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Eisenhower Fellowships Chairman, former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, will host the Chairman’s Seminar and Pin Ceremony for our 2022 Africa Fellows, 2021 USA Fellows, 2021 Global Scholars and invited guests at 3:00 PM at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

Eisenhower Fellowships will host a dinner conversation with best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman, our 2022 Africa Fellows combating climate change and our 2021 USA Fellows at 6:00 PM Wednesday, May 18 at The Liberty View at Independence Visitor Center.

World Heritage Week is a city-wide celebration of the World Heritage City designation of Philadelphia. This year, we are shaping the program around the idea of Sankofa, a cultural ideology originating in west Africa (Ghana). Sankofa represents the practice of looking into the past for inspiration and taking what is of value into the future. GPA will promote both in-person and virtual events and programs throughout the week to celebrate the global heritages of Philadelphia.

Join the World Affairs Council on an exclusive 14-day journey through Morocco. From the imperial cities of Rabat, Fez, and Marrakech to the imposing High Atlas Mountains and the vast Sahara, explore Morocco’s unique history and culture.

On March 31st, celebrate the 200th anniversary of the return of the first free Black Americans to what is now known as Liberia!

Togo - Entrepreneurship and Youth Employment Informal member gathering planned alongside confirmed in-person International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), the U.S. Department of State's premier professional exchange program.

A family program of stories and songs with the master storyteller, Charlotte Blake Alston. Charlotte selects from her wide repertoire of stories and songs that feature animals from the African and African American oral traditions such as “Anansi”, “Starfish”, “How Raccoon Got His Dinner”, “Billy Goats’ Gruff” and “Little Red Hen.”  

The US-Ghana Chamber together with the US commercial services, ACBC present an all day business exposition, roundtable and B2B partnering with key decision makers and industry experts.

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It's WAKANDA FOREVER in Clark Park! Join us as we kick off our 2021 Movies in Clark Park series with Black Panther, the smash hit in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, after rain forced us to cancel our planned screening in 2018.

Every year, military airstrikes in conflict zones like Iraq, Syria, and Libya result in thousands of civilian deaths and displacement. To shed light on the impact that civilians face in these conflict zones, the Council is hosting a discussion with the Director of Airwars, a non-profit transparency organization working to track, assess, and archive military actions and related civilian harm claims in conflict zones.