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UPCOMING EVENTS
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ABOUT WACA
WAC Austin – Mission
The World Affairs Council of Austin is a non-partisan organization dedicated to providing the public with educational opportunities which highlight America’s and Austin’s international roles, and creating conduits for a better understanding of the world by encouraging active participation and growth as global citizens.
The World Affairs Councils of America
The World Affairs Councils of America is the largest non-partisan, non-profit, grassroots organization in the United States dedicated to educating and engaging the American public on global issues. Each year, over 500,000 members and other event attendees benefit from World Affairs Councils’ programming.
Six Top Issues
The World Affairs Councils of America conducts a yearly survey asking the World Affairs Councils regional leadership to select the Six Top Issues for the president in the coming year. The National Conference in November is the annual celebration of the Six Top Issues and national network discussion.
- Cybersecurity
- U.S. Energy Independence
- Global Economic Realignment
- Middle East
- Global Environment Issues
- K-12 Education
Over the years, the World Affairs Councils have attracted leaders from around the world to their forums. This is vital for informing and engaging the American people. As the world’s largest non-profit international affairs organization, World Affairs Councils play an important role in bringing a greater understanding of world affairs. World Affairs Councils are organizations that have greatly enriched our communities culturally and intellectually by the caliber of speakers they bring in. The work the world affairs councils do is so very important because the future of mankind will be determined by what happens in the area of foreign policy. World Affairs Councils have been one of the nation’s most influential platforms for discussing America’s rightful role in the world.
Tom Brokaw
NBC News
Kofi Annan
Former UN Secretary General
Ronald Reagan
Former President of the United States
Walter Cronkite
American broadcast journalist
Madeleine Albright
Former U.S. Secretary of State
