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2006 Commencement Ceremonies
May 14
Commencement Speech by Donald Graham
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Donald Graham, chief executive
officer and chairman of the board of The
Washington Post is the son of Washington
Post publishers Philip and Katharine Graham. He is a trustee
of the Federal City Council in Washington, D.C., and president
of the District of Columbia College Access Program. Graham addressed
the School of International Service and School of Communication
Commencement Ceremony.
Commencement Speech by Michael Kahn
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Michael Kahn is an award-winning theatre director who now serves
as artistic director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company. His
productions have included such Shakespeare classics as Hamlet,
King Lear, Macbeth, and Much Ado About Nothing as well as classics
by Henrik Ibsen and others. He has also had a long career as
an acting teacher, with students including William Hurt, Laura
Linney, Harvey Keitel, Kevin Kline, Christopher Reeve, and Robin
Williams. Kahn addressed
the College of Arts and Sciences Commencement Ceremony.
Commencement Speech by Paul Volcker
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Paul Volcker was appointed as chairman of
the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System by President
Jimmy Carter and reappointed by Ronald Reagan. He served from 1979
to 1987 and is credited with being instrumental in ending a period
of inflation. He is currently chairman
of International House and cochairman of the Financial Services
Volunteer Corps. Volcker addressed
the School of Public Affairs and Kogod School of Business Commencement
Ceremony.
May 21
Commencement Speech by Vanessa Ruiz
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Vanessa Ruiz
is associate judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
Born and raised in Puerto Rico, she has worked for a number of years
as a lawyer before moving to the judiciary. She mentors Latino
law students and has been named Hispanic National Bar Association
Judge of the Year. Ruiz addressed the Washington College of Law
Commencement Ceremony.
American
University
Commencement Addresses
President John F. Kennedy spoke at American University's Spring Commencement on June 10, 1963. In this speech Kennedy called on the Soviet Union to work with the United States to achieve a nuclear test ban treaty and help reduce the considerable international tensions and the specter of nuclear war at that time. ( text of speech)
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