With a new and growing coalition in Arkansas, the USGLC works to educate and engage policymakers and community leaders on why investments in development and diplomacy help keep America safe and strengthen Arkansas’s economy.
The USGLC’s Arkansas Advisory Committee brings together business, faith, non-profit, military, and political leaders who understand how American global leadership matters for Arkansas..
Arkansas exports about
$10 billion in goods and services
to overseas markets annually.
In Arkansas,
310,000 jobs
(20.0%)
are supported by trade.
In 2023–2024,
5,776 international students
in Arkansas contributed
$147 million
to the state economy.
Today, the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC) hosted U.S. Representative French Hill (R-AR-02), Eddy Acevedo, Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the President & CEO at The Wilson Center, Sarah Thorn, Group Director of Global Government...
Last month, the USGLC celebrated International Women’s Day by hosting a roundtable with Walmart and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM). The event focused on educating and engaging leaders in Arkansas on the importance of development and diplomacy, while highlighting the work of Walmart and EXIM to empower women abroad and create jobs for workers here at home…
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