WHAT WE DO

The World Affairs Forum is the only world affairs council serving Fairfield and Westchester counties.   We are part of a national network of 90 councils across the nation with a shared mission of educating our members, students and the public about international affairs and America's role in the world. The World Affairs Forum was established in 1946 to promote greater understanding of foreign policy issues by providing for dialogue between its members and leaders in the field of international relations. Today it serves over 500 members and the larger community through a variety of quality programs:

• The Ambassadors’ Roundtable Series, our executive briefing series, offers six breakfasts and two dinners per season with presentations by high level policy makers, CEOs, ambassadors and think tank experts.  Includes a family membership in the World Affairs Forum.
  
  
• The Forum Series offers programs on important challenges in the international arena.  Six events, free for members, are held at the University of Connecticut's Stamford campus and are co-sponsored with UCONN's Business School.
   
• World Class education programs for high school and college students.  Our program offers study abroad scholarships for college students, internships with the Forum, the Future Global Leaders Award and Academic WorldQuest for local high school students.  Visit our education page for more information. 
  
  
• Great Decisions, co-sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association, are evening presentations based on the Foreign Policy Association’s assessment of major global issues facing America. The Forum offers this series to the public free of charge.  The programs are held at the Greenwich Library in the spring and the New Canaan Library in the fall.  The fall series is sponsored by The Bank of New Canaan and the spring series is underwritten by the Greenwich Library.
  
  
• Special events, including  WorldQuest, Economic Trends Lecture, corporate events, book signing with internationally renowned authors, film events, wine tastings, the Marie Hurley Memorial Travel Lecture, and the membership's annual meeting and dinner.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Gene Rostov, Chairman, General Resource Corp.
Siw de Gysser. Vice Chairman, VP, Corporate Planning, Philip Morris Companies, Inc., (ret.)
Donald J. Polchinski, Treasurer, Mng. Dir. RSM McGladrey, http://www.rmsmcgladrey.com
Ennala Ramcharandas, Secretary, VP, Developing Markets Operations, Xerox (ret.)

Tom Agoston, External Relations Manager, IBM Communications
Patrick Brand, President, Document Messaging Technologies, Pitney Bowes, Inc., www.pitneybowes.com
Ernest A. DiMattia, Jr., President, Ferguson Library
Kempton Dunn, Managing Director, Global Risk Strategies LLC
William V. Ferdinand, Managing Director, US Trust Co, NA http://www.ustrust.com
James E. Fitzgerald, Regional President, North Atlantic Region, Wachovia
Dorothy A. Fox, Consultant, Pathfinder Travel
Harry Geller, Managing Director, Executive Coaching Division, Geller, Grace & Associates
Dr.Joanna M. Gwozdziowski, Political Consultant   
Hope Hageman, Former President, League of Women Voters of Westport 
Donald Heller, Partner, Grand Elk & Orvis Shore Fox  Resort Communities
Mitchell Krauss, CBS News Correspondent (ret.)
Dr. Wilbur Miller, Founder and Honorary Chairman
Sheila Moore, Director of Administration & External Affairs, U. of CT, www.uconn.edu
Timothy H. Murphy, Group Executive, Core Products, MasterCard Worldwide, www.mastercard.com                     
Dr. Lori E. Murray, Consultant, National Security Issues
J. David Nelson, Executive Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, VaporStream, Inc.
George F. Paik, Managing Director, LCP Capital LLC
Eric K. Petschek, Former Assistant Treasurer, World Affairs Forum
Wendy E. Prince, Attorney Mediator, Greenberg & Prince 
John H. (Casey) Roach, Sr. Managing Director, TD Wealth Management  
Randall J. Smith, Financial Advisor, UBS Wealth Management Group
Thomas B. Tesluk, Managing Director, Sequent Consulting www.sequentconsulting.com
 

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Ambassador Stephen Bosworth, Dean, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy www.tufts.org 
L. Paul Bremer, III., Former US Administrator in Iraq, Former US Ambassador to The Netherlands 
Prescott S. Bush, Jr., President, Prescott Bush Resources, Ltd.
Lawrence S. Eagleburger, Former US Secretary of State
Ambassador Thomas M. T. Niles, President US Council for International Business  www.uscib.org
Edward Pollak, Sr. Vice President (ret.) Olin Corporation  www.olin.com
Ambassador Frank G. Wisner II, Vice Chairman, External Affairs, AIG  www.aig.com

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