Upcoming Events
Ambassador Bruce Wharton
SOLD OUT: An Ambassador Reflects
- Sep 24, 2018 @ 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
- Special Engagement
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Ambassador Bruce Wharton
Africa in Focus
- Sep 25, 2018 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
- Global Issues Evening
- Public
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The Honorable Condoleezza Rice and Ryan Hass
CHINA Town Hall
- Oct 9, 2018 @ 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
- Magellan Society
- Magellan Society
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Walter Russell Mead
U.S. Foreign Policy: Reset Button
- Oct 15, 2018 @ 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
- Special Engagement
- Sponsors, Ambassador's Circle, Benefactor
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Walter Russell Mead
Liberal Trade & the National Interest: Protectionism's Allure & Hazard
- Oct 16, 2018 @ 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
- Global Business Luncheon
- Public
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What is the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville
The Council, formed in 1985 as the National Interest Forum, joined the World Affairs Councils of America in 1995. The World Affairs Councils of America is a nonprofit grassroots organization dedicated to educating and engaging Americans on global issues. With more than 90 councils across 40 states reaching more than half a million people a year, it is the largest organization of its kind in the U.S.
The Council has grown from a small organization sponsoring a modest speaker program, held in members’ homes, to reaching thousands of individuals every year through an acclaimed speaker series, educational programming, special events and an expanding network of young professionals.
Recent Press
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May 11, 2018 Fed president: Businesses concerned about a trade war
The U.S. economy appears to be on track, with employment and inflation meeting the objectives of policymakers, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said Wednesday. However, business people are telling him they are concerned about uncertain trade policies, Bostic said during a luncheon talk to the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville at the River Club Downtown. -
May 10, 2018 Fed's Bostic sees signs that tax cut stimulus is being muted by trade worries
The expected stimulus to investment spending from the recent Republican tax cut package may be being dampened by uncertainty over changes in U.S. trade policy, said Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic, on Wednesday. -
May 10, 2018 USD/JPY: eyes on a break of 110 handle resistance to open 112 territories
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic to speak at the World Affairs Council in Jacksonville, Florida at 17:15 GMT