State Action: Illinois

The USGLC has a strong presence in Illinois, where the international affairs budget is vital to the local economy. From 1992 to 2006 the number of jobs in Illinois dependent on international trade more than doubled to more than 17.5%. Join the USGLC in helping build a more prosperous and safer Illinois.

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 Illinois with our Illinois State Fact Sheet.

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

USGLC in Action in Illinois

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Meeting with then-Senator Barack Obama’s Acting State Director, Jennifer Mason

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

  • Sen. Richard Durbin (D)
  • Sen. Roland Burris (D)
  • Rep. Bobby L. Rush (D-1st)
  • Rep. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (D-2nd)
  • Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-3rd)
  • Rep. Mike Quigley (D-5th)
  • Rep. Peter J. Roskam (R-6th)
  • Rep. Danny Davis (D-7th)
  • Rep. Melissa Bean (D-8th)
  • Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-9th)
  • Rep. Mark Kirk (R-10th)
  • Rep. Debbie Halvorson (D-11th)
  • Rep. Judy Biggert (R-13th)
  • Rep. Bill Foster (D-14th)
  • Rep. Timothy Johnson (R-15th)
  • Rep. Phil Hare (D-17th)
  • Rep. Aaron Schock (R-18th)


Upcoming Foreign Affairs Events in Illinois

A CHANGING CLIMATE? THE MIDWEST AND THE ENERGY DEBATE
Friday, November 20, 2009 12:00 PM
John Livingston, Managing Partner and Director, Chicago Office, McKinsey & Company; Henry Henderson, Midwest Director, Natural Resources Defense Council
The Chicago Club
81 East Van Buren Street
Chicago, IL 60605

AN UNEASY RELATIONSHIP: PAKISTAN AND THE UNITED STATES
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 05:30 PM
Ambassador Wendy J. Chamberlin, President, Middle East Institute
InterContinental Hotel
505 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611

GOD AND GLOBALIZATION IN THE GREATER MIDDLE EAST
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 05:30 PM
Reza Aslan, Author and Senior Fellow, Orfalea Center on Global and International Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
InterContinental Hotel
505 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611

THE CHINESE CENTURY? A NEW AGE IN U.S. – CHINA ENGAGEMENT
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 05:30 PM
Niall Booker, HSBC – North America and HSBC Finance Corporation; Cheng Li, John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution; Evan Osnos, The New Yorker
InterContinental Hotel
505 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611

CAN WE SAVE AFGHANISTAN?
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 05:30 PM
Rory Stewart, Ryan Family Professor of the Practice of Human Rights and Director, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard University
Fairmont Chicago
200 North Columbus
Chicago, IL 60601