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SUMMARY:Fall Embassy Trip - POSTPONED
DESCRIPTION:A message from FPACP President Patti Grady Regarding the Embassy Trip\n\n\n\nDear FPA Members and Friends\, \n\n\n\nI’m writing to share some disappointing news regarding our upcoming Embassy Trip. \n\n\n\nLast week\, we discovered an unexpected problem with our FPA post office box. I want to thank Julie Duke\, who noticed that the mailbox had been empty despite several checks and followed up with the post office. We learned that USPS had discontinued our post office box in mid-September because they had not received our payment. As a result\, all mail sent to the box was returned to the senders. \n\n\n\nIronically\, our payment had been mailed in early August\, but unfortunately\, it appears to have been lost in the mail. The good news is that the situation has now been resolved and our post office box is once again active. \n\n\n\nUnfortunately\, the timing of this issue has created a real challenge for our Embassy Trip. At this point\, we have only 14 online registrations\, and because so much of our correspondence was being sent by mail\, we have no way of knowing how many additional registrations may have been returned to the senders. \n\n\n\nWe need a minimum of 61 participants for the trip to break even. After much consideration\, and with great disappointment\, the Board has made the difficult decision to postpone the Embassy Trip until April 2027. \n\n\n\nThis was not an easy decision. We know that many of you were looking forward to this special opportunity\, and we were very excited about sharing the experience with you. We sincerely hope that postponing the trip will give us the opportunity to regroup\, reach more of our members and friends\, and make the April 2027 trip the successful event we had envisioned. \n\n\n\nFor those who registered and paid online\, a full refund will be processed to the credit card used for payment. If you mailed a check and we received it\, we will return it to you. \n\n\n\nI am truly sorry for the inconvenience and disappointment this may cause. Thank you for your patience\, understanding\, and\, most of all\, for your continued support of the Foreign Policy Association of Central Pennsylvania. Your support means a great deal to all of us\, and we look forward to traveling together in April. \n\n\n\nWith sincere appreciation\, \n\n\n\nPatti GradyPresidentForeign Policy Association of Central Pennsylvania
URL:https://fpaharrisburg.org/event/fall-embassy-trip-embassy-of-el-salvador/
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SUMMARY:USAWC International Fellows Know Your World Event
DESCRIPTION:Save the date for the 2026 USAWC International Fellows Know Your World Event! More details to come.
URL:https://fpaharrisburg.org/event/usawc-international-fellows-know-your-world-event/
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SUMMARY:U.S.-Danish Relations and Greenland
DESCRIPTION:Join us for\, “U.S.-Danish Relations and Greenland” with speaker Ambassador Carla Sands\, former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark. \n\n\n\n– Social Hour begins at 5:30pm– Dinner begins at 6:30pm (Reservations are Required)– Presentation begins at 7:30pm with Q&A to Follow \n\n\n\nSpeaker’s Bio\n\n\n\n\n\nCarla Sands is Chair of the Foreign Policy Initiative and Distinguished Senior Fellow for Energy Policy at the America First Policy Institute. She was appointed to President Trump’s Economic Advisory Council and served as U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark\, including Greenland and the Faroe Islands from 2017-2021. \n\n\n\nDuring her tenure\, she and her team increased U.S. exports to Denmark by 45% from $2.17 billion to $3.94 billion\, according to MIT’s Observatory of Economic Complexity. Ambassador Sands’ top priority was to strengthen U.S. national security by establishing a consulate in Greenland. Through close collaboration with interagency partners and Congress\, this goal was successfully achieved in 2020. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Registration\n\n\n\nThe presentation at 7:30pm is free and open to the public. Registration is only necessary if you will be joining us for dinner. \n\n\n\nRegistration has not been opened yet. Check back soon.
URL:https://fpaharrisburg.org/event/u-s-danish-relations-and-greenland/
LOCATION:The Susquehanna Club\, 608 Ross Ave\, New Cumberland\, PA\, 17070\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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ORGANIZER;CN="Shirley Keith-Knox":MAILTO:skeithknox@comcast.net
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SUMMARY:Russia in the World: Superpower or Something Else?
DESCRIPTION:Join us for\, “Russia in the World: Superpower or Something Else?” with speaker Dr. Bob Hamilton\, President\, Delphi Global Research Center. \n\n\n\n– Social Hour begins at 5:30pm– Dinner begins at 6:30pm (Reservations are Required)– Presentation begins at 7:30pm with Q&A to Follow \n\n\n\nSpeaker’s Bio\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Robert (Bob) Hamilton is the President of Delphi Global Research Center. He served 30 years in the U.S. Army. retiring as a Colonel\, and six years as a civilian professor at the U.S. Army War College. In his Army career\, he served overseas in Saudi Arabia\, Iraq\, Kuwait\, Qatar\, Germany\, Belarus\, Georgia\, Afghanistan\, and Pakistan. Dr. Hamilton received his PhD in International Relations and his MA in Russian Studies from the University of Virginia\, and his BS in National Security Affairs from the United States Military Academy. He is also a graduate of the German Armed Forces Staff College and the U.S. Army War College. He is the author of the book China-Russia Relations: The Dance of the Dragon and the Bear (2024\, Springer) and of over forty articles and monographs published by the Foreign Policy Research Institute\, the Center for Strategic and International Studies\, and in outlets such as Orbis\, Parameters\, Forbes\, The American Interest\, and Defense One. His current book project examines the effectiveness of US military assistance at building capability to deter aggression. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Registration\n\n\n\nThe presentation at 7:30pm is free and open to the public. Registration is only necessary if you will be joining us for dinner. \n\n\n\nRegistration for this event isn’t open yet. Check back soon.
URL:https://fpaharrisburg.org/event/russia-in-the-world-superpower-or-something-else/
LOCATION:The Susquehanna Club\, 608 Ross Ave\, New Cumberland\, PA\, 17070\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Shirley Keith-Knox":MAILTO:skeithknox@comcast.net
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SUMMARY:China Shock
DESCRIPTION:Join us for\, “China Shock” with speaker Dr. Zenel Garcia\, U.S. Army War College. \n\n\n\n– Social Hour begins at 5:30pm– Dinner begins at 6:30pm (Reservations are Required)– Presentation begins at 7:30pm with Q&A to Follow \n\n\n\nSpeaker’s Bio\n\n\n\n\n\nZenel Garcia is an Associate Professor of Security Studies in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the U.S. Army War College. His research focuses on the intersection of international relations theory\, security\, and geopolitics. Specifically\, how interpretations of security and the geopolitical environment shape the discursive and empirical processes of regional formation and transformation in the Indo-Pacific and Eurasia. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Registration\n\n\n\nThe presentation at 7:30pm is free and open to the public. Registration is only necessary if you will be joining us for dinner. \n\n\n\nRegistration for this event isn’t open yet. Check back soon.
URL:https://fpaharrisburg.org/event/china-shock/
LOCATION:The Susquehanna Club\, 608 Ross Ave\, New Cumberland\, PA\, 17070\, United States
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