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Staging New York events worthy of
‘the hottest ticket in town’
Delivering solutions for Ukraine
Fostering the next generation of leaders
Drawing a roadmap for nearshoring
Championing the fight to free Evan Gershkovich
Shaping the global future of AI, together
Driving solutions for the energy transition and climate resilience
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Driving investment, peace,
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Revealing how freedom fuels prosperity
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2011 - 2014
The Cyber Statecraft Initiative launches
The Council hosts the Wroclaw Global Forum
The Council holds its first Global Citizen Awards
2010
The Global Business & Economics Program launches
The Michael Ansari Africa Center launches
The Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center launches
The South Asia Center launches
The Council hosts the Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum
Secretary Charles T. Hagel is named chairman of the Board of Directors
2009
Individual/corporate membership is established
2008
The International Advisory Board holds its first annual meeting
The Distinguished Leadership Awards relaunches
General Brent L. Scowcroft is named chairman of the International Advisory Board
General James L. Jones is named chairman of the Board of Directors
Frederick Kempe joins as president and CEO
2007
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The Energy & Environment Program relaunches as the Global Energy Center
The Warsaw Office is established
The Eurasia Center relaunches with the Ukraine in Europe Initiative
Jon M. Huntsman Jr. is named chairman of the Board of Directors
2014
The Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center launches
The Istanbul Office is established
General Brent L. Scowcroft returns as interim chair
2013
The International Security Program relaunches as the Brent Scowcroft Center
The C. Boyden Gray Fellowship for Finance & Growth launches
2012
The Rafik Hariri Center for the Mideast launches
The Strategic Foresight Initiative launches
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DFRL launches its flagship 360/OS conference
John F. W. Rogers is named chairman of the Board of Directors
Atlantic Council IN TURKEY launches
2018
GEC hosts its flagship Global Energy Forum in Abu Dhabi
The Stockholm Office is established
David McCormick is named chairman of the International Advisory Board
General James L. Jones returns as chairman of the Board of Directors
2017
The Adrienne Arsht Center for Resilience launches
The Digital Forensic Research Lab launches
2016
The Transatlantic Program relaunches as the Future Europe Initiative
The Young Atlanticist Program relaunches as the Millennium Leadership Program
The Development Department expands
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2015 - 2018
Evolving through innovation
Stephen Hadley is named chairman
of the International Advisory Board
Council-wide coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine sets all-time audience records
The Freedom and Prosperity Center launches
2022
The Council’s Afghanistan coverage sets all-time audience records
The Global China Hub launches
The Council celebrates its sixtieth anniversary
2021
The Global Business & Economics Program relaunches as the GeoEconomics Center
The GeoTech Center launches
The Council moves to fully virtual for all staff and events
AC Front Page launches
2020
The Center for Resilience relaunches as the Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center
The Atlantic Council launches its new website
2019
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Driving the global economic agenda with live events
The Global Business & Economics Program relaunches as the GeoEconomics Center
The Global Energy Center and Resilience Center lead fifty
staff from eight centers in unprecedented convenings at COP28
2023
The German, Japanese, and Ukrainian leaders and US treasury secretary headline a star-studded Global Citizen Awards
2023
ACTV launches as part of the Council's digital expansion
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2024/25
Championing resilience and the fight to free Evan Gershkovich
Driving the global economic agenda with unrivaled live events
Drawing a roadmap for nearshoring
Celebrating NATO’s seventy-fifth birthday
Driving investment, peace, and security in the DRC
The Global Energy Center and Resilience Center lead fifty staff from eight centers in unprecedented convenings at COP28
The German, Japanese, and Ukrainian leaders and US treasury secretary headline a star-studded Global Citizen Awards
ACTV launches as part of the Council's digital expansion
2023
2023
The Atlantic Council moves to new headquarters at 1400 L St. NW
The Atlantic Council Technology Programs (ACtech) consolidates existing work, bringing together five innovative programs with technology as a core focus
2024
2024
$70M
2024
The Atlantic Council Technology Programs (ACtech) consolidates existing work, bringing together five innovative programs with technology as a core focus
The Atlantic Council moves to new headquarters at 1400 L St. NW
2024
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