https://worldaffairscouncilofrhodeisland.wildapricot.org/page-18082 World Affairs Council of Rhode Island upcoming events World Affairs Council of Rhode Island Wild Apricot - membership management software and more en Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:34:45 GMT Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:34:45 GMT Thu, 19 Nov 2026 23:00:00 GMT <p align="center"><strong><font face="Times New Roman" color="#005B7F" style="font-size: 24px;">Thursday, November 19, 2026</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font face="Times New Roman" color="#005B7F" style="font-size: 24px;">6:00PM</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font face="Times New Roman" color="#005B7F" style="font-size: 24px;">At the Crowne Plaza, Warwick</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font face="Times New Roman" color="#005B7F" style="font-size: 24px;">801 Greenwich Avenue</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font face="Times New Roman" color="#005B7F" style="font-size: 24px;"><br></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font face="Times New Roman" color="#005B7F" style="font-size: 24px;">How Diplomacy has Changed</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font face="Times New Roman" color="#005B7F" style="font-size: 24px;">Retired Ambassador Donald L. Heflin presenting</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font face="Times New Roman" color="#005B7F"><img src="https://www.thewacri.org/resources/Pictures/HeflinHeadshot.JPG" alt="" title="" border="0" width="283.5" height="189"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><a href="https://www.thewacri.org/resources/HeflinBio.pdf" target="_blank"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#FF0000">HeflinBio</font></a></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font face="Times New Roman" color="#005B7F" style="font-size: 24px;">Members and their guests $50.00</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font face="Times New Roman" color="#005B7F" style="font-size: 24px;">Non-members $57.50</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font face="Times New Roman" color="#005B7F" style="font-size: 24px;">Cocktails at 6:00 (cash bar)</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font face="Times New Roman" color="#005B7F" style="font-size: 24px;">Dinner served at 6:45</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#005B7F" style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Presentation following</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 24px;" color="#FF0000"><strong>REGISTER&nbsp;</strong></font><font face="Times New Roman" color="#005B7F" style="font-size: 24px;"><strong><a href="https://www.thewacri.org/event-6886870" target="_blank">HERE</a></strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#005B7F" style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>(Please register by Friday, November 13)</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#005B7F" style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>See notes at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thewacri.org/resources/Dinner%20Information.docx" target="_blank">Dinner Information</a></strong></font></p> <p><br></p> https://www.thewacri.org/event-6886870 https://www.thewacri.org/event-6886870