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Summer 2009
July 30th, 2009 |
Latest News
Regional Meeting in Paris, France, November 19-22, 2009
Republicans Abroad France
Stuart Haugen, Chairman
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From Global Chairman, Chris Fussner
Things are hectic in Washington, DC... Just returned to Singapore after several weeks in the US. Visited friends and attended lots of meetings. We have lined a series of events and conferences beginning in August in the Far East and we are in the process of organizing the Leadership Series teleconferences.
In the meantime, Republicans Abroad Radio is still offering weekly shows bringing our members and many admirers stateside, the latest information on the State of the Union...
Interest in Republicans Abroad has grown from our communications channels: the website and the Radio program. We are also now on Facebook and Twitter...
At least 240 high school students with an interest in international relations, leadership and Republicans Abroad, visited our offices on a weekly basis for six weeks!
This could well be an example of what can be instituted worldwide: members of chapters can visit American high schools and colleges overseas, on a regular basis, (and with our counterparts), to explain the requirements for voting, relate information on the parties' platforms, and incite them to get involved in the political process! This can be a very interesting assignment: youngsters are inquisitive and eager for information. And, sooner or later, they do VOTE! If you are interested in learning about this program and how to go about establishing it for your chapter, contact RA HQ.
We hope all of you have a wonderful Summer and if all goes well, it's Paris in the Fall!!
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Radio Personalities... |
 Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Americans for Limited Government, Communications Director, Carter Clewes, Sarah Palin Radio Producer and Host, LaDonna Hale Curzon, RA Lake Chapala President, Beverly Dawson, RA Switzerland Chairman Edward Patrick Flaherty, RA Global Chairman Chris Fussner, Washington News Observer reporter and producer, Sergio Gor, Sen. Sen.Orrin Hatch (R-UT), RA France Chairman, Stuart Haugen, American Conservative Union Chairman, David Keene, RA Legal Counsel Robert Horn, Rep. Steve King (R-IA), President, Institute for Liberty Andrew Langer,Chairman of Republicans Abroad in Spain James Levy, Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, (R-MI),The Honorable Edwin Meese III, The Honorable D. Bruce Merrifield, Chairman British Conservatives Abroad Ben Harris-Quinney, RA Mexico Chairman Larry Rubin,Sen. Rick Santorum, Sen. Fred Thompson, Hispanic Leadership Fund's Rachel Tripp, Heritage Legal Scholar and former Commissioner at the Federal Election Commission, Hans von Spakovsky, Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), School Choice activist Virginia Walden-Ford, Prof. Walter E.Williams..
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Events DC
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"The site experience day best accommodates our students' interests in grassroots and politics. We feel that Republicans Abroad would be a great resource for our scholars who are conservative and have an interest in international relations as well."
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Message from Global Chairman, Chris Fussner December 2008-January 2009
I recommend you visit RNCDebate.org . Friend of Republicans Abroad, Grover Norquist moderated a debate between the candidates for the RNC Chairmanship on January 5th. As you may recall, one of the candidates, Michael Steele,(former Lt. Governor of Maryland and current GOPAC Chairman) was the keynote speaker at the 2005 Regional Meeting in Madrid, Spain. And at the 2008 Annual Meeting in DC, current RNC Chairman Mike Duncan spoke at one of our dinners. Although, we are a separate organization from the RNC we are interested in the future of the Republican Party and its leaders.
Agenda for 2009
Annual Meeting: October, 2009
Washington, D.C.
Regional Meeting: April, 2009
London, Mexico City, Paris?
Chapter news:
China: Alexa Chiang (waisu972@yahoo.com) will revitalize RA chapter in Shanghai, China. Alexa Chiang is based in Pamir’s Shanghai office. She is a U.S. attorney licensed in Washington and Colorado. Her practice is focused on international private equity and corporate finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, as well as international corporate law and corporate re-structures. She has extensive experience in structuring different types of commercial deals…
France: New Board. George Yates, former Chairman of RA- France has moved to the UK but will remain as Regional Chairman. Stuart Haugen (stuart.haugen@certus-executives.com) is the new Chairman for RA-France
Officer/Directors
- Stu Haugen -- Chairman
- Kate Pesey -- Secretary, Young Republicans Chair
- Keith Redmond -- Treasurer
- Mary Toman -- Vice Chairman, Voter Registration Chair
Directors
- James Gillespie -- Board Member, Legal Advisor, Young Rep Vice Chair
- Paul Haskell -- Board Member, External Speakers Bureau Chair
- Matthew Leum -- Board Member, Special Events Chair
- David Chase Lopes -- Board Member, Membership Chair
- Thomas McGrath -- Board Member, Finance Chair/Ambassador Liaison
- Marc Porter -- Board Member, Media Speakers Bureau Chair
- Stephanie Simonard -- Board Member, Media Relations Advisor
Senior Advisory Board
- Katey Angelis
- Judith Bingham
- Georgina Grandpierre
- David McGovern
- Phylis Morgan
- Robert Pingeon
- George Yates (Chairman, Republicans Abroad Europe)
Hong Kong:
Christopher Exline (chris.exline@homeessentials.net) is the new Chairman
Philippines:
Doyle Stout is now Chairman having replaced Carlyn Manning.
Russia:
Joe Rice Johnson III. jrj20oz@gmail.com
“…Just finished a 3 year stint as Country Director/Russia for the International Republican Institute, headquartered in DC, and works in about 60 countries around the globe. …Senator McCain is Chairman of IRI. [Joe] left IRI to open a representative office in Moscow for a privately held company in the petroleum business, headquartered in Florida.
South Africa:
Brian Robinson is the new Chairman for RA( briansrobinson@ufl.edu)
“Brian is steeped in education, attached to the Univ. of Florida with a strong background in architecture and preservation. Brian's wife is with the Center for Disease Control with current concentration on AIDS.
His immediate predecessor, Brooke Whitaker, is in Singapore for 2-3 years and is hooking up with Chris Fussner's group.” Reed Clark, Regional Chairman, Africa and Middle East.
New Chapters in the near future:
Argentina
2008 in Review
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Annual Meeting March 6th-8th, 2008
Republicans Abroad celebrated its 30th Anniversary by holding its Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., from March 6th- 8th , 2008.
A series of conferences and meetings were organized with political personalities: Karl Rove, RNC Chairman Robert (Mike) Duncan, Senator Jim DeMint and Lorne Craner, surrogate for John McCain, and scholars from the Heritage Foundation.
Mr. Craner, current President of IRI, (International Republican Institute), was the first to speak, on Thursday, March 6th, to the group of chairmen and representatives from about 15 countries as different and as far as Israel, Iraq, Bangladesh, Mexico and Nevis.
Dinners were held at the Capitol Hill National Republican Club, DACOR (Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired) and at the home of Global Co- Chairman, Joan Hills.
- Overseas Americans Week, Washington, DC
Participants: FAWCO: Federation of American Womens Clubs. with 16,000 members all over the world; AARO: The Association of Americans Resident Overseas, based in Paris with approx. 1,000 members; ACA: Americans Citizens Abroad, based in GenevaSwitzerland, with approx. 1,000 members. Republicans Abroad was invited as in 2007 .. to meet with members of Congress on a bipartisan level to discuss issues of concern for American expats such as:citizenship, voting and taxation.
- Meeting with The Asia Pacific Council of American Chamber of Commerces, Washington, DC
On June 26, 2008, Republicans Abroad met at headquarters in DC with the Chairman, Kristin Paulson and various representatives of the Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce. Representatives from Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong and the Philippines shared their views and comments on Section 911 and Tipra. Republicans Abroad gave them a copy of the study prepared by Patton Boggs and Global Chairman, Chris Fussner.
- 2008 Republican National Convention: Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 31- September 5, 2008
Participants: Representatives from D.C., Singapore, France, UK, Canada, Spain, Costa Rica, Jordan, the Czech Republic, attended the Convention. The Program included:
International Visitors Program
Breakfast Celebration: September 4th, 2008
Graves Hotel, Minneapolis
Guest Speakers: Ambassador __________________
Judy Van Rest, Executive Vice President, IRI
- Mexico : September 10th-12th.
Press Conference with members of Mexican media
- UK Lincoln Dinner September 13th
Guest Speakers: Robert Horn, Legal Counsel RA and Sec. Jim Nicholson
- Regional Meeting: Lugano, Switzerland September 19th-22nd
Guest Speaker: Sec. Jim Nicholson
- Canada, September 26th, 2008
Guest Speaker: Sec. Jim Nicholson
- Leadership Series Conferences:
Rep. Tom Cole, Rep. John Boehner, RNC Chairman Mike Duncan
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