield of the U.S. Presidential Campaign.
    Moderator: Prof. João Carlos Espada – Director of the Institute for Political Studies at
    Universidade Católica
November 15   Engº Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral
    PSD Presidential Candidate
    Subject: Portugal e o Seu Futuro na Europa.

1999 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon

January 20   H. E. António Guterres
    Prime Minister of Portugal
    Subject: Desafios que se Colocam à
    Comunidade Euro-Atlântica, nesta viragem do século.
February 10   Prof. Dr. António de Sousa
    Governor of the Bank of Portugal
    Subject: Globalização e as Crises Financeiras.
March 24   Gerald S. McGowan
    Ambassador of the United States to Portugal
    Subject: Lisbon and Washington: A Tale of Two Cities.
April 27   Matjaz Kovacic 
    Ambassador of Slovenia to Portugal
    Subject: The Situation in the Balkans.
May 26 Vicente Jorge Silva
    Journalist and Political Commentator
    Subject: O Futuro do Panorama Político em Portugal.
June 28   José Manuel Durão Barroso
    President of P.S.D.
    Subject: Legislative Elections.
October 13   Gerald S. McGowan
    Ambassador of the United States to Portugal
    Subject: East Timor, Portugal and the United States.
November 17   Dr. José Roquette
    President of Sporting Football Club and businessman
    Subject: The Business of Football, and Football as a Business/Euro 2004.
December 15   Dr. Artur Santos Silva
    President of Grupo B.P.I.
    Subject: A Banca no Novo Milénio.

1998 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon

January 28   Prof. Dr. José Veiga Simão
    Minister of Defense
    Subject: A Defesa Nacional numa Sociedade em Mudança.
February 18   Engº José Torres Campos
    Commissioner of EXPO 98
    Subject: Exposição Mundial de Lisboa 1998.
April 1   Herman José
    Comedian
    Subject: A Alegria de Mentir.
April 22   H. E. Ambassador Gerald S. McGowan
    Ambassador of the United States to Portugal
    Subject: Why am I here?
May 22 Secretary William M. Daley
    U. S. Secretary of Commerce
    Subject: The Relationship between Portugal and the United States
August 10   His Excellency Kofi Annan
    Secretary-General of the United Nations
    Subject: The United Nations and the Community.
September 2    Dr. Robert Ballard
    The man who discovered the Titanic
    Subject: The Discovery of the Titanic and other Historic Shipwrecks.
October 28   Dr. José Magalhães
    Political Analyst and Member of Parliament for PS
    Subject: Saving Private Privacy - Mission Impossible?
December 16   Dr. Vitor Constâncio
    Administrator of BPI
    Subject: The Euro and its Impact in the Portuguese Economy.

1997 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon

January 15   H. E. Dr. Mário Soares
February 19   Dr. José Ramos Horta
    1996 Nobel Peace Prize Winner
    Subject: Iniciativa de Paz por Timor Leste e o Papel dos Estados Unidos.
March 19   Dr. José Narciso da Cunha Rodrigues
    Attorney General of Portugal
    Subject: A Justiça no Fim do Século: Mitos e Paradigmas.
April 16   H. E. Amb. Elizabeth Frawley Bagley
    Ambassador of the United States to Portugal
    Subject: The United States and Portugal, A Dynamic Partnership.
May 14 Prof. Ernâni Lopes
    Subject: Moeda Única Europeia e Reestruturação Industrial. O Caso Português.
July 16 H. E. António de Sousa Franco
    Minister of Finance
    Subject: A Entrada do Euro: de que Modo Afectará o resto do Mundo?
October 22   Dr. João Soares
    Mayor of Lisbon
    Subject: Lisboa e o Futuro.
November 19   Engº Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral
    Candidate for Mayor of Lisbon
    Subject: Uma vista sobre Lisboa.

1996 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon

January 24   Dr. Jaime Gama
    Minister of Foreign Affairs
February 28   Prof. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
    Distinguished Political Analyst
    Subject: "Portugal - The Next Constitutional Revision".
April 10   Ambassador Selwa «Lucky» Roosevelt
    Former White House Chief of Protocol
May 15   Drª Maria de Jesus Barroso Soares
    Former First Lady of Portugal
July 3 Luncheon debate between
    Christopher Matthews - San Francisco Examiner
    and
    William Schneider - CNN
    moderated by
    The Hon. Elizabeth Frawley Bagley
    Ambassador of the United States to Portugal
    Subject: U.S. Presidential Elections ‘96.
October 16   H. E. António Guterres
    Prime Minister of Portugal
    Subject: His vision of the future of Portugal.
November 13   Sen. Frank Murkowski (R - Alaska)
    Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D - New Jersey)
    Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D - Maryland)
    American Senators visiting Portugal
    Subject: Recent Presidential elections, outcome and predictions.
December 18   Drª Maria de Belém Roseira
    Minister of Health

1995 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon

January 25   Dr. Manuel Monteiro
    President of C.D.S.
    Subject: “Portugal e os Dasafios Europeus”
February 15   Dr. José Manuel Durão Barroso
    Minister for Foreign Affairs
March 22   Engº António Guterres
    Secretary General of The Partido Socialista
April 19   Dr. Daniel Proença de Carvalho
    Well-known Lawyer and Political Analyst
    Subject: O Poder Político Face aos Poderes Mediático e Judicial.
May 17   Dr. Fernando Nogueira
    President of The Partido Social Democrata
June 21   Dr. Paulo Portas
    Director of “O Independente”
July 12   Dr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral
    President - Designate of the UN General Assembly
    Subject: Important Issues Facing the U.N. Today.
October 18   Debate between:
    J. António Saraiva: Director of Semanário
    Daniel Proença de Carvalho: Distinguished lawyer and political analyst
    Subject: Election Results.
November 22   Dr. Jorge Sampaio
    Candidate for President of the Republic of Portugal
December 13   Prof. Aníbal Cavaco Silva
    Former Prime Minister and Candidate for President of the Republic of Portugal

1994 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon

January 26   Dr. Francisco Pinto Balsemão
    President of SIC and of Controljornal
    Subject: Television and Communication.
March 2   Dr. Pedro Santana Lopes
    Secretary of State for Culture
Subject: Current Political Situation in Portugal & Lisbon ‘94 - Cultural Capital of Europe.
March 30   Dr. José Pacheco Pereira
    First V. P. of the Parliamentary Group of the PSD
Subject: Os Caminhos que Levam a Alguma Parte na Política Portuguesa.
May 5   Dr. António Maria Pereira
    Official Monitor of the S. African Elections & President of the Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Affairs
    Subject: First-hand Observations.
June 6   U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell
    and
    U.S. Congressman Richard W. Pombo
    Prominent elected officials of the U.S. Government
  Subject: Various topics of concern between the U.S. and Europe and Portugal in Particular.
July 6   Prof. Dr. Eduardo Catroga
    Minister of Finance
October 19   Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagley
    Subject: The U.S. and Portugal - a New Agenda.
November 11   Mr. Roger Ballou
    President of American Express Travel Related Services
December 14    Dr. Fernando Gomes
    Mayor of Porto
    CANCELLED (car accident)

1993 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon

February 3   Admiral “Mike” Boorda
    Cmdr. Naval Forces South ( NATO Command ) & Cmdr. U. S. Navy Europe ( U.S. Command )
    Subject: NATO and the U.S. Navy in Southern Europe.
March 3   Dr. António José Cardoso e Cunha
    Commissioner of EXPO 98 - Lisbon
Subject: Portugal Hoje - A Gestão das Oportunidades.
March 24   H. E. Aníbal Cavaco Silva
    Prime Minister of Portugal
Subject: Portugal e a Construção Europeia.
April 21   Drª Fernanda Mota Pinto
    Provedora da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa
    Subject: S.C.M.L. - Cinco Séculos de Solidariedade.
May 19   Dr. Isaltino Morais
    Mayor of Oeiras
  Subject: O Poder Local e os Novos Desafios deste Fim de Século.
June 23   Engº Álvaro Barreto
    President of SOPORCEL
  Subject: Consequências do Intervencionismo na Economia Portuguesa.
July 13   Professor Doutor Jorge Braga de Macedo
    Minister of Finance
  Subject: Política Economica Global.
October 27   Dr. José Manuel Durão Barroso
    Minister of Foreign Affairs
December 15   Dr. Miguel Esteves Cardoso
    Founder and co-editor of "O INDEPENDENTE"
  Subject: Farewell to the Atlantic Ocean; Portugal, the U.S.A. and the European Community.

1992 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon

January 28   Dr. Jaime Nogueira Pinto
    Political analyst and columnist
    Subject: A Situação e o Futuro da África Austral - Uma Perpectiva Portuguesa.
February 26   H. E. Engº Fernando Faria de Oliveira
    Minister of Commerce and Tourism
Subject: Prioridades da Economia Real no Contexto do Mercado Único.
March 27   H. E. Prof. Dr. João de Deus Pinheiro
    Minister for Foreign Affairs
April 29   The Hon. Everett Ellis Briggs
    Ambassador of the U.S. to Portugal
    Subject: Update on U.S. Portuguese Relations.
May 27   Dr. Ricardo Espírito Santo Salgado
    Grupo Espírito Santo and BESCL
  Subject: Contribuição do Sector Financeiro para a Internacionalização das Empresas Portuguesas.
June 17   Dr. João Bosco Soares Mota Amaral
    President of the Regional Government of the Açores
  Subject: Os Açores e as relações Luso-Americanas.
July 15   H. E. Mário Soares
    President of the Republic of Portugal
  Subject: O Papel de Portugal na Construção Europeia.
October 28   Dr. Manuel Fernando da Silva Monteiro
    President of the CDS
  Subject: O Futuro de Portugal na Europa.
November 25   Padre Vitor Feytor Pinto
    Head of the Movimento de Defesa da Vida

1991 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon

January 23   Engº Jorge Jardim Gonçalves
    President of BCP
    CANCELLED (Gulf War)
February 27   H. E. Joaquim Fernando Nogueira
    Minister of the Presidency and of Defense
March 20   Engº Jorge Jardim Gonçalves
    Pres. Board of Dir. of the Banco Comercial Português
    Subject: Experiência do Grupo Financeiro BCP.
April 15   Dr. António Neto da Silva
    Secretary of State for Foreign Trade
    Subject: Outlook on the Internationalization of the Portuguese Economy. (joint with Am Cham.)
May 16   Dr. Pedro Santana Lopes
    Secretary of State for Culture
  Subject: Portugal - Os Anos que Vêm.
June 19   Dr. António Maria Pereira
    Lawyer, writer and analyst
  Subject: Critical Overview of his observations of the dynamic changes under way in the Soviet Union.
July 3   Engº António Guterres
    Leader of the P.S. group in the Assembly of the Republic
  Subject: Portugal - Desafios do Futuro.
October 24   Dr. Vasco Pulido Valente
    Political analyst and Journalist
  Subject: The Political Situation in Portugal.
November 27   H. E. Guennadi Guerassimov
    Ambassador of the U.S.S.R.
  Subject: The Soviet Union Today.
December 19   Drª Helena Vaz da Silva
    President of the Centro Nacional de Cultura
  Subject: Portugal, uma Encruzilhada Viva.

1990 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon

January 30   Dr. Jonas Savimbi
    President of UNITA
    Subject: Portugal e Angola.
February 21   H. E. Alberto João Jardim
    President of the Regional Government of Madeira
    Subject: O P.S.D. no Momento Político Actual.
March 29   Dr. Carlos A. P. V. Monjardino
    President of the Fundação Oriente
    Subject: Portugal / Macau - Que Presente? Que Futuro?
April 18   Engº José Angelo Ferreira Correia
    Pres. da Comissão dos Assuntos Parlamentares Europeus
    Subject: Perspectivas do Desenvolvimento em Portugal.
May 17   Dr. José Manuel Durão Barroso
    Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
    Subject: A Política Africana de Portugal.
June 20   H. E. Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral
    Minister of Public Works, Transport. and Communication
    Subject: A Infraestruturação de Portugal.
July 11   The Honorable Everett Ellis Briggs
    American Ambassador to Portugal
    Subject: First Impressions.
October 24   Dr. Daniel Proença de Carvalho
    Lawyer, writer and well-known political analyst
    Subject: Confrontos Eleitorais no Próximo Ano.
November 28   Dr. Mário Soares
    President of the Republic of Portugal and presidential candidate
December 19   Dr. Basílio Horta
    CDS - Principal opposition figure


1989 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon

January 25   Dr. José Pacheco Pereira
    Vice-President of the PSD Parliamentary Group
    Subject: The Major Issues of Portuguese Politics.
February 22   Dr. Jorge Sampaio
    Secretary General of the Socialist Party
    Subject: Democracia e Solidariedade - A Aposta dos Socialistas Portugueses para os anos 90.
March 22   Engº Luís Fernando Mira Amaral
    Minister of Industry and Energy
    Subject: A Política Industrial Portuguesa face ao Mercado Único de 1992.
April 26   Dr. Angelo D’Almeida Ribeiro
    Provedor de Justiça
    Subject: Novas Perspectivas dos Direitos do Homem no Mundo.
May 24    Engº José Macário Correia
    Secretary of the Environment
    Subject: Política de Ambiente e Recursos Naturais em Portugal.
June 21   Engº Belmiro de Azevedo
    President of Grupo SONAE
    Subject: Privatizações - Uma Oportunidade para Rentabilizar Activos e Dinamizar Mercados de Capitais.
July 12   Dr. José Alberto Tavares Moreira
    Governor of the Bank of Portugal
    Subject: Aspectos Relevantes da Presente Conjuntura Económica.
September 19    Mr. Richard Lesher
    President - American Chambers of Commerce in the U.S.
    Subject: Economic Challenges Facing the West; U.S. Economic Outlook and views of the European Internal Market.
October 18    H. E. Valentin P. Kassatkin
    Ambassador of the U.S.S.R.
    Subject: Perestroika, Glasnost and the Overall Situation in the Soviet Union. East-West Relations.
November 22    Prof. Dr. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
    Candidate for Mayor of Lisbon
    Subject: Lisboa nos Anos 90.
December 13    Dr. Jorge Sampaio
    Candidate for Mayor of Lisbon
    Subject: Lisboa - Capital Atlântica da Europa.


1988 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon

January 20   Ambassador Alberto Franco Nogueira
    Subject: Luso-American bilateral relations.
February 24   Sr. José Manuel Torres Couto
    Secretary Gen. of the União Geral de Trabalhadores UGT
    Subject: Dealing with Labour and Union Affairs.
March 23   The Hon. Edward M. Rowell
    Ambassador of the U.S.A. to Portugal
    Subject: U.S. - Portuguese relations, in Particular the Atlantic Alliance.
April 27   H. E. Engº Carlos Montez Melancia
    Governor of Macau
    Subject: Potencialidades de Macau no Quadro da Política da Abertura da República Popular da China.
May 27    Prof. Doutor João de Deus Pinheiro
    Minister of Foreign Affairs
    Subject: Aspects of Portugal’s Foreign Policy.
June 29   Dr. António D’Orey Capucho
    Ministro dos Assuntos Parlamentares
    Subject: PSD - Estratégia Política para 1988 - 1990:
- Acção Governativa e Parlamentar
- Revisão Constitucional - Eleições
September 28   Dr. Miguel Esteves Cardoso
    Director of "O INDEPENDENTE"
    Subject: The Advantages of Inequality.
October 26   H. E. Dr. Miguel Cadilhe
    Minister of Finance
    Subject: Portugal - Política Macro-económica para 1989.
November 29   General Carlos Azeredo
    Commander of the Northern Military Region
    Subject: O Papel dos Militares no Portugal Contemporâneo.
December 15   Dr. Rui Chancerelle de Machete
    President of the Executive Council of the Luso-American Foundation for Development (FLAD)
    Subject: The Foundation and its Activities.


1987 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon

January 14   General António Ramalho Eanes
    President of the PRD
    Subject: O PRD - A Génese, a Actuação, e a Razão de Ser do Partido.
February 18   S.A.R. Dom Duarte Pio de Bragança
    Subject: Timor - Passado e Futuro.
March 18   Professor Diogo Freitas do Amaral
    President of the Fundação Portugal Século XXI
    Subject: A Tentação Parlamentarista.
April 22   Srª D. Maria Teresa Pinto Basto Gouveia
    Secretary of State for Culture
    Subject: A Política Cultural.
May 28   H. E. Prof. Doutor Aníbal Cavaco Silva
    Prime Minister of Portugal
    Subject: Política Económica e as Relações Portugal - Estados Unidos.
June 22   H. E. Dr. João Bosco Mota Amaral
    President of the Regional Government of the Açores
    Subject: Os Açores no Quadro das Relações Luso - Americanas.
July 22   JMJ: Political columnist (Semanário)
    AMP: Distinguished lawyer/ACL board memb
    Subject: Analysis of the Elections.
November 18    Drª Raquel de Bethencourt Ferreira
    President of the Foreign Investment Institute (IIE)
    Subject: Foreign Investment in Portugal.
December 16   Dr. Roberto Carneiro