History

Founded in 1969, the World Affairs Council of Hampton Roads is one of nearly 100 chapters of the World Affairs Councils of America (WACA). A 501(c)3 non-profit, non-partisan, educational organization, the Council is dedicated to promoting an understanding of global issues through education and public discussion, believing that a well-informed public is essential for the conduct of foreign policy to a democracy. Based on this belief, the attendance of high school students and full-time college students is subsidized at the majority of Council programs.

June 17, 2023. Discussion with the Honorable Jose M.G. Romualdez, Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the United States, as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series.

Pictured: Ambassador Romualdez (second on left), with current WACHR Director Susan Boré.

Other notable events include:

Ambassador Daniel Fried, Ambassador of Poland to the United States, March 22, 2018

Ambassador Christer Persson, Ambassador of Sweden to the United States, September 24, 2015

Ambassador Lukman Faily, Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to the United States, May 19, 2015

His Excellency Sir Peter Westmacott, Her Majesty's Ambassador to the United States, October 22, 2014

OUR MISSION

To educate our community to become well-informed and engaged citizens about critical international issues as they affect the world, nation, and the local region and thus prepare Hampton Roads citizens to thrive in an increasingly complex and challenging world.