June 4, 2018

June Newsletter

This Month: WAC San Antonio Is Council of the Month; Utah Hosts Future of Korea; Oman 2018 in San Antonio; U.S.-China Global Ed TV Series; Rick Barton on Cover to Cover; New Podcasts; Member Discounts; Councils in the News

Council of the Month: World Affairs Council of San Antonio

WACA is pleased to announce that the World Affairs Council of San Antonio is our June Council of the Month for hosting the 2018 Spring Leadership and Board Meetings.

Highlights of the Spring Leadership Meeting included an engaging opening program on San Antonio's history with historian Gilberto Hinojosa, an in-depth dinner talk by Stratfor's Reva Goujon, and constructive sessions on WACA membership, and with speakers Jennifer Cantu, SVP in Business and Community Management at Bank of America, and David Davenport, Director of Estate and Planned Gift Giving at San Antonio Area Foundation.

Thank you to Leslie Palmer, Executive Director of WAC San Antonio, and her team for coordinating such a successful program this year!

L to R: WACA President Bill Clifford; WAC San Antonio member; WAC San Antonio Executive Director Leslie Palmer; WACA Board Member Nancy Hamlin; WACA Board Member and WAC Charlotte President L.J. Stambuk.

Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy will present an Engage America: Future of Korea program in partnership Korea Economic Institute this Thursday, June 7.

Panelists include:

·     Vanna Lavery, Republic of Korea Desk Officer, U.S. Department of State

·     Seungnam Lee, Second Secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the U.S.

·     Phil Eskeland, Executive Director of Operations and Policy, Korea Economic Institute

The Confucius Institute U.S. Center, strategic partner with World Affairs Council - DC, recently announced its June 2 - July 1 nationwide broadcast schedule of the U.S.-China Global Education Television Series on the MHz Worldview Channel.

The series features one-on-one interviews between distinguished American private and public sector leaders and the presidents of U.S. universities and cultural organizations that host Confucius Institutes.

Featured guests include:

·     David Abney, Chairman and CEO of UPS and WACA 2016 Conference keynote speaker

·     Chuck Hagel, former U.S. Secretary of Defense

·     Bertrand-Marc Allen, President of Boeing International

·     More

June Cover to Cover:

Rick Barton on Peace Works

Bosnia, Rwanda, Haiti, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria - a quarter-century of stumbles in America's pursuit of a more peaceful and just world. American military interventions have cost thousands of lives and billions of dollars, yet we rarely manage to enact positive and sustainable change. In his new book, former ambassador and global conflict leader Rick Barton uses a mix of stories, history, and analysis for a transformative approach to foreign affairs, offering concrete and attainable solutions for the future.

Join the June Cover to Cover conference call to discuss Barton's new book, Peace Works: America's Unifying Role in a Turbulent World, on Tuesday, June 12, at 2:00-2:30 pm ET.

July 10

Dambisa Moyo will discuss Edge of Chaos: Why Democracy is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth - and How to Fix It.

Listen to WACA's Latest KNOW NOW Podcast!

The Israel-Palestine conflict has reached yet another inflection point. What's next for this protracted conflict? Is hope lost for a peaceful resolution? Is there an end in sight?

Listen to the podcast of our KNOW NOW program with Yousef Bashir, Gaza-born peace activist, to gain insight on these complex questions.

In this episode of World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth's Global I.Q. Minute, Tom Peters, author of The Excellence Dividend, reveals how organizations can thrive in the age of algorithms while elevating the heart and soul of every worthwhile endeavor - our humanity.

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