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World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C.

Defunct U.S. nonprofit organization From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C.
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The World Affairs Council of Washington, DC, founded in 1980, was a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization in Washington, DC. The group aimed at informing and educating the public about contemporary international affairs. Its corporate sponsors included Aramco Service Company, AIG, Raytheon, and ExxonMobil,[1] and it relied primarily on dues from individual and corporate members.[2] On December 31, 2018, after 38 years in the community, the World Affairs Council - Washington, DC ceased operations. The National Press Club Journalism Institute announced in a shared press release that an agreement with WAC-DC to offer ongoing community support in 2019 and beyond.[3]

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Ahmed Rashid at a WACDC Foreign Affairs Series event.

The World Affairs Council organized events in the D.C. area, providing educational opportunities in international affairs. These events included public programs featuring journalists, public officials, and foreign policy experts, seminars for educators, and outreach programs for students.

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