Diplomacy

Aug 19, 2024 — The Vandenberg Prize

Video—Vandenberg Prize with Ambassador Bridget A. Brink

Vandenberg Prize with Bridget A. Brink, Ambassador of the United States to Ukraine OCTOBER 15 @ 12 NOON-1:45 P.M. 75th Anniversary Year of the World…
Aug 5, 2024 — Global Business Roundtable

Video—A Conversation with our North American Diplomats

Join us for a moderated conversation with representatives from our international neighbors, Canada, and Mexico, as we look to an eventful time period: a new…
Feb 23, 2024 — Global Business Roundtable

Video—Consul Luncheon featuring Ambassador of the Kingdom of The Netherlands to the U.S. Birgitta Tazelaar

Please join us for a dialogue with Ambassador Birgitta Tazellar, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States.   Birgitta Tazelaar is…
Aug 31, 2023 — CHINA Town Hall

Video—CHINA Town Hall national webcast with U.S. Ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns

Hosted by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, CHINA Town Hall connects leading China experts with Americans around the country for a national conversation on…
Apr 4, 2023 — Great Decisions

Video—Latin American Politics with P. Michael McKinley, Ambassador (ret.) to Brazil, Peru, and Columbia

We welcome P. Michael McKinley, Ambassador (ret.) to Brazil, Peru, and Colombia https://www.csis.org/people/p-michael... Elections in Latin America over the past four years have led…
Mar 22, 2023 — The Vandenberg Prize

Video—U.N. World Food Programme Director David Beasley to receive Vandenberg Prize on May 23

The World Affairs Council of Western Michigan (WACWM) has announced the recipient of its fourth Vandenberg Prize---which goes to a national or international leader who…
Mar 16, 2023 — The Vandenberg Prize

Video—Vandenberg Prize with David M. Beasley, Executive Director of the U.N. World Food Programme

Vandenberg Award Recipient: David M. Beasley, Executive Director (former) of the U.N. World Food Programme   Hillman/Orr Award Recipients: Sonja Johnson, Executive Director, Van Andel…
Jul 20, 2022 — The Vandenberg Prize

Video—Ambassador Bridget Brinks’ message to Ambassador (ret.) Marie Yovanovitch

Current U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget A. Brink, congratulates Ambassador (ret.) Marie Yovanovitch, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, on receiving the Vandenberg Prize at the…
Jun 24, 2022 — The Vandenberg Prize

Video—The Vandenberg Prize Luncheon with Ambassador (ret.) Marie Yovanovitch and Bing Goei

The Vandenberg Prize is named after Michigan Senator Arthur Vandenberg (1881-1951), the inspiration for founding the Council in 1949 by Grand Rapids attorney (and later…
Mar 28, 2022 — Great Decisions

Video—Biden’s Foreign Policy Agenda with Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Council on Foreign Affairs

When President Biden came to office in January 2021, he promised a foreign policy that would bring America back to the table, repair our alliances,…