Great Decisions: American Engagement in Africa

This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone.

Nearly half of the world’s population will reside in Africa by the end of the century. In addition, the continent’s wide variety of natural resources has placed Africa at the center of intense competition between the U.S. and China. What could the U.S. strategy toward this critical region look like?

This program is presented by the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis through a partnership with Global Minnesota.

The Great Decisions program addresses some of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year. Global Minnesota facilitates the statewide Great Decisions program by providing access to a roster of local foreign policy experts and to discussion materials produced by the Foreign Policy Association. 

Henry Berman, presenter

Henry Berman is retired after working for 34 years at Ecolab, a global company based in St Paul. Henry has personal ties to the Middle East Region and has spent significant time there in the last decade. He has a strong interest in the ever-changing dynamics in Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Henry is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations and is active in a local Great Decisions Group. He has given popular presentations throughout Minnesota on varied topics such as Saudi Arabia, Future of the Kurds, Egypt and the Arab Spring, Syrian Refugee Crisis and the U.S.- Israel relationship. Henry has a BA from Hamilton College and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

If you would like to register, please RSVP to [email protected].

Interested in joining or starting a Great Decisions discussion group? Listen to our past podcast episode and contact Julie Rossate at [email protected] to learn how!