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		<title>March 11, 2027: World Citizen Award Dinner Honoring Marvin Ellison, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lowe&#8217;s Companies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Since 1990, the World Affairs Council of Charlotte has presented the World Citizen Award to prominent citizens and organizations that have enhanced our community's standing in the world through their accomplishments of international significance and contributions to the city, this region, and our international community.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>January 20, 2027: WACC Ambassadors Circle Series Program with H.E. Ángeles Moreno Bau, Ambassador of Spain to the United States</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Join us January 20, 2027, at the Charlotte City Club as H.E. Ángeles Moreno Bau, Spain’s first female Ambassador to the U.S., discusses transatlantic ties, Europe’s place in a changing world, and the economic and security stakes ahead.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>January 19, 2027: WACC Private Dinner with H.E. Ángeles Moreno Bau, Ambassador of Spain to the United States</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlotte Klopp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Join us Tuesday, January 19, 2027, at the Charlotte City Club for a private dinner with H.E. Ángeles Moreno Bau, Spain’s first female Ambassador to the U.S., for a candid conversation on transatlantic ties, Europe’s place in a changing world, and the stakes ahead. Space is limited.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>November 12, 2026: Joint WorldQuest / Academic WorldQuest 2026 (In Memory of Pierre Lipton)</title>
		<link>https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/joint-worldquest-academic-worldquest-2026/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlotte Klopp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On November 12, the World Affairs Council of Charlotte will gather at the Hilton Charlotte Uptown for a joint evening of Academic WorldQuest and WorldQuest as high school students and adult teams play side by side, testing what they know about the world.

This year's competition is held in memory of Pierre Lipton, who lived that very arc: first as an Academic WorldQuest competitor for Myers Park High School, and later as a WorldQuest player with the Charlottans.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>November 5th, 2026: YPWACC Adventures in Dining: Thai Cuisine with MEMS Thai Kitchen at Lost Worlds Brewing</title>
		<link>https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/ypwacc-adventures-in-dining-november-5-2026/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlotte Klopp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Spice up your summer with YPWACC’s next Adventures in Dining experience on June 17th.  Join us for an evening of authentic Mexican cuisine, culture, and community led by the team from El Veneno.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>November 4th, 2026: WACC Program Partnership &#8220;Gänsebraten / Roast Goose Dinner&#8221; with Dr. Robert Engelhorn, President and CEO of BMW Manufacturing Co.</title>
		<link>https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/waccdinner_robert_engelhorn_november4_2026/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlotte Klopp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The World Affairs Council of Charlotte is pleased to welcome Asha Castleberry-Hernandez, national security and foreign policy expert, Army Reserve officer and author of Why National Security Matters, for a conversation on America's next moves in the Middle East as the war in Iran stretches beyond six months.

What does the Iran War tell us about the limits and future of American power? Castleberry-Hernandez will offer insight into lessons emerging from the war in Iran, from America's projection of power and deterrence, its alliance with Israel, threats to U.S. national security, and the broader implications of America's grand strategy in the Middle East.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>October 28th, 2026: WACC National Security Series Lecture with Asha Castleberry-Hernandez, Former Senior Advisor, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Army Reserve, and Grand Strategist</title>
		<link>https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/wacc-national-security-series-lecture-with-asha-castleberry-hernandez-october-28-2026/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlotte Klopp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The World Affairs Council of Charlotte is pleased to welcome Asha Castleberry-Hernandez, national security and foreign policy expert, Army Reserve officer and author of Why National Security Matters, for a conversation on America's next moves in the Middle East as the war in Iran stretches beyond six months.

What does the Iran War tell us about the limits and future of American power? Castleberry-Hernandez will offer insight into lessons emerging from the war in Iran, from America's projection of power and deterrence, its alliance with Israel, threats to U.S. national security, and the broader implications of America's grand strategy in the Middle East.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>October 27th, 2026: YPWACC Drink About It: Cybersecurity for the Modern Professional</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlotte Klopp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Join YPWACC at Gilde Brewing on Wednesday, September 30th for an evening that's part networking and part Oktoberfest. Meet globally minded peers from across Charlotte's business, civic, and international community, connect over a pint, and find out who can hold a full stein the longest.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>October 27th, 2026: WACC Partner Program &#8212; An Evening with The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Former Prime Minister of Canada</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlotte Klopp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[WACC Partner Program with Queens University of Charlotte Navigating Change, Empowering Progress: A Roadmap for Leaders Committed to Community and Democracy On Tuesday, Oct. 27, the Queens Learning Society will host the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Canada's 23rd prime minister, for an evening lecture at the Gambrell Center. Michael Marsicano, chair of the Learning Society's  [...]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>October 15th, 2026: WACC Global Business Series with Brian Znotins, Senior Vice President of Network ​Planning for American Airlines</title>
		<link>https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/wacc-global-business-series-with-brian-znotis-senior-vice-president-for-network-planning-for-american-airlines-october15-2025/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlotte Klopp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Brian Znotins knows the strategy behind Charlotte's rise as a global gateway better than almost anyone. As American Airlines' Senior Vice President of Network Planning, he oversees the route decisions that have made CLT the airline's second-largest hub powering approximately 90% of the airport's flights to over 170 destinations. Last year CLT handled about 53.6 million passengers and more than 570,000 aircraft operations, landing it 7th busiest globally for total aircraft movements and 35th for passenger traffic; numbers that put real weight behind connecting the Carolinas (and Charlotte) to the world.]]></description>
		
		
		
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