America's Choice: A Post-Election Town Hall
Council members are invited to join us for a town hall with Council CEO Ivo Daalder, former US ambassador to NATO, as we discuss the results of the 2024 presidential election and the implications for US foreign policy and global engagement.
About This Event
The 2024 US presidential election is on the horizon, and its results will undoubtedly shape the course the US takes for the next four years, both domestically and in its foreign policy. Once the votes are tallied, how will the results shape America's role on the world stage? What changes might we see in US foreign policy, and what implications could they have for international relations, trade, and security? Join us for an exclusive post-election town hall with Council CEO Ivo Daalder as he answers your questions and unpacks the outcome and what it means for the next four years.
Join us for light refreshments at 5:00 p.m. before the main program begins.
About the Speakers
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.
Truman National Security Fellow & Executive Director, What's Your Forté Foundation
Jamia Jowers is the executive director of the What's Your Forté Foundation where she designs innovative programming to solve pressing challenges faced by Chicago's South and West side neighborhoods, as well as a security fellow with the Truman National Security Project, a Boren scholar, and president of the Chicago Refugee Coalition.
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