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SUMMARY:U.S. Policy Toward Latin America with Ambassador Ayalde
DESCRIPTION:This event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. \nJoin the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and Global Minnesota for a conversation with former U.S. Ambassador to Brazil and Paraguay\, Liliana Ayalde. Ambassador Ayalde will delve into critical topics concerning U.S. policy towards Latin America and the Caribbean. Ambassador Ayalde has held senior leadership positions at the U.S. State Department and USAID\, and at the United States Southern Command\, and will provide insights into the region’s challenges and opportunities. These include migration and the U.S. southern border\, human rights\, economic and political development\, and Chinese involvement in Latin America. \n\nAbout Ambassador Ayalde\nAmbassador Ayalde retired from the U.S. Foreign Service following a distinguished 38-year career. She held senior positions in the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)\, dedicating her diplomatic service to foreign affairs\, development\, defense\, and security in Latin America and the Caribbean. Ambassador Ayalde served as the Civilian Deputy to the Commander and Foreign Policy Advisor at the United States Southern Command in Miami until September 2019 and was appointed as the U.S. Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil between 2013-2016. Prior to this appointment she served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs in the Department of State. She was also the Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Latin American and Caribbean Bureau for USAID. Following her assignment as USAID Mission Director in Colombia\, where she had responsibility for the development assistance portfolio under Plan Colombia\, she was confirmed as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Paraguay. She also held assignments in Bangladesh\, Guatemala\, Nicaragua\, and Bolivia. \nAmbassador Ayalde is currently a senior advisor for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)\, and serves on several boards such as the Wilson Center’s Latin American Program\, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and IREX\, a non-profit organization focused on development\, governance and education. She is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and serves on the International Advisory Group of Global Americans. She is the recipient of numerous honors and awards\, including USAID’s Distinguished Career Award\, the Department of State’s Distinguished Service Honor Award\, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award\, the highest award given to a civilian by the Department of Defense. She was also honored with recognitions by governments in countries she served\, including the Order of San Carlos by the Government of Colombia\, the Order for Gran Cruz by the Government of Paraguay\, and received several recognitions by the Government of Brazil. Ambassador Ayalde earned her B.A. from the School of International Studies at American University in Washington\, D.C. and a M.P.H. from Tulane University in Louisiana. She is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese and has a working knowledge of French. \nPresented in partnership with Humphrey School of Public Affairs. \nLearn More
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/u-s-policy-toward-latin-america-with-ambassador-ayalde/
LOCATION:Humphrey School of Public Affairs\, Humphrey Forum\, 301 19th Ave. S\, Rm 105\, Minneapolis\, 55454
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SUMMARY:Global Social with Women Leaders
DESCRIPTION:This event is SOLD OUT. Please contact our Events Manager Katie Kelley at kkelley@globalminnesota.org for any questions.  \nDon’t miss this special opportunity to meet two impressive delegations of international women leaders: one promoting peace and security and another focused on protecting women and children. These professionals will be meeting with organizations across Minnesota to share their knowledge and experiences. Connect with emerging leaders from over 25 different countries and hear how their examples can inspire women around the world. Network with members of Parliament\, media editors\, non-profit managers\, police commissioners\, political party leaders\, and academics at Wood+Paddle in the Royal Sonesta Hotel. \nLight appetizers and non-alcoholic drinks will be served with alcoholic beverages also available for purchase. Limited free parking is available beneath the hotel. \nThese groups are visiting Minnesota as part of the U.S. State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program. \nInternational Visitor Leadership Program\nThe International Visitor Leadership Program is the U.S. Department of State’s premier professional exchange program. Through short-term visits to the United States\, current and emerging foreign leaders in a variety of fields experience this country firsthand and cultivate lasting relationships with their American counterparts. Professional meetings reflect the participants’ professional interests and support the foreign policy goals of the United States. \nBe a part of this special event for Global Minnesota members and their guests to meet these international visitors and learn about their cultures\, countries\, and professional work. Space is limited\, so secure your registration now. \nWant to attend but not yet a member? Check out the many benefits of membership and join today! \nThanks to the Royal Sonesta Hotel for their partnership on this program.  \nIf you require an accessibility accommodation\, please contact our Events Manager Katie Kelley at kkelley@globalminnesota.org. 
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/global-social-with-women-leaders/
LOCATION:Wood+Paddle at the Royal Sonesta\, 31 S 7th St\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55402\, United States
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SUMMARY:Podcast Episode: Global Business Outlook
DESCRIPTION:Global Minnesota is launching the inaugural event in a new annual event series designed to provide a snapshot of international business megatrends and insights for Minnesota companies in search of strategies in response. The Global Business Outlook promises to be the premier event for tracking and adapting to global business megatrends and for understanding the risks and opportunities they present. The event will include a keynote presentation about business megatrends\, a panel of major Minnesota multinational corporations\, and networking with over 100 Minnesota business professionals. Confirmed guests include leadership officials from the US Commercial Service\, Greater MSP\, the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce and the Minnesota Consular Corps. \nOn this episode\, hear from the keynote speaker for the Global Business Outlook\, John Pournoor\, CEO and founder of Government Analytica. His has 35 years of experience working at the intersection of governments and industry. Most recently\, he was the VP of Government Affairs for a Fortune 100 multinational\, where he engaged policymakers at the federal level\, in 29 states and in 37 countries. He has served on numerous boards and has been appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to the Minnesota District Export Council. John launched Government Analytica out of a passion to unlock the public value of government proposals to inspire policymakers to improve lives. He helps his clients shape the conversation through thought leadership content. He unlocks the policymaker impasse by using his company’s access to data and analytics to show the public value and the greater good of these proposals. Government Analytica has helped companies\, advocates\, associations\, coalitions\, commissions\, and councils to unlock the public value behind their proposals and receive or save millions of dollars. He is a tireless advocate and volunteer for community-based organizations\, including Global Minnesota. He divides his time between Washington DC and Minnesota. \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\nEvent Page: Global Business Outlook \nGovernment Analytica \nGlobal Minnesota Corporate Membership \n  \nThis interview was recorded on September 14\, 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. 
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SUMMARY:2023 China Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:This event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. \nJoin us for the 2023 China Town Hall: Local Connections\, National Reflections\, organized by the National Committee on United States-China Relations and locally hosted by the University of Minnesota China Center and Global Minnesota. \nThe program will feature a live webcast with Nicholas Burns\, current U.S. ambassador to China\, followed by an on-site discussion with Duncan J. McCampbell\, Associate Professor of International Business and Law at Metropolitan State University. Guests can submit questions for Ambassador Burns in advance using this form. \nProgram\n5:45 p.m. — Welcome and recognition of sponsors \n6:00 p.m. — Live webcast featuring Nicholas Burns\, U.S. ambassador to China \n7:00 p.m. — Local speaker Duncan J. McCampbell\, associate professor of international business and law at Metropolitan State University \n  \nSpeakers\nNicholas Burns \nNicholas Burns is U.S. Ambassador to China. Nominated by President Biden and confirmed by the Senate\, he was sworn into office on December 22\, 2021. \nAs Ambassador\, he leads a team of experienced\, dedicated\, and diverse public servants from 47 U.S. government agencies and sub-agencies at the U.S. Mission in China\, including at the Embassy in Beijing and at the American Consulates in Shanghai\, Guangzhou\, Wuhan\, and Shenyang. He oversees the Mission’s interaction with the PRC on the full range of political\, security\, economic\, commercial\, consular\, and many other issues that shape this critical relationship. \nAmbassador Burns has had a distinguished career in American diplomacy\, serving six U.S. Presidents and nine Secretaries of State over 27 years. His State Department roles have included Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs\, the State Department’s third-ranking official and most senior career diplomat (2005-2008); U.S. Ambassador to NATO (2001-2005); U.S. Ambassador to Greece (1997-2001); and State Department spokesman (1995-1997). Before that\, he worked at the National Security Council at the White House (1990-1995) where he served as Special Assistant to President Clinton and Senior Director for Russia\, Ukraine and Eurasia Affairs and as Director for Soviet Affairs for President George H.W. Bush during the collapse of the USSR. \nDuncan J. McCampbell \nDuncan J. McCampbell is an American lawyer and associate professor of international business and law at Metropolitan State University in Minneapolis. Following a career in private law practice\, Prof. McCampbell joined West Publishing (now Thomson Reuters Legal)\, the world’s largest legal publisher. His work—much of it overseas—involved building new legal publishing businesses in the UK\, Germany\, Spain\, Switzerland\, the Netherlands\, Canada\, Hong Kong\, and Australia. In his last overseas assignment\, he was posted to Beijing in 2007 as managing director of TR’s China start-up\, Westlaw China. \nLeaving business for academia\, Prof. McCampbell became a tenured associate professor in the College of Management at Metropolitan State\, where he teaches undergraduate\, graduate\, and doctoral courses in law\, international business\, and marketing\, while serving as department chair. He teaches regularly in China\, holding visiting scholar appointments at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing\, South China University of Technology in Guangzhou\, and at Huaihua University and Hunan Institute of Science and Technology in Hunan Province\, PRC. \nPresented in partnership with The China Center. \nRegister Here
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/2023-china-town-hall/
LOCATION:Humphrey School of Public Affairs\, Cowles Auditorium\, 301 19th Avenue South\, Minneapolis\, 55455
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SUMMARY:International Business Roundtable: U.S.-China Relations\, De-Risking\, and its Impact on Corporate Strategy
DESCRIPTION:Registration now open! This event is being held virtually and in-person and is geared towards those with a business interest in China. \nJoin Global Minnesota for a discussion about U.S.-China relations and how they are impacting corporate strategy for U.S. and multinational companies. The program will feature a keynote from Amy Celico at Dentons Global Advisors-Albright Stonebridge Group followed by a panel of business and legal leaders discussing how recent developments in U.S.-China relations are driving corporate strategy decisions. The event is offered in partnership with Global Minnesota corporate members Dorsey & Whitney and KPMG. \nTopics will include:\n\nDevelopments in U.S.-China relations\, including recent actions taken by both governments that could impact business strategies.\nSteps companies are taking to diversify and/or localize China sourcing to stabilize operations\, ensure continuity\, and minimize the impact of U.S. actions against China.\nLegal considerations associated with due diligence limitations in China\, as well as restrictions associated with Chinese business activities.\n\nREGISTER \nSPEAKERS / PANELISTS \nKEYNOTE \nAmy Celico\,\nPartner\, Dentons Global Advisors-Albright Stonebridge Group\n \nPANEL DISCUSSION \nLori Riley\,\nSVP\, People\, Communication & Legal\, Northern Tool + Equipment \nValentin Povarchuk\nSr. Corporate Counsel\, Seagate Technology\n\nNelson Dong\,\nOf Counsel\, Dorsey & Whitney LLP \nJessica Libby\, Moderator\nPrincipal\, KPMG LLP \n\nPresented in partnership with Dorsey & Whitney LLP\, KPMG LLP\,  the U.S. Commercial Service\, and the Minnesota Trade Office.
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/international-business-roundtable-de-risking-u-s-china-relations/
LOCATION:Dorsey & Whitney LLP\, 50 South Sixth St.\, Suite 1500\, Minneapolis\, 55402
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SUMMARY:Great Decisions: Global Economic Warfare
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). \nHow useful are sanctions and economic coercion in today’s financial environment? Hear about specific examples of economic warfare measures (i.e.\, sanctions\, trade embargoes\, travel restrictions\, cyber attacks) taken by the U.S. and other countries\, their effectiveness\, and their impacts on the lives of citizens in targeted countries. This presentation will explore the theory behind implementing sanctions and will examine the decision-making process used in adopting economic warfare in the U.S. It will also encourage discussion around the question: Should countries always be left with the choice between outright war or the adoption of sanctions\, or are other policy alternatives worth considering? \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 this important topic. \nRob Scarlett\, presenter \nRob Scarlett has had a 40-year career in international sales and manufacturing; and although still active in business\, has shifted more of his time into service as a director and/or advisor to several small and medium-size companies and philanthropic organizations. Shortly after graduating from Carleton College in 1966\, he became part of a private NGO team that created some of Latin America’s first microfinance institutions. Building on that experience\, he began a decades-long business career that kept him active throughout Latin America\, Central America\, Mexico\,\nand the Caribbean. \nIn recent years\, Rob has served on many boards including serving as Board Chair for Global Minnesota and President of Minnesota-Uruguay Partners of the Americas. He grew up in Germany and acquired German as his second language. He later acquired fluency in Spanish and Portuguese and has also lived and worked throughout Europe\, South Africa\, and most countries in Latin America. \nIf you would like to register\, please RSVP to frontdesk@womansclub.org or click the link below. \nRegister
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/great-decisions-global-economic-warfare/
LOCATION:The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis\, 410 Oak Grove St\, Minneapolis\, 55403
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SUMMARY:Cyprus in Context with Ambassador Doherty
DESCRIPTION:This event is AT CAPACITY.  Please reach out to our Events Manager Katie Kelley at kkelley@globalminnesota.org with any questions.  \nIn 1960\, Cyprus became independent from the United Kingdom\, but its early years were marked by violence between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. The United Nations established a buffer zone in 1964 to diffuse rising tensions. Ten years later\, after a Greece-sponsored coup in Cyprus\, Turkey sent thousands of troops to the island\, citing its right as a guarantor power to do so. Nearly 200\,000 Greek Cypriots living in the northern part of the island were forced or fled to the south; 60\,000 Turkish Cypriots living in the south did the same to the north. The island and the capital city of Nicosia have been divided since then\, despite international attempts to reunify Cyprus. U.N. troops remain to protect the peace\, but periodic flare-ups of violence have occurred as recently as August 2023. Join Global Minnesota for a conversation with former U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus\, Kathleen Doherty. \nDue to its location in the Eastern Mediterranean\, Turkey\, Greece\, the United Kingdom\, Russia\, the United States and increasingly Israel and China see Cyprus as having strategic geopolitical importance. The island is also known as a favored investment spot\, including illicit finance of Russia\, China\, and others; and now has the highest percentage per capita of refugees in Europe. Given all of these dimensions\, is there a diplomatic path forward for a long-term solution? Ambassador Doherty will outline the current status of the Cyprus issue\, the obstacles to establishing a permanent solution\, and how diplomacy can play a critical role in mediating these tensions. \nAbout Ambassador Doherty:\nAmbassador Doherty served in Cyprus from 2015-2019. Before her appointment as Ambassador\, Kathleen Doherty\, a member of the Senior Foreign Service\, served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Rome between September 2013 and September 2015. She previously spent two years as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs\, where she had responsibility for managing relations with the European Union and Western Europe. Prior to that\, she was the Director for the Office of European Union and Regional Affairs. \nBefore returning to Washington D.C. in 2010\, she was Counselor for Economic Affairs in the U.S. Embassy in London. Her other overseas assignments include Moscow\, Rome and the Dominican Republic. \nAmbassador Doherty speaks Italian and Spanish and previously Portuguese and Russian\, and received one of the Department’s highest honors for her work on U.S.-EU relations. She has a M.Sc from the London School of Economics and a B.A. from Colgate University. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Affairs\, a board member of the American Academy of Diplomacy\, and a board member of the Women’s Foreign Policy Group. \nPresented in partnership with the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.  \nThanks to promotional sponsors the Minnesota International NGO Network\, and the United Nations Association of Minnesota.  \nIf you require an accessibility accommodation\, please contact our Events Manager Katie Kelley at kkelley@globalminnesota.org two weeks ahead of the event. \nListen below to our latest podcast episode to learn more about this event!
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/cyprus-in-context-with-ambassador-doherty/
LOCATION:Humphrey School of Public Affairs\, Humphrey Forum\, 301 19th Ave. S\, Rm 105\, Minneapolis\, 55454
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: Finding Her Beat
DESCRIPTION:This event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. \nJoin Global Minnesota\, the MSP Film Society\, and TaikoArts Midwest for a special screening of the award-winning local film Finding Her Beat on October 25 at The Main Cinema. Bring your friends for this documentary exploration connecting a traditional Japanese musical style with local Minnesota artists. A portion of ticket sales will also go to support Global Minnesota’s programs connecting Minnesota with the world.** \nFINDING HER BEAT is a story of a master Japanese drummer and a Korean adoptee from Minnesota who boldly convene an all-female troupe to perform Taiko\, the Japanese drumming art that has been off-limits to women for centuries. The group faces down hurdles to prepare for a historic performance in snowy St. Paul. Buoyed by dynamic drum performances and do-or-die spirit\, FINDING HER BEAT is an energizing and uplifting story of music\, cultural expression\, and sisterhood. \nView the trailer here. \n**Tickets must be for the October 25 show at 7:15pm.  \nGET TICKETS
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/film-screening-finding-her-beat/
LOCATION:Main Cinema\, 115 Main St.\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55414\, United States
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SUMMARY:Modernizing America's Diplomacy with Ambassador Neumann
DESCRIPTION:REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! This free event is being held in-person and virtually and is open to everyone.  \nDiplomacy is vital to protecting Americans at home and abroad\, advancing the nation’s security interests\, and opening markets for American goods. However\, this critical resource requires reinvestment and modernization to meet the rising challenge of changing geo-political landscapes and priorities. Central to achieving that objective is enhancing the professional capacity of America’s diplomats to maximize the promotion of U.S. national interests. \nWhile the State Department’s footprint has grown from 41 diplomatic posts throughout the world in 1900 to more than 270 missions today\, the need to increase the ability to hire and retain the highest quality individuals continues. In a dynamic and significantly connected world\, what does our nation need from those representing us on the diplomatic front? How can the diplomatic corps be prepared for future opportunities and unexpected disruptions?  Join Global Minnesota for a conversation with Ambassador and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Ronald Neumann about his recommendations to modernize America’s diplomacy. Ambassador Neumann will share his personal insights and provide a behind-the-scenes look at diplomacy from his long career representing the United States. The venue is located just off the light rail at the corner of Lexington and University in St. Paul. \nSPECIAL OFFER! We will be giving away a FREE ticket to our upcoming Culture through Cuisine: Ecuador at La Mesa to one lucky in-person attendee to Ambassador Neumann’s discussion. \nAbout Ambassador Neumann:\nFormerly a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State\, Ronald E. Neumann served three times as Ambassador; to Algeria\, Bahrain and finally to Afghanistan from July 2005 to April 2007. Before Afghanistan\, Mr. Neumann\, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service\, served in Baghdad from February 2004 with the Coalition Provisional Authority and then as Embassy Baghdad’s liaison with the Multinational Command\, where he was deeply involved in coordinating the political part of military actions. \nPrior to working in Iraq\, he was Ambassador in Manama\, Bahrain (2001-2004)\, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Near East Affairs (1997-2000) with responsibility for North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula\, and Ambassador to Algeria (1994 to 1997). He was Director of the Office of Northern Gulf Affairs (Iran and Iraq; 1991 to 1994). Earlier in his career\, he was Deputy Chief of Mission in Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates\, and in Sanaa in Yemen\, Principal Officer in Tabriz\, Iran and Economic/Commercial Officer in Dakar\, Senegal. His previous Washington assignments include service as Jordan Desk officer\, Staff Assistant in the Middle East (NEA) Bureau\, and Political Officer in the Office of Southern European Affairs. \nAmbassador Neumann serves as the President at the American Academy of Diplomacy where he has focused particularly on efforts to maintain adequate State and USAID budgets and staffing and upgrade professional formation to enable these institutions to carry out their responsibilities. He is on the Advisory Board of a non-profit girls’ school in Afghanistan\, the School of Leadership\, Afghanistan (SOLA) and the Advisory Board of Spirit of America. He is on the board of the Middle East Policy Council and the Advisory Council of the World Affairs Councils of America. He speaks some Arabic and Dari as well as French. \nPresented in partnership with the American Academy of Diplomacy\, the Una Chapman Cox Foundation\, and the ASU Leadership\, Diplomacy\, & National Security Lab. \nThanks to promotional sponsors the Committee on Foreign Relations Minnesota\, the Minnesota International NGO Network\, and the United Nations Association of Minnesota.  \nIf you require an accessibility accommodation\, please contact our Events Manager Katie Kelley at kkelley@globalminnesota.org two weeks ahead of the event. \nListen below to our latest podcast episode to learn more about this event!\n \nIf you are registering for this event from outside the United States\, please go here.
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/modernizing-americas-diplomacy-with-ambassador-neumann/
LOCATION:Wilder Foundation\, 451 Lexington Pkwy N\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55104\, United States
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