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Thursday November 12, 2026

Paul Tash

Duke University Adjunct Instructor of Journalism & Public Policy
Former chairman of Tampa Bay Times/Times Publishing Company

“State Secrets: Pressure on the Balance Between National Security and an Informed Citizenry.”

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Friday, November 6^th,
6:00 pm

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Meet Our New Members

DeHart AYALA

Senior Trial Attorney (Ret)
Community Leader
Tampa, FL

Sharene BROWN

Co-Founder of Five & Thrive
National advocacy for military families.
Tampa, FL

Jeff CATHEY

Chairman, Board of Directors for Veterans Florida.
Tampa, FL

Audrey CHAPUIS

President & CEO, Tampa Bay History Center
Tampa, FL

Jim DAVIS

Partner, Holland & Knight law firm;
Former member - U.S. House of Representatives.
Tampa, FL

Chip DIEHL

Managing Director at Diehl & Associates;
former Deputy Director of Engagement, Plans and Policy Directorate, U.S. Central Command, MacDill AFB.
Tampa, FL

Gregg HOWELL

Former Senior Director - USAID
Palm Harbor, FL

Fred IRWIN

Former Vice Chairman, Citi Bank AG
Past President American Chamber of Commerce, Frankfurt, Germany
Clearwater, FL

Moez LIMAYEN

President, University of South Florida
Tampa, FL

Raphael OSSWALD

Financial Analyst - Abicor Group
Tampa, FL

Arthur SAVAGE

CEO & President of A.R. Savage, LLC
Consul of Norway and Denmark for Central Florida
Tampa, FL

Michael STEPHENS

CEO, Tampa International Airport
& Hillsborough County Aviation Authority
Tampa, FL

All Members

Upcoming Events

Wednesday December 16, 2026

Guest Night

Elliott Abrams

Council on Foreign Relations
Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies

“The Influence of Faith: Religious Groups and U.S. Foreign Policy”

List of Tampa Bay CFR Speakers since 1992

ABOUT US

The American Committees on Foreign Relations is a non-partisan, national confederation of city Committees dedicated to dialogue on foreign relations between local and regional civic leaders in the heartland of America and policy makers, practitioners, and other experts drawn from both U.S. and foreign sources.