State Action: Nevada

The USGLC has a strong presence in Nevada, where the international affairs budget is vital to the local economy. Exports from the State in 2008 were estimated at $57 million.

Despite being only 1% of the total Federal Budget, the International Affairs Budget includes programs that cover a breadth of U.S. State Department activities and other international efforts that promote global stability and provide for the security and well-being of all Americans. Read about the impact of the International Affairs Budget on Nevada with our Nevada State Fact Sheet.

For more information on how you can get involved with the USGLC in Nevada, please contact Jess O’Connell (202) 730-4178.

Nevada Advisory Committee

  • Andreas R. Adrian
    Honorary Consul General of Germany
  • Rabbi Akselrad
    Head Rabbi, Temple Ner Tamid
  • Debra D. Alexandre
    President, Nevada State Development Corporation
  • June Beland
    President and CEO, Women’s Chamber of Commerce
  • Dr. Carina Alejandra Black
    Executive Director, Northern Nevada International Center
  • Kathleen Blakely
    Honorary Consul General of Japan in Las Vegas
  • Senator Richard Bryan*
    United States Senate (1989-2001). Governor, State of Nevada (1983-1989)
  • Pat Clary
    Attorney, Law Offices of Patrick Clary
  • Rabbi Felipe Goodman
    Head Rabbi, Temple Beth Sholom
  • Ted Robert Gurr
    Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland
  • Colonel Chris Haave, Ret.
    United States Air Force, Retired
  • Barbara Harff
    Professor Emeritus, U.S. Naval Academy
  • Elliot Karp
    President and CEO, Jewish Federation of Las Vegas
  • Doug Kurkul
    Chief Executive Officer, Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce
  • Matthew McNeelege
    Senior Financial Analyst, Cox Communications
  • Paul Murad
    President, METROPLEX Group
  • Dr. Michael Nasiak
    Professor of Medicine,University of Nevada-Las Vegas
  • Dr. Antonia Neubauer
    Founder, READ Global
  • Ed Prudhomme
    Honorary Consul of Austria
  • Dr. Barney Sturm
    President, Nevada World Affairs Council in Las Vegas
  • Angie Wallin
    Executive Director, Nevada Arts Advocates
  • Lena Walther
    Honorary Consul General of Sweden
  • Gerald Welt
    Attorney at Law, Gerald M Welt Chartered
  • Annette Whiteside
    President, World Affairs Council of Las Vegas
  • Dr. Richard Wiley
    Black Mountain Institute at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas
  • Barbara Wood
    Director of Development, University of Southern Nevada
  • Richard Worthington
    President, The Molasky Group of Companies

*Indicates Honorary Co-Chair


USGLC in Nevada in Action

On January 9th in Las Vegas,  Impact ‘08 in Nevada officially launched. Tom Ridge, former Governor of Pennsylvania and the first U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security (2003-2005), was the keynote speaker at “Impact ‘08 in Nevada: Building a Better Safer World.” Also speaking on global trade issues was William P. Weidner, President/COO of Las Vegas Sands Corporation, and a panel discussion was held with former Nevada Governor and U.S. Senator Richard Bryan, Starbucks Coffee Company Sr. Vice President Sandra Taylor, and former CNN Correspondent Andrea Koppel as moderator.

USGLC in Nevada in the Media


Click here to view a sign-on advertisement that ran in the Las Vegas Review Journal, signed by over 80 of Nevada’s local leaders.

Click here to see the host committee of the Impact ‘08 in Nevada network.

Click here for facts about why Nevadans should care about the International Affairs budget.

Members of Nevada Delegation who signed the FY11 Budget Letter to President Obama

  • Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-1st)
  • Rep. Dina Titus (D-3rd)


UPCOMING FOREIGN AFFAIRS EVENTS IN NEVADA