Thursday, July 7
Lunch & Learn: 2022 Mandela Washington Fellows
Want to meet the next generation of leaders from over a dozen nations in Africa? Our Lunch & Learn series…
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Monday, June 20
An Overlooked Tragedy: Venezuela’s Growing Refugee Crisis
The world is grappling with the effects of the highest number of refugees and displaced persons since the Second World…
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Wednesday, May 25
Community Conversations: World Expos
Minnesota is in the final stages of submitting a bid to host the 2027 Expo in Bloomington, Minnesota. Watch this…
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Tuesday, May 24
SDG Roundtable: Spring 2022
Global Minnesota hosts the Minnesota SDG Roundtable every quarter, highlighting great work underway in our state and region that is…
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Tuesday, May 10
Lunch & Learn: Libraries without Borders
In this edition of the Lunch & Learn series, we featured a virtual visit from Libraries Without Borders, an international…
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International Women of Courage Virtual Roundtable
Global Minnesota hosted Facia Boyenoh Harris from Liberia and Roegchanda Pascoe from South Africa in March/April 2022. They were recipients…
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Wednesday, April 13
Service in Afghanistan: A Conversation with Ambassador Ross Wilson and Margo Squire
For twenty years, the United States, its allies, and Afghan partners worked to bring stability, prosperity, and democracy to the…
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Tuesday, April 12
World Health Day Symposium 2022
The pandemic revealed deep and persistent inequalities throughout the global healthcare system. As we enter a new era in public…
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Wednesday, April 6
Global Conversations DIGITAL: Myanmar and ASEAN
The situation in Myanmar, including the coup by the military in February 2021 and the ongoing human rights crises, coupled…
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Friday, April 1
Global Conversations DIGITAL: Russia’s Goals in Europe with Jill Dougherty
Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and its involvement in sparking war in Eastern Ukraine signaled a major escalation in…
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Thursday, February 10
Assignment Russia: Becoming a Foreign Correspondent in the Crucible of the Cold War
Marvin Kalb, the award-winning journalist who has written extensively about the world he reported on during his long career, now…
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Tuesday, January 25
International Day of Education 2022 – The Power of International Exchange
The United Nations’ International Day of Education celebrates the role of education for peace and development around the world. Our…
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Wednesday, December 15
Global Conversations: A Report from COP26
Hear from climate experts in Minnesota who attended COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, as they report on developments from the summit and…
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Wednesday, November 10
SDG Roundtable: Fall 2021
Hear from Nicholas S. Deychakiwsky, Senior Program Officer in Civil Society at the Mott Foundation, as he discusses why a…
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Friday, October 15
World Food Day 2021 Symposium
One of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar, World Food Day promotes global awareness and action around hunger…
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Monday, October 4
Global Book Club: The Dissent Channel – American Diplomacy in a Dishonest Age
Hear from author and former U.S. Foreign Service Officer Elizabeth Shackelford as she discusses her new book, “The Dissent Channel:…
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Wednesday, September 22
Global Conversations: The Two Koreas
Hear from speaker Dr. Raymond Kuo, Political Scientist with the RAND Corporation, and expert in international security and East Asia,…
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Tuesday, August 10
The Impact of Diplomacy and Development on Minnesota
Hear from Representative Tom Emmer on how investments in America’s international affairs programs impact U.S. national security and Minnesota’s economy….
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Wednesday, August 4
Global Book Club: The Heartbeat of Iran
Hear from award-winning journalist, author, and humanitarian Tara Kangarlou as she discusses her new book “The Heartbeat of Iran: Real…
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Tuesday, July 27
SDG Roundtable: Summer 2021
Hear from Karen Brown, Director, Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change and Katey Pelican, DVM, Ph.D. Associate Professor,…
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