Affairs Council

Affairs Council may refer to:

  • General Affairs and External Affairs Council, one of the oldest configurations of the Council of the European Union
  • Mainland Affairs Council, a cabinet-level administrative agency under the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China
  • Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, a liaison between the government of Minnesota and the Native American tribes in the state of Minnesota

Famous quotes containing the words affairs and/or council:

    “A scholar without going outside his door can know all the affairs of the world.”
    —Chinese proverb.

    “I haven’t seen so much tippy-toeing around since the last time I went to the ballet. When members of the arts community were asked this week about one of their biggest benefactors, Philip Morris, and its requests that they lobby the New York City Council on the company’s behalf, the pas de deux of self- justification was so painstakingly choreographed that it constituted a performance all by itself.”
    —Anna Quindlen (b. 1952)