National World Affairs Councils Conference, Washington DC

Greetings from Washington DC where 5 of our UA Juniors are attending the  National World Affairs Councils of America annual conference. The conference brings together journalists, authors, politicians, government officials, ambassadors and other notable speakers to reflect on pressing global and national issues. The theme of the conference this year is The Top 6 National Security Issues for 2014: 

• Cybersecurity
• U.S. Energy Independence
• Global Economic Realignment
• Middle East
• Global Environment Issues
• K-12 Education 

After a full day of informative conference sessions, our students and teachers were invited to a very special reception at the beautiful Embassy of Canada. We were honored to meet the Ambassador of Canada (Thank you to Mr. Falk for this introduction!) and later we were completely stunned by the gorgeous view of the Capitol from the Embassy Terrace. It was an amazing day and the conference continues tomorrow!

Good Morning! We are ready for a great day!

Former Director of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, was the first speaker of the day

Posing with Astronaut Leland Melvin and Naval Officers - so many awesome uniforms!

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer

With our host, Ambassador Gary Doer of Canada

The beautiful view from the Canadian Embassy

Striking a pose in front of the Canadian Embassy