Florida
Be a part of the USGLC
We are helping build a more prosperous and safer Florida. For more information on how you can get involved with the USGLC in Florida, please contact Karl Beckstein at (202) 730-4154.
The USGLC has a strong presence in Florida, where the international affairs budget is vital to the local economy.
Key Fact
Florida exported over $64.8 billion in goods and services to foreign markets in 2011.
Florida Advisory Committee
Honorary Co-Chairs
Hon. Jeb Bush
Governor,
State of Florida (1999-2007)
Donna E. Shalala
President,
University of Miami
In Florida, the USGLC partners with a diverse group of business, non-profit, academic, and military leaders to form state-wide Advisory Committees. The USGLC Advisory Committee works across Florida to educate and inspire support from Floridians and policymakers on the importance of America’s civilian-led tools of diplomacy and development.
Full List of Florida Advisory Committee
(as of March 2013)
Florida News
U.S. Global Engagement Keeps Americans Safe, Creates Jobs
Tampa Tribune
Might Plus ‘Smart Power’
St. Petersburg Times
Wrong time to cut foreign aid
Miami Herald
Florida Events
USGLC in Florida
| October 18, 2012 Sylvia Burwell, Gen. Anthony Zinni, Robert Zoellick, Al Cardenas and Ann Lewis engage in a discussion on U.S. foreign policy and America’s role in the world at a luncheon in Tampa, Florida. |
| August 29, 2012 The International Republican Institute, the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, and ONE hosted a panel discussion during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida to highlight U.S. leadership in international development. [read more] |
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