| Join Our List |
 |
|
|
Utah Council for Diplomacy Names New Executive Director - Beth Martial
|
The Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy is pleased to announce that Beth Garstka Martial has been named as the new Executive Director for the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy. She brings with her over seven years in the humanitarian sector and has served on a number of boards and committees in the community. Currently, Beth serves on the City of Midvale's Community Council, the University of Utah's Bennion Center Advisory Board, and serves on Governor Herbert's Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Commission for the state of Utah that promotes diversity, equality and human rights.
|
|
2015 WACA National Conference
|
Leading America: Foreign Policy
Challenges and the 2016 Election
Held annually for over two decades, the WACA National Conference engages our Council leaders and members drawn from the business, civic, and education communities with leading policy-makers and experts.
Leading America: Foreign Policy Challenges and the 2016 Election
will provide original and essential insights. Keynote speakers and relevant panel discussion - on the Middle East, great power rivals Russia and China, the global economy, energy, and transnational challenges from cyber to migration - will frame the foreign policy agenda for candidates. Council programs in 2016 will be enriched by the policy conversations and networking that take place here.
Conference Registration
Save $30 - $100 by taking advantage of
early-bird rates through September 11.
Check out our new
registration page! There, you can also find information about booking our special hotel group rates at the Fairfax at Embassy Row (hotel details are also provided below).
A new feature of this year's conference will be the opportunity to select and visit Washington, DC think tanks such as Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Peterson Institute for International Economics. For the full list of speakers, visit our registration page.
New Speakers Added
|
Director, Strategic Technologies Program, CSIS
|
 |
Reginald Jones Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
|
|
Research Associate, Peterson Institute for International Economics
|
 |
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
|
Staying at The Fairfax
We have secured a special group rate at The Fairfax at Embassy Row.
- Superior King: $249/night (Single/Double occupancy)
- Superior Two Doubles: $269/night (Single/Double Occupancy)
The Fairfax at Embassy Row is conveniently located in the Dupont Circle area. A Washington, DC landmark, The Fairfax's intriguing history spans more than 80 years.
|
| September Cover to Cover |
Desert Diplomat discusses Jordan's political relationships and historic decisions in both Saudi Arabia and Washington between 2001-2003. While providing a candid and thoughtful assessment of the sometimes distressing dysfunction in the conduct of American foreign policy, warfare, and intelligence gathering, Jordan also offers important insights into the many changes occurring in this critical region, particularly Saudi Arabia.
|
Diplomacy Begins Here: Upcoming Summits
|
 Global Ties U.S. and our members, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, are hosting a series of summits across the United States that will bring together local, national, and international leaders from the business, government, and nonprofit world.
Upcoming Summits
|
Columbus Council on World Affairs Manager of Events & Public Programs Posting
|
The Columbus Council on World Affairs seeks to hire a Manager of Events and Public Programs to manage all aspects of the Council's events and public programs including Signature Luncheons, annual International Awards Ceremony, Global Scholars Diploma sessions, and more.
The full description and application requirements can be found here. To apply, please email resume and cover letter including a) salary history for last three positions, b) three professional references, and c) start date availability to [email protected].
|
Weekly Highlights
|
Monday, August 10
The World Affairs Council of Northern California hosts "Europe's Foreign Policy at the Crossroads."
Details
The San Diego World Affairs Council hosts "A Perspective on Asean and Developments in the South China Sea." Details Tuesday, August 11 The Los Angeles World Affairs Council hosts "Hyeonseo Lee: The Struggle of North Korean Refugees." Details
Wednesday, August 12
The Colorado Springs World Affairs Council hosts "Can the U.S. Have a Bipartisan Foreign Policy." Details Minnesota International Center hosts "Global Conversations: U.S. Policy towards Africa." Details
The World Affairs Council of Oregon hosts "Karen Piper: The Price of Thirst." Details
The World Affairs Council of Texas hosts "Paul Hughes on 'War & Peace in the Middle East'." Details
The World Affairs Council of Seattle hosts "Migration and Multiculturalism in Europe." Details
Thursday, August 13 The World Affairs Council of Atlanta hosts "Turkey and the Fight Against ISIS." Details The World Affairs Council of Oregon hosts "Face-to-Face with Jennifer Hatton." Details Saturday, August 15 The World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts "Saturday at the Warwick Melrose with Thomas M. Class, Sr." Details
|
Travel the World from WAC Philadelphia
|
 Just Announced:
Council Leaders to Lecture on Travel the World tours from the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia!
Mimi Gregory, Vice President, Naples Council on World Affairs, Grand Danube: August 8-23, 2015.
Kay Maxwell, Executive Director, World Affairs Forum Stamford,
Vietnam and Cambodia: October 12-27, 2015.
Dr. Carla Thorson, Senior Vice President of Programs, World Affairs Council of Northern California, Cuba: December 6-14, 2015.
Ambassador Mark Johnson, Board, Montana World Affairs Council, The Mediterranean Through the Centuries: October 14-25. 2015. Dr. Jerry W. Leach, Former President, World Affairs Councils of America, Turquoise Coast Cruise, October 27-November 4, 2015. Contact www.wacphila.org/travel or call 1-800-942-5004 x209 or x217.
|
|
| The World Affairs Councils of America 1200 18th St., NW, Suite 902, Washington, DC 20036 Phone (202) 833-4557 Fax (202) 833-4555 Email [email protected] Website www.worldaffairscouncils.org |
|
|
