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WorldBoston
East Building 1, Suite 300

212 Northern Avenue

Boston, MA 02210

The mission of WorldBoston is to educate, inspire and engage the people of Greater Boston in international affairs and the critical global issues of our time.

We invite you to attend our popular distinguished speakers programs. We also arrange meetings with emerging leaders from around the world
who are visiting Boston and the region as part of the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program.
Become a citizen diplomat!  By sharing knowledge, ideas and your culture, you can develop lasting connections through professional and cultural exchanges with these visitors.

WorldBoston is an independent, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.  Join WorldBoston today!  Know - and grow - your world!

Upcoming international visitors
 

August 19 - 23
U.S.-Northeast Asia Foreign Policy            

Mr. Shinkun Haku, elected member of Japan's House of Councillors, will visit Boston to explore elements of U.S. foreign policy, specifically as it relates to the countries of Northeast Asia, in meetings with government officials and experts in foreign policy.

August 24 - 29
Developing Future Leaders in Civil Aviation

Japan

Mr. Ryutaro Konishi, Special Assistant to the Director of the Aviation Safety Promotion Office of Japan's Civil Aviation Bureau, will have the opportunity to meet with aviation leaders and policymakers in Boston and visit federal and private industry aviation facilities involved with aircraft development and production.

 

Recent international visitors

June 30 - July 4
Role of NGOs in Promoting Global Women's Issues

WorldBoston welcomed 20 women non-profit managers, community activists, and government officials who work on women's issues around the world. With Boston-area counterparts, they explored the role of women in the political process and the portrayal and employment of women in the media.

June 19 - 23
Civil Society and Community Engagement

Latin America

Sixteen Latin American parliamentarians, politicians, municipal workers, and community leaders visited Boston to learn about the use of social media and technology in political campaigns as well as the role of state government in promoting a stronger civil society. They met with Governor Deval Patrick's Office of Community Affairs, media consultants, non-profit organizations, and university-affiliated research centers.

Upcoming programs

August 5
Emerging Markets: Opportunities and Challenges

WorldBoston is pleased to cosponsor Northeastern University's Center for Emerging Markets 2nd annual half-day symposium with business executives active in the markets of Brazil, China, India, Mexico and Russia. Registration required

September 14
GREAT DECISIONS 2010
TOPIC 5: Global Financial Crisis

Become a member   of WorldBoston  and receive the Great Decisions 2010 Briefing Book free!

The global financial crisis that began in late 2007 revealed major deficiencies in the regulation of markets and institutions, all of which came perilously close to collapse. Emergency measures to prevent a full collapse of the global financial system have led to mixed results. How will governments and the world community respond to this challenge? Event details Joseph P. Joyce, professor of economics at Wellesley College and director of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs, is an expert in financial globalization and international macroeconomics. Watch the Great Decisions video

WorldBoston's Great Decisions 2010 lecture and discussion series
is made possible by a grant from The Lowell Institute.

Recent programs

July 9
Business Opportunities in the Arab World

WorldBoston and the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce presented a half-day forum featuring Ambassadors from Bahrain, Iraq and Morocco at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston. Read the press release

June 11                     
Pakistan: The Case for U.S. Business

WorldBoston and the Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment hosted a luncheon roundtable for Anne Patterson, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, and several Pakistani CEOs who outlined business opportunities for American companies.

May 26                     
Rising Power: Turkey

WorldBoston hosted a dinner in honor of H.E. Namik Tan, Ambassador of Turkey to the U.S., who addressed the audience and took questions on the future of this fast-changing nation, the direction of Turkey's foreign policy, and what it means for the U.S. and the world.