Foundation and Affiliation

The Council on Foreign Relations St. Louis Committee, Inc. (Committee) was founded in 1938
and is one of the oldest committees in the Country. It was founded by the Council on Foreign
Relations. (www.cfr.org)

Since 1995, the St. Louis Committee has been affiliated with the American Committees on
Foreign Relations (ACFR) in Washington, DC. (www.acfr.org)

Purpose

The purpose of the Committee is to promote education concerning foreign affairs among
persons with interests or backgrounds in international matters in the St. Louis metropolitan
area. In so doing, it encourages serious discussion of international affairs by leading citizens
of the region.

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CFR Events Audio

CFR Events Audio

Local Journalists Webinar: School Policy Decisions During COVID-19
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, speaks on the considerations schools face in terms of reopening, taking into account their individual needs as well as public health and CDC recommendations. Jacob Carpenter, education reporter at the Houston Chronicle, discusses best practices for framing stories related to this topic. Carla Anne Robbins, adjunct senior fellow at CFR and former deputy editorial page editor at the New York Times, hosts the webinar.
Preventing the Next Pandemic: Leveraging Technology for Early Warning of Spreading Infectious Illness.
The rapid rate of infection in the ongoing pandemic is catalyzing technological innovation to prevent the next potential pandemic from ever reaching a global scale. Technology is the essential tool for early testing, detection, and tracking. Through the use of modern data science techniques to develop epidemiological forecast models and personal technology such as smart thermometers and wearables to track trends across regions, preventative measures are more powerful than ever before. Our speaker Inder Singh, founder and CEO of Kinsa Inc., discusses the current and changing landscape of technology and infectious disease prevention.
COVID-19's Impact on Women