Calendar of events

The World Affairs Council of San Antonio brings experts on foreign affairs to the San Antonio community as part of our Distinguished Speaker Series. The Council hosts a multifarious array of prominent speakers from around the globe who offer perspectives on world events you cannot get from the evening news. As a member, you will meet foreign experts, policy makers and diplomats who are closely involved with today's crucial international issues. We strive to bring you current information from as many countries as possible throughout our season. Many of our programs are rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. on Friday nights on "The Newsmaker Hour" on KSTX-Texas Public Radio. Podcasts are available through this link.

The Distinguished Speaker Series is scheduled from September through May. As programs are confirmed, they will be listed on this web-page.

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The Thistle and the Rose

2010-09-15 | 6:00 -8:00 p.m. | San Antonio Museum of Art | 200 West Jones Avenue
Join author Catherine Nixon Cooke as she shares historic photographs, previously unpublished documents, and readings from her new book, transporting guests to Mexico in the early 20th century, surrounded by the extraordinary Latin American Collection of the San Antonio Museum of Art, and followed by a celebracion de Amistad...VIVA MEXICO!

Energy-Oil Panel Discussion

2010-09-28 | 11:30 am Registration / 12:00 pm Program | San Antonio Country Club | 4100 N. New Braunfels Ave.

Past programs in 2008

2010-08-31

Mayor Julian Castro: 2010 WORLD EXPO

2010-08-19

Wines Around The World

2010-08-18

The War on Terror: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

 

2010-06-10

2010 Annual Membership Meeting

2010-05-20

Ambassador Craig A. Kelly

"Opportunities and Challenges for the U.S. in the Western Hemisphere"

AMBASSADOR CRAIG A. KELLY

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary

Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

2010-05-06

Mexico in its Bicentennial: Still a distant neighbor? An outlook on U.S.-Mexico Relations

2010-05-05

WORLDQUEST 2010

2010-04-29

"Lessons from a Long War: The U.S. in the Middle East"

 

2010-04-06

U.S. - IRAN Relations

2010-04-01

Future of Korea

A panel discussion with Ambassador Jack Pritchard, President, Korea Economic Institute, representatives from the U.S. State Department & the Republic of Korea Embassy.

Co-sponsored by: Trinity East Asian Studies Program, the Korea Economic Institute & The World Affairs Council of San Antonio.

Admission is FREE and open to the public!

2010-03-25

MEXICO: what went wrong?

2010-03-11

Stories from Haiti

With guest speakers:

Dr. Ruth Berggren & Dr. Richard Usatine

Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics

University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio

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