WACLV Speaker Series
The World Affairs Council of Las Vegas Event & Speaker Series host networking events featuring country leaders, distinguished authors, international policymakers and thought leaders. Our events provide members and our guests an opportunity to connect with other Las Vegans while getting “behind the scenes” insight on important topical issues in international affairs.
WACLV Speaker Events
Read image text: Experience the Chocolate Queen
Text from the published WACLV graphic. Historical dates and claims remain attributed to that source.
Headline: Experience the Chocolate Queen: Raquel Toquero-Chao.
World Affairs Council Las Vegas Speaker Series invites you to experience the Chocolate Queen, Raquel Toquero-Choa, beloved PBS personality, for a live chocolate demonstration and tasting menu.
Wednesday, August 12, 2026. 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM. The Stirling Club, 2875 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109.
Complimentary valet parking. Assorted hors d’oeuvres, cash bar. World Council members: $75.00. Non-members: $85.00. RSVP registration. Cohosted by Stirling Club member Hans Boyng.
Join us for a delicious and informative evening of live chocolate demonstration and tasting menu.
Past event. The headline spells the surname Toquero-Chao, while the invitation body and published biography use Toquero-Choa. The current archive uses the biography spelling. Printed RSVP instructions are historical and are not an active registration button.
Raquel Toquero-Choa: Raquel Toquero-Choa’s chocolate journey began in the hinterlands of Balamban in the tropical southern province of Cebu, Philippines where she grew up cultivating cacao and other agricultural produce on her grandmother’s smallholding. Along with her grandmother’s lessons in making traditional Tablea (pure Cacao tablets) and Sikwate, (a 100% pure Cacao drink), Raquel taught herself to craft her own chocolate creations. Raquel’s contributions to the Cacao/chocolate industry extend beyond her chocolate business: she is committed to sourcing cacao from local farmers, thereby providing them a sustainable livelihood; moreover, she founded the Philippine Chocolate Chamber to promote the Philippine Cacao/chocolate industry in her country and worldwide. Raquel Toquero-Choa has become an advocate for cacao farming, not only in the Philippines but also in Guam, Indonesia, Thailand and Venezuela.
Historical registration reference: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/4wv63ad (past event; not an active registration button).
Past Speaker Presentations
Read image text: Ukraine’s Battlefield Edge: Lessons the World Is Now Seeking
Text from the published WACLV graphic. Historical dates and claims remain attributed to that source.
Ukraine’s Battlefield Edge: Lessons the World Is Now Seeking.
A conversation with Michael Sawkiw, Jr., President of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America and Director of the Ukrainian National Information Service.
Thursday, April 16th, 2026.
Past event. Title, credentials and date are attributed to the original promotional graphic, not presented as an updated statement of office or an endorsement. The printed misspelling Converstion is normalized to conversation.
Read image text: What’s Ahead for EU-US Relations in 2026
Text from the published WACLV graphic. Historical dates and claims remain attributed to that source.
What’s Ahead for EU-US Relations in 2026.
A conversation with H.E. Jovita Neliupšienė, EU Ambassador to the United States.
January 6, 2026.
Past event. The speaker title is preserved as printed for this event. The printed misspelling Converstion is normalized to conversation.
Read image text: Interrogating a Dictator
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Interrogating a Dictator.
Our featured speaker: George L. Piro, President/CEO, Piro Global Services.
Mr. Piro was the team leader and interrogator for the FBI team responsible for the interrogation of Saddam Hussein.
August 27, 2025.
Past event. The biographical statement and title are transcribed from the source flyer. The printed misspelling FEATERED is normalized to featured. The graphic includes a U.S. flag and the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation seal, with the words Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity.
Read image text: Transpacific Ties: The Future of the South Korea-U.S. Relations
Text from the published WACLV graphic. Historical dates and claims remain attributed to that source.
Transpacific Ties: The Future of the South Korea-U.S. Relations.
World Affairs Councils of America. KEI.
April 16, 2025.
Past event. The graphic also displays United States and South Korean flags. It does not provide individual speaker names.
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