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The World Affairs Council of Charlotte (WACC) was founded in 1983 as an outreach program of UNC Charlotte and its Office of International Programs. As a non-profit, non-partisan organization, it is

supported by private funding from individual and corporate member dues and contributions. As a regional center for education and discussion of world affairs, the Council seeks to provide leadership for global thinking, believing that a broad perspective is necessary for effective competition in the global economy

and for responsible citizenship in an increasingly interdependent world. 


World Affairs Councils of AmericaThe Charlotte Council is a member of the World Affairs Council of America and together with approximately 100 other such World Affairs Councils and affiliates across the country, our mission focuses on improving international education and encouraging citizens to participate in the national debate on world affairs.

 

 

 

 

 

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Save-the-Date: WorldQuest / Academic WorldQuest 2013 

 

 

 

Program Information 

 

May 24 - WACC  Ambassadors Circle Series with H.E. Nuno Brito,  Ambassador of Portugal to the United States Registration Details

 

May 30 - WACC  Ambassadors Circle Series with H.E. Ebrahim Rasool, Ambassador of South Africa to the United States Registration Details

 

May 31 - WACC  Ambassadors Circle Breakfast with H.E. Eduardo Tomas Medina-Mora Icaza. Ambassador of Mexico to the United States Registration Details

 

June 6 - WACC  Business Breakfast Series with Ronnie Bryant, President and CEO, Charlotte Regional Partnership, "Why Not Brazil?" Registration Details

 

June 17 - Private Dinner with James Acton, Sr. Associate, Nuclear Policy Program (Carnegie Endowment) Registration Details

 

June 18 - WACC  Speaker Series with James Acton, Sr. Associate, Nuclear Policy Program (Carnegie Endowment) Registration Details

 

June 19 - WACC Annual Meeting  

 





   
 
 
News
 
 
April 30: VIDEO: 2013 World Citizen Award Dinner honoring Margaret and Smoky Bissell as the 2013 World Citizen Award Recipients on April 17th. Watch Online
April 10: The World Affairs Council of Charlotte (WACC) honors Margaret and Smoky Bissell as the 2013 World Citizen Award Recipients Read More
April 6: VIDEO: H.E. Gary Doer, Ambassador of Canada to the U.S. spoke to members and guests of the WAC Charlotte about the bilateral relationship between Canada and the United States. Watch Online
March 16: VIDEO: Rick Steves, popular travel author and host of "Rick Steves Europe", shared the importance of international travel and how it can impact an individual's global perspective of the world. Watch Online
Sept. 12: The World Affairs Council of Charlotte is hiring! The Council seeks an energetic, creative, dynamic and organized individual as "Assistant Director of Development and Programs" with the aptitude to manage multiple responsibilities in a fast paced, high pressure and deadline oriented non-profit office environment. Job Description
Aug. 31: If you missed the opportunity to attend the Council's program with Jack Gerard, President and CEO of American Petroleum Institute (API), click here to read his full presentation on the oil and gas industry in the United States and how it can influence economic growth domestically and reduce energy dependence on foreign oil.
July 12: Are you ready to compete in the 2012 Joint WorldQuest / Academic WorldQuest competition? This is the largest international knowledge competition of its kind in the greater Charlotte region. More than 500 students, businesses, community and non-profit groups participate in the program. Category information and registration details are available online.
July 9: The World Affairs Council of Charlotte announces the 2012-2013 Council Scholar Program. Full-time teachers (discipline) and administrators from Mecklenburg, Union, Lincoln, Gaston and Cabarrus county are encouraged to apply for the Council Scholar Award. Deadline for the application is November 30, 2012. Click here for additional details.
June 14: Sign our petition and support the World Affairs Councils of America's commitment to leverage its resources to have an even greater impact on this challenge of pressing urgency - preparing our students to become the leaders and problem solvers of tomorrow. Sign it - Call to Action: Education the Next Generation of Global Citizens
June 1: Ljubomir Stambuk, president of the World Affairs Council of Charlotte joined a six-member delegation consisting of leaders from various World Affairs Councils to Kabul, Afghanistan at the invitation of Ambassador Ryan C. Croker this past March. Read the complete report from the trip.
May 10:  Presidents of NDI and IRI in Charlotte to Discuss Arab Spring, Upcoming Egyptian Elections and Current US Relationship with Afghanistan on May 17. Read More
April 18:  Sandra and Leon Levine to be honored as 2012 World Citizens by the World Affairs Council of Charlotte on April 26. Read More

April 9: A six-member delegation of the World Affairs Councils, including Ljubomir Stambuk, President of the World Affairs Council of Charlotte visited Kabul March 25-31 at the invitation of U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan C. Crocker. Read More

March 30 - A delegation, led by Maria Zammit, composed of World Affairs Council representatives, including our President & CEO Jim Falk, is now in Kabul at the invitation of Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker and the U.S. Department of State. Jim interviewed Ambassador Crocker on the state of Afghanistan this week at the Embassy Residence.
   
   
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