Speeches & Quotes
Please click on the title to view the full transcripts of recent speeches given by America’s Promise Alliance leadership across the country.
Alma J. Powell – Chair, America’s Promise Alliance
- May 8, 2010: Alma Powell Remarks - Kentucky State Commencement
- February 25, 2010: "Graduation and the Health of a Nation" - Morehouse College of Medicine Keynote for Dr. Roland Scott Lecture
- October 17, 2009: "Delivering America’s Promise" — American Academy of Pediatrics National Convention and Exhibition
- April 1, 2009: Remarks to National Press Club
- March 5, 2009: Keynote Address at the Alabama State Dropout Prevention Summit
- April 30, 2008: Keynote Address for America’s Promise Alliance and White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Policy Briefing, “The Dropout Epidemic in the U.S. and Cross-Sector Solutions.”
- April 1, 2008: Remarks at the America's Promise Alliance Dropout Prevention Campaign Launch Event in Washington, D.C.
- March 15, 2008: Remarks for Association Supervision and Curriculum Development Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA
- July 16, 2007: Opening Keynote Address at the Points of Light Foundation/CNCS Annual National Conference on Volunteering and Service in Philadelphia, PA
- November 15, 2006: Welcome Remarks at National Release of Every Child Every Promise: Turning Failure into Action Report—American Red Cross Headquarters in Washington, DC
- July 8, 2005: Aspen Ideas Festival, “Children in America: Keeping the Promise”
Marguerite W. Kondracke – President and CEO of America’s Promise Alliance
- May 12, 2009: How Improving High School Graduation Rates Can Strengthen U.S. Competitiveness (Testimony Before the House Committee on Education and Labor)
- November 20, 2008: Nashville Women United in Giving Luncheon
- November 17, 2007: Keynote Address at DukeEngage “Big Event” meeting
- October 31, 2006: Every Child, Every Promise: Mobilizing Business to Make Children a National Priority”—Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series
- July 2006: Addresses Kentucky Great Kids Summit
- July 6, 2006: Aspen Ideas Festival, “The Five Promises”
- June 21, 2006: Keynote Address at Congressional Award Gold Medal Ceremony: America’s Highest Award for Youth—United States Capitol
- March 27, 2006: YMCA National Advocacy Days
- October 27, 2005: First Ever White House Conference on Helping America's Youth
General Colin L. Powell – Founding Chair
