The World Affairs Council’s 2014 Model United Nations kicks off highlighting the new Special Committee on Refugee Resettlement at our October 7 program ” Forced Out! From Conflict to Connecticut: The Story of Refugees in CT” at the University of Saint Joseph. Delegates will travel to the UN Missions in NYC on October 30 to […]
Find out what is in store for the global economy in 2015 with Edward Guay, Principal at Wintonbury Risk Management! Registration begins at 11:45, luncheon and program begins at noon.
Join us for a lively panel discussion on immigration in the United States featuring Michael Wishnie, Yale Law School, Tamar Jacoby, President and CEO of ImmigrationWorks USA, and Dana Bucin, […]
Tariq Farid is the Founder and CEO of Edible Arrangements International – an global company based in CT. In this position, he is responsible for setting the global business’s strategic […]
Peter Schwartzstein is a British American journalist from CT, currently based in Cairo, Egypt. He focuses on Middle Eastern geo-political issues—refugee movements, arms transfers, energy markets and water disputes. He […]
We invite our members to attend an exclusive WAC member reception at our new offices. Come meet and greet with members, meet new members, and check out our new space! […]
Join us for an interactive panel discussion on extremist groups like ISIS and Boko Haram featuring Haroon Ullah, Advisor to Secretary of State John Kerry and Heidi Hadsell, President of the Harford Seminary. Program 6-7:30 pm Program registration closes at 4:00pm on March 26. If you are trying to register after this time, we accept […]
Join us for a luncheon with the Romanian Consul General to New York. Dr. Ioana Gabriela Costache will discuss Eastern Europe 25 years after communism, and the political situation that faces Europe in the wake of the Ukraine crisis and Russian aggression. Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Program 12:00 – 1:30 pm The Hartford Club, 46 […]
2015 Luminary Award Recipient The World Affairs Council of CT is honored to award Mr. Peter G. Kelly, of Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, the 2015 Luminary Award for his committment to global democracy and his profound impact on global affairs. The theme of the evening will be “Islam and the West,” and will feature a […]
