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French Conversation Group in September
Bonjour, tout le monde!
For this month, we will be holding online meetings on Sunday, September 6, 2:00 PM and Sunday, September 20, 2:00 PM. There is no need to RSVP; simply click the link below to the usual Whereby chat room.Virtual room: https://whereby.com/frenchcolumbia
Come join us to keep your French sharp and enjoy some interesting conversation! We hope to see you there, à bientot!
Peter H. and Peter S.
French-Language Conversation Groups in Columbia
For this month, we will be holding online meetings on Sunday, September 6, 2:00 PM and Sunday, September 20, 2:00 PM. There is no need to RSVP; simply click the link below to the usual Whereby chat room.Virtual room: https://whereby.com/frenchcolumbia
Come join us to keep your French sharp and enjoy some interesting conversation! We hope to see you there, à bientot!
Peter H. and Peter S.
French-Language Conversation Groups in Columbia
Please see the list (updated weekly) of virtual events hosted by World Affairs Councils around the country - available to all CWAC Members!
Council Events this Week
Thursday 9/10
World Affairs Council of Orange County hosts Ambassador (ret.) Lawrence Butler, former U.S. Ambassador to Macedonia, for “U.S. and NATO: End of an Era?”
World Affairs Council of Philadelphia hosts General (ret.) Wesley Clark, Founder of Renew America Together, and The Hon. Larry Hogan, Governor of Maryland, for “Moving Forward: How Do We Unite Americans in 2021 and Beyond?”
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts national security expert Ali Soufan, CEO of The Soufan Group and Founder of The Soufan Center, and Lawrence Wright, staff writer for The New Yorker, for “The Black Banners (Declassified): How Torture Derailed the War on Terror After 9/11.”
World Affairs Council of Charlotte hosts Stephen Morrison, Senior Vice President at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, for “The Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine.”
International Relations Council (Kansas City) hosts Steven Youngblood, Founding Director of the Center for Global Peace Journalism at Park University, and multimedia journalist Carlos Moreno, KCUR Public Media, for “Journalist Safety.”
World Affairs Council of Greater Reading hosts Milan Vaishnav, Senior Fellow and Director of the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, for “India in the COVID-19 Era - Can Modi Turn the Tide.”
Los Angeles World Affairs Council & Town Hall hosts Professor Dan Schnur, University of Southern California, for “Politics in the Time of Coronavirus.”
Savannah Council on World Affairs hosts Professor Alasdair Young, Neal Family Chair at the Georgia Institute of Technology, for “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Brexit and European Integration.”
WorldOregon hosts Mel Gurtov, Professor Emeritus at Portland State University, for “America in Retreat: Foreign Policy Under Donald Trump.”
Santa Fe Council on International Relations hosts Stephen Pyne, Emeritus Professor at Arizona State University, for “Earth Under Fire: Creating a Pyrocene.”
Global Minnesota hosts a panel of experts for “Red Penguins: Greed, Corruption, and Capitalism Run Amok in Post-Soviet Russia.”
Tennessee World Affairs Council hosts a panel of experts for “China: Confrontation and Conflict or Cooperation.”
World Affairs Council of San Antonio hosts a panel of experts for “The Big Give SA.”
Friday 9/11
Los Angeles World Affairs Council & Town Hall hosts Ambassador Martha Barcena Coqui, Ambassador of Mexico to the U.S., for a webinar event.
World Affairs Council of Seattle hosts Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, for “Understanding Global Challenges.”
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts Vivek Chidambaram, Managing Director in Accenture Strategy, for “Global Connections.”
Alaska World Affairs Council hosts mentor Nick ‘Iligutchiak’ Hanson, the first Inuit to compete on the TV show American Ninja Warrior, for “How Alaska’s Ninja Warrior Is Changing the World.”
Peoria Area World Affairs Council hosts Saheed Rosenje, System Engineer at Caterpillar, Inc., for “A Muslin in America: A Personal Perspective.”
World Affairs Council of Orange County hosts Ambassador (ret.) Lawrence Butler, former U.S. Ambassador to Macedonia, for “U.S. and NATO: End of an Era?”
World Affairs Council of Philadelphia hosts General (ret.) Wesley Clark, Founder of Renew America Together, and The Hon. Larry Hogan, Governor of Maryland, for “Moving Forward: How Do We Unite Americans in 2021 and Beyond?”
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts national security expert Ali Soufan, CEO of The Soufan Group and Founder of The Soufan Center, and Lawrence Wright, staff writer for The New Yorker, for “The Black Banners (Declassified): How Torture Derailed the War on Terror After 9/11.”
World Affairs Council of Charlotte hosts Stephen Morrison, Senior Vice President at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, for “The Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine.”
International Relations Council (Kansas City) hosts Steven Youngblood, Founding Director of the Center for Global Peace Journalism at Park University, and multimedia journalist Carlos Moreno, KCUR Public Media, for “Journalist Safety.”
World Affairs Council of Greater Reading hosts Milan Vaishnav, Senior Fellow and Director of the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, for “India in the COVID-19 Era - Can Modi Turn the Tide.”
Los Angeles World Affairs Council & Town Hall hosts Professor Dan Schnur, University of Southern California, for “Politics in the Time of Coronavirus.”
Savannah Council on World Affairs hosts Professor Alasdair Young, Neal Family Chair at the Georgia Institute of Technology, for “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Brexit and European Integration.”
WorldOregon hosts Mel Gurtov, Professor Emeritus at Portland State University, for “America in Retreat: Foreign Policy Under Donald Trump.”
Santa Fe Council on International Relations hosts Stephen Pyne, Emeritus Professor at Arizona State University, for “Earth Under Fire: Creating a Pyrocene.”
Global Minnesota hosts a panel of experts for “Red Penguins: Greed, Corruption, and Capitalism Run Amok in Post-Soviet Russia.”
Tennessee World Affairs Council hosts a panel of experts for “China: Confrontation and Conflict or Cooperation.”
World Affairs Council of San Antonio hosts a panel of experts for “The Big Give SA.”
Friday 9/11
Los Angeles World Affairs Council & Town Hall hosts Ambassador Martha Barcena Coqui, Ambassador of Mexico to the U.S., for a webinar event.
World Affairs Council of Seattle hosts Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, for “Understanding Global Challenges.”
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts Vivek Chidambaram, Managing Director in Accenture Strategy, for “Global Connections.”
Alaska World Affairs Council hosts mentor Nick ‘Iligutchiak’ Hanson, the first Inuit to compete on the TV show American Ninja Warrior, for “How Alaska’s Ninja Warrior Is Changing the World.”
Peoria Area World Affairs Council hosts Saheed Rosenje, System Engineer at Caterpillar, Inc., for “A Muslin in America: A Personal Perspective.”
Councils on Podcast
- Cleveland CWA, Global Conversations
- WAC Charleston, WACC Podcast
- WAC Connecticut, Comm(Unity)
- WAC Dallas/Fort Worth, Global I.Q. Minute With Jim Falk
- WAC New Hampshire, Global in the Granite State
- World Affairs (Northern California), KQED Radio
IRC Presents New Webinar Series on
Foreign Policy in the 2020 Election
Tuesdays, September 8 to October 27 | 7:30 p.m.
In the 8 weeks leading up to the November 2020 presidential election, the International Relations Council (Kansas City) will host high-level speakers for "Choices: Foreign Policy in the 2020 Election." The 2020 presidential election will present the American people with consequential choices around international challenges and the future of U.S. foreign policy. Rather than advocate a particular approach or outcome, the nonpartisan Choices series will serve to inform voters through a presentation of historical context and a detailed examination of the foreign policy platforms of the major-party candidates.
WACA Webinar on
The American Diplomacy Project
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Thursday, September 10, | 4:00-5:00 p.m.
WACA will host a webinar to discuss the new initiative from the Future of Diplomacy Project at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs entitled, the American Diplomacy Project: A Foreign Service for the 21st Century.
The goal of the American Diplomacy Project is to produce a nonpartisan report on how the White House, both parties in Congress, the State Department leadership, and concerned citizens can lead an effort to rebuild the Foreign Service for the next half-century. The report will be released following the November U.S. presidential election.
Webinar speakers include:
The goal of the American Diplomacy Project is to produce a nonpartisan report on how the White House, both parties in Congress, the State Department leadership, and concerned citizens can lead an effort to rebuild the Foreign Service for the next half-century. The report will be released following the November U.S. presidential election.
Webinar speakers include:
- Ambassador Marc Grossman, Vice Chairman of the Cohen Group and former WACA Chairman
- Ambassador Nancy McEldowney, Professor, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
- Ambassador Marcie Ries, Senior Fellow, Future of Diplomacy Project, Harvard Kennedy School
- Moderator: Bill Clifford, WACA President and CEO
Registration Is Now Live for
Conversations With The C-Suite!
September 29-October 1
The World Affairs Councils of America will host an all-virtual conference September 29 to October 1: Conversations With The C-Suite: Powering Global Recovery and Change.
Registration is now open - view the official website.
2020 will forever be remembered as a year the world was plunged into interconnected crises: the global COVID-19 pandemic, mass unemployment, and upheaval across the United States over persistent racial injustice.
How will U.S. and international business leaders rise to these urgent challenges? Will they reimagine the role they play in addressing social problems by transforming companies and industries to contribute to social progress? How will redesigned workforces innovate and use technology to create a healthier, sustainable post COVID-world?
In the time of COVID-19, we have made Conversations With The C-Suite free and open to the public to ensure as diverse and as inclusive an audience as possible. If you are able, please support WACA for the work that went into producing this special forum with a tax-deductible donation with your ticket order.
Registration is now open - view the official website.
2020 will forever be remembered as a year the world was plunged into interconnected crises: the global COVID-19 pandemic, mass unemployment, and upheaval across the United States over persistent racial injustice.
How will U.S. and international business leaders rise to these urgent challenges? Will they reimagine the role they play in addressing social problems by transforming companies and industries to contribute to social progress? How will redesigned workforces innovate and use technology to create a healthier, sustainable post COVID-world?
In the time of COVID-19, we have made Conversations With The C-Suite free and open to the public to ensure as diverse and as inclusive an audience as possible. If you are able, please support WACA for the work that went into producing this special forum with a tax-deductible donation with your ticket order.
Highlights of
CxC: Amplified - "Putting the World Back Together"
An ideas summit presented by Councils nationwide
CWAC is a member of World Affairs Councils of America which gives our members the opportunity to participate in these past events . . .
Thank you for attending The CxC: Amplified Summit!
To view the full CxC Summit recordings, check out WACA's YouTube page here .
(We will be adding more session videos as we receive them from Councils.)
Click here for the full schedule.
Thank you for attending The CxC: Amplified Summit!
To view the full CxC Summit recordings, check out WACA's YouTube page here .
(We will be adding more session videos as we receive them from Councils.)
Click here for the full schedule.
Columbia, SC COVID-19 News & Resources
COVID-19 Updates & Tracker
Health & Wellness
Educator Resources
COVID-19 Updates & Tracker
- CDC information and advisories
- CDC everyday preventative actions
- WHO pandemic advisory
- New York Times' tracking map
- Cool online tool, devised by Washington State high school student Avi Schiffmann, tracking the latest Coronavirus information
- Facts and statistics that aid in quick and clear understanding of the situation as it develops
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Update -- Dir. Anthony Fauci
Health & Wellness
- Are you stir crazy or feeling blue due to this unprecedented and uncertain time? Take the popular "happiness" course by Yale University for free -- Coursera
- The course is available to audit online for free, see here for details.
- Brené Brown - Empathy -- WAC Upstate
- "How to Manage Coronavirus Anxiety" One Medical -- WAC Upstate
- "I Survived Solitary Confinement. You Can Survive Self-Isolating" The Washington Post -- WAC Philadelphia
Educator Resources
- Ohio Council for the Social Studies Resource Document -- Bill Hilt, President/CEO, WAC Northwest Ohio
- To help alleviate some of concerns with distance learning and explaining the current health crisis, the list is a compilation of K-12 Social Studies lessons, activities, and resources. It also has guidelines for explaining COVID-19 to young people.
- Zoom CEO announcement of free platforms for K-12 schools
Past Events, Programs & Partnerships
2019
January 8
Benelux: Celebration 60 Years of Union, Distinguished Speaker panel with William De Baets, Consul General of Belgium; Georges Hoffman, Honorary Consul of Luxembourg; and Dr. Marc van Essen, USC Darla Moore School of Business (representing the Netherlands)
March 4
2019 Columbia World Affairs Council Annual Meeting
March 13
BREXIT over Breakfast with Distinguished Speaker British Consul General Andrew Staunton
March 23
Academic WorldQuest Midlands Regional Competition
April 5
Norwegian/Swedish Jazz Quintet Friends & Neighbors Concert at if ART Gallery
April 10
Academic WorldQuest Trivia Night Fundraiser
April 12-13
Teaching the Past in the Future Series, a Goethe Institute/Deutschlandjahr program of the Hanns Seidel Foundation in association with Centropa, USC, and the Columbia World Affairs Council
April 16-17
Diplomacy Begins Here Series, a visit to Columbia by Distinguished Speaker Katherine Brown, President and CEO of Global Ties US
April 25
Brexit and the Future of European Integration with Distinguished Speaker Dr. Matthias Matthijs, John Hopkins University
April 26-27
The Carlos and Malú Alvarez 2019 Academic WorldQuest National Competition in Washington, D.C.
May 1-4
Women in Politics & Civil Society, an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) for multiple countries
May 2-6
Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists U.S. Foreign Policy, IVLP for multiple countries
May 22
Taiwan-United States Relations and the 40th Anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act with Distinguished Speaker Vincent Jing-Yen Liu, Director General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta
May 29-June 5
Stars and Stripes over the Rhine: The American Occupation in Germany after World War I (1918-1923) exhibition at the Koger Center for the Arts, in partnership with the Atlantic Academy (Kaiserslautern, Germany), University of Mainz, and the WWI Centennial Commission. A Wunderbar Together program
May 31-June 8
Decentralization/Regional Economic Development, IVLP for Ukraine
June 9-11
Moreton Bay Regional Council and University of the Sunshine Coast delegation from Queensland, Australia visit to Columbia.
June 12
Claire Rousay & Jacob Wick Jazz Duet Concert at if ART Gallery
June 26-29
Free and Fair Electoral Processes, IVLP for Ethiopia's National Electoral Board
June 27
Happy Hour at the Hunter Gatherer Brewery Curtiss-Wright Hangar
July 18-August 15
Glory & Gratitude to the United States exhibition at the Koger Center for the Arts, in partnership with the Consulate General of Belgium in Atlanta, Honorary Consulate of Belgium in South Carolina, and FN America, LLC
August 1
Boris Johnson and the Future of Brexit with Distinguished Speaker Alexander Hall Hall, Chief British Brexit Counsellor to the US
August 17
Polyglot Meet-Up, with all CWAC language conversation groups, at World of Beer
August 19-September 27
Belgium Comic Expo in Columbia: Highlights of Belgian Comic Strip Art exhibition at the Koger Center for the Arts, in partnership the Consulate General of Belgium in Atlanta & Honorary Consulate of Belgium in South Carolina
August 20
CWAC Membership Committee Info Session
August 27
Global Alliance South Carolina luncheon
September 18
Exploring the Cuisine and Culture of Ghana, Taste of the World Dinner at Asanka Kitchen
September 30-October 10
Heimat/Home: The 2019 Columbia – Kaiserslautern Artists Exchange
October 15
Coffee & Conversations with Teagen Barresi, Peace Corps
Benelux: Celebration 60 Years of Union, Distinguished Speaker panel with William De Baets, Consul General of Belgium; Georges Hoffman, Honorary Consul of Luxembourg; and Dr. Marc van Essen, USC Darla Moore School of Business (representing the Netherlands)
March 4
2019 Columbia World Affairs Council Annual Meeting
March 13
BREXIT over Breakfast with Distinguished Speaker British Consul General Andrew Staunton
March 23
Academic WorldQuest Midlands Regional Competition
April 5
Norwegian/Swedish Jazz Quintet Friends & Neighbors Concert at if ART Gallery
April 10
Academic WorldQuest Trivia Night Fundraiser
April 12-13
Teaching the Past in the Future Series, a Goethe Institute/Deutschlandjahr program of the Hanns Seidel Foundation in association with Centropa, USC, and the Columbia World Affairs Council
April 16-17
Diplomacy Begins Here Series, a visit to Columbia by Distinguished Speaker Katherine Brown, President and CEO of Global Ties US
April 25
Brexit and the Future of European Integration with Distinguished Speaker Dr. Matthias Matthijs, John Hopkins University
April 26-27
The Carlos and Malú Alvarez 2019 Academic WorldQuest National Competition in Washington, D.C.
May 1-4
Women in Politics & Civil Society, an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) for multiple countries
May 2-6
Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists U.S. Foreign Policy, IVLP for multiple countries
May 22
Taiwan-United States Relations and the 40th Anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act with Distinguished Speaker Vincent Jing-Yen Liu, Director General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta
May 29-June 5
Stars and Stripes over the Rhine: The American Occupation in Germany after World War I (1918-1923) exhibition at the Koger Center for the Arts, in partnership with the Atlantic Academy (Kaiserslautern, Germany), University of Mainz, and the WWI Centennial Commission. A Wunderbar Together program
May 31-June 8
Decentralization/Regional Economic Development, IVLP for Ukraine
June 9-11
Moreton Bay Regional Council and University of the Sunshine Coast delegation from Queensland, Australia visit to Columbia.
June 12
Claire Rousay & Jacob Wick Jazz Duet Concert at if ART Gallery
June 26-29
Free and Fair Electoral Processes, IVLP for Ethiopia's National Electoral Board
June 27
Happy Hour at the Hunter Gatherer Brewery Curtiss-Wright Hangar
July 18-August 15
Glory & Gratitude to the United States exhibition at the Koger Center for the Arts, in partnership with the Consulate General of Belgium in Atlanta, Honorary Consulate of Belgium in South Carolina, and FN America, LLC
August 1
Boris Johnson and the Future of Brexit with Distinguished Speaker Alexander Hall Hall, Chief British Brexit Counsellor to the US
August 17
Polyglot Meet-Up, with all CWAC language conversation groups, at World of Beer
August 19-September 27
Belgium Comic Expo in Columbia: Highlights of Belgian Comic Strip Art exhibition at the Koger Center for the Arts, in partnership the Consulate General of Belgium in Atlanta & Honorary Consulate of Belgium in South Carolina
August 20
CWAC Membership Committee Info Session
August 27
Global Alliance South Carolina luncheon
September 18
Exploring the Cuisine and Culture of Ghana, Taste of the World Dinner at Asanka Kitchen
September 30-October 10
Heimat/Home: The 2019 Columbia – Kaiserslautern Artists Exchange
October 15
Coffee & Conversations with Teagen Barresi, Peace Corps
2018
January 24
CWAC Annual Meeting
February 4-7
Cultural Vistas, IVLP for India: Integrity in Journalism: New and Traditional Broadcast Media, A Project for India
February 13
China and the United States: Cooperation beyond Competition with guest speaker Yanxi Liu
March 9-17
Open World Leadership Center Program for Russia: Women in Business
March 13
The Risk of War with Iran: a talk and book signing by Trita Parsi
March 15
The Political Crisis of March 2009 in Madagascar: A Case Study of Conflict and Conflict Mediation with guest speaker Dr. Adrien M. Ratsimbaharison
April 11
Barack Obama and the Dilemmas of American Leadership with guest speaker Mario Del Pero @ the International House at Maxcy College, USC
April 14-15
Columbia International Festival
April 25
Opening Honorary Consulate of Belgium and nomination of Honorary Consul in South Carolina: A reception for Jean-Louis Vanderstraeten
May 16-23
CWAC/City of Columbia Economic Development and International Relationship Mission to Paris, France and Liege, Belgium
May 30
New Member Happy Hour at the Hunter Gatherer Brewery @ the Curtiss-Wright Hangar
June 6
Summer Concert: Party Knüllers X Jaimie Branch @ if Art Gallery
June 14
Summer Concert: Paal Nilssen-Love’s Large Unit @ 701 CCA
June 20
Distinguished Speaker: H.E. Javlon Vakhabov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan
July 14
Bastille Day Brunch w/ the French Conversation Group @ Crepes & Croissants
July 24
Astronomers Without Borders @ the South Carolina State Museum
August 20
Doing Business with Saudi Arabia with guest speaker David Callahan, Senior Vice President, U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council
August 28 to Sept. 5
CWAC Delegation Sister Cities Mission: Kaiserslautern, Germany and Cluj-Napoca, Romania
September 6
Distinguished Speaker: Klaus Becker, Honorary Consul of Germany in North Carolina, co-hosted w/ USC Global Studies
September 20
CWAC Happy Hour at Stormwater Studios
September 28
Teachers on the Global Stage: The surprising educational connections between Romania and South Carolina. A panel discussion and reception w/ USC's College of Education
September 28 to Oct. 6
Open World Leadership Program for Russia: Entrepreneurship
October 2 & 3
Engage America Series: Oman 2018 with Distinguished Speaker Ms. Haura Al Wahaibi, Commercial Attaché, Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman
November 2-7
Graduate School USA, IVLP for Multi-Regional Delegation: Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists -- New and Traditional Broadcast Media
November 7-9
Meridian, IVLP for Sweden: Swedish-U.S. Foreign Policy and Media Exchange
November 8-13
Cultural Vistas, IVLP for Multi-Regional Delegation: Investigative Journalism - Best Practices in Ethical Reporting
November 29
25th Anniversary Global Vision Award Gala honoring Senator Hugh K. Leatherman
December 6-11
Meridian, IVLP for Georgia: Labor Rights and Economic Development
December 7
Winter Concert: Frode Gjerstad Quartet from Norway at if ART Gallery
CWAC Annual Meeting
February 4-7
Cultural Vistas, IVLP for India: Integrity in Journalism: New and Traditional Broadcast Media, A Project for India
February 13
China and the United States: Cooperation beyond Competition with guest speaker Yanxi Liu
March 9-17
Open World Leadership Center Program for Russia: Women in Business
March 13
The Risk of War with Iran: a talk and book signing by Trita Parsi
March 15
The Political Crisis of March 2009 in Madagascar: A Case Study of Conflict and Conflict Mediation with guest speaker Dr. Adrien M. Ratsimbaharison
April 11
Barack Obama and the Dilemmas of American Leadership with guest speaker Mario Del Pero @ the International House at Maxcy College, USC
April 14-15
Columbia International Festival
April 25
Opening Honorary Consulate of Belgium and nomination of Honorary Consul in South Carolina: A reception for Jean-Louis Vanderstraeten
May 16-23
CWAC/City of Columbia Economic Development and International Relationship Mission to Paris, France and Liege, Belgium
May 30
New Member Happy Hour at the Hunter Gatherer Brewery @ the Curtiss-Wright Hangar
June 6
Summer Concert: Party Knüllers X Jaimie Branch @ if Art Gallery
June 14
Summer Concert: Paal Nilssen-Love’s Large Unit @ 701 CCA
June 20
Distinguished Speaker: H.E. Javlon Vakhabov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan
July 14
Bastille Day Brunch w/ the French Conversation Group @ Crepes & Croissants
July 24
Astronomers Without Borders @ the South Carolina State Museum
August 20
Doing Business with Saudi Arabia with guest speaker David Callahan, Senior Vice President, U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council
August 28 to Sept. 5
CWAC Delegation Sister Cities Mission: Kaiserslautern, Germany and Cluj-Napoca, Romania
September 6
Distinguished Speaker: Klaus Becker, Honorary Consul of Germany in North Carolina, co-hosted w/ USC Global Studies
September 20
CWAC Happy Hour at Stormwater Studios
September 28
Teachers on the Global Stage: The surprising educational connections between Romania and South Carolina. A panel discussion and reception w/ USC's College of Education
September 28 to Oct. 6
Open World Leadership Program for Russia: Entrepreneurship
October 2 & 3
Engage America Series: Oman 2018 with Distinguished Speaker Ms. Haura Al Wahaibi, Commercial Attaché, Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman
November 2-7
Graduate School USA, IVLP for Multi-Regional Delegation: Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists -- New and Traditional Broadcast Media
November 7-9
Meridian, IVLP for Sweden: Swedish-U.S. Foreign Policy and Media Exchange
November 8-13
Cultural Vistas, IVLP for Multi-Regional Delegation: Investigative Journalism - Best Practices in Ethical Reporting
November 29
25th Anniversary Global Vision Award Gala honoring Senator Hugh K. Leatherman
December 6-11
Meridian, IVLP for Georgia: Labor Rights and Economic Development
December 7
Winter Concert: Frode Gjerstad Quartet from Norway at if ART Gallery
2017
January 31
Distinguished Speaker: Consul General of India in Atlanta, Nagesh Singh
February 2
Reception for Michel Martelly, former President of Haiti, with Claflin University
February 4
Academic WorldQuest 2017 Regional Competition
February 15
Reception welcoming International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) guests from Ukraine and Afghanistan
February 17
Women in Leadership with IVLP guests from Ukraine at Columbia College
March 14
Taste of the World Dinner at Il Giorgione
March 23
Distinguished Speaker: Dr. Mohamed Moncef Marzouki, former President of Tunisia
April 4
The Recent Turmoil in Turkey and Freedom of the Press with Turkish newspaper executive in exile Abdülhamit Bilici
April 6
Reception for Ambassador Budimir Loncar, former Yugoslav Ambassador to the US
April 20
Jihad in Hollywood: An Evening of Film, Art & Music with Syrian artists Jihad Abdo and Fadia Afashe at the Columbia Museum of Art
April 22
Biergarten on Main Street with Bierkeller Columbia
April 28
Reception for the Beyond Bollywood: Indian-Americans Shape the Nation exhibition at the South Carolina State Museum with Pratik Mathur, First Secretary, Embassy of India
May 8
Bringing the World to South Carolina with Dolly Chewning, International Sales and Marketing, South Carolina Parks, Recreation & Tourism
May 30
Starless Dreams film screening and discussion on the Travel Ban at The Nickelodeon Theatre
July 12-21
South Carolina Estonia Trade Agreement delegation to Estonia led by Harry Huge, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Estonia for the state of South Carolina
August 10
Making the Connection: Lucerne, Switzerland meets Columbia & South Carolina with Michelle Abboud, VP, North America for Lucerne Business, and Susanna auf der Maur, Kaufmann Ruedi Law Firm
August 30
Women’s Economic Advancement and Policy: A Look Abroad and at Home, a panel discussion with CARE USA and the Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network
September 26 & 27
Future of Korea series with the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Korea Economic Institute (KEI), and the U.S. Department of State. Sponsored by the World Affairs Councils of America and KEI
October 18
Building an International Mobility Center in South Carolina: The German Israeli American Innovation Triangle with Morris Ellison, Womble Carlyle
November 2
European Union trade delegation luncheon
November 5-9
International Visitor Leadership Program: Current US Social, Political and Economic Issues for Young Russian Leaders
November 8
2017 Global Vision Award Gala honoring former Charleston, SC Mayor Joe Riley at the Columbia Marriott
November 13
Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World film screening and discussion with artist and author Steven Naifeh at the Columbia Museum of Art, in partnership with the Carolina Peace Resource Center and USC’s International Education Week
December 1
Artist Salon: Poetry in the Galleries at the Columbia Museum of Art with the French Conversation Group in connection with the Henri Matisse: Jazz & Poetry on Paper exhibition
December 13
French Conversation Group Wine Down Wednesday at Lula Drake Wine Parlour
December 16
Christmas Biergarten on Main Street with Bierkeller Columbia
Distinguished Speaker: Consul General of India in Atlanta, Nagesh Singh
February 2
Reception for Michel Martelly, former President of Haiti, with Claflin University
February 4
Academic WorldQuest 2017 Regional Competition
February 15
Reception welcoming International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) guests from Ukraine and Afghanistan
February 17
Women in Leadership with IVLP guests from Ukraine at Columbia College
March 14
Taste of the World Dinner at Il Giorgione
March 23
Distinguished Speaker: Dr. Mohamed Moncef Marzouki, former President of Tunisia
April 4
The Recent Turmoil in Turkey and Freedom of the Press with Turkish newspaper executive in exile Abdülhamit Bilici
April 6
Reception for Ambassador Budimir Loncar, former Yugoslav Ambassador to the US
April 20
Jihad in Hollywood: An Evening of Film, Art & Music with Syrian artists Jihad Abdo and Fadia Afashe at the Columbia Museum of Art
April 22
Biergarten on Main Street with Bierkeller Columbia
April 28
Reception for the Beyond Bollywood: Indian-Americans Shape the Nation exhibition at the South Carolina State Museum with Pratik Mathur, First Secretary, Embassy of India
May 8
Bringing the World to South Carolina with Dolly Chewning, International Sales and Marketing, South Carolina Parks, Recreation & Tourism
May 30
Starless Dreams film screening and discussion on the Travel Ban at The Nickelodeon Theatre
July 12-21
South Carolina Estonia Trade Agreement delegation to Estonia led by Harry Huge, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Estonia for the state of South Carolina
August 10
Making the Connection: Lucerne, Switzerland meets Columbia & South Carolina with Michelle Abboud, VP, North America for Lucerne Business, and Susanna auf der Maur, Kaufmann Ruedi Law Firm
August 30
Women’s Economic Advancement and Policy: A Look Abroad and at Home, a panel discussion with CARE USA and the Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network
September 26 & 27
Future of Korea series with the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Korea Economic Institute (KEI), and the U.S. Department of State. Sponsored by the World Affairs Councils of America and KEI
October 18
Building an International Mobility Center in South Carolina: The German Israeli American Innovation Triangle with Morris Ellison, Womble Carlyle
November 2
European Union trade delegation luncheon
November 5-9
International Visitor Leadership Program: Current US Social, Political and Economic Issues for Young Russian Leaders
November 8
2017 Global Vision Award Gala honoring former Charleston, SC Mayor Joe Riley at the Columbia Marriott
November 13
Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World film screening and discussion with artist and author Steven Naifeh at the Columbia Museum of Art, in partnership with the Carolina Peace Resource Center and USC’s International Education Week
December 1
Artist Salon: Poetry in the Galleries at the Columbia Museum of Art with the French Conversation Group in connection with the Henri Matisse: Jazz & Poetry on Paper exhibition
December 13
French Conversation Group Wine Down Wednesday at Lula Drake Wine Parlour
December 16
Christmas Biergarten on Main Street with Bierkeller Columbia