2008 Events

October 27 China and the Global Economy

Cheng Siwei

Renowned economist Cheng Siwei, a former top Chinese lawmaker who now serves as chairman of the International Finance Forum (Beijing), told an audience of WorldBoston and Boston Financial Services Leadership Council members about the financial reforms needed for China's transformation and for sustainable global economic growth.

Past events & programs

Key events in 2010:

November 18 ~ Awards Gala ~ Watch the Videos Here!

October 15

Welcome Reception
in honor of
The Consular Corps
of Boston and New England

Cohosted with the
Massachusetts Office of International
Trade & Investment (MOITI)

September 22 Future of Korea		South Korea, host of the G-20 Summit this fall, still talks of reunification with the North. But given numerous economic challenges, uncertain politics, and a hostile security climate following the sinking of the Cheonan, aSouth Korean naval ship, what are the prospects? Our panel of experts, led by Amb. Charles Pritchard, President of the Korea Economic Institute (KEI), discussed the "Future of Korea" and its implications for regional and global affairs.

August 5
Emerging Markets: Opportunities and Challenges

WorldBoston was proud to cosponsor Northeastern University Center for Emerging Markets' half-day symposium with business executives active in the markets of Brazil, Russia, India, and China. Click here for more about the event.

July 9
Business Opportunities in the Arab World

WorldBoston and the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce presented a half-day forum featuring Ambassadors from Bahrain, Iraq and Morocco at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston.
Read the press release

June 11
Pakistan: The Case for U.S. Business

WorldBoston and the Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment hosted a luncheon roundtable for Anne Patterson, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, and several Pakistani CEOs who outlined business opportunities for American companies.

May 26
Rising Power: Turkey

WorldBoston hosted a dinner in honor of H.E. Namik Tan, Ambassador of Turkey to the U.S., who addressed the audience and took questions on the future of this fast-changing nation, the direction of Turkey's foreign policy, and what it means for the U.S. and the world.

May 7
Dhakshinamoorthy “Dash” Balakrishnan
CEO, Warisan Global Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia

A passionate promoter of Malaysia's economic and technological competitiveness, Dash Balakrishnan participated in President Obama's recent Summit on Entrepreneurship. He visited Boston to examine how investors, government, non-profit organizations, and universities promote business and social entrepreneurship in the U.S. WorldBoston hosted a luncheon at
the Massachusetts Office of International Trade & Investment.

May 4
Global Financial Crisis and the Persian Gulf

Dr. Eckart Woertz, a visiting fellow at Princeton, heads the economics department at the Gulf Research Center in Dubai. He spoke to business leaders about the financial and energy policy outlook for the Gulf States at a luncheon hosted by WorldBoston, the American Council on Germany, and Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications.

April 30 ~ May 2
Israeli Innovation

The third annual Israeli Innovation Weekend, cosponsored by WorldBoston, was hosted at the Congregation Mishkan Tefila and Museum of Science and featured presentations on clean technology
and life sciences innovation.

April 8
Healing Kashmir
WorldBoston presented this event in partnership with
the Boston Branch of the English-Speaking Union

Justine Hardy, an author and journalist based in India, has written about South Asia for more than 20 years. She discussed her reporting on the Kashmir conflict and her work as a social rights activist for several NGOs, including DRAG-The Development and Research Action Group (in Delhi), the Kashmir Welfare Trust, and a mental health project, also in Kashmir.

March 30
Fragile States, Fragile Media
WorldBoston presented this event in partnership with
The Stanley Foundation

Pulitzer Center journalists Jon Sawyer and Fred de Sam Lazaro explained how and why they cover under-told international stories.

Failing states threaten their own people and the world beyond. Yet, with journalism in profound transition, reporting on them is more challenging than ever. Event details

March 10
How to End the War in Afghanistan

Rt. Hon. David Miliband, British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, delivered the Compton Lecture at MIT. Several 'WorldBoston members enjoyed reserved seating. View the video of Secretary Miliband's speech, in which he urged the Karzai government to push for a broad political settlement by engaging Afghan rebel leaders and neighboring countries.

March 9
GREAT DECISIONS: U.S.-China Security Relations

In the second of our eight-part GREAT DECISIONS lecture series, Professor Richard Rosecrance of the Harvard Kennedy School discussed what China's expanding military and economic power means for the U.S. role and strategy in East Asia. Watch Great Decisions video

March 2
World MBA Tour: Boston

WorldBoston cosponsored this event, which offered face-to-face meetings with MBA admissions officers from U.S. and international business schools; advice on GMAT prep, scholarships and financial aid; alumni views on the MBA degree; and career advice and services.

February 24
Egypt, the U.S., and the Middle East

Interview:
PRI's The World

WorldBoston had the honor of arranging the visit of H.E. Sameh Shoukry, Ambassador of Egypt to the U.S. During his four-day stay in Boston, he met with the presidents of Northeastern University and MIT, several business leaders, the editors of The Boston Globe, and curators at the Museum of Fine Arts and JFK Museum and Library. At our welcome dinner on Feb. 24, sponsored by Northeastern and UMass Lowell, Amb. Shoukry spoke about Egyptian-U.S. relations and his country's role in Middle East diplomacy.

February 18
Non-Proliferation and Armed Violence

WBZ Interview

H.E. Ambassador Peter Maurer, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the U.N., was named Secretary of State of the Swiss Foreign Affairs Office in January. Ambassador Maurer led a luncheon discussion on nuclear non-proliferation, climate change, and peacekeeping operations. WorldBoston is grateful to our cosponsor, the United Nations Association of Greater Boston.

January 28
A Conversation on Evolving
U.S. Policy Toward Russia

The American Academy of Arts & Sciences hosted an evening forum featuring Robert Legvold, Marshall D. Shulman Professor Emeritus at Columbia University, and Thomas Graham, former Senior Director for Russia, U.S. National Security Council. WorldBoston members enjoyed complimentary admission.

January 14
The New Energy Challenge

The British-American Business Council of New England presented an evening forum with David Brewster, president and co-founder of EnerNOC,
a Boston-based provider of clean and intelligent energy services. The event was held at the law offices of Bingham McCutchen at One Federal Street, with complimentary admission for WorldBoston members.

Events in 2011:

December 8 Spotlight on Turkey

Mustafa Akyol

In Islam Without Extremes, Turkish political commentator and author Mustafa Akyol offers a compelling intellectual basis for reconciling Western liberalism and Islamic theology. Join us for the final program in our year-long Spotlight on Turkey series.

Spotlight on Turkey was made possible by a grant from

The Turkish Cultural Foundation.

WorldBoston proudly supported:
The Massachusetts Conference for Women

November 16

Zbigniew Brzezinski, former National Security Adviser,
spoke via a live nationwide Webcast from Washington, D.C.

Allen Carlson, Associate Professor, Cornell University, led our discussion at Suffolk University's Rosenberg Institute of East Asian Studies

October 26

The Second Annual

Consuls Reception

with welcoming remarks by

Governor Deval Patrick

at
Federal Reserve Plaza, Boston

Special thanks to our sponsors:

American Jewish Committee
The Boston Foundation

Massachusetts Office of International
Trade & Investment (MOITI)

October 20 The John Carlson Lecture at MIT

Geologist Hoffman

The Lorenz Center at MIT presented

The John Carlson Lecture. This forum, named for MIT alumnus John H. Carlson (a former chairman of WorldBoston's Board), communicates exciting new results in climate science to the general public.

Paul Hoffman, Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology Emeritus at Harvard University, delivered the inaugural lecture, titled:
"Earth's Surprising Climate History."

September 26 Kurdistan: Strengthening Democracy

Speaker Kerkuki

Dr. Kemal Kerkuki, Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament in Iraq, led a parliamentary delegation to Boston to gain an understanding of the U.S. political process, and to examine the structure and role of local and state governments in the democratic process. WorldBoston hosted a special luncheon forum at the Fairmont Copley Plaza on Monday, September 26.

September 20 Muslim Women's Leadership Series

Eltahawy

Ratansi

WorldBoston and the American Islamic Congress proudly present our fall series on Women's Leadership in the Muslim World. The series will convene seasoned reformers and emerging voices, Muslim and non-Muslim communities. We kicked-off with a panel discussion on Tuesday, Sept. 20, featuring:

Mona Eltahawy

Award-Winning Columnist on the Middle East

Passionate Advocate for Women's Rights

Yasmin Ratansi

First Muslim Woman Elected

to the Canadian Parliament

Souad Akib

Founding Director of the

American Association for Arab Women

Special thanks to the Curtis International Council Fund at The Boston Foundation
for funding that makes this Series possible.

September 1

Trade Talk

Nominated by President Obama in 2009,

Assistant Secretary Jose W. Fernandez directs the U.S. State Department's Bureau

of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs.

He and Ken Brown, executive director of the Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment, presented at a WorldBoston forum on the roles of trade, investment, and economic development at home and abroad.

August 30

Watch the trailer!

Chasing Madoff ~ Film and Panel

Guests joined us at Kendall Square Cinema for a special opportunity to view and discuss "Chasing Madoff," the compelling story of Harry Markopolos' 10-year struggle to expose the truth behind the infamous Madoff scandal that rocked Wall Street. Markopolos and colleagues Frank Casey and Gaytri Kachroo (a member of WorldBoston's board of directors) spoke to attendees immediately following the screening.

June 22 ~ Member & Volunteer Appreciation Day

Challenges for India-Pakistan Normalization

and U.S. Foreign Policy

Prof. Vipin Narang          Moeed Yusuf

Dept. of Political Science           South Asia Adviser
MIT Security Studies Program    U.S. Institute of Peace

A complimentary luncheon panel for members and volunteers

will kickoff a special day to honor their active

involvement -- and to celebrate the 50th Anniversary

of WorldBoston's founding in June 1961!

The celebration concludes with a reception for two international

visitor delegations (Investigative Journalism and

Global Economic Cooperation). Delegates are participating in the

U.S. State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program

June 6 Transatlantic Economic Prospects

German-American Business Council

of Boston ~ in partnership with

Deloitte Financial Advisory Services,

AIM International Business Council,

the French-American Chamber of Commerce in New England, and WorldBoston ~ presents a panel discussion, with reception to follow, featuring:

Dr. Elisabeth Denison

Director, Corporate Development & Strategy Deloitte
Munich, Germany

Dr. Daniel Hamilton

Director, Center for Transatlantic Studies

SAIS-Johns Hopkins University

Washington, DC

May 17 Quebec-Massachusetts Economic Partnership

Monique Gagnon-Tremblay, Minister of International Relations for Quebec, spoke at an event cosponsored by WorldBoston, the New England-Canada Business Council, and the Massachusetts Office of International Trade & Investment. More than 100 attended the reception.

May 12 Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou

WorldBoston, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Boston, and K&L Gates hosted a videoconference with Ma Ying-jeou, President of the Republic of China (Taiwan). A panel with local experts on Asia-Pacific affairs followed President Ma's speech (prepared remarks). Download audio

May 10 U.S. National Security After bin Laden

In our latest GREAT DECISIONS 2011 forum, Kelly Greenhill, PhD, Assistant Professor of Security Studies at Tufts University, led a timely discussion about America's security agenda since 9/11, taking into account how the killing of the al Qaeda leader will shape counter-terrorism strategy. Program details

May 6
Hong Kong-Jiangsu Technology Investment Mission

At the Hong Kong Trade and Development Council's seminar and networking luncheon, cosponsored by WorldBoston, China market experts and U.S. executives shared their advice and success stories in doing business in Hong Kong and on the Chinese mainland.

March 10 - 11 U.S. Foreign Policy Outlook

WorldBoston hosted then-State Dept. spokesman P.J. Crowley for a series of discussions on the outlook for U.S. foreign policy. We thank our event partners: Boston Committee on Foreign Relations, Boston University, and Emerson College.

February 11 Croatian President's Roundtable

Ivo Josipovic, President of Croatia (2nd from left), with Larry Rasky, former Mass. Congressman Bill Delahunt, and WorldBoston's
Bill Clifford (far right).

February 10 Global Trade & Economic Outlook

Geoffrey Somes, senior economist at State Street Global Advisors, presented forecasts for the world economy and markets at the 17th Annual International Business Forum & Networking Evening. Hundreds of representatives of New England's top companies joined GBANE, WorldBoston and other event partners at Bingham McCutchen for this premier networking event!

February 8

Great Decisions 2011

Free and open to the public at
the Boston Public Library
Program info

Dr. Jim Walsh, MIT Security Studies Expert and Delegate to Meetings with Nuclear Officials from Iran and North Korea, will lead our discussion on Sanctions and Non-proliferation.

Video

Events in 2009:

December 8 GREAT DECISIONS: Human Rights

On the eve of the 61st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, William Schulz, former executive director of Amnesty International USA, discussed how the U.S. and other countries grapple today with defining human rights and addressing challenges in Sudan, the Balkans, Myanmar and elsewhere.
Watch the Great Decisions video on this topic

November 20 What Next for Afghanistan?

Jasteena Dhillon, Associate Fellow in the Afghanistan/Pakistan Program at the Harvard Kennedy School, shared her observations about Afghanistan's flawed election, President Hamid Karzai's prospects for regaining authority and the challenges facing the U.S.-led military strategy and state-building efforts.

November 16 GREAT DECISIONS: Rising Powers

In the 21st century, rapidly developing countries are increasingly influential. Prof. Ravi Ramamurti, Director of Northeastern University's Center for Emerging Markets, identified who these powers are, what they share in common and how their emergence impacts U.S. policies and alters the global balance of power.
Watch the Great Decisions video on this topic

November 4 Israel in a Changing Middle East

Nadav Tamir is Consul General of Israel to New England. He began his public service in 1980 in the IDF and rose to the rank of Major. Joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1993, Tamir was Policy Assistant to Foreign Ministers Shimon Peres, Ehud Barak and David Levy. He served as Political Officer at the Israeli Embassy in Washington and later returned to Jerusalem as adviser to the Director General at the Foreign Ministry.

October 26 China, the U.S. and the Global Economy

Zachary Karabell, President of River Twice Research, shared observations from his latest book, Superfusion, about the complex, often uneasy convergence of the U.S. and Chinese economies and what it means for international politics and global investors. Named a "Global Leader for Tomorrow" by the World Economic Forum, Karabell is also a senior advisor for Business for Social Responsibility.

October 16 Germany Unbound?

Berlin-based Constanze Stelzenmueller, Senior Transatlantic Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the U.S., spoke about Chancellor Angela Merkel's election win and the prospects for her center-right coalition in the face of Germany's budget crisis, global economic uncertainty, the conflict in Afghanistan and other challenges for transatlantic diplomacy.

October 14 The Arctic: Resources and Rivalries

Ed Struzik, distinguished journalist and fellow at the Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy at Queen’s University in Canada, examined the economic, security, environmental, and cultural challenges that climate change is bringing to the Arctic world.

The New England-Canada Business Council cosponsored this luncheon event

September 30 Inside Iran: My Prison, My Home

An exclusive chance for Bostonians to meet Iranian-American scholar Haleh Esfandiari, whose new book, My Prison, My Home, relates the harrowing true story of her arrest on false charges and subsequent 105-day incarceration in Evin Prison, the most notorious penitentiary in Ahmadinejad’s Iran. Esfandiari is the founding director of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

September 23 U.S. Foreign Policy Symposium

Steven Weisman, Public Policy Fellow at the Peterson Institute of International Economics, delivered the keynote luncheon speech on Restoring Global Economic Stability. What lessons have policymakers learned since the collapse of U.S. financial firms shook the world economy, and how will they apply them at the upcoming G-20 summit in Pittsburgh?

September 15 GREAT DECISIONS: Egypt

Lydia Khalil, International Affairs Fellow in Residence at the Council on Foreign Relations, kicked off our Fall 2009 Great Decisions series. With Obama's Cairo speech and President Mubarak's recent visit to Washington having bolstered the U.S.-Egyptian strategic relationship, Ms. Khalil spoke about regional peace prospects, presidential succession and the politics of Arab youth.
Watch the Great Decisions video on Egypt

July 24 Kamran Pasha
WorldBoston proudly co-sponsored this evening discussion
about the future of Muslim American arts

July 13

Europe and International Development

Farah Karimi, Executive Director of Oxfam Novib and former Member of the Dutch Parliament, came to Boston as a participant in the U.S. State Department's International
Visitor Leadership Program. Iranian-born Karimi spoke on global development issues at a WorldBoston-Oxfam luncheon.

June 3 Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
Philanthropy's role in aiding the world's poorest countries

Doug Balfour, CEO of Geneva Global, an international philanthropic adviser, and Trond Backer of Norway's Stromme Foundation discussed high-impact projects and opportunities to eliminate poverty through education, empowerment and entrepreneurship.

WorldBoston proudly presented this event
in partnership with Geneva Global and Stromme Foundation

May 27

An Energy New Deal for the U.S.

AREVA has constructed 100 nuclear plants around the world. Jacques Besnainou, President of AREVA, oversees the company's North American energy business. His presentation highlighted nuclear power's role in addressing climate change and job creation, as well as what is sought politically to realize the promise of nuclear power.

May 18

The Geopolitics of Emotion

Dominique Moïsi, Founder and Senior Adviser to the French Institute of International Affairs,
discussed "The Geopolitics of Emotion: How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation, and Hope are Reshaping the World," his provocative new book on globalization and its emotional impacts on the West, the Muslim world, and Asia.

May 13 "My Beijing Birthday"

Howie Snyder, a veteran China hand, screened and discussed this heartfelt and humorous documentary about his experience studying classic Chinese stand-up comedy with a group of 8-year-olds in Beijing in 1996.

Howie tracks down his former classmates in the city that hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics, and through their emotional reflections we learn about their lives and dreams for the future.

WorldBoston presented this film screening
in partnership with The Cloud Foundation,
the English-Speaking Union, and
the Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment

May 12

GREAT DECISIONS: Cuba after Fidel

Edward Schumacher-Matos, Visiting Professor in Latin American Studies at Harvard Kennedy School, discussed the economic and political implications of the apparent thaw in Cuba-U.S. relations.

April 30

Strait Talk: Taiwan, China and the U.S.

On the 30th anniversary of the U.S.-Taiwan Relations Act, Dr. Vincent Wang of the University of Richmond (left) and Dr. Andrew Yang of National SunYat-sen University (via video-link from Taipei) led a dialogue about prospects for Taiwan-Chinese economic and diplomatic relations and U.S. foreign policy in the region.

WorldBoston thanks K&L Gates for sponsoring this videoconference in their Boston and Taipei offices.

April 16

European-U.S. Relations

Anthony Smallwood, Head of Public Diplomacy, Delegation of the European Commission in Washington, spoke about Obama's first official visit to Europe, the G-20 summit in London, "big-tent" talks on Afghanistan, as well as prospects for NATO, free trade and climate policy coordination.

March 30

Canada's Mission in Afghanistan

Elissa Golberg served as the first Representative of Canada in Kandahar (RoCK), Feb. 2008 to Jan. 2009. In a breakfast forum, Golberg assessed the outlook for Afghanistan and described the challenges and successes in her role as senior Canadian government interlocutor on governance and development matters with Afghan officials, international organizations and civil society.

March 16

Indonesia: A Key Partner in Asia

His Excellency Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia, told a luncheon audience that the world's largest Muslim nation and third-largest democracy can play a key role with the U.S. in handling global problems including terrorism, trade protectionism, and climate change.

February 23 Health and Human Rights:

A New Agenda for Women and Girls

Adrienne Germain, President of the International Women's Health Coalition, discussed how the IWHC is helping the Obama Administration achieve its commitments on female health and human rights.

February 10 GREAT DECISIONS:

Energy and the Global Economy

Nazli Choucri
Professor of Political Science, MIT
Director of the Global System for Sustainable Development (GSSD)

February 3 A Conversation with

Muhammad Yunus

The Grameen Bank Founder and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and his team are bringing Grameen America’s microfinance model to Boston and promoting Grameen Health’s vision for sustainable health care.

January 23 Through the Painted Door:

Approaches to Business in India
Ron Somers, President of the US-India Business Council (USIBC), led a panel discussion on the investment, tax, legal and financial implications of entering the Indian market.

January 14 Leveling the Carbon Playing Field

Trevor Houser, Visiting Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, led a luncheon conversation about the outlook for U.S. climate policy under President Obama and the 111th Congress. Read his recent op-ed:
Finding Agreement on Climate in a Crisis

Events in 2008

December 3 Vision for a Better Place

Mintz Levin and the Consulate General of Israel to New England hosted an exceptional evening with Shai Agassi (left), Founder and CEO of Better Place. This event, attended by some 330 people at Boston's Museum of Science, was co-sponsored by Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Jewish Community Relations Council, the Consulate General of France in Boston, WorldBoston, Boston-Israel Cleantech Alliance and the New England-Israel Business Council.

November 16-19
Rebuilding Sustainable Communities for
Children and Their Families after Disasters

WorldBoston cosponsored the successful inaugural international conference of the Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters at University of Massachusetts Boston.

For more information about the conference, please click here.

October 26-Nov 8
International Visitors Observe the Elections

I-VOTE 2008

EMERGING LEADERS FROM 76 COUNTRIES Observe U.S. Electoral System Firsthand in State Department's I-VOTE 2008 Initiative:

On Nov. 5, Election Fellows gathered in Boston for a symposium at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government to analyze outcomes of the presidential and congressional races as well as share their I-VOTE experiences and insights.

October 15
International Citizen Award Dinner

Madeleine K. Albright
Former U.S.
Secretary of State

Ronald E. Logue
Chairman & CEO
State Street Corporation

Gloria Cordes Larson
President
Bentley University

October 15
European Perceptions of the U.S. Elections

The German-American Business Council, the French American Chamber of Commerce of New England, the British American Business Council and WorldBoston held a reception and expert panel discussion on European views of American presidential campaign politics and the outlook for transatlantic relations under the next U.S. administration.

Oct. 8

Israel, Syria and the Quest for Peace

Ambassador Itamar Rabinovitch
Professor and Past President, Tel Aviv University
Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States
Former Chief Negotiator with Syria

Oct. 7

Initiative for Global Development

Rob Mosbacher, Jr.
President & CEO
Overseas Private Investment Corporation

WorldBoston proudly co-hosted this IGD Speaker Series event

Oct. 2

RISING
POWERS
Multimedia presentation and panel discussion

BRAZIL RISING

Brazil is one of the world's fastest growing economies, known for vast natural resources, exporting prowess, rich cultural traditions and healthy tourism. As it charts a new path to overcome high levels of poverty, inequality and crime, Brazil's influence in regional and global affairs is growing. WorldBoston and the four producers of "Brazil Rising" -- part of Rising Powers: The New Global Reality, a project from The Stanley Foundation -- took the audience on a special journey into this fascinating land.

Sept. 28 Odissi Dance: India's Madhavi Mudgal

Meru Education Foundation presented globally acclaimed dancer and master choreographer Madhavi Mudgal and her niece Arushi Mudgal. Believers in tradition as a flowing stream that ever renews itself, the pair will perform innovative and dynamic compositions of Classical Indian dance this Sunday, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m., at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Sept. 26

How We'll Vote & The Way We'll Be

John Zogby
President & CEO
Zogby International Polling

Sept. 12

INDIA SPEAKER SERIES
Part II: Life Sciences Outsourcing
A Changing & Challenging Landscape in Asia

Makarand Jawadekar, Ph.D.
Director
Portfolio Management & Performance Group
Pfizer Global R&D

The U.S. India Business Alliance (USIBA) and McCarter & English, LLP
co-sponsored this WorldBoston event.

Sept. 5 Film: Long Night's Journey Into Day

Discussion led by
Linda Biehl and Ntobeko Peni

This award-winning film chronicles the 1993 murder of Amy Biehl, an American Fulbright scholar in South Africa, and the ensuing reconciliation and amnesties after apartheid's collapse.

Audience at a Truth and Reconciliation
Commission hearing in Port Elizabeth,
South Africa Photo: Iris Films
Long Night's Journey into Day

The United Nations Association of Greater Boston, along with co-sponsors Belmont World Film, Suffolk University Law School ILSA, and WorldBoston, welcome you to this FREE screening at Suffolk University. E-mail Lisa Unangst at info@unagb.org. Reception at 6pm: screening at 6:30pm.

Sept. 8

Delivering America’s Energy Security

Red Cavaney
President & CEO
American Petroleum Institute

June 5

Serbia, Kosovo & the Volatile Balkans

Ambassador Michael C. Polt
Former U.S. Ambassador to Serbia
Senior Transatlantic Fellow,
German Marshall Fund of the U.S.

May 29
Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM)
Education Initiative ~ A Special Forum

Walker

Spicer

Johnson

Bergantino

Raytheon Company and The New England Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) co-sponsored this WorldBoston event.

April 30

Invisible Nation
How the Kurds' Quest for Statehood
is Shaping Iraq and the Middle East

Quil Lawrence (author)
Middle East correspondent
BBC/PRI's The World

April 23

How We Missed the Story
Osama bin Laden, the Taliban and
the Hijacking of Afghanistan

Roy Gutman (author)
Senior Fellow,United States Institute of Peace

April 17
Special Nationwide Web Cast:

Norman J. Ornstein (live from Washington, D.C.)
Resident Scholar
American Enterprise Institute
Dr. Ezra Vogel
Henry Ford II Professor of Social Science Emeritus
Harvard University

April 18

INDIA SPEAKER SERIES
Part I: Breakfast Roundtable

Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Nat'l Spokesperson, India National Congress

The U.S. India Business Alliance (USIBA) co-sponsored this WorldBoston event.

April 4

Climate Change & Energy Security: Innovation and Transatlantic Cooperation

R. Andreas Kraemer
Director, EcoLogic - Institute for International and European Environmental Policy, Berlin

April 2

Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace

Ambassador Daniel C. Kurtzer
S. Daniel Abraham Visiting Professor
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University

March 13

Taiwan’s Presidential Election Outlook and Cross-Strait Relations

Jaushieh Joseph Wu
Taiwan Representative to the United States
View the C-SPAN video of this event

Feb. 28

Asia, America and the Transformation of Geopolitics

William Overholt
Director
RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policy

Feb. 14

Brazil-US Relations

Ambassador Antonio Patriota
Brazilian Ambassador to the United States

Feb. 8

Trade and Investment Opportunities in Poland

Ambassador Victor Ashe
U.S. Ambassador to Polan

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