The NAFTA Panel: Jim Ryan, International Trade Center; Mark Albertson, IL Soybean Association; Maggie Shelley, US chambers of Commerce; Don Samford, Peoria Area World Affairs Council
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Current Challenges in American Foreign Policy
Ambassador Thomas Pickering
50th Anniversary Gala Event
Monday, March 23
Peplow Pavilion at Bradley University
Cash bar reception at 5:00 pm
Dinner at 6 pm, followed by the lecture and discussion at 7 pm.
Ambassador Thomas Pickering spent four decades as a U.S. Diplomat. He served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, and as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, the Russian Federation, India, Israel, and Jordan, along with postings elsewhere. Join us for the first of several events to commemorate PAWAC’s 50 years of providing education in world affairs!
Register with your credit card here or download the form and mail your check to PAWAC!
Current Challenges in American Foreign Policy
Ambassador Thomas Pickering
50th Anniversary Gala Event
Monday, March 23
Peplow Pavilion at Bradley University
Cash bar reception at 5:00 pm
Dinner at 6 pm, followed by the lecture and discussion at 7 pm.
Ambassador Thomas Pickering spent four decades as a U.S. Diplomat. He served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, and as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, the Russian Federation, India, Israel, and Jordan, along with postings elsewhere. Join us for the first of several events to commemorate PAWAC’s 50 years of providing education in world affairs!
Register with your credit card here or download the form and mail your check to PAWAC!
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Populism in Central and Eastern Europe
Wednesday, April 8 at 7:00 pm
Neumiller Auditorium (Bradley Hall, Room 139)
FREE
Professor Martin Nekola, from Charles University in Prague, will discuss the rise of populist movements- causes, courses, of action, and concerns. This event is co-sponsored by the Institute of International Studies, and the Departments of History and Political Science at Bradley University.
Populism in Central and Eastern Europe
Wednesday, April 8 at 7:00 pm
Neumiller Auditorium (Bradley Hall, Room 139)
FREE
Professor Martin Nekola, from Charles University in Prague, will discuss the rise of populist movements- causes, courses, of action, and concerns. This event is co-sponsored by the Institute of International Studies, and the Departments of History and Political Science at Bradley University.
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Ukraine: Where do we go from here?
With Ambassador Roman Popadiuk
Thursday, April 16
Ambassador Popadiuk served as the first US Ambassador to the newly independent Ukraine under President George H.W. Bush. He currently serves as a member of the U.S.-Ukraine Energy Task Force of the Ukraine 2020 Policy Dialogue, a forum co-sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine and the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation in Washington D.C., aimed at strengthening U.S.-Ukraine relations and Ukraine's integration into Europe.
Location and details TBA and will be added to event at a later date.
Ukraine: Where do we go from here?
With Ambassador Roman Popadiuk
Thursday, April 16
Ambassador Popadiuk served as the first US Ambassador to the newly independent Ukraine under President George H.W. Bush. He currently serves as a member of the U.S.-Ukraine Energy Task Force of the Ukraine 2020 Policy Dialogue, a forum co-sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine and the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation in Washington D.C., aimed at strengthening U.S.-Ukraine relations and Ukraine's integration into Europe.
Location and details TBA and will be added to event at a later date.
Tentatively Scheduled:
Women's Suffrage Movements South of the US Border
With Dr. Aurea Toxqui
Thursday, April 30 at 7pm FREE
Neumiller Auditorium (Bradley Hall 139)
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, PAWAC takes a look at suffrage movements for women in Central and South America. Did the women's movement in the US spark movements there, or did they occur concurrently or even precede the movement for women's suffrage in the US?
Women's Suffrage Movements South of the US Border
With Dr. Aurea Toxqui
Thursday, April 30 at 7pm FREE
Neumiller Auditorium (Bradley Hall 139)
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, PAWAC takes a look at suffrage movements for women in Central and South America. Did the women's movement in the US spark movements there, or did they occur concurrently or even precede the movement for women's suffrage in the US?
Tentatively Scheduled:
Afghanistan 2020: Next Steps for US Policy in its Longest Military Engagement
With Ambassador Ronald Neumann
Thursday, May 21 at Barracks' Cater Inn, Peoria
Ambassador Ronald Neumann served as US Ambassador to Afghanistan 2005-2007, a post his father, Robert, also held when Ronald was in college. He also served as US Ambassador to Bahrain and to Algeria.
Time and location for this event will be updated once they have been decided upon.
Afghanistan 2020: Next Steps for US Policy in its Longest Military Engagement
With Ambassador Ronald Neumann
Thursday, May 21 at Barracks' Cater Inn, Peoria
Ambassador Ronald Neumann served as US Ambassador to Afghanistan 2005-2007, a post his father, Robert, also held when Ronald was in college. He also served as US Ambassador to Bahrain and to Algeria.
Time and location for this event will be updated once they have been decided upon.
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To learn more and register for upcoming trips, visit the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia website by clicking here.
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