Views from across the Pond
Ambassadors Jovita Neliupšienė and Karen Pierce discuss the current state of the world, this year’s global elections, and their implications for transatlantic cooperation.
Aug
22
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About This Event
2024 promises to be remembered as a pivotal year in international politics, with elections around the world potentially reshaping alliances, trade relationships, and geopolitical dynamics. How do America's closest allies view these developments, and what implications might they have for the US role in the world and transatlantic cooperation? What challenges and opportunities do the European Union and the United Kingdom foresee in the coming year? Join us for a conversation with Ambassadors Jovita Neliupšienė and Karen Pierce as we discuss the state of the world in 2024, the global election landscape, and how the US and its closest allies are navigating complex issues together.
About the Speakers
Ambassador of the European Union to the United States
Jovita Neliupšienė currently serves as the European Union's ambassador to the United States, having assumed the role in January 2024. Previously, she served as Lithuania's vice minister of foreign affairs from 2022 to 2023 and vice minister of economy and innovation from 2020 to 2022.
British Ambassador to the United States
Her Excellency Dame Karen Pierce currently serves as the British ambassador to the United States. Previously, she served as the UK's permanent representative to the United Nations in New York from 2018 to 2020.
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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