Star Speakers Around the Council Network; Council of the Month; Cover to Cover Recording; WorldQuest Weekly Quiz; ASG Rising Leaders Application; Councils are Hiring; Council Highlights; & more!
Star Speakers Around the Council Network
Jessica Bedoya
Chief of Staff
Inter-American Development Bank
Amb. Ron Neumann
President
American Academy of Diplomacy
Seth Berkley
CEO
GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance
Tamim Ansary
Afghan-American Author
Amb. Theodore Osius
President and CEO
U.S.-ASEAN Business Council
Buket Oztas
Professor, Furman University
Council of the Month: World Affairs Council of Seattle
For over 70 years, the World Affairs Council of Seattle has advanced global understanding and engagement throughout the Puget Sound region. The Council achieves its mission through core programs including Community Events, Global Classroom, and its Global Leadership Exchange.

Through its Global Leadership Exchange, the Council will be a local implementing partner in the summer of 2022 for TechGirls, a U.S. State Department exchange program designed to empower and inspire young women ages 15-17 from the United States and around the globe to pursue careers in science and technology. Applications for U.S. youth STEM leaders to collaborate with like-minded peers from across the globe are open until January 15, 2022. Learn more and apply today.

The Council is also accepting applications for host families for the 25 TechGirls who will travel to Seattle for a community immersion experience in July 2022.
Watch Now! Cover to Cover on The World According to China
WACA's first Cover to Cover featured Elizabeth Economy, a distinguished visiting fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. In last week's discussion, Economy spoke about her latest book, The World According to China.

A speaker at the WACA 2021 National Conference, Economy examined China’s ambitious new strategy to reshape the geostrategic landscape in her book. Watch the full discussion now on our YouTube channel and stay tuned for updates on our next Cover to Cover program.
WorldQuest Weekly Quiz
This week's WACA WorldQuest Weekly is out! Test your global affairs awareness and dive into news stories that represent a broad spectrum of developments of interest and importance. Most of the questions are drawn from both WACA's Weekly World News Update, and a curated news Twitter feed @TNWAC #WACquiz.

In partnership with WACA, WorldQuest Weekly is produced by the Tennessee World Affairs Council, which offers customized subscriptions to the quiz for Council members. Contact pat@tnwac.org or visit tnwac.org/quiz for details.

Congratulations to last week's winners (10/10)!
Clarice (Indianapolis, IN), Sara (Charlotte, NC), Basil (Jacksonville, FL), & Serge (Bloomfield Hills, MI)
Due Today! Applications for ASG Rising Leaders
The Aspen Strategy Group is cultivating the next generation of leaders in foreign policy and national security through its Rising Leaders Program. ASG welcomed its first cohort of Rising Leaders in 2021.

Online applications for the Class of 2022 are now open. Candidates must be young professionals working in the fields of foreign policy and/or national security. Submit applications by Monday, January 10. Please share this application link with your Council and young professional networks.
Academic WorldQuest National Competition
WACA is excited that 44 Councils so far have pledged high school teams for the Carlos and Malú Alvarez Academic WorldQuest National Competition! The program will be held April 29-30 in Washington, D.C.

Pledged Councils have received the 2021-2022 Academic WorldQuest Study Guide, questions for local competitions, and the COVID-19 policy. If you have any questions, please contact Keily Ramirez.
Job Announcements in the Network
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth seeks to hire a Marketing and Communications Coordinator and a Programs Manager. Learn more.
World Affairs Council of Atlanta seeks to hire a Business Manager. Learn more.
WorldDenver seeks to hire an International Exchange Programs Coordinator and an Education and Exchange Fellow. Learn more.
World Affairs Council of Jacksonville seeks to hire a Director of Operations and Administration. Learn more.
World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh seeks to hire an Event Manager. Learn more.
Global Minnesota seeks to hire an Administrative & Executive Coordinator, an International Exchange Coordinator, an International Student Engagement Manager, and a Major Gifts & Individual Giving Officer. Learn more.
World Affairs of New Hampshire seeks to hire an International Visitor Program Coordinator. Learn more.
International Institute of Buffalo seeks to hire a Bookkeeper, a Donations Coordinator, an Immigration and Domestic Violence Advocate, an Executive Director, and a Professional Pathways Coordinator. Learn more.
Monday 1/10

Alaska World Affairs Council hosts Dong Wang, Professor at Wellington Koo Institute for Modern China in World History, for "Frontiers and U.S.-China Relations"

Naples Council on World Affairs hosts Ryan Hass, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, for "Is the U.S. Destined for War in the Taiwan Strait?"

World Affairs Council of Palm Beach hosts Seth Jones, Director of the International Security Program at CSIS, for "Three Dangerous Men: Russia, China, Iran, and the Rise of Irregular Warfare" (In Person)

Tuesday 1/11

World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts Jessica Bedoya, Chief of Staff and Executive Advisor at the Inter-American Development Bank, for "Future Central and South America: Investing in Women, Energy, and Near-Shoring of Global Supply Chains"

World Affairs Councils of Inland Southern California, San Diego, and Orange County host Amb. (Ret.) Ronald Neumann, President of the American Academy of Diplomacy and career diplomat, for "Reflections on Afghanistan"

World Affairs Council of Sonoma County hosts Tamim Ansary, Afghan-American author, for "In Retrospect: America's 20-Year Project in Afghanistan"

Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs hosts Lawrence Schuette, Director of Global Science and Technology Engagement at Lockheed Martin, for "Technology: Once Again, the Future Is Now"

World Affairs Council of Hilton Head hosts J. Michael Williamson, Director of WhaleNet, for "Evening Speakers Series" (In Person)

World Affairs Council of Austin hosts a panel of experts for "Connecting With Tanzanian Women Entrepreneurs"


Wednesday 1/12

World Affairs (Northern California) hosts Seth Berkley, CEO of GAVI, for "Where In the World Are All the Vaccines?"

World Affairs Council of Maine hosts Amb. (Ret.) Theodore Osius, President and CEO of US-ASEAN Business Council and career diplomat, for "Nothing Is Impossible: America's Reconciliation With Vietnam"

World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth presents "Meridian Young Professionals: New Year's Social" (In Person)

Worcester World Affairs Council hosts Peter Martin, Defense Policy and Intelligence Reporter at Bloomberg News, for "The Making of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy"

World Affairs Council Upstate hosts Buket Oztas, Professor at Furman University, for "Moment of Truth: Can the Iran Nuclear Deal Be Revived?" (In Person)

Thursday 1/13

WorldBoston hosts "What a World! The Year in Review"

WorldOregon hosts David Bosco, author and Associate Professor at Indiana University, for "The Poseidon Project: The Struggle to Govern the World's Oceans"

World Affairs Council of Hilton Head presents "Book Club: War - How Democracies Die"

World Affairs Council Upstate presents "Mapping It Out: The Von Hasseln Family and Anderson"

Friday 1/14

WorldOregon presents "Great Decisions: Outer Space"

Saturday 1/15

World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads presents "Great Decisions"

Sunday 1/16

World Affairs Council of the Desert hosts Yuval Weber, Research Assistant Professor at Texas A&M, for "Could U.S.-Russia Relations Get Any Worse?" (In Person)

Global Minnesota presents "Urban Expedition: China" (In Person)

Monday 1/17

World Affairs Council of Tennessee hosts Amb. (Ret) John Kornblum, former U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, for "Russia's Threat to Ukraine: The West Responds"

World Affairs Council of Harrisburg presents "Annual MLK International Poetry and Storytelling Festival"