WAC-STL

HOST FAMILIES NEEDED FOR ENGLISH-SPEAKING, EURASIAN VISITORS

Submitted by rgray on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 12:33pm

HOST FAMILIES NEEDED FOR ENGLISH-SPEAKING, EURASIAN VISITORS

RUMSFELD FELLOWS

OCTOBER 22-26, 2011

Turkish Cultural Foundation

Submitted by intern on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 1:38pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Brian Wagner

Phone: 202-596-6102

Email: brianw@brownlloydjames.com

Local Teachers Embark on Learning Tour of Turkey

June 16, 2011 – On June 19, three teachers from the St. Louis area will depart for Turkey as part of the Teacher Study Tours program organized and sponsored by the Turkish Cultural Foundation (TCF), in cooperation with the World Affairs Council of America.

USTRANSCOM TO BE HONORED AS INAUGURAL RECIPIENT OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD

Submitted by intern on Mon, 06/06/2011 - 2:51pm

WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF ST. LOUIS

Contact: Robert Fischer, 314-727-9988 or rfischer@wac-stl.org

USTRANSCOM To Be Honored As Inaugural Recipient of International Humanitarian of the Year Award

World Affairs Council of St. Louis set to recognize ‘inspiring humanitarian efforts’ of USTRANSCOM, led by General Duncan J. McNabb

Academic WorldQuest 2011

Submitted by intern on Fri, 05/06/2011 - 1:23pm

We would like to congratulate all of the regional winners that came to compete in the 9th Annual Academic WorldQuest, the national high school competition on global issues!

Over 200 students from across the country represented the best of 3000 that competed in competitions put on by local World Affairs Councils in more than 40 communities across the United States. A high school team from Cairo, Egypt also participated.

Top-Placing Teams

First Place: Plano Senior High School

World Affairs Council of Dallas/Ft. Worth

Sample questions from Worldquest 2009

Submitted by rgray on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 1:49pm

Geography of the Americas

Name the highest mountain peak in the Americas, located between Argentina and Chile in the Andes.

A. Azufral

B. Pico da Neblina

C. Cerro Torre

D. Aconcagua

Name the island(s) located about 1,300 kilometers east of the Falkland Islands that is an overseas territory of the UK and is also claimed by Argentina.

A. Isla San Felix

B. Galapagos Islands

C. Easter Island

D. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

WAC-STL to host Community Connections Program

Submitted by rgray on Thu, 08/26/2010 - 9:47am

The World Affairs Council will host a group of Community Connections (CC) participants from Belarus to learn about Healthy Lifestyles from September 15 - October 6, 2010.