What we are asking for is more
Dec 17, 2013
Executive Director of The Future Project, at The Future Awards Africa Best 100 ceremony at the State House Abuja on Sunday, 15 December to commemorate Nigeria’s centenary “You are a …
For U.S. and Mexico, the Next Chapter in the Story of North American integration
Sep 08, 2014
Thank you very much for that warm welcome. And thank you to the members of the American Chamber of Commerce, the U.S. Chamber, and the Mexican Chamber for coming here …
Tonight we turn the page
Jan 21, 2015
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans: We are fifteen years into this new century. Fifteen years that dawned with terror touching our shores; that unfolded …
Palliative care: The gap between the rhetoric and the reality
May 27, 2015
Editor’s Note: The speech was actually not delivered, after the RACP dropped Dr. Syme as its keynoter, citing members’ complaints about the subject. Nevertheless, Dr. Syme distributed the speech text …
Speechwriter to public service grads: “Be afraid to fail”
Jun 17, 2015
Good morning! Thank you Jessica, thank you Dean Glied, faculty, families and friends. So this is what it’s like to actually deliver a speech. I confess it’s my first time. …
The American Dream: A Personal Story
Apr 03, 2019
Good afternoon. It is a great honor to be invited to speak to you today. Thank you so much for the invitation. As I was considering what topics would be …
The Failure of Our Prison System is Scandalous
Feb 17, 2016
Let me begin with a pretty extraordinary fact: it’s well over twenty years since a Prime Minister made a speech solely about prisons. To be frank, it can sometimes be …
We in the Leave Camp
May 18, 2016
I am pleased that this campaign has so far been relatively free of personal abuse—and long may it so remain—but the other day someone insulted me in terms that were …
Open Borders or Laws: It’s One or the Other
Jun 20, 2018
Thank you, Tom for that kind introduction; thank you for your eight years of service to the Department of Justice, and congratulations on your appointment as United States Attorney. Thank …
“A Promised Land”: A Speechwriter’s Take
Dec 09, 2020
In the days when former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was churning out books under his name just about every year, some people wondered how he could write so fast. “Ha. …