1970
Donald J. Pryor, Office of Information, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Topic: Outlook for International Development
Josiah W. Bennett, Diplomat in residence at Kansas State University, career in the Department of State’s Foreign Service
Stephen P. Freidberg, member of the Official Spokesman Group Commission of the European Communities
Dr. Joseph Hajda, Director of International Activities, Kansas State University
Phillip Stoddard, Chief of the Near East Division of the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research
John O. Koehler, Associated Press General Executive in the Personnel and News Features departments
Lord Caradon, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the U.N.
Topic: The Middle East and the United Nations
F. Stephen Miles, British Consul-General in St. Louis
Charles A. Mann, Director of U.S. Mission to Laos, Agency for International Development
Koun Wick, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cambodia
Topic: The Current Crisis in Cambodia
Townsend Hoopes, former Under-Secretary of the Air Force
Topic: The Cold War Legacy in Indochina
1971
Pauline Frederick, Herbert Kaplow, David Burrington, Alvin Rosenfeld, Ray Scherer, Lou Davis – NBC News Team
Thomas P. Thornton, member of the State Department’s Planning and Coordination Staff for Near East and South Asia
Lakshmi Kant Jha, Ambassador of India to the U.S.
Topic: Developments in South Asia
M.N. Dlamini, Permanent Representative, Mission of the Kingdom of Swaziland to the United Nations
1972
Donald Luce, journalist working for the Council of Churches, specializing in Vietnam
Walter Bor, partner in an architecture firm in London, expert in urban planning
Dr. Leonard Jacobs, MD, London
Topic: The Role of the Family Physician in the British National Health System
John D. I. Boyd, First Secretary of the British Embassy
Topic: China – The Cultural Revolution and After
William D. Clark, Director of Information and Public Affairs, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Washington, DC
1973
Lester R. Brown, Senior Fellow with the Overseas Development Council
Marshall Green, Assistant Secretary of State for Near East and Pacific Affairs, accompanied President Nixon on his historic trip to Peking
Carol Edler Baumann, author of books on European politics, Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin
Mr. Borre Skaslien, Norwegian Chief Architect, Ministry of Environment; principal responsibilities: national, urban and regional planning
Dr. David Nicol, of Sierra Leone, an Undersecretary General of the United Nations
Topic: Failure of the United Nations: How True and How Great
1974
Major General Robert N. Ginsburgh, Director of Information, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
Topic: The Air Force’s Role in National Defense
Robert C. Christopher, Editor of the International Edition of Newsweek
Topic: The Wild Card: World Politics in the Wake of the Oil Crisis
John Blane, Deputy Director, Policy Planning Staff, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
Topic: Current African Issues
The Honorable Charles O. Sethness, U.S. Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Topic: International economic policies
H. Dennis Madden, Controller of the Inter-American Development Bank
Tony Edison, Deputy Director, School for Advanced Urban Studies, University of Bristol
H.E. Triloki Nath Kaul, Ambassador of India to the U.S.
Topic: New Trends in India–United States Relations