USGLC Reception Wednesday, April 20th - 5:30 p.m.
The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition is supported by every former Secretary of State and is devoted to educating communities on the importance of the foreign aid budget.. The Nevada co-chairs for this event are former Senator Richard Bryan and former State Senator Bill Raggio. Former Congressman and Ambassador Mark Green will be speaking on the importance of the foreign aid budget in furthering U.S. interests. This free reception will be held at the Four Seasons on Wednesday, April 20th at 5:30 p.m. |
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"Ending Iran's Quest for Nuclear Weapons"
Luncheon April 21st at Maggiano's
Dr. Barry Blechman is the co-founder of the Stimson Center, a Washington policy research center focused on global security. He has many years of distinguished service in national security and is an expert on political and military policies, military strategy, and defense budgets/industries. He holds a PhD in International Relations from Georgetown University. Dr. Blechman will discuss Center's report on Engagement, Coercion and Iran's Nuclear Challenge, which outlines new strategies for regional security.
Space for this luncheon is limited to 25 and reservations are going quickly. Cost of the luncheon is $25 for members and $35 for non-members. Registration is at 11:30 a.m. and lunch will be at noon.
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"Spotlight on Turkey" - Teacher Event
This program exceeded everyone's expectations! On April 2nd WACLV together with representatives from the Las Vegas Turkish Community held a continuing education cultural program for 25 teachers. The sessions were taught by four PhD's and the Turkish community.
This three phased program is funded by a grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation, Following the teacher's trips to Turkey this summer, a program for WACLV
members will be held in the fall.
Many thanks to: Dr Gunay Oskan and CSN for hosting and providing PDE teachers; Mercedes Krause our WACLV Spotlight/schools committee chair; Dr. Meral Keskintempe, lead for the local Turkish community volunteers who prepared all the fabulous homemade Turkish recipes; and Bonnie Joy Kaslan, consultant for the Turkish Cultural Foundation.
This program received rave reviews by the participants and sponsor. We hope to host future teacher continuing education programs on international issues and we hope to produce this event again next year. Please contact us if you would like to be involved. |
Programming Update
This year we've enhanced programming with a greater variety of speakers and educational programs. Our goal is to continue the trend. Programming ideas come from the national organization (WoIrld Affairs Councils of America), community partner organizations, inquiries through our website, and member referals. You might notice that many improvements have been made to our website thanks to our webmaster Danny Kline. |
