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SUMMARY:Podcast Episode: Connecting Minnesotan & Ukrainian Students
DESCRIPTION:Global Minnesota recently launched a new virtual youth diplomacy program to connect Ukrainian and American high school students. In this program\, students from Kyiv and Lviv\, Ukraine are connecting with Edina High School students through online meetings and via social media platforms. \nOn the latest episode of The Global Minnesota Podcast\, hear from Edina High School teacher Lindsey Smaka and Andrii Ushytskyi from America House\, Kyiv on how these young people have deepened their knowledge\, empathy and understanding of one another during this difficult time in Ukraine. \nGlobal Minnesota will host a public event featuring the former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch on June 14. Hear a wide-ranging discussion with Ambassador Yovanovitch at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs starting at 6:00 PM. She will discuss her time in Ukraine\, her diplomatic career\, and will sign copies of her new memoir “Lessons from the Edge.” Sign up here. \n  \nListen below\, or subscribe to our podcast on all major podcast apps.\n \nHear untold stories of international connections with new monthly episodes by subscribing to The Global Minnesota Podcast. Now available on all podcast streaming apps! \nLinks\nPublic Event with Ambassador of Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch \nGlobal Minnesota K-12 Education Program \nYulia Tymoshenko \nAmerica House Kyiv \nAmerica House Lviv \nEdina Global Scholars \nThis interview was recorded on May 4\, 2023\, and will be available for viewing on our Calendar of Events for several weeks. All interviews are archived on our podcast feed and in our Past Events calendar. 
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/podcast-episode-connecting-minnesotan-ukrainian-students/
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SUMMARY:Culture Through Cuisine: Costa Rica
DESCRIPTION:This event is now SOLD OUT. Please reach out to Katie Kelley at kkelley@globalminnesota.org with any questions.  \nMake your way to Marna’s Eatery for a taste of Costa Rica in the next event from our Culture through Cuisine series. Registration includes dinner\, dessert\, a soft drink\, and a short presentation by Rolando Diaz\, owner and head Chef of Marna’s Eatery. Alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase during the event. \nIf you’re interested in learning more about Marna’s or seeing photos of their delicious food\, take a look at their website here. \nMenu\n– Gallo Pinto: rice and beans blend\n– Shredded Chicken/Carnitas with Pepper Tomato Sauce\n– Costa Rican Cabbage Slaw\n– Fried Sweet Plantain\n– Yuca Frita\n– Tres Leches Cake\nAbout Rolando Diaz\n\nChef Diaz was born in New York City but grew up in the Central American paradise of Costa Rica. It was in his family’s wide love for food in Costa Rica that Chef Diaz learned the native dishes and his signature skills with ingredients and flavor combinations. Diaz’s creative menu reflects his heritage\, training and experience and combines it with great American fare.
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/culture-through-cuisine-costa-rica/
LOCATION:Marna’s Eatery\, 4154 W Broadway\, Minneapolis\, 55422
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SUMMARY:Meet and Greet with Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch
DESCRIPTION:This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. \nThe war in Ukraine has displaced millions of people throughout the world. In response\, Minnesotans have stepped up in a remarkable way to support newly arriving Ukrainian families and the Ukrainian American community in Minnesota. \nGlobal Minnesota is extending a special invitation to members of the Ukrainian American community\, including those supporting Ukrainian families settling in Minnesota\, to visit with former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. Visit and engage in conversation with the Ambassador in advance of our public event with her later in the evening. Hosted in partnership with the Ukrainian American Community Center\, this event is free and open to the public. Light snacks and drinks will be available with registration. \nAbout Ambassador Yovanovitch:\nMarie Yovanovitch is a Canadian-American diplomat and a retired senior member of the United States Foreign Service. She has held numerous posts within the state department\, including as Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic (2005-2008)\, the Republic of Armenia (2008-2011)\, and Ukraine (2016-2019). She is currently serving as a senior fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She is also a nonresident fellow at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy of Georgetown University. Previously she was the International Advisor and Deputy Commandant at the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy\, National Defense University. Earlier she served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs and before that as the bureau’s Deputy Assistant Secretary responsible for issues related to the Nordic\, Baltic\, and Central European countries. \nA Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service\, Ambassador Yovanovitch has been granted the Senior Foreign Service Performance Award six times and the State Department’s Superior Honor Award on five occasions. She is also the recipient of the Presidential Distinguished Service Award and the Secretary’s Diplomacy in Human Rights Award. Ambassador Yovanovitch is a graduate of Princeton University where she earned a BA in History and Russian Studies. She studied at the Pushkin Institute and received an MS from the National Defense University. \nShe published her first book\, Lessons from the Edge\, in March of 2022. She will be speaking at a public event later in the evening. \n  \nIf you require an accessibility accommodation\, please contact our Events Manager Katie Kelley at kkelley@globalminnesota.org. \nPresented in partnership with the Ukrainian American Community Center. Thanks to promotional sponsor International Institute of Minnesota. 
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/meet-and-greet-with-ambassador-marie-yovanovitch/
LOCATION:Ukrainian American Community Center\, 301 Main Street NE\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55413\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lessons from the Edge with Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch
DESCRIPTION:This free event is being held in-person and virtually and is open to everyone. The in-person venue is now AT CAPACITY. Please register for the virtual Zoom webinar of the discussion using the form below. Please reach out to Katie Kelley at kkelley@globalminnesota.org with any questions.  \nAs the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine from 2016-2019\, Marie “Masha” Yovanovitch played a critical role in anti-corruption efforts and supporting Ukraine in the fight against Russia’s invasion of Crimea and the Donbas region. \nJoin Global Minnesota for a discussion with Ambassador Yovanovitch at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Hear about her new memoir\, her time in Ukraine and diplomatic career\, and her takeaways from the first impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump. Audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions during a Q&A session\, led by career Foreign Service Officer Margo Squire. \nThe program will also be livestreamed and recorded for a remote audience. Following the in-person program\, Ambassador Yovanovitch will be available for a book signing. Local bookseller Magers & Quinn will be on-site with a limited number of books for sale. If you’d like to read more about Lessons from the Edge\, click here. \nAbout Ambassador Yovanovitch:\nMarie Yovanovitch is a Canadian-American diplomat and a retired senior member of the United States Foreign Service. She has held numerous posts within the State Department\, including as Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic (2005-2008)\, the Republic of Armenia (2008-2011)\, and Ukraine (2016-2019). She is currently serving as a senior fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She is also a nonresident fellow at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University. Previously she was the International Advisor and Deputy Commandant at the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy\, National Defense University. Earlier she served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs and before that as the bureau’s Deputy Assistant Secretary responsible for issues related to the Nordic\, Baltic\, and Central European countries. \nA Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service\, Ambassador Yovanovitch has been granted the Senior Foreign Service Performance Award six times and the State Department’s Superior Honor Award on five occasions. She is also the recipient of the Presidential Distinguished Service Award and the Secretary’s Diplomacy in Human Rights Award. Ambassador Yovanovitch is a graduate of Princeton University where she earned a BA in History and Russian Studies. She studied at the Pushkin Institute and received an MS from the National Defense University. \nShe published her first book\, Lessons from the Edge\, in March of 2022. \nThanks to event co-sponsors the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and Magers & Quinn Booksellers. Thanks to promotional sponsors the Minnesota International NGO Network\, the United Nations Association of Minnesota\, the Ukrainian-American Community Center\, the Committee on Foreign Relations Minnesota\, and East-West Connections. \n      \n \n  \nIf you are registering for this event from outside the United States\, please go here. \nIf you require an accessibility accommodation\, please contact our Events Manager Katie Kelley at kkelley@globalminnesota.org.
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/lessons-from-the-edge-with-ambassador-marie-yovanovitch/
LOCATION:Humphrey School of Public Affairs\, University of Minnesota\, 301 19th Ave. S\, Minneapolis\, 55454
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SUMMARY:Podcast Episode: Minnesota\, the State Department\, & World Expos
DESCRIPTION:On the latest episode of The Global Minnesota Podcast\, hear from Elizabeth Horst and Kin Moy\, two Senior Foreign Service Officers at the U.S. Department of State who are both originally from Minnesota. They discussed Minnesota’s recent bid to host a World Expo\, the role that organizations like Global Minnesota play in citizen diplomacy\, and how American foreign policy affects us all right here in America’s heartland. \nSpecial thanks to former Global Minnesota President Mark Ritchie and the entire Minnesota Expo 2027 Committee for their inspiring advocacy to bring the world to Minnesota. Though the 2027 Expo was awarded to Serbia\, their incredible efforts have helped raise Minnesota’s global profile. \n  \nListen below\, or subscribe to our podcast on all major podcast apps.\n \nHear untold stories of international connections with new monthly episodes by subscribing to The Global Minnesota Podcast. Now available on all podcast streaming apps! \nLinks\nU.S. State Department Bureaus  \nMinnesota Global Stats \nSusan Falatko (Diplomat in Residence) \nState Department Careers \nGlobal Minnesota Professional Exchanges \nExpo 2027 \nProtez Foundation (MPR Interview) \nThis interview was recorded on June 20\, 2023\, and will be available for viewing on our Calendar of Events for several weeks. All interviews are archived on our podcast feed and in our Past Events calendar. 
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/podcast-episode-minnesota-the-state-department-expo-2027/
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions: China & the U.S.
DESCRIPTION:This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. An optional dinner will start at 7:15 following the presentation. The dinner is $25 for Woman’s Club members and $30 for non-members (plus service fee and taxes). \nFor the past ten years\, the United States and China have been locked in a competition for who has the greatest global influence. One major point of contention is the status of Taiwan\, which has become even more relevant recently with the possibility that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may prompt China to take similar action regarding Taiwan. How will the United States engage a China which is increasingly seeking to expand its sphere of influence? \nThis program is presented by the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis and is open to ALL. \nThe Great Decisions program addresses several of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year and serves as the focal text for discussion groups across the country. Global Minnesota facilitates one of the largest statewide Great Decisions programs in the country by providing access to a roster of local foreign policy experts and to discussion materials produced by the Foreign Policy Association. Join Global Minnesota and the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis for an in-depth discussion of the tense relationship between the world’s two largest powers. \nRaymond Kuo\, presenter \nView Raymond’s bio and upcoming Great Decisions programs here. \n  \nIf you would like to register\, please RSVP to the email address in the link below. \nRegister
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/great-decisions-china-the-u-s/
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