Congratulations to the Alaska World Affairs Council

The Alaska World Affairs Council is thrilled to be recognized by the State of Alaska as a recipient of one of the 2009 Governor’s North Star Awards for International Excellence which recognizes accomplishments and success of international activities that have occurred in the past five years. The awards were presented by Commissioner Emil Notti at the Export Alaska luncheon in Anchorage on May 20, attended by more than 150 Alaskans. The winners this year were Condor Airlines, ADS-B Technologies, Ketchikan Kanayama Exchange, Koniag Corporation and Alutiiq Museum, Alaska World Affairs Council, and Rotary District 5010.

The Alaska World Affairs Council is a focused educational organization dedicated to stimulating interest in world affairs and inspiring its members to be involved in world events. The council was founded in 1958 by the late Evangeline Atwood with the conviction that better community education in world affairs is necessary for sound democratic citizenship. The Council does not take a stand on current-day issues but rather provides the population a wide spectrum of viewpoints and background information through its diverse range of programs and activities.

The Alaska World Affairs Council is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit, non-partisan organization which is membership-based and is one of approximately 90 members of the World Affairs Councils of America in Washington, DC. Click here to view our purpose.

The Alaska World Affairs Council works in
partnership with KSKA, KAKM, APRN, and KACN.

"...Americans should make a serious effort to understand other cultures and learn foreign languages. Our interaction with the rest of the world must be a conversation, not a monologue. And America must remain open to visitors and workers and students from around the world, without compromising our security standards. If our public diplomacy efforts are to succeed, we cannot close ourselves off from the world."
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice