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The International Relations Council (IRC) is a non-partisan organization which provides world affairs educational programming in Kansas City, Missouri. The IRC develops and maintains various programs to foster understanding of international affairs among the citizens of the greater Kansas City area. Programs emphasize the role of the informed and responsible citizen in the formulation, development and conduct of United States foreign policy. Since its founding, IRC has hosted many world leaders, including cabinet level officials, ambassadors, and leaders from business, media, politics, government, and education. Guests give lectures and presentations on international politics, economics, and social issues. == History == Founded in 1954 by Dr. Eliot S. Berkley,〔University of Missouri-Kansas City Library Western Historical Manuscript Collection Profile of Eliot S. Berkley () Retrieved on Sept. 14th, 2009〕 a graduate in international relations from Princeton University and advocate of citizen involvement in the foreign policy process, IRC grew from a small "kitchen table" gathering to large number of Kansas City area members. Berkley died in 2012.〔 Kansas City Star (Eliot S. Berkley Obituary ) Retrieved on June 13th, 2013〕 IRC's first speaker was Eleanor Roosevelt in January 1955. In 1975, Henry Kissinger spoke about the Middle East to a crowd of 1,100 that included representatives of the international press corps. For many years afterward, the State Department referred to Kissinger's "Kansas City Speech."〔 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette May 31, 1975 (Henry Kissinger: Speeches First, Then Policy? ) Retrieved on June 13, 2013〕
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