Past Events

• Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus - Real inspiration and even a challenge will be out in force when Muhammad Yunus joins the Greater Washington Board of Trade for a conversation on his new book on October 18th in the Reagan Center Atrium Ballroom. Few do as much to advance ways in which we can – and must reduce ... more

• 26th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference - Since 1992, the National Council's Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference has gathered internationally renowned specialists to analyze, discuss, and debate issues of over-arching importance to the American and Arab people's needs, concerns, interests, and key foreign policy ... more

• GCS World Trade Credit & Risk Summit 2017 - In association with the GCS Credit Community World Conference, the 2017 World Trade Credit & Risk [WTCR] Summit welcomes professionals interested in the Trends, Challenges, Technologies and Opportunities in today’s Modern Economy​, as they relate to World Trade Credit and ... more

• H.E. Grigor Hovhannissian, Ambassador of Armenia - Please join the World Affairs Council-Washington, DC as we host His Excellency Grigor Hovhannissian, Ambassador of Armenia to the United States. Prior to joining his country’s foreign service, Ambassador Hovhannissian served in numerous positions with the United Nations, inc... more

• Does GSP Generate Security and Prosperity? - Does GSP Generate Security and Prosperity for the US?Should Congress renew it?A look into US trade preferences The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) is a trade preference program designed to promote economic growth and development in the world’s poorest countries by prov... more