World Affairs Council of St. Louis Hosts 75th Anniversary Gala

Nonprofit has fostered world consciousness in St. Louis since 1948.

(St. Louis, Mo., March 6, 2024) The World Affairs Council of St. Louis (World Affairs STL)—a non-profit group that connects the St. Louis area with the world – will host its 75th anniversary gala on Wed., April 10 on the Missouri History Museum positioned at 5700 Lindell Blvd. The occasion begins at 5:30 p.m., and tickets are $300 per particular person.

Community members and leaders, in addition to diplomats and educators, will attend the celebration which options cocktails and dinner catered by Butler’s Pantry. A hearth chat will happen with St. Louis’ personal ambassadors Kevin O’Malley, W. Stuart Symington, and the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Service Officer Gavin Sundwall. Gala sponsors embrace Bayer Crop Science, Missouri History Museum, POWERS Insurance & Risk Management, Commerce Bank, Emerson, Greater STL, Inc., Grimco, Inc., Harbour Group, RSM, The Yield Lab, and WISHH.

Signature World Affairs STL packages embrace the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), highschool Academic WorldQuest, and Great Decisions. The IVLP brings present and rising international leaders to St. Louis. The Council facilitates discourse with companies, nonprofits, academic establishments, and authorities. Members are “citizen diplomats” who join the world at their dinner tables.

“This gala displays the robust partnerships and friendships we’ve constructed through the years and is a testomony to the significance of fostering world consciousness in our area people,” mentioned World Affairs STL president Pierce W. Powers Jr.

Founded in 1948, the World Affairs STL is a nonpartisan membership group fashioned by distinguished St. Louisans after World War II to maintain the area related globally and educate residents about worldwide issues. The Council continues the founders’ mission to facilitate and promote understanding, engagement, relationships, and management in world affairs. World Affairs STL, which is one of 90 chapters of the World Affairs Councils of America, is positioned at 812 Olive St. in downtown St. Louis.