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Press Releases by Year
Updates from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
- Flavia Lorenzon Awarded 2026 Hart Fellowship
- Chicago Council on Global Affairs Announces the 2026 Class of Emerging Leaders
- Renowned Economist Lord Jim O'Neill Joins the Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- Former US Permanent Representative to NATO Julianne Smith Joins the Council
- Council Announces Revitalized Global Economy Roundtable Series
- Council Honors Justin Trudeau, Tanya and Michael Polsky, and Regina Cross for Global Leadership
- Former US Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks Joins the Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- Council Seeks Nominations for Hart Fellowship
- Council Welcomes Four New Nonresident Fellows
- Global Quantum Forum to Debut During TechChicago Week
- Leslie Vinjamuri Named President and CEO of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- Chicago Council on Global Affairs Announces the 2024 Class of Emerging Leaders
- Winner Announced for the Inaugural Pattis Family Foundation Global Cities Book Award
- Poll: Majority of Americans Want to Learn More about Nuclear Weapons
- Shortlist Nominees Announced for Global Cities Book Award
- Statement on the Passing of James "Jim" S. Crown
- Gilbert to Be President of Chicago Council on Global Affairs with Daalder as CEO
- Advisory Board Members Announced for Inaugural Global Cities Book Award
- First Annual Pattis Family Foundation Global Cities Book Award Launches
- NPR's VP of News Programming Joins Council as Chief Content Officer
- Chicago Council on Global Affairs Announces the 2023 Class of Emerging Leaders
- 2022-23 Longworth Media Fellows Selected
- White House Announces Historic Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
- Poll: Americans Believe Domestic Renewal Is Critical to US Global Competitiveness
- Chet Lee Joins the Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- Pulitzer Center Announces 2021 Richard C. Longworth Media Fellow
- Chicago Council on Global Affairs Announces the 2022 Class of Emerging Leaders
- Ivo Daalder Named Global Parliament of Mayors Advisory Committee Chair
- Report Urges U.S. and Allies to Recommit to Prevent Nuclear Proliferation
- Elizabeth Shackelford Joins the Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- John Ettelson Named Board Chair for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- Report: Midwest Infrastructure Investment will Drive Economic Recovery
- Natalie Y. Moore Named 2020 Richard C. Longworth Media Fellow
- Chicago Council on Global Affairs Announces the 2021 Class of Emerging Leaders
- Kiran Misra Named Inaugural Richard C. Longworth Media Fellow
- Commander Michele Lowe Joins the Chicago Council on Global Affairs as U.S. Navy Federal Executive Fellow
- A Global Welcome: Metro Chicago’s Approach to Immigrant Inclusion
- Survey: Democrats and Republicans Divided on Top Threats to US – COVID vs. China
- Peggy Tsai Yih Joins the Chicago Council on Global Affairs as Managing Director, Global Food and Agriculture Program
- Statement on the Crises Facing Our Nation
- Longworth Media Fellowships to Promote Foreign Reporting by Midwestern Journalists
- A Vital Midwest: The Path to a New Prosperity
- Chicago Council on Global Affairs Receives $1.9 million Grant from Charles Koch Foundation
- Survey: Americans Steadfast in Support for Global Engagement, Divided on Critical Threats
- Chicago Council Promotes Grace Burton to Director, Government Relations
- Chicago Council on Global Affairs Announces the 2020 Class of Emerging Leaders
- Distinguished Fellow Michael H. Moskow Awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star by Government of Japan
- Survey: Mexicans, Americans Agree USMCA Will Benefit Their Economy
- Report: Consensus on US Trade Policy is Still Possible
- Poll: Russians See Annexation of Crimea as Mostly Good Despite Tradeoffs at Home
- Poll: American and Russian Publics Think Transatlantic Relations are Worsening
- Polls: Russians and Americans Agree Their Countries Heading for New Arms Race
- Report: Competition for Water Increasing, Exacerbating Need for Greater Water, Food and Nutrition Security
- Poll: Mexican Views of the U.S. Rebound from All-Time Low
- Poll: Americans Don’t Expect US-North Korea Summit to Bring Denuclearization
- Poll: Americans Now More Opposed to Border Wall, Less Concerned about Controlling and Reducing Illegal Immigration
- Poll: South Koreans See Improved Security, Skeptical of North Korea’s Denuclearization
- Chicago Council on Global Affairs Receives $5 Million Gift from Pritzker Foundation
- Poll: Americans See Japan as Equally Important to US Economy as China
- Poll: American Public Less Threatened than White House by China
- Global Food Security Reauthorization Act Confirms US Commitment to Food Security
- Report: Paving the Way to Zero-Carbon Cities Through Building Codes
- Chicago Council on Global Affairs Receives $4 Million Grant from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation
- Poll: Americans View of Trade at an All Time High
- Transformative Gift Creates Lester Crown Center on U.S. Foreign Policy
- Chicago Council on Global Affairs Announces the 2019 Class of Emerging Leaders and Celebrates 10 Years of the Program
- Poll: Millennials Want to See Less Militarism, More Open Trade and Globalization
- Leah Zell and Samuel Scott Named Co-Chairs of The Board for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- Poll: Russian Public Opinion is at Odds with Putin’s Foreign Policy in Syria
- Dr. Victor Yuan Named Scholl Visiting Fellow on US-China Relations
- Cities Rank Among the Top 100 Economic Powers in the World, Could Leverage Economic Weight for Broader Global Influence
- Poll: Republicans Fear Islamic Fundamentalism Even More Than after 9/11
- Chicago Council on Global Affairs Announces Opening of New Conference Center
- Brian Hanson, New Vice President for Studies, joins Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Honors Samuel C. Scott III, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy for Global Leadership
- The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Ranked No. 1 Think Tank to Watch
- Survey: Americans, Japanese, Koreans Favor Strong Relationships; Chinese Wary of US Troops in Asia
- Jenny Cizner Named First-Ever Chief Operating Officer of The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- Las opiniones de los latinos respecto a la política exterior de Estados Unidos es consistente con la del público estadounidense en general
- Chicago Council on Global Affairs Moves into Top 10 List of Think Tanks to Watch
- Chicago Council Survey Shows Americans Support a Rebalance of U.S. Foreign Policy toward Asia
- Survey Finds American Public Opinion of Russia Falls to Levels Not Seen Since Cold War
- Glenn Tilton Named Executive Vice Chairman of the Board for The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- Chicago Council on Global Affairs Ranked as Think Tank to Watch