The inaugural Global Upstate Conference will be hosted at Furman University in Greenville and the University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg. The conference will also feature the inaugural program in the WACA-ILO 2022 Engage America Series: A Human-Centered Approach to the Future of Work.
Kevin Cassidy, ILO US-CA Director and Representative to the Bretton Woods and Multilateral Organizations, will speak at this first Engage America program. Bill Clifford, WACA President and CEO, will also take part in the Global Upstate Conference in a panel discussion on the challenges facing global supply chains. Click here for the full agenda.
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Kristen Averyt
Nobel Prize Laureate
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Richard Haass
President, CFR
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Jiakun Jack Zhang
Wilson China Fellow
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Dr. Peter Hotez
Dean
Nat'l School of Tropical Medicine
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Gina Ortiz Jones
Under Secretary
U.S. Air Force
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Amb. Douglas Silliman
President
Arab Gulf States Institute
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The World Affairs Councils of America is pleased to continue our collaboration with the Korea Economic Institute of America on our Engage America: Future of Korea program series. The speaker program focuses on the diplomatic, political, economic, and cultural circumstances on the Korean Peninsula, as well as U.S.-Korea relations.
WACA invites applications for the Future of Korea 2022 from Member Councils, and up to eight will be selected to participate. Through the generous support of KEI, WACA will provide $2,000 to each selected Council. Interested Councils are asked to submit a completed Application Form to Kathleen Euler by Friday, April 15.
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On Wednesday, April 13, Global Minnesota will host Amb. Ross Wilson, Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul from January 2020 through August 2021, and his wife, Margo Squire, a former Foreign Service Officer.
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Join Amb. Wilson and Margo Squire as they share experiences from their historic and eventful time in Afghanistan, as well as their thoughts on the social and economic advances that improved the lives of Afghanistan’s people and what it might take for those advances to persist in the current political climate.
WACA is proud to serve as a promotional partner for this Embassy Row Live! event.
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The event was rescheduled and will now be held on Thursday, April 21 at 2:00 PM ET.
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In his latest book, Dismantling Global White Privilege: Equity for a Post-Western World, Chandran Nair takes a comprehensive look at the destructive influence of global White privilege.
He examines its impact on geopolitics, the reframing of world history, international business practices, and soft-power spheres like entertainment, news media, sports, and fashion. This book exposes its pervasive global reach and creates a new space for discourse on worldwide racial equality. Register now and join the conversation on Thursday, April 21 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET.
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Next week, the World Affairs Council of New Hampshire will release its latest podcast episode focused on the relationship between China and Russia. The podcast will consider what the invasion of Ukraine means for these two countries and how it will change their relationship.
Global in the Granite State is available on all major podcasting sites and on the WAC New Hampshire website, so make sure to subscribe and download the episode once it's released! You can listen to past episodes to learn more about the hot topics and issues facing the international community.
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Reserve WACA's Hotel Block! |
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WACA is pleased to announce our discounted block rate at the Westin Washington, D.C. City Center of $169/night + tax (single) $189/night (double). Through the work of our dedicated staff, WACA has secured this discount since AWQ 2016-2017! We are excited to offer this rate to your teams and look forward to welcoming you all to the Westin!
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Congratulations to Local AWQ Champs! |
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Our Member Councils are hosting their local Academic WorldQuest competitions! The winners of local competitions have a chance to compete at the national Carlos and Malú Alvarez Academic WorldQuest on April 30, 2022.
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Some Councils have already held local Competitions. The team at the World Affairs Councils of America congratulates all participating students and has the full list of winning teams available here. Have an update on your Council's winning team? Send your updates to Keily Ramirez.
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Congratulations to last week's winner (10/10)! Serge (Bloomfield Hills, MI)
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Monday 3/28
Tuesday 3/29
World Affairs Council of Las Vegas hosts Kristen Averyt, Senior Climate Advisor for the State of Nevada and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, for “Climate Chaos Speaker Series Event” (In person)
International Relations Council (Kansas City) hosts Jiakun Jack Zhang, Director of Trade War Lab at the University of Kansas and current Wilson China Fellow at the Wilson Center, for “What's Happening in the South China Sea?”
World Affairs Council of Seattle hosts Amb. (Ret.) Farah Pandith, Author and Foreign Policy Strategist, for “March Fellows Breakfast”
Wednesday 3/30
World Affairs Council of Seattle hosts Peter Hotez, Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor, for “COVID-19: Vaccine Equity”
Thursday 3/31
World Affairs Council of Harrisburg hosts Mehdi Noorbaksh, Professor at Harrisburg University, for “Great Decisions: Russia”
World Affairs Council Upstate presents “Art Walk” (In person)
Friday 4/1
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