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Post-Election Pakistan: More or Less, the World's Most Dangerous Place

Date: 
6/3/2013 5:30pm - 7:15pm
Location: 
World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, One South Broad Street, Suite 2M
Philadelphia, PA 19107
United States
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Website: 
http://www.wacphila.org/calendar/speakers_events/post_election_pakistan

The Pakistani state is weak -- unable to fully control all of its own territory -- yet it has a sizable nuclear arsenal. It has been a significant ally of the United States in many respects, yet equally significant segments of the Pakistani population are increasingly Islamist and anti-American.

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Arts & Culture
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Educational Events
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Cultural Awareness
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Global Affairs
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Human Rights
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Foreign Policy/Diplomacy
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National Security
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International Exchange
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Pakastani
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American (United States)

For Release on December 10: Global Philadelphia Association Announces GlobalPhilly™2013!

Global Philadelphia Association has managed to bring together some of Philadelphia's most talented globally-minded individuals and organizations. On the eve of our Annual Meeting and Luncheon this coming Monday, December 10, the Association wanted to share a remarkable fact:

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Global Philadelphia Association
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International Development
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International Exchange

"How to Build a Country from Scratch" -- A Discussion with Ambasssador Andebrhan Giorgis

Date: 
5/21/2013 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Location: 
Drexel University, Mitchell Auditorium, Bossone, 3140 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
United States
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Website: 
https://www.facebook.com/events/325854740877331/

Join special keynote speaker Ambassador Andebrhan Giorgis, a veteran of Eritrea's war of independence, a former senior government official and an international expert, in discussing what it took to establish a new country after decades of war and the global threat of piracy and terrorism in the Horn of Africa. Reception to follow.

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Community Events
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Conferences
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Educational Events
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Networking
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Other
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Member In the News
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Global Affairs
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Global Crisis and Conflict
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Foreign Policy/Diplomacy
Global Region: 
Eritrean

Global Conversations with: Jan Campbell-Westlind, Honorary Consul of Sweden in Pennsylvania

Jan Campbell-Westlind is the President and Founder of Campbell-Westlind & Associates. As a cross-cultural trainer, consultant and executive coach, Jan has assisted and facilitated the adjustment process to a new culture for a large number of corporate executives and their families from various countries. As a Foreign Service Officer, Jan has spent more than 25 years overseas in ten different countries on four continents. With extended assignments in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Ivory Coast, Kuwait, South Korea, the United States and Sweden he has, together with his family, acquired an intimate knowledge of the challenges that expatriates’ face in an overseas environment. He speaks English, Swedish and French, and has been the Honorary Consul of Sweden in Philadelphia since 2009.

Topic: 
Global Philadelphia Association
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Global Conversations
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Cultural Preservation/Heritage
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Cultural Exchange
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Economy/Business/Finance
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Entrepreneurship
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International Trade
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Foreign Policy/Diplomacy
Global Region: 
Swedish

Qatar Air to Start Direct Flights to PHL

Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) said Monday that Qatar Airways has chosen Philadelphia as the airline’s fifth U.S. city. The airline is scheduled to begin nonstop service from PHL to Doha, the capital of the State of Qatar, in March 2014. Boeing 777 aircraft will serve the route, which is Philadelphia’s first to the independent state in the Southern Arabian Gulf region of the Middle East.

Topic: 
Transportation & Ports
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International Exchange
Global Region: 
Qatari

The Ecumenical World Today -- Lecture with Rev. Dr. Norman Hjelm

Date: 
5/16/2013 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: 
The Church of St. Asaph, 27 Conshohocken State Road at City Avenue
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
United States
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Website: 
http://philadelphiatheologicalinstitute.org/51613-the-ecumenical-world-today/

Established church bodies – Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and churches of the 16thCentury Reformation tradition – have encountered new and dynamic movements associated with evangelical, charismatic, and independent Christianity. Churches throughout the world have taken significant steps forward and have also suffered perceptible setbacks and decline. What has happened to these churches? And where now does the “global church” stand in relation to the ecumenical issues of unity, justice, and peace?

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Educational Events
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Cultural Preservation/Heritage
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Scholarship
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International Studies
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Global Affairs
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Religion and Spirituality
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Christianity

Beyond Sport Summit 2013

Date: 
9/9/2013 11:00am - 9/11/2013 11:00am
Location: 
Various Locations -- See Site for Details
Philadelpha, PA
United States
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Website: 
http://www.beyondsport.org/the-summit/

Each year, the world's leaders in sport, business, innovation, philanthropy, development and government come together for an event often described as 'unmissable', 'a hub for social change' and 'the place for networking and partnerships to be done'. Be a part of the biggest gathering for sport and social change: Beyond Sport Summit 2013 – Philadelphia, Sept 9-11.

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Conferences
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Youth
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Investment
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Sports and Athletics
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International Exchange

For Release on April 9: GlobalPhilly™ 2013 Adds Restaurateurs and Events

Global Philadelphia Association and its partners are putting a great deal of momentum behind the upcoming autumn exposition, GlobalPhilly™ 2013. Featuring 46 days of international events and activities, GlobalPhilly™ 2013 will shine a spotlight on the many incredible global assets Philadelphia offers the Region and the world.

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Global Philadelphia Association
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Food/Cuisine
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International Development
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International Exchange

49th Anniversary of Chamounix Mansion International Youth Hostel Honors George W. Gephart, Jr.

The Friends of Chamounix Mansion celebrated the forty-ninth anniversary of Chamounix Mansion International Youth Hostel, Saturday, April 20, 2013, with a cocktail buffet honoring George W. Gephart, Jr., President and CEO of The Academy of Natural Sciences, for his contributions to Philadelphia. Mr. Gephart was instrumental in forging the affiliation of the museum with Drexel University.

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Museum/Exhibition
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Youth
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Immigration/Refugees
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International Exchange

World Trade Centers Day 2013 Dinner and Awards

Date: 
5/16/2013 5:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: 
Vie, 600 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
United States
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Website: 
http://www.wtcphila.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=28

Join the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia for their 11th annual World Trade Centers Day Dinner and Awards.

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Community Events
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International Development