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February 3, 2012
Academic WorldQuest
Academic WorldQuest is an annual knowledge-based competition with questions focusing on international affairs, current events, the global economy, geography, world history, and general knowledge about the world.
February 13, 2012
Regional Seminar for Students
Tackling Global Threats: Challenges Facing National Security
South Side Area H.S and Grove City College
Learn about pressing international security issues facing the U.S. from military officers at the U.S. Army War College who have first-hand experience of military operations and strategy at home and abroad.
February 14, 2012
National Security Briefing for Teachers
Tackling Global Threats: Challenges Facing National Security
Despite the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Iraq and the death of Osama bin Laden, viable security threats still remain. With the ongoing upheaval in the Middle East, the continuing conflict in Afghanistan, and the unpredictability of Iran and Pakistan, the United States faces a multitude of national security challenges.
February 15, 2012
Regional Seminar for Students
Tackling Global Threats: Challenges Facing National Security
Mt. Lebanon H.S.
Learn about pressing international security issues facing the U.S. from military officers at the U.S. Army War College who have first-hand experience of military operations and strategy at home and abroad.
February 16, 2012
Regional Seminar for Students
Tackling Global Threats: Challenges Facing National Security
Hempfield Area Senior H.S.
Learn about pressing international security issues facing the U.S. from military officers at the U.S. Army War College who have first-hand experience of military operations and strategy at home and abroad.
May 3, 2012
Student Ambassador Program
Cultural Competency and International Speaker Visits
November 2011 – May 2012
The Student Ambassador Program is a comprehensive global education program for middle schools in the Pittsburgh region. This program is for middle school students and their teachers. The program menu consists of a Teacher Workshop for middle school teachers, a school visit on Cultural Competency, an International Speaker school visit, and the culminating Student Ambassador Conference for student leaders. Program runs September through May.
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National High School
Essay Contest
Ten Student Winners will Participate in Study Tour of Azerbaijan!
Due: March 1, 2012
The World Affairs Councils of America is pleased to announce a National High School essay contest for the 2011-2012 academic year. Ten students will be selected to participate in a two-week Study Tour of Azerbaijan in the latter part of June 2012. The Essay Contest is open to all high school students.
Azerbaijan is a country category for this year's national Academic WorldQuest competition and the Essay Contest may be of particular interest to students participating in the 2011-2012 Academic WorldQuest competition.
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Students worked to find creative solutions during a breakout session at the International Student Summit, Crisis and Famine in the Horn of Africa: How Should the World Respond? Students brainstormed ways to increase awareness of the humanitarian crisis with the LUMA Institute.
Upcoming Programs
January 29, 2012
KQV Global Press Conference
United States - Canada Energy Cooperation
This half-hour radio program will feature Dale Eisler, Assistant Deputy Minister, Task Force on Energy, Security, Prosperity, and Sustainability, Natural Resources Canada. He will discuss United States - Canada Energy Cooperation with host Council President, Dr. Steven E. Sokol.
February 10, 2012
Public Policy Discussion and Luncheon
Blindsided? Washington’s Response to the Arab Spring
Ambassador Cynthia P. Schneider, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy
Georgetown University
Many analysts say that the United States was surprised by Arab citizen’s recent calls for freedom and democracy. How should the United States apply its soft and hard power to leverage such crises? Join Ambassador Cynthia P. Schneider for a discussion of Washington’s initial reactions and future responses to the changing Middle East.
February 13, 2012
Political Salon
North Korea, Smart Diplomacy, and Security Challenges in the Pacific Rim
Featuring Current Eisenhower Fellows at the U.S. Army War College
How can the U.S. employ smart diplomacy to bolster stability in the Pacific rim? What is the future of the Korean Peninsula following the death of Kim Jong-Il? How can the United States work with its regional partners to ensure security in East Asia? Join us for a discussion of these issues with U.S. Army War College fellows with extensive experience in the region.
February 17, 2012
Public Policy Discussion and Luncheon
The Netherlands, the European Union, and the United States:
An Agenda for Growth in Uncertain Times
Ambassador Reneé Jones-Bos
Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States
In a world fraught with political, security, and economic challenges, the Netherlands and the United States serve as allies on nearly every front. The Netherlands partners often with the United States in encouraging the development of globally-driven markets within the European Union. However, with the European Union in financial crisis, how can the Dutch-American relationship continue to foster economic growth?
February 27, 2012
Literary Evenings
Monday Night Lecture Series
Sebastian Junger
Award-Winning Journalist and Best-Selling Author
The World Affairs Council has partnered with Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures to welcome award-winning journalist and best-selling author Sebastian Junger to the Literary Evenings podium, where he’ll discuss WAR, a powerful on-the-ground account of combat, fear, and survival in the trenches of Afghanistan. Mr. Junger’s lecture will be followed by an audience Q&A as well as a book signing in the Carnegie Music Hall Foyer.
News at the Council
Thank you for Helping
us Reach our Goal!
In celebration of its 80th Anniversary, the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh set the ambitious goal of raising $80,000 by December 31st. A special thanks to those of you who helped us reach our goal of raising over $80,000 before the end of 2011!
Calling all Runners and Volunteers!
The World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh’s World Runners Team Needs at Least 20 Runners and at Least 10 Volunteers for the Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon
The World Runners team will raise money to bring the World Affairs Council’s award-winning education programs to underserved schools throughout the Pittsburgh region. This includes global education programs for middle school students such as the Student Ambassador Program and programs for high school students such as International Student Summits, the Global Travel Scholarship Program, and more!
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Breaking News:
Pittsburgh Selected to Host 2012 One Young World Summit!
Zurich – Organizers of the One Young World Summit, an international development forum for young leaders, announced Saturday that Pittsburgh was selected to host more than 2,000 global leaders expected during the Third Annual One Young World Summit next year. The Summit will take place October 18-22, 2012. Pittsburgh was in the final competition with Johannesburg, South Africa.
The Pittsburgh delegation attended the closing ceremony of the Second One Young World Summit, when the announcement of next year’s city was made.
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The One Young World Pittsburgh Partnership is a consortium of local companies, non-profits, and community organizations that worked together to bring One Young World to Pittsburgh. The founding partners include the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, Euro RSCG Worldwide PR, VisitPittsburgh, and the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh..
President's Message
There are defining moments in everyone’s life
For me, one such moment was the fall of the Berlin Wall.
I was living, studying, and working in Berlin in 1989 when the Berlin Wall came down. In recent years, I have surprised some Americans when I have said that I was lucky to have gotten to know Berlin with the Wall – and certainly to have been there when the Wall came down. For a first-time visitor to Berlin today, it is very difficult to understand how the city could have been divided. It is almost impossible to imagine how the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag building could have been separated…
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France to take example from city of Pittsburgh
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French ambassador says his country is betting on American successes
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The mess that is Somalia
Students from around the world sort through the issues
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BHS Hosts International Videoconference on African Crises
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Technology makes it a small world for students
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Riverview Student Selected as U.S. Senate Youth Scholarship Finalist
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Path to achievements highlighted at Hispanic Heritage Month event for high schoolers
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Baldwin High School to Host International Videoconference
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School Board Sees Plans for International Classrooms At Pine-Richland H.S.
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Alcoa's Kleinfeld talks China in Pittsburgh
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China gains in aluminum field
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Global summit to come to Pittsburgh in 2012
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One Young World Summit coming to Pittsburgh in 2012
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