• Ambassador Joseph Stafford: The Making of Argo

    ACC Highland Business Center Board Room ACC Highland Business Center, 2nd Floor Board Room, 5930 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX, United States

    The Making of Argo: The real life story of the 1979 Tehran hostage crisis as experienced by two Americans who lived through it.  Please join the World Affairs Council of Austin to welcome Ambassador Joseph Stafford and his wife, Kathleen, for an unforgettable night of storytelling. In 1979, newly minted foreign service officer Joseph Stafford […]

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  • Luncheon with H.E. Petr Gandalovič, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the USA

    EVENT FILLED TO CAPACITY Austin

    The World Affairs Council of Austin in collaboration with The Center for European Studies, and The Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at the University of Texas host a luncheon featuring H.E. Petr Gandalovič, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the USA. Ambassador Petr Gandalovič arrived in the United States on May 20, 2011. […]

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  • Public Discussion Featuring EU Ambassador to the United States, David O’Sullivan

    AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center 1900 University Ave, Austin, TX, United States

    "Transatlantic Relations & Global Challenges: What's on the Agenda for 2016?" David O'Sullivan took up his post as European Union Ambassador to the United States in November 2014. A long-time EU official, he has previously served as Chief Operating Officer of the newly-created European External Action Service now led by EU High Representative Federica Mogherini, […]

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  • H.E. Domingos Fezas Vital, Ambassador of Portugal to the USA Discusses Investment and Business Opportunities in Portugal

    Exclusive event for World Affairs Council Members.  Please join us for a special program on trade and investment opportunities in the Portuguese Republic.  Portugal’s economy has been expanding at a steady pace since 2010.  The newly elected government's approved budget signals that Portugal is recovering credibility in the markets as well as trust, stability and […]

  • Business Luncheon Featuring H.E. Pham Quang Vinh, Vietnam’s Ambassador to the USA

    In collaboration with the LBJ Presidential Library and the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, World Affairs Council of Austin members join key Austin business and community leaders at a private luncheon with the Ambassador of Vietnam to the USA.   The main objective of this luncheon is to promote a comprehensive US-Vietnam partnership, of which key […]

  • Embassy Briefing Featuring South Africa’s Ambassador to the USA, H.E. Mr. MNINWA JOHANNES MAHLANGU

    EVENT FILLED TO CAPACITY Austin

    H.E. Mr. Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu, South Africa's Ambassador to the USA, will join World Affairs Council of Austin members for an exclusive political and trade briefing. Ambassador Mahlangu is one of the leaders who played a critical role in the process leading up to the first democratic South Africa. Between 1991 and 1994, he was […]

  • 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 […]