The Northern Nevada International Center is now a member of the World Affairs Council of America (WACA), a non-profit, non-partisan organization whose focus is on community engagement in dialog about critical international issues.  This grassroots agency believes in empowering people to educate themselves about the world around them and actively involve themselves as a global citizen.   WACA has 484,000 participants including 87 organizations which provide resources and forums to discuss a variety of global issues.

WACA’s Mission is to:

• Empower citizens to participate in the national debate on world affairs
• Build citizen support for American engagement in the world
• Stimulate communities to interact effectively in the global economy
• Help people relate their local concerns to global issues
• Improve international education locally, nationally, and internationally
• Foster international interests in America’s young people
• Build alliances with counterpart organizations locally, nationally, and internationally
• Increase council professionalism by disseminating best practices

The NNIC is working as a WACA member council to bring many speakers about varying global issues.  Click to see a listing of upcoming, currently scheduled and past speakers.

How WACA Came to Be

The World Affairs Council of America began its roots with the Foreign Policy Association (FPA) in 1918 in a group that included Woodrow Wilson and Paul Kellogg.  The group formed in an attempt to prevent isolationist foreign policies in a direct response to World War I and its aftermath.  In 1947, these ideas developed into various community councils forming one collective voice concerned with America’s global actions.  In 1986, the first office was established in Washington D.C. as the National Council of World Affairs Organizations (NCWAO), eventually evolving to what is known today as the World Affairs Council of America.

Here’s how to reach the Northern Nevada International Center’s WAC program:

Natasha Majewski, Program Assistant – via CLICK ME

Carina Black, Ph.D., Executive Director – via CLICK ME

Our physical mailing address is as follows:

Northern Nevada International Center
WAC Program
821 North Center Street
Reno, Nevada 89501

Tel.: (775) 784-7515
Fax: (775) 337-1939

Click for driving instructions and other contact information.