2027 U.S. Foreign Policy Update

This event is being held in-person and virtually. New member registration is now available. Current member tickets coming soon. 

Stay up-to-date on major developments and trends from around the world at the annual U.S. Foreign Policy Update!

Join Global Minnesota for this popular event featuring Diplomat in Residence and career Foreign Service Officer, Tom Hanson. From economic trends to geopolitical conflicts and international alliances, he will outline the foreign policy opportunities and challenges facing the U.S. in the year ahead.

Global Minnesota members are encouraged to bring a guest at the member rate to experience one of our most dynamic and insightful programs. Don’t miss your chance to learn more about this year’s most impactful events and how they influence geopolitical decisions around the world.

New Member Special! Register below with the $75 New Member option to become a Global Minnesota member and receive ONE FREE TICKET for this event. Learn more about membership benefits here. Already a member? Increase or give an additional gift here and we will save your spot for this popular event.

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Take home a piece of history. Copies of Where Minnesota Meets the World, Global Minnesota’s limited-edition commemorative history book, will be available for purchase at the event. Pre-order your copy for shipping or event pickup here.

About Tom Hanson

Thomas 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.

Mr. 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 International 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.

As 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.

Mr. 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.

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