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How One World Surgery is Making an Impact in the Global Health Space
IllinoisUSAID’s commitment to global health is far-reaching and well-known, from increasing access to HIV treatment for millions, to distributing life-saving vaccines, to slowing the spread of deadly diseases like malaria and tuberculosis (TB). One area of the agency’s work that often goes overlooked and underfunded, is the effort to fight Neglected Surgical Conditions…
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August 23, 2024
USGLC Convenes U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, Lt. Gen. Richard Newton, Cargill’s Ann O’Riley and Other Local and National Leaders for 2024 Heartland Summit
NebraskaAugust 08, 2024
Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Millenium Challenge Corporation’s Chidi Blyden on the Impact of Global Leadership on Wisconsin
WisconsinSeptember 07, 2023
Rep. Kelly Armstrong, Local and National Leaders Speak Out on What U.S. Global Engagement is Worth to North Dakota
North DakotaJune 30, 2023
USGLC Convenes Senator Joni Ernst, Representatives Debbie Dingell and Haley Stevens, Mayor Bob Scott, Commissioner Jonathan Kinloch, Fmr. Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman, Cargill’s Michael Wagner, Google’s Marcus Jadotte, and others at the 2023 Heartland Summit
IowaMarch 10, 2023
Former Representative Brenda Lawrence to Co-Chair Michigan Advisory Committee of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition
MichiganPast Events
Invite-Only | America’s Global Leadership: Growing Opportunity in Kansas
November 18, 2024 12:00 pm CT
Featured Speaker
The Honorable Dan Glickman
U.S. Representative (1977 – 1995)
Featured Speaker
PhD J. Ernest Minton
Kansas State University
Invite-Only | Cedar Rapids, IA | National Security and the 3D Approach: Diplomacy, Development, and Defense
September 11, 2024 12:00 pm CT
Featured Speaker
VADM VADM Robert S. Harward, Jr. U.S. Navy (Ret.)
U.S. Navy (Ret.)
Invite-Only | Des Moines, IA | National Security and the 3D Approach: Diplomacy, Development, and Defense
September 10, 2024 12:00 pm CT
Featured Speaker
General Glen D. VanHerck
U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
2024 Heartland Summit – Virtual
August 23, 2024 12:00 pm CT
Featured Speaker
Congressman Don Bacon
(R-NE-2)
Featured Speaker
Congressman Salud Carbajal
(D-CA-24)
Featured Speaker
Lt. General Richard Newton
U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
Featured Speaker
Taryn Frideres
Iowa Office of the Governor
Featured Speaker
Ann O'Riley
Cargill
Featured Speaker
Ian Vickers
Global Partners in Hope