Last week the Kluge Center hosted the Right Honourable Tony Blair to deliver the Seventh Kissinger Lecture at the Library of Congress. The former Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland addressed the challenges posed by Islamic extremism and strategies to defeat the threat. He was then joined by the Honorable Martin S. Indyk, former U.S. ambassador to Israel, for an on-stage conversation. Mr. Blair joins Felipe Calderón, James A. Baker III, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, George Shultz and Henry Kissinger as the only distinguished statesmen to deliver this prestigious lecture. The full text of Mr. Blair’s address may be found here.
Former Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Tony Blair signs the Librarian’s historic guest book along with Acting Librarian of Congress David Mao (left) and Chief of Staff Robert Newlen, December 3, 2015. Photo by Shawn Miller.Acting Librarian of Congress David Mao (right) and Chief of Staff Robert Newlen welcome Tony Blair to the Library of Congress, December 3, 2015. Photo by Shawn Miller.Jason Steinhauer of the Kluge Center speaks with the Honorable Martin S. Indyk and Right Honourable Tony Blair prior to the Kissinger Lecture in The Great Hall, December 3, 2015. Photo by Shawn Miller.Martin S. Indyk and Tony Blair meet in the Librarian’s Ceremonial Office prior to the Kissinger Lecture, December 3, 2015. Photo by Shawn Miller.Acting Librarian of Congress David S. Mao introduces Tony Blair in The Great Hall, December 3, 2015. Photo by Shawn Miller.Tony Blair delivers the Henry Alfred Kissinger Lecture in The Great Hall, December 3, 2015. Photo by Shawn Miller.Tony Blair delivers the Henry Alfred Kissinger Lecture in The Great Hall, December 3, 2015. Photo by Shawn Miller.Tony Blair delivers the Henry Alfred Kissinger Lecture in The Great Hall, December 3, 2015. Photo by Shawn Miller.Martin S. Indyk moderates a discussion with former Tony Blair as part of the Kissinger Lecture in The Great Hall, December 3, 2015. Photo by Shawn Miller.Tony Blair speaks during a moderated discussion with Martin S. Indyk on defeating Islamist extremism as part of the Henry Alfred Kissinger Lecture, December 3, 2015. Photo by Shawn Miller.Martin S. Indyk moderates a discussion with Tony Blair as part of the Henry Alfred Kissinger Lecture, December 3, 2015. Photo by Shawn Miller.Martin S. Indyk moderates a discussion with Tony Blair as part of the Henry Alfred Kissinger Lecture, December 3, 2015. Photo by Shawn Miller.Tony Blair speaks during a moderated discussion with Martin S. Indyk on defeating Islamist extremism as part of the Henry Alfred Kissinger Lecture, December 3, 2015. Photo by Shawn Miller.Martin S. Indyk moderates a discussion with Tony Blair as part of the Henry Alfred Kissinger Lecture, December 3, 2015. Photo by Shawn Miller.Tony Blair speaks during a moderated discussion with Martin S. Indyk on defeating Islamist extremism as part of the Henry Alfred Kissinger Lecture in The Great Hall, December 3, 2015. Photo by Shawn Miller.Acting Librarian of Congress David S. Mao (center) poses with Martin S. Indyk and Tony Blair following the conclusion of the Seventh Kissinger Lecture, December 3, 2015. Photo by Shawn Miller.
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