Past Council Events
Grant T. Harris | Why Africa Matters to U.S. National Security
Join us for a discussion of the challenges and opportunities found across this diverse and dynamic continent of increasing political and economic power - and how it matters for the US Read More ››
YP C.U.L.T.: Foreign Horror Film Night
Join the YPs for a night of foreign film fright! Read More ››
10.29.17 Free Event: KHALIL BENDIB, THE PEN IS FUNNIER THAN THE SWORD
FREE EVENT: Internationally-known political cartoonist Khalil Bendib will discuss his work. Co-sponsored by the Muslim Educational Trust, and Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon. It is part of the First Congregational Church Oliver Lecture Series. Read More ››
See you at WorldQuest!
World Affairs Council of Oregon's annual fundraising extravaganza: WORLDQUEST 2017 will take place on Friday, October 27th! Read More ››
YLAI Evening Reception and Pitch Preview
Join us for a special reception in support of 12 entrepreneurs and social innovators from the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI), a State Department program which places accomplished change-makers from the Western Hemisphere in month-long fellowships across the country. Read More ››
Todd Moss | The Shadow List
Todd Moss, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, draws on his real-world experiences inside the U.S. Government to bring to life the exhilaration—and frustrations—of modern-day foreign policymaking with his thriller "The Shadow List." Read More ››
10.21.17 Teach the World Workshop #2: Invite the World to your Classroom with Culture Boxes!
The second of our 4-part workshop series! Invite the World to Your Classroom with Culture Boxes! A Workshop for K-12 Teachers Presented by the World Affairs Council of Oregon on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 from 8:30am to 12:00pm in the Oregon Historical Society Hatfield Room. Read More ››
Jere Van Dyk | The Trade: My Journey into the Labyrinth of Political Kidnapping
In 2014, Jere Van Dyk traveled to Afghanistan to try to discover the motives behind a kidnapping that had occurred six years earlier--his own Read More ››