UPCOMING EVENTS
To help contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, CWAC has suspended in-person events until further notice. Meanwhile, we continue to offer relevant, valuable programming to enjoy from the safety of your homes.
Palmetto Forum
US Intelligence in the Information Age:
Are we prepared for the next fight?
with Distinguished Speaker Major General Christopher Ballard, U.S. Army Retired
& introduction by UofSC President, Bob Caslen
& introduction by UofSC President, Bob Caslen
Wednesday, February 3 | 12:30 p.m.
Online | This event is free and open to the public.
A link will be sent to the RSVP list on February 1
Online | This event is free and open to the public.
A link will be sent to the RSVP list on February 1
General Ballard will share observations on current national security challenges rising from accelerating cyber technology advancements in the Information Age—particularly as they affect the US Intelligence Community. He will discuss the growing concern in some circles that our Defense and Intelligence sectors are unimaginative and ill-prepared to view geopolitics through this Information Age lens. He will then offer some thoughts on how the US can address these new threats and maintain the Nation’s security.
Please RSVP using this link: https://walkerinstitute.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f661c527e40c22328aa486b8e&id=6707a1df6e&e=bccf525315
General Ballard concluded a 35-year Army Intelligence career in 2019 as Deputy Director of Operations at the National Security Agency. He currently serves as a strategic advisor at Jacobs and a senior Facilitator for Battlefield Leadership, LLC.
The Columbia World Affairs Council is co-sponsoring with the University of South Carolina’s Walker Institute of International and Area Studies.
Please RSVP using this link: https://walkerinstitute.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f661c527e40c22328aa486b8e&id=6707a1df6e&e=bccf525315
General Ballard concluded a 35-year Army Intelligence career in 2019 as Deputy Director of Operations at the National Security Agency. He currently serves as a strategic advisor at Jacobs and a senior Facilitator for Battlefield Leadership, LLC.
The Columbia World Affairs Council is co-sponsoring with the University of South Carolina’s Walker Institute of International and Area Studies.
PARTNER EVENTS
Below is a list, updated weekly, of virtual events hosted by World Affairs Councils
around the country - available to all CWAC Members!
around the country - available to all CWAC Members!
Wednesday 1/13
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts Robert Work, and Distinguished Senior Fellow for Defense and National Security at the Center for a New American Security, and Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security, for “Defense Priorities Under Biden.”
Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs hosts Mead Treadwell, Former Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, for “The Battle for the Arctic.”
World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana hosts Claudia Rivera, Director of Educational Services at Chiminike Children´s Museum, for “Impacts on Education in Honduras.”
WorldBoston hosts Dr. Nicholas Christakis, social scientist and physician at Yale University, for “Chat & Chowder with Dr. Nicholas Christakis | Apollo's Arrow.”
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts Adam Jentleson, Public Affairs Director, Democracy Forward, for “Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate.”
World Affairs Council of Greater Reading hosts Nicholas Eftimiades, Assistant Professor of Homeland Security at Penn State University, for “China’s Economic Espionage and U.S. Security with Nicholas Eftimiades.”
Global Minnesota hosts Tom Hanson, former U.S. Foreign Service Officer and current Diplomat-in-Residence at the University of Minnesota Duluth, for “2021 U.S. Foreign Policy Update.”
Cleveland Council on World Affairs hosts Nicolas Véron, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, for “Global Economic Outlook 2021.”
Thursday 1/14
Colorado Springs World Affairs Council hosts Steve Clemons, Editor at Large of The Hill, for “America & the World in a New Administration.”
World Affairs Council of Albuquerque hosts Ambassador (ret.) William Itoh, former U.S. Ambassador to Thailand and current professor of the practice at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, for “Asia in 2021: Living Dangerously.”
World Affairs Council of Western Michigan hosts Jennifer Brannan, Desk Officer in the Office of Korean Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Sung-hoon Park, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the U.S., and Mark Tokola, Vice President, Korea Economic Institute of America "The Korean-U.S. Alliance."
World Affairs Council of Orange County hosts Rebecca Lissner, Assistant Professor at the U.S. Naval War College, for “An Open World: How America Can Win the Contest for Twenty-First-Century Order.”
Santa Fe Council on International Relations hosts Valerie Plame, writer, spy novelist, and former CIA officer, and Joseph Wippl, former CIA officer, for “U.S. Intelligence After Trump.”
World Affairs Council of Seattle hosts Thomas Wright, Director of the Center on the United States and Europe, and Ellen Laipson, Director of the International Security program at George Mason University, for “Biden’s Priority List: U.S. Foreign Policy and the New Administration.”
Columbia World Affairs Council hosts Brett Bruen, President of the Global Situation Room, for “Joe Biden & the Post-American Era.”
San Diego World Affairs Council hosts Dan Blumenthal, Director of Asian Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, for “The China Nightmare: The Grand Ambitions of a Decaying State.”
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Forth Worth hosts Abby Rapoport, publisher of Stranger’s Guide, for “Global Forum: Armchair Travel.”
International Relations Council (Kansas City) hosts Armen Babajanian, Executive Director at World Affairs Council of San Antonio, for “Lexicon: Armenian.”
Foreign Policy Association hosts a panel of experts for “Film Screening: Medicating Normal.“
Global Minnesota hosts a panel of experts for “The Future of International Information: American and Russian Approaches.”
World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh hosts “Community Conversation: Police Violence and How We Can Create Change.”
Friday 1/15
World Affairs Council of Monterey Bay hosts Kent Glenzer, Associate Professor at Middlebury Institute of International Studies, for “The Role of International Organizations in a Global Pandemic.”
Los Angeles World Affairs Council and Town Hall hosts Congresswoman Barbara Lee, U.S. House of Representatives (CA-13), for “Conversation with U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee.“
Alaska World Affairs Council and Juneau World Affairs Council host Sarah Aarons, an Alaska Native (Iñupiaq) Earth Scientist, for “Alaska Native Perspectives of an Evolving Arctic Environment.”
WorldOregon hosts David Shinn, Adjunct Professor at George Washington University, for “Great Decisions 2021: China's Role in Africa.”
Saturday 1/16
World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads hosts “Great Decisions 2021.”
Sunday 1/17
Windham World Affairs Council hosts a panel of experts for “The Intersectionality of Gender-Based Violence.”
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts Robert Work, and Distinguished Senior Fellow for Defense and National Security at the Center for a New American Security, and Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security, for “Defense Priorities Under Biden.”
Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs hosts Mead Treadwell, Former Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, for “The Battle for the Arctic.”
World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana hosts Claudia Rivera, Director of Educational Services at Chiminike Children´s Museum, for “Impacts on Education in Honduras.”
WorldBoston hosts Dr. Nicholas Christakis, social scientist and physician at Yale University, for “Chat & Chowder with Dr. Nicholas Christakis | Apollo's Arrow.”
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts Adam Jentleson, Public Affairs Director, Democracy Forward, for “Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate.”
World Affairs Council of Greater Reading hosts Nicholas Eftimiades, Assistant Professor of Homeland Security at Penn State University, for “China’s Economic Espionage and U.S. Security with Nicholas Eftimiades.”
Global Minnesota hosts Tom Hanson, former U.S. Foreign Service Officer and current Diplomat-in-Residence at the University of Minnesota Duluth, for “2021 U.S. Foreign Policy Update.”
Cleveland Council on World Affairs hosts Nicolas Véron, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, for “Global Economic Outlook 2021.”
Thursday 1/14
Colorado Springs World Affairs Council hosts Steve Clemons, Editor at Large of The Hill, for “America & the World in a New Administration.”
World Affairs Council of Albuquerque hosts Ambassador (ret.) William Itoh, former U.S. Ambassador to Thailand and current professor of the practice at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, for “Asia in 2021: Living Dangerously.”
World Affairs Council of Western Michigan hosts Jennifer Brannan, Desk Officer in the Office of Korean Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Sung-hoon Park, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the U.S., and Mark Tokola, Vice President, Korea Economic Institute of America "The Korean-U.S. Alliance."
World Affairs Council of Orange County hosts Rebecca Lissner, Assistant Professor at the U.S. Naval War College, for “An Open World: How America Can Win the Contest for Twenty-First-Century Order.”
Santa Fe Council on International Relations hosts Valerie Plame, writer, spy novelist, and former CIA officer, and Joseph Wippl, former CIA officer, for “U.S. Intelligence After Trump.”
World Affairs Council of Seattle hosts Thomas Wright, Director of the Center on the United States and Europe, and Ellen Laipson, Director of the International Security program at George Mason University, for “Biden’s Priority List: U.S. Foreign Policy and the New Administration.”
Columbia World Affairs Council hosts Brett Bruen, President of the Global Situation Room, for “Joe Biden & the Post-American Era.”
San Diego World Affairs Council hosts Dan Blumenthal, Director of Asian Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, for “The China Nightmare: The Grand Ambitions of a Decaying State.”
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Forth Worth hosts Abby Rapoport, publisher of Stranger’s Guide, for “Global Forum: Armchair Travel.”
International Relations Council (Kansas City) hosts Armen Babajanian, Executive Director at World Affairs Council of San Antonio, for “Lexicon: Armenian.”
Foreign Policy Association hosts a panel of experts for “Film Screening: Medicating Normal.“
Global Minnesota hosts a panel of experts for “The Future of International Information: American and Russian Approaches.”
World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh hosts “Community Conversation: Police Violence and How We Can Create Change.”
Friday 1/15
World Affairs Council of Monterey Bay hosts Kent Glenzer, Associate Professor at Middlebury Institute of International Studies, for “The Role of International Organizations in a Global Pandemic.”
Los Angeles World Affairs Council and Town Hall hosts Congresswoman Barbara Lee, U.S. House of Representatives (CA-13), for “Conversation with U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee.“
Alaska World Affairs Council and Juneau World Affairs Council host Sarah Aarons, an Alaska Native (Iñupiaq) Earth Scientist, for “Alaska Native Perspectives of an Evolving Arctic Environment.”
WorldOregon hosts David Shinn, Adjunct Professor at George Washington University, for “Great Decisions 2021: China's Role in Africa.”
Saturday 1/16
World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads hosts “Great Decisions 2021.”
Sunday 1/17
Windham World Affairs Council hosts a panel of experts for “The Intersectionality of Gender-Based Violence.”
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
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