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EVENTS
ACL Lunch with Prof. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Date: Thursday, September 24th 2009
Time: 13:00 - 15:00
Location: Sheraton Lisboa Hotel & SPA
O CLUB AMERICANO UMA MESA SO PARA ALGUMS
In 1968 the Group changed its name to the American Club of Lisbon (ACL) and issued membership cards featuring crossed American and Portuguese flags, thus bringing it more in line with the times and the prestige it now enjoyed. Indeed, according to a note written by a businessman in 1969, the American Club had become the "In" luncheon club of Lisbon, not only because of the wide variety of top-notch speakers it attracted, but also because of its growing number of prominent Portuguese members.
During the confusion and uncertainties which followed the April 25th Revolution, the Club became the only independent and impartial forum for speakers in Lisbon. Under the leadership of Jim Pritchard, the Club invited select members of the rapidly changing constitutional governments, as well as key figures from several of the major political parties to express their views before an enthusiastic audience. In 1974 alone, guest speakers included the Minister of Economic Coordination, the Minister of Labor, Brig. Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho (COPCON), and Dr. Mario Soares - then secretary-general of the Socialist Party. During "Hot 1975", speakers included Vice-Adm. Rosa Coutinho (Revolutionary Council), journalist Vera Lagoa, U.S. Ambassador Frank Carlucci, and Dr. Rui Machete (PPD), followed in 1976 by Dr. Sá Carneiro, Gen. Galvão de Melo, and other men of the moment too numerous to list here
Under the leadership of Ed Kane, efforts were redoubled to foster Luso-American and international relations by drawing together an even greater number of professional Americans, Portuguese and citizens of other friendly nations who might not otherwise have the opportunity to meet each other. American Club lunches began to draw its guest speakers from the highest levels of government, as well as continuing to invite distinguished Americans and others with views of particular interest to the membership. In their various political capacities, Dr. Mario Soares has addressed the Club no fewer than nine times and Dr. Cavaco Silva six times. Dr. Jonas Savimbi, President of UNITA in Angola, attracted a record-breaking audience of nearly 400 people in 1991
With the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the Russian Ambassador shared his perceptions of the situation at the American Club. More recently, both Prime Minister Guterres and President Sampaio have not only been guest speakers, but are currently members of the Club as well. In 1998, Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations, added his name to the list of distinguished speakers.
American Club of Lisbon
TRAITES D UNE GRANDE AMITIE ET PROMESSES DE MARIAGE ENTRE AMOUREUX D UN SOIR
http://untreaty.un.org/unts/60001_12...7/00000324.pdf
TEMOIN QUI A PARTICIPE AU FUTUR PROMESSES DE MARIAGE DES DEUX AMOUREUX
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