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SUMMARY:Hosting Opportunity: Youth Ambassadors Latin America
DESCRIPTION:This fall CCWA is seeking families in the Cleveland area to host one or two students from Friday\, October 24 – Tuesday\, November 4\, 2025. This is an exchange through the U.S. Department of State’s Youth Ambassadors Latin America program. This program is for high school age students from Costa Rica\, Guatemala\, Nicaragua\, and Panama to travel to the U.S. for a leadership\, civic engagement\, and entrepreneurship focused learning program. Each weekday the students are engaged in workshops\, site visits\, and community activities with CCWA. Host families must have a strong proficiency in Spanish. For more information\, please contact Andrew Kovach\, Director of Exchange Programs\, at akovach@ccwa.org. \nFor interested hosts: Each student must have their own bed\, though they may share a room with a student of the same gender. (Air mattresses are not permitted.) We ask that students be provided breakfast and that they be included in family meals in the evening. During weekdays\, students will be engaged in educational programming\, and transportation and lunches will be provided by CCWA. Students have weekends and most evenings free to spend time with their host families. A home visit and background check must be completed prior to hosting. The host family must have strong proficiency in Spanish.
URL:https://www.ccwa.org/events/hosting-opportunity-youth-ambassadors-latin-america-2/
LOCATION:OH
CATEGORIES:International Visitors
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SUMMARY:2025 Global Impact Award
DESCRIPTION:Registration for this event has closed. \nThe 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 for this special evening of celebrating global engagement in our community! \nThe evening includes two award presentations: \nGlobal Impact Award: The 2025 Global Impact Award will be presented to Ambassador William J. Burns for his distinguished diplomatic career and public service that spanned 37 years under seven U.S. Presidents. Ambassador Burns is one of the most knowledgeable practitioners of American diplomacy\, with deep firsthand understanding of America’s national security interests and its role in the world. Ambassador Burns is former director of the CIA and Deputy Secretary of State\, and author of The Back Channel: A Memoir of American Diplomacy and the Case for Its Renewal. He will deliver the Brooks Emeny Distinguished Lecture to share some of his thoughts on American diplomacy and world geopolitics. \nDr. Wael Khoury Award for Global Leadership in Cleveland: The Dr. Khoury Award honors an inspirational leader in the Cleveland area\, whose work has global reach and a strong local impact. The 2025 awards will be presented to André Gremillet\, the President and CEO of The Cleveland Orchestra for his internationally minded leadership and arts diplomacy. \nAt this year’s event\, CCWA will also celebrate its innovative global education work\, with programs for middle and high school students and teachers\, such as its longstanding Model United Nations program and the Bridges to the World program. Proceeds from this event will directly support our global education programs. \nSPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES \nGlobal Leader Sponsor — $25\,000 \n\nDesignation as a Global Leader Sponsor\n10 tickets with premier seating at the event\n10 tickets to the special private reception\nValet parking at the event for all guests\nPremier recognition on all event materials*\n\nGlobal Advocate Sponsor — $10\,000 \n\nDesignation as a Global Advocate Sponsor\n10 tickets with preferred seating at the event\n10 tickets to the special private reception\nValet parking at the event for all guests\nRecognition on event materials*\n\nAmbassador Sponsor — $5\,000 \n\nDesignation as an Ambassador Sponsor\n8 tickets with preferred seating at the event\n8 tickets to the special private reception\nValet parking at the event for all guests\nListing in printed program*\n\n\nDiplomat Sponsor — $3\,000 \n\nDesignation as a Diplomat Sponsor\n8 tickets to the cocktail reception and event\nValet parking at the event for all guests\nListing in printed program*\n\nINDIVIDUAL TICKETS \nImpact Ticket — $600 \n\nOne ticket with preferred seating at the event\nOne ticket to the special private reception\nValet parking at the event is included\n\nIndividual Ticket — $250 \n\nOne ticket to the cocktail reception and event\nValet parking at the event is included\n\n*Based on information at the time of printing
URL:https://www.ccwa.org/events/2025-global-impact-award/
LOCATION:InterContinental Cleveland\, 9801 Carnegie Ave\, Cleveland\, OH\, 44106\, United States
CATEGORIES:CCWA Event,Global Impact Awards
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SUMMARY:Reluctant Conquest: America's Relationship with the Arctic
DESCRIPTION:The 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. \nCCWA is honored to host Dr. Kathryn Lavelle\, Ellen and Dixon Long Professor of World Affairs at Case Western Reserve University\, to share her insights on the past\, present\, and future of America’s relationship with the Arctic region. The strategic and economic value of this vast region is on the rise\, as climate change opens up new shipping lanes and increases the potential to exploit the region’s natural resources. Meanwhile\, Russia’s military presence in the Arctic continues to expand – as does as does NATO’s\, thanks to the induction of new members Sweden and Finland. Drawing upon her research for her new book\, Reluctant Conquest: American Wealth\, Power\, and Science in the Arctic\, Dr. Lavelle will outline the long history of the U.S. role in the region\, how the past informs our present limitations and possibilities\, and why Ohioans should be paying attend to the future of Arctic engagement. \nThe 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 exclusive to Diplomat and Ambassador members and their guests. To join\, renew\, or upgrade your membership\, please click here.
URL:https://www.ccwa.org/events/reluctant-conquest-americas-relationship-with-the-arctic/
LOCATION:The Union Club\, 1211 Euclid Ave.\, Cleveland\, OH\, 44115\, United States
CATEGORIES:CCFR Event,CCWA Event,Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:YPAC Holiday Event and Potluck
DESCRIPTION:Calling 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\, and literary arts. We will have a quick tour of their facilities\, learn more about their work\, and discuss how cultural centers play a critical role in our communities. Following the tour\, get ready for some arts and crafts! We’ll be creating our own holiday decorations in the style of traditional Mexican holiday decorations. Most importantly\, we would love for you to bring your favorite holiday treat! When you register below\, please indicate what you intend to bring. It is not required to bring something\, but potlucks are best when everybody contributes! \nWe have limited capacity for this event\, so we kindly ask that only YPAC members and their guests attend. \nLocation: Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center\, 2800 Archwood Ave\, Cleveland\, OH 44109 \nYPAC is a body of young professionals who support the work of CCWA in its efforts to engage young professionals and students in our programming. YPAC members do this by providing program feedback and insight to the board and staff of CCWA\, leading coordination of young professional events\, and serving as community ambassadors for CCWA and its programs.
URL:https://www.ccwa.org/events/ypac-holiday-event/
LOCATION:Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center\, 2800 Archwood Avenue\, Cleveland\, OH\, 44109\, United States
CATEGORIES:CCWA Event,Community Event
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SUMMARY:Dinner Hosting: U.S.-ROK Partnership: Combating Synthetic Opioids
DESCRIPTION:CCWA is looking for internationally minded individuals and families to host international exchange participants for dinner on Thanksgiving – Thursday\, November 27th. \nParticipants from South Korea will be in Cleveland on an exchange project called U.S.-ROK Partnership: Combating Synthetic Opioids. \nDinner Hosting FAQ \nThe more the merrier. We thank you for welcoming our international guests into your family’s traditions. \nWho’s coming to dinner? You would host 2 visitors and 1 interpreter. Background information will be provided typically one week in advance. This includes visitor name\, profession\, and dietary restrictions. \nSign me up! To host this group\, please contact Trey Rainey at trainey@ccwa.org. We ask first time hosts to fill out a Citizen Diplomat profile form here. A CCWA staff member will also briefly meet you in person at your home prior to hosting.
URL:https://www.ccwa.org/events/dinner-hosting-rok-combating-opioids/
LOCATION:OH
CATEGORIES:International Visitors
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