Category: New York

Meet up with stylist and new member Megan Averbuch in NYC’s meatpacking district at Kobrick Coffee. She’ll talk about her recent trip Erbil, Iraq. Thursday, Nov. 2, 608 p.m. Kobrick Coffee, 24 Ninth Avenue at 13th Street After a Century of roasting beans in NYC, Kobrick opened a cafe where the baristas are cross-trained in…

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The September New York Chapter luncheon featured a trio of engaging speakers spotlighting Libya, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Click the link below for more photos from the event, along with updates on upcoming chapter activities: Fall 2023 New York Chapter Meeting Recap and News Update » Save these dates: Nov. 2 Meet-Up at Kobrick Coffee, 6…

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  The New York TCC Chapter invites you to an exciting program featuring three speakers: Jane Eagleson on Pakistan, Sherri Donovan goes Inside Taliban Afghanistan, and Paul Couniotakis on Libya #300. Enjoy an Indian feast at Darbar (at the new location of a fine restaurant used in the past by our chapter), including appetizers, main…

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Join us for a casual and relaxing evening of socializing with other members over cocktails and light bites while enjoying sunset over the Hudson River from the PIER i CAFÉ. Guests may order drinks and the foods of summer — burgers, dogs and lobster rolls — individually at a line-up window. DETAILS Date: Sunday evening…

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On April 22, the New York TCC Chapter convened at historic Fraunces Tavern (George Washington ate here!) in lower Manhattan for an afternoon of traditional American cuisine and three fascinating presentations by chapter members. Ed Hotchkiss took us through his recent trip to the Caucasus — Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan — with excellent photos and…

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The New York TCC Chapter invites you to an exciting program featuring two speakers: Ed Hotchkiss on the Caucasus and BJ Mikkelsen on Ukraine. Enjoy lunch at Fraunces Tavern, New York’s oldest and most historic bar and restaurant, serving New Yorkers for 250 years. Join us for a stop at the Fraunces Tavern Museum at…

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The New York TCC Chapter gathered on March 25 at Toledo Restaurant in Manhattan for an afternoon of fine Spanish food and four fascinating presentations. The presenters — all TCC members — included Khadijah Musa with a capsule on “Traveling the Global South with the United Nations”; Cathy Shelton, “Antarctica 101”; Bill Datema, “South Georgia…

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The New York TCC Chapter welcomes you back to lunch meetings with an exciting program featuring three speakers on Antarctica, South Georgia and South Sandwich and the Falklands, and the South Pole! Reconnect with other members over lunch at the fabulous Toledo Restaurant, serving New Yorkers the classic cuisine of Spain since 1975. DETAILS Date:…

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