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Executive Director Eighteen years ago my wife Gay and I attended our first Forum program. Actually, she was my fiancée at the time. Mike Wallace was the speaker. Gruff and curmudgeonly, he would probably not be everybody’s idea of a hot date night, but that evening we became hooked on The Richmond Forum. Over the ensuing years, my relationship with The Forum expanded beyond audience member to sponsor and board member. In time, our son William, now fourteen, began accompanying us on Forum night. He’s had the rare opportunity to be directly exposed to some of the world’s most influential people, to hear their ideas, to learn from their experiences, even to reach out and shake hands with a few of them. He’s definitely a better young man with broader perspectives and understanding of the world because of The Richmond Forum. But aren’t we all. This season, I give up my seat in the audience to take on a new role with The Forum, as its third Executive Director. It’s an honor and a rare privilege. Since June, the Forum staff and I have been taking a close look at everything we do. We assembled subscriber focus groups, met with sponsors, and tapped the expertise of our Board of Directors. From every corner we collected answers to the question,“How can we enhance and expand our programs, while protecting all the things that work so well?” That last part is key. You’ll start to see some of those enhancements tonight, starting with a fresh new look, thanks to the hard work and talents of circle S studio. Our new logo, with its converging quotation marks, reflects an idea that we heard over and over again: The Richmond Forum can be about more than listening to great speakers, it can also be about a continuing community conversation once the speaker has left the stage.

The truth is that The Richmond Forum audience is a community with a unique set of shared experiences. Over the summer, we noticed that when we brought together subscribers for focus groups, they immediately were best of friends, even though they had never met. We want to provide more opportunities to bring this community together and to enable dialogue, starting tonight with a reception in the Landmark’s lounge immediately following the program. You’ll be able to talk with other patrons about what you’ve heard tonight, while enjoying dessert (and letting the parking deck traffic subside). Beginning with the January program, you’ll also be able to continue the conversation in a new online discussion forum. It’s been a wonderful experience getting to know The Richmond Forum from this new, behind-the-scenes perspective. At every turn, I am reminded of the history of The Richmond Forum. Old photos show the evolution of the set, beginning in the days when speakers sat behind desks like game show contestants. File drawers in the office reveal handwritten thank you notes from the likes of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and General Colin Powell. In the future, we’ll share such notes with you when we receive them, because they really are for you. Your support makes these historic nights possible, including this night with Prime Minister Tony Blair. And for that, I thank you. And to my wife Gay, you will now have to find another date on Forum night, because I have to work. But boy, do I love my job. Bill Chapman bill@richmondforum.org

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“The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.” Spoken in 1994 when Tony Blair had not yet ascended to the office of prime minister of Great Britain, these words have a special resonance on the eve of the 2008 U.S. presidential election. The leader who said yes to joining the United States as its leading ally in overthrowing Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and no to opposing views in his own party understands as much as anyone the difficult choices our new President will face. Happily, Blair said yes to The Richmond Forum. Tonight, we look forward to hearing his views on where the world might be headed and on the directions in which his own experience and beliefs are taking him. At age 44, Blair took office in 1997 as the youngest British prime minister since 1812. He would remain prime minister through two more Parliamentary elections, making him the longestserving Labour Party prime minister ever. On June 27, 2007, he officially resigned after ten years at 10 Downing Street and was succeeded by his Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown. In his decade as prime minister, Blair became a major figure on the world stage—someone known for courageous leadership and for his flair and skill in articulating his stands on television, in Parliament and in public appearances. Anthony Charles Lynton Blair was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1953. His father was a barrister and law lecturer who had once run for a seat in Parliament as a Tory. The family moved to Australia for several years in the 1950s before returning to Britain and settling in Durham in northeast England. Tony Blair attended school in Durham and then at the elite Fettes College boarding school in Edinburgh. He enrolled at Oxford University’s St. John’s College where he

studied jurisprudence, earned a law degree in 1976 and set out to practice law as a barrister. In 1983, Blair decided to run as a Labour Party candidate for the House of Commons seat representing Sedgefield, a town near Durham. At the age of 35, he was elected to the seat he would hold for 24 years, even while prime minister. Quickly identified as a rising star in his party, he aligned himself with the New Labour movement, which sought to reinvigorate the Labour Party

by moving it more to the political center from its socialist/leftist/labor-union-dominated past. He gained special attention for his high profile role in Northern Ireland peace talks. Labour leader Neal Kinnock appointed Blair to positions as party spokesman on treasury and economic affairs. In 1988, Blair won positions in the party’s shadow cabinet—first as Shadow Secretary of State for Energy, then for Employment. In 1992, he became Shadow Home Secretary. In 1994, with the death of John Smith, who had succeeded Kinncock as Labour leader, Blair became the head of his party. Three years later, he won the

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United States and Russia. He is an advocate for problem solving in Africa and for measures to counter global warming. In May 2008, he launched the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, created to promote respect and understanding among Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists. In December 2007, he announced his own conversion to the Roman Catholic faith. He also serves as an advisor to international businesses and is teaching courses at Yale University. Blair is married to Cherie Booth Blair, a graduate of the London School of Economics and a lawyer whom he met when both were interns with Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Counsel during their early law careers. The Blairs have four childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the youngest, Leo, having been born in 2000 during his fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prime ministership. The Blairs continue to make their home in London.

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job of prime minister in a landslide victory and was soon enjoying the highest popularity of any prime minister since British political polling began. As prime minister, Blair led efforts to improve public services through a program of investment and reform in schools and hospitals. He became a strong advocate of a values-based, activist and multilateralist foreign policyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;an agenda that led to his support of military interventions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo and Sierra Leone and his close association with the Middle East policy of President George W. Bush. His stand on the Iraq war would eventually lead to diminished popularity at home, and in June of 2007, he resigned from office. Tony Blair today serves as Middle East Quartet Representative for the peace initiative and Palestinian statehood preparations co-brokered by the United Nations, the European Union, the

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The moderator of tonight’s discussion is Gerald L. Baliles, governor of Virginia from 1986 to 1990. He was previously attorney general of Virginia (1982-1985) and a member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1976-1982). Today he is director of the Miller Center for Public Affairs, a nonpartisan public policy institution at the University of Virginia that focuses on issues of national governance and the role and history of the presidency. He is a retired partner of the law firm of Hunton & Williams, LLP, headquartered in Richmond. Governor Baliles was born in Patrick County in 1940. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University in Connecticut and a J.D.

degree from the University of Virginia Law School. He was admitted to practice in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court, where he argued cases while attorney general. Baliles serves on the corporate boards of the Altria Group, the Norfolk Southern Corporation and the Shenandoah Life Insurance Company. He has been chairman of the Commission on the Academic Presidency, the Task Force on the State of the Presidency in Higher Education and the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. He has also served as chair of PBS. Throughout most of his professional life, he has been at the forefront of activities related to preserving the Chesapeake Bay. Governor Baliles and his wife Robin live in Charlottesville.

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In May 2008, Tony Blair announced the launch of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation. mission statement: The Tony Blair Faith Foundation aims to promote

respect and understanding about the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s major religions and show how faith is a powerful force for good in the modern world. Faith is vitally important to hundreds of millions of people. It underpins systems of thought and of behavior. It underpins many of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great movements for change or reform, including many charities. And the values of respect, justice and compassion that our great religions share have never been more relevant or important to bring people together to build a better world. But religious faith can also be used to divide. We have seen throughout history and today we still see how it can be distorted to fan the flames of hatred and extremism. The Tony Blair Faith Foundation is a response to these opportunities and challenges. We will use the full power of modern communications to support and step up efforts at every level to educate, inform and develop understanding about the different faiths and between them.

At the same time, the Foundation will use its profile and resources to encourage people of faith to work together more closely to tackle global poverty and conflict. By supporting such inter-faith initiatives, the Foundation will help underline the religionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relevance and positive contribution. The Foundation will not duplicate, let alone seek to replace the many successful initiatives by faith groups already taking place. The aim instead is to promote and enhance this work. But where the Foundation believes more can be done, we will work with partners to fill the gap. This means that the Foundation will keep evolving. But its core principles and priorities have been set. Source: tonyblairfaithfoundation.org.

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We Can Help China Embrace The Future Tony Blair The Beijing Olympic Games were a powerful spectacle, stunning in sight and sound. But the moment that made the biggest impression on me came during an informal visit just before the Games to one of the new Chinese Internet companies, and in conversation with some of the younger Chinese entrepreneurs. These people, men and women, were smart, sharp, forthright, unafraid to express their views about China and its future. Above all, there was a confidence, an optimism, a lack of the cynical, and a presence of the spirit of get up and go, that reminded me greatly of the U.S. at its best and any country on its way forward. These people weren’t living in fear, but looking forward in hope. And for all the millions still in poverty in China, for all the sweep of issues— political, social and economic—still to be addressed, that was the spirit of China during this festival of sport, and that is the spirit that will define its future. During my 10 years as British leader, I could see the accelerating pace of China’s continued emergence as a major power. I gave speeches about China, I understood it analytically. But I did not feel it emotionally and therefore did not fully understand it politically. Since leaving office I have visited four times and will shortly return again. People ask what is the legacy of these Olympics for China? It is that they mark a new epoch—an opening up of China that can never be reversed. It also means that ignorance and fear of China will steadily decline as the reality of modern China becomes more apparent. Power and influence is shifting to the East. In time will come India, too. Some see all this as

a threat. I see it as an enormous opportunity. But we have to exercise a lot of imagination and eliminate any vestiges of historic arrogance. The volunteer force that staged the Games was interested, friendly and helpful. The whole feel of the city was a world away from the China I remember on my first visit 20 years ago. And the people are proud, really and honestly proud, of their country and its progress. No sensible Chinese person—including the country’s leadership—doubts there remain issues of human rights and political and religious freedom to be resolved. But neither do the sensible people—including the most Western-orientated Chinese—doubt the huge change, for the better, there has been. China is on a journey. It is moving forward quickly. But it knows perfectly well the journey is not complete. Observers should illuminate the distance to go, by all means, but recognize the distance traveled. The Chinese leadership is understandably preoccupied with internal development. Beijing and Shanghai no more paint for you the complete picture of China than New York and Washington do of the U.S. Understanding the internal challenge is fundamental to understanding China, its politics and its psyche. We in Europe have roughly 5% of our population employed in agriculture. China has almost 60%. Over the coming years it will seek to move hundreds of millions of its people from a rural to an urban economy. Of course India will seek to do the same, and the scale of this transformation will create huge challenges and opportunities in the economy, the environment and politically. For China, this economic and social transformation has to come with political

what that means, we whose culture (not just our politics and economies) has dominated for so long. It will be a rather strange, possibly unnerving experience. Personally, I think it will be incredibly enriching. New experiences; new ways of thinking liberate creative energy. But in any event, it will be a fact we have to come to terms with. For the next U.S. president, this will be or should be at the very top of the agenda, and as a result of the strength of the Sino-U.S. relationship under President Bush, there is a sound platform to build upon. The Olympics is now the biggest sporting event in the world, and because of the popularity of sport it is therefore one of the events that makes a genuine impact on real people. These Games have given people a glimpse of modern China in a way that no amount of political speeches could do. London 2012 gives Britain a tremendous chance to explore some of these changes and explain to the East what the modern West is about. One thing is for certain: Hosting the Olympics is now a fantastic opportunity for any nation. My thoughts after the Beijing Games are that we shouldn’t try to emulate the wonder of the opening ceremony. It was the spectacular to end all spectaculars and probably can never be bettered. We should instead do something different, drawing maybe on the ideals and spirit of the Olympic movement.We should do it our way, like they did it theirs. And we should learn from and respect each other. That is the way of the 21st century. This article first appeared in the Wall Street Journal on August 26, 2008.

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stability. It is in all our interests that it does. The policy of One China is not a piece of indulgent nationalism. It is an existential issue if China is to hold together in a peaceful and stable manner as it modernizes.This is why Tibet is not simply a religious issue for China but a profoundly political one—Tibet being roughly a quarter of China’s land mass albeit with a small population. So we should continue to engage in a dialogue over the issues that rightly concern people, but we should conduct it with at least some sensitivity to the way China sees them. This means that the West needs a strong partnership with China, one that goes deep, not just economically but politically and culturally. The truth is that nothing in the 21st century will work well without China’s full engagement. The challenges we face today are global. China is now a major global player. So whether the issue is climate change, Africa, world trade or the myriad of security questions, we need China to be constructive; we need it to be using its power in partnership with us. None of this means we shouldn’t continue to raise the issues of human rights, religious freedoms and democratic reforms as European and American leaders have done in recent weeks. It is possible to hyperbolize about the rise of China. For example, Europe’s economies are still major and combined outreach those of China and India combined. But, as the Olympics and its medal tables show, it is not going to stay that way. This is a historic moment of change. Fast forward 10 years and everyone will know it. For centuries, the power has resided in the West, with various European powers including the British Empire and then, in the 20th century, the U.S. Now we will have to come to terms with a world in which the power is shared with the Far East. I wonder if we quite understand

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Trinity Episcopal School advocates service to one’s community as an important aspect of individual character development and as an essential element in the creation of a strong community. These Trinity students, selected from the School’s Honor Roll, serve as ushers for The Richmond Forum this season. Through their service, the students facilitate an exchange of ideas that broadens our understanding of the trends and issues shaping our lives and our community. Morgan Bass Connor Bradley Jordan Brown Patrick Brown Ann Eckmann Bailey Enochs William Ericson Katherine Faulders Jillian Flowers Heather Gerrish Michael Gibbons Laura Godwin

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Past Speakers 1987 January February March April

Ted Koppel “Iran: Yesterday and Today” Hodding Carter, Paul Duke and Larry Speakes Diane Sawyer with General Brent Scowcroft Charles Kuralt

1988 January February March April

Oprah Winfrey George Will “The Cold War – Will it Thaw?” Marvin Kalb, Jeane Kirkpatrick and Vladimir Pozner Art Buchwald

1989 January February March April

Sam Donaldson John Chancellor and Henry Kissinger “Should Drugs be Legalized?” William Buckley and Charles Rangel Dr. Carl Sagan

1990 January February March April

Paul Duke, Howard Fineman and Charles McDowell “Perspectives – From Right to Left” Frank Carlucci, Bettina Gregory, George McGovern, William Proxmire and William Rusher Mike Wallace Alistair Cooke

1991 October January February March April

Chancellor Helmut Schmidt “Crisis in the Persian Gulf” Admiral William Crowe, General Alexander Haig, Robert McFarlane and Edwin Newman H. Ross Perot Art Buchwald and Andy Rooney “Space and Beyond” James Burke, Dr. Frank Drake and James Lovell

1992 October January February March April

Barbara Walters Margaret Thatcher Larry King with General Norman Schwarzkopf “DNA: From Catching Criminals to Constructing Dinosaurs” Patricia Cornwell, Dr. Victor McKusick and Dr. Marc Micozzi Mark Russell

1993 October January February March April

Terry Anderson “Japanese/American Trade Debate” with Hiroki Kato and T. Boone Pickens Dr. Joyce Brothers Bill Cosby Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev with Cokie Roberts

1994 November January February March April

“America in the Year 2000” Lamar Alexander, Marvin Cetron, Senator Warren Rudman and Chris Wallace Louis Rukeyser with Frank Cappiello and Michael Holland President George H. W. Bush Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Bob Newhart

1995 November January February March April

General Colin Powell Walter Cronkite with Judy Woodruff Dave Barry Tom Clancy Jack Kemp and Senator George Mitchell

1996 November January February March April

Ambassador Carla Hills and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney “Space and Flight: The First & Last Men on the Moon” Neil Armstrong, Capt. Eugene Cernan, David Hartman and Dick Rutan Calvin Trillin Charles Kuralt “The Presidency, The Press and The People” Ed Bradley, David Gergen, Pierre Salinger, Sheila Tate and Bob Woodward

1997 November January February March April

Dick Cavett and Carl Reiner Ray Brady with Paul A. Volcker “To Preserve and Protect: The Story of the American Presidency” Doris Kearns Goodwin and David McCullough Sir David Frost interviews Andrew Lloyd Webber “The Legal System in America” Marcia Clark, Philip K. Howard, Prof. Arthur Miller, Dr. Rodney Smolla and The Hon. Kym Worthy

1998 November January February March April

Bill Moyers Wynton Marsalis Prime Minister Shimon Peres and Dan Raviv Mary Tyler Moore Peter Lynch

1999 November January February March April

Rt. Hon. John Major Robert S. Bennett and Dr. William J. Bennett with Tim Russert Harry S. Dent, Jr. and Lou Dobbs Lily Tomlin Dr. Robert Ballard and Jean-Michel Cousteau

2000 November January February March April

Julie Andrews with Catherine Crier “The Century” Todd Brewster and Peter Jennings “Technology and the New Marketplace” Ray Brady, Michael Connors and John Krubski Archbishop Desmond Tutu James Carville and Newt Gingrich with Tim Russert

Senator John Glenn Tom Brokaw Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Daniel Schorr Frank McCourt Dr. William Kelso presents “The Rediscovery of Jamestown”

2002 November January February March April

Hal Holbrook in “Mark Twain Tonight!” Rabbi Marc Gellman and Msgr. Thomas Hartman Dick Clark presents “Music…The Soundtrack of Our Lives” Doris Kearns Goodwin and David McCullough The Hon. Madeleine K. Albright and The Hon. James A. Baker III with Gwen Ifill

2003 November January February March April

Ken Burns presents “The Lewis & Clark Expedition and the Opening of the American West” The Hon. Rudolph W. Giuliani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and Her Majesty Queen Noor with Gwen Ifill FBI Director Louis Freeh Senator Fred Thompson

2004 November January February March April

Cal Ripken, Jr. Robert Shiller and Jeremy Siegel with Geoff Colvin Candice Bergen presents “Photographs and Stories” Rt. Hon. Mary Robinson: “Achieving Human Rights in the 21st Century” Thomas L. Friedman

2005 November January February March April

General Tommy Franks Michael Beschloss and Walter Isaacson Tim Russert Fareed Zakaria Frank Gehry

2006 November January February March April

Robert Redford Sherry Lansing General Colin Powell Tom Wolfe Rick Wagoner with Geoff Colvin

2007 November January February March April

Burt Rutan Malcolm Gladwell and Alvin Toffler B.B. King Jim Lehrer Dr. Jared Diamond

2008 November January February March April

President Vicente Fox Carly Fiorina Michael Douglas with Jeffrey Brown Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. David Brooks

2009 November January February March April

Rt. Hon. Tony Blair Reza Aslan and Jon Meacham Smokey Robinson with Daphne Maxwell Reid Terry Bradshaw and Howie Long Marion Nestle and Michael Pollan

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