The San Diego World Affairs Council
The San Diego World Affairs Council
The San Diego World Affairs Council, founded in 1954, is dedicated to serving the citizens of San Diego by providing educational programs and activities focusing upon international relations, economics, politics and the culture of people in foreign countries. The dissemination of information about world events and their impact upon the United States foreign policy is recognized by the Council as necessary for the creation of a community that thinks globally. We are a member of the World Affairs Council of America, which consists of 86 councils across the United States.
The Council is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, and contributions to it are tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law.
Current Events
SDSU Lecture Series
San Diego State University is having a free lecture series on political violence and terrorism, that will continue through April 2010 on Thursdays. More information provided on this page.
February 10, 2010
Interactive Radio for Justice : Using Radio to Connect Populations to the Work of the International Criminal Court
The San Diego World Affairs Council is honored to announce our affiliation with The San Diego Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society, Amnesty International Chapter at California Western Law School, the International Rescue Committee of San Diego in hosting:
Wanda Hall Founder and Director, Interactive Radio for Justice
In discussion with:
William J. Aceves Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, California Western Law School
Interactive Radio for Justice is a project designed to encourage dialog between people in regions where the International Criminal Court (ICC) is investigating the most serious crimes (genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes) and the national and international authorities responsible for rendering justice to them.
The presentation will begin with an introduction by Wanda Hall on the regions where the International Criminal Court is investigating. Hall will discuss what it's like on the ground when there is on-going conflict, the implications of international justice for these regions, the complications and challenges of working in these places, and most importantly, why it's essential that the international community (academia, NGOs and media) work with these target communities in order for them to benefit from the presence of the ICC in their regions.
If interested, RSVP here.
Location: California Western School of Law 350 Cedar Street, Room LH1 San Diego, CA
Time: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 6:00 p.m.
February 10, 2010
Ambassador Michael Oren
Israel's Ambassador to the United States
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
6:00 PM-7:30 PM
Price Center Theater, UC San DiegoRegistration required, check UCSD Box Office for more information.
The San Diego World Affairs Council is proud to announce our affiliation with the University of California, San Diego, The Helen Edison Lecture Series in hosting Ambassador Michael Oren.
Historian and scholar Michael Oren became Israel's ambassador to the United States in 2009. His two most recent books, Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East and Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East, 1776 to the Present, were New York Times bestsellers.
THE THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL of LAW, THE ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE de SAN DIEGO,
THE UNIVERSITY of SAN DIEGO DEPARTMENT of POLITICAL SCIENCE and INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS and THE SAN DIEGO WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL present
COURTYARD BUILDING, ROOM 200
THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL OF LAW
2120 San Diego Ave. San Diego, CA 92110FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2010
6:00-7:30 P.M.
The fight against terrorism is a high priority issue on both sides of the Atlantic. A judge with an international reputation, Jean-Louis Bruguière is the High Representative of the European Union in the United States for the fight against financing of terrorism as part of the “Terrorism Finance Tracking Programme / SWIFT.” Until 2007, Judge Bruguière was responsible for the supervision and coordination of the anti-terrorist section in Paris.
In addition to his responsibilities as an international judge, he is an expert with the Council of Europe, the European Union and the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). He also has provided counsel to several governments with respect to the fight against terrorism and has participated in numerous colloquia in France and abroad.
This conference is a great opportunity to take stock of the fight against terrorism and to gain an appreciation of the risks posed by one of the major issues of the 21st century. Judge Bruguière will discuss the evolution and the typology of international terrorist threats as well as the necessity for trans-Atlantic cooperation. Particular attention will be given to the use of modern means of communication by terrorist networks.
$10 General Admission.
No charge for Students, Professors, and Alliance Francaise Members.
Please RSVP and buy tickets at
http://afsandiego.org/cms/formulaires/payeventBruguiere.html
or visit www.afsandiego.org.
This tour is organized by the Delegation Generale de l'Alliance Francaise aux Etats-Unis (http://www.alliance-us.org).
February 24, 2010
"Iraqi Policy: Where We Are Today"
The San Diego World Affairs Council is proud to welcome Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Michael Corbin, who will speak on US policy toward Iraq. He will specifically highlight the upcoming Ira qi elections in March, the withdrawal of U.S. combat forces in August 2010, issues facing Iraqi minority communities, and the challenges that will be present in the near future
Michael Corbin, a career Senior Foreign Service Officer is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs for Iraq issues. He assumed this position on July 27, 2009. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Corbin served as Minister-Counselor for Political-Military Affairs at Embassy Baghdad, from September 2008. Mr. Corbin also served in the State Department in Washington as a staff assistant in the Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs and in the office of United Nations Political Affairs in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs. After graduating with a B.A. from Swarthmore College, Mr. Corbin served from 1982 to 1984 as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mauritania, where he worked as an agricultural extension officer and served as a trainer for new Peace Corps volunteers. Mr. Corbin has received several Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards from the State Department. He speaks French, Spanish and Arabic.
Location/Time: TBA
February 24, 2010
"US Foreign Policy in the Obama Era"
Join us as the San Diego World Affairs Council welcomes Dr. John Rielly, who will speak on foreign policy of the United States under the Obama administration.
Dr. John E. Rielly graduated from St. John's University of the London School of Economics, as a Fulbright Scholar, and later with a Ph.D from Harvard University. Dr. Rielly is a visiting professor in the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, and an Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University. From 1962 to 1969 Rielly served as Foreign Policy Assistant to Senator and Vice President Hubert Humphrey, and from 1971 to 2001 he served as President of the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations. At the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, Rielly edited six editions (1974-1999) of a nationwide study entitled “American Public Opinion and US Foreign Policy."
Location/Time: TBA
April 20th-22nd, 2010
The Kyoto Prize Symposium
Join us as the San Diego World Affairs Council participates in attending the 25th annual presentation of the Kyoto Prizes
The Kyoto Symposium Organization is a California 501(c)3 non-profit corporation founded in 2004 to organize and administer San Diego's Kyoto Prize Symposium. The organization is dedicated to promoting education and expanding the mission of the non-profit Inamori Foundation, and the Foundation's Kyoto Prize, in North America.
Major activities of the Kyoto Symposium Organization include co-hosting the annual Kyoto Prize Symposium in conjunction with San Diego's major universities; holding an annual benefit gala; and funding the Kyoto Scholarships, which are awarded to high-school seniors in the greater San Diego / Tijuana region who plan to continue their education at an accredited four-year university.
In addition to scholarships, the Symposium offers unique educational opportunities through public lectures by the esteemed laureates of the Kyoto Prize, Japan's highest private award for global achievement. The mission of the Kyoto Symposium Organization is aligned with that of the Inamori Foundation, which awards the Kyoto Prize to individuals and groups worldwide who demonstrate outstanding contributions to the betterment of society.
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