Daschle: 2008 is the new 1860 By Jeff Dufour & Patrick Gavin, The Exmainer, 9/25/2008 "Is this presidential election historic? Tom Daschle sure thinks it is..." Read More »
Olympians sightsee too! By Coach Kathy Kemper, Rancho Sante Fe Review, August 2008 "The sun finally took a break and allowed some rain, but the games carried on and Olympians could be found sightseeing around the rich, vibrant and mammoth capital city of Beijing..." Read More »
Q&A with Justin Gimelstob Conducted by Coach Kathy Kemper, Mid-Atlantic Match Point, Summer 2008 "Thirty-one year old Justin Gimelstob, who retired from professional tennis in 2007 after twelve years on the pro tour, is now playing on Washington DC's first pro tennis team, the Washington Kastles..." Read More »
Q&A with Andre Agassi Conducted by Coach Kathy Kemper, Mid-Atlantic Match Point, July 2008 "When tennis legend and world class philanthropist Andre Agassi came to our capital city on April 11 to receive WTEF's Champion of Tennis Award, it was an event to remember..." Read More »
An Early Mother's Day at Nationals Stadium By Jeff Dufour and Patrick Gavin, The Examiner, 5/12/2008 "It was an early Mother’s Day celebration at Nationals stadium Sunday. Spotted in the second row behind home plate: Judy Woodruff, Alan Greenspan, Andrea Mitchell, Al Hunt, Rick Davis (and family), Kathy Kemper, Jim Valentine and Sen. Max Baucus..." Read More »
The Phillips Collection Gala Washington Life, May 2008 "A perennial favorite among Washington society figures, this year's Phillips Gala was "Bal des Canotiers," the Boater's Ball..." Read More »
Diplomatic Spotlight: Virtuoso Cellist Wang Jian The Washington Diplomat, April 2008 "Coach Kathy Kemper, cellist Wang Jian and Deputy Chief of Mission of the
Chinese Embassy Xie Feng attend a private recital before Wang’s performance at
Sidney Harman Hall..." Read More »
Chinese Ambassador Zhou speaks at IBM IBM Governmental Programs "Chinese Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong, on April 10, addressed a gathering of the INFO Public Policy Roundtable hosted at IBM Governmental Programs in Washington, DC..." Read More »
Trust Trish! IFE Civility Dinner in the news Washington Life, Winter, 2007 "Two dozen exceptionally "civil"
guests dined at the long table of
the Belgian embassy residence for
the International Foundation for
Education’s Civility Awards..." Read More »
Birds of a Feather Washington Life, Winter, 2007 "Kathy Kemper, Jim Valentine and friends stroll the red carpet..." Read More »
Barry bounced from Harrison Ford event the Examiner, 11/5/2007 "Just because you're "mayor for life" doesn't mean you're always on the list. Just ask D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry.... " Read More »
"Civility -- the Politics of Common Ground" Initiative The Washington Diplomat, November 8, 2007 "As part of the effort, Washington insider Coach Kathy Kemper, who founded the institute more than a decade ago, recently brought together an array of Washingtonians...." Read More »
Oxley, Jackson Among A-Listers at AT&T National Pro-Am The Examiner, July 6, 2007 "A handful of Washington VIPs got to tee it up with the pros on Independence Day for the AT&T National Pro-Am, which preceded the official tournament that begins today..." Read More »
Coach with a World View InSight, International Center for Research on Women, Summer 2007 "Kathy Kemper is fellow and founder of the Institute for Education (IFE), a foundation with a mission to foster bipartisan dialogue, cultivate friendships and provide leadership that can solve problems..." Read More »
The Politico 1/31/2007 "A gathering celebrating the Center for International Education at Washington International School was held Sunday at the home of AOL founder Jim Kimsey..." Read More »
What Message Will this Year's Elections Send? By Coach Kathy Kemper, September, 2008 "Political strategists are both fascinated with and befuddled by this year's election dynamics. There are at least three factors at play, and it's not clear at all how they'll interact..." Read More »
Beijing's Design: Smart, Chic, and Green By Coach Kathy Kemper, August 24, 2008 "China called upon the world community of gifted talent to build and design the most magnificent, green, tech-savvy buildings that you've ever seen, all done with Chinese thoughtfulness. There's no way that London will be able to have so many new sports stadiums built by so many renowned architects..." Read More »
Hollywood's Love Affair with China By Coach Kathy Kemper, August 7, 2008 "Three decades ago, China was a mystery to Americans. Its society and economy were closed, and we viewed it as an appendage of the biggest and baddest of them all, the Soviet Union. Today, the situation couldn't be more different..." Read More »
Vietnam is Hot By Coach Kathy Kemper, August 4, 2008 "There's a buzz about Vietnam, and I'm not talking about 24 million mo-ped engines. Vietnam is hot, and the word is spreading fast..." Read More »
America Cannot Get Complacent in Asia By Coach Kathy Kemper, July 29, 2008 "When we play a role in Asia, people notice and listen. In such a fast-paced world, however, where opportunities are constantly being created and destroyed, we can't expect people to appreciate us if we're not there..." Read More »
Woods Says He is Ready for U.S. Open By Coach Kathy Kemper, June 5, 2008 "I had the chance to have talk with Tiger Woods last week in Washington, DC at the Congressional Country Club..." Read More »
US Citizens to Vote! By Coach Kathy Kemper, July 3, 2007 "Washingtonians celebrate the Fourth of July with a little bit of sorrow. We love being Americans. Growing up, we all recited the Pledge of Allegiance and studied the country's history... " Read More »
The Best Game in Town By Coach Kathy Kemper, February 2007 "One of the crowning achievements of Mayor Tony Williams’ tenure was his success in bringing the nation's pastime back to the nation's capitol... " Read More »
Next up: 'Trading Spaces, Congress Edition' By Jeff Dufour and Patrick Gavin, The Examiner, 11/10/2006 "Who knew that one of the hottest topics in the 2006 midterm elections would be ... drapes? The whole thing started ..." Read More »
Producing Well Rounded Kids in a Flat World By Coach Kathy Kemper 8/26/2006 "It’s back-to-school season: time to shop the sales for clothes, shoes, notebooks, and other supplies needed to send our kids on to the next grade. But the changing world makes us contemplate this annual ritual differently..." Read More »
President with an activist agenda By Coach Kathy Kemper, 12/26/2005 "...there is one Bush agenda that Americans from all ends of the political spectrum can get behind: Exercise... " Read More »
Acing the Summers Debate By Coach Kathy Kemper, 6/22/2005 "Not so long ago, I can remember a national controversy erupting when a prominent male figure suggested that women were inherently inferior to men... " Read More »
More to Tony Williams than petition Fiasco By Coach Kathy Kemper, 8/28/2002 "The evidences have pointed to mistakes, not malfeasance, which is far cry from the modus operandi of some of Mayor Anthony Williams’ predecessors... " Read More »
Title IX Scores in Board Rooms as Well as Gyms By Coach Kathy Kemper "In the 25 years since it was enacted into law, Title IX - requiring schools to ensure equal opportunity for male and female athletes - has worked a quiet revolution in American women's and girl's athletics..." Read More »
Healthy Kids 101 By Coach Kathy Kemper "We hound them to do their homework. We remind them to behave in class. We pray that they'll stay away from the troublemakers who hang out in the parking lot... " Read More »