The London School of Economics Twin Cities Alumni Group is hosting a “Global Networking Night” event on Wednesday, May, 21! We’d love for members of the Twin Cities Alumni Network to join us.

Our event will be held on Wednesday, May 21, 6:00 – 8:00 pm, at the Dampfwerk Distillery Cocktail Lounge, at 6309 Cambridge Street in St. Louis Park. There will be a $10 cover charge and cash bar. If you haven’t been to Dampfwerk you might want to check it out at this event. LSE alums held other events there in May and October last year. There will be a $10 cover charge at the door and cash bar. Feel free to bring along a partner, colleagues or friends who might enjoy the evening with us.

As with LSE’s other past events, we will host a special guest to discuss a current topic of interest. In a concerted effort to put “Global” into our “Networking,” we are delighted to be joined by Tom Hanson, a former U.S. Foreign Service Officer with the Department of State. Tom is current Chair of the Minnesota Committee on Foreign Relations and Co-Chair of the Minnesota International Business Council. For more information about Tom, see below. Tom will discuss US foreign and economic policy four months into the Trump Administration; how other countries are reacting; and prospects for reconciliation or escalation in some of the world’s hotspots, including Ukraine, Gaza, Iran, Taiwan, and now Kashmir.

Please RSVP for this event to Genereux.joe1@gmail.com or let him know of any questions you may have. When RSVPing, feel free, at your option, to include your organization and job title, or field of interest if you are a job seeker.

More information on Tom Hanson: Tom’s diplomatic postings included East Germany, France, Norway, the Soviet Union, Sweden, and the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. He also worked on the Foreign Relations Committees of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, and served as Director for NATO and European Affairs at the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C. Tom is currently Diplomat in Residence at the Alworth Institute for International Affairs at the University of Minnesota – Duluth and teaches diplomacy at Carleton College.

NOTE: Attending this event at this location is your choice. Please do not attend an event if you have a fever or feel unwell, or if you have tested positive for Covid-19 or have been exposed to someone with Covid-19.