Featuring events, community dialogue, and public messaging in states across the southern United States, the fastest-growing region in America, the South Initiative is intended to deepen engagement with elected officials, community leaders, businesses, and other key stakeholders on the importance of global engagement, diplomacy, and development to America. With over 95 percent of the world’s consumers outside U.S. borders and the fastest-growing markets in developing countries, the Initiative will explore ways for America to lead on supply-chain solutions for American competitiveness in the global marketplace.
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Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, USMC (Ret.), speaks with military veterans at Aviation Heritage Park as part of a 3-day Veterans for Smart Power series in Louisville, Lexington, and Bowling Green, KY.
Jeremy Tolbert, USGLC’s Deputy National Outreach Director, sits on a panel at the North Carolina Global Health Alliance’s Global Health Futures Symposium in Durham, NC. This panel unpacked the challenges of navigating today’s political climate, funding issues, to reframing how we talk about international assistance with local relevance. A theme echoed throughout the day was how “Leading globally matters locally.”
Former Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill speaks with local leaders as part of a 3-day roundtable series for USGLC’s South Initiative in Auburn, Birmingham, and Huntsville, AL.
Eddy Acevedo, former Senior Official at USAID and current Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor at the Wilson Center, speaks with local leaders in Birmingham, AL, as part of a 3-day roundtable series centered on what America’s global engagement means to Alabama.
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Ambassador Nina Hachigian, U.S. Special Representative for City and State Diplomacy, joined USGLC and Mayors Craig Greenberg and Tim Kelly to declare April 9 & 10 as “Global Engagement Days” in Louisville, KY and Chattanooga, TN. Over two days, USGLC conducted tours, press conferences, and engaged with local leaders on the critical role cities and communities play in fostering diplomacy, trade, and security. Across the South, businesses and manufacturers, diaspora groups and faith communities make the case that leading globally matters locally.
When 95% of the world’s consumers live outside of America’s borders, Arkansas is taking advantage of key export opportunities. USGLC hosted U.S. Representative French Hill (R-AR-02), Walmart, and other local leaders to discuss on what America’s global leadership is worth to Arkansas businesses and families. Last year, Arkansas exported $6.5 billion in goods, helping support more than 313,000 jobs across the state. The Natural State works with the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce and the Export-Import Bank to find and engage in export opportunities.
When USGLC engages and educates emerging leaders on the importance of global leadership, it gets results as those leaders go on to make critical decisions on foreign policy and America’s role in the world. Like Congresswoman Deborah Ross (D-NC-02), a former USGLC North Carolina Advisory Committee Member, who went back to her USGLC roots and joined us for a discussion in Raleigh with other local leaders. The event underscored the importance of engaging community leaders about how America’s leadership in the world is critical to states like North Carolina.
WASHINGTON, DC – Liz Schrayer, President and CEO of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC), released the following statement on the retirement of Senator Mitch McConnell: Senator Mitch McConnell’s legacy in the U.S. Senate is nothing...