Past Programs
Citizen Diplomacy Summit
View Tom's PowerPoint presentation here
Tom Miller, Vice President, Business for Diplomatic Action
“Why Citizen Diplomacy is Good for Business”
Participating organizations: Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce, Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation, Workforce Investment Board and Leadership Champlain. This Summit on Citizen Diplomacy has been initiated through a seed grant from the National Council for International Visitors as part of its 50th Anniversary celebration.
The Vermont Council on World Affairs Third Annual Dinner
honoring Governor James Douglas was a grand success--thank you for your support!
Please check our Facebook page for pictures of the event
Kristina Touzenis
The International Office of Migration
"Children's Rights--Protection from Exploitation"
Cosponsored by Rotary District 7850
Saturday, June 12th
Burlington-Yaroslavl Sister City Events
Folklore group Uzaren'
Lyubov Shishkhanova
Tuesday, May 4th
Performance by Uzaren' and
Lyubov Shishkhanova, classical organist
Vermont Nurses in Haiti
"Health Care from the Heart:
The Vermont Medical Response Team Caring for Haitians in the Aftermath of the Earthquake"
Monday, April 19th
Ambassador Series
Jeffrey Lunstead, former U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka
"Big Powers, Small Conflicts:
The United States and Sri Lanka’s Peace Process”
Monday, April 26th
See his talk on the VCWA's YouTube Channel soon
Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen
Ambassador of Denmark to the United States, speaks about the Danish economy as a guest of Senator Bernie Sanders
March 22nd
See his talk on the VCWA's YouTube channel.
Allison Stanger
"One Nation Under Contract: The Outsourcing of American Power and the Future of Foreign Policy"
March 17th
See her talk on the VCWA's YouTube channel.
