Columbia World Affairs Council

You're cordially invited to the 2025 Global Vision Award Gala, honoring @NobelPrize recipient as Exec. Dir. @WFP & SC Gov. @dbeasley1 ! Gov. Beasley will be honored Mon. Dec. 1, @ColaMuseum. Join us! Tix & Sponsorships now available: lnkd.in/gyV4GnkK

Last week, CWAC co-hosted BID for the Americas: Connecting South Carolina to Latin America's Growth with the @MooreSchool Folks Center and @ExportGov. Thanks to @el_BID for leading a great discussion on business opportunities across Latin America and the Caribbean!

Join us to explore how the Internet-American Development Bank is deepening economic ties between SC, Latin America & the Caribbean! Q&A to follow. Free & lunch included with registration. eventbrite.com/e/bid-for-the-…

CWAC is excited to be a supporting partner for this timely forum presented by USC's Folks Center for International Business at @MooreSchool! Don't forget to register - the event is FREE, but an RSVP is required as limited seating is going fast. eventbrite.com/e/folks-center…

Thank you so much for visiting, sharing your insights, and for your hard work strengthening our valued U.K.-U.S. relationship and mutual prosperity. We look forward to many more exchanges to come in the year ahead!

@UofSC Walker Institute of International & Area Studies and @colawac held another excellent Palmetto Forum. Guest speaker @UKinAtlanta @RGallowayUK spoke on the new MOU between the UK & SC, the opening of a new @SCcommerce desk serving the UK & Ireland, and fielded questions.

We had an outstanding ⁦@colawac⁩ Annual Meeting tonight at ⁦@maynardnexsen⁩. Great remarks by @colamayor⁩ & ⁦@Livingston4RC⁩ Livingston. The Columbia World Affairs Council’s role is more important than ever. I am proud to serve as Chair of the Council.

Thrilled to share this news! Introduced Phenogy less than 1yr ago on a @colawac led #Swiss econ. devo. mission w/ @colamayor & now we welcome this global leader in sustainable energy systems to their new home & U.S. #HQ in @CityofColumbia! columbiasc.gov/swiss-based-ph…

@RichlandED @CityofColumbia We are thrilled to welcome Phenogy to South Carolina! From our first intro less than 1 yr ago, the stars were clearly aligned. Phenogy will be a great partner in our region's rapidly growing sustainable energy nexus!

Congratulations to our partners at @CityofColumbia and incoming company Phenogy on its newly-announced #HQ. The city and greater region are primed for growth opportunities of new and existing industries. columbiasc.gov/swiss-based-ph… #econdev #growth #energy #ColumbiaSC #RichlandSC

We had a wonderful Global Vision Gala celebrating 50yrs of Int'l Biz @ the @MooreSchool & honoring those who kept the citadel lit brightly for the whole world to see: Randy Folks, Jr., Kendall Roth, and Dean James F. Kane! Photos by Drew Baron. facebook.com/share/p/1AWPqG…

Join us & @WalkerInstitute, along w/ @KoreaEconInst and reps from U.S Dept. of State & Korean Embassy, for lunch! REGISTER HERE:. eventbrite.com/e/october-2024…

Great article in @postandcourier on Columbia's Sister Cities. Join us tomorrow as we talk with @colamayor Daniel Rickenmann about how Columbia's opportunities abound abroad! eventbrite.com/e/september-20…

The @CityofColumbia is blessed with many prosperous international relationships creating opportunities for our region. We are truly a world-class city with great friends around d the globe! Thanks @postandcourier for sharing this important story!

We love transatlantic collaborations addressing shared issues & our Sister City @AccraMetropolis! Thanks @JArchote @PCColumbia for covering! ... @CityofColumbia @SisterCitiesInt

⁦@maynardnexsen⁩ was honored to host Ambassador Mahama of Ghana for important meetings on strengthening the economic ties between Ghana and the ⁦@CityofColumbia⁩. Accra, Ghana and Columbia are Sister Cities. Thank you ⁦@colawac⁩.

We are thrilled to be a community partner in the Blue Zones initiative 🌎! Join us on the 27th for an immersion dinner @ @SmokedSC to help Columbia become a certified city where “longevity dances with vitality!” Reserve your seats today! eventbrite.com/e/blue-zone-di…

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Columbia Council for Internationals @ColaCFIntls seeks Assistant Program Manager. Help develop programs for distinguished international visitors to Columbia! For more information, call Sewell Gelberd at 803.376.4549. Please send resume to Columbia.CCFI@gmail.com

@USEmbassyBern @SelectUSA Thank you for receiving us today! We greatly enjoyed the conversation, building Swiss - SC prosperity!

The @WACAmerica Academic WorldQuest National Competition is tomorrow in DC! Please help us cheer on CWAC's winning team from @We_Are_GSMST as they compete for the gold w/ their peers from across the country! Watch the competition LIVE, starting at 8:45am youtube.com/watch?v=boWsYW…

Join us to celebrate German Beer Day properly with a CWAC Happy Hour at @BierkellerCola on Tues. April 23, 6pm. Food provided. Drink specials. BEER! Event is free w/ RSVP to dmonk@columbiaworldaffairs.org. Prost!