Date : 28/05/2025 | Time : 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm |
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Trump’s second presidency has begun with a wild flurry of activity, and there is clearly more to come. In this discussion, we’ll explore the immediate and longer term impacts on many areas: security, international relations, and the social, economic and constitutional implications, particularly for the USA.
Moderator
John Gapper (HF1991-92) is chief UK business columnist of the Financial Times, writing on UK companies, entrepreneurs and policy. He is author of All That Glitters, about the fall of Barings, and two novels: A Fatal Debt and The Ghost Shift. His awards include the Harold Wincott prize for financial journalism and the US Gerald Loeb award for business commentary. He has worked in London, New York and Tokyo.
Speakers
Anthony Cary (HF 1980-82) was a diplomat who served in Washington DC, as chef de cabinet to Chris Patten in the European Commission, and later as British Ambassador to Sweden and High Commissioner to Canada. He is Chairman of the Canada-UK Council.
Bridget Kendall MBE (HF1978-80) was BBC Moscow correspondent covering the collapse of the Soviet Union 1989-94, served five years as BBC Washington Correspondent in the 1990s, and 17 years in the senior role of BBC Diplomatic Correspondent. In 2016 she was appointed the first female Master of Peterhouse, serving a 7 year term, as well as acting as Deputy VC of the University of Cambridge 2020-23. From 2008-2022 she hosted a weekly discussion programme on academic topics for the BBC, The Forum. Her book The Cold War; a New Oral History explores the decades long conflict through eye -witness accounts. She received the James Cameron Award for distinguished journalism.
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