International

There are many change agents in this world, but only a select few have the honor of being considered visionaries on Salt magazine’s list. APB speakers Tawakkol Karman, Mary Robinson, Amal Clooney, and several other inspiring leaders made the list.

Former Prime Minister of Norway and APB speaker Gro Harlem Brundtland was named the first recipient of the Tang Prize for her work as the “godmother” of sustainable development.

Nobel Laureate and APB speaker President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf recently launched the National Urban Forum to give way to a national urban policy for Liberia.

June 26 2015 | Former State Department counterterrorism coordinator and APB speaker Daniel Benjamin recently debated the question “Can Victory Be More Than a Mirage?” with other experts in The New York Times's opinion page, Room for Debate.

June 16, 2015 - Recently, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released more than 400 documents, reports, books and other materials that were seized by U.S. Navy SEALs during the 2011 raid of Osama bin Laden’s compound. After public release, APB speaker and former U.S. State Department Counterterrorism Coordinator Daniel Benjamin spoke with a number of news outlets, expertly examining the released documents further.

We are pleased to announce our newest exclusive speaker: Nobel Laureate Tawakkol Karman.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared Liberia free of Ebola virus transmission. According to WHO, almost two months have passed since the last laboratory-confirmed case was dismissed, and the first decisive factor contributing to the success of Liberia’s Ebola response was President and APB speaker Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s leadership.