The World Affairs Council of Kentucky & Southern Indiana (WAC) is a non-profit member-based organization based in
Louisville, Kentucky
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, whose mission is to "promote cross-cultural awareness, education and tolerance through nonpartisan discussions on current international issues". The Council is a member of the
World Affairs Councils of America
The World Affairs Councils of America is a network of 93 autonomous and nonpartisan councils across 40 states.
History
The World Affairs Councils of America was founded in 1918. It is the largest nonprofit international affairs organization in ...
and
Global Ties U.S. Network.
For twenty years the organization was known as the Louisville International Cultural Center (LICC). In order to "highlight
heir
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role in bringing high-quality international programming to
hearea and to emphasize
tsrole as the local chapter of the World Affairs Councils of America," the organization became the World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana in 2004.
The
Muhammad Ali Center
The Muhammad Ali Center is a non-profit museum and cultural center dedicated to boxer Muhammad Ali in Louisville, Kentucky. Ali, a native of Louisville, and his wife Lonnie Ali founded the museum in 2005.
The six-story, museum is located in ...
has partnered with the World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana since 2006. Similarly, the
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentu ...
Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce Patterson may refer to:
People
* Patterson (surname)
Places
;Canada
*Pattersons Corners, Ontario
*Patterson Township, Ontario
*Patterson, Calgary a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta.
;United States of America
* Patterson, Arkansas
*Patterson, Ca ...
maintains a close relationship with the World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana.
References
External links
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* http://www.courier-journal.com/story/life/wellness/health/2016/03/17/former-apple-ceo-better-health-through-tech/81776540/
* http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2016/03/22/former-apple-ceo-on-whats-driving-healthcare.html
* http://www.kentucky.com/sports/horses/article44034600.html
* http://insiderlouisville.com/tag/world-affairs-council-of-kentucky-and-southern-indiana/
Foreign relations of the United States
Non-profit organizations based in Louisville, Kentucky
Foreign policy and strategy think tanks in the United States
1984 establishments in Kentucky
Think tanks established in 1984
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