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SUMMARY:Behind the Headlines with Nick Schifrin
DESCRIPTION:This event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. This event is nearing capacity! Please email Erin Hart at ehart@globalminnesota.org for questions. \nAmid shifting global dynamics and heightened international conflict\, the complex realities shaping news cycles can be overlooked. PBS News Hour’s Foreign and Defense Correspondent Nick Schifrin has earned accolades for his ability to highlight the individual circumstances behind major global conflicts and events. \nJoin Global Minnesota and Nick Schifrin for a fireside chat on the elements behind the headlines of current international developments. From early career breakthroughs in Pakistan to recent coverage in Gaza and Ukraine\, Nick offers a nuanced and personal approach to some of the most pressing issues in international affairs. This event will allow foreign affairs experts and curious learners alike to challenge the established understandings of today’s foreign policy landscape. \nGlobal Minnesota members receive discounted admission. Members are welcome to bring a guest at the member rate.  \nNot yet a member? Check out the many benefits of membership and join today. \nParking Information: Paid parking is available in the Minneapolis Club Ramp\, accessible via the 8th Street entrance. Street parking is also available. \nSpeaker: Nick Schifrin\nNick Schifrin is PBS News Hour’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent. He leads News Hour’s daily foreign coverage\, including multiple trips to Ukraine since the full-scale invasion\, and has created weeklong series for the News Hour from nearly a dozen countries. \nThe PBS News Hour series “Inside Putin’s Russia” won a 2017 Peabody Award and the National Press Club’s Edwin M. Hood Award for Diplomatic Correspondence. In 2020 he received the American Academy of Diplomacy’s Arthur Ross Media Award for Distinguished Reporting and Analysis of Foreign Affairs. He was a member of the News Hour teams awarded a 2021 Peabody for coverage of COVID-19\, and a 2023 DuPont Columbia Award for coverage of Afghanistan and Ukraine. \nPrior to PBS News Hour\, Nick was Al Jazeera America’s Middle East correspondent. He led the channel’s coverage of the 2014 war in Gaza; reported on the Syrian war from Syria’s Turkish\, Lebanese and Jordanian borders; and covered the annexation of Crimea. He won an Overseas Press Club award for his Gaza coverage and a National Headliners Award for his Ukraine coverage. \nFrom 2008-2012\, Nick served as the ABC News correspondent in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In 2011 he was one of the first journalists to arrive in Abbottabad\, Pakistan\, after Osama bin Laden’s death and delivered one of the year’s biggest exclusives: the first video from inside bin Laden’s compound. His reporting helped ABC News win an Edward R. Murrow award for its bin Laden coverage. \nNick is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a board member of the Overseas Press Club Foundation. He has a Bachelor’s degree from Columbia University and a Master of International Public Policy degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). \nPlease contact Addy Cross at across@globalminnesota.org for questions or accessibility accommodations.
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/behind-the-headlines-with-nick-schifrin/
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SUMMARY:Market Opportunities in Saudi Arabia
DESCRIPTION:High oil prices and economic development initiatives such as Vison 2030 have created new opportunities for investment in Saudi Arabia. Many businesses are beginning to turn to this major petroleum producer for a variety of high-tech and green energy solutions. \nIn partnership with the Minnesota Trade Office and the U.S.-Saudi Business Council\, check out the latest business roundtable on July 28 on Market Opportunities in Saudi Arabia. This event will be held virtually on Zoom and in-person at the Minneapolis Club. If you have questions about the program\, please call Abdul at 651-558-1425 or email at abdiwahab.mohamed@state.mn.us. \nRegister \nThanks to program co-sponsors Minnesota District Export Council & Trade Center of the Americas. \n\nWelcome Remarks \nMark Ritchie\, President\, Global Minnesota \n  \nSpeakers \nHer Royal Highness Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud\, Ambassador to the U.S. of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Video Message) \nH. Delano Roosevelt\, President and CEO\, U.S.-Saudi Business Council \nJamil Alothman\, Vice President\, Industrial Development\, U.S.-Saudi Business Council \nJacob Dichter\, Economic Analyst\, U.S.-Saudi Business Council \nAbdiwahab Mohamed\, Regional Trade Manager/Protocol Officer\, Minnesota Trade Office \nSteve Riedel\, Corporate Relations Officer\, Global Minnesota
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SUMMARY:Jordan: A Partner for Peace\, Stability\, and Prosperity
DESCRIPTION:This event is SOLD OUT. \nJordan\, a pivotal U.S. ally in the Middle East with strong ties to Minnesota\, has played a leading role in addressing the many challenges facing the region\, both political and economic. A strong advocate for a comprehensive\, just\, and lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians and a critical partner in combatting terrorism and addressing the conflict in neighboring Syria\, Jordan has also promoted closer commercial ties through the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement and has been a model of inclusion and compassion to more than 700\,000 refugees. \nJoin us for a luncheon presentation with Ambassador of Jordan Dina Kawar\, who will discuss her country’s relationship as a key United States partner\, and its critical role as a force of moderation\, peace\, and prosperity in the region. \nRegistration includes a three-course plated meal and free parking at the Minneapolis Club\, as space permits. Advanced registration and pre-payment required. \nAbout Ambassador Kawar\nMaking history as the first Arab woman to preside over the United Nations Security Council\, Ambassador Kawar’s career has seen success at the highest levels of diplomacy. In February 2016\, she was appointed by the President of the United Nations General Assembly as a co-facilitator for the critical General Assembly meeting on the large movement of refugees and migrants. Previously\, Ambassador Kawar served as the Ambassador to France and was awarded the Medal of Independence of the first degree by His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan. \nNew Member Special*\nBecome a new Global Minnesota member at the $75 level or above and attend the luncheon with Ambassador Kawar for free! Register for the New Member Special here. \n *New member tax deductibility will be impacted by the benefits received through this special. \nEvent vouchers accepted. To register with a voucher\, please call us at 612.625.1662. You must bring voucher(s) to the event to redeem. \nThis program is made possible in part by Carlson Family Foundation.
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/jordan-a-partner-for-peace-stability-and-prosperity/
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SUMMARY:Colombia: The Path to Peace with Ambassador Pinzón
DESCRIPTION:Online registration is now closed. \nIn November 2016\, the Colombian Congress ratified a peace accord designed to end more than 50 years of civil war with the country’s largest rebel group\, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia\, or FARC. For his efforts to promote this agreement\, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize. \nJoin us for a luncheon presentation with Ambassador of Colombia Juan Carlos Pinzón\, who will discuss the challenges that lie ahead for the effective implementation of the peace accord\, and the ways this newly-achieved peace might affect Colombia’s ongoing partnership with the United States on trade promotion\, environmental protection\, and regional security. \nJuan Carlos Pinzón became Ambassador of Colombia to the United States in 2015. Previously\, he served as Minister of Defense of Colombia. Under his leadership\, the Armed Forces dealt the most severe blows to terrorist organizations\, which was critical to President Santos’ Peace Strategy. Prior to serving as Defense Minister\, Pinzón was Chief of Staff to President Santos and Vice Minister of Defense. In 2011\, the World Economic Forum selected him as a Young Global Leader. In addition to his longstanding dedication to advancing national and regional defense issues in Colombia\, he specializes in economics\, public policy\, and strategic studies and has held positions at the World Bank\, Citibank\, and Citigroup. A native of Bogotá\, Colombia\, Pinzón received his master’s degree from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and completed advanced coursework at Johns Hopkins University and Harvard University. \nEvent vouchers accepted. To register with a voucher\, please call us at 612.625.1662. You must bring voucher(s) to the event to redeem.
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/colombia-path-peace-ambassador-pinzon/
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SUMMARY:Global Social with International Women of Courage
DESCRIPTION:Online registration is closed. Please call us at 612.625.1662 to be added to the event. \nGlobal Minnesota is proud to host the following two recipients of this year’s U.S. Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award. \n\nSister Carolin Tahhan Fachakh from Syria is a Roman Catholic nun who runs a school for traumatized children and teaches vocational skills to vulnerable women. She was nominated by the Vatican for her ongoing service to refugee communities and children\, and her work focuses on education and protection of children; internally displaced persons and refugee rights; and women’s economic empowerment.\nMs. Jannat Al Ghezi from Iraq is Deputy Director of Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq\, a women’s NGO that helps survivors of gender-based violence\, especially domestic violence\, by offering shelter\, training\, protection\, and legal services. Her work focuses on gender-based violence (survivors and protection) and honor killings; and advocacy to advance women’s rights.\n\nEstablished in 2007\, the annual U.S. Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award honors women around the globe who have exemplified exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for human rights\, women’s equality\, and social progress\, often at great personal risk. This is the only Department of State award that pays tribute to emerging women leaders worldwide. \nJoin us for the opportunity to meet these extraordinary women and learn about the change they are implementing across the globe. The evening includes complimentary hors d’oeuvres and non-alcoholic beverages. Cash bar available. \nThis event is produced in partnership with GHR Foundation and with support from GHR and the Katherine W. Merriam family.  \nPhoto credit: The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs\, U.S. Department of State
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/global-social-international-women-courage/
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SUMMARY:Global Social with International Visitors
DESCRIPTION:For Global Minnesota members and their guests only.  \nMore than 20 international visitors from across the globe will travel to Minnesota as part of two exchange programs focused on cultivating leadership in young women and exploring the impact of the electoral process and political activism on gender equality. Be part of this exclusive event for Global Minnesota members and their guests to meet these professionals and learn about their cultures\, countries\, and work…in an informal social setting. \nJoin us for an evening of conversations and connections as we welcome visitors from a variety of countries including Bangladesh\, Botswana\, Jordan\, Malaysia\, Morocco\, Nepal\, Nigeria\, Russia\, Rwanda\, Sri Lanka\, Tajikistan\, and Uganda. The evening includes complimentary hors d’oeuvres and non-alcoholic beverages. Cash bar available. \nGlobal Socials are made possible by a generous gift in honor of Katherine W. Merriam.
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/2294/
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SUMMARY:Finland in Focus with Ambassador Kauppi
DESCRIPTION:Since the end of World of War II\, the United States and Finland have enjoyed an enduring partnership and friendship focused on building cultural and economic ties with one another. Throughout the decades\, Finland has contributed to the advancement of technology and research\, promotion of international economic development\, and the defense of human rights and peace. And the U.S. has welcomed Finland’s integration into Western economic and political structures. In 1994\, Finland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) Partnership for Peace program and was designated a NATO Enhanced Opportunity Partner at the 2014 Wales Summit. \nAmbassador of Finland Kirsti Kauppi will visit Minnesota to speak about the important relationship between our two nations\, the active and close transatlantic dialogue on a wide range of issues\, and the upcoming 100th anniversary of Finland’s independence. \nSince joining Finland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1983\, Ambassador Kauppi has held a successful career in public service including diplomatic posts in Bangkok\, Brussels\, Berlin\, and Vienna. Prior to her current post\, Ambassador Kauppi was Director General for Political Affairs at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Helsinki. In addition to her native Finnish\, Ambassador Kauppi is fluent in English\, Swedish\, German\, and French and is an avid reader of history. \nJoin us\, and the Finnish community in Minnesota\, in welcoming Ambassador Kauppi and hear her talk at our public three-course luncheon. \nWant to use a voucher?\n\nTo register with a voucher\, please call us at 612.625.1662. Two vouchers may be used at one program for a $20 discount. You must bring voucher(s) to the event to redeem.\n\nPresented in partnership with Finn Source.
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/finland-focus-ambassador-kauppi/
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SUMMARY:Global Social with International Women of Courage
DESCRIPTION:Global Minnesota is proud to host the following two recipients of this year’s U.S. Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award. \n\nYezidi activist and gynecologist\, Dr. Nagham Nawzat Hasan from Iraq\, has dedicated her career to promoting equality for women\, combating gender-based violence\, and providing psychological support to survivors. Since the 2014 takeover of the city of Sinjar by Da’esh\, resulting in the massacre of thousands of Yezidi men and the enslavement of Yezidi women\, Dr. Hasan has focused her efforts on rescuing and assisting Yezidi girls traumatized by Da’esh.  Responding to the humanitarian crisis\, Dr. Hasan was one of the first physicians to provide psychological counseling and health screenings to freed and escaped girls.  Today\, she regularly visits Internally Displaced Persons camps with large Yezidi populations to conduct outreach and encourage parents to allow their daughters to visit her clinic for basic health care and psychosocial support.\nMinister of Legal Affairs\, Dr. Nihal Naj Ali Al-Awlaqi from Yemen\, has served as Yemen’s Minister of Legal Affairs since her appointment in January 2016. She also is a member of the Republic of Yemen Government’s delegation to the peace talks and is a lawyer by training. Previously\, she was a member of the Constitutional Drafting Committee where she worked to ensure that women’s rights and interests were integrated into a new draft constitution\, and advocated for greater access to education for Yemen’s young people. Dr. Al-Awlaqi also served as one of the key women’s representatives in the National Dialogue Conference and has worked as a legal advisor to the Women’s Center for Training at the University of Aden. During one of the most challenging times in Yemen’s history\, Dr. Al-Awlaqi serves as a unifying voice for peace\, human rights and women’s rights and a more democratic future for her country.\n\nJoin us for the opportunity to meet these extraordinary women and learn about the change they are implementing across the globe. \nEstablished in 2007\, the annual U.S. Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award honors women around the globe who have exemplified exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for human rights\, women’s equality\, and social progress\, often at great personal risk. This is the only Department of State award that pays tribute to emerging women leaders worldwide. \nThis event is made possible by a generous gift in honor of Katherine W. Merriam. \nPhoto credit: U.S. Department of State
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