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PAST EVENTS

2022 and Prior Events

12/20/2022
U.S and China in Africa: A Competition of Competence
11/30/2022
The Situation in Ukraine | WACT Speaker Series
10/25/2022
Hostage Diplomacy and Politics | WACT Speaker Series
10/12/2022
31st Annual Consular Association Reception
05/11/2022
Afghanistan: Rule of Law and Women's Rights
05/10/2022
An Evening with Lech Walesa
04/28/2022
Becoming Nisei: Tacoma's Prewar Japanese Community | WACT Speaker Series
04/07/2022
Crisis In Ukraine | A WACT Global Impact Event
03/30/2022
World Affairs Happy Hour
03/08/2022
A Competition of Competence: The U.S. - China Battle for the Asian Century | WACT Speaker Series
02/16/2022
Peace Corps: Perspectives and Reflections
02/03/2022
WACT Speaker Series: The Strategic Role of Finland in Strengthening Washington's Maritime Industry
01/26/2022
RESCHEDULED! WACT Speaker Series: The Making of China's Wolf Warrior Diplomacy A conversation with the author of China's Civilian Army
11/30/2021
WACT Speaker Series: Present for a Purpose - Surviving the Genocide of Cambodia to Thriving in America
10/14/2021
WACT Global Impact Series: The Impact of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on Washington State
06/03/2021
WACT Global Impact: A Conversation with Ambassador John Koenig
05/13/2021
WACT Global Impact: Global Policy and Climate Change
04/22/2021
WACT Global Impact: The Impact of Biden's China Policy on the Pacific Northwest
03/30/2021
A Conversation with Marilyn Strickland
03/04/2021
WACT Global Impact: International Students - Diversity and Dollars
02/04/2021
WACT Foreign Policy Discussion Group: February Meeting
12/03/2020
WACT Foreign Policy Discussion Group: December Meeting
10/27/2020
Germany After 30 Years of Reunification: Challenges at the End of the Merkel Chancellorship
10/01/2020
WACT Foreign Policy Discussion Group: October Meeting
03/31/2020
POSTPONED: World Affairs Happy Hour
03/11/2020
POSTPONED: Spotlight Series: US-China Trade War and the Pacific Northwest
02/25/2020
World Affairs Happy Hour
02/12/2020
Spotlight Series: Politics of the Syrian Conflict: A Regional Perspective
01/28/2020
World Affairs Happy Hour
12/10/2019
WAC Tacoma December Membership Committee Meeting
11/20/2019
Spotlight Series: Brexit: An Introduction and Update
11/20/2019
Travel Talk: Tacoma and Kitakyushu
11/19/2019
Spotlight Series: 1,400 Ways to Die: How (Not) to Live with Nuclear Weapons
10/16/2019
30th Annual Consular Association Reception
10/08/2019
WAC Tacoma October Membership Committee Meeting
09/18/2019
Travel Talk: Hungary and The Songs We Hide
08/13/2019
WAC Tacoma August Membership Committee Meeting
06/11/2019
WAC Tacoma June Membership Committee Meeting
05/15/2019
Travel Talk: India: Beyond Yoga, Taj and Curry
04/24/2019
Travel Talk: Interreligious Dialogue in Bosnia and Herzegovina
04/09/2019
WAC Tacoma April Membership Committee Meeting
03/20/2019
Travel Talk: Women, Work and the Legacy of Slavery in Mauritania
03/19/2019
Spotlight Series: Populism and Democracy
02/20/2019
Travel Talk: Family Cultural Immersion in Croatia
01/16/2019
Travel Talk: Mongolia: Remote, Isolated and Mysterious No More
11/28/2018
Travel Talk: Rock 'n' Roll and the Iron Curtain
11/14/2018
Travel Talk: Emerging Beyond French Colonialism into the 21st Century
10/17/2018
Travel Talk: Israel and Palestine: An American-Muslim Experience
10/04/2018
29th Annual Consular Association Reception
09/19/2018
Travel Talk: Two Countries Impact World Culture
08/30/2018
Inside the Intelligence Committee With Rep. Denny Heck
05/16/2018
Travel Talk: It's nice to be nice! Cross-Cultural Communication, Work and Adventures in The Gambia
04/18/2018
Travel Talk: Holy Catalonia! The Surge for Independence from Spain
04/17/2018
Global Classroom: Global Security: North Korea and Nuclear Diplomacy
03/21/2018
Spotlight Series: The Refugee Crisis and the Re-Bordering of Europe
02/28/2018
Travel Talk: Traveling China Through Wine
02/08/2018
Global Classroom: Demand and Desire: Global Trade
01/17/2018
Travel Talk: Seeking The Booby: My Adventure in the Galapagos Islands
12/13/2017
Travel Talk: Mingalabar! On the Road to Mandalay
12/05/2017
Members Only: WAC Tacoma Holiday Party!
11/29/2017
Global Classroom: Understanding Ethnic Conflict at Home and Abroad
11/15/2017
Travel Talk: Exploring Taiwan: A Nation in the Balance
10/18/2017
Travel Talk: A Misunderstood People: Some Thoughts on Fulbrighting in Russia and Meeting Everyday Russians
10/03/2017
Port of Tacoma Candidates' Forum
09/14/2017
28th Annual Consular Association Reception
08/03/2017
Uncork a World of Wine 2017
07/25/2017
Tacoma Mayoral Candidates' Forum
05/17/2017
Travel Talk: From There to Here: International Students Journey to the United States
05/11/2017
Spotlight Series: Emerging Challenges in U.S.-Russia Relations
05/06/2017
Partner Event: Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation 2017 Auction and Dinner
04/27/2017
Global Classroom: Trump's Travel Ban, the Constitution, and Our Community
04/19/2017
Travel Talk: The Adventures and Wisdom from a Gap Year Student
04/12/2017
Meet and Greet Mixer
03/15/2017
Travel Talk: Travel with Restriction: Iran
03/09/2017
Washington: A Globally Engaged State
02/22/2017
Global Classroom: Global Health and the South Sound
02/15/2017
Travel Talk: Travel With Purpose
01/18/2017
Travel Talk: Here, There and Back Again
12/15/2016
Members Only: Tacoma's Evolution as an International City
12/14/2016
Travel Talk: Antarctica: Cleaning Up After Science
12/08/2016
Meet and Greet Mixer
11/21/2016
Global Classroom: Political Crisis In Turkey
11/16/2016
Travel Talk: Morocco: The Muslim Kingdom by the Sea
11/16/2016
2016 WACA National Conference
10/19/2016
Travel Talk: Indian Ocean: Scientific Expedition
10/11/2016
Members Only: In Search of Resolution
09/28/2016
27th Annual Consular Association Reception
08/31/2016
Uncork A World Of Wine 2016
06/23/2016
Members Only: The Orphans of Sierra Leone
05/26/2016
Meet and Greet Mixer
05/18/2016
Travel Talk: Slovakia: Little Tiger of Europe
04/20/2016
Travel Talk: Nepal Service and Study Tour
03/31/2016
Meet and Greet Mixer
03/17/2016
WACA: Spring Leadership Conference
03/16/2016
Travel Talk: Inside Cuba: An In-depth Island Journey"
02/23/2016
Members Only: Tacoma On The World Stage
02/17/2016
Travel Talk: Finland: A Personal Reflection"
02/01/2016
2016 Sister Cities Film Festival
01/21/2016
Travel Talk: The Lost World of Venezuela"
12/09/2015
Travel Talk: "Elves to Equality: A Journey Through Iceland"
12/02/2015
Global Classroom: China's President in Tacoma: Why It Matters
11/18/2015
Travel Talk: Orphans Africa: Tacoma to Tanzania
11/12/2015
Meet and Greet Mixer
10/21/2015
Travel Talk: Nicaragua: An Appreciative Inquiry Perspective
09/24/2015
26th Annual Consular Association Reception
09/16/2015
Travel Talk: Diplomacy 101: Running In China
08/27/2015
Uncork A World Of Wine 2015
06/17/2015
Global Voices: Israel-Palestine
05/21/2015
Travel Talk: Traveling to Save the World
04/30/2015
Meet and Greet Mixer
04/15/2015
Travel Talk: My Life as an Older Peace Corps Volunteer
03/30/2015
Tacoma Sisters Cities Film Festival: Davao City, Philippines
03/23/2015
Tacoma Sisters Cities Film Festival: Biot, France
03/18/2015
Travel Talk: Maternal Care in India
03/16/2015
Tacoma Sisters Cities Film Festival: Gunsan, Korea
03/09/2015
Tacoma Sisters Cities Film Festival: Kiryat-Motzkin, Israel
03/06/2015
Chinese Reconciliation Project: Annual Dinner and Auction
03/02/2015
Tacoma Sisters Cities Film Festival: Cienfuegos, Cuba
02/23/2015
Tacoma Sisters Cities Film Festival: Fuzhou, China
02/16/2015
Tacoma Sisters Cities Film Festival: Kitakyushu, Japan
01/22/2015
Travel Talk: My Travels Through Museums Around the World
12/10/2014
Travel Talk: Around the Table: Supporting Women In Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia
11/19/2014
Travel Talk: Working from Anywhere in the World
10/23/2014
No Boundaries: Domestic Violence in the World and at Home
10/15/2014
Travel Talk: The Penguin Glow
09/25/2014
25th Annual Consular Association Reception
08/20/2014
Uncork A World Of Wine 2014
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