The World Affairs Council of Western Michigan‘s 69th Anniversary Event featured His Excellency Cui Tiankai, the Chinese Ambassador to the United States, and The Honorable Nicholas Burns, former United States Ambassador to NATO and the Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
This dialogue between two ambassadors took place on Friday, February 8, 2019, in the Ambassador Ball Room of the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The event was generously sponsored by Bank of America, the Amway Corporation and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation.
Featuring
- His Excellency Cui Tiankai, the Chinese Ambassador to the United States
- The Honorable Nicholas Burns, former United States Ambassador to NATO
About the Council
The World Affairs Council of Western Michigan was founded on November 1, 1949, and since then has empowered the people and organizations of West Michigan to engage thoughtfully with the world. The Council is a member of the national network of World Affairs Councils of America and sponsors over 40 global awareness programs each year. Businesses, educational institutions, community organizations and individuals can become members.
Learn more at worldmichigan.org.
Sponsors
Credits
- This interview was recorded by Patrick Center, news and public affairs director at WGVU-TV
- This podcast episode was produced by Nathan Bierma