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	Gerry Adams President of Sinn Fein
	Dr. Agatston Inventor of the South Beach Diet, and national and number one New York Times bestselling author.	Madeleine Albright First woman Secretary of State
	Lord Archer One of the world's bestselling authors. Has sold over 120 million books.	John Ashcroft Former Attorney General, Governor, and Senator
	H.E. Ambassador Danny Ayalon Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister and former Ambassador to the U.S.
B
	Her Royal Highness Princess Badiya of Jordan	Alec Baldwin Academy Award and Tony Award Nominee
	Richard Belzer Comedian, and Star of Law & Order	Shlomo Ben-Ami, Former Foreign Minister of Israel
	Dr. Sali Ram Berisha Prime Minister of Albania	Sandra Bernhard Film, theater, television and comedy star
	Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Late Prime Minister of Pakistan, and first woman ever to lead a modern Islamic nation	Brenda Blethyn Two-time Academy Award nominee
	Senator Bill Bradley Former NBA star, Olympic Gold medalist, and former presidential candidate	Tina Brown Former editor of the New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Talk, and Tatler magazines
	Willie Brown Former mayor of San Francisco	Ken Burns Legendary documentary filmaker of the Civil War, Jazz, and Baseball. Received three Emmy awards and was nominated for two Academy awards.
C
	Duane "Dog" Chapman One of the most famous bounty hunters in the world	Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff
	Deepak Chopra One of the World's greatest leaders in the field of mind body medicine	Tom Clancy Bestselling author
	Carol Higgins Clark New York Times bestselling author	Mary Higgins Clark America's # 1 bestselling suspense writer
	General Wesley Clark Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander who led the war to liberate Kosovo	Max Cleland Secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission. Former U.S. Senator, disabled US Army veteran of the Vietnam War, and decorated war hero
	William S. Cohen Former Secretary of Defense	Jackie Collins Bestselling author. Has sold over 400 million books
	Alan Colmes Prominent broadcast entertainer	Kerry Condon A star of The Last Station and Rome
	Dominic Cooper Star of An Education, Mama Mia!, The Duchess, History Boys	Ann Coulter New York Times Bestselling Author
	Alan Cumming Tony award winner, and star of X-Men, Goldeneye, Emma, Eyes Wide Shut, Circle of Friends	Ann Curry Leading news anchor and winner of two Emmy awards
D
	Lee Daniels Director of Precious, and producer of the Oscar Award winner Monster's Ball	Lanny Davis Special Counsel to President Clinton
	General Pete Dawkins Heisman Trophy Winner and Former Vice-Chairman of Citigroup Private Bank	John Dean Former White House Counsel
	Debate 4-14-09 Hudson Union Society vs. Yale Political Union "This House believes that Wal-Mart is good for America"
	Debate 9-9-08 Hudson Union Society vs. Oxford Union "This House Believes that the U.N. is Irrelevant"	Debate 11-13-07 Hudson Union Society vs. Cambridge NYC "This House believes that the Internet is the greatest force of Democratization in the World"
	Debate 11-18-06 Hudson Union Society vs. Cambridge NYC "This House supports no restrictions on immigration to the United States"	Debate 11-9-05 Hudson Union Society vs. Cambridge NYC "This House believes that members of the press should be given the privilege to protect the identity of their sources if requested by them to do so"
	Debate 4-14-03 Hudson Union Society vs. Oxford Union Debate "This House Regrets America's Role As World Policeman"	Tom Delay Former Majority Leader of the House of Representatives
	Brian Dennehy Tony and Emmy award winner
	Lou Dobbs Host of Lou Dobbs Tonight	Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Oscar Award Winner for Lives of the Others
	Senator Byron Dorgan	Richard Dreyfuss Academy award winner for Best Actor
E
	Susie Essman A star of Curb Enthusiasm	Joe Eszterhas Hollywood's notorious screenwriter (Basic Instict) and New York Times bestselling author
	Melissa Etheridge Two time Grammy, and Academy award winner
F
	Mia Farrow Acclaimed film and stage actor	Joe Fan Famed concert pianist, member of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble, and his album World Keys reached number #3 on Billboard's Classic Chart
	Sarah Ferguson Duchess of York
	Ralph Fiennes Star of the English Patient, Schlinder's List, Constant Gardner, and Harry Potter. Two time Academy award nominee and Tony award winner	Steve Forbes Chief Executive of Forbes and former Presidential candidate
	Al Franken Bestselling author, co-creator of Saturday Night Live	William Friedkin Academy award winner and director of The Exorcist and The French Connection
	Sir David Frost Veteran television host, Emmy award winner, and conducted the famous Frost/Nixon interviews
G
	Jack Garcia Highly decorated and famed FBI agent who brought down one of La Cosa Nostra's most notorious crime families	Michael Gerson President Bush's former senior adviser and chief speechwriter who coined the phrase Axis of Evil
	Ricky Gervais Creator, star, director and Golden Globe winner of the hit series The Office, and Extras	Paul Giamatti Oscar nominee, and star of The Last Station, Sideways, Illusionist, Cinderella Man, American Splendor
	Ed Gillespie White House Counsel	Tony Gilroy Oscar nominee
	Newt Gingrich Former Speaker of the House of Representatives	Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell, two-time number one national bestselling author of The Tipping Point and Blink
	Whoopi Goldberg Academy, Golden Globe, Emmy, Grammy, and a Tony award winner	Sue Grafton Internationally Acclaimed Bestselling Author
	Dr. John Gray Bestselling author of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus	Charles Grodin A star of Midnight Run, The Heartbreak Kid, Heaven Can Wait, Catch 22
	Steve Guttenberg A star of Three Men and a Baby, Coocon, Police Academy, Diner, Boys from Brazil	Maggie Gyllenhaal Appeared in Sherrybaby, World Trade Center, Adaptation, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Away We Go
H
	Senator Chuck Hagel	Paul Haggis Academy Award winner for Crash as best picture and best original screenplay, director of In the Valley of Elah, Academy Award nominee for Millon Day Baby screenplay, and wrote the screenplay for Casino Royale and Letters from Iwo Jima
	William Hague M.P. Former Opposition Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition	Efraim Halevy Former director of Mossad, and secret envoy for prime ministers Rabin, Shamir, Netanyahu, Barak, and Sharon.
	Woody Harrelson Emmy Award winner and Academy Award nominee	His Royal Highness Prince Hassan of Jordan And Her Royal Highness Princess Badiya
	Mariel Hemingway Academy award nominee, author, and Ernest Hemingway's granddaughter.	Judd Hirsch Emmy and Tony Award winner
	Michael Hoffman Award winning movie director (The Last Station, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Promised Land, Privileged and many more)	Richard Holbrooke Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Brokered an end to the war in Bosnia, and former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.
	Tom Hooper Acclaimed Director of The Damned United, John Adams, Longford, Elizabeth I	Nick Hornby Screenwriter - An Education, About a Boy, High Fidelity
	Mike Huckabee Former Presidential Candidate and Governor	Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison A leading advocate of women
I
	Gwen Ifill Television newscaster	Jeremy Irons Oscar, Tony, Emmy award winner
	Walter Isaacson Former Chairman and CEO of CNN, and bestselling author of Benjamin Franklin, An American Life, and Einstein
J
	Benjamin Jealous President and CEO of the NAACP	James Earl Jones Academy Award Nominee and Tony Award Winner
	Terry Jones Monty Python co-founder, writer, star and director of The Holy Grail, Life of Brian, and Meaning of Life	Tommy Lee Jones Oscar Nominee
K
	Jack Kemp Former football star, Cabinet Secretary, and Vice-Presidential Candidate	Senator Bob Kerrey A leader of the 9/111 Commission and author of the best-selling and critical report, former governor, senator and presidential candidate
	Dr. David Kessler Former Head of the Food and Drug Administration	Joe Klein Number one New York Times bestseller Primary Colors
	Robert Klein Legendary comedian and Grammy Award nominee	Ed Koch Three-term Mayor of New York City
	Paul Krugman Nobel Prize winner
L
	Shia LaBeouf Appeared in Transformers, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Wall Street 2, I, Robot, Bobby	Sherry Lansing First woman to head a major Hollywood studio
	Nigella Lawson Television star and bestselling author
	Mike Leigh Academy Award Nominee and famed director of Vera Drake and Secrets and Lies	Patrick Lencioni New York Times bestselling author, (The Five Temptations of a Leader, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, and Death by Meeting)
	Barry Levinson Academy Award winner, and famed director of Rain Man, Bugsy, Good Morning Vietnam, Diner	Michael Lewis Bestselling author of Moneyball, Liar's Poker, The New New Thing
	Richard Lewis Famous comedian and a star of Curb Your Enthusiasm	John Lithgow Tony and Emmy Award winner, and two-time Academy Award Nominee
	Senator Trent Lott Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader	David Lynch Three Time Academy Award Nominee. Directed Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, The Elephant Man, Mulholland Drive Straight Story
M
	Wangari Maathai 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Winner	Prime Minister John Major KG CH Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
	Michelle Malkin New York Times Number One Bestselling Author	Sir David Manning Former British Ambassador to the United States
	J.W. Marriott Chairman and CEO of Marriott	Marlee Matlin Youngest recipient of the Best Actress Oscar, and a star of the television show The West Wing
	James McAvoy Critically acclaimed actor and star of The Last Station, Atonement, Last King of Scotland and Chronicles of Narnia
	General Barry McCaffrey Former United States Drug Czar	Rue McClanahan Emmy award winner, and Blanche on the Golden Girls
	Frank McCourt Pulitzer prize winner and number one bestselling author of Angela's Ashes	Ian McDiarmid Leading actor in the Star Wars triology and Tony award winner
	Senator George McGovern The Democratic Party nominee for president in 1972, and ran the Food for Peace Program for President John F. Kennedy	Ed McMahon Longtime co-host of the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
	Ian McShane Star of Deadwood. Emmy and Golden Globe winner	Ambassador Ayre Mekel of Israel Served as Foreign Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, Director General of the Israel Broadcasting Authority
	H.E. Ambassador Sir Christopher Meyer Former British Ambassador to the United States	Andrea Mitchell NBC Correspondent
	Mixer 2-4-10 Ziehersmith Gallery	Mixer 11-12-09 Arario Gallery
	Mixer 10-15-08 Grants Innes Studio	Mixer 6-19-08 Claire Oliver Gallery
	Mixer 5-8-08 William T. Hillman Gallery	Mixer 10-09-07 Forum
	Mixer 4-5-07	Mixer 11-4-06 Gypsy Tea Lounge
	Mixer 9-20-06 Eugene	Mixer 6-7-06 Salon
	Mixer 4-11-06 Nikki	Mixer 2-21-06 Bungalow 8
	Mixer 11-8-05	Mixer 9-20-05
	Mixer 4-12-05	Mixer 10-12-04
	Mixer 4-27-04	Mixer 12-05-03 Ava
	Mixer 4-15-03 13	Moby Global music star, and descendant of Herman Melville
	Matthew Modine Gloden Globe and Emmy award winner. A start of Weeds, Full Metal Jacket, Married to the Mob	Alfred Molina Starred in An Education, Spider-Man 2, Da Vinci Code, Frida, Chocolate, Magnolia, Boogie Nights, Raiders of the Lost Ark
	Sir Roger Moore a.k.a. James Bond	Dick Morris New York Times and nationally bestselling author
	Emily Mortimer A star of 30 Rock, Match Point, Notting Hill, Elizabeth	Admiral Michael Mullen Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
	Carey Mulligan Appeared in An Education, Pride & Prejudice, Public Enemies	General Richard Myers Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Led the military during three simultaneous wars
N
	Ralph Nader Former Presidential candidate, muckraker and consumer advocate	Kevin Nealon Emmy award nominee
O
	Conan O'Brien	Oxford Alternotives Musical Performance at the Hudson Union Society
	Oxford Gargoyles Musical Performance at the Hudson Union Society	Oxford Out of the Blue Oxford Out of the Blue Musical Performance at the Hudson Union Society
P
	General Peter Pace Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff	Michael Palin Monty Python co-founder, star, and writer Star of the Life of Brian, Fish Called Wanda, Brazil
	Joe Pantoliano A star of the Sopranos, The Matrix, Memento, The Fugitive, Risky Business	John Perkins Bestselling author. On the New York Times bestseller list for over a year
	Christopher Plummer Critically acclaimed actor, starring in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Sound of Music, A Beautiful Mind, Syriana, Inside Man, The Man Who Would be King.	Myrtle Potter Former President of Genentech
Q

R
	Howard Ramis Star of Ghostbusters I & II, Stripes; Directed Caddyshack, National Lampoon's Vacation, Groundhog Day, Analyze This; and wrote the screenplays for National Lampoon's Animal House, Meatballs, Back to School
	Charlie Rangel Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committtee	Robert Reich Robert Reich, Economic Advisor to President-Elect Obama, and former Secretary of Labor
	Ivan Reitman Blockbuster producer, and director of Ghostbusters, Stripes, Dave, Twins, Old School, Meatballs, and Animal House	Alan Rickman A star of the Harry Potter films, and appeared in Die Hard, Robin Hood, Sense and Sensibility, Galaxy Quest
	Tom Ridge The first Secretary of Homeland Security, Governor of Pennsylvania
	Dame Stella Rimington First woman leader of the British Secret Service MI5	Dr. Pat Robertson Ran for President of the United States, business, religious, philanthropist leader, and author
	Al Roker Today Show host	Ed Rollins Ran President Ronald Reagan's two successful Presidential campaigns, and Ross Perot's independent ticket. Served in the White House
	Neil Rudenstine, Former President of Harvard and Provost of Princeton
S
	General Sanchez Former Commander of Coalition Forces in Iraq	Peter Sarsgaard Starred in An Education, Kinsey, Jarhead, Elegy, Redition, Shattered Glass, Dead Man Walking, Boys Don't Cry
	Lone Scherfig Acclaimed Director of An Education, Italian for Beginners	General Brent Scowcroft National Security Advisor under President Bush and Ford
	Cara Seymour Appeared in An Education, Hotel Rwanda, Gangs of New York, Adaptation, The Savages, Dancer in the Dark, You've Got Mail
	John Patrick Shanley Oscar, Tony and Pulitzer award winner	Reverand Al Sharpton Civil rights activist and former candidate for Democratic party nomination for president
	Michael Sheen Star of The Damned United, Frost/Nixon, The Queen, Underworld, Blood Diamond
	Bob Shrum Led nine presidential campaigns	Charlie Siem International Violin Virtuoso
	Ted Sorensen Special Counsel to President Kennedy
	Senator Arlen Specter Former Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee	Earl Spencer, Brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales
	Morgan Spurlock Actor, producer, director of the Academy award nominee film, Super Size Me	Ben Stein Film and television star (Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Win Ben Stein's Money), comedian, and advisor to President Nixon.
	Gloria Steinem Pioneer and leader in women's rights	Jon Stewart Host of the Daily Show and bestselling author
	Joseph Stiglitz Nobel Prize Winner	Oliver Stone Three time Oscar award winner, and director of Wall Street, Born on the Fourth of July, Platoon, JFK, Nixon, The Doors, W
	Sir Howard Stringer Chairman and CEO of Sony Corporation	Andy Summers Grammy award winner and leading member of the Police
T
	Strobe Talbott Former Deputy Secretary of State	Admiral Stansfield Turner Former Director of the CIA
	Kathleen Turner Academy and Tony Award nominee
U

V
	Craig Venter Revolutionary scientist	Governor Jesse Ventura Independent Governor, Navy Seal, and Pro-Wrestler
W
	Cynthia Wade Academy award winner	Herschel Walker Former NFL superstar and Heisman Trophy winner
	Raquel Welch Golden Globe nominee, and icon
	Dr. Ruth Westheimer	Governor Christie Todd Whitman First female Secretary of the Environment Protection Agency and Governor of New Jersey
	Meg Whitman Former President & CEO of eBay	Naomi Wolf Leading feminist and author of the New York Times bestseller The Beauty Myth
	Jim Woolsey Former Director of the CIA
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Y

Z
	President Asif Ali Zardari President of Pakistan
	General Tony Zinni Former Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Central Command, Special Envoy to the Middle East	His Royal Highness Prince Zeid The Jordanian Ambassador to the U.S.

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