Defining America's Future: The Role of Foreign Policy in 2024
Susan Rice, Rajiv Shah, Gina McCarthy, and Chris Van Hollen join Ivo Daalder for a conversation on the role of foreign policy in the 2024 election.
About This Event
Republicans and Democrats are setting up camp in the Midwest this summer, hosting their respective conventions in Milwaukee and Chicago ahead of the 2024 presidential election. With November rapidly approaching, how is foreign policy shaping the parties’ campaign strategies? How are voters across the country thinking about America’s role in the world? Join the Chicago Council on Global Affairs in partnership with Foreign Policy for America for a conversation with Susan Rice, Rajiv Shah, Gina McCarthy, and Chris Van Hollen while they’re in town for the DNC. They examine how global issues could sway the election's outcome and redefine the US position on the world stage.
About the Speakers
Susan E. Rice
Former National Security Advisor and US Ambassador to the United Nations
Susan E. Rice is a distinguished diplomat and policymaker who served as national security advisor from 2013 to 2017 and as US ambassador to the United Nations from 2009 to 2013. Most recently, she was domestic policy advisor to President Biden.
President, The Rockefeller Foundation
Rajiv Shah is the president of The Rockefeller Foundation and previously served as the administrator of USAID, where he secured bipartisan support for the Global Food Security Act and Electrify Africa Act, led the US response to the Haiti earthquake and West African Ebola pandemic, and served on the National Security Council.
Gina McCarthy
Former White House National Climate Advisor and Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Gina McCarthy served as the first White House national climate advisor from 2021 to 2022 and administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 2013 to 2017. A leading voice on public health and the environment, she currently serves as a senior advisor at Bloomberg Philanthropies, managing co-chair of the America Is All In Coalition, and senior fellow at Tufts University's Climate Policy Lab.
US Senator from Maryland
Chris Van Hollen is a Democratic US Senator from Maryland, serving since 2017. Known for his work on education, environmental issues, and foreign policy, Van Hollen currently serves on several Senate committees, including Appropriations, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Foreign Relations, and the Budget Committee.
CEO, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Ivo H. Daalder served as the US ambassador to NATO from 2009 to 2013. He joined the Council as president in 2013 and took on the new role of CEO in 2023. Previously, he was a senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution and served as director for European affairs on President Bill Clinton’s National Security Council. He is the author or editor of 10 books.
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