Events

December 7, 2021: YPWACC Global Holiday Social at Olde Mecklenburg Brewery (OMB)

Join the Young Professionals of the World Affairs Council of Charlotte for the annual Global Holiday Social mixer on Tuesday, December 7, 2021! Meet and mingle over drinks with fellow internationally-minded Charlotte area young professionals at The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery & Biergarten.

December 6, 2021: WACC Distinguished Speaker Series with Tara Kangarlou, Journalist, Author, and Humanitarian “The Heartbeat of Iran: Real Voices of A Country and Its People”

Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte on Monday, December 6 for a presentation by Tara Kangarlou, Journalist, Author, and Humanitarian, as she explores the complex realities of life in modern-day Iran through the intimate and personal stories of everyday Iranians.

December 2, 2021: WorldQuest 2021 – The Virtual Edition 2.0

Teams from all around the greater Charlotte area will participate in this international knowledge competition and answer questions related to current events, history, geography, and other topics of global significance.

October 29, 2021: WACC Ambassadors Circle Series with H.E. Nestor Forster Jr., Ambassador of Brazil to the United States

Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte on Friday, October 29 for a presentation with His Excellency Nestor Forster, Jr., the Ambassador of Brazil to the United States, as he shares his insight on Brazil's role in the world, President Bolsonaro's vision for Brazil, and ongoing challenges in this post-pandemic environment. He will also address the future of Brazil's diplomatic relationship with the United State and what this means moving forward.

October 19, 2021: Annual CHINA Town Hall with the National Committee on U.S. China Relations

Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte as leading national experts discuss the US-China relationship! China's rapid development and Sino-American trade have a direct impact on the lives of nearly everyone in the United States.

October 13, 2021: YPWACC Global Social at Optimist Hall (Hosted Outdoors)

Join the Young Professionals of the World Affairs Council of Charlotte for a kick off to the fall 2021 programming season on Wednesday, October 13, 2021! 

September 28, 2021: SOLD-OUT — WACC Private Dinner with Dr. Udo Lange, President and CEO of FedEx Logistics (In-Person; Hosted Fully Outdoors)

Join us for dinner outdoors, limited to 30 people, with Dr. Udo Lange, the President and CEO of FedEx Logistics and learn about the world of global logistics and supply chain processes worldwide.

Sept. 9, 2021 Ambassador Ryan Crocker, Career Diplomat and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Kuwait and Lebanon

Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte on September 9 as we talk to Ambassador Ryan Crocker on his perspective regarding America's troop withdrawal in Afghanistan, what this means for the future of the remaining Afghans, and the challenges that lie ahead as the Taliban continues to influence politics in the region.

August 19, 2021: WACC Distinguished Speaker Panel with Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, Senior Scholar and Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Leading Epidemiologist and Dr. Vin Gupta, Affiliate Assistant Professor at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington

Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte as we host Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, Leading Epidemiologist and Senior Scholar and Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Dr. Vin Gupta, Affiliate Assistant Professor at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington on Thursday, August 19, 2021.

July 13, 2021: WACC Distinguished Speaker Series with Anne Applebaum, Author, Historian, and Staff Writer at The Atlantic

Learn more about ongoing influences and threats to western democratic values from countries like China and Russia, and what the United States and Europe are doing to reinvigorate support and belief in democratic institutions and standards.

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