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Arnaud de Borchgrave
former Editor-in-Chief, The Washington Times. Chairman and Keynote Speaker, WMC XIV, Washington, DC 1997.
Dr. Paul Johnson
Historian and author,
Keynote Speaker, WMC XII, Seoul, Korea, 1992.
P.J. O'Rourke
Author and satirist
WMC X, Washington, DC 1989.
Jim Laurie
ABC News Asian Correspondent
WMC IX, Seoul Korea, 1987.

Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski
former National Security Adviser, 1977-81, WMC VIII, Washington, DC, 1986.
Georgie Anne Geyer
Nationally syndicated columnist, author, and foreign correspondent. WMC VI, Cartegena, Columbia, 1983.
John McLaughlin
Moderator,
The McLaughlin Group
Keynote Session chairman, WMC VIII, Washington, DC 1986.
Honorable Dan Quayle
former Vice President of the United States, WMC VIII, Washington, DC 1986

A Chronology of Conferences

World Media Conference XXI
April 24 - 26, 2004, Arlington, VA, USA
"Forging a Path to Peace at a Time of Global Crisis: The Role and Responsibility of the Media "
Gust Speaker: John O'Sullivan

World Media Conference XX
February 20 - 22, 2003, Arlington, VA, USA
"The Mission of the Media and World Peace: Responsibilities in a Time of Crisis "
Guest Speaker: Anthony Cordesman

World Media Conference XIX
September 27 - 28, 2002, Arlington, VA, USA
"Media's Role in Peace and Conflict: Covering the Consequences of 9/11"
Keynote Speaker: Amb. Bill Richardson

Assembly 2002
February 14-18, 2002, Seoul, Korea
"Can the Media Contribute to a Culture of Peace?"
Session Chairmen: Mr. John O'Sullivan, Amb. Phillip Sanchez, Michael Marshall

Assembly 2001
October 19-22, 2001, New York City, NY, USA
"The Media's Influence on the Global Crisis of Violence"
Session Chairman: Amb. Phillip Sanchez, Publisher, Tiempos del Mundo

World Media Conference XVIII
January 15-17, 2001, Tokyo, Japan
"Media in the New Millennium"
Keynote Speaker: Former Vice President Dan Quayle

World Media Conference XVII
A Special Convocation of WCSF 2000
February 10 - 14, 2000, Seoul, Korea
"The Globalization of Information: Regional Perspectives"
Session Chairman: Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez, Publisher, Tiempos del Mundo

World Media Conference XVI
A Special Convocation of WCSF 1999
February 4 - 8, 1999, Seoul, Korea
"Family, Character, and Leadership: Morality in Media"
Session Chairman: Michael Marshall, Executive Director, World Media Association

World Media Conference XV
A Special Convocation of WCSF 1998
June 11 - 14, 1998, New York, USA
"Family in the Media and the Culture"
Session Chairman: Mr. Arnaud de Borchgrave, Editor-at-Large, The Washington Times

World Media Conference XIV
November 26-30, 1997, Washington, DC, USA
Globalization and the Media: Looking to the 21st Century
Chairman: Mr. Arnaud de Borchgrave, Editor-at-Large, The Washington Times

World Media Conference XIII
August 22-26, 1995, Seoul, Korea
Media and the Twenty-First Century: Focus, Roles and Responsibilities
Chairman: Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez, Publisher, Noticias del Mundo, New York;
Vice President, The Washington Times

World Media Conference XII
August 22-26, 1992, Seoul, Korea
Mass Communication and the Global Culture
Chairman: Ambassador Douglas MacArthur II, former Ambassador to Japan, Belgium, Austria and Iran

World Media Conference XI
April 9-13, 1990, Moscow, USSR
The Advancement of Global Communication and Cooperation
Chairman: Dr. Albert Vlasov, Chairman, Novosti Press Agency, Moscow, USSR

World Media Conference X
March 22-25, 1989, Washington, DC
Media Ethics and Journalistic Accountability
Chairman: Ambassador Douglas MacArthur II, former Ambassador to Japan, Belgium, Austria and Iran

World Media Conference IX
September 20-24, 1987, Seoul, Korea
Media Responsibility in a Divided World
Chairman: Ambassador Francis L. Dale, Former US Ambassador to the United Nations at Geneva

World Media Conference VIII
September 18-22, 1986, Washington, DC
Media Politics and the Future of the First Amendment
Chairman: Ambassador Douglas MacArthur II, former Ambassador to Japan, Belgium, Austria and Iran

World Media Conference VII
November 19-22, 1984, Tokyo, Japan
Media Credibility and Social Responsibility
Chairman: Honorable Nobusuke Kishi, Honorary Chairman, former Prime Minister,
former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Japan
Co-Chairman: Ambassador Douglas MacArthur II,
former Ambassador to Japan, Belgium, Austria and Iran
Co-Chairman: Dr. Jacques Soustelle,
former Vice Prime Minister of France; member, French Academy

World Media Conference VI
September 5-10, 1983, Cartagena, Colombia
The Responsibility of the Media in Advancing Democratic Institutions
Co-Chairman: Dr. Germán Arciniegas, Internationally syndicated columnist and author; President, Colombian Academy of History
Co-Chairman: Dr. Jacques Soustelle, Former Vice Prime Minister of France; member, French Academy; former Governor of Algeria

World Media Conference V
October 4-11, 1982, Seoul, Korea
Social Issues and Values in the Media
Chairman: Mr. William A. Rusher, Publisher, The National Review

World Media Conference IV
October 1-4, 1981, New York
Information Crisis: The Challenge to Freedom
Chairman: Dr. John Merrill, Dean of the School of Journalism at Louisiana State University

World Media Conference III
October 2-5, 1980, New York
The Character and Responsibility of the Media
Chairman: Dr. Robert Lindsay, Professor of Mass Communication and International Relations,
University of Minnesota

World Media Conference II
October 11-14, 1979, New York
Prospects for Press Freedom in a New World Information Order
Chairman: Dr. Sig Mickelson, Former President of CBS Television News

World Media Conference I
October 19-22, 1978, New York
The Future of the Free Press
Chairman: Sir Charles Moses, Former Secretary General of the Asian Broadcasting Union

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