The Channel City Club
now including the Committee on Foreign Relations
Santa Barbara’s Window on the World
The Channel City Club
now including the 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.
Upcoming Event
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
University Club of Santa Barbara, Dining Room
3:00PM Check in begins
Charles H. Dallara, Ph.D.
Author of the newly released book:
Euroshock*
How the Largest Debt Restructuring in History Helped Save Greece and Preserve the Eurozone
Advisory Partner and Chairman, Partners Group USA
Charles H. Dallara is an Advisory Partner and Chairman of the Board of Partners Group USA, based in New York. He has 44 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he was the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of International Finance. Previously, he was a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan & Co.
In addition, he held the following positions in the George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan administrations: Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Policy Development and Senior Advisor for Policy to the Secretary of the Treasury, United States Executive Director of the IMF, and, concurrently, Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Economic Policy and U.S. Alternate Executive Director at the IMF.
He holds a Master of Arts, a Master of Arts in Law & Diplomacy and a Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, Massachusetts, USA, and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of South Carolina, USA.
Recent CCC and CFR Events
Britain and the US post-Brexit
David Ruffley
Former Member of Parliament (18 years)
Great Power Competition in Space
Maj Kenneth Bell, USAF
Faculty, National Intelligence University
Global Security Intelligence Studies Dept.
Annual Christmas Brunch
Soldier of the Airwaves, Defending Democracy One Song at a Time
George A. Smith
DJ / Newscaster / Author Extraordinaire
Topic: Soldier of the Airwaves, Defending Democracy One Song at a Time
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
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
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2247
Santa Barbara, CA 93120