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SUMMARY:New York: Multilateralism in a Changing World:  The Future of Transatlantic Cooperation
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG and the Robert Bosch Fellowship Alumni Association will host a discussion and luncheon with La Neice Collins\, (2004-2005 Robert Bosch Fellowship Alum) Program Manager\, Advocacy and Social Impact for the United Nations; Ambassador Florian Laudi\, Deputy Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations; and Rafael Peralta\, North American Director of the United Nations Environment Programme. \nThis event is only open to members. \nLa Neice Collins is responsible for Public Information and Multimedia at the United Nations\, currently serving as the Program Manager\, Advocacy and Social Impact. Ms. Collins brings over 20 years of experience in communications\, advocacy\, and development\, having served in several UN offices including New York\, Geneva\, Bangkok\, and Vienna\, most recently serving as the Spokesperson for the 80th President of the UN General Assembly. She has also worked as a gender focal point for the Department of Global Communications (DGC) and has experience with issues related to youth engagement\, sustainable development\, human rights\, and peacebuilding. Prior to joining the UN\, Ms. Collins was an award-winning television and radio producer in New York\, Washington\, DC\, Los Angeles\, Berlin\, Türkiye and Iraq. She has also worked as a strategic partner manager for news partnerships at Facebook\, where she focused on news integrity\, news literacy\, and building sustainable revenue models for media organizations. Ms. Collins holds a Master of Science degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and a degree in political science and mass communications from the University of California\, Berkeley. \nAmbassador Florian Laudi has served as Deputy Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations since July 2026. Ambassador Laudi joined the Federal Foreign Office in 2002. Before taking up his new post\, Ambassador Laudi served as the Director for the United Nations and Counterterrorism at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin since 2022. From 2003 to 2005\, Ambassador Laudi served at the German Embassy Kabul\, Afghanistan and was in charge of constitutional reform and police reconstruction. From 2005 to 2008\, Ambassador Laudi worked on Middle East issues (Iraq\, Iran\, sanctions) at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin. Between 2008 and 2012\, he was assigned Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations in New York\, covering non-proliferation and disarmament issues\, including the Iranian nuclear file. From 2012 to 2016\, Ambassador Laudi was Deputy European Correspondent at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin. From early 2017 to 2019 he Laudi led the Brexit team at the German Permanent Representation to the European Union in Brussels\, serving as Brexit Delegate of the Federal Government. From 2019 to 2020 Ambassador Laudi was the Special Envoy for Ukraine and Head of the Ukraine Task Force in the Federal Foreign Office\, from 2020 to 2021 Head of Division for the United Nations Security Council\, General Assembly\, Peacekeeping\, incl. while Germany was a non-permanent member. Ambassador Laudi obtained his law degree at the University of Passau\, Germany and the Universidade Católica Portuguesa\, Portugal. His practical legal traineeship led him to courts\, public authorities and law firms in Hamburg\, Germany; Lisbon\, Portugal and Milano\, Italy. He is married\, with two children. \nRafael Peralta is the Director for the New York Office and North America from July 2026. Mr. Peralta previously served as UNEP’s Regional Director for North America from July 2023\, and as UNEP’s Chief of Staff from April 2021\, having previously worked as Acting Chief of Staff and as Deputy Chief of Staff. Mr. Peralta has over 20 years’ experience at the United Nations and beyond\, working at the intersection of sustainable development\, peace and security. Prior to joining UNEP\, Mr. Peralta served as Senior Political Affairs Officer in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations in New York from 2015 to 2018\, working in support of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic. Earlier\, he worked in West Africa and the Sahel supporting political process in the region\, as well as on post-conflict stabilization in Somalia and Haiti. His expertise includes international diplomacy\, inter-agency UN coordination\, environmental management and management of large organizations. Before joining the United Nations\, Mr. Peralta worked with international organizations in Amman\, Pristina and Sarajevo in different capacities. A Spanish national\, Mr. Peralta holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from the Brussels School of International Studies-University of Kent at Canterbury and a degree in Law from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/new-york-multilateralism-in-a-changing-world-the-future-of-transatlantic-cooperation/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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SUMMARY:Virtual Event – "The Heat Is On: Health\, Society\, and Climate Adaptation"
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”26300″ img_size=”large”][vc_column_text] \n\n\nBrought to you by the University of Cologne NY Office\, ACG\, DWIH NY\, DFG & partners. \n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a discussion with experts from both sides of the Atlantic as they compare perspectives from Germany and the United States\, explore the medical and social dimensions of heat protection\, and consider how healthcare systems\, patients\, and communities can respond to rising temperatures. The conversation will address both the immediate health risks posed by heat and the broader societal challenge of strengthening resilience in a changing climate. \n\n\n\nA truly hot topic: With rising temperatures and more frequent heat waves\, the health impacts of heat are becoming increasingly urgent. Yet temperatures do not need to reach extreme levels to pose serious risks. They can trigger heart attacks and strokes and contribute to a growing burden of heat-related mortality that is likely to intensify with climate change and population aging. The effects are felt not only at the level of public health but also in everyday medical care\, where a prescription that is safe in the winter may become dangerous during a hot summer. \nHow dangerous is heat really\, even when temperatures do not appear extreme? How do rising temperatures affect healthcare systems\, patients\, and vulnerable populations? What forms of prevention\, patient education\, and community support are needed to reduce heat-related health risks? And how can societies adapt to the growing public health challenges posed by a warming world? \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fthe-heat-is-on-health-society-and-climate-adaptation-registration-1997508787555%3Faff%3Doddtdtcreator” css=”.vc_custom_1787081424433{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Beate Müller is a Professor for General Practice and the Director of the Institute of General Practice at the Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne\, University of Cologne. Her institute aligns research\, teaching\, and patient care with a focus on planetary health in primary care. She received the 2023 University Prize for Sustainability from the University of Cologne. Dr. Müller serves as member of the Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) and of the Drug Commission of the German Medical Profession (AkdÄ). She is also Co-Editor of The Journal of Evidence and Quality in Health Care (ZEFQ). \nDr. Kai Chen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the Yale School of Public Health. He also serves as the Faculty Director of the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health and the President-Elect of the GeoHealth Section at the American Geophysical Union. Dr. Chen received his Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering in 2016 from Nanjing University in China and the Alexander von Humboldt Postdoc Fellowship at Helmholtz Zentrum München-German Center for Environmental Health in Germany. He is the 2025 Kavli Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences. He is also the Editor of the GeoHealth journal and Associate Editor of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/virtual-event-the-heat-is-on-health-society-and-climate-adaptation/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261019T120000
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SUMMARY:Berlin: Prescription for a New Transatlantic Order:  Tariffs\, Pricing\, and the Future of Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG\, FGS Global\, and the Freund des American Council on Germany will host a discussion and reception with Thomas Müller\, Director-General for Drugs\, Medical Devices\, and Biotechnology at the German Federal Ministry of Health\, and L. Daniel Mullaney\, Former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) for Europe and the Middle East. \nThomas Müller serves as the Director-General for Drugs\, Medical Devices\, and Biotechnology at the German Federal Ministry for Health\, a position he has held since 2018. In this role\, he is responsible for all matters related to medicines policy\, including shaping the regulatory and reimbursement framework for pharmaceuticals. \nPrior to his current post\, Mr. Müller served as the Head of the Pharmaceutical Department of the Federal Joint Committee from 2007 to 2018\, Germany’s central decision-making body in the statutory health insurance system. In that capacity\, he played a key role in implementing the benefit assessment and pricing processes for new medicines (AMNOG)\, a landmark reform that fundamentally reshaped how innovative drugs are assessed and priced in the German market. Before his career in health policy\, Mr. Müller held positions at Charité in Berlin and University Hospital Erlangen and led the hospital pharmacy at University Hospital Rostock. He studied medicine and pharmacy in Berlin and London. \nL. Daniel Mullaney is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center and GeoEconomics Center. Most recently\, he served as assistant US trade representative (AUSTR) for Europe and the Middle East from 2010 to 2023. Mr. Mullaney was chief negotiator for comprehensive trade agreements with the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom\, as well as trade lead for the US-EU Trade and Technology Council and was responsible for developing and implementing US trade policy in Europe\, Eurasia\, Russia\, the Middle East\, and North Africa. \nBefore assuming the post of AUSTR\, Mr. Mullaney served as senior trade representative in the US Mission to the European Union in Brussels\, where he was the principal voice for US trade policy in interactions with the EU institutions and EU member state governments\, the public\, and the international press. Prior to that posting\, Mr. Mullaney was in USTR’s Office of General Counsel for seven years\, where he represented the United States in dispute settlement proceedings at the World Trade Organization and led negotiations and acted as legal counsel for free trade and other agreements. Before joining USTR\, Mr. Mullaney was in private practice for nearly twenty years\, specializing in international trade law and litigation. He holds a BA from Amherst College\, and a joint law/foreign service JD/MSFS degree from Georgetown University. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/berlin-prescription-for-a-new-transatlantic-order-tariffs-pricing-and-the-future-of-healthcare/
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