Global Philanthropy Forum 2007: Keynote Address

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Keynote Address: Financing Poverty Alleviation

Introduction: Sheryl Sandberg, Vice President, Global Online Sales and Operations, Google

John Danilovich, CEO, Millennium Challenge Corporation

Part of the Global Philanthropy Forum 2007, a project of the World Affairs Council of Northern California.

“Talking Back” – Andrea Mitchell speaks at Google

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NBC News’ Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell spoke at Google on March 16, 2006.

Mitchell has reported on politics for over 30 years, covering all the presidents from Carter through George W. Bush. She has done exclusive interviews with both the famous and infamous including Fidel Castro, sat in on high-level negotiations in the Middle East and North Korea, and much, much more. The story of her career in journalism and the tales of what she has been a part of are simply fascinating.

Andrea’s latest book is titled “Talking Back: …to Presidents, Dictators, and Assorted Scoundrels.”

This video is part of the Authors@Google series. Credits: Speaker:Andrea Mitchell

“Two Years on the Yangtze” – Peter Hessler speaks at Google

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In 1996, 26-year-old Peter Hessler arrived in Fuling, a town on China’s Yangtze River, to begin a two-year Peace Corps stint as a teacher at the local college. Along with fellow teacher Adam Meier, the two are the first foreigners to be in this part of the Sichuan province for 50 years. Expecting a calm couple of years, Hessler at first does not realize the social, cultural, and personal implications of being thrust into a such radically different society. In River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze, Hessler tells of his experience with the citizens of Fuling, the political and historical climate, and the feel of the city itself.

Over the course of two years, Hessler and Meier learn more they ever…