October 7th Attack: One Year Later
with
Ambassador Thomas Nides
Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel & Vice Chairman of Blackstone
Moderated by
Richard Salomon
Harvard-trained lawyer & CEO
…
Monday, October 7th, 4-5 pm ET. On Zoom.
On the one year anniversary of the harrowing October 7th attack on Israel by Hamas, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and, now, Vice Chairman of Blackstone, Thomas Nides, joins The Common Good for a critical and timely discussion with Harvard-trained lawyer and CEO Richard Salomon. Together, they will examine the current state of Israel and the broader Middle East a year after the attack.
What reflections rise to the surface one year after this attack by Hamas? What is the status of bringing home the hostages and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza? What missteps have been made? Could escalations by Israel in Lebanon spark a wider war? What does the future hold for Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu and the upcoming Israeli elections? Is Saudi Arabian recognition of Israel still possible and can the two-state solution of Israel and Palestine be resurrected at some point?
Drawing from his extensive expertise, Ambassador Nides will offer a profound analysis into the aftermath of October 7th and what lies ahead for Israel.
RSVP Now:
About Our Speakers:
Thomas R. Nides has extensive experience in government and foreign affairs having served as the U.S. Ambassador to Israel from 2021 to 2023, prior to which he was appointed by President Barack Obama and served as Deputy Secretary of State and Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. State Department. For his service as Deputy of Secretary of State and CEO of the U.S. State Department, Amb. Nides was awarded the nation’s highest diplomatic honor, the Secretary of State’s Distinguished Service Award, by then Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton.
Currently, Ambassador Nides, is Vice Chairman of Blackstone. Before joining Blackstone, and serving as U.S. Ambassador to Israel, he spent over a decade at Morgan Stanley in various capacities, including Chief Operating Officer and Vice Chairman. He has also previously been a senior leader at Credit Suisse, Fannie Mae, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and on Capitol Hill.
Nides currently serves on the boards of the Partnership for Public Service, the International Rescue Committee, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He formerly served as chairman of the board of the Woodrow Wilson Center. He received his BA from the University of Minnesota.
Richard A. Salomon is a Harvard-trained lawyer and the founder and CEO of Vantage Point Consultants. Vantage Point advises corporations on ways to optimize the expenditure of legal dollars and has worked with over 400 of the Fortune 500 throughout the world. He is a frequent keynote speaker to groups, including the GC100 (the Chief Legal Officers of the FTSE 100 in London), the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and an occasional lecturer at Harvard Law School. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Corporate Counsel’s Guide to Law Department Management and Corporate Counsel’s Guide to Litigation Management. He is also a co-author of Managing the Corporate Legal Function (2nd ed. 1995, Matthew Bender).
Mr. Salomon is a co-founder, member of the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center; and a member of the Advisory Board for the Visas for Life Foundation (relating to Consul General Chiune Sugihara, who rescued his father and uncle during the Holocaust). He is a graduate of Carleton College and Harvard Law School.
