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SUMMARY:War in Europe | Ambassador John Kornblum
DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your support to make our work possible. \n\n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with Belmont University Center for International Business\, and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nSPECIAL EDITION \nGLOBAL TOWN HALL SERIES \nvia Zoom \nWar in Europe\n \nAmbassador John Kornblum\nFormer U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs \nFebruary 25\, 2022 @ 12:00 p.m. CT\n\n\nThis special event is free but please consider becoming a member or making a donation when you register. Thank you. \n \nQUESTIONS?  \nInclude your questions for Ambassador Kornblum when you register. \n\nYou can view Ambassador Kornblum’s January 17th\, February 1st and February 25th TNWAC conversations about the Ukraine crisis on our YouTube channel. \n\nAmbassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations\, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that\, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts\, including U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs\, Special Envoy for the Dayton Peace Process\, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process)\, Deputy U.S. Ambassador to NATO\, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin. From 2001 to 2009\, he was chairman of Lazard Freres Germany. He currently serves as senior counsellor to the international law firm Noerr LLP and as a senior adviser to the worldwide consultancy Accenture. Mr. Kornblum has also served on a number of supervisory and advisory boards including those of Thyssen-Krupp\, Technologies AG\, Bayer AG\, Russell Reynolds\, and Motorola Europe. He is a member of the boards of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany\, the American Academy in Berlin\, the Deutsche Oper in Berlin\, and of numerous nonprofit organizations on both sides of the Atlantic. He received a B.A. from Michigan State University in 1964\, and he has been the recipient of many awards\, including a Knights Cross of the Order of Merit from Germany and an Order of Merit from Austria. \n\n\nSPONSOR THE TNWAC GLOBAL TOWN HALLS \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs.  It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nYOUR ORGANIZATION NAME AND LOGO HERE\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM\n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/war-in-europe-ambassador-john-kornblum/
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SUMMARY:War in Europe | Ambassador John Kornblum
DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your support to make our work possible. \n\n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with Belmont University Center for International Business\, and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nSPECIAL EDITION \nGLOBAL TOWN HALL SERIES \nvia Zoom \nWar in Europe\n \nAmbassador John Kornblum\nFormer U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs \nFebruary 25\, 2022 @ 12:00 p.m. CT\n\n\nThis special event is free but please consider becoming a member or making a donation when you register. Thank you. \n \nQUESTIONS?  \nInclude your questions for Ambassador Kornblum when you register. \n\nYou can view Ambassador Kornblum’s January 17th\, February 1st and February 25th TNWAC conversations about the Ukraine crisis on our YouTube channel. \n\nAmbassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations\, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that\, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts\, including U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs\, Special Envoy for the Dayton Peace Process\, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process)\, Deputy U.S. Ambassador to NATO\, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin. From 2001 to 2009\, he was chairman of Lazard Freres Germany. He currently serves as senior counsellor to the international law firm Noerr LLP and as a senior adviser to the worldwide consultancy Accenture. Mr. Kornblum has also served on a number of supervisory and advisory boards including those of Thyssen-Krupp\, Technologies AG\, Bayer AG\, Russell Reynolds\, and Motorola Europe. He is a member of the boards of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany\, the American Academy in Berlin\, the Deutsche Oper in Berlin\, and of numerous nonprofit organizations on both sides of the Atlantic. He received a B.A. from Michigan State University in 1964\, and he has been the recipient of many awards\, including a Knights Cross of the Order of Merit from Germany and an Order of Merit from Austria. \n\n\nSPONSOR THE TNWAC GLOBAL TOWN HALLS \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs.  It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nYOUR ORGANIZATION NAME AND LOGO HERE\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM\n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/war-in-europe-ambassador-john-kornblum-4/
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SUMMARY:Russia's Threat to Ukraine: The Crisis Unfolds | Ambassador John Kornblum
DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your continuing support. Help us celebrate 15 years of TNWAC’s global awareness programs this month.\n\n \n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with the \nAmerican Council on Germany \nand Belmont University Center for International Business\, and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nGLOBAL TOWN HALL \nvia Zoom \nRussia’s Threat to Ukraine: \nThe Crisis Unfolds\n \nAmbassador John Kornblum\nFormer U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs \nFebruary 15\, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. CT\nwith Moderator \n\nDr. Steven E. Sokol\nPresident\, American Council on Germany \n\n\nThis special event is free but please consider becoming a member or making a donation when you register. Thank you. \nRussia’s Threat to Ukraine: The Crisis Unfolds | Ambassador John Kornblum\n \n  \nThe conversation will be guided by the President of the American Council on Germany\, Steven Sokol. \nQUESTIONS?  \nSend your questions for Ambassador Kornblum to Questions@TNWAC.org \n\nYou can view Ambassador Kornblum’s January 17th and February 1st TNWAC conversations about the Ukraine crisis on our YouTube channel. \n\nAmbassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations\, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that\, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts\, including U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs\, Special Envoy for the Dayton Peace Process\, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process)\, Deputy U.S. Ambassador to NATO\, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin. From 2001 to 2009\, he was chairman of Lazard Freres Germany. He currently serves as senior counsellor to the international law firm Noerr LLP and as a senior adviser to the worldwide consultancy Accenture. Mr. Kornblum has also served on a number of supervisory and advisory boards including those of Thyssen-Krupp\, Technologies AG\, Bayer AG\, Russell Reynolds\, and Motorola Europe. He is a member of the boards of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany\, the American Academy in Berlin\, the Deutsche Oper in Berlin\, and of numerous nonprofit organizations on both sides of the Atlantic. He received a B.A. from Michigan State University in 1964\, and he has been the recipient of many awards\, including a Knights Cross of the Order of Merit from Germany and an Order of Merit from Austria. \nSteven E. Sokol is the President of the American Council on Germany. Previously\, he served as President and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh and prior to that he was the Vice President and Director of Programs at the American Council on Germany. Earlier in his career\, Steve served as the Deputy Director of the Aspen Institute Berlin\, was the Head of the Project Management Department at the Bonn International Center for Conversion GmbH (BICC)\, and a Program Officer in the Berlin office of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. He holds a Doctorate in Law and Policy from Northeastern University as well as an M.A. in International Relations and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University’s Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a B.A. from Wesleyan University. He has also studied at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg and as a Fulbright Scholar at the Freie Universität in Berlin. \n\n\n\n\nTHANK YOU TO PROGRAM SPONSOR \n \n\nSPONSOR THE TNWAC GLOBAL TOWN HALLS \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs.  It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nYOUR ORGANIZATION NAME AND LOGO HERE\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM\n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/russias-threat-to-ukraine-the-crisis-unfolds-ambassador-john-kornblum-4/
CATEGORIES:Town Hall
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SUMMARY:Russia's Threat to Ukraine: The Crisis Unfolds | Ambassador John Kornblum
DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your continuing support. Help us celebrate 15 years of TNWAC’s global awareness programs this month.\n\n \n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with the \nAmerican Council on Germany \nand Belmont University Center for International Business\, and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nGLOBAL TOWN HALL \nvia Zoom \nRussia’s Threat to Ukraine: \nThe Crisis Unfolds\n \nAmbassador John Kornblum\nFormer U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs \nFebruary 15\, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. CT\nwith Moderator \n\nDr. Steven E. Sokol\nPresident\, American Council on Germany \n\n\nThis special event is free but please consider becoming a member or making a donation when you register. Thank you. \nRussia’s Threat to Ukraine: The Crisis Unfolds | Ambassador John Kornblum\n \n  \nThe conversation will be guided by the President of the American Council on Germany\, Steven Sokol. \nQUESTIONS?  \nSend your questions for Ambassador Kornblum to Questions@TNWAC.org \n\nYou can view Ambassador Kornblum’s January 17th and February 1st TNWAC conversations about the Ukraine crisis on our YouTube channel. \n\nAmbassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations\, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that\, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts\, including U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs\, Special Envoy for the Dayton Peace Process\, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process)\, Deputy U.S. Ambassador to NATO\, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin. From 2001 to 2009\, he was chairman of Lazard Freres Germany. He currently serves as senior counsellor to the international law firm Noerr LLP and as a senior adviser to the worldwide consultancy Accenture. Mr. Kornblum has also served on a number of supervisory and advisory boards including those of Thyssen-Krupp\, Technologies AG\, Bayer AG\, Russell Reynolds\, and Motorola Europe. He is a member of the boards of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany\, the American Academy in Berlin\, the Deutsche Oper in Berlin\, and of numerous nonprofit organizations on both sides of the Atlantic. He received a B.A. from Michigan State University in 1964\, and he has been the recipient of many awards\, including a Knights Cross of the Order of Merit from Germany and an Order of Merit from Austria. \nSteven E. Sokol is the President of the American Council on Germany. Previously\, he served as President and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh and prior to that he was the Vice President and Director of Programs at the American Council on Germany. Earlier in his career\, Steve served as the Deputy Director of the Aspen Institute Berlin\, was the Head of the Project Management Department at the Bonn International Center for Conversion GmbH (BICC)\, and a Program Officer in the Berlin office of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. He holds a Doctorate in Law and Policy from Northeastern University as well as an M.A. in International Relations and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University’s Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a B.A. from Wesleyan University. He has also studied at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg and as a Fulbright Scholar at the Freie Universität in Berlin. \n\n\n\n\nTHANK YOU TO PROGRAM SPONSOR \n \n\nSPONSOR THE TNWAC GLOBAL TOWN HALLS \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs.  It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nYOUR ORGANIZATION NAME AND LOGO HERE\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM\n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/russias-threat-to-ukraine-the-crisis-unfolds-ambassador-john-kornblum-3/
CATEGORIES:Town Hall
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SUMMARY:Russia's Threat to Ukraine: The Crisis Unfolds | Ambassador John Kornblum
DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your continuing support. Help us celebrate 15 years of TNWAC’s global awareness programs this month.\n\n \n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with the \nAmerican Council on Germany \nand Belmont University Center for International Business\, and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nGLOBAL TOWN HALL \nvia Zoom \nRussia’s Threat to Ukraine: \nThe Crisis Unfolds\n \nAmbassador John Kornblum\nFormer U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs \nFebruary 15\, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. CT\nwith Moderator \n\nDr. Steven E. Sokol\nPresident\, American Council on Germany \n\n\nThis special event is free but please consider becoming a member or making a donation when you register. Thank you. \nRussia’s Threat to Ukraine: The Crisis Unfolds | Ambassador John Kornblum\n \n  \nThe conversation will be guided by the President of the American Council on Germany\, Steven Sokol. \nQUESTIONS?  \nSend your questions for Ambassador Kornblum to Questions@TNWAC.org \n\nYou can view Ambassador Kornblum’s January 17th and February 1st TNWAC conversations about the Ukraine crisis on our YouTube channel. \n\nAmbassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations\, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that\, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts\, including U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs\, Special Envoy for the Dayton Peace Process\, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process)\, Deputy U.S. Ambassador to NATO\, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin. From 2001 to 2009\, he was chairman of Lazard Freres Germany. He currently serves as senior counsellor to the international law firm Noerr LLP and as a senior adviser to the worldwide consultancy Accenture. Mr. Kornblum has also served on a number of supervisory and advisory boards including those of Thyssen-Krupp\, Technologies AG\, Bayer AG\, Russell Reynolds\, and Motorola Europe. He is a member of the boards of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany\, the American Academy in Berlin\, the Deutsche Oper in Berlin\, and of numerous nonprofit organizations on both sides of the Atlantic. He received a B.A. from Michigan State University in 1964\, and he has been the recipient of many awards\, including a Knights Cross of the Order of Merit from Germany and an Order of Merit from Austria. \nSteven E. Sokol is the President of the American Council on Germany. Previously\, he served as President and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh and prior to that he was the Vice President and Director of Programs at the American Council on Germany. Earlier in his career\, Steve served as the Deputy Director of the Aspen Institute Berlin\, was the Head of the Project Management Department at the Bonn International Center for Conversion GmbH (BICC)\, and a Program Officer in the Berlin office of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. He holds a Doctorate in Law and Policy from Northeastern University as well as an M.A. in International Relations and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University’s Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a B.A. from Wesleyan University. He has also studied at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg and as a Fulbright Scholar at the Freie Universität in Berlin. \n\n\n\n\nTHANK YOU TO PROGRAM SPONSOR \n \n\nSPONSOR THE TNWAC GLOBAL TOWN HALLS \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs.  It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nYOUR ORGANIZATION NAME AND LOGO HERE\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM\n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/russias-threat-to-ukraine-the-crisis-unfolds-ambassador-john-kornblum/
CATEGORIES:Town Hall
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SUMMARY:Germany’s Response to the Ukraine Crisis | Ambassador John Kornblum
DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your continuing support in 2022!\n\n \n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with the \nAmerican Council on Germany \nand Belmont University Center for International Business\, and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nGLOBAL TOWN HALL \nvia Zoom \nGermany’s Response to the Ukraine Crisis\n \nAmbassador John Kornblum\nFormer U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs \nFebruary 1\, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. CT\nwith \n \nDr. Liana Fix\nResident Fellow at the German Marshall Fund Washington office \nAnd Moderator \n\nDr. Steven E. Sokol\nPresident\, American Council on Germany \n\n\nThis special event is free but please consider becoming a member or making a donation when you register. Thank you. \n<a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/7lPjI4r_-D8ouoSIZ_BTHQ”>Russia’s Threat to Ukraine: Germany’s Response to the Ukraine Crisis | Ambassador John Kornblum</a><br />\n \nWhen President Joe Biden met the press on January 19th he was candid when addressing consequences for Russia if it attacked Ukraine. “It depends on what [Putin] does as to what extent we’re going to be able to get total unity on the NATO front.” The White House quickly cleaned up what he “meant” to say. In the days since official statements continue to stress NATO solidarity but questions remain. \nFor example British aircraft carrying weapons to Ukraine flew “around” Germany sparking media questions about Berlin being onboard for support to Kiev\, despite Defense Ministry denials it restricted the flights. That was followed by the resignation of Germany’s Navy chief over controversial remarks about the threat to Ukraine. Writing for the Center for European Policy Analysis\, Oxana Schmies spoke of “Germany’s paralyzing fear of war\,” and warned that for the new government it was “worryingly clear that forging a united Russia policy is difficult and marred by underlying disagreement. [Link] \nAs the prospects of Russian provocation and action against Ukraine reach the boiling point it’s a fair question to ask where Germany “is\,” as the United States and allies lean forward in deterrence and preparation for response. \nTo address this question we turn to Ambassador John Kornblum\, preeminent authority on America’s relationship with Europe\, and Germany in particular.  \nAmbassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations\, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that\, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts\, including U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs\, Special Envoy for the Dayton Peace Process\, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process)\, Deputy U.S. Ambassador to NATO\, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin.  \nThe conversation will be guided by the President of the American Council on Germany\, Steven Sokol. \nQUESTIONS?  \nSend your questions for Ambassador Kornblum to Questions@TNWAC.org \n\nYou can view Ambassador Kornblum’s January 17th TNWAC conversation about the Ukraine crisis on our YouTube channel and you can read the transcript. \n\nAmbassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations\, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that\, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts\, including U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs\, Special Envoy for the Dayton Peace Process\, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process)\, Deputy U.S. Ambassador to NATO\, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin. From 2001 to 2009\, he was chairman of Lazard Freres Germany. He currently serves as senior counsellor to the international law firm Noerr LLP and as a senior adviser to the worldwide consultancy Accenture. Mr. Kornblum has also served on a number of supervisory and advisory boards including those of Thyssen-Krupp\, Technologies AG\, Bayer AG\, Russell Reynolds\, and Motorola Europe. He is a member of the boards of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany\, the American Academy in Berlin\, the Deutsche Oper in Berlin\, and of numerous nonprofit organizations on both sides of the Atlantic. He received a B.A. from Michigan State University in 1964\, and he has been the recipient of many awards\, including a Knights Cross of the Order of Merit from Germany and an Order of Merit from Austria. \nDr. Liana Fix is a Resident Fellow at the German Marshall Fund’s Washington office\, while on sabbatical from the International Affairs Department of the Körber Foundation in Berlin. She is a political scientist and historian\, and her work focuses on Russia and Eastern Europe\, European security\, arms control\, and German foreign policy. She will be focusing on transatlantic policy toward Russia while at GMF. Dr. Fix has published widely in academia\, thinktanks\, and national and international media. She holds a doctorate degree from the Justus Liebig University Giessen and a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science. \nSteven E. Sokol is the President of the American Council on Germany. Previously\, he served as President and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh and prior to that he was the Vice President and Director of Programs at the American Council on Germany. Earlier in his career\, Steve served as the Deputy Director of the Aspen Institute Berlin\, was the Head of the Project Management Department at the Bonn International Center for Conversion GmbH (BICC)\, and a Program Officer in the Berlin office of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. He holds a Doctorate in Law and Policy from Northeastern University as well as an M.A. in International Relations and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University’s Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a B.A. from Wesleyan University. He has also studied at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg and as a Fulbright Scholar at the Freie Universität in Berlin. \n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THE TNWAC GLOBAL TOWN HALLS \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs.  It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nYOUR ORGANIZATION NAME AND LOGO HERE\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM\n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
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SUMMARY:Germany’s Response to the Ukraine Crisis | Ambassador John Kornblum
DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your continuing support in 2022!\n\n \n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with the \nAmerican Council on Germany \nand Belmont University Center for International Business\, and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nGLOBAL TOWN HALL \nvia Zoom \nGermany’s Response to the Ukraine Crisis\n \nAmbassador John Kornblum\nFormer U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs \nFebruary 1\, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. CT\nwith \n \nDr. Liana Fix\nResident Fellow at the German Marshall Fund Washington office \nAnd Moderator \n\nDr. Steven E. Sokol\nPresident\, American Council on Germany \n\n\nThis special event is free but please consider becoming a member or making a donation when you register. Thank you. \n<a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/7lPjI4r_-D8ouoSIZ_BTHQ”>Russia’s Threat to Ukraine: Germany’s Response to the Ukraine Crisis | Ambassador John Kornblum</a><br />\n \nWhen President Joe Biden met the press on January 19th he was candid when addressing consequences for Russia if it attacked Ukraine. “It depends on what [Putin] does as to what extent we’re going to be able to get total unity on the NATO front.” The White House quickly cleaned up what he “meant” to say. In the days since official statements continue to stress NATO solidarity but questions remain. \nFor example British aircraft carrying weapons to Ukraine flew “around” Germany sparking media questions about Berlin being onboard for support to Kiev\, despite Defense Ministry denials it restricted the flights. That was followed by the resignation of Germany’s Navy chief over controversial remarks about the threat to Ukraine. Writing for the Center for European Policy Analysis\, Oxana Schmies spoke of “Germany’s paralyzing fear of war\,” and warned that for the new government it was “worryingly clear that forging a united Russia policy is difficult and marred by underlying disagreement. [Link] \nAs the prospects of Russian provocation and action against Ukraine reach the boiling point it’s a fair question to ask where Germany “is\,” as the United States and allies lean forward in deterrence and preparation for response. \nTo address this question we turn to Ambassador John Kornblum\, preeminent authority on America’s relationship with Europe\, and Germany in particular.  \nAmbassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations\, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that\, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts\, including U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs\, Special Envoy for the Dayton Peace Process\, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process)\, Deputy U.S. Ambassador to NATO\, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin.  \nThe conversation will be guided by the President of the American Council on Germany\, Steven Sokol. \nQUESTIONS?  \nSend your questions for Ambassador Kornblum to Questions@TNWAC.org \n\nYou can view Ambassador Kornblum’s January 17th TNWAC conversation about the Ukraine crisis on our YouTube channel and you can read the transcript. \n\nAmbassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations\, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that\, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts\, including U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs\, Special Envoy for the Dayton Peace Process\, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process)\, Deputy U.S. Ambassador to NATO\, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin. From 2001 to 2009\, he was chairman of Lazard Freres Germany. He currently serves as senior counsellor to the international law firm Noerr LLP and as a senior adviser to the worldwide consultancy Accenture. Mr. Kornblum has also served on a number of supervisory and advisory boards including those of Thyssen-Krupp\, Technologies AG\, Bayer AG\, Russell Reynolds\, and Motorola Europe. He is a member of the boards of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany\, the American Academy in Berlin\, the Deutsche Oper in Berlin\, and of numerous nonprofit organizations on both sides of the Atlantic. He received a B.A. from Michigan State University in 1964\, and he has been the recipient of many awards\, including a Knights Cross of the Order of Merit from Germany and an Order of Merit from Austria. \nDr. Liana Fix is a Resident Fellow at the German Marshall Fund’s Washington office\, while on sabbatical from the International Affairs Department of the Körber Foundation in Berlin. She is a political scientist and historian\, and her work focuses on Russia and Eastern Europe\, European security\, arms control\, and German foreign policy. She will be focusing on transatlantic policy toward Russia while at GMF. Dr. Fix has published widely in academia\, thinktanks\, and national and international media. She holds a doctorate degree from the Justus Liebig University Giessen and a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science. \nSteven E. Sokol is the President of the American Council on Germany. Previously\, he served as President and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh and prior to that he was the Vice President and Director of Programs at the American Council on Germany. Earlier in his career\, Steve served as the Deputy Director of the Aspen Institute Berlin\, was the Head of the Project Management Department at the Bonn International Center for Conversion GmbH (BICC)\, and a Program Officer in the Berlin office of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. He holds a Doctorate in Law and Policy from Northeastern University as well as an M.A. in International Relations and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University’s Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a B.A. from Wesleyan University. He has also studied at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg and as a Fulbright Scholar at the Freie Universität in Berlin. \n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THE TNWAC GLOBAL TOWN HALLS \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs.  It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nYOUR ORGANIZATION NAME AND LOGO HERE\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM\n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
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SUMMARY:Germany’s Response to the Ukraine Crisis | Ambassador John Kornblum
DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your continuing support in 2022!\n\n \n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with the \nAmerican Council on Germany \nand Belmont University Center for International Business\, and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nGLOBAL TOWN HALL \nvia Zoom \nGermany’s Response to the Ukraine Crisis\n \nAmbassador John Kornblum\nFormer U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs \nFebruary 1\, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. CT\nwith \n \nDr. Liana Fix\nResident Fellow at the German Marshall Fund Washington office \nAnd Moderator \n\nDr. Steven E. Sokol\nPresident\, American Council on Germany \n\n\nThis special event is free but please consider becoming a member or making a donation when you register. Thank you. \n<a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/7lPjI4r_-D8ouoSIZ_BTHQ”>Russia’s Threat to Ukraine: Germany’s Response to the Ukraine Crisis | Ambassador John Kornblum</a><br />\n \nWhen President Joe Biden met the press on January 19th he was candid when addressing consequences for Russia if it attacked Ukraine. “It depends on what [Putin] does as to what extent we’re going to be able to get total unity on the NATO front.” The White House quickly cleaned up what he “meant” to say. In the days since official statements continue to stress NATO solidarity but questions remain. \nFor example British aircraft carrying weapons to Ukraine flew “around” Germany sparking media questions about Berlin being onboard for support to Kiev\, despite Defense Ministry denials it restricted the flights. That was followed by the resignation of Germany’s Navy chief over controversial remarks about the threat to Ukraine. Writing for the Center for European Policy Analysis\, Oxana Schmies spoke of “Germany’s paralyzing fear of war\,” and warned that for the new government it was “worryingly clear that forging a united Russia policy is difficult and marred by underlying disagreement. [Link] \nAs the prospects of Russian provocation and action against Ukraine reach the boiling point it’s a fair question to ask where Germany “is\,” as the United States and allies lean forward in deterrence and preparation for response. \nTo address this question we turn to Ambassador John Kornblum\, preeminent authority on America’s relationship with Europe\, and Germany in particular.  \nAmbassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations\, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that\, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts\, including U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs\, Special Envoy for the Dayton Peace Process\, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process)\, Deputy U.S. Ambassador to NATO\, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin.  \nThe conversation will be guided by the President of the American Council on Germany\, Steven Sokol. \nQUESTIONS?  \nSend your questions for Ambassador Kornblum to Questions@TNWAC.org \n\nYou can view Ambassador Kornblum’s January 17th TNWAC conversation about the Ukraine crisis on our YouTube channel and you can read the transcript. \n\nAmbassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations\, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that\, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts\, including U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs\, Special Envoy for the Dayton Peace Process\, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process)\, Deputy U.S. Ambassador to NATO\, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin. From 2001 to 2009\, he was chairman of Lazard Freres Germany. He currently serves as senior counsellor to the international law firm Noerr LLP and as a senior adviser to the worldwide consultancy Accenture. Mr. Kornblum has also served on a number of supervisory and advisory boards including those of Thyssen-Krupp\, Technologies AG\, Bayer AG\, Russell Reynolds\, and Motorola Europe. He is a member of the boards of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany\, the American Academy in Berlin\, the Deutsche Oper in Berlin\, and of numerous nonprofit organizations on both sides of the Atlantic. He received a B.A. from Michigan State University in 1964\, and he has been the recipient of many awards\, including a Knights Cross of the Order of Merit from Germany and an Order of Merit from Austria. \nDr. Liana Fix is a Resident Fellow at the German Marshall Fund’s Washington office\, while on sabbatical from the International Affairs Department of the Körber Foundation in Berlin. She is a political scientist and historian\, and her work focuses on Russia and Eastern Europe\, European security\, arms control\, and German foreign policy. She will be focusing on transatlantic policy toward Russia while at GMF. Dr. Fix has published widely in academia\, thinktanks\, and national and international media. She holds a doctorate degree from the Justus Liebig University Giessen and a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science. \nSteven E. Sokol is the President of the American Council on Germany. Previously\, he served as President and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh and prior to that he was the Vice President and Director of Programs at the American Council on Germany. Earlier in his career\, Steve served as the Deputy Director of the Aspen Institute Berlin\, was the Head of the Project Management Department at the Bonn International Center for Conversion GmbH (BICC)\, and a Program Officer in the Berlin office of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. He holds a Doctorate in Law and Policy from Northeastern University as well as an M.A. in International Relations and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University’s Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a B.A. from Wesleyan University. He has also studied at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg and as a Fulbright Scholar at the Freie Universität in Berlin. \n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THE TNWAC GLOBAL TOWN HALLS \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs.  It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nYOUR ORGANIZATION NAME AND LOGO HERE\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM\n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/germanys-response-to-the-ukraine-crisis-ambassador-john-kornblum/
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SUMMARY:Russia's Threat to Ukraine: The West Responds | Ambassador John Kornblum
DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your continuing support in 2022!\n\n \n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the American Council on Germany present \nGLOBAL TOWN HALL \nvia Zoom \nRussia’s Threat to Ukraine: The West Responds\n \nAmbassador John Kornblum\nFormer U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs \nJanuary 17\, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. CT\n\n\nModerator \n \nProfessor Thomas Schwartz\nDistinguished Professor of History\, Vanderbilt University \nThis special event is free but please consider becoming a member or making a donation when you register. Thank you. \nRussia’s Threat to Ukraine: The West Responds | Ambassador John Kornblum on U.S. & Europe Response\n \nRussian President Vladimir Putin has placed crosshairs on Ukraine\, a country he sees as linked to Russia and the people of Ukraine as “one people” with Russians. To back up this fixation with repairing a “historic injustice” Moscow has amassed an invasion force of over 100\,000 troops and supporting armor and aircraft near the border with Ukraine. President Biden\, leading the West’s response\, has threatened “massive consequences” to a Russian invasion of Ukraine.  \nAmerican and Russian diplomats are set to meet in Geneva on January 10th followed by discussions with NATO and then the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). However\, the lines are drawn. Putin is demanding an end to NATO’s eastward expansion\, to include Ukraine\, and Biden and the West say there will be a very high economic price to pay as well as increased deployments on NATO’s eastern flank. \nWhat is the context for this provocation and what are the U.S. and Allies prepared to do? TNWAC has asked Ambassador John Kornblum to join us from Berlin for a conversation about the crisis — how we got to where we are and what are the courses of action ahead for the U.S. and Europe.  \nAmbassador Kornblum is a preeminent authority on America’s relationship with Europe\, and Germany in particular.  \nThe conversation will be guided by Distinguished Professor of History\, Dr. Thomas Schwartz\, of Vanderbilt University. \n\nAmbassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations\, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that\, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts\, including U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs\, Special Envoy for the Dayton Peace Process\, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process)\, Deputy U.S. Ambassador to NATO\, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin. From 2001 to 2009\, he was chairman of Lazard Freres Germany. He currently serves as senior counsellor to the international law firm Noerr LLP and as a senior adviser to the worldwide consultancy Accenture. Mr. Kornblum has also served on a number of supervisory and advisory boards including those of Thyssen-Krupp\, Technologies AG\, Bayer AG\, Russell Reynolds\, and Motorola Europe. He is a member of the boards of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany\, the American Academy in Berlin\, the Deutsche Oper in Berlin\, and of numerous nonprofit organizations on both sides of the Atlantic. He received a B.A. from Michigan State University in 1964\, and he has been the recipient of many awards\, including a Knights Cross of the Order of Merit from Germany and an Order of Merit from Austria. \nThomas Schwartz\nDistinguished Professor of History\, Vanderbilt University \nThomas Alan Schwartz is a historian of the foreign relations of the United States\, with related interests in American politics\, the history of international relations\, Modern European history\, and biography. His most recent book is Henry Kissinger and American Power: A Political Biography (Hill and Wang\, 2020).  The book has received considerable notice and acclaim.  Harvard’s University’s Charles Maier has written: “Thomas Schwartz’s superbly researched political biography reveals the brilliance\, self-serving ego\, and vulnerability of America’s most remarkable diplomat in the twentieth century\, even as it provides a history of U.S. engagement in global politics as it moved beyond bipolarity.”   Earlier in his career\, Schwartz was the author of America’s Germany: John J. McCloy and the Federal Republic of Germany (Harvard\, 1991)\, which was translated into German\, Die Atlantik Brücke (Ullstein\, 1992). This book received the Stuart Bernath Book Prize of the Society of American Foreign Relations\, and the Harry S. Truman Book Award\, given by the Truman Presidential Library. He is also the author of Lyndon Johnson and Europe: In the Shadow of Vietnam (Harvard\, 2003)\, which examined the Johnson Administration’s policy toward Europe and assessed the impact of the war in Vietnam on its other foreign policy objectives. He is the co-editor with Matthias Schulz of The Strained Alliance: U.S.-European Relations from Nixon to Carter\, (Cambridge University Press\, 2009). \nMore about Schwartz \n  \n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THE TNWAC GLOBAL TOWN HALLS \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs.  It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nYOUR ORGANIZATION NAME AND LOGO HERE\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM\n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
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SUMMARY:Russia's Threat to Ukraine: The West Responds | Ambassador John Kornblum
DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your continuing support in 2022!\n\n \n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the American Council on Germany present \nGLOBAL TOWN HALL \nvia Zoom \nRussia’s Threat to Ukraine: The West Responds\n \nAmbassador John Kornblum\nFormer U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs \nJanuary 17\, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. CT\n\n\nModerator \n \nProfessor Thomas Schwartz\nDistinguished Professor of History\, Vanderbilt University \nThis special event is free but please consider becoming a member or making a donation when you register. Thank you. \nRussia’s Threat to Ukraine: The West Responds | Ambassador John Kornblum on U.S. & Europe Response\n \nRussian President Vladimir Putin has placed crosshairs on Ukraine\, a country he sees as linked to Russia and the people of Ukraine as “one people” with Russians. To back up this fixation with repairing a “historic injustice” Moscow has amassed an invasion force of over 100\,000 troops and supporting armor and aircraft near the border with Ukraine. President Biden\, leading the West’s response\, has threatened “massive consequences” to a Russian invasion of Ukraine.  \nAmerican and Russian diplomats are set to meet in Geneva on January 10th followed by discussions with NATO and then the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). However\, the lines are drawn. Putin is demanding an end to NATO’s eastward expansion\, to include Ukraine\, and Biden and the West say there will be a very high economic price to pay as well as increased deployments on NATO’s eastern flank. \nWhat is the context for this provocation and what are the U.S. and Allies prepared to do? TNWAC has asked Ambassador John Kornblum to join us from Berlin for a conversation about the crisis — how we got to where we are and what are the courses of action ahead for the U.S. and Europe.  \nAmbassador Kornblum is a preeminent authority on America’s relationship with Europe\, and Germany in particular.  \nThe conversation will be guided by Distinguished Professor of History\, Dr. Thomas Schwartz\, of Vanderbilt University. \n\nAmbassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations\, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that\, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts\, including U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs\, Special Envoy for the Dayton Peace Process\, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process)\, Deputy U.S. Ambassador to NATO\, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin. From 2001 to 2009\, he was chairman of Lazard Freres Germany. He currently serves as senior counsellor to the international law firm Noerr LLP and as a senior adviser to the worldwide consultancy Accenture. Mr. Kornblum has also served on a number of supervisory and advisory boards including those of Thyssen-Krupp\, Technologies AG\, Bayer AG\, Russell Reynolds\, and Motorola Europe. He is a member of the boards of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany\, the American Academy in Berlin\, the Deutsche Oper in Berlin\, and of numerous nonprofit organizations on both sides of the Atlantic. He received a B.A. from Michigan State University in 1964\, and he has been the recipient of many awards\, including a Knights Cross of the Order of Merit from Germany and an Order of Merit from Austria. \nThomas Schwartz\nDistinguished Professor of History\, Vanderbilt University \nThomas Alan Schwartz is a historian of the foreign relations of the United States\, with related interests in American politics\, the history of international relations\, Modern European history\, and biography. His most recent book is Henry Kissinger and American Power: A Political Biography (Hill and Wang\, 2020).  The book has received considerable notice and acclaim.  Harvard’s University’s Charles Maier has written: “Thomas Schwartz’s superbly researched political biography reveals the brilliance\, self-serving ego\, and vulnerability of America’s most remarkable diplomat in the twentieth century\, even as it provides a history of U.S. engagement in global politics as it moved beyond bipolarity.”   Earlier in his career\, Schwartz was the author of America’s Germany: John J. McCloy and the Federal Republic of Germany (Harvard\, 1991)\, which was translated into German\, Die Atlantik Brücke (Ullstein\, 1992). This book received the Stuart Bernath Book Prize of the Society of American Foreign Relations\, and the Harry S. Truman Book Award\, given by the Truman Presidential Library. He is also the author of Lyndon Johnson and Europe: In the Shadow of Vietnam (Harvard\, 2003)\, which examined the Johnson Administration’s policy toward Europe and assessed the impact of the war in Vietnam on its other foreign policy objectives. He is the co-editor with Matthias Schulz of The Strained Alliance: U.S.-European Relations from Nixon to Carter\, (Cambridge University Press\, 2009). \nMore about Schwartz \n  \n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THE TNWAC GLOBAL TOWN HALLS \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs.  It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nYOUR ORGANIZATION NAME AND LOGO HERE\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM\n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/russias-threat-to-ukraine-the-west-responds-ambassador-john-kornblum-on-u-s-europe-response/
CATEGORIES:Town Hall
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SUMMARY:Russia's Threat to Ukraine: The West Responds | Ambassador John Kornblum
DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your continuing support in 2022!\n\n \n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the American Council on Germany present \nGLOBAL TOWN HALL \nvia Zoom \nRussia’s Threat to Ukraine: The West Responds\n \nAmbassador John Kornblum\nFormer U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs \nJanuary 17\, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. CT\n\n\nModerator \n \nProfessor Thomas Schwartz\nDistinguished Professor of History\, Vanderbilt University \nThis special event is free but please consider becoming a member or making a donation when you register. Thank you. \nRussia’s Threat to Ukraine: The West Responds | Ambassador John Kornblum on U.S. & Europe Response\n \nRussian President Vladimir Putin has placed crosshairs on Ukraine\, a country he sees as linked to Russia and the people of Ukraine as “one people” with Russians. To back up this fixation with repairing a “historic injustice” Moscow has amassed an invasion force of over 100\,000 troops and supporting armor and aircraft near the border with Ukraine. President Biden\, leading the West’s response\, has threatened “massive consequences” to a Russian invasion of Ukraine.  \nAmerican and Russian diplomats are set to meet in Geneva on January 10th followed by discussions with NATO and then the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). However\, the lines are drawn. Putin is demanding an end to NATO’s eastward expansion\, to include Ukraine\, and Biden and the West say there will be a very high economic price to pay as well as increased deployments on NATO’s eastern flank. \nWhat is the context for this provocation and what are the U.S. and Allies prepared to do? TNWAC has asked Ambassador John Kornblum to join us from Berlin for a conversation about the crisis — how we got to where we are and what are the courses of action ahead for the U.S. and Europe.  \nAmbassador Kornblum is a preeminent authority on America’s relationship with Europe\, and Germany in particular.  \nThe conversation will be guided by Distinguished Professor of History\, Dr. Thomas Schwartz\, of Vanderbilt University. \n\nAmbassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations\, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that\, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts\, including U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs\, Special Envoy for the Dayton Peace Process\, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process)\, Deputy U.S. Ambassador to NATO\, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin. From 2001 to 2009\, he was chairman of Lazard Freres Germany. He currently serves as senior counsellor to the international law firm Noerr LLP and as a senior adviser to the worldwide consultancy Accenture. Mr. Kornblum has also served on a number of supervisory and advisory boards including those of Thyssen-Krupp\, Technologies AG\, Bayer AG\, Russell Reynolds\, and Motorola Europe. He is a member of the boards of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany\, the American Academy in Berlin\, the Deutsche Oper in Berlin\, and of numerous nonprofit organizations on both sides of the Atlantic. He received a B.A. from Michigan State University in 1964\, and he has been the recipient of many awards\, including a Knights Cross of the Order of Merit from Germany and an Order of Merit from Austria. \nThomas Schwartz\nDistinguished Professor of History\, Vanderbilt University \nThomas Alan Schwartz is a historian of the foreign relations of the United States\, with related interests in American politics\, the history of international relations\, Modern European history\, and biography. His most recent book is Henry Kissinger and American Power: A Political Biography (Hill and Wang\, 2020).  The book has received considerable notice and acclaim.  Harvard’s University’s Charles Maier has written: “Thomas Schwartz’s superbly researched political biography reveals the brilliance\, self-serving ego\, and vulnerability of America’s most remarkable diplomat in the twentieth century\, even as it provides a history of U.S. engagement in global politics as it moved beyond bipolarity.”   Earlier in his career\, Schwartz was the author of America’s Germany: John J. McCloy and the Federal Republic of Germany (Harvard\, 1991)\, which was translated into German\, Die Atlantik Brücke (Ullstein\, 1992). This book received the Stuart Bernath Book Prize of the Society of American Foreign Relations\, and the Harry S. Truman Book Award\, given by the Truman Presidential Library. He is also the author of Lyndon Johnson and Europe: In the Shadow of Vietnam (Harvard\, 2003)\, which examined the Johnson Administration’s policy toward Europe and assessed the impact of the war in Vietnam on its other foreign policy objectives. He is the co-editor with Matthias Schulz of The Strained Alliance: U.S.-European Relations from Nixon to Carter\, (Cambridge University Press\, 2009). \nMore about Schwartz \n  \n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THE TNWAC GLOBAL TOWN HALLS \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs.  It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nYOUR ORGANIZATION NAME AND LOGO HERE\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM\n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/russias-threat-to-ukraine-the-west-responds-ambassador-john-kornblum-on-u-s-europe-response-4/
CATEGORIES:Town Hall
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SUMMARY:Japan's Ambassador Koji Tomita | Global Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\, the Japan-America Society of Tennessee and Sister Cities of Nashville \nGLOBAL TOWN HALL\nH.E. Koji Tomita\nAmbassador of Japan to the United States\n\n\n \nNovember 2\, 2021\nRegistration: 5:30pm CT\nProgram: 6:00-7:00pm CT \nIn Person \nBelmont University\nJanet Ayers Academic Center Fourth Floor Conference Space C\n1803 15th Ave S\, Nashville\, TN 37212 \nJoin us for this special presentation by the World Affairs Council. Ambassador Koji Tomita is a seasoned diplomat — 30 years in Japan’s foreign service — and he will talk about the U.S.-Japan relationship\, economic developments\, strategic challenges and much\, much more. \nDon’t miss this chance to hear his insights and perspectives and pose your questions to the Ambassador. \nCOVID Protection Measures \nVaccination OR negative Covid test within 72 hours. Distancing among audience seating as feasible. Masks per Belmont policy.\n&lt;a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/B4dnexD2dek-BPkm1By4PA”&gt;Japan’s Ambassador Koji Tomita | Global Town Hall&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt; \nRead about the importance of the U.S.-Japan relationship in a column by TNWAC President Patrick Ryan\, in “The Tennessean.” [Link] \nExcerpt: \nThe United States has long been a Pacific power but is focusing new attention on the importance of the region – political\, economic and in defense and security. In our State\, meanwhile\, the relationship with Japan is flourishing to the great benefit of both Tennesseans and our Japanese partners… \n…On November 2nd\, Nashville will host the Japanese Ambassador to the U.S. Koji Tomita and his wife in a visit hosted by the Tennessee World Affairs Council. That evening he will talk with the community at a Global Town Hall at Belmont University about the depth and breadth of the U.S.-Japanese relationship\, and everyone is invited. \nAmbassador Tomita is likely to speak to more than the importance of national security and business relations. A key strength is the people-to-people ties. Whether it’s the Southern hospitality shown Japanese business people and their families in Tennessee cities and towns\, the exchanges of students and teachers\, or the gift of cherry trees\, symbolizing the bonds of friendship\, there are scores of ways Tennesseans and Japanese are connected. \nOur welcome for Ambassador and Mrs. Tomita on November 2nd will be one more expression of that friendship and you should join us at the Town Hall to make that welcome. \nROOM LOCATION/PARKING — LINK \n\nMore About Ambassador Tomita \n\n\n\n2021\nPresent\n\n\n2019\nAmbassador\, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Korea\n\n\n2018\nAmbassador\, Representative of the Government of Japan for the G20 Summit\n\n\n2015\nAmbassador\, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Israel\n\n\n2013\nDirector-General\, North American Affairs Bureau\n\n\n2012\nMinister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Chief of Mission\, Embassy of Japan in Washington\, DC\n\n\n2012\nMinister for Political Affairs\, Embassy of Japan in Washington\, DC\n\n\n2009\nDeputy Director-General (North American Affairs Bureau and Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau)\n\n\n2006\nMinister (Head of Political Section)\, Embassy of Japan\, UK\n\n\n2004\nMinister (Head of Political Section)\, Embassy of Japan\, Seoul\n\n\n2003\nDirector\, Policy Coordination Division\, Foreign Policy Bureau\n\n\n2001\nDirector\, National Security Policy Division\, Foreign Policy Bureau\n\n\n1999\nDirector\, Second International Organizations (OECD) Division\, Economic Affairs Bureau\n\n\n1997\nCounsellor\, Permanent Delegation of Japan to OECD\, Paris\n\n\n1981\nJoined Ministry of Foreign Affairs\n\n\n\n\nSPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS FOR SUPPORTING THE VISIT OF AMBASSADOR TOMITA TO NASHVILLE \nPLATINUM LEVEL SPONSORS \n \n \nGOLD LEVEL SPONSORS \n  \n \n \n \n \nSILVER SPONSORS \n \n \n \nHOSTING PARTNER \n \n\nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/japans-ambassador-koji-tomita-global-town-hall/
LOCATION:Belmont University Janet Ayers Academic Center Fourth Floor Conference Space C\, 1803 15th Ave S\,\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
CATEGORIES:Town Hall
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SUMMARY:Japan's Ambassador Koji Tomita | Global Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\, the Japan-America Society of Tennessee and Sister Cities of Nashville \nGLOBAL TOWN HALL\nH.E. Koji Tomita\nAmbassador of Japan to the United States\n\n\n \nNovember 2\, 2021\nRegistration: 5:30pm CT\nProgram: 6:00-7:00pm CT \nIn Person \nBelmont University\nJanet Ayers Academic Center Fourth Floor Conference Space C\n1803 15th Ave S\, Nashville\, TN 37212 \nJoin us for this special presentation by the World Affairs Council. Ambassador Koji Tomita is a seasoned diplomat — 30 years in Japan’s foreign service — and he will talk about the U.S.-Japan relationship\, economic developments\, strategic challenges and much\, much more. \nDon’t miss this chance to hear his insights and perspectives and pose your questions to the Ambassador. \nCOVID Protection Measures \nVaccination OR negative Covid test within 72 hours. Distancing among audience seating as feasible. Masks per Belmont policy.\n&lt;a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/B4dnexD2dek-BPkm1By4PA”&gt;Japan’s Ambassador Koji Tomita | Global Town Hall&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt; \nRead about the importance of the U.S.-Japan relationship in a column by TNWAC President Patrick Ryan\, in “The Tennessean.” [Link] \nExcerpt: \nThe United States has long been a Pacific power but is focusing new attention on the importance of the region – political\, economic and in defense and security. In our State\, meanwhile\, the relationship with Japan is flourishing to the great benefit of both Tennesseans and our Japanese partners… \n…On November 2nd\, Nashville will host the Japanese Ambassador to the U.S. Koji Tomita and his wife in a visit hosted by the Tennessee World Affairs Council. That evening he will talk with the community at a Global Town Hall at Belmont University about the depth and breadth of the U.S.-Japanese relationship\, and everyone is invited. \nAmbassador Tomita is likely to speak to more than the importance of national security and business relations. A key strength is the people-to-people ties. Whether it’s the Southern hospitality shown Japanese business people and their families in Tennessee cities and towns\, the exchanges of students and teachers\, or the gift of cherry trees\, symbolizing the bonds of friendship\, there are scores of ways Tennesseans and Japanese are connected. \nOur welcome for Ambassador and Mrs. Tomita on November 2nd will be one more expression of that friendship and you should join us at the Town Hall to make that welcome. \nROOM LOCATION/PARKING — LINK \n\nMore About Ambassador Tomita \n\n\n\n2021\nPresent\n\n\n2019\nAmbassador\, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Korea\n\n\n2018\nAmbassador\, Representative of the Government of Japan for the G20 Summit\n\n\n2015\nAmbassador\, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Israel\n\n\n2013\nDirector-General\, North American Affairs Bureau\n\n\n2012\nMinister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Chief of Mission\, Embassy of Japan in Washington\, DC\n\n\n2012\nMinister for Political Affairs\, Embassy of Japan in Washington\, DC\n\n\n2009\nDeputy Director-General (North American Affairs Bureau and Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau)\n\n\n2006\nMinister (Head of Political Section)\, Embassy of Japan\, UK\n\n\n2004\nMinister (Head of Political Section)\, Embassy of Japan\, Seoul\n\n\n2003\nDirector\, Policy Coordination Division\, Foreign Policy Bureau\n\n\n2001\nDirector\, National Security Policy Division\, Foreign Policy Bureau\n\n\n1999\nDirector\, Second International Organizations (OECD) Division\, Economic Affairs Bureau\n\n\n1997\nCounsellor\, Permanent Delegation of Japan to OECD\, Paris\n\n\n1981\nJoined Ministry of Foreign Affairs\n\n\n\n\nSPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS FOR SUPPORTING THE VISIT OF AMBASSADOR TOMITA TO NASHVILLE \nPLATINUM LEVEL SPONSORS \n \n \nGOLD LEVEL SPONSORS \n  \n \n \n \n \nSILVER SPONSORS \n \n \n \nHOSTING PARTNER \n \n\nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/japans-ambassador-koji-tomita-global-town-hall-4/
LOCATION:Belmont University Janet Ayers Academic Center Fourth Floor Conference Space C\, 1803 15th Ave S\,\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
CATEGORIES:Town Hall
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SUMMARY:Japan's Ambassador Koji Tomita | Global Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\, the Japan-America Society of Tennessee and Sister Cities of Nashville \nGLOBAL TOWN HALL\nH.E. Koji Tomita\nAmbassador of Japan to the United States\n\n\n \nNovember 2\, 2021\nRegistration: 5:30pm CT\nProgram: 6:00-7:00pm CT \nIn Person \nBelmont University\nJanet Ayers Academic Center Fourth Floor Conference Space C\n1803 15th Ave S\, Nashville\, TN 37212 \nJoin us for this special presentation by the World Affairs Council. Ambassador Koji Tomita is a seasoned diplomat — 30 years in Japan’s foreign service — and he will talk about the U.S.-Japan relationship\, economic developments\, strategic challenges and much\, much more. \nDon’t miss this chance to hear his insights and perspectives and pose your questions to the Ambassador. \nCOVID Protection Measures \nVaccination OR negative Covid test within 72 hours. Distancing among audience seating as feasible. Masks per Belmont policy.\n&lt;a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/B4dnexD2dek-BPkm1By4PA”&gt;Japan’s Ambassador Koji Tomita | Global Town Hall&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt; \nRead about the importance of the U.S.-Japan relationship in a column by TNWAC President Patrick Ryan\, in “The Tennessean.” [Link] \nExcerpt: \nThe United States has long been a Pacific power but is focusing new attention on the importance of the region – political\, economic and in defense and security. In our State\, meanwhile\, the relationship with Japan is flourishing to the great benefit of both Tennesseans and our Japanese partners… \n…On November 2nd\, Nashville will host the Japanese Ambassador to the U.S. Koji Tomita and his wife in a visit hosted by the Tennessee World Affairs Council. That evening he will talk with the community at a Global Town Hall at Belmont University about the depth and breadth of the U.S.-Japanese relationship\, and everyone is invited. \nAmbassador Tomita is likely to speak to more than the importance of national security and business relations. A key strength is the people-to-people ties. Whether it’s the Southern hospitality shown Japanese business people and their families in Tennessee cities and towns\, the exchanges of students and teachers\, or the gift of cherry trees\, symbolizing the bonds of friendship\, there are scores of ways Tennesseans and Japanese are connected. \nOur welcome for Ambassador and Mrs. Tomita on November 2nd will be one more expression of that friendship and you should join us at the Town Hall to make that welcome. \nROOM LOCATION/PARKING — LINK \n\nMore About Ambassador Tomita \n\n\n\n2021\nPresent\n\n\n2019\nAmbassador\, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Korea\n\n\n2018\nAmbassador\, Representative of the Government of Japan for the G20 Summit\n\n\n2015\nAmbassador\, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Israel\n\n\n2013\nDirector-General\, North American Affairs Bureau\n\n\n2012\nMinister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Chief of Mission\, Embassy of Japan in Washington\, DC\n\n\n2012\nMinister for Political Affairs\, Embassy of Japan in Washington\, DC\n\n\n2009\nDeputy Director-General (North American Affairs Bureau and Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau)\n\n\n2006\nMinister (Head of Political Section)\, Embassy of Japan\, UK\n\n\n2004\nMinister (Head of Political Section)\, Embassy of Japan\, Seoul\n\n\n2003\nDirector\, Policy Coordination Division\, Foreign Policy Bureau\n\n\n2001\nDirector\, National Security Policy Division\, Foreign Policy Bureau\n\n\n1999\nDirector\, Second International Organizations (OECD) Division\, Economic Affairs Bureau\n\n\n1997\nCounsellor\, Permanent Delegation of Japan to OECD\, Paris\n\n\n1981\nJoined Ministry of Foreign Affairs\n\n\n\n\nSPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS FOR SUPPORTING THE VISIT OF AMBASSADOR TOMITA TO NASHVILLE \nPLATINUM LEVEL SPONSORS \n \n \nGOLD LEVEL SPONSORS \n  \n \n \n \n \nSILVER SPONSORS \n \n \n \nHOSTING PARTNER \n \n\nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/japans-ambassador-koji-tomita-global-town-hall-3/
LOCATION:Belmont University Janet Ayers Academic Center Fourth Floor Conference Space C\, 1803 15th Ave S\,\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
CATEGORIES:Town Hall
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SUMMARY:Global Town Hall | Iran and the Nuclear Deal | Kelsey Davenport
DESCRIPTION:Global Town Hall\nIran and the Nuclear Deal: The Clock is Ticking\n \nA Conversation With Kelsey Davenport\nDirector of Non Proliferation Policy\, Arms Control Association\n\nand host\n\n\nLt.Cmdr. Patrick Ryan\, USN(Ret)\nFounding President\, TNWAC\n \nFebruary 25\, 2021\n\n5:30 PM CT\n \n\nKelsey Davenport is the Director for Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association\, where she focuses on the nuclear and missile programs in Iran\, North Korea\, India\, and Pakistan and on international efforts to prevent proliferation and nuclear terrorism. She also reports on developments in these areas for Arms Control Today and runs the Arms Control Association’s project assessing the effectiveness of multilateral voluntary initiatives that contribute to nonproliferation efforts. \nShe is the lead author of the P4+1 and Iran Nuclear Deal Alertnewsletter\, which assesses developments related to the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran\, and the North Korea Denuclearization Digest\, which tracks efforts to negotiate with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program. Kelsey is also the co-author of a series of seven reports assessing the impact of the Nuclear Security Summits on efforts to prevent nuclear terrorism. Kelsey joined the Arms Control Association in August 2011 as a Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow. \nKelsey has been quoted in numerous publications\, including the Washington Post\, The New York Times\, Foreign Policy\, Newsweek\, Reuters\, Christian Science Monitor\, Vox\, and The Guardian and has provided commentary on NPR\, CBC\, CNN\, ABC\, MSNBC\, Fox News\, al-Jazeera\, and C-Span. She has published opeds in various outlets\, including TIME\, Reuters\, CNN\, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists\, and Defense One. \nKelsey is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a member of the National Committee on North Korea. She was selected to the CSIS Mid-Career Cadre in 2018 and serves on the Board of Directors for the Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship. \nPrior to joining the Arms Control Association\, Kelsey worked a think tank in Jerusalem researching Middle East security issues. She holds a masters degree in peace studies from the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame and a bachelor of arts summa cum laude in international studies and political science from Butler University. \nRecent Publications and Citations \n\n\n\n\n\nBiden Officials Express Support for Rejoining Iran Nuclear Deal\n\n\n\n\nArms Control Now Blog\n\nJanuary 28\, 2021\n\n\nNonproliferation Experts Warn Biden on Urgent Need for U.S. Reentry into Iran Nuclear Deal\n\n\n\n\nPressroom\n\nJanuary 14\, 2021\n\n\nIran Ratchets Up Aggression Ahead of Biden Inauguration\n\nU.S. News & World Report\n\n\n\n\nJanuary 13\, 2021\n\n\nBiden and Iran: Back to the old nuclear deal or negotiate a new one?\n\nDeutsche Welle\n\n\n\n\nJanuary 7\, 2021\n\n\nIran tries to increase its leverage in future negotiations with President-elect Biden\n\nMSNBC\n\n\n\n\nJanuary 7\, 2021\n\n\n\n\n*** \nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this event. It is through your support that we are able to bring quality global affairs programs to the community. \nYou can enroll for sponsorship through the Eventbrite ticketing below. For information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nSponsorship at the $250.00 level accords you with recognition in program materials — web site\, newsletters and social media — and with acknowledgement at the program start\, as well as admission to the program. Thank you for your support. \nPhoto Credit: By United States Department of State – https://www.flickr.com/photos/statephotos/16790680599/\, Public Domain\, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39326387 \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/global-town-hall-iran-and-the-nuclear-deal-kelsey-davenport-4/
CATEGORIES:Town Hall
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SUMMARY:Global Town Hall | Iran and the Nuclear Deal | Kelsey Davenport
DESCRIPTION:Global Town Hall\nIran and the Nuclear Deal: The Clock is Ticking\n \nA Conversation With Kelsey Davenport\nDirector of Non Proliferation Policy\, Arms Control Association\n\nand host\n\n\nLt.Cmdr. Patrick Ryan\, USN(Ret)\nFounding President\, TNWAC\n \nFebruary 25\, 2021\n\n5:30 PM CT\n \n\nKelsey Davenport is the Director for Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association\, where she focuses on the nuclear and missile programs in Iran\, North Korea\, India\, and Pakistan and on international efforts to prevent proliferation and nuclear terrorism. She also reports on developments in these areas for Arms Control Today and runs the Arms Control Association’s project assessing the effectiveness of multilateral voluntary initiatives that contribute to nonproliferation efforts. \nShe is the lead author of the P4+1 and Iran Nuclear Deal Alertnewsletter\, which assesses developments related to the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran\, and the North Korea Denuclearization Digest\, which tracks efforts to negotiate with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program. Kelsey is also the co-author of a series of seven reports assessing the impact of the Nuclear Security Summits on efforts to prevent nuclear terrorism. Kelsey joined the Arms Control Association in August 2011 as a Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow. \nKelsey has been quoted in numerous publications\, including the Washington Post\, The New York Times\, Foreign Policy\, Newsweek\, Reuters\, Christian Science Monitor\, Vox\, and The Guardian and has provided commentary on NPR\, CBC\, CNN\, ABC\, MSNBC\, Fox News\, al-Jazeera\, and C-Span. She has published opeds in various outlets\, including TIME\, Reuters\, CNN\, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists\, and Defense One. \nKelsey is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a member of the National Committee on North Korea. She was selected to the CSIS Mid-Career Cadre in 2018 and serves on the Board of Directors for the Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship. \nPrior to joining the Arms Control Association\, Kelsey worked a think tank in Jerusalem researching Middle East security issues. She holds a masters degree in peace studies from the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame and a bachelor of arts summa cum laude in international studies and political science from Butler University. \nRecent Publications and Citations \n\n\n\n\n\nBiden Officials Express Support for Rejoining Iran Nuclear Deal\n\n\n\n\nArms Control Now Blog\n\nJanuary 28\, 2021\n\n\nNonproliferation Experts Warn Biden on Urgent Need for U.S. Reentry into Iran Nuclear Deal\n\n\n\n\nPressroom\n\nJanuary 14\, 2021\n\n\nIran Ratchets Up Aggression Ahead of Biden Inauguration\n\nU.S. News & World Report\n\n\n\n\nJanuary 13\, 2021\n\n\nBiden and Iran: Back to the old nuclear deal or negotiate a new one?\n\nDeutsche Welle\n\n\n\n\nJanuary 7\, 2021\n\n\nIran tries to increase its leverage in future negotiations with President-elect Biden\n\nMSNBC\n\n\n\n\nJanuary 7\, 2021\n\n\n\n\n*** \nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this event. It is through your support that we are able to bring quality global affairs programs to the community. \nYou can enroll for sponsorship through the Eventbrite ticketing below. For information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nSponsorship at the $250.00 level accords you with recognition in program materials — web site\, newsletters and social media — and with acknowledgement at the program start\, as well as admission to the program. Thank you for your support. \nPhoto Credit: By United States Department of State – https://www.flickr.com/photos/statephotos/16790680599/\, Public Domain\, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39326387 \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
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CATEGORIES:Town Hall
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SUMMARY:Global Town Hall | Iran and the Nuclear Deal | Kelsey Davenport
DESCRIPTION:Global Town Hall\nIran and the Nuclear Deal: The Clock is Ticking\n \nA Conversation With Kelsey Davenport\nDirector of Non Proliferation Policy\, Arms Control Association\n\nand host\n\n\nLt.Cmdr. Patrick Ryan\, USN(Ret)\nFounding President\, TNWAC\n \nFebruary 25\, 2021\n\n5:30 PM CT\n \n\nKelsey Davenport is the Director for Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association\, where she focuses on the nuclear and missile programs in Iran\, North Korea\, India\, and Pakistan and on international efforts to prevent proliferation and nuclear terrorism. She also reports on developments in these areas for Arms Control Today and runs the Arms Control Association’s project assessing the effectiveness of multilateral voluntary initiatives that contribute to nonproliferation efforts. \nShe is the lead author of the P4+1 and Iran Nuclear Deal Alertnewsletter\, which assesses developments related to the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran\, and the North Korea Denuclearization Digest\, which tracks efforts to negotiate with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program. Kelsey is also the co-author of a series of seven reports assessing the impact of the Nuclear Security Summits on efforts to prevent nuclear terrorism. Kelsey joined the Arms Control Association in August 2011 as a Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow. \nKelsey has been quoted in numerous publications\, including the Washington Post\, The New York Times\, Foreign Policy\, Newsweek\, Reuters\, Christian Science Monitor\, Vox\, and The Guardian and has provided commentary on NPR\, CBC\, CNN\, ABC\, MSNBC\, Fox News\, al-Jazeera\, and C-Span. She has published opeds in various outlets\, including TIME\, Reuters\, CNN\, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists\, and Defense One. \nKelsey is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a member of the National Committee on North Korea. She was selected to the CSIS Mid-Career Cadre in 2018 and serves on the Board of Directors for the Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship. \nPrior to joining the Arms Control Association\, Kelsey worked a think tank in Jerusalem researching Middle East security issues. She holds a masters degree in peace studies from the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame and a bachelor of arts summa cum laude in international studies and political science from Butler University. \nRecent Publications and Citations \n\n\n\n\n\nBiden Officials Express Support for Rejoining Iran Nuclear Deal\n\n\n\n\nArms Control Now Blog\n\nJanuary 28\, 2021\n\n\nNonproliferation Experts Warn Biden on Urgent Need for U.S. Reentry into Iran Nuclear Deal\n\n\n\n\nPressroom\n\nJanuary 14\, 2021\n\n\nIran Ratchets Up Aggression Ahead of Biden Inauguration\n\nU.S. News & World Report\n\n\n\n\nJanuary 13\, 2021\n\n\nBiden and Iran: Back to the old nuclear deal or negotiate a new one?\n\nDeutsche Welle\n\n\n\n\nJanuary 7\, 2021\n\n\nIran tries to increase its leverage in future negotiations with President-elect Biden\n\nMSNBC\n\n\n\n\nJanuary 7\, 2021\n\n\n\n\n*** \nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this event. It is through your support that we are able to bring quality global affairs programs to the community. \nYou can enroll for sponsorship through the Eventbrite ticketing below. For information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nSponsorship at the $250.00 level accords you with recognition in program materials — web site\, newsletters and social media — and with acknowledgement at the program start\, as well as admission to the program. Thank you for your support. \nPhoto Credit: By United States Department of State – https://www.flickr.com/photos/statephotos/16790680599/\, Public Domain\, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39326387 \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
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SUMMARY:Global Town Hall | Iran and the Nuclear Deal | Kelsey Davenport
DESCRIPTION:Global Town Hall\nIran and the Nuclear Deal: The Clock is Ticking\n \nA Conversation With Kelsey Davenport\nDirector of Non Proliferation Policy\, Arms Control Association\n\nand host\n\n\nLt.Cmdr. Patrick Ryan\, USN(Ret)\nFounding President\, TNWAC\n \nFebruary 25\, 2021\n\n5:30 PM CT\n \n\nKelsey Davenport is the Director for Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association\, where she focuses on the nuclear and missile programs in Iran\, North Korea\, India\, and Pakistan and on international efforts to prevent proliferation and nuclear terrorism. She also reports on developments in these areas for Arms Control Today and runs the Arms Control Association’s project assessing the effectiveness of multilateral voluntary initiatives that contribute to nonproliferation efforts. \nShe is the lead author of the P4+1 and Iran Nuclear Deal Alertnewsletter\, which assesses developments related to the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran\, and the North Korea Denuclearization Digest\, which tracks efforts to negotiate with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program. Kelsey is also the co-author of a series of seven reports assessing the impact of the Nuclear Security Summits on efforts to prevent nuclear terrorism. Kelsey joined the Arms Control Association in August 2011 as a Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow. \nKelsey has been quoted in numerous publications\, including the Washington Post\, The New York Times\, Foreign Policy\, Newsweek\, Reuters\, Christian Science Monitor\, Vox\, and The Guardian and has provided commentary on NPR\, CBC\, CNN\, ABC\, MSNBC\, Fox News\, al-Jazeera\, and C-Span. She has published opeds in various outlets\, including TIME\, Reuters\, CNN\, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists\, and Defense One. \nKelsey is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a member of the National Committee on North Korea. She was selected to the CSIS Mid-Career Cadre in 2018 and serves on the Board of Directors for the Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship. \nPrior to joining the Arms Control Association\, Kelsey worked a think tank in Jerusalem researching Middle East security issues. She holds a masters degree in peace studies from the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame and a bachelor of arts summa cum laude in international studies and political science from Butler University. \nRecent Publications and Citations \n\n\n\n\n\nBiden Officials Express Support for Rejoining Iran Nuclear Deal\n\n\n\n\nArms Control Now Blog\n\nJanuary 28\, 2021\n\n\nNonproliferation Experts Warn Biden on Urgent Need for U.S. Reentry into Iran Nuclear Deal\n\n\n\n\nPressroom\n\nJanuary 14\, 2021\n\n\nIran Ratchets Up Aggression Ahead of Biden Inauguration\n\nU.S. News & World Report\n\n\n\n\nJanuary 13\, 2021\n\n\nBiden and Iran: Back to the old nuclear deal or negotiate a new one?\n\nDeutsche Welle\n\n\n\n\nJanuary 7\, 2021\n\n\nIran tries to increase its leverage in future negotiations with President-elect Biden\n\nMSNBC\n\n\n\n\nJanuary 7\, 2021\n\n\n\n\n*** \nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this event. It is through your support that we are able to bring quality global affairs programs to the community. \nYou can enroll for sponsorship through the Eventbrite ticketing below. For information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nSponsorship at the $250.00 level accords you with recognition in program materials — web site\, newsletters and social media — and with acknowledgement at the program start\, as well as admission to the program. Thank you for your support. \nPhoto Credit: By United States Department of State – https://www.flickr.com/photos/statephotos/16790680599/\, Public Domain\, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39326387 \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
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CATEGORIES:Town Hall
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SUMMARY:Town Hall | US-Korea Relations in a New Era | Jan 28 @ 5:30 CT
DESCRIPTION:You Are Invited to Our Global Town Hall\nThe Future of Korea Project\nUnited States-Republic of Korea Relations\nJoin us for a conversation with distinguished speakers from\nUnited States Department of State\nEmbassy of the Republic of Korea to the United States\nKorean Economic Institute\n\nKeynote Remarks \n \nHon. Bob Rolfe \nCommissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development \n  \nPanelists \n \nMarc Knapper\, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Korea and Japan\, U.S. State Department \nHon. YoungJae Kim\, Economic Minister\, Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the U.S. \nTroy Stangarone\, Korea Economic Institute \nThursday\, January 28\, 2021\n5:30-7:00pm CT\nThis program is presented by the Tennessee World Affairs Council\, the World Affairs Councils of America and the Korea Economic Institute in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development\, the Belmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. \nREGISTER BELOW \nBob Rolfe – Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development \nBob Rolfe was sworn in on January 19\, 2019 by Governor Bill Lee to serve as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. The department is responsible for recruiting business and industry to the state\, supporting existing companies\, expanding economic opportunities across rural Tennessee and boosting the state’s overall economic prosperity. \nRolfe has served as TNECD commissioner since March 2017. Under his leadership\, TNECD has increased Tennessee’s global footprint. During Rolfe’s tenure\, he has led Tennessee’s efforts in the recruitment and expansion of over 130 international projects\, which represent an investment of $6.5 billion and 21\,000 job commitments. \nTNECD has placed a major focus on job creation and community development in rural Tennessee. Since 2017\, the department has provided more than $380 million in funding to rural communities throughout the state. In addition\, companies have invested $7 billion and committed to create 27\,500 new jobs in rural communities. \nRolfe has more than three decades of experience in business and investment banking in Tennessee. Before joining TNECD\, he held the position of CEO of Medical Reimbursements of America\, Inc.\, a company that provides specialty reimbursement solutions to improve financial performance for hospitals and health systems nationwide. Prior to his time at MRA\, Rolfe co-founded West End Holdings in 2011\, a Nashville-based private equity partnership. He spent the first 18 years of his career as an investment banker at J.C. Bradford and Co. \nRolfe received his E.M.B.A. from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University and his B.S. from the University of Alabama’s School of Commerce and Business Administration. He and his wife\, Kathy\, have been married for over 37 years and have three grown children and one grandchild. He is a member of First Presbyterian Church in Nashville\, where he has served as an elder for two decades. \nMarc Tapper – US State Department \nMarc Knapper\, a member of the Senior Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of State\, has served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Korea and Japan since August 2018. Prior to assuming this position\, Marc was in Seoul as Chargé d’Affaires from 2017 to 2018 and Deputy Chief of Mission from 2015 to 2016.  Earlier assignments include Director for India Affairs\, Director for Japanese Affairs\, and multiple postings in Tokyo\, Seoul\, Hanoi\, and Baghdad. \nMarc has twice worked in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: in 1997 as the State Department representative to the Spent Fuel Team at the Yongbyon nuclear facility and in 2000 as a member of the advance team for then-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s visit to Pyongyang. \nMarc is a recipient of the Secretary of State’s Distinguished Service Award\, the nation’s highest diplomatic honor. Marc has also received a Presidential Meritorious Service Award and the Department of State’s Linguist of the Year Award. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Princeton University\, and also studied at the University of Tokyo\, Middlebury College’s intensive Japanese program\, the Army War College\, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Seminar XXI program.  Mr. Knapper speaks Korean\, Japanese\, and Vietnamese. \nYoungJae Kim – Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the U.S. \nYoungjae Kim is a Korean government official and diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since December 2020\, he serves as Economic Minister at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Washington\, DC. Prior to this post\, he was Director-General for International Economic Affairs (2019-2020) in Seoul\, in which capacity he oversaw Korea’s participation in multilateral fora such as G20\, APEC\, OECD\, and WEF (World Economic Forum) including summit meetings\, and supervised the negotiation\, conclusion and implementation of economic treaties on the avoidance of double taxation and investment protection\, as well as on trade. Before that\, he was Deputy Director-General for Bilateral Economic Affairs (2018) managing economic relations with Korea’s major economic partners. \nHe was Minister-Counselor at the Korean Embassy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2016-2018)\, where he worked on the bilateral Korea-Saudi political relationship and regional Middle Eastern affairs. Before that\, he was the Economic Counselor in the Embassy in Washington\, DC (2013-2016)\, where he focused on the Korea-U.S. bilateral trade relationship\, including the implementation of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA)\, Korea’s possible participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)\, and global trade issues including negotiations and dispute settlement at the World Trade Organization (WTO). \nHe has also served in the headquarters of the then Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade as Director of the Trade Dispute Settlement Division (2012-2013)\, Director of the WTO Division (2010-2012)\, and Director of the FTA Implementation Division (2009-2010). \nHe has 27 years’ experience in international trade policy and negotiations\, beginning with antidumping investigations with the Korea Trade Commission (1994-1996). He has experience in a number of injury investigations in antidumping and safeguards cases and was involved in changing the bifurcated (dumping and injury) system to the unitary system in 1996. He was the lead negotiator on trade remedies during the KORUS FTA negotiations (2006-2007) and also played a key role in follow-up processes including legal scrubbing and additional negotiations\, as well as political ratification process in both the Korean National Assembly and the United States Congress (2008-2011). Before his work on the KORUS FTA\, a major portion of his career involved implementation of WTO agreements\, WTO dispute settlements\, preparations for new WTO rounds\, and the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations (1998-2004). \nHis earlier overseas assignments include the Korean Mission in Geneva (2004-2007) and the Embassy in Cote d’Ivoire (2007-2009). \nHe received his Master’s degree (LLM) from Harvard Law School (2001) and Bachelor’s degree (LLB) from Seoul National University (1992). \nHe is a member of the New York Bar\, and is married with three children. \nTroy Stangarone – Korea Economic Institute \nTroy Stangarone is Senior Director and Fellow at the Korea Economic Institute (KEI). He oversees KEI’s trade and economic related initiatives\, as well as the Institute’s relations with Capitol Hill and the Washington\, DC trade community. As part of his broader portfolio\, he serves as the editor for KEI’s flagship publication\, Korea’s Economy\, and oversees KEI’s blog\, The Peninsula. \nMr. Stangarone has written extensively and has been widely quoted on U.S.-Korea relations\, South Korean trade and foreign policy\, and North Korea. His work has appeared in publications such as Foreign Policy\, CNBC\, CNN\, the South China Morning Post\, East Asia Forum\, China-US Focus\, the JoongAng Ilbo\, and the Korea Herald. His comments have appeared in The New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, The Washington Post\, Bloomberg News\, CNN\, Politico\, Chosun Ilbo\, Donga Ilbo\, JoongAng Daily\, and Yonhap News Service. He has also appeared on TV and radio for outlets such as Bloomberg News\, CNBC Asia\, and BBC Radio. \nIn addition to his work at KEI\, Mr. Stangarone is a member of the International Council of Korean Studies Board and the Korea-America Student Conference’s National Advisory Committee. He is a columnist for the Korea Times and a regular contributor to The Diplomat. He was also a 2012-2013 Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow in South Korea\, sponsored by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies. \nPrior to joining KEI\, Mr. Stangarone worked on Capitol Hill for Senator Robert Torricelli on issues relating to foreign affairs and trade. He also served as an aide to Governor James McGreevey of New Jersey. He holds a MSc. in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from the University of Memphis. \n\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this event. It is through your support that we are able to bring quality global affairs programs to the community. \nYou can enroll for sponsorship through the Eventbrite ticketing below. For information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nSponsorship at the $250.00 level accords you with recognition in program materials — web site\, newsletters and social media — and with acknowledgement at the program start\, as well as admission to the program. Thank you for your support. \nOPEN TO ALL\nYOUR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION APPRECIATED\n\n*Registration required. Follow EventBrite’s instructions.\nCheck here for guidance on EventBrite process.\nTrouble Registering? Email Pat@TNWAC.org\n\n\n\n\n[raw] \n\n \n\n[/raw]
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SUMMARY:Town Hall | US-Korea Relations in a New Era | Jan 28 @ 5:30 CT
DESCRIPTION:You Are Invited to Our Global Town Hall\nThe Future of Korea Project\nUnited States-Republic of Korea Relations\nJoin us for a conversation with distinguished speakers from\nUnited States Department of State\nEmbassy of the Republic of Korea to the United States\nKorean Economic Institute\n\nKeynote Remarks \n \nHon. Bob Rolfe \nCommissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development \n  \nPanelists \n \nMarc Knapper\, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Korea and Japan\, U.S. State Department \nHon. YoungJae Kim\, Economic Minister\, Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the U.S. \nTroy Stangarone\, Korea Economic Institute \nThursday\, January 28\, 2021\n5:30-7:00pm CT\nThis program is presented by the Tennessee World Affairs Council\, the World Affairs Councils of America and the Korea Economic Institute in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development\, the Belmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. \nREGISTER BELOW \nBob Rolfe – Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development \nBob Rolfe was sworn in on January 19\, 2019 by Governor Bill Lee to serve as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. The department is responsible for recruiting business and industry to the state\, supporting existing companies\, expanding economic opportunities across rural Tennessee and boosting the state’s overall economic prosperity. \nRolfe has served as TNECD commissioner since March 2017. Under his leadership\, TNECD has increased Tennessee’s global footprint. During Rolfe’s tenure\, he has led Tennessee’s efforts in the recruitment and expansion of over 130 international projects\, which represent an investment of $6.5 billion and 21\,000 job commitments. \nTNECD has placed a major focus on job creation and community development in rural Tennessee. Since 2017\, the department has provided more than $380 million in funding to rural communities throughout the state. In addition\, companies have invested $7 billion and committed to create 27\,500 new jobs in rural communities. \nRolfe has more than three decades of experience in business and investment banking in Tennessee. Before joining TNECD\, he held the position of CEO of Medical Reimbursements of America\, Inc.\, a company that provides specialty reimbursement solutions to improve financial performance for hospitals and health systems nationwide. Prior to his time at MRA\, Rolfe co-founded West End Holdings in 2011\, a Nashville-based private equity partnership. He spent the first 18 years of his career as an investment banker at J.C. Bradford and Co. \nRolfe received his E.M.B.A. from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University and his B.S. from the University of Alabama’s School of Commerce and Business Administration. He and his wife\, Kathy\, have been married for over 37 years and have three grown children and one grandchild. He is a member of First Presbyterian Church in Nashville\, where he has served as an elder for two decades. \nMarc Tapper – US State Department \nMarc Knapper\, a member of the Senior Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of State\, has served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Korea and Japan since August 2018. Prior to assuming this position\, Marc was in Seoul as Chargé d’Affaires from 2017 to 2018 and Deputy Chief of Mission from 2015 to 2016.  Earlier assignments include Director for India Affairs\, Director for Japanese Affairs\, and multiple postings in Tokyo\, Seoul\, Hanoi\, and Baghdad. \nMarc has twice worked in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: in 1997 as the State Department representative to the Spent Fuel Team at the Yongbyon nuclear facility and in 2000 as a member of the advance team for then-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s visit to Pyongyang. \nMarc is a recipient of the Secretary of State’s Distinguished Service Award\, the nation’s highest diplomatic honor. Marc has also received a Presidential Meritorious Service Award and the Department of State’s Linguist of the Year Award. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Princeton University\, and also studied at the University of Tokyo\, Middlebury College’s intensive Japanese program\, the Army War College\, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Seminar XXI program.  Mr. Knapper speaks Korean\, Japanese\, and Vietnamese. \nYoungJae Kim – Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the U.S. \nYoungjae Kim is a Korean government official and diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since December 2020\, he serves as Economic Minister at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Washington\, DC. Prior to this post\, he was Director-General for International Economic Affairs (2019-2020) in Seoul\, in which capacity he oversaw Korea’s participation in multilateral fora such as G20\, APEC\, OECD\, and WEF (World Economic Forum) including summit meetings\, and supervised the negotiation\, conclusion and implementation of economic treaties on the avoidance of double taxation and investment protection\, as well as on trade. Before that\, he was Deputy Director-General for Bilateral Economic Affairs (2018) managing economic relations with Korea’s major economic partners. \nHe was Minister-Counselor at the Korean Embassy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2016-2018)\, where he worked on the bilateral Korea-Saudi political relationship and regional Middle Eastern affairs. Before that\, he was the Economic Counselor in the Embassy in Washington\, DC (2013-2016)\, where he focused on the Korea-U.S. bilateral trade relationship\, including the implementation of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA)\, Korea’s possible participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)\, and global trade issues including negotiations and dispute settlement at the World Trade Organization (WTO). \nHe has also served in the headquarters of the then Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade as Director of the Trade Dispute Settlement Division (2012-2013)\, Director of the WTO Division (2010-2012)\, and Director of the FTA Implementation Division (2009-2010). \nHe has 27 years’ experience in international trade policy and negotiations\, beginning with antidumping investigations with the Korea Trade Commission (1994-1996). He has experience in a number of injury investigations in antidumping and safeguards cases and was involved in changing the bifurcated (dumping and injury) system to the unitary system in 1996. He was the lead negotiator on trade remedies during the KORUS FTA negotiations (2006-2007) and also played a key role in follow-up processes including legal scrubbing and additional negotiations\, as well as political ratification process in both the Korean National Assembly and the United States Congress (2008-2011). Before his work on the KORUS FTA\, a major portion of his career involved implementation of WTO agreements\, WTO dispute settlements\, preparations for new WTO rounds\, and the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations (1998-2004). \nHis earlier overseas assignments include the Korean Mission in Geneva (2004-2007) and the Embassy in Cote d’Ivoire (2007-2009). \nHe received his Master’s degree (LLM) from Harvard Law School (2001) and Bachelor’s degree (LLB) from Seoul National University (1992). \nHe is a member of the New York Bar\, and is married with three children. \nTroy Stangarone – Korea Economic Institute \nTroy Stangarone is Senior Director and Fellow at the Korea Economic Institute (KEI). He oversees KEI’s trade and economic related initiatives\, as well as the Institute’s relations with Capitol Hill and the Washington\, DC trade community. As part of his broader portfolio\, he serves as the editor for KEI’s flagship publication\, Korea’s Economy\, and oversees KEI’s blog\, The Peninsula. \nMr. Stangarone has written extensively and has been widely quoted on U.S.-Korea relations\, South Korean trade and foreign policy\, and North Korea. His work has appeared in publications such as Foreign Policy\, CNBC\, CNN\, the South China Morning Post\, East Asia Forum\, China-US Focus\, the JoongAng Ilbo\, and the Korea Herald. His comments have appeared in The New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, The Washington Post\, Bloomberg News\, CNN\, Politico\, Chosun Ilbo\, Donga Ilbo\, JoongAng Daily\, and Yonhap News Service. He has also appeared on TV and radio for outlets such as Bloomberg News\, CNBC Asia\, and BBC Radio. \nIn addition to his work at KEI\, Mr. Stangarone is a member of the International Council of Korean Studies Board and the Korea-America Student Conference’s National Advisory Committee. He is a columnist for the Korea Times and a regular contributor to The Diplomat. He was also a 2012-2013 Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow in South Korea\, sponsored by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies. \nPrior to joining KEI\, Mr. Stangarone worked on Capitol Hill for Senator Robert Torricelli on issues relating to foreign affairs and trade. He also served as an aide to Governor James McGreevey of New Jersey. He holds a MSc. in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from the University of Memphis. \n\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this event. It is through your support that we are able to bring quality global affairs programs to the community. \nYou can enroll for sponsorship through the Eventbrite ticketing below. For information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nSponsorship at the $250.00 level accords you with recognition in program materials — web site\, newsletters and social media — and with acknowledgement at the program start\, as well as admission to the program. Thank you for your support. \nOPEN TO ALL\nYOUR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION APPRECIATED\n\n*Registration required. Follow EventBrite’s instructions.\nCheck here for guidance on EventBrite process.\nTrouble Registering? Email Pat@TNWAC.org\n\n\n\n\n[raw] \n\n \n\n[/raw]
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SUMMARY:Town Hall | US-Korea Relations in a New Era | Jan 28 @ 5:30 CT
DESCRIPTION:You Are Invited to Our Global Town Hall\nThe Future of Korea Project\nUnited States-Republic of Korea Relations\nJoin us for a conversation with distinguished speakers from\nUnited States Department of State\nEmbassy of the Republic of Korea to the United States\nKorean Economic Institute\n\nKeynote Remarks \n \nHon. Bob Rolfe \nCommissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development \n  \nPanelists \n \nMarc Knapper\, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Korea and Japan\, U.S. State Department \nHon. YoungJae Kim\, Economic Minister\, Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the U.S. \nTroy Stangarone\, Korea Economic Institute \nThursday\, January 28\, 2021\n5:30-7:00pm CT\nThis program is presented by the Tennessee World Affairs Council\, the World Affairs Councils of America and the Korea Economic Institute in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development\, the Belmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. \nREGISTER BELOW \nBob Rolfe – Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development \nBob Rolfe was sworn in on January 19\, 2019 by Governor Bill Lee to serve as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. The department is responsible for recruiting business and industry to the state\, supporting existing companies\, expanding economic opportunities across rural Tennessee and boosting the state’s overall economic prosperity. \nRolfe has served as TNECD commissioner since March 2017. Under his leadership\, TNECD has increased Tennessee’s global footprint. During Rolfe’s tenure\, he has led Tennessee’s efforts in the recruitment and expansion of over 130 international projects\, which represent an investment of $6.5 billion and 21\,000 job commitments. \nTNECD has placed a major focus on job creation and community development in rural Tennessee. Since 2017\, the department has provided more than $380 million in funding to rural communities throughout the state. In addition\, companies have invested $7 billion and committed to create 27\,500 new jobs in rural communities. \nRolfe has more than three decades of experience in business and investment banking in Tennessee. Before joining TNECD\, he held the position of CEO of Medical Reimbursements of America\, Inc.\, a company that provides specialty reimbursement solutions to improve financial performance for hospitals and health systems nationwide. Prior to his time at MRA\, Rolfe co-founded West End Holdings in 2011\, a Nashville-based private equity partnership. He spent the first 18 years of his career as an investment banker at J.C. Bradford and Co. \nRolfe received his E.M.B.A. from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University and his B.S. from the University of Alabama’s School of Commerce and Business Administration. He and his wife\, Kathy\, have been married for over 37 years and have three grown children and one grandchild. He is a member of First Presbyterian Church in Nashville\, where he has served as an elder for two decades. \nMarc Tapper – US State Department \nMarc Knapper\, a member of the Senior Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of State\, has served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Korea and Japan since August 2018. Prior to assuming this position\, Marc was in Seoul as Chargé d’Affaires from 2017 to 2018 and Deputy Chief of Mission from 2015 to 2016.  Earlier assignments include Director for India Affairs\, Director for Japanese Affairs\, and multiple postings in Tokyo\, Seoul\, Hanoi\, and Baghdad. \nMarc has twice worked in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: in 1997 as the State Department representative to the Spent Fuel Team at the Yongbyon nuclear facility and in 2000 as a member of the advance team for then-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s visit to Pyongyang. \nMarc is a recipient of the Secretary of State’s Distinguished Service Award\, the nation’s highest diplomatic honor. Marc has also received a Presidential Meritorious Service Award and the Department of State’s Linguist of the Year Award. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Princeton University\, and also studied at the University of Tokyo\, Middlebury College’s intensive Japanese program\, the Army War College\, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Seminar XXI program.  Mr. Knapper speaks Korean\, Japanese\, and Vietnamese. \nYoungJae Kim – Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the U.S. \nYoungjae Kim is a Korean government official and diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since December 2020\, he serves as Economic Minister at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Washington\, DC. Prior to this post\, he was Director-General for International Economic Affairs (2019-2020) in Seoul\, in which capacity he oversaw Korea’s participation in multilateral fora such as G20\, APEC\, OECD\, and WEF (World Economic Forum) including summit meetings\, and supervised the negotiation\, conclusion and implementation of economic treaties on the avoidance of double taxation and investment protection\, as well as on trade. Before that\, he was Deputy Director-General for Bilateral Economic Affairs (2018) managing economic relations with Korea’s major economic partners. \nHe was Minister-Counselor at the Korean Embassy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2016-2018)\, where he worked on the bilateral Korea-Saudi political relationship and regional Middle Eastern affairs. Before that\, he was the Economic Counselor in the Embassy in Washington\, DC (2013-2016)\, where he focused on the Korea-U.S. bilateral trade relationship\, including the implementation of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA)\, Korea’s possible participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)\, and global trade issues including negotiations and dispute settlement at the World Trade Organization (WTO). \nHe has also served in the headquarters of the then Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade as Director of the Trade Dispute Settlement Division (2012-2013)\, Director of the WTO Division (2010-2012)\, and Director of the FTA Implementation Division (2009-2010). \nHe has 27 years’ experience in international trade policy and negotiations\, beginning with antidumping investigations with the Korea Trade Commission (1994-1996). He has experience in a number of injury investigations in antidumping and safeguards cases and was involved in changing the bifurcated (dumping and injury) system to the unitary system in 1996. He was the lead negotiator on trade remedies during the KORUS FTA negotiations (2006-2007) and also played a key role in follow-up processes including legal scrubbing and additional negotiations\, as well as political ratification process in both the Korean National Assembly and the United States Congress (2008-2011). Before his work on the KORUS FTA\, a major portion of his career involved implementation of WTO agreements\, WTO dispute settlements\, preparations for new WTO rounds\, and the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations (1998-2004). \nHis earlier overseas assignments include the Korean Mission in Geneva (2004-2007) and the Embassy in Cote d’Ivoire (2007-2009). \nHe received his Master’s degree (LLM) from Harvard Law School (2001) and Bachelor’s degree (LLB) from Seoul National University (1992). \nHe is a member of the New York Bar\, and is married with three children. \nTroy Stangarone – Korea Economic Institute \nTroy Stangarone is Senior Director and Fellow at the Korea Economic Institute (KEI). He oversees KEI’s trade and economic related initiatives\, as well as the Institute’s relations with Capitol Hill and the Washington\, DC trade community. As part of his broader portfolio\, he serves as the editor for KEI’s flagship publication\, Korea’s Economy\, and oversees KEI’s blog\, The Peninsula. \nMr. Stangarone has written extensively and has been widely quoted on U.S.-Korea relations\, South Korean trade and foreign policy\, and North Korea. His work has appeared in publications such as Foreign Policy\, CNBC\, CNN\, the South China Morning Post\, East Asia Forum\, China-US Focus\, the JoongAng Ilbo\, and the Korea Herald. His comments have appeared in The New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, The Washington Post\, Bloomberg News\, CNN\, Politico\, Chosun Ilbo\, Donga Ilbo\, JoongAng Daily\, and Yonhap News Service. He has also appeared on TV and radio for outlets such as Bloomberg News\, CNBC Asia\, and BBC Radio. \nIn addition to his work at KEI\, Mr. Stangarone is a member of the International Council of Korean Studies Board and the Korea-America Student Conference’s National Advisory Committee. He is a columnist for the Korea Times and a regular contributor to The Diplomat. He was also a 2012-2013 Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow in South Korea\, sponsored by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies. \nPrior to joining KEI\, Mr. Stangarone worked on Capitol Hill for Senator Robert Torricelli on issues relating to foreign affairs and trade. He also served as an aide to Governor James McGreevey of New Jersey. He holds a MSc. in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from the University of Memphis. \n\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this event. It is through your support that we are able to bring quality global affairs programs to the community. \nYou can enroll for sponsorship through the Eventbrite ticketing below. For information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nSponsorship at the $250.00 level accords you with recognition in program materials — web site\, newsletters and social media — and with acknowledgement at the program start\, as well as admission to the program. Thank you for your support. \nOPEN TO ALL\nYOUR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION APPRECIATED\n\n*Registration required. Follow EventBrite’s instructions.\nCheck here for guidance on EventBrite process.\nTrouble Registering? Email Pat@TNWAC.org\n\n\n\n\n[raw] \n\n \n\n[/raw]
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SUMMARY:Town Hall | US-Korea Relations in a New Era | Jan 28 @ 5:30 CT
DESCRIPTION:You Are Invited to Our Global Town Hall\nThe Future of Korea Project\nUnited States-Republic of Korea Relations\nJoin us for a conversation with distinguished speakers from\nUnited States Department of State\nEmbassy of the Republic of Korea to the United States\nKorean Economic Institute\n\nKeynote Remarks \n \nHon. Bob Rolfe \nCommissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development \n  \nPanelists \n \nMarc Knapper\, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Korea and Japan\, U.S. State Department \nHon. YoungJae Kim\, Economic Minister\, Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the U.S. \nTroy Stangarone\, Korea Economic Institute \nThursday\, January 28\, 2021\n5:30-7:00pm CT\nThis program is presented by the Tennessee World Affairs Council\, the World Affairs Councils of America and the Korea Economic Institute in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development\, the Belmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. \nREGISTER BELOW \nBob Rolfe – Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development \nBob Rolfe was sworn in on January 19\, 2019 by Governor Bill Lee to serve as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. The department is responsible for recruiting business and industry to the state\, supporting existing companies\, expanding economic opportunities across rural Tennessee and boosting the state’s overall economic prosperity. \nRolfe has served as TNECD commissioner since March 2017. Under his leadership\, TNECD has increased Tennessee’s global footprint. During Rolfe’s tenure\, he has led Tennessee’s efforts in the recruitment and expansion of over 130 international projects\, which represent an investment of $6.5 billion and 21\,000 job commitments. \nTNECD has placed a major focus on job creation and community development in rural Tennessee. Since 2017\, the department has provided more than $380 million in funding to rural communities throughout the state. In addition\, companies have invested $7 billion and committed to create 27\,500 new jobs in rural communities. \nRolfe has more than three decades of experience in business and investment banking in Tennessee. Before joining TNECD\, he held the position of CEO of Medical Reimbursements of America\, Inc.\, a company that provides specialty reimbursement solutions to improve financial performance for hospitals and health systems nationwide. Prior to his time at MRA\, Rolfe co-founded West End Holdings in 2011\, a Nashville-based private equity partnership. He spent the first 18 years of his career as an investment banker at J.C. Bradford and Co. \nRolfe received his E.M.B.A. from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University and his B.S. from the University of Alabama’s School of Commerce and Business Administration. He and his wife\, Kathy\, have been married for over 37 years and have three grown children and one grandchild. He is a member of First Presbyterian Church in Nashville\, where he has served as an elder for two decades. \nMarc Tapper – US State Department \nMarc Knapper\, a member of the Senior Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of State\, has served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Korea and Japan since August 2018. Prior to assuming this position\, Marc was in Seoul as Chargé d’Affaires from 2017 to 2018 and Deputy Chief of Mission from 2015 to 2016.  Earlier assignments include Director for India Affairs\, Director for Japanese Affairs\, and multiple postings in Tokyo\, Seoul\, Hanoi\, and Baghdad. \nMarc has twice worked in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: in 1997 as the State Department representative to the Spent Fuel Team at the Yongbyon nuclear facility and in 2000 as a member of the advance team for then-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s visit to Pyongyang. \nMarc is a recipient of the Secretary of State’s Distinguished Service Award\, the nation’s highest diplomatic honor. Marc has also received a Presidential Meritorious Service Award and the Department of State’s Linguist of the Year Award. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Princeton University\, and also studied at the University of Tokyo\, Middlebury College’s intensive Japanese program\, the Army War College\, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Seminar XXI program.  Mr. Knapper speaks Korean\, Japanese\, and Vietnamese. \nYoungJae Kim – Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the U.S. \nYoungjae Kim is a Korean government official and diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since December 2020\, he serves as Economic Minister at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Washington\, DC. Prior to this post\, he was Director-General for International Economic Affairs (2019-2020) in Seoul\, in which capacity he oversaw Korea’s participation in multilateral fora such as G20\, APEC\, OECD\, and WEF (World Economic Forum) including summit meetings\, and supervised the negotiation\, conclusion and implementation of economic treaties on the avoidance of double taxation and investment protection\, as well as on trade. Before that\, he was Deputy Director-General for Bilateral Economic Affairs (2018) managing economic relations with Korea’s major economic partners. \nHe was Minister-Counselor at the Korean Embassy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2016-2018)\, where he worked on the bilateral Korea-Saudi political relationship and regional Middle Eastern affairs. Before that\, he was the Economic Counselor in the Embassy in Washington\, DC (2013-2016)\, where he focused on the Korea-U.S. bilateral trade relationship\, including the implementation of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA)\, Korea’s possible participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)\, and global trade issues including negotiations and dispute settlement at the World Trade Organization (WTO). \nHe has also served in the headquarters of the then Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade as Director of the Trade Dispute Settlement Division (2012-2013)\, Director of the WTO Division (2010-2012)\, and Director of the FTA Implementation Division (2009-2010). \nHe has 27 years’ experience in international trade policy and negotiations\, beginning with antidumping investigations with the Korea Trade Commission (1994-1996). He has experience in a number of injury investigations in antidumping and safeguards cases and was involved in changing the bifurcated (dumping and injury) system to the unitary system in 1996. He was the lead negotiator on trade remedies during the KORUS FTA negotiations (2006-2007) and also played a key role in follow-up processes including legal scrubbing and additional negotiations\, as well as political ratification process in both the Korean National Assembly and the United States Congress (2008-2011). Before his work on the KORUS FTA\, a major portion of his career involved implementation of WTO agreements\, WTO dispute settlements\, preparations for new WTO rounds\, and the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations (1998-2004). \nHis earlier overseas assignments include the Korean Mission in Geneva (2004-2007) and the Embassy in Cote d’Ivoire (2007-2009). \nHe received his Master’s degree (LLM) from Harvard Law School (2001) and Bachelor’s degree (LLB) from Seoul National University (1992). \nHe is a member of the New York Bar\, and is married with three children. \nTroy Stangarone – Korea Economic Institute \nTroy Stangarone is Senior Director and Fellow at the Korea Economic Institute (KEI). He oversees KEI’s trade and economic related initiatives\, as well as the Institute’s relations with Capitol Hill and the Washington\, DC trade community. As part of his broader portfolio\, he serves as the editor for KEI’s flagship publication\, Korea’s Economy\, and oversees KEI’s blog\, The Peninsula. \nMr. Stangarone has written extensively and has been widely quoted on U.S.-Korea relations\, South Korean trade and foreign policy\, and North Korea. His work has appeared in publications such as Foreign Policy\, CNBC\, CNN\, the South China Morning Post\, East Asia Forum\, China-US Focus\, the JoongAng Ilbo\, and the Korea Herald. His comments have appeared in The New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, The Washington Post\, Bloomberg News\, CNN\, Politico\, Chosun Ilbo\, Donga Ilbo\, JoongAng Daily\, and Yonhap News Service. He has also appeared on TV and radio for outlets such as Bloomberg News\, CNBC Asia\, and BBC Radio. \nIn addition to his work at KEI\, Mr. Stangarone is a member of the International Council of Korean Studies Board and the Korea-America Student Conference’s National Advisory Committee. He is a columnist for the Korea Times and a regular contributor to The Diplomat. He was also a 2012-2013 Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow in South Korea\, sponsored by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies. \nPrior to joining KEI\, Mr. Stangarone worked on Capitol Hill for Senator Robert Torricelli on issues relating to foreign affairs and trade. He also served as an aide to Governor James McGreevey of New Jersey. He holds a MSc. in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from the University of Memphis. \n\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this event. It is through your support that we are able to bring quality global affairs programs to the community. \nYou can enroll for sponsorship through the Eventbrite ticketing below. For information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nSponsorship at the $250.00 level accords you with recognition in program materials — web site\, newsletters and social media — and with acknowledgement at the program start\, as well as admission to the program. Thank you for your support. \nOPEN TO ALL\nYOUR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION APPRECIATED\n\n*Registration required. Follow EventBrite’s instructions.\nCheck here for guidance on EventBrite process.\nTrouble Registering? Email Pat@TNWAC.org\n\n\n\n\n[raw] \n\n \n\n[/raw]
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SUMMARY:COVID-19 Complexities: Global Town Hall | Part 1 | Impact in the Developing World | Sep 2
DESCRIPTION:COVID COMPLEXITIES – A GLOBAL TOWN HALL \nA Collaboration among World Affairs Councils And\nAn International Network of Journalists \nSeptember 2\, 2020\nPanel 1 – Impact in the Developing World\n7:00p-8:30p EDT\nVia Zoom & FaceBook Live \nSeptember 3\, 2020\nPanel 2 – Global Response and the Future\n7:00-8:30p EDT\nVia Zoom & Facebook Live \nOrganized through a partnership of: World Affairs Councils of Kansas City\, Denver\, Harrisburg\, Tennessee\, Colorado Springs\, Western Massachusetts and Kentucky & Southern Indiana \nSEPTEMBER 2 – IMPACT IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD \n \nExamining Critical Issues in the Global Pandemic \nCOVID-19 has touched every part of the world but its effects and the reaction of different countries has been uneven. In an interconnected world we need to understand the pandemic’s impact beyond our borders. Importantly\, the progress toward a COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutic treatments is a global pursuit. There are\, as well\, already no shortage of changes made and those to come in reaction to the global catastrophe – in our communities\, technology\, health and science\, government performance\, elections\, the global economy and our lifestyles. \nA group of World Affairs Councils – nationwide\, independent\, nonpartisan educational organizations – is joining together with an international network of journalists and specialists to organize conversations over the course of two evenings in early September. The goal is to help Americans understand the impact of the pandemic in an interactive program open to all. \nWe invite you to join this unique partnership to inform and inspire Americans to know more about COVID-19’s impact around the world\, the race for a vaccine and how the vaccine has changed the world. \nOn September 2nd and 3rd journalists\, physicians\, researchers\, NGO officials and others will come together to discuss the global impact of COVID-19 and the pursuit of a vaccine. \nThe program is brought to the public in partnership with many of the nationwide networks of World Affairs Councils and an international network of journalists. \nWEDNESDAY\, SEPTEMBER 2\, 2020\n@ 7-8p ET/6-7p CT/5-6 MT \nPanel One — COVID-19: Impact in the Developing World \nThe opening night of the two-night program will begin with a scene-setting keynote from Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel\, MD\, PhD\, U Penn Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and a former advisor for health policy in the Obama White House. That will kick off a deep dive into COVID-19 beyond America’s borders. \nThrough the eyes and reporters’ notebooks of journalists based around the world we’ll learn from: Yu Fen Tsao\, Radio Free Asia’s Executive Director about “China\, WHO and the Origins of the Pandemic”; Henry Flores\, Regional Reporter Director for Unbound\, an NGO that focuses on vulnerable communities on the situation in Latin America; Linord Moudou\, VOA’s senior health reporter for Africa on COVID-19 in Africa; and Niusha Boghrati\, Radio Farda RFE/RL Iranian Service Executive Editor on the situation in Iran. \nThe conversations will be aided by questions from our worldwide audience\, consisting of nationwide World Affairs Council viewers\, the general public\, student groups and a virtual group tied in through our global network of partners. \nTHURSDAY\, SEPTEMBER 3\, 2020\n@ 7-8p ET/6-7p CT/5-6 MT \nPanel Two – COVID-19: Global Response and the Future \nThe second evening of the COVID-19 Global Town Hall will focus on the responses to COVID-19 including the global pursuit of a vaccine and therapeutic remedies with a conversation with Irina Lagunina\, Senior Editor at Radio Svoboda\, Radio Free Europe’s Russian service; what was America’s response in an international context with Dr. Sandy Johnson\, Director of Global Health Affairs at the University of Denver; and how the pandemic has impacted efforts at peace and security in an already troubled world\, with Susan Stigant of the U.S. Institute of Peace. Other invited panelists will be announced. \nAs with panel one\, the Wednesday evening panel will feature a distinguished keynote speaker to focus the conversation and the participation of a nationwide audience in the United States and attendees from a global network. \n \nCOVID COMPLEXITIES – A GLOBAL TOWN HALL \nA Collaboration among World Affairs Councils And\nAn International Network of Journalists \n  \nOrganized through a partnership of: World Affairs Councils of Kansas City\, Denver\, Harrisburg\, Tennessee\, Colorado Springs\, Western Massachusetts and Kentucky & Southern Indiana \nSponsorship Contacts: \n• Patrick Ryan\, President\, Tennessee World Affairs Council | pat@tnwac.org | 931-261-2353 \n• Joyce Davis\, President WAC of Harrisburg | jdavis@pennlive.com | 717-255-4138 \nTHANKS TO THE COVID-19 GLOBAL TOWN HALL SPONSORS \n \nTHE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER \n \nHARRISBURG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \n \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/covid-19-complexities-global-town-hall-3/
CATEGORIES:Town Hall
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SUMMARY:COVID-19 Complexities: Global Town Hall | Part 1 | Impact in the Developing World | Sep 2
DESCRIPTION:COVID COMPLEXITIES – A GLOBAL TOWN HALL \nA Collaboration among World Affairs Councils And\nAn International Network of Journalists \nSeptember 2\, 2020\nPanel 1 – Impact in the Developing World\n7:00p-8:30p EDT\nVia Zoom & FaceBook Live \nSeptember 3\, 2020\nPanel 2 – Global Response and the Future\n7:00-8:30p EDT\nVia Zoom & Facebook Live \nOrganized through a partnership of: World Affairs Councils of Kansas City\, Denver\, Harrisburg\, Tennessee\, Colorado Springs\, Western Massachusetts and Kentucky & Southern Indiana \nSEPTEMBER 2 – IMPACT IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD \n \nExamining Critical Issues in the Global Pandemic \nCOVID-19 has touched every part of the world but its effects and the reaction of different countries has been uneven. In an interconnected world we need to understand the pandemic’s impact beyond our borders. Importantly\, the progress toward a COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutic treatments is a global pursuit. There are\, as well\, already no shortage of changes made and those to come in reaction to the global catastrophe – in our communities\, technology\, health and science\, government performance\, elections\, the global economy and our lifestyles. \nA group of World Affairs Councils – nationwide\, independent\, nonpartisan educational organizations – is joining together with an international network of journalists and specialists to organize conversations over the course of two evenings in early September. The goal is to help Americans understand the impact of the pandemic in an interactive program open to all. \nWe invite you to join this unique partnership to inform and inspire Americans to know more about COVID-19’s impact around the world\, the race for a vaccine and how the vaccine has changed the world. \nOn September 2nd and 3rd journalists\, physicians\, researchers\, NGO officials and others will come together to discuss the global impact of COVID-19 and the pursuit of a vaccine. \nThe program is brought to the public in partnership with many of the nationwide networks of World Affairs Councils and an international network of journalists. \nWEDNESDAY\, SEPTEMBER 2\, 2020\n@ 7-8p ET/6-7p CT/5-6 MT \nPanel One — COVID-19: Impact in the Developing World \nThe opening night of the two-night program will begin with a scene-setting keynote from Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel\, MD\, PhD\, U Penn Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and a former advisor for health policy in the Obama White House. That will kick off a deep dive into COVID-19 beyond America’s borders. \nThrough the eyes and reporters’ notebooks of journalists based around the world we’ll learn from: Yu Fen Tsao\, Radio Free Asia’s Executive Director about “China\, WHO and the Origins of the Pandemic”; Henry Flores\, Regional Reporter Director for Unbound\, an NGO that focuses on vulnerable communities on the situation in Latin America; Linord Moudou\, VOA’s senior health reporter for Africa on COVID-19 in Africa; and Niusha Boghrati\, Radio Farda RFE/RL Iranian Service Executive Editor on the situation in Iran. \nThe conversations will be aided by questions from our worldwide audience\, consisting of nationwide World Affairs Council viewers\, the general public\, student groups and a virtual group tied in through our global network of partners. \nTHURSDAY\, SEPTEMBER 3\, 2020\n@ 7-8p ET/6-7p CT/5-6 MT \nPanel Two – COVID-19: Global Response and the Future \nThe second evening of the COVID-19 Global Town Hall will focus on the responses to COVID-19 including the global pursuit of a vaccine and therapeutic remedies with a conversation with Irina Lagunina\, Senior Editor at Radio Svoboda\, Radio Free Europe’s Russian service; what was America’s response in an international context with Dr. Sandy Johnson\, Director of Global Health Affairs at the University of Denver; and how the pandemic has impacted efforts at peace and security in an already troubled world\, with Susan Stigant of the U.S. Institute of Peace. Other invited panelists will be announced. \nAs with panel one\, the Wednesday evening panel will feature a distinguished keynote speaker to focus the conversation and the participation of a nationwide audience in the United States and attendees from a global network. \n \nCOVID COMPLEXITIES – A GLOBAL TOWN HALL \nA Collaboration among World Affairs Councils And\nAn International Network of Journalists \n  \nOrganized through a partnership of: World Affairs Councils of Kansas City\, Denver\, Harrisburg\, Tennessee\, Colorado Springs\, Western Massachusetts and Kentucky & Southern Indiana \nSponsorship Contacts: \n• Patrick Ryan\, President\, Tennessee World Affairs Council | pat@tnwac.org | 931-261-2353 \n• Joyce Davis\, President WAC of Harrisburg | jdavis@pennlive.com | 717-255-4138 \nTHANKS TO THE COVID-19 GLOBAL TOWN HALL SPONSORS \n \nTHE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER \n \nHARRISBURG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \n \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/covid-19-complexities-global-town-hall-2/
CATEGORIES:Town Hall
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SUMMARY:COVID-19 Complexities: Global Town Hall | Part 1 | Impact in the Developing World | Sep 2
DESCRIPTION:COVID COMPLEXITIES – A GLOBAL TOWN HALL \nA Collaboration among World Affairs Councils And\nAn International Network of Journalists \nSeptember 2\, 2020\nPanel 1 – Impact in the Developing World\n7:00p-8:30p EDT\nVia Zoom & FaceBook Live \nSeptember 3\, 2020\nPanel 2 – Global Response and the Future\n7:00-8:30p EDT\nVia Zoom & Facebook Live \nOrganized through a partnership of: World Affairs Councils of Kansas City\, Denver\, Harrisburg\, Tennessee\, Colorado Springs\, Western Massachusetts and Kentucky & Southern Indiana \nSEPTEMBER 2 – IMPACT IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD \n \nExamining Critical Issues in the Global Pandemic \nCOVID-19 has touched every part of the world but its effects and the reaction of different countries has been uneven. In an interconnected world we need to understand the pandemic’s impact beyond our borders. Importantly\, the progress toward a COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutic treatments is a global pursuit. There are\, as well\, already no shortage of changes made and those to come in reaction to the global catastrophe – in our communities\, technology\, health and science\, government performance\, elections\, the global economy and our lifestyles. \nA group of World Affairs Councils – nationwide\, independent\, nonpartisan educational organizations – is joining together with an international network of journalists and specialists to organize conversations over the course of two evenings in early September. The goal is to help Americans understand the impact of the pandemic in an interactive program open to all. \nWe invite you to join this unique partnership to inform and inspire Americans to know more about COVID-19’s impact around the world\, the race for a vaccine and how the vaccine has changed the world. \nOn September 2nd and 3rd journalists\, physicians\, researchers\, NGO officials and others will come together to discuss the global impact of COVID-19 and the pursuit of a vaccine. \nThe program is brought to the public in partnership with many of the nationwide networks of World Affairs Councils and an international network of journalists. \nWEDNESDAY\, SEPTEMBER 2\, 2020\n@ 7-8p ET/6-7p CT/5-6 MT \nPanel One — COVID-19: Impact in the Developing World \nThe opening night of the two-night program will begin with a scene-setting keynote from Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel\, MD\, PhD\, U Penn Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and a former advisor for health policy in the Obama White House. That will kick off a deep dive into COVID-19 beyond America’s borders. \nThrough the eyes and reporters’ notebooks of journalists based around the world we’ll learn from: Yu Fen Tsao\, Radio Free Asia’s Executive Director about “China\, WHO and the Origins of the Pandemic”; Henry Flores\, Regional Reporter Director for Unbound\, an NGO that focuses on vulnerable communities on the situation in Latin America; Linord Moudou\, VOA’s senior health reporter for Africa on COVID-19 in Africa; and Niusha Boghrati\, Radio Farda RFE/RL Iranian Service Executive Editor on the situation in Iran. \nThe conversations will be aided by questions from our worldwide audience\, consisting of nationwide World Affairs Council viewers\, the general public\, student groups and a virtual group tied in through our global network of partners. \nTHURSDAY\, SEPTEMBER 3\, 2020\n@ 7-8p ET/6-7p CT/5-6 MT \nPanel Two – COVID-19: Global Response and the Future \nThe second evening of the COVID-19 Global Town Hall will focus on the responses to COVID-19 including the global pursuit of a vaccine and therapeutic remedies with a conversation with Irina Lagunina\, Senior Editor at Radio Svoboda\, Radio Free Europe’s Russian service; what was America’s response in an international context with Dr. Sandy Johnson\, Director of Global Health Affairs at the University of Denver; and how the pandemic has impacted efforts at peace and security in an already troubled world\, with Susan Stigant of the U.S. Institute of Peace. Other invited panelists will be announced. \nAs with panel one\, the Wednesday evening panel will feature a distinguished keynote speaker to focus the conversation and the participation of a nationwide audience in the United States and attendees from a global network. \n \nCOVID COMPLEXITIES – A GLOBAL TOWN HALL \nA Collaboration among World Affairs Councils And\nAn International Network of Journalists \n  \nOrganized through a partnership of: World Affairs Councils of Kansas City\, Denver\, Harrisburg\, Tennessee\, Colorado Springs\, Western Massachusetts and Kentucky & Southern Indiana \nSponsorship Contacts: \n• Patrick Ryan\, President\, Tennessee World Affairs Council | pat@tnwac.org | 931-261-2353 \n• Joyce Davis\, President WAC of Harrisburg | jdavis@pennlive.com | 717-255-4138 \nTHANKS TO THE COVID-19 GLOBAL TOWN HALL SPONSORS \n \nTHE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER \n \nHARRISBURG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \n \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/covid-19-complexities-global-town-hall/
CATEGORIES:Town Hall
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SUMMARY:COVID-19 Complexities: Global Town Hall | Part 1 | Impact in the Developing World | Sep 2
DESCRIPTION:COVID COMPLEXITIES – A GLOBAL TOWN HALL \nA Collaboration among World Affairs Councils And\nAn International Network of Journalists \nSeptember 2\, 2020\nPanel 1 – Impact in the Developing World\n7:00p-8:30p EDT\nVia Zoom & FaceBook Live \nSeptember 3\, 2020\nPanel 2 – Global Response and the Future\n7:00-8:30p EDT\nVia Zoom & Facebook Live \nOrganized through a partnership of: World Affairs Councils of Kansas City\, Denver\, Harrisburg\, Tennessee\, Colorado Springs\, Western Massachusetts and Kentucky & Southern Indiana \nSEPTEMBER 2 – IMPACT IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD \n \nExamining Critical Issues in the Global Pandemic \nCOVID-19 has touched every part of the world but its effects and the reaction of different countries has been uneven. In an interconnected world we need to understand the pandemic’s impact beyond our borders. Importantly\, the progress toward a COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutic treatments is a global pursuit. There are\, as well\, already no shortage of changes made and those to come in reaction to the global catastrophe – in our communities\, technology\, health and science\, government performance\, elections\, the global economy and our lifestyles. \nA group of World Affairs Councils – nationwide\, independent\, nonpartisan educational organizations – is joining together with an international network of journalists and specialists to organize conversations over the course of two evenings in early September. The goal is to help Americans understand the impact of the pandemic in an interactive program open to all. \nWe invite you to join this unique partnership to inform and inspire Americans to know more about COVID-19’s impact around the world\, the race for a vaccine and how the vaccine has changed the world. \nOn September 2nd and 3rd journalists\, physicians\, researchers\, NGO officials and others will come together to discuss the global impact of COVID-19 and the pursuit of a vaccine. \nThe program is brought to the public in partnership with many of the nationwide networks of World Affairs Councils and an international network of journalists. \nWEDNESDAY\, SEPTEMBER 2\, 2020\n@ 7-8p ET/6-7p CT/5-6 MT \nPanel One — COVID-19: Impact in the Developing World \nThe opening night of the two-night program will begin with a scene-setting keynote from Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel\, MD\, PhD\, U Penn Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and a former advisor for health policy in the Obama White House. That will kick off a deep dive into COVID-19 beyond America’s borders. \nThrough the eyes and reporters’ notebooks of journalists based around the world we’ll learn from: Yu Fen Tsao\, Radio Free Asia’s Executive Director about “China\, WHO and the Origins of the Pandemic”; Henry Flores\, Regional Reporter Director for Unbound\, an NGO that focuses on vulnerable communities on the situation in Latin America; Linord Moudou\, VOA’s senior health reporter for Africa on COVID-19 in Africa; and Niusha Boghrati\, Radio Farda RFE/RL Iranian Service Executive Editor on the situation in Iran. \nThe conversations will be aided by questions from our worldwide audience\, consisting of nationwide World Affairs Council viewers\, the general public\, student groups and a virtual group tied in through our global network of partners. \nTHURSDAY\, SEPTEMBER 3\, 2020\n@ 7-8p ET/6-7p CT/5-6 MT \nPanel Two – COVID-19: Global Response and the Future \nThe second evening of the COVID-19 Global Town Hall will focus on the responses to COVID-19 including the global pursuit of a vaccine and therapeutic remedies with a conversation with Irina Lagunina\, Senior Editor at Radio Svoboda\, Radio Free Europe’s Russian service; what was America’s response in an international context with Dr. Sandy Johnson\, Director of Global Health Affairs at the University of Denver; and how the pandemic has impacted efforts at peace and security in an already troubled world\, with Susan Stigant of the U.S. Institute of Peace. Other invited panelists will be announced. \nAs with panel one\, the Wednesday evening panel will feature a distinguished keynote speaker to focus the conversation and the participation of a nationwide audience in the United States and attendees from a global network. \n \nCOVID COMPLEXITIES – A GLOBAL TOWN HALL \nA Collaboration among World Affairs Councils And\nAn International Network of Journalists \n  \nOrganized through a partnership of: World Affairs Councils of Kansas City\, Denver\, Harrisburg\, Tennessee\, Colorado Springs\, Western Massachusetts and Kentucky & Southern Indiana \nSponsorship Contacts: \n• Patrick Ryan\, President\, Tennessee World Affairs Council | pat@tnwac.org | 931-261-2353 \n• Joyce Davis\, President WAC of Harrisburg | jdavis@pennlive.com | 717-255-4138 \nTHANKS TO THE COVID-19 GLOBAL TOWN HALL SPONSORS \n \nTHE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER \n \nHARRISBURG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \n \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/covid-19-complexities-global-town-hall-4/
CATEGORIES:Town Hall
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SUMMARY:COVID-19 Complexities: Global Town Hall | Part 2 | Global Response | Sep 3
DESCRIPTION:COVID COMPLEXITIES – A GLOBAL TOWN HALL \nA Collaboration among World Affairs Councils And\nAn International Network of Journalists \nSeptember 2\, 2020\nPanel 1 – Impact in the Developing World\n7:00p-8:00p EDT\nVia Zoom & FaceBook Live \nSeptember 3\, 2020\nPanel 2 – Global Response and the Future\n7:00-8:00p EDT\nVia Zoom & Facebook Live \nOrganized through a partnership of: World Affairs Councils of Kansas City\, Denver\, Harrisburg\, Tennessee\, Colorado Springs\, Western Massachusetts and Kentucky & Southern Indiana \n \nExamining Critical Issues in the Global Pandemic \nCOVID-19 has touched every part of the world but its effects and the reaction of different countries has been uneven. In an interconnected world we need to understand the pandemic’s impact beyond our borders. Importantly\, the progress toward a COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutic treatments is a global pursuit. There are\, as well\, already no shortage of changes made and those to come in reaction to the global catastrophe – in our communities\, technology\, health and science\, government performance\, elections\, the global economy and our lifestyles. \nA group of World Affairs Councils – nationwide\, independent\, nonpartisan educational organizations – is joining together with an international network of journalists and specialists to organize conversations over the course of two evenings in early September. The goal is to help Americans understand the impact of the pandemic in an interactive program open to all. \nWe invite you to join this unique partnership to inform and inspire Americans to know more about COVID-19’s impact around the world\, the race for a vaccine and how the vaccine has changed the world. \nOn September 2nd and 3rd journalists\, physicians\, researchers\, NGO officials and others will come together to discuss the global impact of COVID-19 and the pursuit of a vaccine. \nThe program is brought to the public in partnership with many of the nationwide networks of World Affairs Councils and an international network of journalists. \nWEDNESDAY\, SEPTEMBER 2\, 2020\n@ 7-8p ET/6-7p CT/5-6 MT \nPanel One — COVID-19: Impact in the Developing World \nThe opening night of the two-night program will begin with a scene-setting keynote from Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel\, MD\, PhD\, U Penn Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and a former advisor for health policy in the Obama White House. That will kick off a deep dive into COVID-19 beyond America’s borders. \nThrough the eyes and reporters’ notebooks of journalists based around the world we’ll learn from: Yu Fen Tsao\, Radio Free Asia’s Executive Director about “China\, WHO and the Origins of the Pandemic”; Henry Flores\, Regional Reporter Director for Unbound\, an NGO that focuses on vulnerable communities on the situation in Latin America; Linord Moudou\, VOA’s senior health reporter for Africa on COVID-19 in Africa; and Niusha Boghrati\, Radio Farda RFE/RL Iranian Service Executive Editor on the situation in Iran. \nThe conversations will be aided by questions from our worldwide audience\, consisting of nationwide World Affairs Council viewers\, the general public\, student groups and a virtual group tied in through our global network of partners. \nTHURSDAY\, SEPTEMBER 3\, 2020\n@ 7-8p ET/6-7p CT/5-6 MT \nPanel Two – COVID-19: Global Response and the Future \nThe second evening of the COVID-19 Global Town Hall will focus on the responses to COVID-19 including the global pursuit of a vaccine and therapeutic remedies with a conversation with Irina Lagunina\, Senior Editor at Radio Svoboda\, Radio Free Europe’s Russian service; what was America’s response in an international context with Dr. Sandy Johnson\, Director of Global Health Affairs at the University of Denver; and how the pandemic has impacted efforts at peace and security in an already troubled world\, with Susan Stigant of the U.S. Institute of Peace. Other invited panelists will be announced. \nAs with panel one\, the Wednesday evening panel will feature a distinguished keynote speaker to focus the conversation and the participation of a nationwide audience in the United States and attendees from a global network. \n \nCOVID COMPLEXITIES – A GLOBAL TOWN HALL \nA Collaboration among World Affairs Councils And\nAn International Network of Journalists \n \nOrganized through a partnership of: World Affairs Councils of Kansas City\, Denver\, Harrisburg\, Tennessee\, Colorado Springs\, Western Massachusetts and Kentucky & Southern Indiana \nSponsorship Contacts: \n• Patrick Ryan\, President\, Tennessee World Affairs Council | pat@tnwac.org | 931-261-2353 \n• Joyce Davis\, President WAC of Harrisburg | jdavis@pennlive.com | 717-255-4138 \nTHANKS TO THE COVID-19 GLOBAL TOWN HALL SPONSORS \n \nTHE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER \n \nHARRISBURG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \n \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/covid-19-complexities-global-town-hall-sep-2-3-2/
CATEGORIES:Town Hall
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SUMMARY:COVID-19 Complexities: Global Town Hall | Part 2 | Global Response | Sep 3
DESCRIPTION:COVID COMPLEXITIES – A GLOBAL TOWN HALL \nA Collaboration among World Affairs Councils And\nAn International Network of Journalists \nSeptember 2\, 2020\nPanel 1 – Impact in the Developing World\n7:00p-8:00p EDT\nVia Zoom & FaceBook Live \nSeptember 3\, 2020\nPanel 2 – Global Response and the Future\n7:00-8:00p EDT\nVia Zoom & Facebook Live \nOrganized through a partnership of: World Affairs Councils of Kansas City\, Denver\, Harrisburg\, Tennessee\, Colorado Springs\, Western Massachusetts and Kentucky & Southern Indiana \n \nExamining Critical Issues in the Global Pandemic \nCOVID-19 has touched every part of the world but its effects and the reaction of different countries has been uneven. In an interconnected world we need to understand the pandemic’s impact beyond our borders. Importantly\, the progress toward a COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutic treatments is a global pursuit. There are\, as well\, already no shortage of changes made and those to come in reaction to the global catastrophe – in our communities\, technology\, health and science\, government performance\, elections\, the global economy and our lifestyles. \nA group of World Affairs Councils – nationwide\, independent\, nonpartisan educational organizations – is joining together with an international network of journalists and specialists to organize conversations over the course of two evenings in early September. The goal is to help Americans understand the impact of the pandemic in an interactive program open to all. \nWe invite you to join this unique partnership to inform and inspire Americans to know more about COVID-19’s impact around the world\, the race for a vaccine and how the vaccine has changed the world. \nOn September 2nd and 3rd journalists\, physicians\, researchers\, NGO officials and others will come together to discuss the global impact of COVID-19 and the pursuit of a vaccine. \nThe program is brought to the public in partnership with many of the nationwide networks of World Affairs Councils and an international network of journalists. \nWEDNESDAY\, SEPTEMBER 2\, 2020\n@ 7-8p ET/6-7p CT/5-6 MT \nPanel One — COVID-19: Impact in the Developing World \nThe opening night of the two-night program will begin with a scene-setting keynote from Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel\, MD\, PhD\, U Penn Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and a former advisor for health policy in the Obama White House. That will kick off a deep dive into COVID-19 beyond America’s borders. \nThrough the eyes and reporters’ notebooks of journalists based around the world we’ll learn from: Yu Fen Tsao\, Radio Free Asia’s Executive Director about “China\, WHO and the Origins of the Pandemic”; Henry Flores\, Regional Reporter Director for Unbound\, an NGO that focuses on vulnerable communities on the situation in Latin America; Linord Moudou\, VOA’s senior health reporter for Africa on COVID-19 in Africa; and Niusha Boghrati\, Radio Farda RFE/RL Iranian Service Executive Editor on the situation in Iran. \nThe conversations will be aided by questions from our worldwide audience\, consisting of nationwide World Affairs Council viewers\, the general public\, student groups and a virtual group tied in through our global network of partners. \nTHURSDAY\, SEPTEMBER 3\, 2020\n@ 7-8p ET/6-7p CT/5-6 MT \nPanel Two – COVID-19: Global Response and the Future \nThe second evening of the COVID-19 Global Town Hall will focus on the responses to COVID-19 including the global pursuit of a vaccine and therapeutic remedies with a conversation with Irina Lagunina\, Senior Editor at Radio Svoboda\, Radio Free Europe’s Russian service; what was America’s response in an international context with Dr. Sandy Johnson\, Director of Global Health Affairs at the University of Denver; and how the pandemic has impacted efforts at peace and security in an already troubled world\, with Susan Stigant of the U.S. Institute of Peace. Other invited panelists will be announced. \nAs with panel one\, the Wednesday evening panel will feature a distinguished keynote speaker to focus the conversation and the participation of a nationwide audience in the United States and attendees from a global network. \n \nCOVID COMPLEXITIES – A GLOBAL TOWN HALL \nA Collaboration among World Affairs Councils And\nAn International Network of Journalists \n \nOrganized through a partnership of: World Affairs Councils of Kansas City\, Denver\, Harrisburg\, Tennessee\, Colorado Springs\, Western Massachusetts and Kentucky & Southern Indiana \nSponsorship Contacts: \n• Patrick Ryan\, President\, Tennessee World Affairs Council | pat@tnwac.org | 931-261-2353 \n• Joyce Davis\, President WAC of Harrisburg | jdavis@pennlive.com | 717-255-4138 \nTHANKS TO THE COVID-19 GLOBAL TOWN HALL SPONSORS \n \nTHE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER \n \nHARRISBURG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \n \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/covid-19-complexities-global-town-hall-sep-2-3/
CATEGORIES:Town Hall
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SUMMARY:COVID-19 Complexities: Global Town Hall | Part 2 | Global Response | Sep 3
DESCRIPTION:COVID COMPLEXITIES – A GLOBAL TOWN HALL \nA Collaboration among World Affairs Councils And\nAn International Network of Journalists \nSeptember 2\, 2020\nPanel 1 – Impact in the Developing World\n7:00p-8:00p EDT\nVia Zoom & FaceBook Live \nSeptember 3\, 2020\nPanel 2 – Global Response and the Future\n7:00-8:00p EDT\nVia Zoom & Facebook Live \nOrganized through a partnership of: World Affairs Councils of Kansas City\, Denver\, Harrisburg\, Tennessee\, Colorado Springs\, Western Massachusetts and Kentucky & Southern Indiana \n \nExamining Critical Issues in the Global Pandemic \nCOVID-19 has touched every part of the world but its effects and the reaction of different countries has been uneven. In an interconnected world we need to understand the pandemic’s impact beyond our borders. Importantly\, the progress toward a COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutic treatments is a global pursuit. There are\, as well\, already no shortage of changes made and those to come in reaction to the global catastrophe – in our communities\, technology\, health and science\, government performance\, elections\, the global economy and our lifestyles. \nA group of World Affairs Councils – nationwide\, independent\, nonpartisan educational organizations – is joining together with an international network of journalists and specialists to organize conversations over the course of two evenings in early September. The goal is to help Americans understand the impact of the pandemic in an interactive program open to all. \nWe invite you to join this unique partnership to inform and inspire Americans to know more about COVID-19’s impact around the world\, the race for a vaccine and how the vaccine has changed the world. \nOn September 2nd and 3rd journalists\, physicians\, researchers\, NGO officials and others will come together to discuss the global impact of COVID-19 and the pursuit of a vaccine. \nThe program is brought to the public in partnership with many of the nationwide networks of World Affairs Councils and an international network of journalists. \nWEDNESDAY\, SEPTEMBER 2\, 2020\n@ 7-8p ET/6-7p CT/5-6 MT \nPanel One — COVID-19: Impact in the Developing World \nThe opening night of the two-night program will begin with a scene-setting keynote from Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel\, MD\, PhD\, U Penn Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and a former advisor for health policy in the Obama White House. That will kick off a deep dive into COVID-19 beyond America’s borders. \nThrough the eyes and reporters’ notebooks of journalists based around the world we’ll learn from: Yu Fen Tsao\, Radio Free Asia’s Executive Director about “China\, WHO and the Origins of the Pandemic”; Henry Flores\, Regional Reporter Director for Unbound\, an NGO that focuses on vulnerable communities on the situation in Latin America; Linord Moudou\, VOA’s senior health reporter for Africa on COVID-19 in Africa; and Niusha Boghrati\, Radio Farda RFE/RL Iranian Service Executive Editor on the situation in Iran. \nThe conversations will be aided by questions from our worldwide audience\, consisting of nationwide World Affairs Council viewers\, the general public\, student groups and a virtual group tied in through our global network of partners. \nTHURSDAY\, SEPTEMBER 3\, 2020\n@ 7-8p ET/6-7p CT/5-6 MT \nPanel Two – COVID-19: Global Response and the Future \nThe second evening of the COVID-19 Global Town Hall will focus on the responses to COVID-19 including the global pursuit of a vaccine and therapeutic remedies with a conversation with Irina Lagunina\, Senior Editor at Radio Svoboda\, Radio Free Europe’s Russian service; what was America’s response in an international context with Dr. Sandy Johnson\, Director of Global Health Affairs at the University of Denver; and how the pandemic has impacted efforts at peace and security in an already troubled world\, with Susan Stigant of the U.S. Institute of Peace. Other invited panelists will be announced. \nAs with panel one\, the Wednesday evening panel will feature a distinguished keynote speaker to focus the conversation and the participation of a nationwide audience in the United States and attendees from a global network. \n \nCOVID COMPLEXITIES – A GLOBAL TOWN HALL \nA Collaboration among World Affairs Councils And\nAn International Network of Journalists \n \nOrganized through a partnership of: World Affairs Councils of Kansas City\, Denver\, Harrisburg\, Tennessee\, Colorado Springs\, Western Massachusetts and Kentucky & Southern Indiana \nSponsorship Contacts: \n• Patrick Ryan\, President\, Tennessee World Affairs Council | pat@tnwac.org | 931-261-2353 \n• Joyce Davis\, President WAC of Harrisburg | jdavis@pennlive.com | 717-255-4138 \nTHANKS TO THE COVID-19 GLOBAL TOWN HALL SPONSORS \n \nTHE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER \n \nHARRISBURG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \n \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/covid-19-complexities-global-town-hall-sep-2-3-4/
CATEGORIES:Town Hall
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SUMMARY:COVID-19 Complexities: Global Town Hall | Part 2 | Global Response | Sep 3
DESCRIPTION:COVID COMPLEXITIES – A GLOBAL TOWN HALL \nA Collaboration among World Affairs Councils And\nAn International Network of Journalists \nSeptember 2\, 2020\nPanel 1 – Impact in the Developing World\n7:00p-8:00p EDT\nVia Zoom & FaceBook Live \nSeptember 3\, 2020\nPanel 2 – Global Response and the Future\n7:00-8:00p EDT\nVia Zoom & Facebook Live \nOrganized through a partnership of: World Affairs Councils of Kansas City\, Denver\, Harrisburg\, Tennessee\, Colorado Springs\, Western Massachusetts and Kentucky & Southern Indiana \n \nExamining Critical Issues in the Global Pandemic \nCOVID-19 has touched every part of the world but its effects and the reaction of different countries has been uneven. In an interconnected world we need to understand the pandemic’s impact beyond our borders. Importantly\, the progress toward a COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutic treatments is a global pursuit. There are\, as well\, already no shortage of changes made and those to come in reaction to the global catastrophe – in our communities\, technology\, health and science\, government performance\, elections\, the global economy and our lifestyles. \nA group of World Affairs Councils – nationwide\, independent\, nonpartisan educational organizations – is joining together with an international network of journalists and specialists to organize conversations over the course of two evenings in early September. The goal is to help Americans understand the impact of the pandemic in an interactive program open to all. \nWe invite you to join this unique partnership to inform and inspire Americans to know more about COVID-19’s impact around the world\, the race for a vaccine and how the vaccine has changed the world. \nOn September 2nd and 3rd journalists\, physicians\, researchers\, NGO officials and others will come together to discuss the global impact of COVID-19 and the pursuit of a vaccine. \nThe program is brought to the public in partnership with many of the nationwide networks of World Affairs Councils and an international network of journalists. \nWEDNESDAY\, SEPTEMBER 2\, 2020\n@ 7-8p ET/6-7p CT/5-6 MT \nPanel One — COVID-19: Impact in the Developing World \nThe opening night of the two-night program will begin with a scene-setting keynote from Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel\, MD\, PhD\, U Penn Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and a former advisor for health policy in the Obama White House. That will kick off a deep dive into COVID-19 beyond America’s borders. \nThrough the eyes and reporters’ notebooks of journalists based around the world we’ll learn from: Yu Fen Tsao\, Radio Free Asia’s Executive Director about “China\, WHO and the Origins of the Pandemic”; Henry Flores\, Regional Reporter Director for Unbound\, an NGO that focuses on vulnerable communities on the situation in Latin America; Linord Moudou\, VOA’s senior health reporter for Africa on COVID-19 in Africa; and Niusha Boghrati\, Radio Farda RFE/RL Iranian Service Executive Editor on the situation in Iran. \nThe conversations will be aided by questions from our worldwide audience\, consisting of nationwide World Affairs Council viewers\, the general public\, student groups and a virtual group tied in through our global network of partners. \nTHURSDAY\, SEPTEMBER 3\, 2020\n@ 7-8p ET/6-7p CT/5-6 MT \nPanel Two – COVID-19: Global Response and the Future \nThe second evening of the COVID-19 Global Town Hall will focus on the responses to COVID-19 including the global pursuit of a vaccine and therapeutic remedies with a conversation with Irina Lagunina\, Senior Editor at Radio Svoboda\, Radio Free Europe’s Russian service; what was America’s response in an international context with Dr. Sandy Johnson\, Director of Global Health Affairs at the University of Denver; and how the pandemic has impacted efforts at peace and security in an already troubled world\, with Susan Stigant of the U.S. Institute of Peace. Other invited panelists will be announced. \nAs with panel one\, the Wednesday evening panel will feature a distinguished keynote speaker to focus the conversation and the participation of a nationwide audience in the United States and attendees from a global network. \n \nCOVID COMPLEXITIES – A GLOBAL TOWN HALL \nA Collaboration among World Affairs Councils And\nAn International Network of Journalists \n \nOrganized through a partnership of: World Affairs Councils of Kansas City\, Denver\, Harrisburg\, Tennessee\, Colorado Springs\, Western Massachusetts and Kentucky & Southern Indiana \nSponsorship Contacts: \n• Patrick Ryan\, President\, Tennessee World Affairs Council | pat@tnwac.org | 931-261-2353 \n• Joyce Davis\, President WAC of Harrisburg | jdavis@pennlive.com | 717-255-4138 \nTHANKS TO THE COVID-19 GLOBAL TOWN HALL SPONSORS \n \nTHE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER \n \nHARRISBURG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \n \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/covid-19-complexities-global-town-hall-sep-2-3-3/
CATEGORIES:Town Hall
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