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SUMMARY:Global News Review | Nov 4
DESCRIPTION:Global News Review – November 4\, 2020\n\n\nJoin our team of Ambassador Dick Bowers\, Dr. Breck Walker and LCDR Patrick Ryan for expert analysis of current global developments.\n\nGive Dick\, Breck and Pat 45 minutes and they’ll give you the world. Analysis and entertaining commentary on the top events and issues leading global news reports. Hard to find insights and perspectives from diplomacy\, academia and intelligence\, along with a little fun and your questions. \n \nCharles Richard (Dick) Bowers served as the US Ambassador to Bolivia from 1991 through 1994. During that time\, the American Embassy in Bolivia’s capital\, La Paz\, was the largest and most complex U.S. embassy in South America. Ambassador Bowers grew up in the San Francisco Bay area\, attended the University of California\, Berkeley. He entered the U.S. Foreign Service in 1967. From 1961 to 1964 he served in the U.S. Army as a Russian linguist in West Berlin at the height of the Cold War. As a career member of the U.S. diplomatic corps\, Ambassador Bowers served in the U.S. Embassies in Panama\, Poland\, Singapore\, Germany and Bolivia. He retired from the Foreign Service in 1995. Amb Bowers has been a Board Member of the Tennessee World Affairs Council since 2012. \nPatrick Ryan is a native of New York City. He enlisted in the Navy at age 17 and volunteered for submarine duty. He served aboard nuclear fast attack and ballistic missile boats during the Cold War\, rising to the rank of Chief Petty Officer. In 1982 he was commissioned and served aboard a cruiser in the Western Pacific before becoming a Navy Intelligence Officer. Ryan served aboard the carrier Constellation in the Pacific\, the Joint Staff Intelligence Directorate in the Pentagon\, the Center for Naval Analysis\, and the Intelligence Directorate of U.S. Central Command. Ryan retired from the Navy in 1998 and worked as a consultant on Intelligence Community projects and as the VP/COO of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations. Ryan ran a newsletter publishing business on international affairs from 1999-2016. He founded the Tennessee World Affairs Council in 2007. \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. \nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this event. It is through your support that we are able to bring quality global affairs programs to the community. \nYou can enroll for sponsorship through the Eventbrite ticketing below. For information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nSponsorship at the $250.00 level accords you with recognition in program materials — web site\, newsletters and social media — and with acknowledgement at the program start\, as well as admission to the program. Thank you for your support. \n  \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \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. \n\nFREE OF CHARGE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY.\nYOUR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION APPRECIATED.\n\n*Registration required. Follow EventBrite’s instructions.\nCheck here for guidance on EventBrite process.\nTrouble Registering? Email Pat@TNWAC.org\n\n\n[raw] \n\n \n\n[/raw]
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SUMMARY:Global Nashville with Karl Dean | "Little Kurdistan" | Nov 10
DESCRIPTION:In Association with Belmont University and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce present\nNashville’s Little Kurdistan\n \nGlobal Nashville with Karl Dean\n \n\n\nTuesday\, November 10 @ 7pm\n\nKarl Dean\, former Nashville Mayor talks with community leaders about the things that make\nNashville a global city.\nJoin Mayor Dean for a conversation with members of the Kurdish community in Nashville. \n\n \nTuesday\, November 10 @ 7pm\nRegister Below \nNashville is home to the largest Kurdish community in the United States. Join us for this conversation examining the fabric of our neighbors in this community. \nNawzad Hawrami is Vice President and a founding Board Member of the Salahadeen Center in Nashville. He serves as the Center’s office manager. Hawrami emigrated from Iraqi Kurdistan to Tennessee in March 1998.  Among his civic activities are: member of Nashville Mayor’s New American Advisory Council since 2014; Member of the Board of Nashville International Center for Empowerment (NICE); member of the Mayor’s Policing Policy Commission (PPC) and member of the Tennessee World Affairs Council. Hawrami previously served on the New Americans Parent Association and the Mayor’s Transit and Affordability Task Force. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Hawrami is married with four children and he enjoys travel and volunteering. \nMohammad Kolkoy is head of the Executive Board of the Salahadeen Center of Nashville. He is a frequent speaker at the center during Friday religious services and for other major events.  He was educated in engineering and healthcare related computer technology. \nDilman Yasin is the Director of Community Outreach for the Kurdish Professionals\, based in Nashville\, TN. She works to amplify the voices of her community while working as a Performance Manager in the Nashville Mayor’s office. She is a graduate of Tennessee State University and received her Master’s of Science from Lipscomb University while being a mother of two. That is why she works to relay the importance of education and help people\, and especially the youth\, reach their full potential. \nAbdulsattar Recany was born and raised in Iraq in the northern city of Mosul. He moved to Duhok in Kurdistan Region of Iraq in 2005. He has  a bachelor’s degree in Translation from University of Mosul. He worked for a few non-governmental organizations\, including Research Triangle Institute\, Medical Committee Aid\, and Kurdistan Human Rights Organization. Recany also taught English to middle school students in Duhok\, Kurdistan Region. He moved to the United States of America in December 2010. He has been working for Metro Nashville Public Schools as a translation specialist since December 2012. In his free time he likes to go on walks\, spend time with his wife and four kids\, and be with his friends. \nHalmat Qazi is the Creator & Founder of Peshmerga LLC located in Nashville\, Tennessee\, where he operates the small business clothing brand. He graduated from Tennessee State University\, with a Bachelor’s degree in Speech Communication & Theatre and also holds a Master’s degree in Administration & Supervision. After graduation he worked as a Legislative Performance Auditor for the State of Tennessee for nearly seven years before leaving to start his own business. The clothing brands primary focus is to the past\, present and future of the Peshmerga through art & design. For further information please visit peshmerga.com \n \nThe Mission of the Salahadeen Center: Provide religious\, educational\, social and cultural services\, as well as community activities\, Eid Services\, and comprehensive programs for the younger generation. \nSalahadeen Center of Nashville (SCN) was established in 1998 in Nashville\, TN. SCN is a membership organization registered in the State of Tennessee as a non-profit\, tax-exempt organization.  SCN’s main objectives are the upbringing of Muslim children and serving the community. What was once a small community center\, it is now one of the largest Muslim community centers in Nashville area\, it serves South Nashville\, and towns to the south of Nashville\, such as  Antioch\, Smyrna\, La Vergne\, and Nolensville. \nSince its establishment\, the center members have grown significantly. The center now owns three buildings: the main prayer building is located in 364 Elysian Fields Court\, and it serves as the main prayer and activity building. The second building is used for the Center’s Sunday School Program\, Children Library and Youth Programs. The third building is rented out and is a grocery story. The Sunday school was established a few months after the opening of the Center with the purpose of building a strong Muslim character\, strong faith and knowledge. \n[raw] \n\n \n\n[/raw]
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SUMMARY:Global News Review | Nov 11
DESCRIPTION:Global News Review – November 11\, 2020\n\n\nJoin our team of Ambassador Dick Bowers\, Dr. Breck Walker and LCDR Patrick Ryan for expert analysis of current global developments.\nREGISTER BELOW \nNovember 11th guest panelist Tim Douglas \nTopics: \n\nThe World Reacts to President-Elect Biden\nBolivia: A New President After a Tumultuous Year\nEthiopia: Looming Civil War in the Horn of Africa\n\nGive Dick\, Breck and Pat 45 minutes and they’ll give you the world. Analysis and entertaining commentary on the top events and issues leading global news reports. Hard to find insights and perspectives from diplomacy\, academia and intelligence\, along with a little fun and your questions. \n \nGuest Panelist: Tim Douglas \nTimothy J. Douglas (Tim) is a native Nashvillian who received a B.S in Engineering Economics from Tulane University\, an M.A. in International Economics from the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky and an Accounting Certificate from the Stern School of Business at New York University.  He lived in New York City from 1979 – 1985 and was an interbank Eurodollar broker at Euro Brokers Harlow and worked in the bond department at Bankers Trust Company. \nTim then joined Nelson Capital Corporation\, a Nashville based merchant banking firm\, and partnered with Edward G. Nelson\, former Chairman and CEO of Commerce Union Bank.  Ed was Honorary Consul General to Japan for the State of Tennessee\, and Tim was fortunate to spend time in Japan while in an advisory capacity to the Industrial Bank of Japan with Mr. Nelson.  In 1995\, he purchased an adhesive tape distribution company and travelled to the Far East where he sourced material from China and Taiwan.  His company fabricated parts for the automotive and appliance industries\, and Tim sold the business in 2008.  He transitioned to healthcare where he managed surgery centers for four years and later operated the company’s pain management subsidiary before moving back into financial services.  He became Nashville City President for FirstBank in 2016 just prior to its becoming a publicly traded company\, and he now serves as Regional Director of Private Banking for FirstBank. \nTim has been married for over forty years and has three married children (and two grandchildren with one on the way) who live in Seattle\, Los Angeles and Nashville. \nCharles Richard (Dick) Bowers served as the US Ambassador to Bolivia from 1991 through 1994. During that time\, the American Embassy in Bolivia’s capital\, La Paz\, was the largest and most complex U.S. embassy in South America. Ambassador Bowers grew up in the San Francisco Bay area\, attended the University of California\, Berkeley. He entered the U.S. Foreign Service in 1967. From 1961 to 1964 he served in the U.S. Army as a Russian linguist in West Berlin at the height of the Cold War. As a career member of the U.S. diplomatic corps\, Ambassador Bowers served in the U.S. Embassies in Panama\, Poland\, Singapore\, Germany and Bolivia. He retired from the Foreign Service in 1995. Amb Bowers has been a Board Member of the Tennessee World Affairs Council since 2012. \nPatrick Ryan is a native of New York City. He enlisted in the Navy at age 17 and volunteered for submarine duty. He served aboard nuclear fast attack and ballistic missile boats during the Cold War\, rising to the rank of Chief Petty Officer. In 1982 he was commissioned and served aboard a cruiser in the Western Pacific before becoming a Navy Intelligence Officer. Ryan served aboard the carrier Constellation in the Pacific\, the Joint Staff Intelligence Directorate in the Pentagon\, the Center for Naval Analysis\, and the Intelligence Directorate of U.S. Central Command. Ryan retired from the Navy in 1998 and worked as a consultant on Intelligence Community projects and as the VP/COO of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations. Ryan ran a newsletter publishing business on international affairs from 1999-2016. He founded the Tennessee World Affairs Council in 2007. \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. \nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this event. It is through your support that we are able to bring quality global affairs programs to the community. \nYou can enroll for sponsorship through the Eventbrite ticketing below. For information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nSponsorship at the $250.00 level accords you with recognition in program materials — web site\, newsletters and social media — and with acknowledgement at the program start\, as well as admission to the program. Thank you for your support. \n  \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \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. \n\nFREE OF CHARGE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY.\nYOUR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION APPRECIATED.\n\n*Registration required. Follow EventBrite’s instructions.\nCheck here for guidance on EventBrite process.\nTrouble Registering? Email Pat@TNWAC.org\n\n[raw] \n\n \n\n[/raw]
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SUMMARY:Global News Review | Nov 18
DESCRIPTION:Global News Review – November 18\, 2020\n\n\nJoin our team of Ambassador Dick Bowers\, Dr. Breck Walker and LCDR Patrick Ryan for expert analysis of current global developments.\n\nREGISTER BELOW \n\nGive Dick\, Breck and Pat 45 minutes and they’ll give you the world. Analysis and entertaining commentary on the top events and issues leading global news reports. Hard to find insights and perspectives from diplomacy\, academia and intelligence\, along with a little fun and your questions. \n \nCharles Richard (Dick) Bowers served as the US Ambassador to Bolivia from 1991 through 1994. During that time\, the American Embassy in Bolivia’s capital\, La Paz\, was the largest and most complex U.S. embassy in South America. Ambassador Bowers grew up in the San Francisco Bay area\, attended the University of California\, Berkeley. He entered the U.S. Foreign Service in 1967. From 1961 to 1964 he served in the U.S. Army as a Russian linguist in West Berlin at the height of the Cold War. As a career member of the U.S. diplomatic corps\, Ambassador Bowers served in the U.S. Embassies in Panama\, Poland\, Singapore\, Germany and Bolivia. He retired from the Foreign Service in 1995. Amb Bowers has been a Board Member of the Tennessee World Affairs Council since 2012. \nPatrick Ryan is a native of New York City. He enlisted in the Navy at age 17 and volunteered for submarine duty. He served aboard nuclear fast attack and ballistic missile boats during the Cold War\, rising to the rank of Chief Petty Officer. In 1982 he was commissioned and served aboard a cruiser in the Western Pacific before becoming a Navy Intelligence Officer. Ryan served aboard the carrier Constellation in the Pacific\, the Joint Staff Intelligence Directorate in the Pentagon\, the Center for Naval Analysis\, and the Intelligence Directorate of U.S. Central Command. Ryan retired from the Navy in 1998 and worked as a consultant on Intelligence Community projects and as the VP/COO of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations. Ryan ran a newsletter publishing business on international affairs from 1999-2016. He founded the Tennessee World Affairs Council in 2007. \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. \nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this event. It is through your support that we are able to bring quality global affairs programs to the community. \nYou can enroll for sponsorship through the Eventbrite ticketing below. For information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nSponsorship at the $250.00 level accords you with recognition in program materials — web site\, newsletters and social media — and with acknowledgement at the program start\, as well as admission to the program. Thank you for your support. \n  \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \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. \n\nFREE OF CHARGE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY.\nYOUR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION APPRECIATED.\n\n*Registration required. Follow EventBrite’s instructions.\nCheck here for guidance on EventBrite process.\nTrouble Registering? Email Pat@TNWAC.org\n\n\n  \n[raw] \n\n \n\n[/raw]
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/global-news-review-nov-18-3/
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SUMMARY:Global News Review | Nov 18
DESCRIPTION:Global News Review – November 18\, 2020\n\n\nJoin our team of Ambassador Dick Bowers\, Dr. Breck Walker and LCDR Patrick Ryan for expert analysis of current global developments.\n\nREGISTER BELOW \n\nGive Dick\, Breck and Pat 45 minutes and they’ll give you the world. Analysis and entertaining commentary on the top events and issues leading global news reports. Hard to find insights and perspectives from diplomacy\, academia and intelligence\, along with a little fun and your questions. \n \nCharles Richard (Dick) Bowers served as the US Ambassador to Bolivia from 1991 through 1994. During that time\, the American Embassy in Bolivia’s capital\, La Paz\, was the largest and most complex U.S. embassy in South America. Ambassador Bowers grew up in the San Francisco Bay area\, attended the University of California\, Berkeley. He entered the U.S. Foreign Service in 1967. From 1961 to 1964 he served in the U.S. Army as a Russian linguist in West Berlin at the height of the Cold War. As a career member of the U.S. diplomatic corps\, Ambassador Bowers served in the U.S. Embassies in Panama\, Poland\, Singapore\, Germany and Bolivia. He retired from the Foreign Service in 1995. Amb Bowers has been a Board Member of the Tennessee World Affairs Council since 2012. \nPatrick Ryan is a native of New York City. He enlisted in the Navy at age 17 and volunteered for submarine duty. He served aboard nuclear fast attack and ballistic missile boats during the Cold War\, rising to the rank of Chief Petty Officer. In 1982 he was commissioned and served aboard a cruiser in the Western Pacific before becoming a Navy Intelligence Officer. Ryan served aboard the carrier Constellation in the Pacific\, the Joint Staff Intelligence Directorate in the Pentagon\, the Center for Naval Analysis\, and the Intelligence Directorate of U.S. Central Command. Ryan retired from the Navy in 1998 and worked as a consultant on Intelligence Community projects and as the VP/COO of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations. Ryan ran a newsletter publishing business on international affairs from 1999-2016. He founded the Tennessee World Affairs Council in 2007. \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. \nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this event. It is through your support that we are able to bring quality global affairs programs to the community. \nYou can enroll for sponsorship through the Eventbrite ticketing below. For information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nSponsorship at the $250.00 level accords you with recognition in program materials — web site\, newsletters and social media — and with acknowledgement at the program start\, as well as admission to the program. Thank you for your support. \n  \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \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. \n\nFREE OF CHARGE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY.\nYOUR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION APPRECIATED.\n\n*Registration required. Follow EventBrite’s instructions.\nCheck here for guidance on EventBrite process.\nTrouble Registering? Email Pat@TNWAC.org\n\n\n  \n[raw] \n\n \n\n[/raw]
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/global-news-review-nov-18/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Global News Review | Nov 18
DESCRIPTION:Global News Review – November 18\, 2020\n\n\nJoin our team of Ambassador Dick Bowers\, Dr. Breck Walker and LCDR Patrick Ryan for expert analysis of current global developments.\n\nREGISTER BELOW \n\nGive Dick\, Breck and Pat 45 minutes and they’ll give you the world. Analysis and entertaining commentary on the top events and issues leading global news reports. Hard to find insights and perspectives from diplomacy\, academia and intelligence\, along with a little fun and your questions. \n \nCharles Richard (Dick) Bowers served as the US Ambassador to Bolivia from 1991 through 1994. During that time\, the American Embassy in Bolivia’s capital\, La Paz\, was the largest and most complex U.S. embassy in South America. Ambassador Bowers grew up in the San Francisco Bay area\, attended the University of California\, Berkeley. He entered the U.S. Foreign Service in 1967. From 1961 to 1964 he served in the U.S. Army as a Russian linguist in West Berlin at the height of the Cold War. As a career member of the U.S. diplomatic corps\, Ambassador Bowers served in the U.S. Embassies in Panama\, Poland\, Singapore\, Germany and Bolivia. He retired from the Foreign Service in 1995. Amb Bowers has been a Board Member of the Tennessee World Affairs Council since 2012. \nPatrick Ryan is a native of New York City. He enlisted in the Navy at age 17 and volunteered for submarine duty. He served aboard nuclear fast attack and ballistic missile boats during the Cold War\, rising to the rank of Chief Petty Officer. In 1982 he was commissioned and served aboard a cruiser in the Western Pacific before becoming a Navy Intelligence Officer. Ryan served aboard the carrier Constellation in the Pacific\, the Joint Staff Intelligence Directorate in the Pentagon\, the Center for Naval Analysis\, and the Intelligence Directorate of U.S. Central Command. Ryan retired from the Navy in 1998 and worked as a consultant on Intelligence Community projects and as the VP/COO of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations. Ryan ran a newsletter publishing business on international affairs from 1999-2016. He founded the Tennessee World Affairs Council in 2007. \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. \nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this event. It is through your support that we are able to bring quality global affairs programs to the community. \nYou can enroll for sponsorship through the Eventbrite ticketing below. For information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nSponsorship at the $250.00 level accords you with recognition in program materials — web site\, newsletters and social media — and with acknowledgement at the program start\, as well as admission to the program. Thank you for your support. \n  \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \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. \n\nFREE OF CHARGE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY.\nYOUR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION APPRECIATED.\n\n*Registration required. Follow EventBrite’s instructions.\nCheck here for guidance on EventBrite process.\nTrouble Registering? Email Pat@TNWAC.org\n\n\n  \n[raw] \n\n \n\n[/raw]
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SUMMARY:Global News Review | Nov 18
DESCRIPTION:Global News Review – November 18\, 2020\n\n\nJoin our team of Ambassador Dick Bowers\, Dr. Breck Walker and LCDR Patrick Ryan for expert analysis of current global developments.\n\nREGISTER BELOW \n\nGive Dick\, Breck and Pat 45 minutes and they’ll give you the world. Analysis and entertaining commentary on the top events and issues leading global news reports. Hard to find insights and perspectives from diplomacy\, academia and intelligence\, along with a little fun and your questions. \n \nCharles Richard (Dick) Bowers served as the US Ambassador to Bolivia from 1991 through 1994. During that time\, the American Embassy in Bolivia’s capital\, La Paz\, was the largest and most complex U.S. embassy in South America. Ambassador Bowers grew up in the San Francisco Bay area\, attended the University of California\, Berkeley. He entered the U.S. Foreign Service in 1967. From 1961 to 1964 he served in the U.S. Army as a Russian linguist in West Berlin at the height of the Cold War. As a career member of the U.S. diplomatic corps\, Ambassador Bowers served in the U.S. Embassies in Panama\, Poland\, Singapore\, Germany and Bolivia. He retired from the Foreign Service in 1995. Amb Bowers has been a Board Member of the Tennessee World Affairs Council since 2012. \nPatrick Ryan is a native of New York City. He enlisted in the Navy at age 17 and volunteered for submarine duty. He served aboard nuclear fast attack and ballistic missile boats during the Cold War\, rising to the rank of Chief Petty Officer. In 1982 he was commissioned and served aboard a cruiser in the Western Pacific before becoming a Navy Intelligence Officer. Ryan served aboard the carrier Constellation in the Pacific\, the Joint Staff Intelligence Directorate in the Pentagon\, the Center for Naval Analysis\, and the Intelligence Directorate of U.S. Central Command. Ryan retired from the Navy in 1998 and worked as a consultant on Intelligence Community projects and as the VP/COO of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations. Ryan ran a newsletter publishing business on international affairs from 1999-2016. He founded the Tennessee World Affairs Council in 2007. \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. \nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this event. It is through your support that we are able to bring quality global affairs programs to the community. \nYou can enroll for sponsorship through the Eventbrite ticketing below. For information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nSponsorship at the $250.00 level accords you with recognition in program materials — web site\, newsletters and social media — and with acknowledgement at the program start\, as well as admission to the program. Thank you for your support. \n  \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \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. \n\nFREE OF CHARGE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY.\nYOUR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION APPRECIATED.\n\n*Registration required. Follow EventBrite’s instructions.\nCheck here for guidance on EventBrite process.\nTrouble Registering? Email Pat@TNWAC.org\n\n\n  \n[raw] \n\n \n\n[/raw]
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CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Special Event | Virtual International Trivia Contest | Friday 10a-12p
DESCRIPTION:Tennessee World Affairs Council expresses appreciation to our friends at  \nthe Peoria Area World Affairs Council for the invitation to participate in their trivia program. \n \nTrivia!\nSpecial Event!\nVirtual International Trivia Contest\nFriday\, November 27\n10:00 am – 12:00 pm CT\n\nSince it looks like Black Friday shopping in person may be out and we will all be quarantined with our Thanksgiving guests\, join us for some fun! \nThis International Trivia Contest will be virtual. You will play on MyQuiz.org\, with the questions being read on Zoom. \nClick here to register for some good fun and a test of how well you know the world and pay attention to the news. The Peoria Area World Affairs Council is inviting you to this contest – you are not going to want to miss these bragging rights! \nNote: the link to the game on MyQuiz will be sent to those who have registered by Friday at 8 am. MyQuiz is a free\, downloadable app. \n  \n \nLet our Peoria friends see how well Tennesseans know the world! \n\n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS  PARTNERS \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/special-event-virtual-international-trivia-contest-3/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Special Event | Virtual International Trivia Contest | Friday 10a-12p
DESCRIPTION:Tennessee World Affairs Council expresses appreciation to our friends at  \nthe Peoria Area World Affairs Council for the invitation to participate in their trivia program. \n \nTrivia!\nSpecial Event!\nVirtual International Trivia Contest\nFriday\, November 27\n10:00 am – 12:00 pm CT\n\nSince it looks like Black Friday shopping in person may be out and we will all be quarantined with our Thanksgiving guests\, join us for some fun! \nThis International Trivia Contest will be virtual. You will play on MyQuiz.org\, with the questions being read on Zoom. \nClick here to register for some good fun and a test of how well you know the world and pay attention to the news. The Peoria Area World Affairs Council is inviting you to this contest – you are not going to want to miss these bragging rights! \nNote: the link to the game on MyQuiz will be sent to those who have registered by Friday at 8 am. MyQuiz is a free\, downloadable app. \n  \n \nLet our Peoria friends see how well Tennesseans know the world! \n\n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS  PARTNERS \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/special-event-virtual-international-trivia-contest/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Special Event | Virtual International Trivia Contest | Friday 10a-12p
DESCRIPTION:Tennessee World Affairs Council expresses appreciation to our friends at  \nthe Peoria Area World Affairs Council for the invitation to participate in their trivia program. \n \nTrivia!\nSpecial Event!\nVirtual International Trivia Contest\nFriday\, November 27\n10:00 am – 12:00 pm CT\n\nSince it looks like Black Friday shopping in person may be out and we will all be quarantined with our Thanksgiving guests\, join us for some fun! \nThis International Trivia Contest will be virtual. You will play on MyQuiz.org\, with the questions being read on Zoom. \nClick here to register for some good fun and a test of how well you know the world and pay attention to the news. The Peoria Area World Affairs Council is inviting you to this contest – you are not going to want to miss these bragging rights! \nNote: the link to the game on MyQuiz will be sent to those who have registered by Friday at 8 am. MyQuiz is a free\, downloadable app. \n  \n \nLet our Peoria friends see how well Tennesseans know the world! \n\n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS  PARTNERS \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/special-event-virtual-international-trivia-contest-4/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Special Event | Virtual International Trivia Contest | Friday 10a-12p
DESCRIPTION:Tennessee World Affairs Council expresses appreciation to our friends at  \nthe Peoria Area World Affairs Council for the invitation to participate in their trivia program. \n \nTrivia!\nSpecial Event!\nVirtual International Trivia Contest\nFriday\, November 27\n10:00 am – 12:00 pm CT\n\nSince it looks like Black Friday shopping in person may be out and we will all be quarantined with our Thanksgiving guests\, join us for some fun! \nThis International Trivia Contest will be virtual. You will play on MyQuiz.org\, with the questions being read on Zoom. \nClick here to register for some good fun and a test of how well you know the world and pay attention to the news. The Peoria Area World Affairs Council is inviting you to this contest – you are not going to want to miss these bragging rights! \nNote: the link to the game on MyQuiz will be sent to those who have registered by Friday at 8 am. MyQuiz is a free\, downloadable app. \n  \n \nLet our Peoria friends see how well Tennesseans know the world! \n\n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS  PARTNERS \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/special-event-virtual-international-trivia-contest-2/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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