Events

Luncheon with State Department Counselor Michael Needham

September 26, 2025
12 pm - 1:30 pm
Location - TBA
A BFF Special Event Only for Fellows and Members
Becoming a U.S. Diplomat

Introducing the State Department, the Foreign Service, and Related Career Paths
September 9, 2025, Half Day Event
Helms School of Government, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
A BFF Recruitment Working Group Special Event
AI and U.S. - China Relations: Tech Rivalry or Arms Race?

July 23, 2025
11:45 am - 1:30 pm
Hudson Institute
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Networking on Capitol Hill

July 22, 2025
5:30 - 7:00 pm
Dirksen Senate Office Building
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Saudi Arabia and the U.S. National Interest

May 7, 2025
Noon - 1:00 pm
The Heritage Foundation
The United States and Europe: Quo Vadis? The Future of Transatlantic Relations

March 20, 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Hudson Institute
Greenland: An Arctic Horizon for the New Administration

February 13, 2025
5:00 PM
The Cosmos Club
The First Annual BFF Reception Dinner

In Celebration of Ben Franklin
January 14, 2025
The Army-Navy Club
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How the Trump Administration Can Reform the Foreign Service

December 3, 2024
Hudson Institute
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De-Fogging Foggy Bottom: Prospects for State Department Reform

October 8, 2024
5:00 pm
University Club 1135 16th Street NW,
Washington, DC

*Special Event*
Presentation by Dr. John C. Hulsman

June 18, 2024

DACOR Bacon House

*Special Event*
Networking Event

April 26, 2024

Hotel Hive, Foggy Bottom
Inaugural Luncheon

February 29, 2024

DACOR Bacon House