Bellevue registration is SOLD OUT!

But you can still attend!

There's still room at the WPC Young Professionals (aged 40 and under) dinner! Same speakers, same location! If you OR one of your guests are under 40, considering registering for the Young Professionals dinner!

Friday, October 14^th
Hyatt Regency Bellevue
5:00pm VIP Access
6:00pm Reception
7:00pm Dinner

Click here for table sponsorship opportunities and ticket information

Thanks to our incredibly generous supporters, this event is sold out! If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please contact Kaylee Donahue at kdonahue@washingtonpolicy.org with the number of tickets you would like and at what level.
Pillar Society members have tickets, tables pre-reserved!

WPC's 2022 Annual Dinner Keynote Speakers:

70th U.S. Secretary of State and former CIA director, Michael Pompeo

Michael R. Pompeo served as the 70th United States Secretary of State from April 2018 through January 2021. He previously served from January 2017 to April 2018 as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

As our nation's most senior diplomat, Mr. Pompeo helped craft U.S. foreign policy based on our nation's founding ideals, putting America first. America became a massive energy exporter and a force for good in the Middle East, cementing real peace through the work of the Abraham Accords. Mr. Pompeo placed particular emphasis on renewing alliances with key allies, including India, Japan, Australia, and South Korea.

Mr. Pompeo's time at the State Department marked the end of naive engagement with the Chinese Communist Party, pulling back the curtain shielding the egregious acts of the CCP that threaten American jobs and freedoms. He focused efforts on calling out and punishing perpetrators of attacks on basic human dignity in places like Venezuela, North Korea, Iran, Nigeria, China, and elsewhere. Mr. Pompeo also led a team that executed America's largest-ever global repatriation effort in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Prior to joining the Trump administration, Mr. Pompeo was serving in his fourth term as congressman from Kansas' 4th District. He served on the House Intelligence Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee, and the House Select Benghazi Committee.

Register below to see his keynote speech at our Annual Dinner in Bellevue!

Writer, filmmaker and researcher Christopher Rufo

Christopher F. Rufo is a senior fellow and director of the initiative on critical race theory at the Manhattan Institute. He is also a contributing editor at City Journal where his writing explores a range of issues including critical race theory, homelessness, addiction, crime, and the decline of cities on America’s west coast.

In addition to his roles at City Journal and the Manhattan Institute, Rufo is also the founder and director of American Studio, a public policy research center that also serves as an aggregator for his investigative journalism and filmmaking work.

Rufo previously served as executive director at the Documentary Foundation, where he directed four films for PBS, including America Lost, which explores life in Youngstown, Ohio, Memphis, Tennessee, and Stockton, California. He is a graduate of Georgetown University and a former Lincoln Fellow at the Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy.

You can view his work at his website, https://christopherrufo.com/

Register below to see his keynote speech at our Annual Dinner in Bellevue!

WPC’s Annual Dinner has become one of the largest policy gala events in the country. The event brings together people from all over the region to discuss free-market ideas and celebrate the impact Washington Policy Center is having in Washington state. The event takes place in two locations on both sides of the state in Spokane and Bellevue. These evening galas feature two keynote speakers in each location and presents an annual Champion of Freedom Award. Past speakers include Amb. Nikki Haley, Charles Krauthammer, General James Mattis, Trey Gowdy and more. This is an event you will not want to miss!

For information on our Spokane Annual Dinner, click here.

For sponsorship questions, please contact WPC’s Development Director, Sydney Jansen at sjansen@washingtonpolicy.org | (206) 946-1010

For event questions, please contact WPC’s Development Manager, Kaylee Donahue at kdonahue@washingtonpolicy.org | (206) 937-9691

Tickets for legislators and legislative staff will be made available at cost subject to availability.