U.S. Foreign Policy Public Forum
Monday, October 21, 2024
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus
Community, Faculty, Staff, Students

Join us for an in-depth, nonpartisan conversation on America’s role in the world and the foreign policy issues at stake in the 2024 election, including international trade and national security, the U.S.-China relationship, and U.S. engagement in global conflicts. Panelists with distinguished careers in government, business, and academia will discuss the trade-offs presented by different local and global policy options and provide context on the international issues, choices, and challenges facing the next president.
Speakers:
Michael
Froman, President, Council on Foreign Relations
Kori Schake,
Senior Fellow and Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies,
American Enterprise Institute
Rajiv
J. Shah,
President, Rockefeller Foundation
Lingling Wei,
Chief China Correspondent, Wall Street Journal
Don’t miss this opportunity to participate in an interactive discussion on how U.S. foreign policy decisions impact the trajectory of global affairs and your community moderated by Hauenstein Center Director Megan Rydecki.
Admission is free, but we do ask that you register to attend. This event is open to all, so please feel free to share it with your networks.
Inspired by Ralph Hauenstein's life of leadership and service, the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies is dedicated to raising a community of ethical, effective leaders for the twenty-first century.
The Council on Foreign Relations is an independent organization and nonpartisan source of information and analysis on international affairs and U.S. foreign policy. For more information about CFR and its resources, please visit CFR.org.
To learn more about the foreign policy issues at play in the 2024 campaign, explore CFR’s Election 2024 hub for candidates’ stances and expert analysis on international challenges facing the United States.
The CFR Election 2024 initiative is made possible in part by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Location Information
Charles W. Loosemore Auditorium, Richard M. DeVos Center
401 West Fulton Street, Grand Rapids, MI 49504
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This event was added to the calendar by Kahler Sweeney (sweenkah@gvsu.edu) on Thursday, August 22, 2024 and was last updated on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 10:05 a.m.
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