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SUMMARY:Truly a Turning Point?  Europe’s New View of Transatlantic Security
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n\nTruly a Turning Point?  Europe’s New View of Transatlantic Security\n\nWednesday\, September 3 I 11:00 am – 1:00 pm\n* Luncheon Event *\n\nThree years ago\, Germany’s leader said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine marked a turning point.  Europe could no longer count on the framework of postwar international agreements to keep war from its borders.  In February of 2022\, it seemed Europe’s threat perception had changed for good.  Three and a half years on\, we’ll examine whether that holds true.  How has Europe’s approach to security changed — and can European countries sustain it? How can we measure change in the years ahead?  What will transatlantic security look like five years from now?  Join us for a discussion about what changes we can (and can’t) expect — and what it means for the United States.\n\nVenue: \nBass Berry & Sims \n21 Platform Way S Suite 3500 Nashville\, TN 37203 \n  \n  \n\nSpeaker: Robin Quinville\n \nRobin Quinville spent more than 30 years as a U.S. diplomat\, serving primarily inEurope. Her postings included two multilateral organizations (the Organization onSecurity and Cooperation in Europe and NATO) and bilateral postings to Cyprus (2000-2003)\, Bosnia (2004-2006)\, Greece (2006-2008)\, the United Kingdom (2009-2012)\, andthree postings to Germany (1988-89; 2012-2015; 2018-2021). She also spent a year(2008-2009) in Baghdad\, Iraq. In Washington\, she directed the Office of WesternEuropean Affairs at the Department of State and spent a year as a Wilson Center State Fellow. Quinville’s last diplomatic assignment was as DCM and then Charge d’Affaires at the US Embassy in Berlin; she left the diplomatic service after returning to Washington in July 2021. Quinville then spent a semester as the Sol M. Linowitz Visiting Professor of International Affairs at Hamilton College in Clinton\, New York in the spring of 2022; she also taught for the Bush School of Government in Washington\, D.C. in the summer of 2022. She joined the Wilson Center as Director of the Global Europe Program in May 2022. A native of California\, Quinville lives in Arlington\, Va. \n  \n\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n  \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/europes-new-view-of-transatlantic-security/
LOCATION:Bass\, Berry & Sims – New Location\, 21 Platform Way South\, Suite 3500\, Nashville\, TN\, 37203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:China's Push for Superpower Status in a World in Turmoil
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n \nWednesday\, August 20 I 11:00 am – 1:00 pm\n* Luncheon Event *\nVenue: \nHolland & Knight \n511 Union St. #2700 Nashville\, TN 37219 \nIs China the Next Global Superpower? \nChina is on the move—vying with the U.S. for dominance in trade\, technology\, and global influence. As American alliances waver and Beijing aligns with powers like Russia and Iran\, China is making strategic advances across Africa\, Latin America\, and the global South. Meanwhile\, cutting-edge technologies like DeepSeek AI and EV supremacy suggest a “Sputnik moment” for the U.S. \nBut the story isn’t one-sided. Inside China\, mounting debt\, a shrinking workforce\, and rising youth unemployment paint a more complex picture. How is President Xi’s tech-driven vision reshaping the economy\, and what does it mean for the rest of the world? \nIn this timely and provocative discussion\, China expert Dexter Tiff Roberts will unpack: \n· China’s strategy to challenge U.S. global leadership \n· Emerging tech and economic rivalries \n· Beijing’s growing influence in the Global South \n· Internal economic pressures threatening China’s rise \n· What does it all mean for global stability\, trade\, and power dynamics \nThis is a must-attend for anyone interested in global affairs\, U.S.-China relations\, and the forces reshaping the 21st century. Whether you’re a student\, policymaker\, business leader\, or globally curious\, you’ll leave with sharper insights into the world’s most consequential geopolitical rivalry. \n  \n\n \nSpeaker: Dexter Tiff Roberts\n \nDexter Tiff Roberts is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council Global China Hub; publisher of Trade War\, a weekly on US-China relations and the Chinese economy; instructor in Chinese politics at the University of Montana; author of The Myth of Chinese Capitalism (St. Martin’s Press\, 2020). He is the founder and publisher of Trade War\, a weekly newsletter on Chinese business and politics\, with over 5\,000 subscribers from government\, finance\, and academia\, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Global China Hub\, and an instructor in Chinese politics and history at the University of Montana. He is a sought-after commentator on the Chinese economy and U.S.-China relations\, with his analysis featured in Foreign Affairs\, The Washington Post\, Politico\, The Wall Street Journal\, Bloomberg\, NPR\, the BBC\, and CNN. \nRoberts served for more than two decades as China bureau chief and Asia News Editor at Bloomberg Businessweek\, based in Beijing\, where he covered China’s accession to the World Trade Organization\, the impact of the Global Financial Crisis\, and the rise of authoritarian leader Xi Jinping. He has reported from all of China’s provinces and regions\, including Tibet and Xinjiang\, as well as from Mongolia\, Cambodia\, and North Korea. Previously\, he was director of China affairs at the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center. \nRoberts has won numerous journalism honors for his writing\, including Overseas Press Club and Society of Publishers in Asia editorial excellence awards. He is regularly asked to share his views on China. He has spoken at the Council on Foreign Relations\, the National Endowment for Democracy\, the Asia Society\, the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco\, the Contemporary Centre for China Affairs at India’s Ministry of External Affairs\, as well as at numerous universities in the U.S.\, China and Hong Kong. He has lectured on Chinese disinformation at the Foreign Service Institute at the U.S. Department of State\, and provided testimony on the Chinese economy to the congressionally mandated U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission and the UK Cabinet Office. \nRoberts holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Stanford University and a Master of International Affairs\, with a focus on China\, from the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs. He studied at National Taiwan Normal University’s Mandarin Training Center in Taipei and speaks fluent Chinese. Roberts’ first book\, The Myth of Chinese Capitalism: the Worker\, the Factory and the Future of the World (St. Martin’s Press)\, was chosen as one of The Economist’s “best books of the year” for 2020\, and was a best seller in Chinese\, published by Taiwan’s Gusa Publishing. \nModerator: Jeremy Goldkorn\n \n\nJeremy Goldkorn is an editorial fellow at the Asia Society’s ChinaFile\, the editor of The China Week\, and founder of the Rhyming Chaos podcast. He co-founded the Sinica Podcast in 2010\, and was editor-in-chief of The China Project from 2016 to 2023. Goldkorn moved from his hometown of Johannesburg\, South Africa to China in 1995 and became managing editor of Beijing’s first independent English-language entertainment magazine. He later edited and founded several other publications\, including the website Danwei\, which tracked Chinese media\, markets\, politics and business\, which was acquired in 2013 by the Financial Times. While in China\, he lived in a workers’ dormitory\, produced a documentary film about African soccer players in Beijing\, and rode a bicycle from Peshawar to Kathmandu via Kashgar and Lhasa. He moved to Nashville\, Tennessee in 2015. He is a graduate of the University of Cape Town. \n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/chinas-push-for-superpower-status/
LOCATION:Holland & Knight\, 511 Union Street Suite 2700\, Nashville\, TN\, 37219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Global Geopolitics 2025: What is happening\, why\, and where is this all likely to go?
DESCRIPTION:presents \n \n  \nGlobal Geopolitics 2025: What is happening\, why\, and where is this all likely to go?\nWednesday\, May 14 I 11:30 am – 1:00 pm\n* Luncheon Event *\nVenue:\nOmni Hotel (Broadway Ballroom West)\n250 Rep. John Lewis Way South\,  Nashville\, TN 37203 \n*Parking is not included in your ticket price. Valet parking is available at the hotel for $25** \nRegister Now \n  \n\n  \nSpeaker: ADMIRAL MICHAEL S. ROGERS\, U.S. NAVY (RETIRED)\n Admiral Rogers is a member of the Board of Directors or Advisory Board to multiple companies in the private sector. He also works in the consulting and venture capital arenas across the globe while also speaking internationally to various business and academic groups in the areas of cyber security\, geopolitics\, technology\, leadership\, and crisis response. He can be seen on major media outlets across the globe on occasion addressing those same issues. He is a Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor with Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management’s and works with DoD in the mentoring and professional development of its General and Flag officers. \nMike served in the U.S. Navy for nearly 37 years ending his service as a four-star admiral. Admiral Rogers retired from the U.S. Navy in 2018 and culminated his career in uniform with a four plus year tour as both the Commander of U.S. Cyber Command and Director\, National Security Agency – creating the DoD’s then newest combatant command (the senior-most war-fighting organizations within the DoD) and leading the largest intelligence organization in the free world. In those roles\, he worked with the senior-most leadership of the U.S. government\, the DoD and the Intelligence community as well as their international counterparts in the conduct of cyber and intelligence activity across the globe. He also assisted in the development of national and international policy with respect to cyber\, intelligence\, privacy and technology – including extensive work with corporate leadership in the finance\, IT\, telecommunications and technology – and global security more broadly. \nPrior to his final duties he also served as Commander\, U.S TENTH FLEET/Fleet Cyber Command and the Director of Intelligence for the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the INDO-PACIFIC Command. He served afloat and ashore around the world during his career. \nHe is a graduate of Auburn University and holds a Masters in National Security (East Asia) and is a distinguished graduate of the National War College and a graduate of highest distinction from the Naval War College. He is also an MIT Seminar XXI Fellow and a Harvard Senior Executive in National Security alum. \n  \n\n  \n \n  \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/global-geopolitics-2025-what-is-happening-why-and-where-is-this-all-likely-to-go/
LOCATION:Omni Hotel\, 250 Rep. John Lewis Way South\, Nashville\, TN\, 37203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Luncheon
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SUMMARY:Innovation\, Creativity\, Character: Equipping People for Transformative Leadership in the 21st Century
DESCRIPTION:Presents\n \nInnovation\, Creativity\, Character: Equipping people for Transformative Leadership in the 21st Century\nHigher education at its best prepares students both for their first jobs and for opportunities well into the future. Currently the curricula and mindsets of too many institutions reflect an orientation toward 1995 rather than 2050. We need frameworks that blend innovation (and an entrepreneurial mindset)\, creativity\, and character to enable students to become equipped for the leadership the world needs. \n                Belmont has long had a focus on innovation\, creativity\, and character. We are now doubling down on the importance of those themes and especially their intersections. We are focused on equipping students with the mindsets\, skills\, and character to prepare them both for their first jobs and for lifelong learning so they are equipped for jobs\, roles\, and leadership we can’t even anticipate yet – both locally and globally. \n\n  \nSpeaker: Dr. L. Gregory Jones – President of Belmont University\n \nGregory Jones is President of Belmont University. Prior to serving at Belmont Greg served in a variety of faculty and administrative leadership roles at Duke University. Greg is known as a leader and strategist whose creative engagement has helped institutions across the world and in local communities to create transformational resource models. He is known for an entrepreneurial mindset as well as emphases on character and purpose in higher education\, emphases in his leadership at Belmont. He is the author or editor of 19 books\, and has authored more than 200 essays/articles. He is known for books on forgiveness (Embodying Forgiveness and the co-authored Forgiving as We’ve Been Forgiven)\, Christian leadership (the co-authored Resurrecting Excellence) and social innovation (Christian Social Innovation). His most recent book is the co-authored Navigating the Future: Traditioned Innovation for Wilder Seas (2021). \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/innovation-creativity-character/
LOCATION:Belmont University Janet Ayers Academic Center Fourth Floor Conference Space C\, 1803 15th Ave S\,\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:International Careers Panel (Hybrid Event)
DESCRIPTION:presents \n \nInternational Careers Panel\nThe International Careers Panel is part of our Global Dialogue Webinar Series. This event will bring distinguished professionals together to share their experiences and insights and discuss the preparation and transition from college to careers\, including the tools\, skills\, and competencies needed to enter the profession\, the upsides and downsides of working in those jobs\, and internship opportunities in their organizations. These panels are aimed at college\, high school\, and young professionals\, but they’re open to everyone\, including TNWAC members and partner institutions across Tennessee. \nWednesday\, April 9 I 1:30pm CT / 2:30pm ET – 2:30pm CT / 3:30pm ET\nVenue:\nUniversity of Tennessee (Toyota Auditorium)\n1640 Cumberland Ave Knoxville\, TN 37996 \nSpecial Needs\, Accommodations\, and Event Questions: \nWe strive to be open and inclusive with our events. Please contact us at either info@TNWAC.org or at (309) 550-0782 if you need any accommodations\, special requests\, or have additional event-related questions. \n_______________________________________ \nModerator:\nDr. Gretchen Neisler\, PhD (University of Tennessee Vice Provost for International Affairs\, Director\, Center for Global Engagement)\nGretchen Neisler\, Vice Provost for International Affairs at the University of Tennessee\, works with faculty\, staff\, students and key stakeholders to understand and deepen their engagement as global citizens. Dr. Neisler has successfully managed over $120 million in grant funding to support the work of international research and development. Gretchen believes higher education must support students in understanding their role as global citizens and use the institutional strength of knowledge creation to solve global challenges the world faces. Additionally\, she feels the role of higher education in a community is to understand its societal needs and work collaboratively to meet those needs. Gretchen has worked for 20 years to build global networks that enhance research productivity and preparing a new generation of leaders to take the world’s stage by understanding that problems span geographic boundaries. Her passion is derived from the belief that science has the power to positively impact society and higher education is vital to sharing this knowledge with community stakeholders. Gretchen is an experienced leader with strengths in organizational change and team development. She holds a PhD. in higher education administration from Michigan State University. \nPanelists:\nMajor General William B. Hickman\, US Army (Retired)\nHickman served 36 years in the United States Army\, much of which was spent deployed to Europe and the Middle East. He commanded troops in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. In 2005-2006\, he was a senior leader in the Train and Assist Command in Iraq. In 2007-2008\, he commanded troops during the surge in Baghdad. He finished his Army service\, first as the deputy commander of US Army Central in Kuwait\, supporting operations across the Middle East with an emphasis on Iraq\, Syria\, and Afghanistan. His final assignment was as the Director of Strategic Plans and Policy at the Allied Command Transportation\, Norfolk\, Virginia. \nSince retiring from the US Army\, Hickman has published a political science textbook\, Understanding the US Military\, as a co-editor. Additionally\, as a Lecturer in Political Science\, he co-taught a Vanderbilt undergraduate class on the Iraq War (Spring Semester 2024). \nHickman earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Vanderbilt University and was commissioned as a second lieutenant through the ROTC program. He later earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Vanderbilt University and a Master’s Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. \nCasey Santos is the (Chief Technology Officer at Caliber)\nCasey Santos is the CTO of Caliber\, a family of automotive repair and service brands. She also is an independent board director\, and advisor with expertise in leveraging AI\, data analytics\, and cloud technologies to drive innovation and business value while managing cybersecurity\, resiliency\, and regulatory compliance. Formerly the Chief Information Officer at Asurion\, SVP of Business Process Innovation at AllianceBernstein\, and CIO at General Atlantic\, she began her career at NASA’s Mission Control as an aerospace engineer and later transitioned into IT consulting and senior technology leadership roles at McKinsey\, and McKinsey’s private investment office.\nMs. Santos serves on the boards of Omnicom\, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (as Audit Compliance and Risk Committee Chair)\, and Nashville Electric Service\, and is a Special Advisor for Generative AI at Vanderbilt University. She has also held leadership and advisory roles with organizations such as the Nashville Technology Council\, AWS\, Zoom\, and Writer. A recipient of honors from HITEC\, Nashville Tech Council\, WomenTech\, and Constellation Research\, she holds degrees from MIT (B.S.)\, Wharton (M.B.A.)\, and the Lauder Institute (M.A.). \nDr. Krystyne Savarese (Associate Vice Provost and Executive Director\, UT Knoxville Center for Career Development and Academic Exploration)\nIn her role as associate vice provost and executive director of the Center for Career Development and Academic Exploration\, Krystyne Savarese strives to ensure all UT students are set up for success in achieving their goals. In this role\, she leads the unit’s efforts including career services\, employer development\, exploration\, and the implementation of the Vol Edge. \nKrystyne has served in a variety of roles in over 20 years in higher education. She started her career at Ohio State University in residence life\, later serving in the Center for the Study of Student Life\, and finally in the Office of Legal Affairs where she managed the university’s policy portfolio. Prior to her time at UT Knoxville\, Krystyne served as the senior director of residence life at Rutgers University\, New Brunswick. \nOriginally from Southern California\, Krystyne has a B.A. in English from the University of California\, Irvine\, and a Master of Arts in College Student Personnel from Bowling Green State University. She holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education and Student Affairs from The Ohio State University. \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/international-careers-panel-2025/
LOCATION:University of Tennessee – Toyota Auditorium\, 1640 Cumberland Ave\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37996\, United States
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Diplomacy in the 21st Century
DESCRIPTION:Presents\n \nDiplomacy in the 21st Century\nIn an increasingly interconnected world\, U.S. diplomats face a growing array of complex global challenges—from climate change and cyber threats to geopolitical tensions and humanitarian crises. As these challenges evolve\, the question arises: Are our diplomats equipped with the tools\, resources\, and support they need to navigate them effectively? Against the backdrop of a transitioning administration\, this discussion will explore the state of the U.S. Foreign Service\, the key role diplomats play in safeguarding American interests\, and what the future holds for diplomacy in a rapidly changing global landscape. \nTuesday\, April 8th I 11:15 am – 1:00 pm\n* Luncheon Event *\nVenue:\nBass Berry & Sims\n21 Platform Way South\, Suite 3500 Nashville\, TN 37203 \n\nSpeaker: Thomas Yazdgerdi (President\, American Foreign Service Association)\n \nA member of the Senior Foreign Service\, Tom Yazdgerdi served from 2019 to 2023 as the AFSA State VP and is proud of the many wins that AFSA has gotten for our members. Before that\, he was special envoy for Holocaust issues in the European and Eurasian Bureau at the Department of State. \nMr. Yazdgerdi has served as director of the Office of South Central European Affairs\, political counselor at U.S. Embassy Kabul\, head of U.S. Consulate Kirkuk\, and deputy political counselor for Iran affairs at U.S. Embassy Baghdad. He also served as deputy chief of mission and political economic chief at U.S. Embassy Pristina during the run-up to and aftermath of Kosovo independence. \nBefore joining the Foreign Service in 1991\, Mr. Yazdgerdi worked on Capitol Hill. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Cornell University and a master’s degree in Central European history\, security studies\, and American diplomatic history from The Fletcher School at Tufts University.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/diplomacy-in-the-21st-century/
LOCATION:Bass\, Berry & Sims – New Location\, 21 Platform Way South\, Suite 3500\, Nashville\, TN\, 37203\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Dollar is the Globe’s Reserve Currency: Once you lose it\, you never get it back
DESCRIPTION:Presents \n \n  \nThe Dollar is the Globe’s Reserve Currency: Once you lose it\, you never get it back\nJoin us for AllianceBernstein’s President and CEO Seth Bernstein for an insightful discussion on the importance of the dollar for the U.S. and the rest of the world. Seth Bernstein (no relation to the firm) has led AllianceBernstein since 2017. AllianceBernstein is a leading global investment management firm that offers diversified investment services to institutional investors\, individuals\, and private wealth clients in major world markets. \nTuesday\, March 25th I 11:15am – 1:00pm\nat \nHolland & Knight \n511 Union Street Suite 2700 Nashville\, TN 37219 \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Seth Bernstein (President and CEO\, AllianceBernstein)\n \nSeth Bernstein was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of AllianceBernstein (AB) in 2017. In 2018\, he was appointed Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Asset Management of Equitable Holdings. Prior to his appointment at AB\, Bernstein had a distinguished 32-year career at JPMorgan Chase\, most recently as managing director and global head of Managed Solutions & Strategy at J.P. Morgan Asset Management. In this role\, he was responsible for the management of all discretionary assets within the Private Banking client segment. Among other roles\, Bernstein served as managing director and global head of Fixed Income & Currency for 10 years\, concluding in 2012. Prior to that\, he held the position of CFO at JPMorgan Chase’s Investment Management and Private Banking division. \nBernstein holds a BA in political science and economics from Haverford College. He is Vice-Chair of Haverford College’s Board of Managers and the Clerk of the board’s Investment Committee. Bernstein is also a member of the Council of Foreign Relations in New York\, as well as a Board of Trustees member of the Brookings Institution and a governor of the Investment Company Institute\, both in Washington\, DC. In addition\, he serves as a trustee of Cheekwood Estate & Gardens in Nashville\, TN. \nModerator: Karl Dean\n \nKarl Dean served as the sixth Mayor of Nashville and Davidson County.  He was elected in 2007 and re-elected in 2011. Dean first held public office when he was elected as Nashville’s Public Defender in 1990.  He was re-elected in 1994 and 1998.  He served as Metro Law Director from 1999 to January 2007\, when he resigned to run for the office of mayor. Karl Dean has taught at Vanderbilt Law School\, Belmont University\, and Boston University. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/the-dollar-is-the-globes-reserve-currency/
LOCATION:Holland & Knight\, 511 Union Street Suite 2700\, Nashville\, TN\, 37219\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Middle East on Fire
DESCRIPTION:Presents\n \nThe Middle East on Fire\nThe Middle East is witnessing the almost total collapse of deterrence as both state and non-state actors take huge risks amid the region’s deepening cycles of conflict and violence. Continued escalation lays bare the reality of a region that has grown profoundly more perilous since Hamas’s October 7 terror attack and the ensuing Gaza conflict. The Middle East is no longer bound by established rules of engagement and modes of deterrence. Assumptions undergirding the behavior and risk calculus of many state and nonstate actors in the region are increasingly obsolete. Clear redlines and mutually accepted rules of the game are glaringly absent. So\, too\, are reliable channels through which the warring parties can de-escalate. \nThe United States can rebuild its waning influence and play a decisive role in restoring deterrence in a region where countries and militant groups now feel able to act recklessly. But it has to recognize first that its current policies are inadequate and outdated. It continues to rely largely on conventional military approaches to deterrence that fail to account for the shifts roiling the region: emboldened nonstate actors\, unrestrained state actors\, and disruptive technologies. Washington must help all parties minimize the likelihood of miscalculation and work to stop the erosion of deterrence that has inflamed violence. If it does not do so\, it will risk being drawn into a regionwide conflict with global implications. \nTuesday\, March 18th I 11:15 am – 1:00 pm\n* Luncheon Event *\nVenue:\nBelmont University – Massey Rogers Boardroom (Parking on Inman Center)\n1601-1603 Wedgewood Av. Nashville\, TN 37201 \n\n  \n\n\nSpeaker: Mona Yacoubian (VP of Middle East North Africa Center\, United States Institute of Peace)\nMona Yacoubian is vice president of the Middle East and North Africa center at USIP. She brings more than 30 years of experience working on the Middle East and North Africa. Her work has centered on conflict analysis\, governance and stabilization challenges\, and conflict prevention. \nSince returning to USIP as a senior advisor in 2017\, her work has focused on Syria\, Lebanon and Iraq. Additional research interests include Russia’s role in the Middle East and violent extremism. In 2019\, she served as executive director of the Congressionally-appointed Syria Study Group\, which USIP was mandated to facilitate. \nYacoubian joined the U.S. Institute of Peace after serving as deputy assistant administrator in the Middle East Bureau at USAID from 2014 to 2017\, where she had responsibility for Iraq\, Syria\, Jordan and Lebanon. Prior to joining USAID\, Yacoubian was a senior advisor at the Stimson Center focusing on the Arab uprisings with an emphasis on Syria. Prior to joining the Stimson Center\, she served as a special advisor on the Middle East at the U.S. Institute of Peace\, where her work focused on Lebanon and Syria as well as broader issues related to democratization in the Arab world. From 1990 to 1998\, Yacoubian served as the North Africa analyst in the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research. \nYacoubian was a Fulbright scholar in Syria where she studied Arabic at the University of Damascus from 1985 to 1986. She has held an international affairs fellowship with the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and is currently a CFR member. She earned a master’s in public administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and a bachelor’s in public policy from Duke University. \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/the-middle-east-on-fire/
LOCATION:Belmont University – Barbara Massey Rogers Center Board Room\, 1900 Belmont Blvd.\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Author Preview - "Getting Russia Right"
DESCRIPTION:PRESENTS \n \n  \nWednesday\, February 5th I 11:15am – 1:00pm\nat \nBobby Hotel – 230 4th Ave N\, Nashville\, TN 37219\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCan President Trump End the Russia-Ukraine War?\nThree years ago\, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a brutal war against Ukraine. What\nhe thought would be a blitzkrieg has turned into a bloody war of attrition\, pitting Russia against a\nThe West actively backs Ukraine. Why did Putin choose war? What national interests did he\nbelieve were at stake\, and what personal ambitions drove him? Why did he believe Russia\ncould achieve a quick victory? How and why did he miscalculate Ukrainian resilience\, Western\nresolve\, and Russian might? \nToday\, President Donald Trump wants to resolve this conflict within six months. How can he\npersuade Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to negotiate seriously? What might\nbe the outlines of an enduring settlement? At a moment when Putin believes he is making\nsteady progress toward his goal of subjugating Ukraine\, can Trump craft a peace deal that\nsecures Ukraine as a sovereign state\, deters Russia from further aggression\, and burnishes his\nreputation as a statesman and peacemaker? \n*Following the event\, all attendees will receive a free copy of his book Getting Russia Right \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker:\n \nThomas E. Graham is a distinguished fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. His book\, Getting Russia Right\, was published in September\, 2023. He is a cofounder of Yale University’s Russian\, East European\, and Eurasian studies program and sits on its faculty steering committee. He is also a research scholar at Yale’s MacMillan Center. He has been a lecturer in global affairs and political science since 2011\, teaching courses on U.S.-Russian relations and Russian foreign policy\, as well as cybersecurity and counterterrorism. Graham was special assistant to the president and senior director for Russia on the National Security Council staff from 2004 to 2007\, during which he managed a White House-Kremlin strategic dialogue. He was director for Russian affairs on the staff from 2002 to 2004. \nGraham served as an advisor to Kissinger Associates from 2008 to 2021. He was a Foreign Service officer for fourteen years. His assignments included two tours of duty at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow in the late Soviet period and in the middle of the 1990s\, during which he served as head of the political internal unit and acting political counselor. Between tours in Moscow\, he worked on Russian and Soviet affairs on the policy planning staff at the U.S. Department of State and as a policy assistant in the office of the undersecretary of defense for policy. \nGraham serves on the advisory board of Russia Matters\, a project of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs with the goal of enhancing the understanding of Russia among policymakers and the interested public. Graham holds a BA in Russian studies from Yale University and an MA in history and a PhD in political science from Harvard University. \nModerator:\n \n  \nBreck Walker pursued a twenty years’ career international business\, law\, and finance\,\nbefore turning to academia. For several years\, he taught foreign policy courses at\nSewanee\, The University of the South\, and worked as a contract historian for the Office\nof the Secretary of Defense Historical Office\, researching and writing on early Pentagon\npolicies in the computer security and cyber areas. Dr. Walker is currently retired. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/author-preview-getting-russia-right/
LOCATION:Bobby Hotel\, 230 4th Ave N\, Nashville\, 37219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Luncheon with Consul General Galloway
DESCRIPTION:PRESENTS \n \n  \nWednesday\, January 15\, 2025 I 11:15am – 12:45pm\nat \nBradley (11th Floor)\n1221 Broadway Ste. 2400\nNashville\, TN 37203\nSpecial Needs\, Accommodations\, and Event Questions: \nWe strive to be open and inclusive with our events. Please contact us at either info@TNWAC.org or at (309) 550-0782 if you need any accommodations\, special requests\, or have additional event-related questions. \nRegister Now \n\nSpeaker:\n \nAs Consul General\, Rachel Galloway is the senior UK official in the Atlanta Consulate General\, which is a subordinate office to the Embassy. The Consul General represents the UK government and is typically responsible for consular\, visa\, and trade activities in their city or region. \nGalloway came to Atlanta following a three-year tour as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of North Macedonia. An outspoken leader\, she called for reforms of the judiciary and public administration to help the country on its eventual application for membership of the EU. She supported projects to develop youthful talents in information technology and to reduce pollution\, lending a hand herself in cleaning the streets. \nHer prior tour was as Chair\, Mashrek Maghreb Working Group\, European External Action Service. Previously\, she headed the Neighbourhoods Team\, UK Permanent Representation to the EU (UKREP)\, Brussels. In 2008 – 2011 at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)\, she was Deputy Head of the International Organisations Department. \nIn the 2000s\, Galloway served a tour in the Washington DC Embassy; followed by development and reconstruction posts in conflicted places: Darfur and Helmand (Afghanistan). She also served in HM Treasury’s Counter Terrorism review team. \nModerator:\n \nKARL DEAN \nKarl Dean served as the sixth Mayor of Nashville and Davidson County.  He was elected in 2007 and re-elected in 2011. Dean first held public office when he was elected as Nashville’s Public Defender in 1990.  He was re-elected in 1994 and 1998.  He served as Metro Law Director from 1999 to January 2007\, when he resigned to run for the office of mayor. Karl Dean has taught at Vanderbilt Law School\, Belmont University\, and Boston University. \n  \n  \n  \n\n \n\nOUR MISSION: \nAs a nonpartisan nonprofit organization\, we aim to promote international awareness\, understanding\, and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nOUR VISION: \nTo create a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \nDonate
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/consul-general-galloway/
LOCATION:Bradley\, 1221 Broadway Suite 2400\, Nashville\, TN\, 37203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:NATO AT 75: THE WAY AHEAD (Memphis)
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Rhodes College Presents \n“NATO AT 75: THE WAY AHEAD “\n \n\nThursday\, November 14\, 2024 I 5:30pm – 7:30pm \n** free event ** \nRhodes College (Buckman Hall in Blount Auditorium) \n2000 North Parkway – Memphis\, TN 38112 \nSpecial Needs\, Accommodations\, and Event Questions: \nWe strive to be open and inclusive with our events. Please contact us at either info@TNWAC.org or at (309) 550-0782 if you need any accommodations\, special requests\, or have additional event-related questions. \nRegister Now \n\n\nSPEAKERS:\nMajor General William Hickman – US Army (Retired) \nHickman served 36 years in the United States Army\, much of which was spent deployed to Europe and the Middle East. He commanded troops in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. In 2005-2006\, he was a senior leader in the Train and Assist Command in Iraq. In 2007-2008\, he commanded troops during the surge in Baghdad. He finished his Army service\, first as the deputy commander of US Army Central in Kuwait\, supporting operations across the Middle East with an emphasis on Iraq\, Syria\, and Afghanistan. \nHis final assignment was as the Director of Strategic Plans and Policy at the Allied Command Transportation\, Norfolk\, Virginia. Since retiring from the US Army\, Hickman has published a political science textbook\, Understanding the US Military\, as a co-editor. Additionally\, as a Lecturer in Political Science\, he co-taught a Vanderbilt undergraduate class on the Iraq War (Spring Semester 2024). \nHickman earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Vanderbilt University and was commissioned as a second lieutenant through the ROTC program. He later earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Vanderbilt University and a Master’s Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. \n \n\n\nProfessor Yannis A. Stivachtis \n\n\nYannis A. Stivachtis is Professor of Political Science and holder of the Jean Monnet Chair at Virginia Tech. He also serves as the Director of the Center for European & Transatlantic Studies (CEUTS)\, which is recognized by the European Commission as a Jean Monnet Center of Excellence. His research and teaching interests include the study of regional international systems in Europe and Eurasia; international/European security; and EU’s strategy\, and foreign and security policy. He is the editor of the Critical European Studiesbook series (Routledge) and co-editor of the Athens Journal of Mediterranean Studies. He currently serves as Senior Advisor of the Center for European and Mediterranean Affairs (CEMA) of the Athens Institute for Education & Research (ATINER\, Greece); Advisory Board member of the Center for Intelligence and Security Studies (Bellevue University); and Senior Advisor of the Research Institute for European & American Studies (RIEAS\, Greece). He has authored and edited several books and has published numerous journal articles and book chapters. \nPrior to arriving in Virginia Tech in 2005\, Professor Stivachtis served initially as Research Fellow and later on as Consultant at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) where he was involved in UNIDIR’s European Security Program that focused on the implementation of the INF and CFE treaties\, as well as in the institution’sMiddle East Peace Program that investigated the possibility of cooperative security and non-offensive defense arrangements in the region as a way to achieve regional peace and stability. Later on\, he served as Research Fellow at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) focusing on issues related to cooperative security and arms control. He also served as Research Fellow at the Institute for Strategic Studies of the Austrian Ministry of Defense and Research Fellow at the Austrian Institute of European & Security Policy. \n  \n \nMajor General Albert C. Harvey \nMr. Harvey\, of counsel\, at Lewis Thomason’s Memphis office\, is a senior member of the firm. He has an extensive practice in federal and state courts defending doctors\, lawyers\, architects\, engineers\, and other professionals. He is involved in complex business litigation\, intellectual property disputes\, and securities cases. Mr. Harvey has a special interest in national security and governmental affairs and frequently lectures\, teaches\, and consults with clients on these matters. In addition\, he has served at the state and national levels on setting ethical standards for lawyers and judges. Mr. Harvey recently retired from the United States Marine Corps Reserve with the rank of Major General. \nAFFILIATIONS\n• American Bar Association\n• Tennessee Bar Association\n• Memphis Bar Association \nPROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES\n• Member\, Irish Legal 100\n• Member\, American Bar Association House of Delegates\n• Selected by American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell as Elite Lawyer of the South\n• Former law clerk to Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Larry Creson\n• Former Assistant Public Defender for Shelby County\n• Listed in “Who’s Who in America”\n• Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers\n• Named to The Best Lawyers in America®\, Ethics & Professional Responsibility Law\, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants\n• Holds the highest rating\, AV\, from the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory\n• Former president of both the Memphis and Tennessee Bar Associations\n• Former member\, Board of Governors of the American Bar Association\n• Served on the Committee on the Model Rules of Professional Conduct (Ethics 2000) and on the council of the litigation section.\n• Fellow\, American College of Trial Lawyers\n• Fellow and chair\, Tennessee Bar Foundation\n• Master of the American Inns of Court\n• Member\, American Board of Trial Advocacy\n• Recipient\, Lawyer’s Lawyer Award\, Memphis Bar Association\, 2008 \nModerator:\n \nDr. Kevin Galambos \nDr Kevin Galambos is Assistant Professor of International Studies and the J.S. Seidman Research Fellow at Rhodes College in Memphis\, Tennessee. Dr Galambos completed his undergraduate degree in Mathematics and Political Science from Emory University in Atlanta\, Georgia. He recently completed his PhD in Government at the University of Texas\, Austin (hook ‘em) where he was a Graduate Fellow with the Clements Center for National Security. Dr Galambos was previously a Postdoctoral Research Associate for the Aspiring Powers Initiative at the University of Arizona and has served as the Managing Editor for the academic journal Conflict Management and Peace Science. He currently teaches undergraduate courses on International Relations and Security Studies. \nDr Galambos’ research broadly looks at questions of international security\, foreign policy\, and war. His dissertation project\, focused on military exercises\, addresses questions about the conditions under which war games take place; their influence on public opinion in countries hosting exercises; and how multinational training socializes soldiers to rules of war and respect for human rights. He is interested in explaining international cooperation at the local\, regional\, and global levels and ramification of these events regarding alliances\, arms trade\, and conflict.   His research uses quantitative research designs like network analysis\, Monte Carlo simulations\, and formal game theory. Dr Galambos has presented his research at various conferences of the American Political Science Association\, Southern Political Science Association\, International Studies Association\, and International Peace Science Society; and has been published in International Studies Quarterly and International Theory. A native of Oak Ridge\, Tennessee\, he is happy to be back in the Volunteer State and looks forward to collaborating with scholars and policymakers with similar research interests. \n\n\n  \n \nInternational Career Panel | April 3\, 2024\n \n\n\n\n\n OUR MISSION: \nAs a nonpartisan nonprofit organization\, we aim to promote international awareness\, understanding\, and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nOUR VISION: \nTo create a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \nRegister Now \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/nato-at-75-the-way-ahead-memphis/
LOCATION:Rhodes College\, 2000 North Parkway\, Memphis\, TN\, 38112\, United States
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:NATO’s Ambitious Agenda—Preparing for the Future
DESCRIPTION:“NATO’s Ambitious Agenda—Preparing for the Future”\n\nAs NATO celebrates its 75 years of Collective Defense\, the Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC) will host a discussion featuring Major General William Hickman\, US Army (retired)\, a veteran with extensive NATO experience. The event will focus on NATO’s evolution since the Cold War and its current focus on a 360-degree approach to deterrence and defense. The discussion will revolve around the NATO 2022 Strategic Concept and the 2023 Strategic Foresight Analysis\, both important documents outlining the Alliance’s future. He assisted in drafting NATO’s first Military Strategy since the Cold War\, started the initial work for NATO’s Warfighting Capstone Concept\, and represented ACT in NATO’s Defense Planning focused on long-term military capabilities.\n \n  \nTuesday\, November 12\, 2024 I 11:30 am – 1:00 pm \n* Luncheon Event * \nBass\, Berry & Sims\n150 3rd Ave. South Suite 2800\nNashville\, TN 37201 \n\n  \nSPEAKER:\nMajor General William Hickmann – US Army (Retired) \nMajor General William B. Hickman\, US Army (Retired)\, brings decades of military leadership and strategic insight to his role as a commentator on defense and security issues. As a former NATO’s Director of Strategic Plans and Policy\, Hickman is well-versed in alliance dynamics and global security challenges. His distinguished career underscores his commitment to advancing international security cooperation and readiness. \n\n\n  \nRegister Now \n  \nSpecial Needs\, Accommodations\, and Event Questions: \nWe strive to be open and inclusive with our events. Please contact us at either info@TNWAC.org or at (309) 550-0782 if you need any accommodations\, special requests\, or have additional event-related questions. \nInternational Career Panel | April 3\, 2024\n \n\n\n\n\n \nOUR MISSION: \nAs a nonpartisan nonprofit organization\, we aim to promote international awareness\, understanding\, and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nOUR VISION: \nTo create a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \nRegister Now \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/natos-ambitious-agenda-preparing-for-the-future-2/
LOCATION:Bass\, Berry & Sims\, 150 Third Avenue South Suite 2800\, Nashville\, TN\, 37201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:LTG ANTHONY HALE
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council\n\n\n\n(Coming Soon)\n\n\nSpeaker:\nLTG ANTHONY HALE\n\nLieutenant General \nLieutenant General Anthony R. Hale is the current Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence (G-2) of the United States Army. Prior to his current role\, LTG Hale served as the Commanding General and Commandant of the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence at Fort Huachuca\, Arizona\, from August 2020 to July 2023. He also held the position of Director of Intelligence\, J-2\, at the United States Special Operations Command and served in various intelligence capacities during operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. LTG Hale holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from North Carolina State University and a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. \n  \n  \n\n\nRegister Now\nInternational Career Panel | April 3\, 2024\n \n\n\n\n\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/ltg-anthony-hale/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Stabilizing US-China Relations in a Time of Tension
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council\nis proud to present\nStabilizing US-China Relations in a Time of Tension\n at\n\n\nWednesday\, October 23\, 2024\n5:50 PM – 7:00 PM\nBelmont University. Town Hall in partnership with the Center for Global Citizenship\n  \nAmbassador Randt first visited Beijing in 1974 and has witnessed the monumental changes that have occurred. That the US and China have profound differences is hardly surprising considering China’s different national circumstances\, 5\,000 years of history\, culture and\, ultimately values. As the most consequential relationship in the world\, it is essential that both sides work constructively to manage these differences. With a population of 1.4 billion people\, a prosperous China at peace with itself and its neighbors is not only good for China\, but good for the US and the world. Both the US and China want peace\, stability\, and prosperity for our respective peoples. Taiwan\, the South China Sea\, intellectual property\, human rights\, military buildups\, cyber-security\, and certain technology transfers are among the many sources of tension that must be managed. Such management requires understanding and continuous engagement.\n \n\n  \nSpeaker:\nAMBASSADOR CLARK T. RANDT JR.\n\nFormer Ambassador to China \nAmbassador Clark T. Randt Jr.\, former Ambassador to China\, brings extensive diplomatic experience and deep insights into U.S.-China relations. His tenure in Beijing and subsequent engagements provide unique perspectives on stabilizing bilateral ties amidst global tensions. Ambassador Randt’s strategic vision and nuanced understanding of geopolitical complexities inform his advocacy for constructive engagement and dialogue between the two superpowers. \n  \n  \n\n\nRegister Now\nInternational Career Panel | April 3\, 2024\n \n\n\n\n\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/stabilizing-us-china-relations-in-a-time-of-tension/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Energy to Expand Our Global Impact
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council\nis proud to present\nEnergy to Expand Our Global Impact\n\nLuncheon at\n\n\n\nWednesday\, October 9\, 2024\n11:30 AM – 1:00 PM\nBass Berry and Sims -Nashville. 150 Third Avenue South Suite 2800 \,\nNashville\, Tennessee\, USA\, TN 37201\n  \nThe global economic impact of the Tennessee Valley region has never been more evident\, as national and international companies and emerging industries are flourishing here. As the region’s energy supplier\, the Tennessee Valley Authority is partnering with local\, regional\, and state leaders to attract these industries. Through these efforts\, we are helping to fuel billions in economic investment taking place in our communities. While affordable\, reliable\, and clean energy attracts new business and industry\, TVA continues to work to ensure we meet the needs of our existing customers and prepare for future development — providing energy that is expandable\, sustainable and innovative. TVA’s investments will power this region in building on its economic success\, attracting and retaining the jobs of the future\, and helping organizations meet their clean energy goals in the next decades. These investments also will assist in cementing the Tennessee Valley region as the home of global growth industries from new nuclear generation to advanced manufacturing to electric vehicle production. Join us to learn more about how the Tennessee Valley region and TVA are partnering to deliver the energy for global leadership.\n \n\n\n  \nSpeaker:\nJEFF LYASH\n\nPresident and CEO of TVA – Tennessee Valley Authority \nJeff Lyash is president and chief executive officer of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Appointed by the Board of Directors in February 2019\, Lyash leads the nation’s largest public utility in its mission of serving the people of the Tennessee Valley to make life better. He is also chairman of the Nuclear Energy Institute executive committee providing oversight to NEI on policy affairs on behalf of the U.S. nuclear industry. His leadership focuses on energy policy\, environmental stewardship\, and regional economic development. Under his guidance\, TVA has championed sustainable energy initiatives that drive innovation and resilience across the region. \n  \n\n\nRegister Now\nInternational Career Panel | April 3\, 2024\n \n\n\n\n\n SPONSORS\n \n  \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/energy-to-expand-our-global-impact/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:New International Horizons
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council\nis proud to present\nNew International Horizons\n\nLuncheon at\n\n\nWednesday\, October 2\, 2024\n11:30 AM – 1:00 PM\nBass Berry and Sims -Nashville. 150 Third Avenue South Suite 2800 \,\nNashville\, Tennessee\, USA\, TN 37201\n\n  \nDouglas Kreulen will address Nashville International Airport’s expansion plans and its role in fostering new international connections\, highlighting opportunities for economic growth and cultural exchange through enhanced air connectivity\, contributing to Nashville’s global standing.\n \n\n  \nSpeaker:\nDOUGLAS KREULEN\n\nPresident and CEO – Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority \nDouglas Kreulen serves as the President and CEO of the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority\, overseeing strategic development and international partnerships at Nashville International Airport. His visionary leadership has been instrumental in expanding the airport’s global footprint and enhancing its role as a key hub for international travel and commerce. \n  \n\n\nRegister Now\nInternational Career Panel | April 3\, 2024\n \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n \n\nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/new-international-horizons/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:PANEL ON ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL RELATIONS BETWEEN SOUTH KOREA AND THE U.S. (TN)
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council\, in partnership with The Stimson Center\, The University of Tennessee Knoxville\, and The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\nare proud to present \nPANEL ON ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL RELATIONS BETWEEN SOUTH KOREA AND THE U.S. (TN)\n\n\nThursday\, August 29th I 2:30pm – 3:30pm \n* Free Event – Registration Not Required * \nThe University of Tennessee – Baker School Toyota Auditorium \n1640 Cumberland Ave Knoxville TN \n  \nThe panel will discuss the interplay between economic cooperation and cultural diplomacy in shaping the relationship between South Korea and the U.S.\, exploring opportunities and challenges in both realms to strengthen bilateral ties and foster mutual understanding. \n\n\n  \nSpeakers:\nKevin L. Miller – President – KDVA Georgia\nKevin L. Miller is originally from Franklin\, Pennsylvania and entered the United States Army in 1990. He completed Basic Training and Advance Individual Training with 2nd Bn 54th Infantry at Fort Benning\, GA as an Infantryman.  His first duty station was with the 1st Bn 506th Infantry of the 2nd Infantry Division at Camp Greaves on the Korean DMZ.  Following 18 months with the 5th Infantry Division at Fort Polk\, LA\, he attended Airborne School at Fort Benning\, GA.  His final duty station was with the 2nd Bn 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg\, NC. \nOn 23 March 1994\, while serving with the 2nd Bn 504th PIR\, Kevin was injured at a mass casualty event on Pope Air Force Base commonly known as the Disaster at Green Ramp. 24 Paratroopers lost their lives and over 60 were injured and required medical support at Fort Bragg\, NC with many being further transferred to the burn ward at Fort Sam Houston\, TX. Due to their permanent nature\, Kevin’s injuries required him to separate from the United States Army in 1996\, and he relocated to Atlanta\, GA.   \nFor the past 25 years\, Kevin has served in middle and senior management roles within the defense industry and international sales markets.  He is currently a featured speaker and a consultant to multiple industries. As a proud member of the Korea Defense Veterans Association\, Kevin was honored to be appointed as the President of the KDVA Georgia Chapter in October 2022.  He was also selected to participate in the first Revisit Program for Korean Defense Veterans presented by the ROK MPVA and KDVA in November 2021. Kevin joined the Georgia Veterans Day Parade Association of Atlanta as a Director in 2001. He has served as President since 2010 and oversaw its transformation to the Georgia Veterans Day Association to better identify its expanded role. \n\nHe is a Life Member of the National Infantry Association\, 82nd  Airborne Division Association\, 504th  Parachute Infantry Regiment Association\, 2nd  Infantry Division Association\, and the DAV.\nKevin is married to his wife of 23 years\, Cecilia\, and they have one daughter\, Tina. \n  \nScott Laska – Business Development Director – SL Tennessee\nScott is a dynamic and results-driven Business Development Director with over 22 years of experience in the automotive industry. As a key player at SL Tennessee  a leading tier-one automotive supplier based in Clinton\, Tennessee with headquarters Daegu\, South Korea\, Scott is passionate about driving growth and forging strategic partnerships. leading to SL Tennessee growth from 30\,000 sqft and 3 employees in 2000 to currently 1000 employees\, 800\,000 sqft and sales of $700 million dollars. \n  \n\n  \n  \nJenny Town – Senior Fellow at the Stimson Center & Director of Stimson’s Korea Program \nJenny Town is a Senior Fellow at the Stimson Center and the Director of Stimson’s Korea Program and 38 North. Her areas of expertise include North Korea\, US-DPRK relations\, US-ROK alliance relations and extended deterrence\, and Northeast Asia regional security. She was named one of Worth Magazine’s “Groundbreakers 2020: 50 Women Changing the World” and one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business in 2019 for her role in co-founding and managing 38 North\, which provides policy and technical analysis on North Korea. \n\nMs. Town is also an Associate Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)\, a Member of the National Committee on North Korea\, and an Associate Member of the Council of Korean Americans. She serves on the Editorial Board for Inkstick\, an online foreign policy journal for emerging scholars. She previously served as the Assistant Director of the US-Korea Institute at SAIS (2008-2018) and an expert reviewer for North and South Korea for Freedom House’s Freedom in the World Index (2010-2023)\, where she previously worked on the Human Rights in North Korea Project. \n\nMs. Town holds a BA in East Asian Studies and International Relations from Westmar University and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs. She is a frequent commentator for a range of print\, radio and television news\, including Reuters\, BBC\, CNN\, Financial Times\, Deutche Welle\, Voice of America\, Japan Times\, NHK\, CGTN\, BBC World Radio\, and more. And has been featured on a number of podcasts including Asia Matters\, The President’s Inbox\, the Impossible State\, Today Explained\, The DSR Daily Brief\, and more.\n \n  \nModerator:\nIliana Ragnone – Research Associate for the Korea Program \nIliana Ragnone is a Research Associate for the Korea Program and Producer of 38 North at the Stimson Center. Prior to joining Stimson\, she was a Program Assistant at the Foreign Service Institute\, a part of the Department of State. She holds a B.A. in International and Area Studies and Chinese Language and Culture from Washington University in St. Louis. \n  \n  \n  \n\n\nInternational Career Panel | April 3\, 2024\n \n\n\n\n\n\nOUR MISSION: \nAs a nonpartisan nonprofit organization\, we aim to promote international awareness\, understanding\, and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nOUR VISION: \nTo create a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \nRegister Now\n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/panel-on-economic-and-cultural-relations-between-south-korea-and-the-u-s-tn/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:The Importance and the Impact of the Strategic Partnership between the US and South Korea
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council\, in partnership with The Stimson Center\, The University of Tennessee Knoxville\, and The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\nare proud to present \n“The Importance and the Impact of the  Strategic Partnership between the US and South Korea”\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council and the Stimson Center’s Korea Program\, in partnership with the University of Tennessee Knoxville and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\, are pleased to host a panel discussion on the status\, future\, and importance of the upgraded alliance between the US and South Korea (ROK). The strength of the US-South Korean Alliance holds enduring value for the US and local communities against the backdrop of today’s evolving geopolitical challenges and in the pursuit of our collective goals of freedom\, democracy\, security\, and economic prosperity. Conversation will delve into the ways the US-ROK Alliance reflects these shared aims and values\, through all facets of the relationship—military\, economic\, and diplomatic—and the benefit this relationship has for the American population. A range of discussion topics will encompass the future of extended deterrence on the Korean Peninsula\, the Alliance’s role in US Indo-Pacific strategy\, multi-domain security cooperation\, and the expansion of strategic trade. \nWednesday\, August 28th I 11:30 am – 1:00 pm \n* Luncheon Event – Registration Required * \nBelmont University – Massey Rogers Boardroom (Parking on Inman Center)\n1601-1603 Wedgewood Av.\nNashville\, TN 37201 \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now \n  \nSpeakers:\nKevin L. Miller – President – KDVA Georgia\nKevin L. Miller is originally from Franklin\, Pennsylvania and entered the United States Army in 1990. He completed Basic Training and Advance Individual Training with 2nd Bn 54th Infantry at Fort Benning\, GA as an Infantryman.  His first duty station was with the 1st Bn 506th Infantry of the 2nd Infantry Division at Camp Greaves on the Korean DMZ.  Following 18 months with the 5th Infantry Division at Fort Polk\, LA\, he attended Airborne School at Fort Benning\, GA.  His final duty station was with the 2nd Bn 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg\, NC. \n\nOn 23 March 1994\, while serving with the 2nd Bn 504th PIR\, Kevin was injured at a mass casualty event on Pope Air Force Base commonly known as the Disaster at Green Ramp. 24 Paratroopers lost their lives and over 60 were injured and required medical support at Fort Bragg\, NC with many being further transferred to the burn ward at Fort Sam Houston\, TX. Due to their permanent nature\, Kevin’s injuries required him to separate from the United States Army in 1996 and he relocated to Atlanta\, GA.   \nFor the past 25 years\, Kevin has served in middle and senior management roles within the defense industry and international sales markets.  He is currently a featured speaker and a consultant to multiple industries. As a proud member of the Korea Defense Veterans Association\, Kevin was honored to be appointed as the President of the KDVA Georgia Chapter in October 2022.  He was also selected to participate in the first Revisit Program for Korean Defense Veterans presented by the ROK MPVA and KDVA in November 2021. Kevin joined the Georgia Veterans Day Parade Association of Atlanta as a Director in 2001. He has served as President since 2010 and oversaw its transformation to the Georgia Veterans Day Association to better identify its expanded role. \n\nHe is a Life Member of the National Infantry Association\, 82nd  Airborne Division Association\, 504th  Parachute Infantry Regiment Association\, 2nd  Infantry Division Association\, and the DAV.\nKevin is married to his wife of 23 years\, Cecilia\, and they have one daughter\, Tina. \n  \nScott Laska – Business Development Director – SL Tennessee\nScott is a dynamic and results-driven Business Development Director with over 22 years of experience in the automotive industry. As a key player at SL Tennessee  a leading tier-one automotive supplier based in Clinton\, Tennessee with headquarters Daegu\, South Korea\, Scott is passionate about driving growth and forging strategic partnerships. leading to SL Tennessee growth from 30\,000 sqft and 3 employees in 2000 to currently 1000 employees\, 800\,000 sqft and sales of $700 million dollars. \n  \n\n  \n  \nJenny Town – Senior Fellow at the Stimson Center & Director of Stimson’s Korea Program\nJenny Town is a Senior Fellow at the Stimson Center and the Director of Stimson’s Korea Program and 38 North. Her areas of expertise include North Korea\, US-DPRK relations\, US-ROK alliance relations and extended deterrence\, and Northeast Asia regional security. She was named one of Worth Magazine’s “Groundbreakers 2020: 50 Women Changing the World” and one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business in 2019 for her role in co-founding and managing 38 North\, which provides policy and technical analysis on North Korea.\nMs. Town is also an Associate Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)\, a Member of the National Committee on North Korea\, and an Associate Member of the Council of Korean Americans. She serves on the Editorial Board for Inkstick\, an online foreign policy journal for emerging scholars. She previously served as the Assistant Director of the US-Korea Institute at SAIS (2008-2018) and an expert reviewer for North and South Korea for Freedom House’s Freedom in the World Index (2010-2023)\, where she previously worked on the Human Rights in North Korea Project.\nMs. Town holds a BA in East Asian Studies and International Relations from Westmar University and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs. She is a frequent commentator for a range of print\, radio and television news\, including Reuters\, BBC\, CNN\, Financial Times\, Deutche Welle\, Voice of America\, Japan Times\, NHK\, CGTN\, BBC World Radio\, and more. And has been featured on a number of podcasts including Asia Matters\, The President’s Inbox\, the Impossible State\, Today Explained\, The DSR Daily Brief\, and more.\n \n  \nModerator:\nIliana Ragnone – Research Associate for the Korea Program\nIliana Ragnone is a Research Associate for the Korea Program and Producer of 38 North at the Stimson Center. Prior to joining Stimson\, she was a Program Assistant at the Foreign Service Institute\, a part of the Department of State. She holds a B.A. in International and Area Studies and Chinese Language and Culture from Washington University in St. Louis. \n  \n  \n  \n\n\nInternational Career Panel | April 3\, 2024\n \n\n\n\n\n \nOUR MISSION: \nAs a nonpartisan nonprofit organization\, we aim to promote international awareness\, understanding\, and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nOUR VISION: \nTo create a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \nRegister Now
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/the-importance-and-the-impact-of-the-strategic-partnership-between-the-us-and-south-korea/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:The Road to Washington: NATO at 75 - Luncheon with Peter Rough
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council \nin partnership with the Nashville Chamber\, and Bass Berry & Sims\nis proud to present\n\n\nThe Road to Washington: NATO at 75\n\n\n\nin person\n \n\nTuesday\, July 2\, 2024\n11:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m. CT\nLuncheon at Bass Berry and Sims \n150 3rd Ave S\, Nashville\nPresident Biden has invited 31 allied leaders along with partners from around the world to Washington from July 10-11 to celebrate 75 years of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This is a working Summit\, however\, as the alliance looks not only to celebrate the past but also to tackle the challenges of today. From Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on NATO’s eastern flank to the scourge of terrorism emanating from the alliance’s southern flank of North Africa and the Middle East\, the U.S. and its allies face a darkening security environment. Please join Peter Rough\, senior fellow at the Washington-D.C. based Hudson Institute\, for a discussion on NATO and how the United States aims to make the alliance fit for purpose today.\n \n\n\nRegister Now \n\nPeter Rough\n\nPeter Rough is a senior fellow and director of the Center on Europe and Eurasia at Hudson Institute. In that capacity\, he writes and comments on US foreign policy and regularly briefs official delegations\, news media\, public intellectuals\, academics\, and business leaders from around the world. Mr. Rough also convenes several track 1.5 dialogues.\nMr. Rough is a regular commentator on major radio and television and speaker in public forums. While at the institute\, he has been named a next generation leader at the Munich Security Conference\, Atlantik-Brücke\, the Center for New American Security\, and the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies. He has also helped edit Hudson’s journal\, Current Trends in Islamist Ideology.\nMr. Rough is also principal and founder of Hilltop Solutions\, a limited liability company that performs writing and research services for academics\, executives\, and political professionals. Previously\, as director of research in the Office of George W. Bush\, Mr. Rough assisted the former president with his memoir\, Decision Points. In 2014\, his highly acclaimed collaboration with Leila Fawaz on a social history of World War I in the Middle East\, A Land of Aching Hearts\, was published by Harvard University Press.\nFrom 2007 to 2009\, Mr. Rough served as associate director in the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives\, where he helped coordinate political strategy and outreach to key stakeholders. He has also completed stints as a policy analyst at the US Agency for International Development\, where he was staff briefer to Administrator Henrietta Fore\, and as an advisor to US Army Special Operations Command\, where he analyzed unconventional warfare doctrine for the commanding general’s Strategic Initiatives Group. In 2012\, he was responsible for US-Russia bilateral relations as a member of the Romney for President Russia Working Group. In 2016\, he served as a member of the Rubio for President Middle East Working Group.\nMr. Rough began his career at the Republican National Committee specializing in political research. A proud native of Des Moines\, Iowa\, he holds his BA\, summa cum laude\, from the George Washington University and MA in law and diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University\, where he was a Cabot corporation scholar.\nHe is a member of the board of the American Main Street Initiative and previously was a commissioner of the Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) Commission in Berlin. Mr. Rough is also a member of the Friends of Ukraine Network’s (FOUN) Task Force on National Security and vice chair of the Reagan Institute’s Foreign for American Leadership Europe group.\nMr. Rough is a native German speaker.\n \n\n\nRegister Now\nInternational Career Panel | April 3\, 2024\n \n\n\n\n\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/the-road-to-washington-nato-at-75-luncheon-with-peter-rough/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Ukraine: How it Can Win\, and Why it Matters to the United States - Global Town Hall with Daniel Bischof| May 06
DESCRIPTION:PRESENTS\n\n\n\nIn Person\nat \n\n\n\n\nBelmont University\nMonday\, May 06\, 2024\n5:30 Registration and Networking6:00-7:00 Keynote Address \n  \n\n\nUkraine: How it Can Win\, and Why it Matters to the United States\nRussian 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. and international support for Ukraine. Dan Bishof\, the Department of State’s Director for Eastern Europe\, will join the Tennessee World Affairs Council to share insights and exchange views on what factors have influenced U.S. decision-making over the evolution of the war\, which has seen Ukraine fight back from the near-loss of Kyiv to recapture significant amounts of its own territory and inflict significant blows on Russia in the Black Sea. Mr. Bishof will discuss the mechanisms the U.S. government has established for tracking and providing oversight of U.S. assistance to Ukraine\, and how that assistance impacts the security of not only Ukraine\, but also that of Europe and the United States. Questions will be welcomed. \n  \nRegister Now \n  \n \nAbout the speaker: \nDaniel Bischof  \nDaniel Bischof is the Director for Eastern European Affairs at the Department of State\, the office responsible for U.S. policy toward Ukraine\, Belarus\, and Moldova. \nWith more than 20 years in the Foreign Service\, he recently served as Acting Deputy Chief of Mission and Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore for three years.  Until 2019\, he was Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Dili\, Timor-Leste.  \nHe also served as the Deputy Director of the Office of Korean Affairs from 2014-16. He was a Senior Watch Officer in the State Department’s Operations Center. In U.S. Embassies in Seoul and Manila\, Daniel covered political-military affairs\, and in Washington\, D.C.\, was responsible for Malaysian Affairs in the Office of Maritime Southeast Asia.  He also adjudicated non-immigrant visas in Seoul and served as the General Services Officer in Vientiane\, Laos.\n\nDaniel is fluent in Thai and has studied Korean and Lao. Prior to joining the Department of State\, he practiced law in Florida.  He is a graduate of the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia and Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College. Daniel is married to Jane Kim. \n  \nRegister Now \n\n\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/daniel-bischof-may-06/
LOCATION:Belmont University – Barbara Massey Rogers Center Board Room\, 1900 Belmont Blvd.\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Frank Langfitt | Town Hall | Eyewitness to History: Lessons from Two Decades Covering the World | April 11
DESCRIPTION:AND\n \nPRESENT\n\n\n\nIn Person\nat \n\n\n\n\nBelmont University\nThursday\, April 11\, 2024\n5:30 Registration and Networking6:00-7:00 Keynote Address \n\n\n\nEyewitness to History: Lessons from Two Decades Covering the World\nNPR’s Frank Langfitt has reported from more than 50 countries and territories since the late 1990s. In a video and audio presentation\, Frank recounts the history he’s witnessed through the people he’s met and how that history has shaped today’s challenging geo-political landscape. Frank will explain what he learned driving a free taxi in Shanghai and tracking elephants in South Sudan. He’ll also discuss reporting in Ukraine during Russia’s 2022 invasion and covering the Israel/Gaza war. \n  \nRegister Now \n  \n \nAbout the speaker: \nFrank Langfitt \nFrank Langfitt is NPR’s Global Democracy correspondent based on the Investigations desk in Washington\, D.C. He covers threats to democracy at home and abroad. Previously\, Langfitt spent nearly two decades as an international correspondent reporting from more than 50 countries and territories. Based most recently in London\, he covered Brexit\, the war in Ukraine and its implications in Europe. Before that\, he was based in Shanghai\, Nairobi and Beijing. While in China\, he drove a free taxi for a series on a changing China as seen through the eyes of ordinary people. Langfitt expanded his reporting into a book\, The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China (Public Affairs\, Hachette). Langfitt is a graduate of Princeton and was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard. \n  \n \nAbout the moderator: \nDavid Plazas \nDavid Plazas is the Opinion and Engagement Director for the USA TODAY Network Tennessee. He writes editorials and columns\, edits guest essays and leads opinion strategy for The Tennessean in Nashville\, The Commercial Appeal in Memphis and The News Sentinel in Knoxville. \nHis editorial writing has earned him the Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award and Bronze Medallion\, multiple Tennessee Press Association first-place awards and a National Headliner Award. He served as a juror for the Pulitzer Prizes in 2023 and 2024\, and he contributed an essay in the book\, “Reinventing Journalism to Strengthen Democracy\,” focusing on his statewide work with The Tennessean’s Civility Tennessee campaign. He is a frequent event moderator and co-emceed The Nashville Mayoral Debates four-part series in 2023. \nPlazas writes two opinion newsletters weekly and hosts the Tennessee Voices video show\, which has produced nearly 400 episodes of conversations with leaders\, thinkers and doers since 2020\, and he delivered a TEDx Talk on having “adult” conversations. \nHe has served on several industry boards and has mentored student and young journalists in formal training programs for a decade and a half. \nA Chicago native\, Plazas holds a B.A. in political science and Spanish and a master’s in journalism from Northwestern University\, and an MBA with a marketing concentration from Florida Gulf Coast University. He previously worked as a reporter\, Spanish-language editor\, community conversations editor and digital engagement editor for The News-Press in Fort Myers\, Florida. \nHe and his family moved to Nashville in 2014. \n  \nRegister Now \n\n\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/frank-langfitt-town-hall-april-11-2024/
LOCATION:Belmont University – Barbara Massey Rogers Center Board Room\, 1900 Belmont Blvd.\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Lt.Gen. Lawrence Nicholson | Town Hall | China and U.S. Interests in the Indo Pacific | Mar 14
DESCRIPTION:Register Now \n \nAND\n \nPRESENT\n\n\nDISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER PROGRAM GLOBAL TOWN HALL \nIn Person \nChina and U.S. Interests in the Indo Pacific\n\nLt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson\, USMC (Ret)\nat \n\n\n\n\nBelmont University\nBarbara Massey Rogers Center Board Room\, 1900 Belmont Blvd.\, Nashville \nThursday\, March 14\, 2024\n5:30 Registration and Networking6:00-7:30 Program \n\n\nThe global security situation today is increasingly reminiscent of the late 1930s. Significant threats and instability in both Asia and Europe are poised to challenge an increasingly unstable world order. American politics are once again shifting and leaning towards an internal looking isolationist focus. The worlds crises and challenges are increasingly seen as “not our problem”. Today\, the United States and its allies are in a competition of ideas and ideals with authoritarian regimes around the world. Democracy is messy\, but while we sort ourselves out in an election year\, our adversaries and those who wish us harm are not resting. We will review the global security challenges facing the United States in its allies\, with a focus on but not exclusive to the INDOPACOM region. \n  \n\n\nGlobal Town Hall | Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson | Mar 14\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout Lt.Gen. Lawrence Nicholson \n\nLieutenant General (ret.) Lawrence Nicholson served as the Commanding General of III Marine Expeditionary Force\, leading 30\,000 Marines and Sailors in the Asia-Pacific region\, from 2015 to 2018. \nGraduating from The Citadel in 1979\, Lieutenant General Nicholson served as an infantry officer in the First Marine Division\, Camp Pendleton\, California\, where he commanded and deployed to the Western Pacific\, leading multiple platoons and rifle companies. From 1990 to 1993\, Nicholson was assigned to the staff of US Naval Academy. Following a year at the US Army Command and General Staff College\, where he earned a Master’s Degree\, he was assigned to the Middle East as a United Nations Observer for UNTSOPalestine. In 1995\, he reported to Camp Lejeune\, NC\, as the Executive Officer of the Wolfpack of 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion\, and in 1998\, assumed command of the Warlords of 2nd BN 2nd MAR where they deployed as part of 26th MEU to the Balkans. \nUpon graduation from the NATO Defense College in Rome\, Italy in 2002\, he was assigned to NATO HQ in Brussels\, Belgium\, where he served as the Ground Forces Planner for the US Military Delegation to NATO. In July 2004\, he reported to the 1st Marine Division HQ at Camp Blue Diamond\, Ramadi\, Iraq\, where he served as the Division G-3. In July of 2005\, he assumed command of the 5th Marine Regiment and deployed with them to Fallujah\, Iraq from January 2006 to February 2007. From January 2009 through June 2010\, he served as the Commanding General of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade\, Task Force Leatherneck\, deploying with them for a year to southern Afghanistan. \nUpon return from this combat tour\, he was assigned as the Senior Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense in Washington\, D.C.\, from July 2010 to February 2012. In February of 2012\, Nicholson returned to Afghanistan for a year serving as the Operations Officer for the ISAF Joint Command in Kabul\, Afghanistan. General Nicholson then assumed the duties as Commanding General\, 1st Marine Division in 2013. He is currently a member of the Tennessee World Affairs Council’s Advisory Board.  \n\n\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/lt-gen-lawrence-nicholson-town-hall-china-and-u-s-interests-in-the-indo-pacific-mar-14/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Town Hall
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SUMMARY:Webinar | Election Year: Foreign Policy and American Domestic Politics
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council \nGlobal Dialogue\nVia Zoom\n2024 Election Year: Foreign Policy and American Domestic Politics\n \nDr. Thomas A. Schwartz\nModerator \n \nDr. Breck Walker\nWednesday\, February 21\, 2024 \n12:00 – 1:00 p.m. CST\n  \nAt the water’s edge?: Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy in an Election Year\n\nAt the beginning of the Cold War\, Republican Senator Arthur Vandenberg announced his support for Democratic President Harry Truman’s Marshall Plan for Europe by proclaiming that “Politics stops at the water’s edge.”  In more recent times\, however\, American domestic politics appears to have had a strong effect on foreign policy\, particularly in election years.  In this webinar\, we will discuss the potential impact of America’s election year politics on the important issues of foreign policy\, including the Middle East\, Ukraine\, and China.\n\n\n\n\nInternational Career Panel | April 3\, 2024\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n  \nAbout the Speaker: \n \nDr. THOMAS ALAN SCHWARTZ\nThomas Alan Schwartz is the Distinguished Professor of History and Professor of Political Science and European Studies at Vanderbilt University. Originally from Rochester\, New York\, he studied at Columbia and Oxford Universities\, and completed his doctoral dissertation at Harvard University under the supervision of Professor Ernest R. May and Professor Charles Maier.  \nHe is the author of the books America’s Germany: John J. McCloy and the Federal Republic of Germany (Harvard University Press) and Lyndon Johnson and Europe: In the Shadow of Vietnam\, also Harvard University Press. He was the co-editor with Matthias Schulz of The Strained Alliance: US-European Relations in the 1970s\, (Cambridge University Press). His most recent book is Henry Kissinger and American Power: A Political Biography\, published by Hill and Wang in 2020. He is the recipient of fellowships from the Social Science Research Council\, the German Historical Institute\, the Woodrow Wilson Center\, and the Nobel Institute. He served on the Historical Advisory Committee of the Department of State and was the President of the Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations. \n\n\n  \n\n \nAbout the Moderator: \nDr. Breck Walker\, PhD\nMember of the Board\, Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nBreck Walker received his PhD in Diplomatic History from Vanderbilt in 2007. His dissertation was on the foreign policy of the Carter administration. He taught at Sewanee\, the University of the South\, 2007-2012\, and on the University of Virginia’s Semester at Sea Program in Spring 2013 and Fall 2015. He worked as a historian in the Historical Office of the Office of Secretary of Defense 2013-2016\, researching and writing a book on early Pentagon cyber policy. Prior to becoming a history professor\, Breck worked for twenty years as an investment banker\, the last ten as co-head of the Corporate Finance Group at J.C. Bradford & Co in Nashville. He has an undergraduate degree from the University of Texas\, and J.D. and M.B.A. degrees from Stanford University. Breck serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee World Affairs Council. \n\n\n\n\n\n  \nInternational Career Panel | April 3\, 2024\n \n\n\n\nRegister Now \n\n\n\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/webinar-election-year-foreign-policy-and-american-domestic-politics/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Webinar | A Conversation on Russia’s Attack on Ukraine and the Future of U.S.-Ukrainian Relations
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council is proud to support:\n \nA Conversation on Russia’s Attack on Ukraine and the Future of U.S. – Ukrainian Relations featuring \nHer Excellency Oksana Markarova\, \nAmbassador of Ukraine to the United States \n\n\n\nMonday\, February 19\, 2024 \n10:30 – 11:30 am CST\nRegister Now \n\n  \nAbout the Speaker: \nOksana Markarova\, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States  \nOksana Markarova was appointed the Ukraine’s Ambassador to the USA and arrived in DC on Apr 20\, 2021. She served in Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance in 2015-2020 as First deputy Minister and Government commissioner on investments and then since 2018 as a Minister of Finance. During her time at the Ministry she was a co-author of Ukraine’s macroeconomic revival program\, has conducted unprecedented fiscal consolidation leading to deficit to GDP of 2% and debt to GDP reduction to below 50%\, introduced midterm budgeting\, gender oriented budgeting as well as negotiated\, structured and coordinated successfully two IMF programs and other IFI cooperation programs. During her tenure she and her team has also created UkraineInvest government promotion agency\, Ukrainian Startup fund and an eData ecosystem of government public finance portals including spending.gov.ua\, openbudget.gov.ua and analytical instrument BOOST\, which opened the majority of the public finance data to the public and increased Ukraine in all major international data transparency ratings. \nPrior to career in public service Mrs. Markarova spent 17 years working in private equity and financial advisory having leadership roles in ITT investment group\, Western NIS Enterprise Fund\, Chemonics and and World bank\, as well as founded Archidata startup electronic archive company in between service positions in 2020. \nOksana Markarova serves at the Boards of UkraineHouse DC foundation in Washington DC\, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy\, Ukrainian Development Foundation and supports Ukrainian Catholic University and Ukrainian Press Museum-Archive. \nShe holds BS and MS degrees in Environmental Science from Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Ukraine and MPA in public finance from Indiana University with academic excellency and best international student awards. \n\nInternational Career Panel | April 3\, 2024\n \n\n\n\nRegister Now \n\n\n\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/webinar-a-conversation-on-russias-attack-on-ukraine-and-the-future-of-u-s-ukrainian-relations/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Webinar
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240124T013000
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SUMMARY:Ambassador Charles Ray | Town Hall | American Diplomacy | Jan 23
DESCRIPTION:TO SPONSOR AMBASSADOR RAY’S PROGRAMS IN NASHVILLE CONTACT EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR@TNWAC.ORG \n  \nRegister Now \n \nAND\n \nPRESENT\n\n\nDISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER GLOBAL TOWN HALL\nBlueprints for a More Modern US Diplomatic Service\n\nAmbassador Charles Ray\nU.S. Foreign Service (Retired)\, Chair\, Africa Program and Trustee\, Foreign Policy Research Instittute & Former U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia and Zimbabwe\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, January 23\, 2024\nBELMONT UNIVERSITY \nBarbara Massey Rogers Center Board Room\, 1900 Belmont Blvd.\, Nashville \n6:00 Registration and Networking\n6:30-7:30 Program \nYou’re Invited to Sponsor Ambassador Ray’s Visit – Contact Dr. Liane Hentschke (executivedirector@TNWAC.org) \nGlobal Town Hall | Ambassador Charles Ray | Jan 23\n \nIn Association With \n \n\n\nBackground \n\nThe report Blueprints for a More Modern US Diplomatic Service makes important and often new recommendations to improve serious weaknesses of US diplomacy\, including division of responsibility\, lack of ability to respond with agility to crisis\, and limitations in continuing professional education so essential and required of other professions like law\, teaching\, and the military.  The report\, managed by Arizona State University (ASU) and funded by the Una Chapman Cox Foundation provides detailed recommendations and costs.  The Academy is now undertaking consultations with Congress and the State Department to seek implementation of the report’s recommendations.  Members of Congress are addressing the issue as Senators Bill Hagerty and Ben Cardin did recently at Meridian House. As part of this effort\, the Academy wants to broaden the public discussion of diplomacy and the need for change. \n\nAbout Ambassador Charles Ray \nCharles Ray retired from the US Foreign Service in 2012 after a 30-year career. Prior to joining the Foreign Service\, he spent 20 years in the US Army\, retiring with the rank of Major. During his army career\, he did two tours in Vietnam\, served in Military Intelligence\, Special Operations and Public Affairs\, with assignments in Germany\, Korea\, Vietnam\, and Panama\, as well as several posts in the United States. \nDuring his 30 years in the Foreign Service\, he was posted to China\, Thailand\, Sierra Leona\, Vietnam\, Cambodia and Zimbabwe. He served as deputy chief of mission in Sierra Leone\, was the first US consul general in Ho Chi Minh City\, Vietnam\, and served as ambassador to Cambodia and Zimbabwe. In 2005\, he was diplomat in residence at the University of Houston (TX)\, and from 2006 to 2009 served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for POW/Missing Personnel Affairs and director of the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office. \nSince his retirement from public service in 2012\, he has been a fulltime freelance writer\, lecturer and consultant\, and has done research on leadership and ethics. He is the author of more than 200 books of fiction and nonfiction. His book Ethical Dilemmas and the Practice of Diplomacy addresses the gray area of conflicting values in the diplomatic service. Ray is a trustee and chair of the Africa Program of the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He is a frequent contributor to several online news sites and is an avid photographer and artist whose work has  ppeared in a number of publications. \nHe is a member of AFSA\, the Washington Institute of Foreign Affairs\, the American College of National Security Leaders\, the Association of Black American Ambassadors\, the American Academy of Diplomacy\, and a member of the board of the Cold War Museum. \nHe has a B.S. in business administration from Benedictine College\, Atchison\, KS\, an M.S. in systems management from the University of Southern California\, and an M.S. in national security strategy from the National War College\, National Defense University. In 2001\, he received the Thomas Jefferson Award from American citizens Abroad (ACA) for his work in support of American business in southern Vietnam and in 2009 he was awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service. \n\nBackground on the American Academy of Diplomacy \nNow in its 40th year\, the Academy is a private\, non-profit\, non-partisan association of over 350 elected members whose distinguished careers have served to promote\, strengthen\, and advance U.S. diplomacy across a wide range of global issues. The Academy’s mission is to support and strengthen U.S. diplomacy and enhance public appreciation of its critical role in advancing the national interest. In pursuit of its goals\, the Academy supports programs that help current and future diplomats and others respond to a world undergoing change\, highlights past achievements and future opportunities for U.S. diplomacy\, advocates for the resources needed to conduct an effective foreign policy\, and fosters constructive debate on the best use of U.S. diplomatic assets. \n\n\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/ambassador-charles-ray-american-diplomacy-jan-23/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Town Hall
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SUMMARY:Town Hall | Ambassador Rafaela | Jan 19 TEST DO NOT SEND
DESCRIPTION:Register Now \n \nAND\n \nPRESENT\n\n\nDISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER PROGRAM GLOBAL TOWN HALL \nIn Person \nWhat I Like About Nashville\n \nAmbassador Rafaela\nat \n\n\n\n\nBelmont University\nBarbara Massey Rogers Center Board Room\, 1900 Belmont Blvd.\, Nashville \nFriday\, January 19\, 2024\n6:00 Registration and Networking\n6:30-7:30 Program \nGlobal Town Hall | Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson | Mar 14\n\n \n\n\nGlobal Town Hall | Ambassador Rafaela | Jan 19\n \n\n  \nAbout Rafaela \n\nXXXXX \nXXXXX \nXXXXX \nXXXXX \n  \n\n\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/town-hall-ambassador-rafaela-jan-19-test-do-not-send-2/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Town Hall
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231130T190000
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SUMMARY:Webinar | Open A.I.: Data Access and Risks | Paul Maguire | Nov 30
DESCRIPTION:Register Now \n \nREGISTER TODAY\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council\n\n\nGLOBAL DIALOGUE \nvia Zoom\nOpen A.I.: Data Access & Risks\n\n\n\n\n \nPaul Maguire\nEntrepreneur\, Investor and Founding President and CEO of Knowmadics \nThursday\, November 30\, 2023\n12:00-1:00 CT\n\nDistinguished entrepreneur\, inventor and founder and CEO of Knowmadics talks about A.I. and dual issues of democratization of data and access through these open source AI models and the risk open source AI models pose because in the wrong hands they are sufficient enough to defeat a number of systems to create mischief. \n  \n<a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/FhVZUltlI7Sx-twWd8yN_Q”>A.I.: Man Out of the Loop | Paul Maguire | Nov 8</a><br />\n \n\n\nAbout Paul Maguire \nPaul Maguire is CEO and Co-Founder of Knowmadics\, Inc\, an innovative solutions provider. A serial entrepreneur\, Mr. Maguire co-founded Knowmadics with Claire Ostrum in 2013\, where he continues his track record of growing small businesses to successful acquisition. Prior to Knowmadics\, Mr. Maguire served as President of Ultra Electronics ProLogic\, where he managed the integration of small government IT contractor ProLogic following its 2008 acquisition by Ultra Electronics\, as well as two other acquisitions worth a combined $128M. He had earlier served as ProLogic’s Vice President of Business Development and Strategy\, driving the company’s growth from $1.7 million to $50 million+ over seven years\, and ultimately leading to its acquisition.  \nMr. Maguire previously worked at Autometric as a project\, program\, and product line manager with both P&L management and sales target responsibilities. His product led Autometric’s 33% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over seven years\, which led to Autometric being acquired by the Boeing Company in 2000. Mr. Maguire has more than 12 years of Board experience\, and currently sits on the Boards of Knowmadics and professional services firm Markon Solutions. He frequently speaks as a subject matter expert on the uses of commercial technology at the United States Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security events\, and at international conferences on Security and Counter Terrorism. Mr. Maguire holds multiple patents and is the principal author of two U.S. Military Remote Sensing User Guides for Multi-spectral Imagery. He also served for eight years in the U.S. Navy\, including as an Iraqi Analyst during Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield. \n\n\n\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/webinar-a-i-man-out-of-the-loop-paul-maguire-nov-8/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Webinar
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231130T014500
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SUMMARY:Ambassador William Taylor | Town Hall | Ukraine & War in Europe | Nov 29
DESCRIPTION:Register Now \n \nAND\n \nPRESENT\n\n\nDISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER PROGRAM GLOBAL TOWN HALL \nIn Person \nWar in Europe\n\nAmbassador William B. Taylor\nVice President\, Russia and Europe\, U.S. Institute of Peace\nFormer United States Ambassador to Ukraine\nwith Moderator\n\nDr. Thomas Schwartz\nDistinguished Professor of History\, Vanderbilt University\nat \n\n\n\n\nBelmont University\nBarbara Massey Rogers Center Board Room\, 1900 Belmont Blvd.\, Nashville \nWednesday\, November 29\, 2023\n6:00 Registration and Networking\n6:30-7:45 Program \nGlobal Town Hall | Ambassador William Taylor | Nov 29\n \n  \n\n\n\nAbout Ambassador William B. Taylor \nAmbassador William B. Taylor is vice president\, Europe and Russia at the U.S. Institute of Peace. In 2019\, he served as chargé d’affaires at the U.S. embassy in Kyiv and as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to 2009. During the Arab Spring\, he oversaw U.S. assistance and support to Egypt\, Tunisia\, Libya and Syria. He served in Jerusalem as the U.S. government’s representative to the Mideast Quartet. He served in Kabul in 2002 and in Baghdad in 2004. \nIn the 1990s\, Ambassador Taylor coordinated U.S. assistance to the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. He earlier served on the staff of Senator Bill Bradley. \nAmbassador Taylor is a graduate of West Point and Harvard’s Kennedy School and served as an infantry platoon leader and combat company commander in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and Germany. \n\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/ambassador-william-taylor-town-hall-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-nov-29/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Town Hall
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SUMMARY:Ambassador William Taylor | Town Hall | Ukraine & War in Europe | Nov 29
DESCRIPTION:Register Now \n \nAND\n \nPRESENT\n\n\nDISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER PROGRAM GLOBAL TOWN HALL \nIn Person \nWar in Europe\n\nAmbassador William B. Taylor\nVice President\, Russia and Europe\, U.S. Institute of Peace\nFormer United States Ambassador to Ukraine\nwith Moderator\n\nDr. Thomas Schwartz\nDistinguished Professor of History\, Vanderbilt University\nat \n\n\n\n\nBelmont University\nBarbara Massey Rogers Center Board Room\, 1900 Belmont Blvd.\, Nashville \nWednesday\, November 29\, 2023\n6:00 Registration and Networking\n6:30-7:45 Program \nGlobal Town Hall | Ambassador William Taylor | Nov 29\n \n  \n\n\n\nAbout Ambassador William B. Taylor \nAmbassador William B. Taylor is vice president\, Europe and Russia at the U.S. Institute of Peace. In 2019\, he served as chargé d’affaires at the U.S. embassy in Kyiv and as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to 2009. During the Arab Spring\, he oversaw U.S. assistance and support to Egypt\, Tunisia\, Libya and Syria. He served in Jerusalem as the U.S. government’s representative to the Mideast Quartet. He served in Kabul in 2002 and in Baghdad in 2004. \nIn the 1990s\, Ambassador Taylor coordinated U.S. assistance to the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. He earlier served on the staff of Senator Bill Bradley. \nAmbassador Taylor is a graduate of West Point and Harvard’s Kennedy School and served as an infantry platoon leader and combat company commander in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and Germany. \n\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/ambassador-william-taylor-town-hall-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-nov-29-4/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Town Hall
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231130T030000
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SUMMARY:Breakfast Conversation | Former Amb to Ukraine William Taylor | Nov 29
DESCRIPTION:Register Now \n \nAND \n \nPRESENT \n\n\nA BREAKFAST CONVERSATION \nWITH \n\nAmbassador William B. Taylor\nVice President\, Russia and Europe\, U.S. Institute of Peace\nFormer United States Ambassador to Ukraine\nFirst Bank\n1221  Broadway (11th Floor)\, Nashville \nWednesday\, November 29\, 2023\n7:30-9:00 a.m. \n  \n<a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/SZ2OKnCMrRtiKqBwCG66Lw”>Breakfast Conversation | Ambassador William Taylor | Nov 29</a><br />\n \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nAbout Ambassador William B. Taylor \nAmbassador William B. Taylor is vice president\, Europe and Russia at the U.S. Institute of Peace. In 2019\, he served as chargé d’affaires at the U.S. embassy in Kyiv and as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to 2009. During the Arab Spring\, he oversaw U.S. assistance and support to Egypt\, Tunisia\, Libya and Syria. He served in Jerusalem as the U.S. government’s representative to the Mideast Quartet. He served in Kabul in 2002 and in Baghdad in 2004. \nIn the 1990s\, Ambassador Taylor coordinated U.S. assistance to the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. He earlier served on the staff of Senator Bill Bradley. \nAmbassador Taylor is a graduate of West Point and Harvard’s Kennedy School and served as an infantry platoon leader and combat company commander in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and Germany. \n\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/breakfast-conversation-former-amb-to-ukraine-william-taylor-nov-29/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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