World Affairs Council of Kentucky & Southern Indiana
presents
Global Nights
Join us on the 2nd Tuesday of each month
for food, drink, and cultural conversation
March 9, 2010
5:30 - 7 PM
Free Appetizers. Cash Bar.
Saffron's Map it!
131 West Market Street
Louisville, KY
(502) 584-7800
Speaker: Dr. Fatemeh Keshavarz-Karamustafa is Professor of Persian & Comparative Literature and Chair of the Department of Asian & Near Eastern Languages & amp; Literatures at Washington University in St. Louis. She was born and raised in the city of Shiraz in southwest Iran. She holds a B.A. degree in Persian Language and Literature from Shiraz University, and a Masters and a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London University. Her Ph.D. thesis won the Dunn and Wilson Award (The British Publisher's Award for a Ph.D. Work of Distinction) in 1986. Fatemeh Keshavarz is a published poet in her native language (Persian), writes poetry in English, and is the author of several books and journal articles. Her latest book, Jasmines and Stars: Reading more than Lolita in Tehran (2007), blends personal memoir with literary analysis and social commentary. Her research interests include: Persian poetry, Sufi literature, and Women in the Muslim world. As a public intellectual, she takes interest in the broader implications of cultural education for world peace. In May 2007, she was invited to speak at the UN General Assembly on this topic, and received the Peabody Award in April 2008. Dr. Keshavarz-Karamustafa maintains a blog, "Windows on Iran".
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Dictatorship to Democracy: Iraq and Beyond
Deputy Permanent Representative of Iraq to the U.N.
Ambassador Feisal Amin Istrabadi
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March 11, 2010 7:00 PM
Galt House - East Tower - Willow Room
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Ticket Information
Individual Speaking Events: $15 per person
Members-Only Buy 1-Get 1 Free
Reception Immediately Following Event (Cash Bar)
Global Issues Forum is sponsored by 
Dr. Jerry E. Wheat, Treasurer of the WAC, has received the National Council for International Visitors' (NCIV) Lorinne Emery Award for Volunteer Service. The Award was presented on February 11, 2010 at the Opening Plenary of NCIV's National Meeting, "One Handshake at a Time: 50 Years of Leadership in Citizen Diplomacy" in Washington, D.C.
The award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated an outstanding volunteer spirit, dedication to citizen diplomacy and an enduring contribution to international understanding. Dr. Wheat was selected in honor of his more than 30 years of commitment to citizen diplomacy, including the last 17 with WAC. Dr. Wheat has been a volunteer with WAC since 1993, and continues to sit on our Board as Treasurer and member of the Executive Committee. He is directly involved in all aspects of the International Visitor Leadership Program (ILVP) and other exchanges. Dr. Wheat plays a critical role in writing proposals, planning and organizing appointments, and accompanying the visitors as they meet their American counterparts.
Photo (left to right): Jerry Wheat, WAC KY/IN Treasurer; Alma Candelaria, Director of the Office of International Visitors; Ben Jones, WAC KY/IN President.
WAC Makes Great Leaders!
Monica Marks, a 2009 University of Louisville graduate, was selected as one of this year's 32 winners of a Rhodes Scholarship, the oldest and most prestigious award in academia! Her Rhodes Scholarship will allow her to spend two years at the University of Oxford in England pursuing a master of philosophy degree in Modern Middle Eastern studies. Ms. Marks has previously won a Fulbright in Critical Language scholarship for the U.S. Department of State.
Robert Works was recently named the 2009-2010 “Mr. Cardinal,” the highest award given by the University to a graduating senior. He has also been awarded the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship which provides for a year of academic study abroad. While abroad, Robert will study international relations at the Colegio de México in México City and conduct policy research on various topics including immigration and human rights. Robert eventually plans to attend law school with a focus on international law.
On Thursday, March 11, 2010, the World Affairs Council of Kentucky/Southern Indiana will continue its Global Issues Forum series with Ambassador Feisal Amin Istrabadi, Deputy Permanent Representative of Iraq to the U.N.
Amb. Feisal Amin Istrabadi is currently a visiting professor of law at Indiana University. Ambassador Istrabadi focuses his research on the processes of building legal and political institutions in countries in transition from dictatorship to democracy.
He brings a multi-disciplinary approach to studying the emergence of constitutionalism in such societies, including questions of timing and legitimacy, issues of transitional justice, and the political and cultural factors which influence the process of democratization. Ambassador Istrabadi lectures often at universities and think tanks on Iraq-related issues. He appears frequently in national and international media. Prior to his diplomatic appointment, Ambassador Istrabadi served as a legal advisor to the Iraqi Minister for Foreign Affairs during the negotiations for U.N. Security Council resolution 1546 of June 8, 2004, which recognized the reassertion by Iraq of its sovereignty. He was also principal legal drafter of Iraq's interim constitution, the Law of Administration of the State of Iraq for the Transitional Period, and principal author of its Bill of Fundamental Rights. Before contributing to the reconstruction of Iraq, Mr. Istrabadi was a practicing trial lawyer in the United States for 15 years, with approximately 70 civil trials in federal and state courts, focusing on civil rights, employment discrimination, and constitutional torts. He also served a Senior Legal Fellow for Legal Reform and Development in the Arab World at the International Human Rights Law Institute at DePaul University's College of Law in Chicago.
Event is sponsored by:
Who: Ambassador Feisal Amin Istrabadi, Deputy Permanent Representative of Iraq to the U.N.
What: "Dictatorship to Democracy: Iraq and Beyond"
When and Where:
03/11/10
7:00 PM
Galt House - East Tower - Willow Room
Ticket Information:
Speaking Event:
$15 per person
Members Only receive Buy 1-Get 1 Free Tickets!
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On Thursday, March 18, 2010, the World Affairs Council of Kentucky/Southern Indiana will continue its WAC Presents... series with Gene Coyle, Former CIA Operative.
While American foreign policy has been almost exclusively focused on terrorism, Iraq and Afghanistan since 9/11, Russia has returned to being a major participant in the world of espionage. This has been possible due to the billions of petrodollars that have flowed into the Russian Treasury and the guidance of Vladimir Putin, himself a former KGB officer. We will look at the signs of this resurgence and discuss what are differences between today's SVR and the old KGB.
Mr. Coyle hails from Indianapolis and received his B.A. and M.A. from Indiana University. He joined the CIA in 1976 and served for thirty years, working mostly undercover in field operations, specializing in Russian and East European affairs. He spent some 14 years abroad, including assignments in Moscow and Bishkek among others. He also worked at CIA headquarters in the area of interagency coordination of human intelligence. After the events of September 11, 2001, he returned to operational work until coming to Indiana University in 2004 to teach as the CIA Visiting Professor until his retirement in 2006. Since then, he has continued to teach courses on the role of intelligence in US foreign policy for IU and has also written two fictional, but inspired by true events, spy novels: The Dream Merchant of Lisbon (2004) and No Game for Amateurs (2009).
Tickets: $10/person
Members Only receive Buy 1-Get 1 free tickets
*Seating is extremely limited. Make sure to reserve your place today!*
Who: Gene Coyle, Former CIA Operative
What: "The Resurgence of Russian Espionage"
When and Where:
03/18/10
7:00 PM
Greenbaum, Doll, & McDonald
3500 National City Tower
101 S. 5th Street
Ticket Information:
Tikets are $10/person
Members Only receive Buy 1-Get 1 free tickets
*Seating is extremely limited. Make sure to reserve your place today!*
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On Monday, April 12, 2010, the World Affairs Council of Kentucky/Southern Indiana will continue its "WAC Co-Sponsors..." series with Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the 11th President of India.
We invite you to join us as we welcome His Excellency Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam - a renowned scientist, visionary leader and the 11th President of India. During this prestigious and historic visit to Louisville, President Kalam will share the story of his presidency, his vision for transforming India into a fully developed global power by the year 2020, and the impact of that transformation on the rest of the world.
SAVE THE DATE
Formal Banquet
presented by Norton Healthcare
Monday, April 12, 2010
5:30 p.m. - Registration
6:00 p.m. - Dinner & Program
Hyatt Regency Louisville Downtown
Regency Ballroom
320 West Jefferson St
Louisville, KY 40202
TICKETS & SPONSORSHIP
General Seating: $50
Preferred Seating: $100
Tickets are available by credit card online
To avoid online fees, you may also purchase your tickets by check through the WAC office. For more information, please call 502-561-5422.
Tickets can also be purchased at India Bazaar, Patel Brothers and Subzi Mandi.
Sponsorship and donation opportunities are also available.
For details and ticketing information, please contact:
Ben Jones - World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana
ben.jones@worldkentucky.org
502.561.5422
Michael Iacovazzi-Pau - Greater Louisville International Professionals
miacovazzi-pau@greaterlouisiville.com
502.625.0070
Dinar Gupte - India Community Foundation
event.apjk@icflouisville.org
502.299.6564
S Srinivasan - University of Louisville
srini@louisville.edu
502.852.4790
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We invite you to join us as we welcome His Excellency Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam - a renowned scientist, visionary leader and the 11th President of India.
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World Affairs Council of Kentucky & Southern Indiana announces its exclusive tour of Oxford and Historic England, scheduled for August 2010. Reservations are accepted until May 1, 2010.
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Travel and Train With Iraqi Peers! APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 1, 2010
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Hosting international visitors is a great way to travel the world without leaving your home. Community Connections, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development and World Learning, introduces citizens from the former Soviet Union to American business, local governance, legal practices, and culture, while encouraging direct and lasting international links.
The WAC of Kentucky and Southern Indiana invites any interested single person, couple, or family to consider hosting an international visitor. Contact us at 502.561.5422 or Matt.Madden@wacaky-in.org for more information on how you can start benefiting from this exciting cultural and professional exchange program.
Frequently Asked Questions about being a Host Family...
