The Channel City Club
now including the Committee on Foreign Relations
Santa Barbara’s Window on the World
The Channel City Club
now including the Committee on Foreign Relations
Santa Barbara’s Window on the World
Now approaching its 80th anniversary, the Channel City Club was founded by Louis Lancaster in 1946 to provide Santa Barbara with a local venue for leading experts on state, national and international topics through lectures and discussions.
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Recent Events
Who Needs Soft Power?
Goli Ameri
Served as the US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Earthquake faults in California and how we use remote sensing to study them
Andrea Donnellan, Ph.D.
Manager of the Instrument Systems Section at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a JPL Senior Research Scientist
Changing Trends in Middle East Politics
Jerrold D. Green, Ph.D.
Immediate Past President & CEO of the Pacific Council on International Policy;
Global Advisor to Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles; Senior Fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
The Impact of Russia's War in Ukraine on the Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia
Jennifer S. Wistrand, Ph.D.
Deputy Director of the Kennan Institute
Viva el Centenario
Fiesta 1924 - 2024
Channel City Club Member Co-hosts:
Former La Presidenta Stephanie Petlow & former El Presidente W. Scott Burns
Performers: Fiesta Spirit Georgey Taupin and Junior Spirit Aleenah Soriano
Euroshock*
How the Largest Debt Restructuring in History Helped Save Greece and Preserve the Eurozone
Charles H. Dallara, Ph.D.
Author*
Looking Back to 1983
Santa Barbara News Press photo by Bob Ponce – President Jimmy Carter with Mrs. Curtis C. (Yvonne) Jordan, Vice President of the Channel City Club Forum (January 31, 1983). Photo courtesy of Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
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Dr. Donnellan is Senior Research Scientist, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Christmas Brunch, Dec. 4, 2025 at Hilton Beachfront Resort. Photo credit: Robert Ayers
2024 Christmas Brunch
In Partnership with Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation
Dr. Donnellan is Senior Research Scientist, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Christmas Brunch, Dec. 4, 2025 at Hilton Beachfront Resort. Photo credit: Robert Ayers
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