Speaker List

March 11th 2026 at 12:30 pm
In-Person/Hybrid Washington DC Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Rotaract Week
Rotaract will present, World Rotaract Week

March 18th 2026 at 12:30 pm
In-Person/Hybrid Washington DC Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Dr. William Lawrence
U.S. Relations with the Muslim World


William Lawrence is the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Area Studies Director and teaches at Georgetown and American universities on U.S relations with the Muslim world and international affairs. He worked and lived immersively for thirteen years in seven African and Asian countries.

Since 2011, he served in Dubai as Control Risks’ Associate Director and in Rabat as International Crisis Group’s North Africa director. Prior to that, he served as Senior Advisor for Global
Engagement in the State Department’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, for which he designed and implemented Muslim World Outreach programs for
successive Republican and Democratic administrations. He co-created the Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) program, the U.S. Science Envoy Program, and the
Maghreb Digital Library; co-chaired the U.S.-Egypt Science and Technology Development Fund; and helped negotiate and implement the first major Dr. William LawrenceU.S.-Libya agreement in decades. He served in short and long-term assignments for the State Department at 30 diplomatic missions in 24 Muslim majority countries from Mauritania to Malaysia. He taught for thirteen years at Johns Hopkins, George Washington, Tufts, and two Moroccan universities and has lectured at over 100 universities
worldwide.

Mr. Lawrence appears frequently on Al Jazeera, NPR, BBC, and France 24. He co-authored After the Uprisings: Political Transition in Tunisia, Libya, and Yemen and has published analysis in Foreign Policy and with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Middle East Institute, and Oxford University. He also co-produced six films and fourteen albums of Arab music.

March 25th 2026 at 12:30 pm
In-Person/Hybrid Washington DC Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Dr Adama Kalokoh
Inclusive Impact Beyond Boundaries: Capacity Building of African Women Through Vocational Training

Dr Adama Kalokoh is a global humanitarian, Global Goodwill Ambassadors Foundation (GGAF), Chairperson; Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate; Motivational Speaker; Author, Women Empowerment Leader, and Founder of Impact Sierra Leone. She was awarded an African Community Service Award (ACSA) for her humanitarian work in Africa. She was also named one of the Most Distinguished Women Change Makers in Africa for 2020-2021 by City Scope Africa.

She founded Impact Sierra Leone in 2019 to reduce socioeconomic challenges in Sierra Leone through empowerment, education, and building strong partnerships with the Diaspora community. Dr. Kalokoh, a proud descendant of Sierra Leone has always had a passion for helping others and international development.


 

April 1st 2026 at 12:30 pm
In-Person/Hybrid Washington DC Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Lesli Creedon
Make-A-Wish® grants life-changing wishes for children diagnosed with critical illnesses, in the U.S. and its territories, a wish is granted every 33 minutes.

April 15th 2026 at 12:30 pm
In-Person/Hybrid Washington DC Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Gabrielle Webster
History and Current Status of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington

April 22nd 2026 at 12:30 pm
In-Person/Hybrid Washington DC Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Dr. Mark Peters
The State of Research and Development in the United States

April 29th 2026 at 12:30 pm
In-Person/Hybrid Washington DC Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Wade Warren