Press All upcoming programs are listed on the calendar. Press attendance to programs is complimentary, please notify the office beforehand.  Contact media@wachouston.org to be added to the mailing list. Select past presentations are available through the Audio/Visual Archive Press Releases & Coverage Press Release   Houston Students Selected for Teach Africa Leadership Summit at State Department June 3, 2010   Houston Chronicle   ExxonMobil CEO Honored by Council April 19, 2010 CNBC   Rex W. Tillerson, CEO of ExxonMobil, Honored by World Affairs Council April 19, 2010   Houston Chronicle   Students Getting a Lesson in Energy February 3, 2010 KUHF Houston Public Radio   Students Today Show How They Would Respond to an Energy Crisis February 3, 2010   Education News   Houston Students to Create Films on Mexican Economy, Youth January 27, 2010   Hispanic Wire    Council Launches Thompson & Knight-sponsored Series on Latin American Business Issues November 5, 2009  Houston Chronicle Rice urges patience on Afghan war October 28, 2009 Press Release Condoleeza Rice to speak at World Affairs Council of Houston October 21, 2009 Houston Chronicle Ex-Pakistani leader Musharraf defiant in Houston October 10, 2009 Press Release Challenges for South Asia Speaker - Pervez Musharraf, Former President of Pakistan October 10, 2009 Oil & Gas Investor Deloitte’s Robert Kimmitt: ‘Green Shoots’ Of Recovery Might Not Be Sustainable September 18, 2009 Press Release Rebuilding the Global Financial Architecture Speaker - Robert Kimmit, Deputy Secretary of the US Department of the Treasury September 2009 Press Release Chevron to Sponsor "Portrait of the World" Workshops for Educators August 2009 KUHF 88.7 Economic Importance of Cyber Security Lt. General Harry Raduege Jr. interview with Ed Mayberry July 2009 Press Release Cyber Warfare: The Impending Battle Speaker - Lt. General Harry Raduege Jr., USAF (Ret.) Deloitte Center for Network Innovation July 2009 Houston Chronicle Moon memories: Apollo 11 gave Houstonians hope  World Affairs Council Executive Director Linda Wuest quoted July 2009 TV Asia Imran Khan in Houston to discuss Pakistan’s future Video interview by Ruchi M. June 2009 Houston Chronicle Pakistani official blasts strikes on Taliban  Speaker - Imran Khan June 2009 Voice of America Africa Comes to Houston Schools Via Youth Forum May 2009 Press Release China on the World Stage – What it means for Texas and the United States Speaker - John Pomfret, Washington Post May 2009 Press Release Teach Africa Youth Forum Attracts Thousands of Houston High School Students May 2009 Press Release Human Rights, Human Spirit, and International Law Speaker - Thomas Buergenthal, International Court of Justice May 2009 Press Release The Challenge for Africa Speaker - Wangari Matthai, Nobel Peace Laureate April 2009 Press Release Douglas Foshee of El Paso Corporation Honored with Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones International Citizen Award by World Affairs Council of Houston April 2009 Houston Business Journal El Paso CEO wins Citizen Award April 2009 Houston Chronicle World Affairs Council Offers Opportunity (Language Lunches) April 2009 Press Release High School Students Showcase Foreign Language Skills April 2009 Press Release U.S. - Russia Relations: Pushing the "Reset" Button Speakers - Angela Stent & Eugene Rumer March 2009 Houston Chronicle Mexico looking for more efficiency through competition February 2009 Press Release Economic Competition in Mexico and How Houston Can Benefit  Speaker - Eduardo Pérez Motta, Chairman of the Federal Commission on Competition February 2009 Jewish Herald Voice In Houston, Ambassador Indyk to address Middle East, diplomatic tactics February 2009 If you are looking for a local international expert, please visit www.globalhouston.org Click here to download the 2007 Annual Report Click here to download the 2008 Annual Report

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