Spotlight on Schools
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Education Outreach Blog
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NEW! Read daily updates from Brussels and Vienna by teachers participating in our Study Tour to Europe!
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Upcoming Programs
September 9, 2009
Great Decisions: Cuba After Castro
What are the challenges and opportunities in reopening ties between the U.S. and Cuba?
October 14, 2009
Great Decisions: Global Food Supply
As food supplies drop and prices rise how will the world react?
October 21, 2009
Sixth Annual Community WorldQuest Competition
The World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh invites you to a competition of international proportions: our sixth annual WorldQuest!
November 11, 2009
Great Decisions: Egypt in the 21st Century
With elections scheduled for 2009, what factors will influence the path of this regional heavyweight?
Features
Council Seeks New President & CEO
After a successful tenure of over twelve years, Sky Foerster has announced he will step down in Fall 2009 as the Council's President and CEO to become the inaugural Brent Scowcroft Professor of National Security Studies at the U.S. Air Force Academy Department of Political Science and Eisenhower Center for Space and Defense Studies.
The Board of Directors invites nominations and applications for the position of President and CEO. Click here for a detailed profile of the position and instructions on how to apply.
Pittsburgh G-20: Sept. 24-25, 2009
President Obama will chair this meeting of leaders from countries around the world that represent 85 percent of the world’s economy. At the Pittsburgh G-20 Summit, leaders will review the progress made since the Washington and London Summits and discuss further actions to assure a sound and sustainable recovery from the global financial and economic crisis.
G-20 Resources:
- The official site of the G-20
- Pittsburgh G-20 Partnership
- The Pittsburgh Summit 2009
- City of Pittsburgh
- Allegheny County
STATE OF THE COUNCIL
Use the link below for Council President Sky Foerster's report to the membership at the 78th Annual Meeting, June 4, 2009.
2009 Annual Report
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Council in the News
From Pittsburgh to Pakistan
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Duquesne seminar hopes to give teachers global insight
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Students wrestle with international issues at Duquesne University seminar
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Two Valley students to embark on learning journey
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Pittsburgh firms look to capitalize on G-20 but wonder how
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Watch Now: Afghanistan/Pakistan
Great Decisions
Ethan Casey, author of Alive and Well in Pakistan: A Human Journey in a Dangerous Time and Fawad Butt , chief executive officer of Zeus Capital Advisers
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Click here for the full presentation.
About Us
World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh
To promote, on a non-partisan basis, understanding of important international issues, throughout the community and with a special focus on the region's secondary schools. Learn more about the Council.
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