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|caption = Gaston Hall ca. 1904 |
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|namesake = [[William Gaston]] |
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|location = [[Healy Hall]],<br>[[Georgetown University]],<br> |
|location = [[Healy Hall]],<br>[[Georgetown University]],<br>Washington, D.C. |
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|completion_date = 1901 |
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'''Gaston Hall''' is an auditorium located on the third and fourth floors of the north tower of [[Healy Hall]] on [[Georgetown University]]'s main campus in |
'''Gaston Hall''' is an auditorium located on the third and fourth floors of the north tower of [[Healy Hall]] on [[Georgetown University]]'s main campus in Washington, D.C. Named for Georgetown's first student, [[William Gaston]], who also helped secure the university's federal charter, Gaston Hall was completed in 1901, around twenty years after the construction of the building within which it is housed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://maps.georgetown.edu/healyhall/ |title=Healy Hall |access-date=August 12, 2015 |website=Georgetown University }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://georgetownvoice.com/2014/02/06/laying-foundations-story-georgetowns-architecture/ |title=Laying the foundations: The story of Georgetown's architecture |date=February 6, 2014 |access-date=August 12, 2015 |publisher=The Georgetown Voice |last=Julia |first=Tanaka }}</ref> |
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The 740-seat hall (including orchestra and balcony) is today used for numerous occasions including [[convocation]]s and |
The 740-seat hall (including orchestra and balcony) is today used for numerous occasions including [[convocation]]s and honorary degree ceremonies, theatrical and musical performances, and speeches.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://guevents.georgetown.edu/gaston_hall#.Vcv7SFNViko |title=Gaston Hall |access-date=August 12, 2015 |website=Georgetown University }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://getinvolved.georgetown.edu/reserving-spaces/policies/gaston |title=Gaston Hall |access-date=August 13, 2015 |website=Get Involved: Georgetown University }}</ref> Gaston Hall has gained a reputation for hosting prominent heads of state, political leaders, and other public figures.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehoya.com/tag/gaston-hall/ |title=Gaston Hall Archives |access-date=August 12, 2015 |publisher=The Hoya }}</ref> |
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== Architecture == |
== Architecture == |
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[[File:Obama at Georgetown University talk on poverty.jpg|thumb|Gaston Hall stage with President Obama and others in 2015]] |
[[File:Obama at Georgetown University talk on poverty.jpg|thumb|Gaston Hall stage with President Obama and others in 2015]] |
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Gaston Hall is often referred to as the "jewel in the crown" of Georgetown's campus due to its ornate interior and grand adornments.<ref>{{Cite web|url |
Gaston Hall is often referred to as the "jewel in the crown" of Georgetown's campus due to its ornate interior and grand adornments.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hoyasaxa.com/sports/traditions/gaston.htm |title=Gaston Hall |access-date=August 12, 2015 |website=HoaSaxa.com |last=Przylucki |first=Ed }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.atsstudios.com/PortfolioDetails.aspx?Id=13 |title=Georgetown University |access-date=August 12, 2015 |website=ATS Studios }}</ref> The ceiling line bears the [[Coat of arms|coats of arms]] of the sixty [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] universities in the world at the time of Gaston's construction, all beneath a decorated wood ceiling. In addition, a number of classical allegorical scenes that fill the walls were painted freehand (without a [[stencil]]) by [[Francis C. Schroen|Francis Schroen]], a Jesuit Brother who was a reputed interior designer and painter of Catholic institutions and several other rooms within Healy Hall. Behind the stage are paintings of [[Athena]], goddess of wisdom, and a "classically draped male." He painted two large [[mural]]s above the stage, the left symbolically depicting Morality, Faith, and Patriotism, and the right depicting Art, [[Alma mater|Alma Mater]], and Science.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.library.georgetown.edu/exhibition/highly-decorated-work-brother-francis-c-schroen-sj |title=Highly Decorated: The Work of Brother Francis C. Schroen, S.J. |date=February 1, 2006 |access-date=August 13, 2015 |publisher=Georgetown University Library |last=Keeler |first=Virginia }}</ref> |
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The center of the stage contains a wooden decorative structure that displays the Georgetown University seal and an IHS [[Christogram]]. This Christogram was the center of some controversy when it was covered by a piece of black plywood at the request of the [[White House]] for a speech by President Obama on the stage of Gaston Hall.<ref>{{Cite web|url |
The center of the stage contains a wooden decorative structure that displays the Georgetown University seal and an IHS [[Christogram]]. This Christogram was the center of some controversy when it was covered by a piece of black plywood at the request of the [[White House]] for a speech by President Obama on the stage of Gaston Hall.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/archive/Jesus-Missing-From-Obamas-Georgetown-Speech.html |title=Jesus Missing From Obama's Georgetown Speech |date=July 13, 2009 |access-date=August 13, 2015 |publisher=NBC Washington |last=Iovino |first=Jim }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.factcheck.org/2009/04/obama-at-georgetown/ |title=Obama at Georgetown |date=April 27, 2009 |access-date=August 13, 2015 |website=Fact Check }}</ref> |
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== Hosted speakers == |
== Hosted speakers == |
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Politics and government: |
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* President of the United States [[Barack Obama]]<ref>{{Cite web|url |
* President of the United States [[Barack Obama]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehoya.com/obama-discusses-cost-of-poverty/ |title=Obama Discusses Cost of Poverty |date=May 13, 2015 |access-date=August 12, 2015 |publisher=The Hoya |last=Richardson |first=Katherine }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/05/12/remarks-president-conversation-poverty-georgetown-university |title=Remarks by the President in Conversation on Poverty at Georgetown University |date=May 12, 2015 |via=[[NARA|National Archives]] |work=[[whitehouse.gov]] |access-date=August 12, 2015 }}</ref> |
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* Prime Minister of the United Kingdom [[Tony Blair]]<ref>{{Cite web|url |
* Prime Minister of the United Kingdom [[Tony Blair]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2009/10/09/tony-blair-at-gaston-hall/ |title=Tony Blair Speaks at Gaston Hall |date=October 9, 2009 |access-date=August 12, 2015 |website=Vox Populi |publisher=The Georgetown Voice |last=Pilch |first=Eric }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehoya.com/blair-talks-global-governance/ |title=Blair Talks Global Governance |date=April 24, 2015 |access-date=August 12, 2015 |publisher=The Hoya |last=Fedor |first=Kristen }}</ref> |
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* President of the United States [[Bill Clinton]]<ref>{{Cite web|url |
* President of the United States [[Bill Clinton]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehoya.com/clinton-encourages-radical-inclusion-in-lecture/ |title=Clinton Encourages 'Radical Inclusion' in Lecture |date=April 23, 2015 |access-date=August 12, 2015 |publisher=The Hoya |last=Shrinath |first=Kshithij }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.georgetown.edu/news/bill-clinton-lecture-april-2014.html |title=Bill Clinton: 'Policy Matters,'Despite Being Misunderstood, Distrusted |date=April 30, 2014 |access-date=August 12, 2015 |website=Georgetown University }}</ref> |
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* Prime Minister of Italy [[Matteo Renzi]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ciancio|first1=Antonella|title=The first official visit of PM Matteo Renzi to the US reaffirms the ties between the two allies|url=http://www.italy24.ilsole24ore.com/art/politics/2015-04-16/the-first-official-visit-of-pm-matteo-renzi-to-the-us-reaffirms-the-ties-between-the-two-allies--133954.php?uuid=ABU0KTQD|publisher=Italy 24| |
* Prime Minister of Italy [[Matteo Renzi]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ciancio |first1=Antonella |title=The first official visit of PM Matteo Renzi to the US reaffirms the ties between the two allies |url=http://www.italy24.ilsole24ore.com/art/politics/2015-04-16/the-first-official-visit-of-pm-matteo-renzi-to-the-us-reaffirms-the-ties-between-the-two-allies--133954.php?uuid=ABU0KTQD |publisher=Italy 24 |access-date=13 August 2015 |date=April 17, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Il discorso di Matteo Renzi alla Georgetown University |url=http://www.internazionale.it/notizie/2015/04/17/renzi-georgetown-university-video |publisher=Internazionale |access-date=13 August 2015 |date=April 17, 2015 }}</ref> |
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* President of Afghanistan [[Hamid Karzai]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Speech by President Hamid Karzai, January 11, 2013 Georgetown University Washington, D.C.|url=http://president.gov.af/en/news/16592|website=President of Afghanistan|publisher=Office of the President, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan| |
* President of Afghanistan [[Hamid Karzai]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Speech by President Hamid Karzai, January 11, 2013 Georgetown University Washington, D.C. |url=http://president.gov.af/en/news/16592 |website=President of Afghanistan |publisher=Office of the President, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |access-date=12 August 2015 |date=January 11, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan |url=https://alumni.georgetown.edu/newsevents/newsevents_429.html |website=Georgetown Alumni |publisher=Georgetown University |access-date=12 August 2015 |date=January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906062302/http://alumni.georgetown.edu/newsevents/newsevents_429.html |archive-date=6 September 2015 }}</ref> |
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* Prime Minister of Malaysia [[Najib Razak]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Speech at Georgetown University, Washington|url=http://www.pmo.gov.my/home.php?menu=speech&page=1676&news_id=735&speech_cat=2| |
* Prime Minister of Malaysia [[Najib Razak]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Speech at Georgetown University, Washington |url=http://www.pmo.gov.my/home.php?menu=speech&page=1676&news_id=735&speech_cat=2 |access-date=13 August 2015 |date=September 23, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Rizk |first1=Emma |title=Malaysian Prime Minister Talks Policy |url=http://www.thehoya.com/malaysian-prime-minister-talks-policy/ |publisher=The Hoya |access-date=13 August 2015 |date=September 26, 2014 }}</ref> |
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* President of Kosovo [[Atifete Jahjaga]]<ref name = "Peacemaking" /> |
* President of Kosovo [[Atifete Jahjaga]]<ref name = "Peacemaking" /> |
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* Speaker of the House [[Newt Gingrich]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ochs|first1=Caitlin|title=Newt Gingrich Dodges Campaign Troubles at Georgetown Visit|url=http://patch.com/district-columbia/georgetown/newt-gingrich-dodges-campaign-troubles-at-georgetown-visit|publisher=Georgetown Patch| |
* Speaker of the House [[Newt Gingrich]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ochs |first1=Caitlin |title=Newt Gingrich Dodges Campaign Troubles at Georgetown Visit |url=http://patch.com/district-columbia/georgetown/newt-gingrich-dodges-campaign-troubles-at-georgetown-visit |publisher=Georgetown Patch |access-date=13 August 2015 |date=March 29, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dunlap |first1=Tiare |title=New Gingrich speaks at Georgetown amid protests |url=http://georgetownvoice.com/2012/03/29/newt-gingrich-speaks-at-georgetown-amid-protests/ |publisher=The Georgetown Voice |access-date=13 August 2015 |date=March 29, 2012 }}</ref> |
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* Speaker of the House [[Paul Ryan]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Paz|first1=Christian|title=Ryan Calls for Millennial Support Visit|url=http://www.thehoya.com/ryan-calls-for-millennial-support|publisher=The Hoya| |
* Speaker of the House [[Paul Ryan]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Paz |first1=Christian |title=Ryan Calls for Millennial Support Visit |url=http://www.thehoya.com/ryan-calls-for-millennial-support |publisher=The Hoya |access-date=22 October 2016 |date=April 29, 2016 }}</ref> |
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* Supreme Court Justice [[Stephen Breyer]] |
* Supreme Court Justice [[Stephen Breyer]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Paz |first1=Christian |title=Justice Breyer Stresses Globality |url=http://www.thehoya.com/justice-breyer-stresses-globality/ |publisher=The Hoya |access-date=10 May 2016 }}</ref> |
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* Representative [[Ron Paul]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Ron Paul: The Weakening of the US Constitution|url=http://library.fora.tv/2008/02/13/Ron_Paul_The_Weakening_of_the_US_Constitution|website=FORA.tv| |
* Representative [[Ron Paul]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Ron Paul: The Weakening of the US Constitution |url=http://library.fora.tv/2008/02/13/Ron_Paul_The_Weakening_of_the_US_Constitution |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906002345/http://library.fora.tv/2008/02/13/Ron_Paul_The_Weakening_of_the_US_Constitution |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 6, 2015 |website=FORA.tv |access-date=2 October 2015 |date=13 February 2008 }}</ref> |
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* Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Heftler|first1=Margaret|title=Clinton Talks Women in Security|url=http://www.thehoya.com/clinton-talks-women-in-security/|publisher=The Hoya| |
* Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Heftler |first1=Margaret |title=Clinton Talks Women in Security |url=http://www.thehoya.com/clinton-talks-women-in-security/ |publisher=The Hoya |access-date=12 August 2015 |date=December 5, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Macias |first1=Amanda |title=Georgetown Blames Low Turnout At Hillary Clinton Speech On Final Exams |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-spoke-at-georgetown-and-hardly-anyone-showed-up-2014-12 |publisher=Business Insider |access-date=12 August 2015 |date=December 3, 2014 }}</ref> |
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* Secretary of State [[John Kerry]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Secretary Kerry To Deliver Remarks at the "Advancing Afghan Women: Promoting Peace and Progress in Afghanistan" Event at Georgetown University|url=https:// |
* Secretary of State [[John Kerry]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Secretary Kerry To Deliver Remarks at the "Advancing Afghan Women: Promoting Peace and Progress in Afghanistan" Event at Georgetown University |url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2013/11/217561.htm |website=U.S. Department of State |access-date=13 August 2015 |date=November 13, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sec State Kerry Addresses Progress Afghan Women |url=http://www.c-span.org/video/?316268-1/sec-state-kerry-addresses-progress-afghan-women |publisher=C-Span |access-date=13 August 2015 |date=November 15, 2013 }}</ref> |
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* Secretary of State [[Madeleine Albright]]<ref name = "Peacemaking">{{Cite web|url |
* Secretary of State [[Madeleine Albright]]<ref name = "Peacemaking">{{Cite web |url=http://georgetownvoice.com/2015/10/02/albright-and-president-of-kosovo-discuss-womens-role-in-peacemaking/ |title=Albright and President of Kosovo Discuss Women's Role in Peacemaking |date=October 2, 2015 |access-date=March 31, 2017 }}</ref> |
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* Secretary of Defense [[Ashton Carter]]<ref>{{Cite web|url |
* Secretary of Defense [[Ashton Carter]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehoya.com/secretary-of-defense-talks-sexual-assault-in-military/ |title=Secretary of Defense Talks Sexual Assault in Military |date=April 24, 2015 |access-date=August 12, 2015 |publisher=The Hoya |last=Prout |first=Lucy }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://guevents.georgetown.edu/event/secretary_of_defense_ashton_carter_speaking_at_georgetown#.VcwHJlNViko |title=Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter Speaking at Georgetown |access-date=August 12, 2015 |website=Georgetown Events |publisher=Georgetown University }}</ref> |
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* Attorney General [[Loretta Lynch]]<ref>{{Cite web|url |
* Attorney General [[Loretta Lynch]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehoya.com/lynch-backs-police-database/ |title=Lynch Backs Police Database |date=October 14, 2016 |access-date=March 31, 2017 |website=The Hoya }}</ref> |
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* Secretary of the Treasury [[Jack Lew]]<ref name = "Exit interview">{{Cite web|url |
* Secretary of the Treasury [[Jack Lew]]<ref name = "Exit interview">{{Cite web |url=https://mccourt.georgetown.edu/news/GUPolitics/Exit-Interview-Series |title=Georgetown to Interview Series on Obama Presidency |date=6 September 2016 |access-date=March 31, 2017 }}</ref> |
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* Secretary of Health and Human Services [[Sylvia |
* Secretary of Health and Human Services [[Sylvia Mathews Burwell]]<ref name = "Exit interview" /> |
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* Secretary of the Interior [[Sally Jewell]]<ref name = "Exit interview" /> |
* Secretary of the Interior [[Sally Jewell]]<ref name = "Exit interview" /> |
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* National Security Advisor [[Susan Rice]]<ref name = "Exit interview" /> |
* National Security Advisor [[Susan Rice]]<ref name = "Exit interview" /> |
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* [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]] Director [[Christine Lagarde]]<ref>{{cite web|title=IMF's Lagarde: World Financial Growth Still Falling Short|url=http://www.georgetown.edu/news/christine-lagarde-imf-director-speaks-2014.html|website=Georgetown University| |
* [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]] Director [[Christine Lagarde]]<ref>{{cite web |title=IMF's Lagarde: World Financial Growth Still Falling Short |url=http://www.georgetown.edu/news/christine-lagarde-imf-director-speaks-2014.html |website=Georgetown University |access-date=13 August 2015 |date=October 2, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lagarde |first1=Christine |title=The Challenge Facing the Global Economy: New Momentum to Overcome a New Mediocre |url=https://www.imf.org/external/np/speeches/2014/100214.htm |website=International Monetary Fund |access-date=13 August 2015 |date=October 2, 2014 }}</ref> |
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* [[World Bank Group|World Bank]] President [[Jim Yong Kim]]<ref>{{cite web|title=World Bank Group President to Lecture on Ebola, Global Development|url=http://global.georgetown.edu/futures/essays/world-bank-group-president-to-lecture-on-ebola-global-development|website=Global Futures Initiative|publisher=Georgetown University| |
* [[World Bank Group|World Bank]] President [[Jim Yong Kim]]<ref>{{cite web |title=World Bank Group President to Lecture on Ebola, Global Development |url=http://global.georgetown.edu/futures/essays/world-bank-group-president-to-lecture-on-ebola-global-development |website=Global Futures Initiative |publisher=Georgetown University |access-date=13 August 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kim |first1=Jim Yong |title=Within Our Grasp: A World Free of Poverty - World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim's Speech at Georgetown University |url=http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/speech/2013/04/02/world-bank-group-president-jim-yong-kims-speech-at-georgetown-university |website=The World Bank |publisher=World Bank Group |access-date=13 August 2015 |date=April 2, 2013 }}</ref> |
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* [[World Health Organization|WHO]] Director-General [[Margaret Chan]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Miller|first1=Ryan|title= |
* [[World Health Organization|WHO]] Director-General [[Margaret Chan]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Ryan |title=WHO's Chan speaks on the problems of 21st century global health concerns |url=http://georgetownvoice.com/2015/10/01/whos-chan-speaks-on-the-problems-of-21st-century-global-health-concerns/ |publisher=The Georgetown Voice |access-date=2 October 2015 |date=1 October 2015 }}</ref> |
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* UN High Commissioner for Refugees [[António Guterres]] (before becoming UN Secretary-General)<ref>{{cite web|title=UN High Commissioner for Refugees discusses challenges of global forced displacement|url=http://georgetownvoice.com/2015/10/30/un-high-commissioner-for-refugees-discusses-challenges-of-global-forced-displacement/| |
* UN High Commissioner for Refugees [[António Guterres]] (before becoming UN Secretary-General)<ref>{{cite web |title=UN High Commissioner for Refugees discusses challenges of global forced displacement |date=31 October 2015 |url=http://georgetownvoice.com/2015/10/30/un-high-commissioner-for-refugees-discusses-challenges-of-global-forced-displacement/ |access-date=1 November 2015 }}</ref> |
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* First Lady [[Laura Bush]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Afghanistan First Lady Joins Bush, Clinton, On U.S.-Afghan Women's Council|url=http://www.georgetown.edu/news/rula-ghani-joins-us-afghan-womens-council-2015.html|website=Georgetown University| |
* First Lady [[Laura Bush]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Afghanistan First Lady Joins Bush, Clinton, On U.S.-Afghan Women's Council |url=http://www.georgetown.edu/news/rula-ghani-joins-us-afghan-womens-council-2015.html |website=Georgetown University |access-date=13 August 2015 |date=February 20, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sec. Kerry, Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush Advocate For Afghan Women's 'Hard Fought Gains' |url=http://www.georgetown.edu/news/afghan-women-symposium.html |website=Georgetown University |access-date=13 August 2015 |date=November 15, 2013 }}</ref> |
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* Senator [[Bernie Sanders]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Bernie Sanders Defines Democratic Socialism in Georgetown Speech|url=https://www.georgetown.edu/Bernie-Sanders-at-GU-2015| |
* Senator [[Bernie Sanders]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Bernie Sanders Defines Democratic Socialism in Georgetown Speech |url=https://www.georgetown.edu/Bernie-Sanders-at-GU-2015 |access-date=5 September 2016 |date=19 November 2015 }}</ref>}} |
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* Senator Elizabeth Warren |
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Public life: |
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* Archbishop of Washington [[Donald Wuerl|Cardinal Donald Wuerl]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Cardinal Wuerl Receives Honorary Degree From Georgetown|url=http://www.georgetown.edu/news/cardinal-donald-wuerl-receives-honorary-degree.html|website=Georgetown University| |
* Archbishop of Washington [[Donald Wuerl|Cardinal Donald Wuerl]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Cardinal Wuerl Receives Honorary Degree From Georgetown |url=http://www.georgetown.edu/news/cardinal-donald-wuerl-receives-honorary-degree.html |website=Georgetown University |access-date=13 August 2015 |date=September 23, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Moore |first1=Maddy |title=Cardinal Wuerl Awarded Honorary Degree |url=http://www.thehoya.com/cardinal-wuerl-awarded-honorary-degree/ |publisher=The Hoya |access-date=13 August 2015 |date=September 23, 2014 }}</ref> |
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* Ecumenical Patriarch [[Bartholomew I of Constantinople|Bartholomew I]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at Georgetown|url=http://www.aoiusa.org/ecumenical-patriarch-bartholomew-at-georgetown/|website=AOI USA|publisher=American Orthodox Institute| |
* Ecumenical Patriarch [[Bartholomew I of Constantinople|Bartholomew I]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at Georgetown |url=http://www.aoiusa.org/ecumenical-patriarch-bartholomew-at-georgetown/ |website=AOI USA |publisher=American Orthodox Institute |access-date=13 August 2015 |date=November 4, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Georgetown to Host His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I for an Address on Faith in a Changing World |url=http://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?ID=45858&PageTemplateID=289 |publisher=Georgetown University |access-date=13 August 2015 |date=October 27, 2009 }}</ref> |
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* [[Charles, Prince of Wales]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Prince Charles, Prince of Wales Visits U.S |date=4 May 2011 |url=http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/britains-prince-charles-speaks-at-the-future-of-food-news-photo/113622180 |access-date=2 October 2015 }}</ref> |
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* Actor [[Kevin Spacey]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Actor Kevin Spacey, Georgetown's Ron Klain Discuss Politics and Ethics|url=http://www.georgetown.edu/news/kevin-spacey-and-ron-klain-talk-ethics-politics-and-power.html|website=Georgetown University| |
* Actor [[Kevin Spacey]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Actor Kevin Spacey, Georgetown's Ron Klain Discuss Politics and Ethics |url=http://www.georgetown.edu/news/kevin-spacey-and-ron-klain-talk-ethics-politics-and-power.html |website=Georgetown University |access-date=13 August 2015 |date=November 5, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=McDevitt |first1=Caitlin |title=Kevin Spacey to Talk Politics at Georgetown |url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2013/11/kevin-spacey-to-talk-politics-at-georgetown-176487.html |publisher=Politico |access-date=13 August 2015 |date=November 1, 2013 }}</ref> |
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* Musician [[Bono]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Perry|first1=Mark|title=Bono: America is |
* Musician [[Bono]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Perry |first1=Mark |title=Bono: America is 'an idea.' That's how we see you around the world, as one of the greatest ideas in human history |url=https://www.aei.org/publication/bono-america-is-an-idea-thats-how-we-see-you-around-the-world-as-one-of-the-greatest-ideas-in-human-history/ |publisher=American Enterprise Institute |access-date=13 August 2015 |date=July 6, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Jervis |first1=Joe |title=Bono turns up the volume for social enterprise |url=https://www.theguardian.com/social-enterprise-network/2012/nov/14/social-enterpise-bono-georgetown |work=The Guardian |access-date=13 August 2015 |date=November 14, 2012 }}</ref> |
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* Comedian [[Jon Stewart]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Jon Stewart, Maziar Bahari, rosewater screening, 2014 year in pictures|url=http://alumni.georgetown.edu/newsevents/newsevents_628.html|website=Georgetown Alumni Online| |
* Comedian [[Jon Stewart]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Jon Stewart, Maziar Bahari, rosewater screening, 2014 year in pictures |url=http://alumni.georgetown.edu/newsevents/newsevents_628.html |website=Georgetown Alumni Online |access-date=14 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905160241/http://alumni.georgetown.edu/newsevents/newsevents_628.html |archive-date=5 September 2015 }}</ref> |
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* Businessman [[Warren Buffett]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Marshall-Genzer|first1=Nancy|title=Bank of America gets back to normal... with a twist|url=http://www.marketplace.org/topics/business/bank-america-gets-back-normal-twist|publisher=Market Place| |
* Businessman [[Warren Buffett]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Marshall-Genzer |first1=Nancy |title=Bank of America gets back to normal... with a twist |url=http://www.marketplace.org/topics/business/bank-america-gets-back-normal-twist |publisher=Market Place |access-date=22 September 2015 |date=2 October 2014 }}</ref> |
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* Actor [[Bradley Cooper]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2018/09/12/bradley-cooper-talks-a-star-is-born-swaps-college-stories-and-snaps-selfies-at-georgetown-talk/ |title=Bradley Cooper talks 'A Star is Born,' swaps college stories and snaps a selfie at Georgetown talk |first1=Sarah |last1=Polus |newspaper=Washington Post }}</ref>}} |
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* Entrepreneur [[Mark Zuckerberg]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/17/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-georgetown-address-050181 |title=Zuckerberg defends Facebook's 'free expression' in face of Washington hostility |first=Nancy |last=Scola |website=POLITICO }}</ref> |
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* Comedian [[John Mulaney]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thehoya.com/comedy-legends-kroll-mulaney-return-to-georgetown/ |title='Comedy Legends' Kroll, Mulaney Return to Georgetown |date=February 15, 2016 }}</ref> |
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Gaston Hall | |
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General information | |
Location | Healy Hall, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. |
Named for | William Gaston |
Completed | 1901 |
Other information | |
Seating capacity | 740 |
Gaston Hall is an auditorium located on the third and fourth floors of the north tower of Healy Hall on Georgetown University's main campus in Washington, D.C. Named for Georgetown's first student, William Gaston, who also helped secure the university's federal charter, Gaston Hall was completed in 1901, around twenty years after the construction of the building within which it is housed.[1][2]
The 740-seat hall (including orchestra and balcony) is today used for numerous occasions including convocations and honorary degree ceremonies, theatrical and musical performances, and speeches.[3][4] Gaston Hall has gained a reputation for hosting prominent heads of state, political leaders, and other public figures.[5]
Architecture
[edit]Gaston Hall is often referred to as the "jewel in the crown" of Georgetown's campus due to its ornate interior and grand adornments.[6][7] The ceiling line bears the coats of arms of the sixty Jesuit universities in the world at the time of Gaston's construction, all beneath a decorated wood ceiling. In addition, a number of classical allegorical scenes that fill the walls were painted freehand (without a stencil) by Francis Schroen, a Jesuit Brother who was a reputed interior designer and painter of Catholic institutions and several other rooms within Healy Hall. Behind the stage are paintings of Athena, goddess of wisdom, and a "classically draped male." He painted two large murals above the stage, the left symbolically depicting Morality, Faith, and Patriotism, and the right depicting Art, Alma Mater, and Science.[8]
The center of the stage contains a wooden decorative structure that displays the Georgetown University seal and an IHS Christogram. This Christogram was the center of some controversy when it was covered by a piece of black plywood at the request of the White House for a speech by President Obama on the stage of Gaston Hall.[9][10]
Hosted speakers
[edit]Due to its significant place in Georgetown's history, Gaston Hall has hosted numerous prominent individuals to speak. In addition to university events such as the Philodemic Society's Merrick Debate and the South Asian cultural show Rangila, in recent times, Gaston Hall has been host to (among others):
Politics and government:
- President of the United States Barack Obama[11][12]
- Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair[13][14]
- President of the United States Bill Clinton[15][16]
- Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Renzi[17][18]
- President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai[19][20]
- Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak[21][22]
- President of Kosovo Atifete Jahjaga[23]
- Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich[24][25]
- Speaker of the House Paul Ryan[26]
- Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer[27]
- Representative Ron Paul[28]
- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton[29][30]
- Secretary of State John Kerry[31][32]
- Secretary of State Madeleine Albright[23]
- Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter[33][34]
- Attorney General Loretta Lynch[35]
- Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew[36]
- Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell[36]
- Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell[36]
- National Security Advisor Susan Rice[36]
- IMF Director Christine Lagarde[37][38]
- World Bank President Jim Yong Kim[39][40]
- WHO Director-General Margaret Chan[41]
- UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres (before becoming UN Secretary-General)[42]
- First Lady Laura Bush[43][44]
- Senator Bernie Sanders[45]
Public life:
- Archbishop of Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl[46][47]
- Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I[48][49]
- Charles, Prince of Wales[50]
- Actor Kevin Spacey[51][52]
- Musician Bono[53][54]
- Comedian Jon Stewart[55]
- Businessman Warren Buffett[56]
- Actor Bradley Cooper[57]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "Il discorso di Matteo Renzi alla Georgetown University". Internazionale. April 17, 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Speech by President Hamid Karzai, January 11, 2013 Georgetown University Washington, D.C." President of Afghanistan. Office of the President, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. January 11, 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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- ^ Rizk, Emma (September 26, 2014). "Malaysian Prime Minister Talks Policy". The Hoya. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Albright and President of Kosovo Discuss Women's Role in Peacemaking". October 2, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ Ochs, Caitlin (March 29, 2012). "Newt Gingrich Dodges Campaign Troubles at Georgetown Visit". Georgetown Patch. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ Dunlap, Tiare (March 29, 2012). "New Gingrich speaks at Georgetown amid protests". The Georgetown Voice. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ Paz, Christian (April 29, 2016). "Ryan Calls for Millennial Support Visit". The Hoya. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ Paz, Christian. "Justice Breyer Stresses Globality". The Hoya. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "Ron Paul: The Weakening of the US Constitution". FORA.tv. 13 February 2008. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
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- ^ Macias, Amanda (December 3, 2014). "Georgetown Blames Low Turnout At Hillary Clinton Speech On Final Exams". Business Insider. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Secretary Kerry To Deliver Remarks at the "Advancing Afghan Women: Promoting Peace and Progress in Afghanistan" Event at Georgetown University". U.S. Department of State. November 13, 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Sec State Kerry Addresses Progress Afghan Women". C-Span. November 15, 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ Prout, Lucy (April 24, 2015). "Secretary of Defense Talks Sexual Assault in Military". The Hoya. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ "Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter Speaking at Georgetown". Georgetown Events. Georgetown University. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
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- ^ "IMF's Lagarde: World Financial Growth Still Falling Short". Georgetown University. October 2, 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ Lagarde, Christine (October 2, 2014). "The Challenge Facing the Global Economy: New Momentum to Overcome a New Mediocre". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "World Bank Group President to Lecture on Ebola, Global Development". Global Futures Initiative. Georgetown University. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ Kim, Jim Yong (April 2, 2013). "Within Our Grasp: A World Free of Poverty - World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim's Speech at Georgetown University". The World Bank. World Bank Group. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ Miller, Ryan (1 October 2015). "WHO's Chan speaks on the problems of 21st century global health concerns". The Georgetown Voice. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "UN High Commissioner for Refugees discusses challenges of global forced displacement". 31 October 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Afghanistan First Lady Joins Bush, Clinton, On U.S.-Afghan Women's Council". Georgetown University. February 20, 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Sec. Kerry, Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush Advocate For Afghan Women's 'Hard Fought Gains'". Georgetown University. November 15, 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Bernie Sanders Defines Democratic Socialism in Georgetown Speech". 19 November 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Cardinal Wuerl Receives Honorary Degree From Georgetown". Georgetown University. September 23, 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ Moore, Maddy (September 23, 2014). "Cardinal Wuerl Awarded Honorary Degree". The Hoya. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at Georgetown". AOI USA. American Orthodox Institute. November 4, 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Georgetown to Host His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I for an Address on Faith in a Changing World". Georgetown University. October 27, 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Prince Charles, Prince of Wales Visits U.S". 4 May 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "Actor Kevin Spacey, Georgetown's Ron Klain Discuss Politics and Ethics". Georgetown University. November 5, 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
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- ^ Perry, Mark (July 6, 2014). "Bono: America is 'an idea.' That's how we see you around the world, as one of the greatest ideas in human history". American Enterprise Institute. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ Jervis, Joe (November 14, 2012). "Bono turns up the volume for social enterprise". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Jon Stewart, Maziar Bahari, rosewater screening, 2014 year in pictures". Georgetown Alumni Online. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ Marshall-Genzer, Nancy (2 October 2014). "Bank of America gets back to normal... with a twist". Market Place. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ Polus, Sarah. "Bradley Cooper talks 'A Star is Born,' swaps college stories and snaps a selfie at Georgetown talk". Washington Post.
- ^ Scola, Nancy. "Zuckerberg defends Facebook's 'free expression' in face of Washington hostility". POLITICO.
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