The Tennessee World Affairs Council is proud to present China Engagements in Africa and Latin America and the Implications for US Strategic Relations and Interests via Zoom Wednesday, April 17, 2024 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. CT This discussion will focus on Chinese engagements in Africa and Latin America, and the implications for US strategic relations and...Read More
PRESENTS In Person at Belmont University Monday, May 06, 2024 5:30 Registration and Networking6:00-7:00 Keynote Address Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 rattled the international order that the United States helped establish and lead since World War II. Today, the threat of further aggression in Europe continues to galvanize U.S....Read More
AND PRESENT DISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER PROGRAM GLOBAL TOWN HALL In Person China and U.S. Interests in the Indo Pacific Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, USMC (Ret) at Belmont University Barbara Massey Rogers Center Board Room, 1900 Belmont Blvd., Nashville Thursday, March 14, 2024 5:30 Registration and Networking 6:00-7:30 Program The global security situation today is increasingly...Read More
The Tennessee World Affairs Council International Careers Panel via Zoom Wednesday, April 3, 2024 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. CT PANELISTS: Dr. Sarah F. Gardial, Louis Fintor, Penelope Thomas, Soo Koo MODERATOR: Dr. Gretchen Neisler Do you wonder what jobs and careers there are in international affairs? There’s more than you think. Every Fall and...Read More
To mark the occasion of visiting distinguished speaker Ambassador Charles Ray’s Tuesday programs in Nashville, TNWAC Chairman Karl Dean and President Emeritus shared their perspective on American diplomacy and its preparation for America’s future on the world stage. This column, their own views, was published in The Tennessean on January 21, 2024. Is American diplomacy...Read More
The Tennessee World Affairs Council Board of Directors and staff are saddened to share that Ambassador John Kornblum has passed away. He was a member of the TNWAC Advisory Board and regularly shared his insights and expertise in the Council's distinguished speaker program.Read More
The Tennessee World Affairs Council seeks to expand civic conversations so the community can be informed and engaged on important issues of the day. One issue for discussion is the United States Foreign Service and the role and function of diplomacy to advance America’s interests abroad. To bring this conversation to our community TNWAC is...Read More
TO SPONSOR AMBASSADOR RAY’S PROGRAMS IN NASHVILLE CONTACT EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR@TNWAC.ORG PRESENTS DISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER PROGRAM LUNCHEON AND GLOBAL TOWN HALL Blueprints for a More Modern US Diplomatic Service Ambassador Charles Ray U.S. Foreign Service (Retired), Chair, Africa Program and Trustee, Foreign Policy Research Instittute & Former U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia and Zimbabwe Tuesday, January 23,...Read More
The Tennessee World Affairs Council seeks to expand civic conversations so the community can be informed and engaged on important issues of the day. One issue for discussion is the United States Foreign Service and the role and function of diplomacy to advance America’s interests abroad. To bring this conversation to our community TNWAC is...Read More
TO SPONSOR AMBASSADOR RAY’S PROGRAMS IN NASHVILLE CONTACT EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR@TNWAC.ORG AND PRESENT DISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER GLOBAL TOWN HALL Blueprints for a More Modern US Diplomatic Service Ambassador Charles Ray U.S. Foreign Service (Retired), Chair, Africa Program and Trustee, Foreign Policy Research Instittute & Former U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia and Zimbabwe Tuesday, January 23, 2024 BELMONT...Read More
