World Affairs Council of Washington, DC


The World Affairs Council of Washington, DC, founded in 1980, was a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization in Washington, DC. The group's efforts were aimed at informing and educating the public about contemporary international affairs. Its corporate sponsors included Aramco Service Company, AIG, Raytheon, and ExxonMobil, and it relied primarily on dues from individual and corporate members. On December 31, 2018, after 38 years in the community, the World Affairs Council - Washington, DC ceased operations.

Programs and events

The World Affairs Council organized a number of events in the D.C. area geared toward providing educational opportunities focused on international affairs. These events included public programs featuring journalists, public officials, and foreign policy experts, seminars for educators, and outreach programs for students. Worldquest was an academic competition with programs geared toward high school students and young professionals in which teams answered questions pertaining to foreign affairs, geography, foreign culture, international organizations, and recent history.

Notable speakers

Notable speakers at WACDC events have included: