Las Vegas World Affairs Council
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City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
Established | 2004 | |
LVWAC's website | www.lvwac.org | |
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The Las Vegas World Affairs Council is a nonprofit nonpartisan organization dedicated to enhancing international education. It is considered the premiere speaking platform in Las Vegas for out-of-town guests, diplomats, and individuals of note outside of Las Vegas.[citation needed]
The organization usually hosts most of its events at The Four Seasons Las Vegas.
[edit] Notable speakers
Throughout its three year existence, LVWAC has hosted or will host events with many prominent businesspeople and diplomats:
• MAXjet First Las Vegas Flight Celebration
• Former DNC Chair and Senator Hillary Clinton Campaign Chair Terry McAuliffe[1]
• Deputy Director-General of the European Central Bank, Mr. Werner Studener.
• Former Undersecretary of Defense Douglas Feith
• Washington Post Foreign Editor Pamela Constable
• The Korean Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Lee Tae-sik
• His Excellency Klaus Sommer, Ambassador (ret.), Federal Republic of Germany
• Major General Charles Baldwin, Chief of Chaplains, USAF
• Baylor President John Lilley
• The Mayor Of Las Vegas, The Honorable Oscar Goodman
• The Honorable Dr. Ikram Khan & Dr. Jeffrey Kesten On Global Health
• Former German Ambassador to the US, His Excellency Wolfgang Ischinger
• Former Philippines Ambassador to the US, His Excellency Albert del Rosario
• The Afghan Ambassador to the US, His Excellency Said Tayeb Jawad
• The Former Rwandan Ambassador to the US, His Excellency Zac Nsenga
• Lou Dobbs