TNWAC This Week April 6, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: Two weeks ago your World Affairs Council hosted U.S. Foreign Service Officer Allen DuBose, Diplomat in Residence for this region, as part of our Spring 2021 International Careers Program. [Link] We thank him for the program in which he described the process to become an...Read More
TGIF Celebrate the day through your generosity. Just $5 from each of TNWAC’s friends on social media is enough to pay for one student’s year-round participation in education outreach programs. Help us help students improve their Global IQ! “I can say that Tennessee World Affairs Council played an integral part in my political education and...Read More
TNWAC This Week February 9, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: Our 2021 Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest global affairs challenge champions have been crowned. A team from the Martin Luther King, Jr., Magnet High School in Nashville took top honors, the CIEE scholarships and a trip to the National Championship match in April. Congratulations to teacher/coach...Read More
Tennessee teams take five of top seven spots in 27-team field. The 2021 Tennessee Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest global affairs championship match was won by a team from Martin Luther King, Jr., Magnet High School in Nashville on March 7, 2021. MLK’s “Team A” bested 26 other teams in a regional match including teams from...Read More
TNWAC This Week February 8, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: What an inspiring group of high school students from across America there was on Sunday afternoon for our winter practice match of the Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest global affairs challenge. TNWAC, in collaboration with sister councils from New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Illinois and New York,...Read More
TNWAC This Week February 1, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: The strategic relationship between the United States and the Republic of Korea, South Korea, as well as the important commercial relationship with the ROK, was the focus of a special Global Town Hall Thursday as part of the two-part panel discussions organized by the Korea...Read More
TNWAC This Week January 26, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: “Team Spirit.” It was a joint military exercise between forces of the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK), or South Korea. It was a regular fixture in America’s Western Pacific defense posture from the mid-70s through the 90s, especially focused on defending our...Read More
TNWAC This Week January 19, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: Our robust calendar of programs is in full swing. Take advantage of all the free global affairs awareness events we bring to you in the comfort of your home. Check the list and sign up for insightful conversations. We also have our education outreach programs...Read More
TNWAC This Week January 12, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: America is under attack as it has never been before. You could see it coming. The polarization and proliferation of lies that has infected our society and discourse led to the inevitable eruption of violence at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, a dagger at...Read More
