Support Disaster Relief in Haiti

We know many people are interested in supporting both short term relief and long term reconstruction in Haiti. Google is providing a listing of aid organizations and information on how you can support disaster relief in haiti.

2010 WorldQuest Registration for Teachers

Teachers, Register your team! In March of 2003 the World Affairs Council of Oregon launched an exciting, new international competition for high school students that has been a huge hit. It is a program of our K-12 Education Program and is called WorldQuest. This friendly team competition has been hosted by many other World Affairs Councils throughout the country with great success!

Watch WAC events online

FORA.tv helps audiences find, enjoy, and share videos about the people, issues, and ideas changing the world. The World Affairs Council of Oregon is partnering with FORA.tv to make many of our lecutures and special events available to view online.

Featured Programs

Great Decisions is a nation-wide program of the Foreign Policy Association to broaden public involvement with the most important foreign policy topics facing the U.S. The FPA's annual Great Decisions Briefing Booklets provide excellent background and analysis of these topics and serve as the focal point for the many small discussion groups that form around Oregon and the country.

The Young Professionals (YPs) group of the World Affairs Council convenes young adults in their 20s–40s interested in learning about international issues, enhancing professional development skills, and networking with other young professionals through a variety of educational, cultural, and social events. Young Professionals programs are open to other members of the World Affairs and the public.

The Council's K-12 program provides people and material resources to schools to enhance international education and multicultural awareness. Offerings include international speakers, a Cultural Immersion Program, WorldQuest Global Knowledge Competition, Teach the World Educator Conference and Youth Forum Series, and the Global & Multicultural Resource Center.

The World Affairs Council of Oregon is a proud member of the World Affairs Councils of America.