Genocide – 100 years later
Genocide – where are we today?
Acknowledging 100 years from the Armenian Genocide
Every year on April 24 Armenians around the world commemorate the victims of the Armenian Genocide. April 24 of 1915 is the day when thousands of the Armenian community leaders of Constantinople (now Istanbul) were deported and mostly executed (Wikipedia)
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Every year, Armenians around the world commemorate the victims of the Armenian Genocide. While remembering those who were lost, we also give thanks for the creation of a new Armenia and for thriving Armenian communities around the world.On April 2nd, we will honor the 100 year anniversary with a cultural and educational event. Music and entertainment will start our evening, followed by three expert panelists who will provide us with a historical, political and legal perspective of the genocide. |
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Harut SassounianPublisher and editor of The California Couriernewspaper and Founder and President of the United Armenian Fund
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Levon Marashlian
Professor of History at Glendale Community College in California, teaching Armenian history and Diaspora current affairs, as well as Middle Eastern, Russian, and US history and politics |
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Carla GarapedianInternational documentary filmmaker and former anchor on BBC World News and NBC correspondent
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Hannah GarryProfessor of law and founding Director ofUSC Gould School of Law’s International Human Rights Clinic |
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Hasmik Piliposyan
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Register By March 27thThursday, April 2nd, 2015
The Pacific Club – Newport Beach4110 MacArthur BlvdNewport Beach, CA 92660
*** Free Valet & Self Parking ***PLEASE NOTE:No-host bar will accept***** CASH ONLY *****
Dinner will include wine compliments of theArmenian National Committee |
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One Hundred Years of Solitude: The Armenian Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing, 2015 (Huffington Post)Some articles for reference:
Searching for Historic Armenia after 100 Years (The Armenian Weekly)
100 Years Facts Project (100 Years 100 Facts)
Securing our Southern Border
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World Affairs Council of Orange County
to hear from our expert panel and learn about the challenges and possible solutions on border security and immigration.
Mexico’s Drug War, Border Security and Undocumented Immigration:
Separating Spectacle from Reality
The Mexican Drug War, which is in its ninth year, has spanned two Mexican Presidential administrations and resulted in the arrest and death of several high-ranking drug trafficking figures. Despite some successes, the war has resulted in a horrific death toll, erosion of civil liberties, and basked public safety in large parts of the country. Drug Cartels are now controlling human smuggling operations all along the border. Our Border Security and Immigration experts will share with you the problems facing Mexico which are also effecting the United States and offer real solutions.
Dr. Everard Meade is Director of the Trans-Border Institute, part of the Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego. He holds a PhD in Latin American History from the University of Chicago, and he has published a number of articles and books on the relationship between violence memory and the law in modern Mexico. His current research examines the social impacts of violence in contemporary Mexico and Central America. For the last 15 years, he has worked closely with the National Immigrant Justice Center, and he recently joined the advisory council of the American bar Association’s Immigrant Justice Project.
Sylvia Longmire is a (medically) retired Air Force captain and former Special Agent with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. She is currently an independent consultant and freelance writer. With over seventeen years of combined experience in military law enforcement, counter-terrorism analysis, and having written a variety of professional products, Longmire is an expert speaker on the threats posed by the drug violence south of the U.S. border.
Wednesday March 11th, 2015
The Center Club – Costa Mesa
650 Town Center Dr.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
**Valet Parking in included in price**
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| VIP Reception | 6:00 pm | VIP Members Only |
| General Reception | 6:00 pm | |
| Dinner | 6:45 pm | |
| Panel Discussion | 7:30 pm |
| Members | $55 |
| Non members | $75 |
| Table of 10 – members only | $550 |
| Student | $40 |
| Student Program Only | $10 |
Lunar New Year – Year of the Goat
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Please join our Consul Generals and Business Experts to learn about how changing political and economic structures in Asia have given opportunities for American Trade and Investment.
We will be celebrating the Year of the Goat by having a special cultural performance by the Irvine Chinese School followed by a Panel Discussion on Trade in the Asia Pacific
The Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA), previously named the Bangkok Agreement, was signed in 1975 as an initiative of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Being the oldest preferential trade agreement among developing countries in Asia-Pacific, APTA aims to promote economic development through the adoption of mutually beneficial trade liberalization measures that will contribute to intra-regional trade expansion and provides for economic integration through coverage of merchandise goods, services, investment and trade facilitation.
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Consul General of Japan Harry Horinouchi graduated from Tokyo University (Faculty of Law) and entered into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1980. Prior to his post as Consul General of Japan, he was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary for the Embassy of Japan in Beijing. |
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Mr. Clayton Dube has headed the USC U.S.-China Institute since it was established by USC President C.L. Nikias in 2006 to focus on the multidimensional U.S.-China relationship. He is an expert on economic and political change in China since 1900 and its wide-reaching effects. |
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Consul General of Philippines Leo Herrera-Lim is a career officer of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs. Prior to his arrival in Los Angeles on 17 April 2014, he served as Second Secretary and Consul at the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. from 1991 to 1998 and had frequent interaction with the World Bank Group, Intelsat, U.S. Department of State and U.S. Treasury. He has extensive experience with foreign governments, international organization and financial institutions. He was intricately involved in the crafting and formulation of Government policies and positions on bilateral, multilateral and special issues. |
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Dr. Richard Dornick will serve as moderator. Richard Drobnick is the director of the IBEAR MBA program at the USC Marshall School of Business. He was the founding director of the School’s Center for International Business (1990-2014), which was supported by the U.S. Department of Education since 1990, as one of its 33 national resource centers on international business. Dr. Drobnick served as USC’s inaugural Vice Provost for International Affairs (1994-2005). He was the inaugural Secretary General (1997-2002) and a member of the Steering Committee (1997-2010) of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), an association of presidents of 45 leading Pacific Rim research universities (www.apru.org). He launched and led APRU’s Pacific Rim research programs on “Sustainability and Climate Change” and “Public Health”(2006-2010). |
Dr. Drobnick specializes in Pacific Rim economic and business issues and U.S. and Pacific Rim trade policies. He is a member of the U.S.-Asia Pacific Council, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Asia Society of Southern California’s Executive Committee, and is a director of the Japan-America Society-Southern California. As a Peace Corps Volunteer in Malaysia (1967-1969), Drobnick served as an economic advisor to the Malaysian Department of Agriculture’s Farmers Association Movement.
Wednesday February 25th, 2015
Crown Plaza Costa Mesa
3131 S. Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Festive Finery Welcome
Complimentary Self-Parking
**No Valet Parking Provided**
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| VIP Reception (Open for Premium & Corporate Members) |
5:15 pm |
| General Reception | 5:15 pm |
| Cultural Program | 6:00 pm |
| Dinner (reserved seating for VIP members) |
7:00 pm |
| Panel Discussion | 7:45 pm |
Pricing
| WAC Members | $65 |
| Non-Members | $85 |
| Table of 10 (Reserved Seating) |
$650 |
| Student | $40 |
| Student Program Only (after Dinner) | $10 |
February 7, 2015 – Academic WorldQuest
Register Your OC High School Team Today!
World Affairs Council of Orange County
Invites you to participate in our
7th Annual Academic WorldQuest
February 7, 2015
Academic WorldQuest is a team competition, held among Orange County high school students, testing students’ knowledge of global affairs. This year the local winning team from Orange County will have the opportunity to participate in the National Academic WorldQuest in Washington DC in April 2015! Recruit your team of trivia all-stars and join us for an afternoon of fun, food, and friendly competition!
Who: One team of 4 students per high school
Cost: There is no fee to participate
What: Academic WorldQuest competition to be held on February 7, 2015 in Orange County. Teams respond to a combination of multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, and open-ended questions in the following categories:
2014-2015 Topics
Russia / Eurasia
Youth, Jobs, and Social Unrest
Food and Water
Future of Energy
Africa Rising
Human Trafficking
Asia and the New Global Economy
Millennium Development Goals: 2015 and Beyond
Great Decisions
Current Events
When: Saturday, February 7, 2015
Tentative Time: 3:30 pm – 7:00 pm.
Registration: – A teacher registers the team by emailing us at Education@WorldAffairsCouncil.org
How: Preparation – A study guide willl be mailed to you when your team is confirmed.
Why it is Important: Academic WorldQuest is a great way for students to learn about and engage in international affairs through fun and challenging activities along with being able to include their experience on their resume or college applications. This year the local winning team from Orange County will have the opportunity to participate in the National Academic WorldQuest in Washington
January 21, 2015 – “America, still the Indispensable Nation.”
Despite broad public support for a return to American isolationism, American interests require that we stay engaged in global affairs. A world without robust American leadership would be detrimental to the liberal world order we now take for granted.
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Register Today
Ambassador L Paul Bremer III
Presidential Envoy to Iraq, 2003
“America, still the Indispensable Nation”
During three decades as a professional diplomat, Paul Bremer served many appointments including Ambassador to the Netherlands and Ambassador at Large for Counter Terrorism in the Reagan administration, and was appointed by President Bush as Presidential Envoy to Iraq in 2003. A Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service and Class of Career Minister, Bremer received the State Department Superior Honor Award, two Presidential Meritorious Service Awards, and the Distinguished Honor Award from the Secretary of State. In 2004, Ambassador Bremer was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award, for his service in Iraq. Bremer was appointed Chairman of the National Commission on Terrorism by House Speaker Dennis Hastert in 1999. He also served on the National Academy of Sciences’ Committee on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism, which authored a 2002 report called “Making the Nation Safer: The Role of Science and Technology in Countering Terrorism”.
Ambassador Bremer retired from the Foreign Service in 1989 and became Managing Director at Kissinger and Associates, a worldwide consulting firm founded by Henry Kissinger and later served as Chairman and CEO of Marsh Crisis Consulting Company, a firm providing crisis management advice to corporate boards. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the Board of the RAND Corporation’s Center for Middle East Public Policy. Bremer and his wife were the founders of the Lincoln/Douglass Scholarship Foundation, a Washington-based nonprofit that provide high school scholarships to inner-city youths. Mr. Bremer holds a B.A. from Yale University, a Certificat d’Etudes Politiques from the University of Paris and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.
Wednesday January 21st, 2015
686 Anton Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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Program Times
VIP (Private Reception) 6:00 pm – Premium WAC Members
General Reception: 6:00 pm
Dinner: 7:00 pm
Program: 7:45 pm
Prices
WAC Members$ 75
Non-Members $ 95
Table of 10 (WAC Members) $ 750
Student Dinner $ 50
Student – Program Only $ 10
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