The Golden State Roundtable (GSR) events are held regularly throughout the year on important state and national policy issues.

Ambassador Fujisaki
Ambassador of Japan to the United States
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
8:00am – 9:00am (Breakfast)
Rayburn House Office Building
Room B-339
(Capitol South Metro)

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Featured Speaker

Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki

The Golden State Roundtable events provide an excellent opportunity for networking among Californians. These events are created for individuals living in Washington, DC that want to discuss and learn about issues and policies affecting California from prominent business leaders, policy makers, journalists and academicians.

Golden State Roundtables are breakfasts or lunches that feature a prominent guest speaker(s) from or with ties to California. The speaker(s) discusses issues in California and his/her own thoughts on issues and events taking place in California or nationally that effect or pertain to California or their role in government or business.

Past speakers include Senators from California, Members of the Congressional Delegation, Presidents of California universities, Mayors, prominent Californians serving in the Executive Branch, members of the California press corps, and corporate leaders from the California business community. Our most recent speakers include the following:

February 2010: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
May 2010: Congressman John Garamendi (CA-10)
July 2010: Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-32)
November 2010: Republican Congressman-Elect Jeff Denham (CA-19)
March 2011: Dr. Martha Kanter, Under Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education
June 2011: Russell Hancock, President and CEO of Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network
July 2011: Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, State of California
September 2011: Secretary Hilda Solis, U.S. Department of Labor
October 2011: Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann, Chancellor, University of California, San Francisco 
January 2012: Majority Whip, Kevin McCarthy (CA-22)

The Roundtables are usually held on Capitol Hill on Tuesday – Thursdays, while Congress is in session. The audience averages about 50 individuals, both members and non-members of the California State Society. All Members of the California Delegation are invited to attend complimentary; typically, 2-3 Members of Congress attend.

Entrance & Tickets

The CSS’s Golden State Roundtables are discounted to current members but open to the public. Tickets are $35 per person/ $350 for a table of 10 for current CSS members and are $40 per person/ $400 for a table of 10 for non-members.

We are unable to collect money at most of our events, so please also make sure to join/renew your membership and purchase ticket online ahead of time.

Feedback from CSS Members

“I have been involved with the Golden State Roundtable for many years, and consider it one of the best activities of the California State Society. The GSR creates a forum for Californians serving in Washington, either in Congress or the Administration, and for Californians visiting Washington. Speakers have been from federal, state and local governments, business, media, and academia. The Roundtables provide a wonderful opportunity for networking with other professionals involved in California affairs in the nation’s capital.” ~Paul Sweet

Contact Information

For more information about the California State Society, please email info@californiastatesociety.com. To RSVP for a CSS event, please email rsvp@californiastatesociety.com.

For more information on an upcoming event or suggestions regarding the Golden State Roundtables, please contact Paul Sweet at nps2020@aol.com and Jim Seeley at jimseeley2010@gmail.com.