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US and European Foreign Policy: Global Challenges

Feb 19, 2025

05:30 PM - 07:30 PM

Old Capitol Museum, Senate Chambers

21 North Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA 52240

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Featuring a panel of experts from across Europe, Global Challenges will explore important and timely topics, from transatlantic relations and the changing roles of international organizations to trans-boundary environmental policy issues and global trade trends.

Please register at: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/cu/mJMWDcs

The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) is the United States’ flagship professional exchange program, implemented by Global Ties Network member organizations through a 64-year partnership with the U.S. Department of State. Through short-term, professional exchange programs that bring current and emerging leaders to communities across the United States, the IVLP builds trust and collaboration between U.S. and international counterparts, supports U.S. foreign policy goals, and strengthens global alliances. The local impact within the United States is also significant, bringing tangible economic and social benefits to U.S. communities. 

Since 1940, the IVLP has introduced more than 225,000 global leaders, including 500 current or former heads of state or government, to counterparts in communities in all 50 U.S. states. Each visit was supported by members of the Global Ties Network. In 2023, the Global Ties Network welcomed more than 4,400 IVLP participants. 

Ron McMullen is the University of Iowa’s Ambassador in Residence, teaches a variety of courses on comparative politics, diplomacy, and international politics, and is a former career diplomat with over 30 years of experience as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer, including serving as ambassador to the State of Eritrea.  e has lived, worked, or traveled in 105 countries.  n Burma he worked closely with Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and pro-democracy groups.  While posted in Fiji he helped prevent civil conflict after an armed takeover of parliament. He was shot at during a riot in Sri Lanka and helped train mongooses to detect heroin. He survived a voodoo curse in the Dominican Republic and took Hillary Clinton on a tour of South Africa’s Robben Island with Nelson Mandela.  

Co-sponsored by Global Ties Iowa, International Visitor Leadership Program, US State Department, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and Department of Political Science.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact in advance at