WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
OF THE MONTEREY BAY AREA
 Established in 1951



October 28th, 2026 EVENT

 

"Inside Ukraine: The Russian War"


Ambassador William Taylor

Wednesday, October 28th, 2026

Luncheon Lecture

Monterey Marriott - Ferrantes Bay View Room

350 Calle Principal, Monterey, CA 93940


11:30 am Registration, 12:00 pm Lunch, 12:45 pm Program

$75 Member - $90 Non-Member

Register by Wednesday, October 21st, 2026


Please note: Cancellations after the deadline are non-refundable.

REGISTER HERE!


It’s Academic WorldQuest Season!

WACMB is excited to host Academic WorldQuest, a high school global issues/foreign affairs competition sponsored by the World Affairs Council of America. Our local Council, along with our partners at the Monterey County Office of Ed, hope to attract up to ten schools throughout the county for our flagship competition to be held this February 27, 2027. The lucky winning team and their coach will travel to Washington DC for the national competition, with all costs underwritten by WACMB. Since 2023, two schools have won our local competition; Greenfield High School and Monterey High School, each two-time winners. With new schools joining this year, AWQ is poised to be our biggest and most exciting yet.

If you know of teachers or high school students in Monterey County who would be interested in participating, please direct them to YouthEd@wacmb.org.





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Joining the World Affairs Council of the Monterey Bay Area (WACMB) brings opportunities to participate in the programs of the Council and the national organization, to support the work of the Council, and to meet others who share your interest and concern in international issues. Membership is open to anyone interested in international issues, global events, and related domestic issues. The Council’s regional boundaries include the Central Coast counties of Monterey and Santa Cruz, California.

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Monthly thought-provoking luncheon or dinner lectures featuring timely topics from prominent foreign affairs experts such as academicians, diplomats, journalists and government officials Priority and reduced rate X
Monthly moderated Discussion Group on current topics Priority X
Annual Great Decisions Program Series in the spring, an 8-part series of discussions focusing on the most important foreign policy issues of the year.  Priority X
Annual Academic World Quest high school competition X X
Subscription to The Passport monthly newsletter and calendar of events X
Free subscription to GlobalPost, America’s largest daily newsletter devoted to world news X
Something of Interest, WACMB’s digest of curated links to articles about world affairs, is emailed to you biweekly X
Numerous online resources, such as podcasts, videos of past lectures, and links to useful resources on world affairs, including through our affiliation with the World Affairs Councils of America X
Opportunities to participate in the national World Affairs Council of America International Travel Program, with educational tours that include behind-the-scenes briefings X
Opportunity to attend the national World Affairs Council of America annual 3-day Conference in Washington, D.C. X

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