CCWA Event
The 30-Year War: Conflict in Africa’s Great Lakes
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesThe Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations is a dinner and dialogue series that provides unparalleled access to top experts and diplomats for candid discussions of today's most pressing international issues. Participation is typically exclusive to Diplomat and Ambassador members and their guests, but for one time only, all CCWA members are welcome to attend! Since…
Global Ambassadors Debrief and Impact Session
Greater Cleveland Partnership 1240 Huron Road E, Cleveland, OH, United StatesCCWA invites you to join the Global Ambassadors Debrief and Impact Session on June 23, 2025, from 5:30-7:30pm. As we wrap up this year’s program, the 2024-2025 Global Ambassadors look forward to sharing program impact on their work and their leadership development, lessons learned, best practices that can be applied in our community, and the…
Welcome Reception for CCWA’s New CEO
Midtown Collaboration Center 1974 E. 66th St., Cleveland, OH, United StatesThis event is SOLD OUT. Walk-ups not permitted. Please contact ccwa@ccwa.org with questions. We have some exciting news to share with you, our CCWA family! The CCWA Board of Directors has selected Marti Flacks as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer. A Cleveland native, Marti has worked both inside and outside government during her 25-year…
European Security Under a Shifting World Order
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesThe Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations (CCFR) is exclusive to Diplomat and Ambassador members and their guests. An email with registration information has been sent to eligible members. CCFR is honored to host Rose Gottemoeller, William J. Perry Lecturer at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, to discuss the future of European security.…
Making Sense of U.S. Policy in the Middle East
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesRegistration for this event has closed. Walk-ins are not permitted. Please email jconnell@ccwa.org with questions. Welcome to the 2025-2026 Foreign Policy Forum season! To kick off the season, CCWA is honored to host Brian Katulis, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, to discuss the critically important, yet often complicated, U.S. foreign policy in the…
Constructing Peace: How Diplomats Change the World
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesThis event has reached capacity. Please email jconnell@ccwa.org to be placed on the wait list. In a time when turmoil and conflict dominate the headlines, it can be difficult to maintain belief in the often slow-moving process of diplomacy. Yet, diplomacy remains a critically important method for facing and overcoming the challenges facing the United…
Examining Global Supply Chains with the Port of Cleveland
Port of Cleveland 1100 W. 9th Street, Cleveland, Ohio, United StatesThis event is exclusively for members of CCWA. Unfortunately, we have reached capacity for this program. Please email jconnell@ccwa.org to be placed on the wait list. Cleveland’s economy is inextricably linked to global trade and supply chains. Cuyahoga and our surrounding counties exported more than $10 billion in goods in 2023, while more than 800…
The Abandonment of Sudan
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesThe Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations (CCFR) is exclusive to Diplomat and Ambassador members and their guests. An email with registration information will be sent to eligible members on Thursday, October 16. CCFR is honored to host Ambassador Michelle Gavin, Ralph Bunche senior fellow for Africa policy studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, to…
2025 Global Impact Award
InterContinental Cleveland 9801 Carnegie Ave, Cleveland, OH, United StatesRegistration for this event has closed. The Cleveland Council on World Affairs’ 2025 Global Impact Award event will celebrate CCWA’s mission to inspire engagement in world affairs – a mission we carry out by fostering public dialogue on international issues, delivering global education programming and hosting public diplomacy efforts. We invite you to join us…
Reluctant Conquest: America’s Relationship with the Arctic
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesThe Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations (CCFR) is exclusive to Diplomat and Ambassador members and their guests. An email with registration information will be sent to eligible members on Thursday, October 30. CCWA is honored to host Dr. Kathryn Lavelle, Ellen and Dixon Long Professor of World Affairs at Case Western Reserve University, to share…
YPAC Holiday Event and Potluck
Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center 2800 Archwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH, United StatesCalling all members of the Carter E. Strang Young Professionals Advisory Committee! We will be holding a fun and festive event on Thursday, November 13 at the Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center. This center transforms lives by preserving, educating, and promoting Latino heritage through the teaching and practice of history, culture, the visual, performing,…
Sports Diplomacy in America’s Decade of Sport
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesRegistration for this event has closed. From the Olympics to the FIFA World Cup, international sports competitions have long been a way for countries to display national pride and attain international recognition that they might not regularly receive. However, sports diplomacy -- the application of sports to international diplomacy -- is a much newer area…