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US Business Leadership Forum with Rupert Murdoch

3 November 2009

Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and CEO of News Corporation, discussed a range of global issues ranging from the global economic crisis to US-China relations and the future of the media with a group of Australian leaders from politics, business, academia and the media at a luncheon on 3 November in Sydney co-hosted by the US Studies Centre and Goldman Sachs JB Were.

Other guests at the lunch included former Prime Ministers Bob Hawke and John Howard, who are also members of the Centre's Advisory Council, Premier of New South Wales Nathan Rees, Governor of NSW and Chancellor of the University of Sydney Marie Bashir, Chairman of Westfield Group Frank Lowy, NAB CEO Cameron Clyne, IAG Chairman James Strong, University of Sydney Vice Chancellor Michael Spence, and Directors of the US Studies Centre, Bob Carr, Zeke Solomon, Joe Skrzynski and Lucy Turnbull.

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Celebrating the launch of American Review

2 November 2009

The US Studies Centre held a cocktail reception to celebrate the launch of American Review, a journal of analysis and commentary on United States politics, business and society. The reception was held at the recently refurbished offices of the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney.

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One year of Obama: A discussion with James Fallows, Paul Kelly, Robert Hill and Geoffrey Garrett

2 November 2009

James Fallows, National Correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly, The Honourable Robert Hill, recently returned Australian Ambassador to the United Nations and Paul Kelly, Editor-at-Large of The Australian, discussed One Year of Obama in a forum moderated by Professor Geoffrey Garrett, Chief Executive of the US Studies Centre.

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