the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress
*Generously supported by an anonymous ATBL Donor
What are "Transatlantic Conversations"?
"TC" is a new program thatbrings together in moderated dialogue two former Members of Parliament (MPs) (one Conservative, one Labour) and two former Members of Congress (one Democrat, one Republican) to compare and contrast elected officials’ lived experiences as well as the legislative processes in both the United Kingdom and the United States. "TC" is a sister program to the Eccles Centre for American Studies at the British Library's "Congress to Campus" program.
MEET OUR SPEAKERS
Elected in a special election in June 2008, Donna Edwards,
a Democrat, became Maryland's first African American woman in Congress and served five terms until 2017.
Tom Graves has been a small business owner, a real estate investor, a Georgia State Representative and a Republican member of Congress. He was a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee.
A Conservative, Steve Norris served as Parliamentary Private Secretary in the Departments of Environment, Trade and Industry and the Home Office before being appointed Minister of Transport.
Baroness Taylor of the Labour Party was first elected as a Member of Parliament in 1974 and has continued to serve in government for over four decades. She was the first woman to serve as Government Chief Whip.
