OVERSEAS
An Overview of the Republicans Overseas
2023 Worldwide Freedom Initiative
November 9-11, 2023
Paris, France
Sponsored in part by
The Independence Day Kickoff Event
On July 4, 2023, Republicans Overseas France hosted a summer kickoff event to announce the launch of the Republicans Overseas 2023 Worldwide Freedom Initiative in Paris. Congressman Mike Johnson gave the address remotely from the U.S., and launched the event in front of the international media. Rep. Johnson went on to become the U.S. Speaker of the House a mere three months later. The event was emceed by Republicans Overseas France President Randy Yaloz.
Pre-Summit Events
Members of Republicans Overseas gathered prior to the event for a tour of the National Assembly in Paris. Then, on the evening of the 9th, the group joined guests and dignitaries at the Senate Building for a tour. The group was able to sit in on a plenary session inside the French senate chambers before attending the welcome banquet, which was held in the Senate Restaurant.
2023 Kickoff Event and Summit Speakers
November 10 Conference Program
​French and American National Anthems performed by Camilla Radford Furman.
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Opening Speaker: French Presidential candidate Eric Zemmour
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PANEL ONE. Free Speech, Censorship and Lawfare. Moderated by talkshow host Eric Morillot. Speakers: Writer and talkshow host Andre Bercoff; French parliament member Nicolas Dupont-Aignan; former European MP and President of the French Debut la France party Florian Philippot; People's Path leader Jean-Frederic Poisson; and Tamara Lich, leader of the Canadian Freedom Convoy movement.
PANEL TWO. Globalism : Dangers of Economic Decline, Myths of the Climate Agenda, Fatal Alliances, and Alternative Visions for a Better Future. Moderated by Jeremy Stubbs, Deputy Editor in Chief of Causeur Magazine. Speakers: Member of the European Parliament Rob Roos; Spokeswoman of Farmers Defense force and President of the Dutch Dairymen Board Sieta van Keimpema; economist Charles Gave; Romanian talkshow host Dorin Iacob; and Marc Zell, President of Republicans Overseas Israel.
Statement from U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson via proxy Jim Gosart, Republicans Overseas.
PANEL THREE. Trump’s 2016 Campaign Managers Discuss Strategies to Set Up a Winning Election Campaign; Hurdles Faced by Grassroots Candidates and Formulas for Success; and Social Media and Governmental Interference in Elections. Moderated by Delaware Congressional candidate John Lowe. Speakers; Former Trump 2016 winning campaign managers David Bossie and Corey Lewandowski; Oregon GOP gubernatorial candidate Kerry McQuisten; and Devin Nunes, CEO of Truth Social and former Chair of the House Intelligence Committee.
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Special call-in by President Donald J. Trump.
PANEL FOUR. Illegal Immigration & Border Security. Moderated by Rodrigo Ballester, Director of the Center of European Studies in Hungary. Speaker: RNC National Committeeman from Oregon Solomon Yue.
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PANEL FIVE. Wokism under all its Facets and How to Reverse the Trend. Moderated by talkshow host Eric Morillot. Speakers: French Presidential candidate Eric Zemmour; Brexit leader Nigel Farage; Balazs Orbán, Political Director for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán; philosopher Dr. Laurence Trochu; and Quisha King of Moms 4 Liberty.
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Keynote Speech: Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota.
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Parting Words: Randy Yaloz and István Kiss.
