
Channel City Club
& Committee on Foreign Relations
Santa Barbara's Window on the World
CCC
The Channel City Club was founded in 1946 in Santa Barbara, California, to provide the community with a local venue for outstanding experts on state, national, and international issues.
CFR
The Committee on Foreign Relations promotes foreign relations dialogue through
lecture-discussions.

You are cordially invited to attend our Christmas Brunch with:
George A. Smith
DJ / Newscaster / Author Extraordinaire
Topic: Soldier of the Airwaves, Defending Democracy One Song at a Time*
Thursday, December 7, 2023
10:00AM- 12:00 Noon
Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort,
Reagan Room
633 East Cabrillo Boulevard, Santa Barbara
Featuring: Montecito Union School Chorus
Pam Herzog, Director
*Book Sales & Signing following the program

Thank you to our generous Sponsors:
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Gary Simpson, Owner
Santa Barbara
Home Improvement Center

Reid & Robin Cederlof
Recent CCC and CFR Events

The current role of Naval Special Warfare (NSW) in Great Power Competition, Counter-Terrorism (CT) and Crisis Response
Captain Richard J. Witt
Director of Strategy, Policy and Assessments for NSW

Hostage Politics in International Relations
Hugh T. Dugan is an international affairs practitioner and scholar having served in the diplomatic corps, senior executive service, academia, and media for 38 years

Let's Fiesta!
El Presidente David Bolton welcomed CCC/CFR members and guests as we celebrated the 99th year of Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Days Fiesta at the Carriage & Western Art Museum
Fiesta honors and and preserves Santa Barbara’s history, spirit, culture, heritage, and traditions

Empowering Growth - Securing Prosperity and Stability for the American People: The Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs at the U.S. Department of State
Pauletta Walsh
Public Affairs Officer, U. S. Dept. of State, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs

Violence is never the answer
"The man who listens to horses"
Creator of Join-Up, based upon a communication system creating a bond rooted in trust and an environment of cooperation

The Nexus of Policy, Power and Money
The Honorable
Henrietta Holsman Fore
Immediate Past Executive Director UNICEF; Chmn.& CEO Holsman International
An Invitation to Membership
Please join us for your first CCC luncheon program at the member price.
Please contact us for more information.

Just to right of flag, Brooks Firestone, CCC/CFR presiding; John Blankenship, Co-Founder PCVF, Sheriff Bill Brown, Bd. Membe PCVF; and Cadet Daniel Keefe, UCSB ROTC Surfrider Battalion, leading the Pledge of Allegiance. Photo credit: Drew Wakefield


In Partnership with Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation

Just to right of flag, Brooks Firestone, CCC/CFR presiding; John Blankenship, Co-Founder PCVF, Sheriff Bill Brown, Bd. Membe PCVF; and Cadet Daniel Keefe, UCSB ROTC Surfrider Battalion, leading the Pledge of Allegiance. Photo credit: Drew Wakefield