Melady Round of Lectures Speakers
Thomas P. Melady, former U.S Ambassador to the Holy See: “The United States and the Vatican in World Affairs,” 8 Jan 03 (Inaugural Lecture)
Preston M. (Pete) Geren, Special Assistant to Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld; former U.S. Congressman: “The Global War on Terrorism,” 12 Feb 03
Margaret M. Heckler, former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland; U.S. Congresswoman;Secretary of HHS: “Ireland Unwrapped in 2003,” 12 Mar 03
Philip T. Reeker, Deputy Spokesman for the U.S. Department of State: “The Current Diplomatic Situation in Iraq,” 9 Apr 03
Thomas F. Farr, Director of the Office of International Religious Freedom: “Religious Freedom and Its Impact on U.S. Foreign Policy,” 14 May 03
John D. Altenburg, Jr., Major General, former Deputy Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army (Ret): “The Battlefield in Iraq & the Rule of Law,” 11 Jun 03
Jim Towey, Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives: “Faith Based initiatives,” 9 Jul 03
Sam Brownback, U.S. Senator (R-Kansas): “Respecting the Human Dignity of the Individual,” 10 Sep 03
Patrick A. Mulloy, Commissioner, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission: “United States -China Economic Relations: Impact on U.S.,” 8 Oct 03
Thomas P. Melady, former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See: “Faith, Family, Friends,” 12 Nov 03
Michael Steele, Lieutenant Governor of Maryland: “The Catholic Layman in the Public Square,” 10 Dec 03
Archbishop Edmund F. O’Brien, Archbishop for the Military Services, USA: “Serving America’s Culture of Generosity: The Mission of the World’s Most Invisible Archdiocese,” 14 Jan 2004
Austin Ruse, President of Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute: “I’d Rather Have Muslims in My Foxhole,” 11 Feb 04
Congressman Mike Ferguson, New Jersey’s 7th District: “The Catholic Layman in the Public Square,” 10 Mar 04
Robert A. Destro, Professor, Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America: “Faith Based Dialogue in Foreign Diplomacy: Effectively Communicating with Muslim Countries,” 14 Apr 04
Dean Clancy, Executive Director, The President’s Council on Bioethics: “Making (Better?) Babies: Bioethics and Public Policy,”. 12 May 04
William E. May. Michael J. McGivney Professor of Moral Theology, John Paul II Institute: “Differing Concepts of the Human Person & Critical Bioethical Issues,” 9 Jun 04