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1918 Society Call with Amb. Jeffrey
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WACA is delighted to present an exclusive conference call for members of the 1918 Society:
Ambassador James F. Jeffrey
will brief participants this Thursday, March 16, at 2:00-2:30 PM ET on the topic of "Charting America's Way Forward in the Middle East."
Ambassador Jeffrey is the Philip Solondz Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute, where he focuses on U.S. diplomatic and military strategy in the Middle East, with emphasis on Turkey, Iraq, and Iran. In addition to his service as ambassador in Ankara and Baghdad, he served as assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor in the George W. Bush administration (
full bio).
1918 Society Members are welcome to
invite up to three guests to participate on the call.
RSVP by emailing Lian Esehaki at
[email protected] with your guests' names.
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Make Council Voices Heard: New WACA Website
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 The
World Affairs Councils of America will launch our new website in the coming months. As we begin this process we invite Council CEO's and experienced staff to weigh-in.
The new WACA site aims to do a much better job of highlighting Council events and programs, providing useful tools for member organizations, and strengthening Council network cohesion and visibility.
Join us for a conference call next
Monday, March 20, at 2 PM ET, to share your ideas with our Web designer Macky Hall, and WACA National office staff. Please register with
Lian Esehaki at
[email protected]
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KNOW NOW Conference Call: The U.S., Japan and Asia
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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits East Asian capitals this week, following Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's golf summit with President Donald Trump, and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' trip to Japan and South Korea in February. WACA presents a KNOW NOW briefing by Jim Schoff, senior fellow in the Asia Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, on the U.S.-Japan alliance, North Korea's nuclear threat, and security and economic challenges from China and the region.
 James L. Schoff, senior fellow at Carnegie Endowment, focuses his research on U.S.-Japan relations and regional engagement, Japanese politics and security, and the private sector's role in Japanese policymaking. He previously served as senior adviser for East Asia policy at the U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense and as director of Asia Pacific Studies at the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis (IFPA). (Full bio)
If you missed last month's KNOW NOW, listen to our podcast with Anne Applebaum,
Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics, on "The U.S., Ukraine, and Russia's Western Ambitions."
KNOW NOW conference calls feature global thought leaders hosted by WACA, as well as local authorities in government, business, academia and cultural fields who are identified and moderated by local Councils.
Council CEOs: Submit your ideas for local experts to bring community and national issues of global dimensions to our network, using our national conference call platform. Please email Lian Esehaki at [email protected]
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AWQ 2016-2017: Hotel Block Expires March 30
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This year's
AWQ Study Guide
, is now available, along with complete information about the Carlos and Malú Alvarez 2017 Academic WorldQuest
National Competition.
This year's National Competition will feature a welcome reception at the
United States Institute of Peace
, on
Friday, April 28, at 4:30-6:00 PM.
For Topics, Study Guide, and other information click
here
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Registration for the AWQ National Competition has started.
Teams
must complete this Registration Form as soon as possible in order to participate.
Registration forms are due no later than March 20!
Hotel Reservations:
To utilize our special hotel rates, book your room now at the Washington Marriott at Metro Center (775 12th St. NW, Washington, DC 20005)! For reservations click here
. Book now! These discounted rates expire
March 30
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Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors:
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WACA 2017 National Conference
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Save the Date!
WACA's 2017 National Conference
will be held on
November 15-17
at the
Capital Hilton
. Registration details will be available during summer.
For more than two decades, the World Affairs Councils of America's annual conference has presented top government officials, diplomats, business executives, civic leaders, think tank policy experts and journalists to a national audience. Council leaders and members from WACA's affiliates across the country engage with these speakers and thought leaders over the course of three stimulating days in our nation's capital. The
2016 event was great, and we look forward to welcoming you back this November!
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Global I.Q. Minute with Jim Falk
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 The World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth's Global I.Q. Minute featured Stephen Biddle, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Defense Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. In this episode, Biddle discusses the future of American support in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. impact on the region's conflicts, and the contested Afghan/Pakistan border - an area where the sides have a "tendency to negotiate by 155 millimeter artillery."
Listen to the podcast
here
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World Affairs Councils Highlights
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Monday, March 13
World Affairs Council of Northern California hosts General Michael Hayden, former Director of the NSA and CIA, on "Intelligence Wars: U.S. Intelligence in the Wake of Terrorist Threats"
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World Affairs Council of Monterey Bay presents "Great Decisions: Latin America's Political Pendulum"
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World Affairs Council of Jacksonville hosts Jon Huntsman Jr., chairman of the Atlantic Council and co-chairman of No Labels, on "America's Changing Role in the Global Arena"
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World Affairs Council of Western Michigan's Great Decisions lecture on "Afghanistan: To Fight ... or Run?" will feature Ronald Neumann, President of the American Academy of Diplomacy, and former Ambassador to Afghanistan
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WorldBoston hosts Andy Molinsky, Professor of International Business at Brandeis University, on "The World in Your Workplace"
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World Affairs Council of Seattle hosts a two-day event featuring Jim Foley, Director of the International Trade Center and the Turner Center for Entrepreneurship, Operations and International Trade at Bradley University, on "Creating Export Success"
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Alabama World Affairs Council hosts John Pomfret, award-winning journalist and author,
on "U.S.- China Relations"
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World Affairs Council of Central Illinois hosts Richard Hayes, Major General in the Illinois National Guard and Director of the Department of Military Affairs in the governor's cabinet, on "NATO and the Relationship between Poland and the Illinois National Guard"
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World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts Helene Cooper, Pentagon Correspondent for The New York Times, on "A Reporter's Global View"
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Cleveland Council on World Affairs hosts a Department of State sponsored TESOL Exchange Program, on "Development of English Educational Curriculum." The event will be held March 14-19
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World Affairs Council of Connecticut hosts The Honorable Nancy Johnson, representative of the 5th and 6th district of Connecticut, and Riva Levinson, President and CEO of KRL International LLC, on "A Celebration of International Women's Day" Details
World Affairs Council of Northern California hosts Sergey Vladimirovich Petrov, Consul General of the Russian Federation, on "U.S.- Russia Relations under the New Administration"
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Indiana Council on World Affairs hosts Katherine Moon, Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College, on "How Will "New Koreans" Shape Inter-Korean Relations?"
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Thursday, March 16
World Affairs Council of Philadelphia hosts General Michael Hayden, former Director of the NSA and CIA, on "Intelligence Wars: A Discussion about the CIA and NSA"
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Worcester World Affairs Council hosts Jeremy Haft, CEO of SafeSource Trading, author and professor at Georgetown University, on "Trading Places: America, China, and the Fight for Middle Class Jobs"
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The North County Chapter of the San Diego World Affairs Council hosts Marilyn Bruno, retired U.S. Foreign Service Officer, on "Global Efforts to Combat MRSA: No Good Drugs for the Bad Bugs"
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WorldDenver hosts Daniel Baer, former U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and Stephen Bridges, Consul General of UK in Chicago, Illinois, on "The Special Relationship between the U.S. and UK"
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International Affairs Forum (Traverse City) hosts retired USAF Major General Marke Gibson, senior advisor on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration within the FAA, on "Keeping up with the Drones: Challenges and Opportunities for the U.S."
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World Affairs Council of Seattle hosts Dr. Roberto Dondisch, Consul General for Mexico, on "North America in the 21st Century: A Mexican Perspective"
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World Affairs Council of St. Louis' Great Decisions series presents "Conflict in the South China Sea" with Dr. Joel Glassman, Professor and Director of International Studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis
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Global Cincinnati hosts Jesse Holland, race and ethnicity editor for The Associated Press, on "Race in America: Then and Now"
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Olympia World Affairs Council hosts Dr. Heather Grob, Professor of Economics at St. Martin's University, on "The Trade Policies of the Trump Administration"
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World Affairs Council of Charleston hosts Clint Eisenhauer, Senior VP for external affairs at the South Carolina Ports Authority, on "Charleston's Ports: Economics and Security"
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World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh hosts an International Women's Day Dinner followed by a screening of "Finding Dawn", a documentary on human trafficking of women and girls, featuring Dr. Mary Burke, Professor at Carlow University and Founder of the Project to End Human Trafficking; Christine Welsh, filmmaker; and Dr. Prajna Parasher, Director of Chatham's Film and Digital Technology Program Details
Friday, March 17
World Affairs Council of Hilton Head hosts Deborah Wince-Smith, President and CEO on the Council of Competitiveness, on "Global Competitiveness" Details
World Affairs Council of Seattle hosts Benjamin Rohe, Co-founder of Germantech Digital and founding managing director of the German Tech Entrepreneurship Center, on "The New Oil: (Em-)Powering the 21st Century and Radical Economic Change"
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Travel the World from WAC Philadelphia
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Travel with Council Leaders - hear them lecture on Travel the World tours from the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia!
2017 travel schedule includes trips to:
Megan Torrey, Executive Director, WAC of Connecticut, Cultural Cuba: Mar. 26 - Apr. 3
Mimi Gregory, VP and Program Chairman, Naples Council on World Affairs, Cruise the Face of Europe: May 15 - 30
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