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WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF THE DESERT WELCOMES YOU TO​ THE

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Gordon G. Chang
China: War in an Era of Deglobalization and Great Power Competition

Sunday, April 16, 2023 - Thunderbird Country Club Dinner Event  - Register HERE

Gordon Chang, author of numerous books, newspaper and magazine articles, lived and worked in China, Hong Kong and Singapore for almost two decades. He has given briefings at the National Intelligence Council, the Central Intelligence Agency, the State Department, and the Pentagon. Chang appears on all the major TV news networks and speaks before industry and investor groups ​around the world.
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Karen Elliott House
"MBS: An up-close look at the life and leadership of America's Key Arab Partner" 
Sunday, May 7, 2023 - Thunderbird Country Club Dinner Event 

Karen Elliott House, has had a distinguished career as a journalist and author. In February 2007, she wrote a series of articles for the WSJ following a month-long tour of Saudi Arabia. She has since authored several books, "On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines - and Future" and "Behind the Kingdom's Veil: Inside the New Saudi Arabia Under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman." She will share with us a Saudi Arabia that few have ever seen.

Global Perspectives You Will Get Nowhere Else...Come Join Us

The World Affairs Council of the Desert brings uniquely informed perspectives from internationally recognized speakers on global and national affairs to the Coachella Valley that you will get nowhere else. 

​​The World Affairs Council is a non-profit, non-partisan, member- and sponsor-supported association with over 200 members. Sponsors include California State University San Bernardino-Palm Desert Campus, UBS Financial Services, Anderson Children's Foundation, County of Riverside and others. 
  • Our Headliner Dinner/Speaker Series this year will bring us internationally recognized authorities on the most current topics of interest to all. Details will be updated regularly.
  • The Academic WorldQuest Competition helps prepare our students for life in the globally-connected, rapidly transforming world of the 21st century. The competition was held live and in-person on February 2, 2023. You can see photos of the event here.
Please join us today! Information on MEMBERSHIP is available HERE
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