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SUMMARY:Podcast Episode: Life as an Ambassador with Ronald Neumann
DESCRIPTION:Earlier this year\, Global Minnesota had the honor of welcoming the former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan\, Algeria\, and Bahrain\, Ronald Neumann\, for an in-depth public conversation about the critical need to modernize the State Department. He provided a comprehensive summary of ways in which we can better support our diplomats abroad\, and the implications of this important work here at home. You can catch that recording here. \nOn this episode\, hear Ambassador Neumann continue the conversation about his diplomatic career\, careers in the foreign service\, and a behind-the-scenes look at life as an Ambassador. \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 Recording: Modernizing America’s Diplomacy \nAmbassador Neumann Bio \nAmerican Academy of Diplomacy \nAmerica’s Other Army (Book) \nAmerican Diplomat (Podcast) \nThe General and the Ambassador (Podcast) \nThis interview was recorded on November 10\, 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:SDG Roundtable: Tools to Envision a Restorative Future
DESCRIPTION:This free event is being held in-person and virtually and is open to everyone. \nWe 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 Nations SDG goals reach out to the year 2050 and beyond. What does the road look like– and what tools are available– for such long-range thinking and planning? And how do we set a course that is not only sustainable but restorative? \nJoin us January 11 when nationally recognized futurist Trista Harris will keynote the next Sustainable Development Goals Roundtable offering some answers to these questions. Trista is the president of FutureGood\, a consultancy that helps visionary leaders build a better future. She speaks internationally about using the tools of futurism in the social sector. \nThe event will also feature additional experts on sustainable–and restorative–development. You’ll hear cases and examples from around the world on how it’s possible to envision solutions 30 or more years into the future. \nYou’ll come away with a better understanding of why now is a good time to look at the future–and how to envision the impact of your own work 30 or more years from now. \nGlobal Minnesota is pleased to partner with corporate member Sunrise Banks in hosting this event. Laura Wildenborg\, Fintech Innovation Manager for Sunrise Banks\, will share the role banks can play in facilitating organizations to achieve their future sustainability goals. \nAs a socially responsible bank\, Sunrise’s mission is to empower financial wellness through innovation. The bank focuses on positive community engagement with ethical banking and partners with like-minded companies to extend its mission nationally and around the world. Sunrise is a certified B Corporation\, a certified Community Development Financial Institution and member of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values. \nEvent Speakers: \n\nKeynote: Trista Harris\, President\, FutureGood\nPanelist:  Tim Roman\, CEO\, Ecotone Analytics\nPanelist: Ken Smith\, CEO\, EverGreen Energy\nPanelist: Laura Wildenborg\, Fintech Innovation Manager\, Sunrise Banks\nModerator: Bjorgvin Saevarsson\, Founder\, Yorth Group\n\nIf you require any accommodations\, please contact our Corporate Relations Officer Steve Riedel at sriedel@globalminnesota.org. \nCorporate Member Resources: Open the link to see how Global Minnesota corporate members offer expertise\, services\, or technology that can help with your organization’s sustainability goals. \nThanks to promotional supporter the United Nations Association of Minnesota.  \nIf you are registering for this event from outside the United States\, please go here.
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/sdg-roundtable-tools-to-envision-a-restorative-future/
LOCATION:Sunrise Banks Corporate Headquarters\, 2525 Wabash Ave.\, St. Paul\, MN\, 55114
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SUMMARY:Podcast Episode: Bringing the World to Minnesota Classrooms
DESCRIPTION:Classroom Connection is part of Global Minnesota’s K-12 Education programs and brings the world to classrooms all over Minnesota. International visitors\, many of whom are students at local universities\, teach sessions on their country’s culture and language in a fun and interactive format that sparks the curiosity of our youngest learners. These lessons are unique to each class and can be conducted either virtually or in-person. There is no fee to participate and Global Minnesota staff handle all of the logistics for visitor placement and travel. \nMarzia Saleem is one of this year’s Humphrey Fellows and volunteered at Anne Sullivan Elementary School in the first grade classes of Whitney Newbauer and Amanda Davey. Marzia\, Whitney\, and Amanda joined to talk about their experiences in Minnesota and with the Classroom Connection program. \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\nClassroom Connection Program \nHumphrey Fellow Marzia Saleem \nThis interview was recorded on December 10\, 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:Urban Expedition: Argentina
DESCRIPTION:This event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. \nThis program is presented by the Landmark Center. \nExplore the globe with the 2024 season of Landmark Center’s popular Urban Expedition! This year’s series starts in Argentina with an event everyone can enjoy while learning more about the world from right here in St. Paul. With a focus on a different destination each month\, this series provides cultural experiences that include music\, dance\, crafts\, and traditions. \nJoin Landmark Center and Global Minnesota\, in partnership with Ecolab\, the Xcel Energy Foundation\, Ramsey County\, Travelers\, and Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation. \nUrban Expeditions are free and open to the public. \n\nLEARN MORE\n\n\n\nGlobal Minnesota is proud to be a sponsor of the Landmark Center’s  Urban Expeditions series.
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SUMMARY:Edina Great Decisions: U.S.- China Trade Rivalry
DESCRIPTION:This program is being held in-person and is open to everyone. This event has been RESCHEDULED to January 22! \nChina’s economic rise and its current policies of increasing the role of the state in the economy have led some U.S. policymakers to seek to deny China access to U.S. technology and investment. Is this a wise strategy\, and how effective can it be? \nThis program is presented by Edina Community Ed through a partnership with the Edina Senior Center\, the Edina Library\, and Edina Community Center. \nThe Great Decisions program addresses nine 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 Friends of the Edina Library at the Edina Community Center for an in-depth discussion of the tense relationship between the world’s two largest powers. \nSpecial thanks to the Friends of the Edina Library for hosting this program. \nIf you would like to register\, please use the button below. \nRegister
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/edina-great-decisions-u-s-china-trade-rivalry/
LOCATION:Edina Community Center\, 5701 Normandale Rd\, Edina\, MN\, 55424\, United States
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SUMMARY:2024 U.S. Foreign Policy Update
DESCRIPTION:In-person registration is now closed. To register to attend virtually\, please use the form below. This event is being held in-person and virtually and is open to everyone. \nJoin us for the insightful and popular annual U.S. Foreign Policy Update with Diplomat in Residence and career Foreign Service Officer\, Tom Hanson. Tom will explore and discuss the latest foreign policy developments\, trends\, and challenges facing the U.S. in the year ahead including the repercussions from the ongoing war in Ukraine\, concerns facing China’s economy\, renewed conflict in the Middle East\, and ongoing global struggles for peace and security. Global Minnesota guests are encouraged to bring a friend at the member rate to experience one of our most popular programs. Don’t miss your chance to stay up-to-date on the year’s most impactful developments in international relations! \nPost-Event Reception \nAfter Tom’s presentation\, join Global Minnesota for a reception to continue the conversation with our global community. You will also get the chance to meet our new Program Director Erin Hart. The reception is free and open to the public \nAbout Tom Hanson\nThomas Hanson is a former U.S. Foreign Service Officer with the Department of State whose diplomatic postings included East Germany\, France\, Norway\, the Soviet Union\, Sweden\, and the former Soviet Republic of Georgia.  He also participated in the opening of new U.S. embassies in Mongolia and Estonia\, worked on the Foreign Relations Committees of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives\, and served as Director for NATO and European Affairs at the Atlantic Council of the United States in Washington\, D.C. \nMr. Hanson currently is Diplomat in Residence at the Alworth Institute for International Affairs at the University of Minnesota – Duluth and has taught diplomacy at Carleton College.  He also serves as Chair of the Minnesota Committee on Foreign Relations and as Co-Chair of the Minnesota China Business Council. He is a past board member of the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights and Director at the Institute for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (IEECA). He is also a member of the U.S. Foreign Policy Working Group of the British International Studies Association (BISA) as well as the Council of Advisers at the Museum of Russian Art and the Minnesota Peace Initiative (MPI) at Norway House. \nAs a member of the Great Decisions advisory committee of Global Minnesota\, Mr. Hanson speaks frequently on international issues and contributes to local and international media. He delivers an annual US Foreign Policy Update under the auspices of Global Minnesota and the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. \nMr. Hanson holds a BA degree from the University of Minnesota and graduate degrees from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; the Institute of Advanced International Studies in Geneva\, Switzerland; and the National School of Administration (ENA) in Paris\, France. \nIf you require an accessibility accommodation\, please contact Events Manager Katie Kelley at kkelley@globalminnesota.org two weeks ahead of the event. \nPresented in partnership with the University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs. \nThanks to promotional supporters the Committee on Foreign Relations — Minnesota\, East-West Connections\, Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy & Civic Engagement\, the Minnesota International NGO Network\, Saint Paul College\, St. Cloud State University\, South Dakota World Affairs Council\, the United Nations Association of Minnesota\, the University of St. Thomas\, and World Without Genocide.  \nIf you are registering for this event from outside the United States\, please go here.
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/2024-u-s-foreign-policy-update/
LOCATION:Coffman Theater – University of Minnesota\, 300 Washington Ave. SE\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55455
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