This event may be of interest to CFFS members
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Friday, September 20, 2024
To the Carolina Friends of the Foreign Service
University Club, 3100 Tower Blvd. 17th Floor, Durham, NC 27707
Members of the Carolina Friends of the Foreign Service and their guests are invited to the upcoming CFFS Lunch at 11:30am on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. The venue for the lunch is the University Club located off US 15/501 just north of the overpass connecting US 15/501 to I-85. As usual, we will gather for the social period at 11:30, moving to our tables around noon.
Speaker Bio and Topic:
Speaker Bio and Topic:
Our speaker is Stephanie Hutchison the Diplomat in Residence for the Mid-Atlantic Region, covering North Carolina and Virginia
Prior to assuming her role as Diplomat in Residence, she served as the Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Accra, Ghana, advancing bilateral trade and investment ties and working to improve the business climate for U.S. companies.
Stephanie has also worked in the Economic Sections of the U.S. Embassies in Lisbon, Portugal and Rabat, Morocco. Her focus in these countries was largely on energy, climate, and ICT issues. During a two-year tour at the State Department in Washington, D.C, she covered U.S.- Turkish economic relations in the Office of Southern European Affairs.
The lunch will be buffet-style, and the cost of the lunch is $35. It will include a variety of options including vegetarian dishes. A cash bar is also available.
Make checks for your reservation payable to the Carolina Friends of the Foreign Service and mail them to:
Joyce Namde
5210 Kemmont Drive
Durham, NC 27713
Reservation and payment must be received no later than Tuesday, October 8.
We look forward to seeing you at lunch on October 15.
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Upcoming Event in the Krasno Series
These events may be of interest to CFFS members
The first Krasno Global Event for this semester will take place on THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 5.30pm, in the Mandela auditorium at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Dr SUNG-YOON LEE will talk about
"HOW DANGEROUS is NORTH KOREA? Five Myths about the Ultra-Strange Despotic State"
Details at: https://www.krasnoevents.com/sept-12-2024.html
Please join us in person at the Mandela auditorium (Fed Ex General Education Building, 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill)
(Parking after 5pm in the parking deck beneath the Fed Ex building).
You can also watch online on Zoom -
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Krasno Global Event on Tuesday, September 17, at 5.00pm, in-person in the Mandela auditorium - and also live online by ZOOM:
Israel C. Soong
(Director, East Asia and Pacific Cyber Policy, National Security Council, White House, Washington, DC)
"Cyber and Geopolitics: Present and Future Challenges”
Friday, March 22, 2024
To the Carolina Friends of the Foreign Service,
University Club, 3100 Tower Blvd. 17th Floor, Durham, NC 27707
Members of the Carolina Friends of the Foreign Service and their guests are invited to the upcoming CFFS Lunch at 11:30am on Thursday, April 11, 2024. The venue for this lunch is the University Club located off US 15/501 just north of the overpass connecting US 15/501 to I-85. As usual, we will gather for the social period at 11:30, moving to our table around noon.
Warner has over 33 years of experience as senior relief/development manager supporting government institutions and leading humanitarian/development programs in over 50 countries, incl.: food security, public health, WASH, protection, gender, refugee/IDP camp management, democracy, environment, early recovery, and local governance. As Country Director for large international non-governmental organizations, he has led large humanitarian and development operations in complex emergencies such as Liberia, Ukraine, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Rwanda, the Balkans, and many more.
Warner is a dual English and Australian passport holder, but has been based in NC (Chapel Hill and Ocracoke) for the past 25 years. His linkedin profile is at (https://www.linkedin.com/in/warnerpassanisi).
The topic of his presentation is: Humanitarianism in 2024: let's have an honest discussion
The cost of the lunch is $35, which includes coffee or tea, a green salad, entree and dessert. A cash bar is also available.
Salad: Mixed Greens with Tomato, Carrot, Cucumbers, and Croutons Goosenecks of Ranch & Champagne Vinaigrette
Lunch Entree Choices:
1. Creamy Mushroom and Spinach Gnocchi with Parmesan Cream and Toasted Panko
2. Pan Seared Salmon with Broccolini, Red Bliss Potato Salad, and Roasted Baby Carrots
3. Chicken Paillard with Roasted Vegetables, Wild Rice, and Apricot Relish
Dessert: Caramelized Pear Tart with Whipped Cream and Caramel Sauce
Please indicate your entrée choice(s) when you make your reservation. Please make checks payable to the Carolina Friends of the Foreign Service and mail them to:
Joyce Namde
5210 Kemmont Drive
Durham, NC 27713
You may also submit your payment using PayPal (www.paypal.com) by clicking the link below.
Reservation and payment must be received no later than Friday, April 5.
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