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FOR ONE HUNDRED YEARS

Bringing the World to Cleveland

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Our mission is to inspire engagement in international affairs and world cultures through education, citizen diplomacy and public dialogue.

The Cleveland Council on World Affairs has been promoting international engagement in the greater Cleveland area for a century. CCWA was founded in 1923 to foster greater understanding of world affairs amongst citizens of Cleveland, with the notion that better international understanding would help promote world peace. World peace remains at the heart of our aspirations. Today, we deliver a range of programs that offer international affairs education and build global awareness in the three program areas reflected in our mission. Read more below.

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Foreign Policy Forum

U.S. Leadership on the World Stage

In recent years, the debate has intensified over the manner in which the United States should be involved internationally, and in which multilateral fora it should engage. For many Americans, the benefits of supporting international…

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Hosting Opportunity: Youth Ambassadors Brazil

CCWA is seeking families in the Cleveland area to host one or two students from Sunday, January 12- Wednesday, January 22, 2025. This is an exchange through the U.S. Department of State’s Youth Ambassadors Latin…

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Foreign Policy Forum

A New Direction or More of the Same? The Future of U.S. Foreign Policy

The Cleveland Council on World Affairs is honored to host Richard Fontaine for the John A. Hellman Foreign Policy Forum. With strategic competition with China, ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, ever-growing climate…

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For a century, the CCWA has brought diverse perspectives on issues of international import to Cleveland. Much of our programming is made possible by the the support of our members and the generosity of our donors. Will you help us continue to create global connections?

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