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World Affairs Council of Atlanta

The mission of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta is to provide a forum for dialogue, a source of expertise, and an engine for research on international affairs and global issues that impact the corporate community, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and the general public.

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  • Dialogue on Europe

    Wed, May 9, 2007
    Jean-David Levitte and Dr. Klaus Scharioth discuss how their countries interact with the rest of the world. The Southern Center for International Studies (SCIS) presents Jean-David Levitte, Ambassador of France, and His Excellency Dr. Klaus Scharioth, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany. Both are presented in Celebration of Europe Day and the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. **Jean-David Levitte** presented his credentials to President Bush on December 9, 2002. Soon after his visit to the Southern Center for International Studies in Atlanta, he was asked to return to France to assume a role of diplomatic advisor to President Nicolas Sarkozy. He has also been named head of the future National Security Council. **Klaus Scharioth**'s first posts were in Quito, Ecuador (1979-1982) and at Germany's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City (1986-1990). In the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he served in the Asia, press and State Secretary's offices (1977-79), in the policy planning staff (1982-1986), and in the international law division (1990-1993).
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  • Bioviolence: Preventing Biological Terror and Crime

    Thu, Oct 4, 2007
    Barry Kellman, discusses his book, *Bioviolence: Preventing Biological Terror and Crime*, describes how diseases such as smallpox, anthrax, or ebola might be used for hostile purposes. His book explores developers of disease weapons including rogue states and groups such as Al-Qaeda. It formulates a strategy for law enforcers, scientists, and public health officials to prevent intentional disease.
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  • Insider's Briefing on the Pivotal Nation of Pakistan

    Mon, Aug 6, 2007
    Mahmud Ali Durrani, ambassador from Pakistan, shares his perspective on his country.
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  • Why America Needs Europe

    Wed, Oct 17, 2007
    William Drozdiak, president of the American Council on Germany, argues that the conventional notion of anti-Americanism is grounded in a few basic myths. Jan Ross called the growing tide of Anti-Americanism a new global ideology, but a closer look reveals that things are not as dire as they may seem. Though public opinion polls in Europe do cite widespread dismay with America's presence in the global arena, behind the surveys about "why they hate us" lies a reservoir of goodwill waiting to be tapped. This event is cosponsored by the Southern Center for International Studies and the Atlanta Eric M. Warburg Chapter of The American Council on Germany.
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  • Briefing on the World of CARE

    Tue, Jan 29, 2008
    Helene D. Gayle discusses her work as the person responsible for providing overall leadership, management and direction to one of the world's premier international relief and development organizations, CARE. With programs in some 70 countries, CARE helps people in poor communities expand the control they have over their own lives to advance positive, enduring social change. CARE helps millions of people recover from natural disasters and other acute emergencies, prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, and gain access to healthcare, nutrition, education, safe water, and improved sanitation. Dr. Gayle also served as the AIDS coordinator and chief of the HIV/AIDS division for the US Agency for International Development (USAID). She has served as a health consultant to international agencies including the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, the World Bank and UNAIDS, and has worked extensively in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. She also served as the Director of CDC's Washington Office. Prior to assuming her current position, she was the director of the HIV, TB and reproductive health program for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Dr. Gayle has published numerous articles on public health, especially related to HIV/AIDS and has received many awards for her scientific and public health contributions. She attained the rank of Rear Admiral (Assistant Surgeon General) in the US Public Health Service. She is also on the boards of the Institute of Medicine and the Council on Foreign Relations.
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  • Iran: Grand Bargain, Grand Ambition

    Thu, Jun 21, 2007
    Ted Galen Carpenter of the Cato Institute analyzes the costs and benefits of the five policies available to the United States given Iran's nuclear ambitions. He asserts that a package of concessions, including normalized diplomatic and economic relations, in exchange for unfettered international inspections of its nuclear program, is the most pragmatic course of action. Should Iran turn down the offer of a grand bargain, Carpenter advocates the path of acceptance and deterrence as the appropriate fall-back position. Sandra Mackey counters some of Carpenter's opinions and expands on others. Cedric Suzman moderates. The Southern Center for International Studies and The Cato Institute host this timely discussion on Iran and the nuclear threat that it presents to the world.
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  • US-Canada Relations

    Tue, Feb 6, 2007
    Canadian representative to the United States Michael Wilson makes his first trip to the southeastern United States since becoming Ambassador, and discusses current relations between the two neighboring countries.
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  • Step Into Africa: Living With AIDS

    Thu, Aug 14, 2008
    Princess Kasune Zulu shares first-hand knowledge of what it means to be orphaned by AIDS and to contract it herself. To help educate her native Zambians, she has hitchhiked with truck drivers who frequent prostitutes on the transcontinental highways and then return home to their wives, and are thus at high risk of getting and spreading the virus. She tested positive for HIV in 1997. Princess is her first name, not a royal title. Zulu is the mother of Joy (11) and Faith (10), who are both HIV-negative. She has taken her message to the UN and international AIDS conferences. Her story has been featured in *The Wall Street Journal*, *USA Today* and on ABC's *Good Morning America*. This event was co-sponsored by World Vision.
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  • Fate of the Olympics

    Thu, Aug 28, 2008
    **Charles H. Battle**, former managing director of international relations on the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, brings a unique perspective on several past and future Olympic plans.
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  • Ramifications of the Russia-Georgia Conflict

    Thu, Sep 11, 2008
    Meade Sutterfield, Society of International Business Fellows (SIBF) facilitator; Wayne Lord, president, Southern Center for International Studies (SCIS); Lt. General David Poythress, former adjutant general of Georgia; and moderator Joel Cowan, SIBF, discuss the ramifications of the conflict between Russia and Georgia. This event is co-sponsored by [SIBF](http://www.sibf.org) and SCIS. It was hosted by the 103 West restaurant in Atlanta.
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