Jรณvenes en Acciรณn: Mexico Youth Exchange Program

This summer CCWA is hosting a cohort of high school students from Mexico on a program called Jรณvenes en Acciรณn.ย  Each weekday the students are engaged in workshops and programming on leadership and social entrepreneurship. We are in need of home stay hosts to accommodate one or two students from July 9 - 21, 2025.…

Hosting Opportunity: Fulbright Welcome Weekend Brazil

CCWA is looking for internationally-minded host families for Fulbright scholars from Brazil on July 25-27, 2025. CCWA will be partnering with Ohio University to host Brazilian Fulbright English language instructors in Cleveland for the weekend. All Fulbright scholars speak English. They are here in Ohio for a teacher training program and will come to Cleveland…

Dinner Hosting: U.S. Judicial System

CCWA is looking for internationally minded individuals and families to host international exchange participants for dinner on Saturday, August 9th. Participants are in Cleveland on an exchange project called U.S. Judicial System. Participants are from across the globe. This project is part of the U.S. Department of State's International Visitors Leadership Program. Dinner Hosting FAQ…

Dinner Hosting: Regional Collaboration to Combat Transnational Crime

CCWA is looking for internationally minded individuals and families to host international exchange participants for dinner on Tuesday, August 12th. Participants are in Cleveland on an exchange project called Regional Collaboration to Combat Transnational Crime. Participants are from across the globe. This project is part of the U.S. Department of State's International Visitors Leadership Program.…

Welcome Reception for CCWA’s New CEO

Midtown Collaboration Center 1974 E. 66th St., Cleveland, OH, United States

This 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 organizationโ€™s new Chief Executive Officer. A Cleveland native, Marti has worked both inside and outside government during her 25-year…

Dinner Hosting: Advancing Economic Prosperity: Global Economic Cooperation

CCWA is looking for internationally minded individuals and families to host international exchange participants for dinner on Sunday, September 14th. Participants are in Cleveland on an exchange project called Advancing Economic Prosperity: Global Economic Cooperation. Participants are from across the globe. This project is part of the U.S. Department of State's International Visitors Leadership Program.…

European Security Under a Shifting World Order

The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United States

The 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 States

Registration 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…

Dinner Hosting: Addressing the North American Opioid Crisis

CCWA is looking for internationally minded individuals and families to host international exchange participants for dinner on Sunday, September 28th. Participants are in Cleveland on an exchange project called Addressing the North American Opioid Crisis. Participants are from Canada. This project is part of the U.S. Department of State's International Visitors Leadership Program. Dinner Hosting…

Dinner Hosting: Protecting Cybersecurity

CCWA is looking for internationally minded individuals and families to host international exchange participants for dinner on Sunday, October 12th. Participants from across the globe will be in Cleveland on an exchange project called Protecting Cybersecurity.ย This project is part of the U.S. Department of State's International Visitors Leadership Program. Dinner Hosting FAQ No need for…

Constructing Peace: How Diplomats Change the World

The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United States

This 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 States

This 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. Clevelandโ€™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…