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  • Ambassador Charles Rivkin on the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Opening the World’s Most Dynamic Region to U.S. Business

    BBVA Bank 1703 W. 5th, Ste. 500, Austin, TX, United States

    Please join the World Affairs Council of Austin and the U.S. Department of Commerce for a White House Business Council briefing on international trade with Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Ambassador Charles H. Rivkin. This will be an opportunity for you to ask questions and provide advice about international trade policies […]

  • Country Briefing Featuring Macedonia’s Ambassador to the USA, H.E. Mr. Vasko Naumovski

    H.E. Mr. Vasko Naumovski, the Republic of Macedonia's Ambassador to the USA, will join World Affairs Council of Austin members for an exclusive political and trade briefing.  Due to high interest, this event is filled to capacity.     World Affairs Council of Austin members receive exclusive invitations to private events.  Membership information is available […]

  • International Business Coalition Meeting

    BBVA Bank 1703 W. 5th, Ste. 500, Austin, TX, United States

    Please join us to hear an update from Lisa J. Kubiske, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Finance & Development in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs for the U.S. Department of State.   A United States diplomat with experience in Latin America and China, she served as the U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, […]

  • A Conversation with Ambassador Thomas Pickering about the Iran Nuclear Deal

    ACC Eastview Campus MultiPurpose Room 8500 3401 Webberville Road, Austin, TX, United States

    Join the World Affairs Council of Austin for a luncheon featuring Ambassador Thomas Pickering, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Since President Trump set the stage for eventual US withdrawal from the nuclear agreement, how the Congress now deals with sanctions against Iran will define the nature and pace of US potential withdrawal. What's […]

  • United States of America and Republic of Korea Dinner

    The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the World Affairs Council of Austin is pleased to present a discussion on trade and security featuring the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Harry Harris; The Republic of Korea Ambassador to the USA, Yoon-je Cho; and President of the Korea Institute of America and […]

  • Business Briefing Featuring H.E. David Bakradze, the Republic of Georgia’s Ambassador to the USA

    Austin Chamber of Commerce 535 E. Fifth Street, Austin, TX, United States

    In recent years, Georgia has been working to strengthen their own technology and innovation ecosystem with the help of the U.S. technology industry. The government of Georgia supported the establishment of entrepreneurial programs StartUp Grind Tbilisi and Georgia’s Innovation and Technology Agency. H.E. David Bakradze, Ambassador of Georgia to the USA, and his delegation, will […]

  • CxC Amplified Week of Global Issues Webinar Programming

    World Affairs Council of Austin members have access to several daily webinars during the week of May 4th including: 4th Ambassador (ret.) Bill Taylor, EVP, U.S. Institute of Peace, and Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine 5th Global Leadership in Crisis featuring General (ret.) David Petraeus, Chairman, KKR Global Institute 5th Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking […]

  • Conversation with Todd Chapman, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil

    ONLINE

    Join the World Affairs Council of Austin for a special conversation with Todd C. Chapman, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil.  Ambassador Chapman will discuss current events in Brazil as well as the Texas-Brazil relationship with Political Officer Ian Brown at the U.S. Embassy in Brazil. Todd C. Chapman is the U.S. Ambassador to Brazil.  He was […]

  • Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s Ambassador to the USA among Featured Speakers in July

      27th at 11am Canada & the US: Friends, Partners and Allies featuring Amb. Kirsten Hillman, Canada's Ambassador to the USA // 27th at 2 pm Export Compliance 101 featuring Mariana de Gorordo Rutherford, the COO of Kieyos, an international trade company and the Supply Chain / Export Compliance Director of AIRtec, Inc.; and Sheriah […]

  • Conversation with H.E. Radovan Javorčík, the Slovak Republic’s Ambassador to the USA

    Texas Association of Business 316 W. 12th Street, Suite 200, Austin, TX, United States

    Join the World Affairs Council of Austin and our partner organizations on Tuesday, April 18 to welcome His Excellency Radovan Javorčík, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic to the United States of America. Take advantage of this exclusive invitation to meet the Slovak Ambassador to the United States, and learn about business opportunities […]

  • Republic of Slovenia Business Delegation B2B Meetings and Social Mixer

    Texas Association of Business 316 W. 12th Street, Suite 200, Austin, TX, United States

    EVENT AGENDA Insightful Presentations | 3:00pm Gain valuable insights into Slovenia's thriving business environments: A land of champions in business and beyond!  Industry sectors represented include: manufacturing, cleantech, healthcare, and fintech. Austin Business Ecosystem - with Roland Peña, Senior Vice President, Global Technology & Innovation, Opportunity Austin B2B Meetings | 4:00pm Engage with influential players […]

  • NATO and the Future of American Security Conference

    University of Texas

    Join the World Affairs Council of Austin, the Atlantic Council, NATO ACT, the Canadian Consulate General, and UT-Austin’s Center for European Studies, Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and Clements Center for National Security for a public conference of NATO officials, former policymakers, and scholars engaging in a critical discussion about the role of […]

  • Africa: Issues and Opportunities

    Neill-Cochran House Museum 2310 San Gabriel Street, Austin, TX, United States

    The continent of Africa comprises 54 vibrant, geographically and culturally diverse countries with over 2,000 languages and 1.5 billion people. By 2050, one in every four humans will be African. What will its global role as a region and even individual countries be in the 21st century? How will climate change issues with the resulting […]

  • Global Security Forum 2025: Unraveling Order – The Threat of Nuclear Anarchy

    ONLINE

    As the nuclear threat heats up, we sit down with Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, former Undersecretary of State for Arms Control & International. As the under secretary of state for arms control and international security from 2021 to 2024, Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins oversaw three bureaus: Arms Control, Deterrence and Stability; International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN); and […]

  • WorldNow: The New Global Disorder with Ambassador Michael McFaul

    ONLINE

    Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul joins us on WorldNow with Jim Falk to explore the global rise of autocracy, new challenges posed by an assertive Russia and China, and an increasingly insular America – and what it all means for democracy and security in a changing world. In Autocrats vs. Democrats, Ambassador McFaul […]