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China Engagements in Africa and Latin America and the Implications for US Strategic Relations and InterestsThis discussion will focus on Chinese engagements in Africa and Latin America, and the implications for US strategic relations and interests. Tugendhat will give opening remarks based on the view from Washington, the view from Beijing, and common views among many Global South capitals around these significant engagements. This will then lead into a series of questions and answers with the moderator and audience.
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DR. HENRY TUGENDHATHenry Tugendhat is an Economist with the China team at the U.S. Institute of Peace. He focuses on issues related to China’s impact on conflict dynamics in Africa and Latin America.
Tugendhat has worked on these issues for over a decade through previous employment at the Institute of Development Studies in the U.K., the China-Africa Research Initiative at Johns Hopkins University SAIS, and the World Bank Group’s macroeconomics, trade and investment team. His core areas of interest include conflict, economics, telecommunications, and cybersecurity in the context of China-Africa and China-Latin America relations. Tugendhat lived and worked in China for three years and holds a master’s from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University.
TIM DOUGLASTim Douglas Tim was born in Nashville, graduated from Montgomery Bell Academy, received his B.S. in Engineering Economics and a Master degree in Diplomacy, and International Commerce. He later received an Accounting Certificate from NYU’s Stern School of Business. Tim began his career in finance, working in New York City for Euro Brokers Harlow, and then Bankers Trust Company. He became a Principal at Nelson Capital Corporation, a diversified merchant banking firm, until he purchased and operated a company which fabricated parts for the automotive and appliance industries. After its sale, he served as an advisor to various companies, then transitioned to managing surgery centers and purchased a pain management business, partnering with rural hospitals. He later was hired by FirstBank as Nashville Market President. He now serves as Regional Director of Private Banking for FirstBank.
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The Tennessee World Affairs Council presents:Global Nashville with Karl Dean: Conversation with Dr. Sarah GardialDean, Belmont University Massey School of BusinessClick for video
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About the Speaker:
Sarah Fisher Gardial, PhDDean, Jack C. Massey College of Business
Sarah Fisher Gardial joined Belmont University in 2020 as the first woman Dean in the Massey College of Business. Prior to Belmont, she was Dean of the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business, and she held college and campus leadership positions at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, including Associate Dean of the Haslam College of Business and Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs. She has had leadership positions in national/international business school associations, including president of the MBA Roundtable, and conference chairs for the Graduate Management Admissions Council and the Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business.
Sarah has an extensive background in business and business education. For over 30 years, she has personally engaged with industry in research, consulting, and executive education roles, as well as creating mutually beneficial partnerships between higher education and industry. Her leadership awards include the Prometheus Leadership Medal (University of Tennessee Center for Educational Leadership), Leadership Knoxville, Women of Achievement in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Iowa), the Iowa Women’s Foundation Tribute to Women and the Corridor Business Journal (Iowa) Woman of Influence.
Sarah has served on public and private for-profit and non-profit governing boards (United Fire Group, Learning Tree, GreenState Credit Union, United Way and the Tennessee Justice Center). In addition, she is an active public speaker for corporations, conferences, women’s leadership events, and industry associations. She is an outspoken advocate for women in leadership as well as organizational diversity and inclusion.
Sarah and her retired husband, Jeffrey, recently traded in their motorcycles for a pontoon boat and lake house where they enjoy time with friends, family and especially their two grandchildren.
About the Moderator:
Hon. Karl DeanKarl Dean served as the sixth Mayor of Nashville and Davidson County. He was elected in 2007 and re-elected in 2011.
Dean first held public office when he was elected as Nashville’s Public Defender in 1990. He was re-elected in 1994 and 1998. He served as Metro Law Director from 1999 to January 2007, when he resigned to run for the office of mayor.
Karl Dean has taught at Vanderbilt Law School, Belmont University and Boston University.
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Andy Moats
Executive Vice-President, Director of Music, Sports, & Entertainment Pinnacle Financial Partners
Andy Moats, 46, is a Nashville native whose background combines restaurants, music, racing, and creating a bank.
After graduating from Vanderbilt University (Economics, 1999) Andy took time to pursue his passion for music, touring and supporting a multi-platinum rock band during the year 2000. Having played in various bands from an early age, his days performing may be over but his passion for music has helped to grow one of the largest music and entertainment focused banks in the country.
In 2001, Andy began his banking career at Union Planters Bank then-turned Regions Bank, rising to the role of Commercial Real Estate Credit Manager with credit responsibility for all real estate loan activity in the Southeast.
While pursuing his career path in banking, Andy was also heavily involved in his family’s NASCAR business – Brewco Motorsports (#27, #37, #66) – and various family restaurant companies.
In 2006, Andy co-founded what would become Avenue Bank. While at Avenue, as a member of the Bank’s Executive Team Andy served the dual roles of Chief Credit Officer – managing all aspects of lending and credit – and Bank Group Director, which included leadership of Avenue’s retail branch network, business banking division, private banking division, and music & entertainment division.
In February of 2015, Andy and team embarked on their first public company ‘road show’ and successfully took Avenue Bank public on the Nasdaq Exchange (ticker symbol: AVNU).
In July of 2016, Avenue Bank merged with Nashville based Pinnacle Financial Partners to form one of the Top 50 largest Banks in the United States. Andy joined the leadership team of Pinnacle following the merger and currently serves in the role of Executive Vice President, Director of Music, Sports, & Entertainment. In this role, Andy develops and manages $2B in entertainment related accounts with clients including artists, songwriters, international label and publishing businesses, touring, athletes, and professional sports franchises, among others.
Outside of Banking, Andy is a founder and partner of the Music City Grand Prix, an IndyCar race televised in over 180 countries attracting over 100,000 fans each year. Other pursuits include film (Executive Producer – Murder at Yellowstone City) and early-stage company development and investment.
Andy’s community involvement and accolades include: Exchange Club Family Center, former Chairman of the Board; founding member of Nashville Emerging Leaders; Montgomery Bell Academy Alumni Board; M Street Entertainment Advisory Board; Leadership Music Class of 2014; Nashville Film Festival Music Committee; The Tennessean’s “Next Up”; Nashville Business Journal’s “40 under 40”; Billboard Magazine’s 2020, 2021, and 2022 Nashville “Power Players”, Music Publishing “Dealmakers”, and 2022/2023 all-industry “Power 100” ranking the music industries 100 most powerful players; Tennessee Entertainment Commission Board (Governor Appointed); Pet Community Center Board; Nashville Entrepreneur Center Board.
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Women in National Security CareersTNWAC hosts a seminar featuring women from a variety of national security *disciplines to discuss their career paths, experiences and ups and downs of working in the field.*
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April 19, 2023 @ 11:30am-1:00pm CT
Moderator
Deborah Monroe
Senior Defense Intelligence Officer (Ret)
Leila Gardner
Assistant Director of Intelligence
United States Marine Corps HQ
& USN Reserve Intelligence Officer
Safa Shahwan Edwards
Deputy Director of Cyber Statecraft, Atlantic Council
Maureen Page
Research Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
Moderator
Deborah Monroe
Ms. Monroe served as an intelligence officer with the Defense Intelligence Agency from 1994 to 2021. Prior to retirement in 2021, she was the Senior US Defense Liaison Officer at Royal Air Force Base Wyton as part of her assignment to the the UK Ministry of Defence Directorate for Intelligence. From 2013 to 2016, she served as the Information Review Task Force (IRTF) Senior Intelligence Officer assessing the impact of the compromise classified information on Department of Defense (DoD) Intelligence and Operations capabilities. From 2011 to 2013, Ms. Monroe served as Deputy Chief of the Middle East and North Africa Office, and as the Deputy Director for the Middle East and Africa Regional Center. From August 2010 to March 2011, she was Intelligence Chief for the first DoD Information Review Task Force which was charged with assessing the impact of the leak of classified reporting to WikiLeaks. Ms. Monroe served in a number of additional positions within DIA: Acting-Chief of the Defense Intelligence Open Source Program Office; Deputy Chief of the 200-member Counterproliferation Support Office (CPT); Executive Assistant to VADM Jake Jacoby, Director, DIA; and in a variety of positions in the Joint Chiefs of Staff Directorate for Intelligence, J2.
Ms. Monroe’s civilian awards include: Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Exceptional Achievement Medal; DIA Director’s Award; DIA Award for Exceptional Civilian Service; and the DoD Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Role Model Award. Ms. Monroe received an MA in National Security and Strategic Studies from the US Naval War College in 1999; an MBA from St. Ambrose University in 1994; and a BS in Journalism from Texas A&M University in 1987. She currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee where she volunteers with the Tennessee World Affairs Council and is active in the local community.
Leila Gardner
Ms. Gardner is the Assistant Director of Intelligence, Deputy Commandant for Information, Headquarters Marine Corps.
As the Assistant Director of Intelligence she manages the Headquarters Intelligence Branches and provides professional intelligence management and policy support to assist the Director of Intelligence (DIRINT) and the Deputy Commandant for Information (DCI) in the conduct of Marine Corps Intelligence activities within the Marine Corps, Defense, and National Intelligence Communities. Prior to her selection as the Assistant Director, she served as the USMC Intelligence Mission Manager and advised the DCI, the DIRINT, and the Marine Corps Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Enterprise (MCISRE) on all aspects of strategic, operational, and tactical intelligence, including current and future programs. While on a Joint Duty Assignment with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Ms. Gardner was the Deputy Research Director for Military Capabilities from September 2018-September 2019 and from February 2017 to August 2018, she served at the Mission Manager for Europe Eurasia at DIA. From October 2019 to October 2020 Ms. Gardner spent a year on active duty as a Navy Commander as a Defense Liaison to the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense-Intelligence at RAF Wyton’s Pathfinder Five Eyes Facility. Prior to joining DIA on a Joint Duty Assignment in February 2017, she was the Senior Advisor to the Director of Intelligence for Analysis and Production, Headquarters Marine Corps. In that position she represented the Marine Corps as the senior intelligence analyst and provided policy and management guidance on intelligence analysis and production in order to assist the Director of Intelligence in the conduct of Service Intelligence activities within the Marine Corps, Defense, and National Intelligence Communities.
Ms. Gardner was selected as a Defense Intelligence Senior Leader (DISL) in September 2011. Her areas of responsibility include Advancing Analysis across the Marine Intelligence Enterprise, the Unified Intelligence Strategies, National Intelligence Estimates, and strategic planning. She was assigned to the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA) from 2000-2010 where she held various analytic and leadership positions including threat analysis and regional specialist. Her areas of concentration included cultural intelligence, irregular warfare, and the need to utilize open source material to provide intelligence products at the lowest classification level. In October 2010 she assumed the duties as the N2, Director of Analysis, for the KENNEDY Irregular Warfare Center at the Office of Naval Intelligence.
Ms. Gardner began her intelligence career in 2000 at the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity where she served in a number of analytic positions including the Balkans, Horn of Africa, and Russia regional analysis. In addition to her duties as Senior Associate Mission Manager, Ms. Gardner is a commissioned intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve. She was commissioned in 2003 after having served 10 years as an enlisted Marine Corps intelligence specialist in the Marine Corps Reserve. Her personal decorations include the Bronze Star, Joint Service Commendation medal (oak leaf in lieu of second award), Navy Commendation medal
(gold star in lieu of second award), Joint Service Achievement medal and Navy Marine Corps Achievement medal.
Ms. Gardner is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University and holds a Master of Science in Military Studies degree from Marine Corps Command and Staff College. She received her Intelligence Community Officer designation in 2009.
Safa Shahwan Edwards
Safa Shahwan Edwards is the deputy director of the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative under the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab). In this role, she manages the administration and external communications of the Initiative, as well as the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge, the Initiative’s global cyber policy and strategy competition.
Safa holds an MA in International Affairs with a concentration in Conflict Resolution from the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs and a BA in Political Science from Miami University of Ohio. Safa is of Bolivian and Jordanian heritage and speaks Spanish and Arabic.
Maureen Page
DISL, Research Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
Ms. Page leads the planning, execution, and oversight of intelligence research and analytic tradecraft within the Directorate for Analysis. She oversees the development of analytic tradecraft guidance, leads analytic outreach programs, guides DIA’s product evaluation and analytic lessons learned efforts, and develops the Defense Intelligence Enterprise’s Program of Analysis. She previously served as the Senior Defense Intelligence Analyst (SDIA) for Executive Production, the SDIA for U.S. European Command, and the SDIA for Europe and NATO within DIA’s Europe Eurasia Regional Center. She was appointed to the Defense Intelligence Senior Level in November 2013.
Hailing from New Jersey, Ms. Page attended Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts and studied at Harvard College from which she graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Studies. After college, Ms. Page attended the London School of Economics and Political Science and graduated with a Master of Science degree with merit in Comparative Politics.
Ms. Page joined DIA in 2003 as an analyst. From 2005 to 2007, she worked in the White House Situation Room where she served as the Senior Duty Officer providing direct intelligence support to the President of the United States. From 2008 to 2010, she served on the National Intelligence Council (NIC) as the Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Europe. During this rotation, she orchestrated two National Intelligence Estimates. After completing the NIC rotation, Ms. Page retuned to DIA as the Deputy Defense Intelligence Officer for Europe and NATO from 2011 until 2013. In this capacity, she briefed the President of the United States on a key intelligence topic in mid-2011. In 2012, Ms. Page became the Europe Division Chief within DIA’s Europe Eurasia Regional Center.
Ms. Page received the Meritorious Presidential Rank Award in 2019. She previously received the National Intelligence Exceptional Achievement Award from the Office of Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Meritorious Civilian Service Award twice. She is a four-time recipient of DIA’s Meritorious Civilian Service Award.
Ms. Page resides with her husband, Matthew, formerly an analyst at State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research. They have three children: Teddy, Jack, and Anna.
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Thank you for your support to make our work possible. Contribute NowInternational Career PanelSpring 2023TNWAC hosts a seminar featuring professionals from a variety of occupations to discuss their career paths, experiences and ups and downs of working in international jobs.
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April 12, 2023 @ 11:30am-1:00pm CT
Moderator
Dr. Gretchen Neisler
University of Tennessee Vice Provost for International Affairs, Director, Center for Global Engagement; Member of Board of Directors, Tennessee World Affairs Council
Panelists
Terrance Fluker – U.S. Peace Corps, Tennessee Regional Recruiter
Saúl Hernández – U.S. State Dept. Foreign Service Officer and Southeast Diplomat in Residence
Sabrina Miller – SVP, Pinnacle Financial Partners, former Foreign Exchange Manager
Rachel Bowen Pittman – Executive Director, United Nations Association, USA
Gretchen Neisler | Moderator
Gretchen Neisler, Vice Provost for International Affairs at the University of Tennessee, works with faculty, staff, students and key stakeholders to understand and deepen their engagement as global citizens. Dr. Neisler has successfully managed over $120 million in grant funding to support the work of international research and development. Gretchen believes higher education must support students in understanding their role as global citizens and use the institutional strength of knowledge creation to solve global challenges the world faces. Additionally, she feels the role of higher education in a community is to understand its societal needs and work collaboratively to meet those needs. Gretchen has worked for 20 years to build global networks that enhance research productivity and preparing a new generation of leaders to take the world’s stage by understanding that problems span geographic boundaries. Her passion is derived from the belief that science has the power to positively impact society and higher education is vital to sharing this knowledge with community stakeholders. Gretchen is an experienced leader with strengths in organizational change and team development. She holds a PhD. in higher education administration from Michigan State University.
Terrance Fluker
Terrance Fluker became the Tennessee Regional Recruiter for the Peace Corps in December 2022. He has a M.S. in Media Management from Arkansas State University and brings a media background of over 30 years in radio management and programming to the position. Terrance believes in the basic tenets of the Peace Corps and works to build its profile and awareness of the amazing opportunities the Corps has to offer to residents of Tennessee. Fluker and his wife Kimberly have been married for 27 years and reside in Nashville.
Saúl Hernández
Saúl Hernández is a career Foreign Service Officer with over eighteen years of experience at the U.S. Department of State. He is the Diplomat in Residence for the Southern region, recruiting diverse talent for career and student program opportunities with the U.S. Department of State.
Saúl was previously the Director for the Outreach and Communications Unit and the Public Diplomacy Incubator Unit in the Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources for the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. He led a team that engages with Congress to advocate for public diplomacy resources for the Department, develops communications strategies for our 4,000 public diplomacy practitioners worldwide, and manages digital outreach to the 700,000 members of the Young African Leaders Initiative Network and the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative Network.
Saúl’s other Department of State assignments include Lima, Peru, where he served as the Press Officer; Washington, DC, where he served as the Digital Media Advisor for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs and as a Media Relations Officer for the Washington Foreign Press Center; Tbilisi, Georgia, where he served as the Cultural Affairs Officer; and Prague, Czech Republic, and Bogotá, Colombia, where he served as a Consular Officer.
Saúl earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Before joining the Department of State, he worked as an information technology consultant and software developer in the Atlanta area.
Sabrina Miller
Sabrina Miller is a senior vice president with Pinnacle’s commercial banking team in Nashville, TN, responsible for providing distinctive service and effective advice to business and private banking clients. Before joining the firm in 2022, Miller was a senior vice president with the Truist Commercial Banking division in Nashville, where she worked for nearly ten years focusing on for-profit and not-for-profit clients. Prior to relocating to Nashville from New York, she spent eight years on Wall Street focusing on foreign exchange markets and was a relationship manager, foreign exchange specialist at Bloomberg L.P.
Sabrina earned her bachelor’s degree with cum laude honor at the University of Mississippi with a double major in banking & finance and international business.
Sabrina services on the board of directors and finance committee for The Martha O’Bryan Center and is past board treasurer. She is a Class 63 alumna of the Young Leaders Council. Originally from Brazil, Sabrina moved to the United States at age 17 when she was recruited by The University of Mississippi on an NCAA division 1 tennis scholarship and became a naturalized citizen in December of 2013.
Sabrina is a Member of the Tennessee World Affairs Council Board of Directors.
Rachel Bowen Pittman
Throughout her career, Rachel Bowen Pittman has been committed to the idea that individuals, when brought together and motivated around a common vision, can be strong catalysts for change toward a brighter, more just, and more sustainable future.
As Executive Director of UNA-USA, Rachel leads a grassroots advocacy movement of more than 20,000 Americans in 225+ chapters who are dedicated to supporting the work of the United Nations in their communities, on campuses, and on Capitol Hill. She guides the UNA-USA’s strategic work and key partnerships, directs the UNA-USA Fellowship Program, oversees membership expansion, and spearheads important advocacy initiatives to help the United States advance the far-reaching goals of the United Nations. Rachel has been with the UNA-USA—a component of the United Nations Foundation—for more than seven years. Previously as Senior Director of Membership and Programs, she managed the UNA-USA’s national programs and events, including the annual Global Engagement Summit at UN Headquarters, Global Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., and UN Day events across the United States. She also led a successful nationwide fundraising campaign to provide education to youth in refugee camps around the world.
Previously, Rachel served on the leadership teams of several professional associations representing lawyers, surgeons, regulators, and engineers. In those positions, she strengthened membership programs, directed rebranding initiatives, and secured agreements with national associations representing China, Korea, Argentina, India, Peru, Egypt, and Mexico. Rachel holds a B.S.B.A in international business from American University and an MBA in marketing from Johns Hopkins University. She lives in the Washington, D.C. metro area.
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TNWAC | World Affairs Council of the Year 2022
A Conversation With Canadian Consul GeneralJames K. Hill Canada Trade Fact Sheet
“The Canada–U.S. relationship is deeply rooted in our shared values, history and vision for the future.”
Did you know Tennessee-Canada trade is $14.9 billion of the major economic base of U.S.-Canada ties. Learn about the Tennessee and the United States trade with Canada, the brotherly relationship between these partners that share the world’s longest border and much more.
CG Hill is an expert on international issues and Canada’s role in the world, having served as a diplomat in many of the world’s difficult posts — Afghanistan, Libya and Tehran. He also served in Costa Rica as Canada’s Ambassador with the Honduras and Nicaragua portfolio. Hill’s earlier assignments included posts in Mozambique, Brazil and Kosovo.
James K. Hill, Consul General of Canada, Atlanta
Mr. Hill joined the Department of External Affairs in 1989. Prior to his assignment as Canada’s Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica with cross accreditation to the Republics of Honduras and Nicaragua, Mr. Hill served abroad as Consul General in Seattle, Washington; Chargé d’ affaires at the Embassy of Canada in Kuwait; Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Canada in Kabul, Afghanistan, and Chargé d’affaires at the Embassy of Canada, Tripoli, Libya. These were preceded by assignments as High Commissioner of Canada in Maputo, Mozambique; Consul General of Canada, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Head of the Canadian Kosovo Diplomatic Observer Mission in Pristina, Kosovo (Yugoslavia) and as Second Secretary & Vice Consul at the Embassy of Canada in Tehran, Iran.
At Global Affairs Canada in Ottawa, Mr. Hill held management positions as Director for Middle East & Africa Commercial/Economic Relations, Director for Europe & Central Asia Commercial/Economic Relations, Deputy Director of the Latin America Division and Deputy Director of the Western Hemisphere Summits Office.
Mr. Hill was born and raised in Weyburn, Saskatchewan.
James K. Hill: B. Ed., University of Saskatchewan, 1983; BA [History], University of Saskatchewan, 1985; Post Graduate Diploma [International Studies], University Cândido Mendes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1998.
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Annual Report of “savED” work to restore Ukraine schools – discussed in the video
Podcast “Global Tennessee” Series
We are in the 12th month of war in Ukraine following Russia’s unprovoked invasion of its sovereign neighbor. In that time we have witnessed attacks and war crimes against the Ukrainian people, against their cities, transportation infrastructure, the energy grid, ports and schools. The World Economic Forum said last summer 6.6 million Ukrainians had fled the country, 3.5 million to Poland alone. Of those 94% were women and children.
This powerful story of experiences and perspectives of these women provide insights into the humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine as a result of President Vladimir Putin’s and Russia’s brutal campaign.
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In Focus: Russia’s InvasionUkraine Update: The Humanitarian DimensionAnna NovosadFormer Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine and Member of Parliament and Education Activist in the Midst of a War
Elena Byrd & Dr. Madeleine ByrdVolunteers, Ukrainian Refugees Center, Warsaw, Poland
January 25, 2023 @ 12:00 p.m. CTwith moderator
LCDR Patrick Ryan, USN (Ret)Founding President, Tennessee World Affairs Council
War in Europe | Amb John Kornblum | Mar 16
In Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine | A View from Kyiv
The unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine has been catastrophic for the Ukrainian people. Millions of refugees have fled to neighboring nations to the west, horrendous war crimes have been committed in areas controlled by Russian forces and nation-wide attacks against civilian areas and infrastructure have caused extreme hardships in cities large and small. We continue our “In Focus” series on Russia’s invasion with a conversation with Anna Novosad, former Minister of Education and Science from Ukraine and an education activist working to rebuild and restore schools and education infrastructure. She will join us from Kyiv where she is among her countrymen under constant Russian bombardment.
War in Europe | Amb John Kornblum | Mar 16
Anna Novosad
Ukraine | Educational Activist & Minister of Education and Science 2019-2020
Anna Novosad is a Ukrainian educational activist. She used to serve many years in various positions at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, including being a Minister in 2019-2020. Anna contributed and led the comprehensive school reform in Ukraine, as well as was a leader of the higher education funding reform. Currently Anna leads various projects that aim at education access renewal in Ukraine amidst the war.
Elena and Madeleine Byrd
Mother-daughter duo, Mrs. Elena and Dr. Madeleine Byrd have spent most of the past year volunteering in Warsaw, Poland, providing humanitarian aid and medical services to Ukrainian refugees. Following the outbreak of war, Madeleine and Elena began volunteering at a major refugee center in Warsaw where they assisted in the development of the refugee center’s “Medical Point.” Through many months of working in the “Medical Point,” they have come to better understand the vast medical and resource needs of refugees. They gained additional experience as community volunteers for other medical, educational, and humanitarian services, with a focus on children displaced by war.
Elena Camacho Byrd
Elena Camacho Byrd, born in Lausanne, Switzerland, grew up in Cuba before she and her family fled during the Cuban Revolution to move to the United States. Elena received a BA in English and Sociology, as well as a Master of Science in Education from the University of Pennsylvania. She studied Land Economy at the University of Cambridge. She received an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Elena spent over fifteen years working in public health writing grant proposals and assisting physicians in patient care, primarily in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. In the United States, she has served as a teacher and tutor for students of all ages. She is now an active volunteer in the Nashville community, where she is a long-term Board member of the Tennessee Poison Center. Elena is fluent in English and Spanish. She is married to Barney Byrd, and has three grown children.
Dr. Madeleine Byrd, M.S., M.D.
Madeleine Elizabeth Byrd, M.S., M.D. was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, where she attended The Harpeth Hall School. Madeleine received her B.A. in neuroscience from The University of Pennsylvania. She completed her Master’s in Pharmacology and M.D. at Georgetown University. Madeleine has strong family ties to medicine on both sides of her family, and is a fourth generation “Dr. Byrd” in Nashville. Madeleine has wanted to be a pediatrician since age 7, inspired by her maternal grandmother who was a pediatrician and global public health specialist. After graduating from medical school, she went to Charleston, South Carolina for pediatric residency training. Madeleine has a lifelong passion for pediatrics and public health. Most recently, Madeleine has served as a volunteer physician for Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw, Poland.
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Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason assumed her role as Ireland’s 19th Ambassador to the United States in August 2022. Geraldine was Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations in New York (2017- 22). Previously, she served as Ambassador to France (2014-17), Second Secretary General in the Department of the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) (2011-14), Ambassador and Ireland’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU (2005-11)), and Director of the National Forum on Europe (2004-05).
During her career, Ambassador Byrne Nason has served in Brussels, New York, Paris, Vienna and Helsinki. As Second Secretary-General in the Department of the Taoiseach from 2011-2014, she was the highest ranking female public servant in Ireland. During that period, she also was Secretary General of Ireland’s Economic Management Council.
On her arrival in New York, Ambassador Byrne Nason led Ireland’s successful campaign for a seat on the United Nations Security Council, and led the New York Security Council team for the 2021-2022 term. Geraldine was Chair of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) for 2018 and 2019. She has also co-chaired high-level political negotiations on the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela and on the ‘Samoa pathway’ for Small Island Developing States.
A native of County Louth, in 2020 Ambassador Byrne Nason was awarded the Freedom of Drogheda, the town’s highest honour and was the third woman to receive the award of its 35 recipients. In 2014, Geraldine was elected a Member of the Royal Irish Academy, Ireland’s highest academic honour. Ambassador Byrne Nason holds an Honorary Doctorate of Law from Maynooth University as well as Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Literature from Saint Patrick’s College in Maynooth (NUIM). Ambassador Byrne Nason is married and has one son.
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In Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukrainevia Zoom
A Conversation with Ambassador John KornblumFormer U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs
Tuesday, December 6, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. CTRegister NowThe Tennessee World Affairs Council in partnership with the American Council on Germany, launched the “In Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine” series in January with a conversation with Ambassador John Kornblum as storm clouds gathered. The series has followed the twists and turns of the unprovoked war over the last nine months.
Ukrainian forces have successfully turned to the offense in the east while Russia continues to brutalize the civilian population with missile and drone strikes aimed at crippling infrastructure and energy supplies, turning out lights and turning off heat “weaponizing winter.” Questions remain about the resilience of the West’s commitment to Ukraine — military, humanitarian and other financial aid — and the endgame — what will it take to end the war.
TNWAC’s and ACG’s “In Focus” series on the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues on December 6th with Ambassador John Kornblum, providing insights and perspectives on the political, diplomatic, military and strategic developments.
Ambassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts, including U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs, Special Envoy for the Dayton Peace Process, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process), Deputy U.S. Ambassador to NATO, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin. From 2001 to 2009, he was chairman of Lazard Freres Germany. He currently serves as senior counsellor to the international law firm Noerr LLP and as a senior adviser to the worldwide consultancy Accenture. Mr. Kornblum has also served on a number of supervisory and advisory boards including those of Thyssen-Krupp, Technologies AG, Bayer AG, Russell Reynolds, and Motorola Europe. He is a member of the boards of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany, the American Academy in Berlin, the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, and of numerous nonprofit organizations on both sides of the Atlantic. He received a B.A. from Michigan State University in 1964, and he has been the recipient of many awards, including a Knights Cross of the Order of Merit from Germany and an Order of Merit from Austria.
Previously in the In Focus series:
- In Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine | What Makes Putin Tick? | Katia Glober and Andrew S. Weiss | Nov 14 | Video | Podcast | Transcript
- In Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine | Kornblum, Velikova, Walker | Aug 25 | Video | Podcast | Transcript
- In Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine | Cold Wars | Prof Thomas Schwartz | Aug 18 | Video | Podcast | Transcript
- In Focus: Russia’s Invasion | Anna Novosad | A Ukrainian Perspective | Jul 21 | Video | Podcast | Transcript
- Russia’s Invasion | Amb John Kornblum | Is This The New Normal? | Jul 7 | Video | Podcast | Transcript
- Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine | Humanitarian Crisis | Tamara Demuria | June 29 | Video | Podcast | Transcript
- The War in Ukraine: How Will this End? | Amb John Kornblum | Dr. Liana Fix | Video | Podcast | Transcript
- War in Europe | Dr. Roger Kangas | Mar 31 | Video | Podcast | Transcript
- Implications and Consequences of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine | Mar 16 | Video | Transcript
- The Unfolding War in Europe | Mar 2 | Video | Transcript
- War in Europe | Feb 25 | Video | Transcript
- Russia’s Threat to Ukraine | The Crisis Unfolds | Feb 15 | Video | Transcript
- Germany’s Response to the Ukraine Crisis | Feb 1 | Video | Transcript
- Russia’s Threat to Ukraine: The West Responds | Jan 17 | Video | Transcript
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