Tennessee World Affairs Council 2015-16 Programs

2015-2016 Programs

Sep 14 – Town Hall - “Afghanistan in Context: Understanding Where We Are and What’s Ahead for the United States”

Lt Gen Keith M. Huber, USArmy (Ret)

Sep 14 – Town Hall - “Afghanistan in Context: Understanding Where We Are and What’s Ahead for the United States”

Lt Gen Keith M. Huber, USArmy(Ret)

Sep 28 - Global Dialogue – “America in the World: What Direction?” – Conversation on Global Issues at Lipscomb University (& Frothy Monkey,

Green Hills Library and Belmont University)

Sep 28 - Global Dialogue – “America in the World: What Direction?” – Conversation on Global Issues at Lipscomb University (& Frothy Monkey,

Green Hills Library and Belmont University)

Sep 25 – Global Dialogue – “The Iran Nuclear Deal” – Green Hills Public Library

Oct. 5 – China Town Hall – “Foreign Direct Investment – National Webcast (Robert Rubin and panel, and Speaker Program – Jeremy Goldkorn.

Oct. 5 – China Town Hall – “Foreign Direct Investment – National Webcast (Robert Rubin and panel, and Speaker Program – Jeremy Goldkorn.

Oct 5 – International Careers & Jobs Panel at Lipscomb University



Nov 21 – Academic WorldQuest Practice Match

Nov 21 – Academic WorldQuest Practice Match

TNWAC Scholarship Student to the WACA National Conference – Meredith Kilburn

Dec 7 – Luncheon – US-Cuba Engagement – What’s In It for Tennessee? – In Association with the Atlantic Council

Dec 7 – Luncheon – US-Cuba Engagement – What’s In It for Tennessee? – In Association with the Atlantic Council

Dec 8 - Global Issues Luncheon – TNWAC/USGLC/USAID

Dec 8 - Global Issues Luncheon – TNWAC/USGLC/USAID

Feb 1 – Town Hall – Russian Federation Ambassador Sergey I. Kislyak

Feb 1 – Town Hall – Russian Federation Ambassador Sergey I. Kislyak

Feb 1 – Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak at Nashville Rotary

Feb 2 – Business Breakfast – Russian Ambassador Kislyak at the Nashville Chamber

Feb 2 – Russian Ambassador Kislyak Meeting with Governor Haslam

Feb 2 – Russian Ambassador Kislyak at IBC/WAC Business Breakfast

Feb 1 – Russian Ambassador Kislyak Calls on Mayor Megan Barry

Feb 23 – Japanese Consul General Masami Kinefuchi & Dr. James Auer – Town Hall – US-Japan Security Relationship

Feb 23 – Japanese Consul General Masami Kinefuchi & Dr. James Auer – Town Hall – US-Japan Security Relationship

Feb 27 – Teacher Seminar – “Spotlight on Turkey” – Full Day Professional Development

Feb 27 – Teacher Seminar – “Spotlight on Turkey” – Full Day Professional Development

Mar 31 – Luncheon Discussion of the Trans Pacific Partnership with Bass, Berry & Sims and the International Business Council

Mar 31 – Luncheon Discussion of the Trans Pacific Partnership with Bass, Berry & Sims and the International Business Council

Apr 5 – Town Hall – Kurdistan Regional Government Rep. Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman – Lipscomb University

Apr 5 – Town Hall – Kurdistan Regional Government Rep. Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman – Lipscomb University

Apr 5 – Business Lunch with Kurdistan Regional Government Rep Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman

Apr 11 – Visiting Speaker Author Thomas Lippman Breakfast With Local Senior Citizens Group

Apr 11 – Visiting Speaker MidEast Scholar Thomas Lippman at Nashville Rotary

Apr 11 – Visiting Speaker MidEast Scholar Thomas Lippman at Nashville Rotary – Book Signing

Apr 11 – International Careers & Jobs Panel – Lipscomb University

Apr 11 – International Careers & Jobs Panel – Lipscomb University

Apr 12 – MidEast Scholar Thomas Lippman Visiting with Lipscomb Faculty

Apr 12 – MidEast Scholar Thomas Lippman Guest Lecture with Classes at Lipscomb University

Apr 14 – Academic WorldQuest Championship Team with Mayor Barry

Academic WorldQuest Team with School Board Members

Academic WorldQuest Championship Team in Washington – Apr 21-24 – with Senator Bob Corker

Academic WorldQuest Championship Team in Washington – Apr 21-24 – with Dr. Anthony Cordesman, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Academic WorldQuest Championship Team in Washington – Apr 21-24 – with Dr. Anthony Cordesman, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Academic WorldQuest Championship Team in Washington – Apr 21-24 – with Senator Bob Corker

Academic WorldQuest Championship Team in Washington – Apr 21-24 – Briefing at Office of the Kurdistan Regional Government

Academic WorldQuest Championship Team in Washington – Apr 21-24 – Briefing at Office of the Kurdistan Regional Government

Academic WorldQuest Championship Team in Washington – Apr 21-24 – Briefing at the Embassy of the Russian Federation

Academic WorldQuest Championship Team in Washington – Apr 21-24 – Visiting the Embassy of the Russian Federation

Academic WorldQuest Championship Team in Washington – Apr 21-24 – Visiting the Embassy of the Russian Federation – Briefing on US-Russian

Relations

Feb 21 – Academic WorldQuest State Championship Match at Belmont University








Feb 21 – Academic WorldQuest State Championship Match at Belmont University – Martin Luther King, Jr., Magnet High School, Nashville

Nov 11-13 – National Conference of the World Affairs Councils of America



Jan 28 – Ambassador of Ireland Anne Anderson – TNWAC in association with International Business Council and Belmont University

Jan 28 – Ambassador of Ireland Anne Anderson – TNWAC in association with International Business Council and Belmont University

World Affairs Council Around TownBoard Member John Scannapieco Introducing Russian Ambassador Kislyak

at IBC/WAC Breakfast

World Affairs Council Around TownBoard Members Amb Dick Bowers and Connie Ryan Help Celebrate the

Emperor’s Birthday

World Affairs Council Around TownBoard Member & Former Mayor Karl Dean Being Recognized by the Government of Japan at the Celebration of the Emperor’s Birthday

World Affairs Council Around TownBoard Member Samar Ali Speaking at the University of Tennessee/Howard

Baker Center for Public Policy on the Middle East

Education

Tennessee World Affairs Council 2015-16 Programs