Secretary of State Marco Rubio and UFC CEO Dana White will sign a memorandum of understanding ahead of the White House's mixed martial arts event. The agreement aims to promote sports diplomacy and expand U.S. influence through the global reach of the UFC.
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This #mondayswithmembers highlights Amb. Geoff Pyatt. Senior Managing Director of the Energy and Critical Minerals practice at McLarty Associates, and a distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council, He held several senior leadership positions across a 35-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service.
📸 Amb Pyatt with former Secretary of State Pompeo and Foreign Minister Dendias in Greece
📸At a CEO round table discussion with Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova during the 2023 U.N. General Assembly
📸Signing a memorandum of understanding with Norwegian energy minister Terje Aasland
📸In the Oval Office with President Obama
📸At the Yavoriv military training ground with Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and U.S. trainers
AAD member Amb. Charles Ray discusses U.S. diplomacy in Africa, focusing on South Africa, Nigeria, and the Sahel. He claims the U.S. is not pulling away entirely, but is "redefining its presence in ways that could either sharpen its influence or erode it."
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AAD Amember Amb. Charles Ray discusses the erosion of democracy in the U.S., citing the revival of Schedule F, the hollowing-out of oversight, and the undermining of judicial decisions. He says, "the most alarming developments may be the least theatrical."
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AAD member Amb. Charles Ray describes the downfalls of the second Trump administration. He says, "we have become a kakistocracy,... a nation governed by its least suitable or competent citizens."
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