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World Health Day – Presenters

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD Director-General, World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was elected as WHO Director-General for a five-year term at the Seventieth World Health Assembly in May 2017. He is the first WHO Director-General to have been elected from...

World Food Day 2021 – Speakers & Presenters

World Food Day Virtual Symposium Friday, October 15 - 9:00 am Central Time Register Ambassador Ahmed Awad Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Federal Republic of Somalia Ambassador Ahmed Isse Awad is the former Minister of Foreign Affairs...

International Day of Education – Speakers

International Day of Education Monday, January 24 - 9:00 am Central Time Register Memory Banda Girls’ Rights Activist, Malawi Memory Banda is a Malawian girls’ rights activist who led a national grassroots campaign to ban child marriage in Malawi. Banda...

World Health Day 2022 – Presenters

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD Director-General, World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was elected as WHO Director-General for a five-year term at the Seventieth World Health Assembly in May 2017. He is the first WHO Director-General to have been elected from...

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Some of the world’s most pressing issues are best examined with others. When globally-minded individuals get together, perspectives are shared and new understandings are explored. Join or visit a discussion group by browsing the directory and contacting a group’s organizer...

Reconciliation in Rwanda

Denise Uwimana Denise Uwimana is a survivor of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and author of From Red Earth: A Rwandan Story of Healing and Forgiveness. The founder of Íriba Shalom International, she has made her life’s mission...

Doing Business Globally: Addressing Tax and Legal Challenges

Are you considering expanding your operations overseas? The legal and tax considerations are intimidating but can be strategically managed with careful planning. This program will feature a technical discussion of the key legal and tax considerations of international expansion including...

Academic WorldQuest

Test your students' global IQ at our annual international knowledge competition for high school students. 2025 Competition Details Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 Location: TBD Time: 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm CDT This free event invites teams of four to...

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The Minnesota Consular Corps is comprised of all career and honorary consular officials appointed by their respective governments to serve in Minnesota, and who are duly recognized by the United States Department of State. The MNCC unites representatives from countries...

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SDG Roundtable: Tools to Envision a Restorative Future

This free event is being held in-person and virtually and is open to everyone. We all plan ahead. Companies and organizations set sustainability goals with a combination of short-term and long-term targets. But what about very long-term goals? The United...

2021 WorldQuest International Trivia – Virtual Competition

Our popular and fun WorldQuest international trivia event returns this year as a VIRTUAL competition! Gather with others or play on your own and join us for a lively evening of trivia that will test your world knowledge. Challenging new...

International Professional Exchanges Internship

Global Minnesota serves as the Minnesota coordinator for the U.S. Department of State’s premier professional exchange program, International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), which brings about 400 visitors to Minnesota each year. Global Minnesota’s role is to identify and arrange meetings...

SDG Roundtable: Strategies for a Climate-Resilient World

This free event is being held in-person and virtually and is open to everyone. Climate-driven changes are impacting people, businesses, and landscapes--on a global scale. While attention has been placed on reducing the severity of climate change—impacts due to these...

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