Last week a group of more than 60 community and business leaders gathered at North Dakota State University for a panel discussion on economic and national security. General Charles Wald, former Deputy Commander of United States European Command and native North Dakotan delivered a powerful keynote address on the impact of the International Affairs Budget [...]
I recently traveled to Nashville, TN, also known as ‘Music City’ to expand our Tennessee Advisory Committee. While in Nashville I had the opportunity to meet with Senator Bob Corker and Congressman Jim Cooper’s staff to discuss the importance of the international affairs budget to Tennessee. I learned that Tennessee is home to eight Fortune [...]
Former Congressman and Ambassador Mark Green and I recently traveled to Fargo, North Dakota where we attended the “Global Business Connections” conference, which brought together business leaders, academics and political figures to discuss trade and exports in the state. The North Dakota Trade Office invited Amb. Green to speak on a panel discussing ‘The Future [...]
Today I’m traveling to the state of Washington, where I will be meeting with state legislators about the impact of the International Affairs Budget on their state and to continue to build the USGLC’s statewide networks.
