Posted by
Ron Devito on Wednesday, September 02, 2009 6:49:29 AM
by Gary P. Jackson
Yes,
I know, I am a tad late, but, as is policy, we don’t talk about Sarah
Palin’s schedule unless Sarah or her spokeswoman, Meg Stapleton, has
verified that Sarah is indeed going somewhere.
There
are just too many flaky promoters using Sarah’s name to sell tickets,
without a verification from Sarah, who then try to blame her when she
doesn’t show at an event she had never committed to in the first place.
So we are not going to help them with that scam.
As we reported earlier,
Sarah has almost 1100 invitations to speak at events, both paid and
unpaid. Her attorney, Robert Bennett, announced this week that she is
almost finished writing her book, so is now accepting invitations.
Sarah will speak to various groups on a variety of issues that matter
to America, and the world.
Sarah
will also be speaking on behalf conservative candidates that share her
vision for America, as well as for various charities, like those who
support special needs children, and the military and their families.
Sarah will be speaking in Hong Kong at the CLSA Investor’s Forum,
an annual conference of global investment managers. Previous speakers
at the event include President Bill Clinton, Alan Greenspan, and Al
Gore. The forum is sponsored by the CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets.
Their company spokeswoman Simone Wheeler said in a statement:
"Our keynote speakers are notable luminaries who often address topics that go beyond traditional finance such as geopolitics,".
"We
just felt it would be a fabulous opportunity for CLSA clients to hear
from Mrs. Palin," Wheeler said, adding that CLSA approached Sarah with
the offer.
Those
who follow Sarah Palin know she has a lot of foreign trade experience
to draw from. Obviously, Palin worked close with the Canadian
government to put together her signature achievement, the natural gas
pipeline, but she has had many dealings with nations throughout the
South Pacific as well as Russia and Canada.
Back in January of this year, as part of the big kick off to Alaska’s 50th birthday celebration, Sarah hosted
a large contingent of dignitaries including Sergey Kislyak, the newly
appointed Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States,
who was making his first visit to Alaska.
Ambassador Kislyak proclaimed:
"I
am so pleased to be here this weekend. As discussed in my meeting with
Governor Palin, it is encouraging to note the similarities between
Alaska and the Russian Far East. Our existing commercial connections
and the mutually beneficial nature of our professional partnerships can
only help provide a measure of stability as, together, we face the
global economic challenges that lie ahead."
Others
attending the event were Yuri Gerasin, Consul General of the Russian
Federation; Julian Evans, British Consul General; John Mataira, Consul
General of New Zealand; Balazs Bokor, Consul General of Hungary; Sten
Arne Rosnes, Consul General of Norway; Haryong Lee, Consul General of
Korea; Fred Santos, Consul of The Philippines; Mel Knight, Alberta's
Minister of Energy; Marvin Schneider, Alberta's Executive Director of
the U.S. and Americas; and Haijun Wang, Deputy Director General of the
Foreign Affairs Office of China's Heilongjiang Province. Mr. Wang is
leading a four-person delegation from Heilongjiang Province, a sister
province to Alaska, and China's northernmost region.
Members
of the Alaska consular corps also participating in the weekend events
were: Karen Matthias, of Canada; Hideo Fujita, of Japan; Hee-chul Kim,
of South Korea; and Jose Luis Cuevas, of Mexico. They will be joined by
honorary consuls of the Czech Republic, Poland, Finland, Seychelles,
and Norway.
Obviously, we are happy
to see that Sarah is starting to accept speaking engagements. This is a
very great way for her to get her message out to the world, make a lot
of new friends, and build relationships.
It’s
a good to remember that many leaders do this. Former Vice President
Richard Nixon, after losing to John Kennedy in 1960, went on the
speaking circuit and used that to propel him into the White House, and
the great Ronald Reagan was a prolific speaker taking many engagements
both before he became Governor of California as well as afterward. This
helped Reagan become President of the United States, as well.
Below is the press release from the CLSA:
Hong
Kong, 31 August 2009 - CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets, Asia's leading
independent brokerage and investment group, will host the former
Governor of Alaska and Republican vice-presidential candidate, Sarah
Palin, in her first international speaking engagement outside North
America.
Palin will address CLSA
clients and delegates in a keynote speech at the 16th CLSA Investors’
Forum to be held in Hong Kong from 21-25 September. Palin joins a list
of noted global leaders including Bill Clinton, Al Gore and Alan
Greenspan who have chosen the CLSA Investors’ Forum as their platform
of choice to reach global institutional fund managers and CEO’s of
Asia’s leading listed corporations.
CLSA
Chairman and CEO Jonathan Slone said: "As the first female governor of
Alaska and the youngest person ever elected governor of that state,
Palin has broken new ground in US politics and we are delighted that
she will make her first visit to Asia to present at the CLSA Investors’
Forum."
"CLSA consistently sets the
benchmark for original and thought-provoking content, and aims to
present global political and industry leaders whose policies and
platforms have influenced global markets."
Joining
Palin, are more than 40 keynote and specialist speakers including Niall
Ferguson, Harvard professor and author of the bestseller The Ascent of
Money; Robert Fisk, Middle east correspondent for The Independent and
one of the few Western journalists to have interviewed Osama bin Laden;
Sir Ken Robinson author of The Element: How finding your passion
changes everything; Satyajit Das author of Traders, Guns and Money;
David Roche, economic and political analyst; and Marc Faber, investment
contrarian and author of Tomorrow’s Gold.
Now
in its 16th year, the CLSA Investors’ Forum is Asia’s premier
investment conference providing unrivalled corporate access to 1300
global fund managers from 32 countries, representing more than
US$10trillion in funds under management. Over five days, they meet with
more than 400 CEOs and CIOs of Asia’s leading listed corporations in
2500 group and private meetings. Simultaneously, a seven-track schedule
offers over 200 keynote, specialist, CLSA analyst and corporate
presentations.
The CLSA Investors’
Forum is CLSA’s annual flagship event and one of six held throughout
the year. Participation is by invitation only.