In partnership with Belmont University and The Center for Global Citizenship Election 2024 Panel (Town Hall) The upcoming Presidential election is historic in so many ways, and historically divisive in terms of the campaigns being waged and the narrow margins likely in the battleground states that will determine the ultimate outcome. Our very distinguished group of panelists...Read More
presents Reform in Central Asia: Shifting Frameworks and Dynamics Speaker: Mark Reese began his thirty-year career in Central Asia as the first Peace Corps volunteer to serve in Kokand, Uzbekistan, from 1994-1996. Through the University of Washington, he subsequently established and managed a Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs program centered around Islamic studies and...Read More
In partnership with Rhodes College Presents “NATO AT 75: THE WAY AHEAD “ Thursday, November 14, 2024 I 5:30pm – 7:30pm ** free event ** Rhodes College (Buckman Hall in Blount Auditorium) 2000 North Parkway – Memphis, TN 38112 SPEAKERS: Major General William Hickman – US Army (Retired) Hickman served 36 years in the United States Army,...Read More
The dialog between the President and CEO of the World Affairs Council of America (WACA), Matthew Hughes, and Hon. Karl Dean, will verse around the importance of WACA and all 90 World Affairs Council in engaging the public and leaders in global affairs in an age of rapidly shifting international order. At the center...Read More
The Tennessee World Affairs Council International Careers Panel via Zoom PANELISTS: Dr. Sarah F. Gardial, Louis Fintor, Penelope Thomas, Soo Koo MODERATOR: Dr. Gretchen Neisler Do you wonder what jobs and careers there are in international affairs? There’s more than you think. Every Fall and Spring the World Affairs Council assembles diplomats, business...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 is proud to present: Women in Peacebuilding: Global Perspectives In partnership with: featuring: Thursday, March 7, 2024 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. About the Speakers: Ana Maria González Forero Ana María González Forero is a passionate defender of ethnic human rights. For 25 years, she has worked...Read More
To mark the occasion of visiting distinguished speaker Ambassador Charles Ray’s Tuesday programs in Nashville, TNWAC Chairman Karl Dean and President Emeritus shared their perspective on American diplomacy and its preparation for America’s future on the world stage. This column, their own views, was published in The Tennessean on January 21, 2024. Is American diplomacy...Read More
The Tennessee World Affairs Council seeks to expand civic conversations so the community can be informed and engaged on important issues of the day. One issue for discussion is the United States Foreign Service and the role and function of diplomacy to advance America’s interests abroad. To bring this conversation to our community TNWAC is...Read More
TO SPONSOR AMBASSADOR RAY’S PROGRAMS IN NASHVILLE CONTACT [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
