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Join us for a conversation with distinguished historian Dr. Thomas Schwartz of Vanderbilt University and Dr. Breck Walker about U.S. foreign policy.Read More

The Tennessee World Affairs Council presents: Global Nashville with Karl Dean: Conversation with  Dr. Sarah Gardial Dean, Belmont University Massey School of Business   Friday, March 1, 2024 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.     About the Speaker: Sarah Fisher Gardial, PhD Dean, Jack C. Massey College of Business Sarah Fisher Gardial joined Belmont University...Read More

The Tennessee World Affairs Council Board of Directors and staff are saddened to share that Ambassador John Kornblum has passed away. He was a member of the TNWAC Advisory Board and regularly shared his insights and expertise in the Council's distinguished speaker program.Read More

To mark the occasion of visiting distinguished speaker Ambassador Charles Ray’s Tuesday programs in Nashville, TNWAC Chairman Karl Dean and President Emeritus shared their perspective on American diplomacy and its preparation for America’s future on the world stage. This column, their own views, was published in The Tennessean on January 21, 2024. Is American diplomacy...Read More

TO SPONSOR AMBASSADOR RAY’S PROGRAMS IN NASHVILLE CONTACT [email protected]   PRESENTS DISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER PROGRAM LUNCHEON AND GLOBAL TOWN HALL Blueprints for a More Modern US Diplomatic Service Ambassador Charles Ray U.S. Foreign Service (Retired), Chair, Africa Program and Trustee, Foreign Policy Research Instittute & Former U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia and Zimbabwe Tuesday, January 23,...Read More

The Tennessee World Affairs Council seeks to expand civic conversations so the community can be informed and engaged on important issues of the day. One issue for discussion is the United States Foreign Service and the role and function of diplomacy to advance America’s interests abroad. To bring this conversation to our community TNWAC is...Read More