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Week of July 29nd
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Join the Discussion!
The World Affairs Councils of America is pleased to announce the initial slate of confirmed speakers for the 2013 National Conference, Six Top Issues for 2014. Make your plans to join us in November. The following speakers have confirmed:
Peter Baker
1918 Society -- White House Correspondent, The New York Times; author of the upcoming book Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House
Senator Richard Blumenthal
Co-Chair, Senate Caucus to End Human Trafficking
Justice Stephen G. Breyer
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
The Honorable Michael Chertoff
Former Secretary of Homeland Security; and Chairman and Co-Founder, The Chertoff Group
Frank J. Cilluffo
Former Special Assistant to the President for Homeland Security; Associate Vice President, George Washington University; Director, Homeland Security Policy Institute
Steve Clemons
Washington Editor at Large, The Atlantic; Editor, Atlantic Live; and Senior Fellow, American Strategy Program, New America Foundation
Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky
Senior Fellow, Harvard University JFK Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; former Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs; Chair, WACA National Board of Directors
John Hofmeister
Founder and Chief Executive, Citizens for Affordable Energy; and former President, Shell Oil Company
Kevin Johnson
Chief Executive Officer, Secure Ideas; and Senior Instructor, SANS Institute
Michael Levi
David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment and Director of the Program on Energy Security and Climate Change, Council on Foreign Relations
William F. Martin
Former Deputy Secretary of the US Treasury and former Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan; Chairman, Washington Policy & Analysis, Inc.
Barbara Slavin
Senior Fellow, Atlantic Center's South Asia Center; and Washington Correspondent, Al-Monitor
Ambassador Ross Wilson
Former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey; Director, Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council; Lecturer, The George Washington University
Robin Wright
Joint Fellow, U.S. Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; and author of Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion across the Islamic world
The World Affairs Councils of America will host its 2013 National Conference, Six Top Issues for 2014, November 13-15, 2013 at the Liaison Capitol Hill Hotel.
Take Advantage of Special Early-Bird Rate for Members
Prices:
$455 World Affairs Council Member ($495 after September 1)
$545 Non-Member
$430 World Affairs Council CEO/Staff/Board Member
National Conference Scholarships Available
The National Board of Directors of the World Affairs Councils of America is proud to announce that we will be offering 25 scholarships for college students from our national network to attend the 2013 National Conference, U.S. National Security: Six Top Issues in 2014, November 13-15, 2013 in Washington, DC at the Liaison Capitol Hill Hotel. For more information on how to apply, click here.
Councils, a flyer is available for your use to promote the National Conference to your members, which Ian J. Byrne has sent out. If you did not receive it, please send an email to [email protected]. Held annually for over two decades, the World Affairs Councils of America's National Conference engages our regional leaders and members drawn from the business, civic, and education communities with leading policy-makers and experts. The National Conference launches the National Network's year-long discussion of the Six Top Issues for 2014 selected by our network leadership across the country and helps plan our programming for the coming year. The Six Top Issues selected by the National Network's leadership as the most important national security issues for the coming year are: - Cybersecurity
- U.S. Energy Independence
- Global Economic Realignment
- Middle East
- Global Environment Issues
- U.S. Education
Last year's conference kicked off with an exclusive, off the record discussion with then-CIA Director General David H. Petraeus at Wednesday evening's opening dinner. Past conferences have featured distinguished panelists including Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Singaporean Ambassador to the U.S. Ashok Kumar Mirpuri, former National Security Advisor Stephen J. Hadley, and many more. For more information on the WACA Annual National Conference, click here. Please join us! Conference registration and hotel reservations are now open. Register for 2013 National Conference Reserve Hotel Room at The Liaison Staying at The Liaison We have secured a special group rate at The Liaison Capitol Hill of $225/night. To book rooms at this rate, click here or call 1-866-233-4642 and reference "National Conference - World Affairs." The Liaison is the closest hotel to the U.S. Capitol. The Smithsonian, the National Mall, Union Station, and dozens of the country's most visited museums and monuments are within walking distance. Celebrity chef Art Smith, who creates his award-winning Southern-modern "food for the soul" for the Liaison's restaurant Art and Soul, will be the chef for the National Conference. Perhaps best known as Oprah Winfrey's personal chef, Smith is well known for his fine-tuned, artisanal farm-to-table menu. First Lady Michelle Obama is known to have dined there with friends. Tentative Agenda Wednesday, November 13 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Fall Leadership Meeting for Council CEOs and Staff/Annual Membership Meeting 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM: Opening Dinner Thursday, November 14 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Main Plenaries 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM: Embassy Receptions Friday, November 15 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM: 1918 Society Breakfast 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM: Main Plenaries Conference concludes at 3:00 PM
Thank You to Our 2013 National Conference Sponsors
1918 Society Hot Topics Conference Call 
The World Affairs Councils of America will host General Michael V. Hayden, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency & the National Security Agency (full bio below), for an exclusive, off the record 1918 Society Hot Topics Conference Call on Understanding Data Surveillance, PRISM and NSA on Wednesday, August 7 at 3:00 PM EDT. The call will be moderated by Dr. Lori E. Murray, Distinguished Chair for National Security at the U.S. Naval Academy and President Emeritus of WACA.
1918 Society members, please RSVP to Althea Georgantas at [email protected] to receive call-in information.
As Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2006 - 2009), General Micheal V. Hayden was responsible for overseeing the collection of information concerning the plans, intentions and capabilities of America's adversaries; producing timely analysis for decision makers; and conducting covert operations to thwart terrorists and other enemies of the US.
Before becoming Director of the CIA, General Hayden served as the country's first Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence and was the highest-ranking intelligence officer in the armed forces. Earlier, he served as Commander of the Air Intelligence Agency, Director of the Joint Command and Control Warfare Center, Director of the National Security Agency and Chief of the Central Security Service.
General Hayden graduated from Duquesne University with a bachelor's degree in history in 1967 and a master's degree in modern American history in 1969. He also did postgraduate work at the Defense Intelligence School conducted by the Defense Intelligence Agency. He is currently a Principle at the Chertoff Group and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at George Mason University.
Join the 1918 Society 
Please consider making a tax-deductible gift to support the World Affairs Councils of America's mission to educate and engage Americans on global issues by joining the 1918 Society. Benefits include:
- Special recognition as an individual sponsor of the World Affairs Councils of America on our website and in all materials, which are distributed to our vast national network throughout the year.
- Access to exclusive, off-the-record 1918 Society Hot Topics Conference Calls where members are given first-hand access to distinguished policymakers, journalists, and experts on today's pressing news items.
- An invitation for two to join the 1918 Society Breakfast at the World Affairs Councils of America's National Conference.
- National Conference benefits include access to the hospitality "green room" suite and the opportunity to meet guest speakers and other leaders attending the conference, and priority seating at lunches and the opening banquet dinner.
- Eligibility to apply for Leadership Missions, which overseas visits by delegation made up of civic and business leaders from around the national network to learn about a host country.
Please contact Althea Georgantas at [email protected] or at 202-833-4557 if you have any questions or are interested in joining the 1918 Society.
Save the Date: Academic WorldQuest 2014
 The 2014 Academic WorldQuest National Competition will take place Saturday, April 26, 2014 at the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center in Washington, DC. Read about the 2013 Academic WorldQuest National Competition here.
WACA-U.S. Department of State Partnership
 The World Affairs Councils of America is partnering with the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to provide exciting opportunities for World Affairs Councils members and their families to promote relationships between the United States and other countries of the world. Enrich your family and community by joining our "C2C" - Culture2Culture, Country2Country and Community2Comunity initiative. Volunteer to host an international exchange student starting this fall.
 Many people ask what they can do to make things better for themselves, their children, their communities, and the world. By sharing your home and heart with an international high school exchange student, you will make a difference. What begins as an exchange of kindness, customs and culture within a family extends throughout a high school and community to touch thousands of lives. The Department of State needs host families from all over the U.S. - from large cities to small towns. If you or someone you know would be interested in hosting a student, please visit http://hosting.state.gov for more information and to fill out a short form so that a local representative can contact you.
DC Recap in Virtual Library
 Each Monday, the World Affairs Councils of America will post a selection of events from the past week, with an emphasis on the Six Top Issues, in the WACA Virtual Library to get you caught up on what's going on in Washington, DC. The Six Top Issues for 2013 are U.S. Education--Competing Globally, U.S. Energy Policy, U.S. Economic Competitiveness, China, the Middle East and Afghanistan/Pakistan. This week's selection features:
Middle East
Wilson Center: Rouhani: Challenges at Home, Challenges Abroad
U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Hearing: Crisis in Egypt
U.S. Economic Competitiveness
CSIS: TPP & The Digital Economy
Brookings Institution: Manufacturing U.S. Prosperity: A Policy Discussion
National Security
House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Hearing: Asia: The Cyber Security Battleground
Brookings Institution: American Terrorists Abroad: Options for U.S. Policymakers
Visit the WACA Virtual Library
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Council leaders to lecture on Travel the World tours from the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia:
Mimi Gregory, Naples World Affairs Council and Francophile, travels to Paris, Alsace and Burgundy. September 24-October 4, 2013.
Ambassador Marilyn McAfee, Jacksonville Council, lectures aboard a private jet trip to South America. November 2-22, 2013.
Dr. Carla Thorson, Vice President Northern California, Expedition to Antarctica aboard deluxe L'Austral. January 31-February 13, 2014.
Kay Maxwell, Executive Director, World Affairs Forum, Stamford, CT. Myanmar (Burma). February 7-20, 2014.
Jim Falk, President, World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth and honorary consul to Morocco for Texas returns to lead our Moroccan Discovery tour for a second year. February 15 - 28, 2014.
Maria Zammit, World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads, Journey Through India. March 6 - 23, 2014.
Contact www.wacphila.org/travel or call 800-942-5004 x209 or x217.
 Denotes programming that focuses on one of the World Affairs Councils of America's Six Top Issues for 2013. Learn more about our Six Top Issues.
The World Affairs Council of Northern California hosts the International Forum on "Gay Marriage at the Supreme Court." More information
The Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy hosts four visitors from Georgia, for "Parks, Biodiversity & Ecotourism Management in the U.S." More information
The World Affairs Council of Central Florida hosts its "2nd Annual Business Connections." More information
Wednesday July 31
The World Affairs Council of Northern California hosts John Dellury and Orville Schell, for "Modern China: The Creation of a Global Power." More information
Thursday August 1
The San Diego World Affairs Council hosts "Plan B- Mobilizing to save Civilization: Designing Cities for People." More information
The World Affairs Council of Central Florida hosts "Orlando CoC Innovators Caf�." More information
The World Affairs Council of Kentucky & Southern Indiana hosts Herman J. Cohen, for "WAC Diplomat Series, "The African Economic Miracle: Myth or Reality." More information
The International Center of the Capital Region hosts the "World Quest Competition for Adults" at the Polish Community Center. More information.
Friday August 2
The World Affairs Council of Spokane hosts the fundraiser "Up on the Roof." More information
Saturday August 3
The Santa Fe Council on International Relations hosts Ambassador Christopher Hill for the 2013 Benefit Banquet and "Major Policy Challenges Facing the U.S." More information
The World Affairs Council of Spokane hosts the "15th Annual Lakes Leg Ache Bike Ride." More information
The World Affairs Council of Spokane hosts the "Spokane Highland Games." More information
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