Salt Lake City, UT

January 10-11, 2018

For our second “Across the Pond, In the Field” trip, CNAS is traveling to the beautiful (and cold!) U.S. mountain west to Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday, January 10 and Thursday, January 11. We will be bringing Lars Gert Lose, Ambassador of Denmark to the United States; and Lord Browne of Ladyton (Des Browne), Member of the House of Lords, former UK defense minister, Vice Chair of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, and Chair and co-founder of the European Leadership Network. The following is a draft schedule of our meetings and events during our trip to Salt Lake City. Check back in late January for photos and videos of the events!

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Wednesday Events
The Future of Transatlantic Trade, Views from Europe: Denmark, the UK, and Greece

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
World Trade Center Utah

Our first event in Salt Lake City – “The Future of Transatlantic Trade, Views from Europe: Denmark, the UK, and Greece” – will be a diplomatic breakfast meeting co-hosted by the World Trade Center Utah, the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, and the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce. This event will feature Ambassador Lose and Lord Browne, as well as Former Greece Minister of Health and current vice-president of New Democracy Party, Adonis Georgiadis. The panel will be moderated by Julianne Smith, Director of the Transatlantic Security Program at CNAS. We anticipate a lively discussion on the future of the transatlantic trade relationship and we hope to address ways to strengthen business and trade ties between Utah, Denmark, the UK, and Greece.

To learn more about this event, click here

Later on the 10th, the team will be participating in a Hinckley Institute Forum at the University of Utah, and a meeting with LDS church leaders in downtown Salt Lake City.

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Thursday Events

On Thursday, the team will start its day with back-to-back meetings with the CEO of the Utah Technology Council, John Knotwell; the Salt Lake County Mayor, Ben McAdams; and the Editorial Board of the Deseret News as well as local media. Later in the afternoon, we’ll meet with the Director of Utah Clean Energy, Sarah Wright, to discuss climate and energy cooperation between the United States and Europe.

In addition to these one-on-one meetings, we will spend part of Thursday engaging the next generation of national leaders at East High School to get their thoughts on some of the toughest questions facing the United States today: Do alliances matter? What does the average young American think about NATO, Europe, Russia and many other foreign policy issues?

Later in the evening, Ambassador Lose, Lord Browne, and Ms. Smith will host a public forum at 7pm at the West Jordan Public Library to discuss the current state of US foreign policy and the future of the transatlantic relationship.

We’d love to see you there for this free event! Find out more information here.

From our second “Across the Pond, In the Field” trip, CNAS traveled to the beautiful (and cold!) U.S. mountain west to Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday, January 10 and Thursday, January 11.

We brought Lars Gert Lose, Ambassador of Denmark to the United States; and Lord Browne of Ladyton (Des Browne), Member of the House of Lords, former UK defense minister, Vice Chair of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, and Chair and co-founder of the European Leadership Network.

Our first event in Salt Lake City – “The Future of Transatlantic Trade, Views from Europe: Denmark, the UK, and Greece” – was a diplomatic breakfast meeting co-hosted by the World Trade Center Utah, the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, and the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce. This event featured Ambassador Lose and Lord Browne, as well as Former Greece Minister of Health and current vice-president of New Democracy Party, Adonis Georgiadis. The panel was moderated by Julianne Smith, Director of the Transatlantic Security Program at CNAS. We had a lively discussion on the future of the transatlantic trade relationship and we addressed  ways to strengthen business and trade ties between Utah, Denmark, the UK, and Greece.

Later on the 10th, the team participated in a Hinckley Institute Forum at the University of Utah, and a meeting with LDS church leaders in downtown Salt Lake City.

On Thursday, the team started its day with back-to-back meetings with the CEO of the Utah Technology Council, John Knotwell; the Salt Lake County Mayor, Ben McAdams; and the Editorial Board of the Deseret News as well as local media. Later in the afternoon, we met with the Director of Utah Clean Energy, Sarah Wright, to discuss climate and energy cooperation between the United States and Europe.

In addition to these one-on-one meetings, we spent part of Thursday engaging the next generation of national leaders at East High School to get their thoughts on some of the toughest questions facing the United States today: Do alliances matter? What does the average young American think about NATO, Europe, Russia and many other foreign policy issues?

Later in the evening, Ambassador Lose, Lord Browne, and Ms. Smith hosted a public forum at the West Jordan Public Library to discuss the current state of US foreign policy and the future of the transatlantic relationship.

Media

Deseret News (January 7, 2018)
Op-ed: Bringing the national security debate beyond Washington
Op-Ed by Julianne Smith, CNAS

Brussel Sprouts Podcast

Panelist Bios

Des Browne, more formally known as Lord Browne of Ladyton, is a lawyer and a British Labour Party politician. From 1997 until 2010, after a legal career of about twenty years as a Scottish solicitor and then an advocate, he was elected and twice re-elected as the Member of Parliament (M.P.) for the Scottish constituency of Kilmarnock & Loudon.

Read his full bio here.

Lars Gert Lose became ambassador of Denmark to the United States on Sept. 17, 2015, having most recently served as ambassador, permanent undersecretary of state and chief advisor of foreign affairs to the prime minister since 2013.

Read his full bio here.

Julianne (“Julie”) Smith, Senior Fellow and Director of the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, served as the Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President of the United States from 2012-2013.

Read her full bio here.

  1. Early morning in Salt Lake City on our way to World Trade Center Utah
    Early morning in Salt Lake City on our way to World Trade Center Utah
  2. Lord Browne and Ambassador Lose meet with local business leaders at the World Trade Center Utah
    Lord Browne and Ambassador Lose meet with local business leaders at the World Trade Center Utah
  3. Lord Browne, Julie Smith, Ambassador Lose, and Mark Newton chat with Franz Kolb from the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development
    Lord Browne, Julie Smith, Ambassador Lose, and Mark Newton chat with Franz Kolb from the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development
  4. Julie Smith, Lord Browne, Ambassador Lose, and Adonis Georgiadis host a panel on the US-European trade relationship at World Trade Center Utah
    Julie Smith, Lord Browne, Ambassador Lose, and Adonis Georgiadis host a panel on the US-European trade relationship at World Trade Center Utah
  5. Business leaders listening intently at WTC Utah
    Business leaders listening intently at WTC Utah
  6. Ambassador Lose highlights statistics on Danish-US trade at WTC Utah
    Ambassador Lose highlights statistics on Danish-US trade at WTC Utah
  7. Lord Browne chats with Utah business leaders after the panel discussion at WTC Utah
    Lord Browne chats with Utah business leaders after the panel discussion at WTC Utah
  8. The team takes a stroll through Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah
    The team takes a stroll through Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah
  9. Strolling through Temple Square
    Strolling through Temple Square
  10. The Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah hosted the team for a panel discussion for almost 200 college students
    The Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah hosted the team for a panel discussion for almost 200 college students
  11. Pizza and politics discussion at the University of Utah
    Pizza and politics discussion at the University of Utah
  12. Ambassador Lose talks to undergraduate students about transatlantic issues
    Ambassador Lose talks to undergraduate students about transatlantic issues
  13. Lord Browne chats with some political science undergrads at the University of Utah
    Lord Browne chats with some political science undergrads at the University of Utah
  14. Dr. Quin Monson from Brigham Young University talks to the team about Mormonism and its role in US politics
    Dr. Quin Monson from Brigham Young University talks to the team about Mormonism and its role in US politics
  15. The team strolls through City Creek on our way to the next meeting
    The team strolls through City Creek on our way to the next meeting
  16. The team arrives at Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams' Office
    The team arrives at Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams' Office
  17. Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams discusses issues facing Salt Lake City and the surrounding areas
    Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams discusses issues facing Salt Lake City and the surrounding areas
  18. Our European guests jokes with Ben McAdams' team about their Mountain West casual garb
    Our European guests jokes with Ben McAdams' team about their Mountain West casual garb
  19. East High School students pour in to hear a discussion with the Across the Pond, in the Field team
    East High School students pour in to hear a discussion with the Across the Pond, in the Field team
  20. East High School students listen intently to Ambassador Lose, Lord Browne, and Julie Smith
    East High School students listen intently to Ambassador Lose, Lord Browne, and Julie Smith
  21. Almost all the students at the East High School event raised their hands when Julie asked,
    Almost all the students at the East High School event raised their hands when Julie asked, "who here speaks more than one language?"
  22. The team poses with East High School students after their high school assembly
    The team poses with East High School students after their high school assembly
  23. Lord Browne and Ambassador Lose chat with East High administrators after the event
    Lord Browne and Ambassador Lose chat with East High administrators after the event
  24. Time for the public event at West Jordan Public Library!
    Time for the public event at West Jordan Public Library!
  25. Ambassador Lose answer a question about the importance of strengthening transatlantic ties
    Ambassador Lose answer a question about the importance of strengthening transatlantic ties
  26. Meeting with the editorial board of the Deseret News
    Meeting with the editorial board of the Deseret News
  27. Beautiful view of the Oquirrh Mountains from the Deseret News office
    Beautiful view of the Oquirrh Mountains from the Deseret News office
  28. Audience members asked about issues surrounding missile defense, Russia, nuclear weapons, and more
    Audience members asked about issues surrounding missile defense, Russia, nuclear weapons, and more
  1. Early morning in Salt Lake City on our way to World Trade Center Utah
  2. Lord Browne and Ambassador Lose meet with local business leaders at the World Trade Center Utah
  3. Lord Browne, Julie Smith, Ambassador Lose, and Mark Newton chat with Franz Kolb from the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development
  4. Julie Smith, Lord Browne, Ambassador Lose, and Adonis Georgiadis host a panel on the US-European trade relationship at World Trade Center Utah
  5. Business leaders listening intently at WTC Utah
  6. Ambassador Lose highlights statistics on Danish-US trade at WTC Utah
  7. Lord Browne chats with Utah business leaders after the panel discussion at WTC Utah
  8. The team takes a stroll through Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah
  9. Strolling through Temple Square
  10. The Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah hosted the team for a panel discussion for almost 200 college students
  11. Pizza and politics discussion at the University of Utah
  12. Ambassador Lose talks to undergraduate students about transatlantic issues
  13. Lord Browne chats with some political science undergrads at the University of Utah
  14. Dr. Quin Monson from Brigham Young University talks to the team about Mormonism and its role in US politics
  15. The team strolls through City Creek on our way to the next meeting
  16. The team arrives at Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams' Office
  17. Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams discusses issues facing Salt Lake City and the surrounding areas
  18. Our European guests jokes with Ben McAdams' team about their Mountain West casual garb
  19. East High School students pour in to hear a discussion with the Across the Pond, in the Field team
  20. East High School students listen intently to Ambassador Lose, Lord Browne, and Julie Smith
  21. Almost all the students at the East High School event raised their hands when Julie asked,
  22. The team poses with East High School students after their high school assembly
  23. Lord Browne and Ambassador Lose chat with East High administrators after the event
  24. Time for the public event at West Jordan Public Library!
  25. Ambassador Lose answer a question about the importance of strengthening transatlantic ties
  26. Meeting with the editorial board of the Deseret News
  27. Beautiful view of the Oquirrh Mountains from the Deseret News office
  28. Audience members asked about issues surrounding missile defense, Russia, nuclear weapons, and more

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