This Week: Complete the Council Survey; Register for Spring Leadership and Board Meetings; Pakistan's Ambassador at Dallas/Fort Worth; Charlotte Hosts World Citizen Award Dinner; Council Highlights
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WACA Council Survey to Close on Friday, May 11
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WACA has been conducting a Council Benchmarking Survey in conjunction with WACA's annual membership dues renewal. While almost all of you have submitted your dues (thank you!), we would also like to achieve full participation in the survey.
The survey's objective is to gather data about local Council size and resources, programming, and marketing. Please only fill out one survey per Council. We plan to release the survey results at the Spring Leadership Meeting in San Antonio on May 18, and we will also provide them in a newsletter.
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Stratfor's Reva Goujon to Speak at Leadership Meeting Dinner:
Where U.S. Trade Policy and Grand Strategy Intersect
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Registration
for the
May 17-18
Council Leadership Meeting is now open! Please be sure to sign up even if you have already reserved your hotel room.
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Reva Goujon, Vice President of Global Analysis at
Stratfor, will keynote a special dinner at San Antonio's
Club Giraud on
Friday, May 18 from 6:00-9:00 pm, following the leadership workshop sessions.
WACA President Bill Clifford will host a conference call to brief Meeting participants on the full agenda and clarify topics for the popular breakout sessions. We want your input! Please sign up for the call - indicate your preference for
Wednesday, 5/9 or Thursday, 5/10 at 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET
- using this Doodle poll below. Be sure to respond to the poll by
12:00 pm ET tomorrow (Tuesday).
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The WACA Board meets
Saturday, May 19 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm.
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Reva Goujon
VP of Global Analysis
Stratfor
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Next Week: Michael McFaul
on
Cover to Cover
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When
Michael McFaul was asked to leave his perch at Stanford and join an unlikely presidential campaign in 2008, he had no idea that he would find himself at the beating heart of one of today’s most contentious and consequential international relationships. As President Obama’s adviser on Russian affairs, McFaul helped craft the U.S. policy known as “reset” that fostered unprecedented collaboration between the two countries. Then, as U.S. Ambassador to Russia (2012-2014), he had a front-row seat when this fleeting, hopeful moment crumbled with Vladimir Putin’s return to the presidency.
From Cold War to Hot Peace is a riveting inside account that combines history and memoir to tell the full story of U.S.-Russia relations from the fall of the Soviet Union to the new rise of the hostile, paranoid Russian president.
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Council Leaders: Please Vote by May 18
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New WACA National Board terms will commence July 1 (a term is three years).
According to the bylaws, one authorized representative of each member organization may vote YEA or NAY on the nominees for the WACA National Board.
See bios.
With the start of our new fiscal year on July 1, 2018, WACA National Board Committees will be recomposed. The Nominating Committee will announce an official call for nominations to the board in early September. Please begin now to consider the strongest Supporting (corporate and institutional) and Council candidates for the WACA National Board, with terms to start in July 2019.
CANDIDATES ELECTION (JULY 2018-JUNE 2021 TERM):
BOARD CANDIDATES (Supporting Member Nominees):
Carlos Alvarez, CEO, The Gambrinus Company (TX)
Alex Lari, CEO, The Claremont Group (NY)
BOARD CANDIDATES (Council Rep Nominees):
Joan Lemoine, immediate past Executive Director, WAC Hilton Head
Derrick Olsen, President, WorldOregon
Incumbent Supporting Member Nominee (second 3-year term):
Forough Hosseini, Senior Vice President, Information Systems, ICI Homes, Inc. (FL)
Incumbent Council Rep Nominees (second 3-year term):
Craig Snyder, President and CEO, WAC Philadelphia
Xiao Yin Zhao, Executive Director, WAC Kentucky and Southern Indiana
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Request for Proposals: Meridian International Center U.S. Exchange Alumni Network and Capacity Building Program
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Meridian International Center is seeking proposal partners for the FY2018 U.S. Exchange Alumni Network and Capacity Building Program. This program seeks to expand engagement with American citizen alumni by offering professional development seminars and accompanying career events in different regions of the U.S., focusing on professional networks, capacity building, and job-skills training.
Selected partner organizations will be responsible for the following:
- In collaboration with Meridian, design one- to two-day professional development seminars and career opportunities for approximately 40-200 U.S. citizen alumni of USG-funded exchange programs;
- Identify speakers, trainers, and local business contacts to participate in the professional development seminars and follow-on activities;
- Assist Meridian to execute a communications strategy in order to drive event recruitment and media coverage.
Learn more:
Friday, May 11
conference call with
Gretchen Ehle,
VP of GlobalConnect at Meridian.
Deadline for applications:
Friday, May 18.
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World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth Hosts Pakistan's Ambassador
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A member of the Foreign Service of Pakistan with 36 years of bilateral and multilateral experience, H.E. Chaudhry has served as Ambassador of Pakistan to the U.S. since March 2017.
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World Affairs Council of Charlotte to Hold World Citizen Award Dinner
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Since 1990, the
World Affairs Council of Charlotte has presented its
World Citizen Award annually to prominent citizens who have enhanced their community’s standing in the world, honoring their accomplishments and contributions to the city, the region, and the international community.
At this year's sold-out dinner on
Tuesday, May 8, the World Affairs Council of Charlotte will present the 2018 World Citizen Award to
Pat Rodgers, President and CEO of Rodgers Builders.
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Monday, May 7
Sante Fe Council on International Relations hosts
Kenneth Salazar, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior, and
Doug Howe, independent consultant in the energy and utilities industries, for "Towards Energy Independence?"
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Global Minnesota hosts
John Choi, Ramsey County Attorney, for "Global Cooperation in the Fight Against Human Trafficking."
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Tuesday, May 8
Vermont Council on World Affairs hosts
Trita Parsi, President and Founder of the National Iranian American Council, for "Trump, Bolton, and the Iran Deal: Are We on a Path to War?"
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World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts
Benn Steil, Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, for "The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War."
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World Affairs Council of Inland Southern California hosts
Edina Lekovic, Director of Policy and Programming at the Muslim Public Affairs Council, for "Media, Muslims, and the Mideast: How Perspectives are Shaped in America."
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Alabama World Affairs Council hosts a panel of Air War College professors for "Regional Reports."
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World Affairs Council - DC hosts a panel of experts for "The Future of NATO and European Relations Under the Trump Administration."
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World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts
Marc Mori, former Supervisory Special Agent at the FBI, and
Paul Williams, Chief Technology Officer at White Badger Group, for "Cyber Threats, Influence Campaigns & the Weaponizing of Social Media."
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World Affairs Council of Philadelphia hosts
Yanis Varoufakis, former Finance Minister of Greece, for "Thoughts for a Post-2008 World."
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Wednesday, May 9
World Affairs (Northern California) hosts
Robert Malley, President and CEO at International Crisis Group, for "Untangling the Crisis in Yemen."
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WorldBoston hosts
Alyssa Ayres, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations, for a discussion about her book,
Our Time Has Come: How India is Making Its Place in the World.
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Global Minnesota hosts
Jill Dougherty, Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center, for "Putin's Reelection - Stability or Stagnation?"
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World Affairs Council of Atlanta hosts a panel of experts for "2018 Europe Day Luncheon: France Emergent."
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World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts
Carl Minzner, Associate Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law, for "End of an Era: How China's Authoritarian Revival is Undermining Its Rise."
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World Affairs Council of Greater Reading hosts
Tara O, Adjunct Fellow in the Pacific Forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, for "The Nature of the Kim Family Regime and the Future of the Korean Peninsula."
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World Affairs Council of Jacksonville hosts
Raphael Bostic, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, for "An Update from the Fed: Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy."
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Thursday, May 10
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts
Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize winning author, for a discussion on his book,
The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels.
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World Affairs Council of Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky hosts
Yana Osipenko, Managing Director of the Social Impact Award, for "People To People: From Russia."
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World Affairs Council of Seattle hosts a panel of experts for "Banking on Women - Financing the Future for Economic Growth."
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Foreign Policy Association hosts
Major General Robert Latiff (Ret.), Research Professor at George Mason University, for "Artificial Intelligence: The Future of War."
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Friday, May 11
World Affairs Council of Sonoma County hosts
Melissa Hanham, Senior Research Associate in the East Asia Nonproliferation Program at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, for "Understanding North Korea's Nuclear Program."
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Windham World Affairs Council hosts
Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Nuclear Policy Specialist at Princeton University, for "Revisiting the Nuclear Agreement Between Iran and the U.S.: the JCPOA."
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Travel the World with 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!
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2018 travel schedule includes trips to:
- Craig Snyder, President and CEO, World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, Poland & Moscow Seminar: July 14-22
- Jim Falk, President and CEO, World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, Cruise the Rhine, July 11-29
- Megan Torrey, Executive Director, World Affairs Council of Hartford, Himalayan Kingdoms, Sept. 11-25
- Dixie Anderson, Executive Director Emerita, World Affairs Council of Western Michigan, Romance of the Douro River: Sept. 15-26
- Mimi Gregory, Vice President of Programs, Naples Council on World Affairs, Inside Botswana: Oct. 4-16
- Joyce Davis, President, World Affairs Council of Harrisburg, Town & Country Life in Languedoc: Oct. 6-14
- Don Samford, Board President, Peoria Area World Affairs Council, Cuba: Nov. 4-12
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