2010: John K. Glenn

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Dr. John K. Glenn, Director of foreign policy at the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC), speaking at the BMW Zentrum in Greenville, SC
Dr. John K. Glenn, Director of foreign policy at the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC), speaking at the BMW Zentrum in Greenville, SC
Dr. John K. Glenn, Director of foreign policy at the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC), speaking at the BMW Zentrum in Greenville, SC
(l-r) SC Mayor Knox White, Dr. John K. Glenn and Riley Institute Executive Director Don Gordon
(l-r) SC Mayor Knox White, Dr. John K. Glenn and Riley Institute Executive Director Don Gordon
(l-r) SC Mayor Knox White, Dr. John K. Glenn and Riley Institute Executive Director Don Gordon
Dr. Glenn met with a select group of Upstate leaders. He presented a clear economic argument for increasing the international affairs budget in order to benefit all South Carolinians.
Dr. Glenn met with a select group of Upstate leaders. He presented a clear economic argument for increasing the international affairs budget in order to benefit all South Carolinians.
Dr. Glenn met with a select group of Upstate leaders. He presented a clear economic argument for increasing the international affairs budget in order to benefit all South Carolinians.

American Politics and Policy

Dr. John K. Glenn
Director of foreign policy at the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC)

Ranked #1 in the United States in direct foreign investment, South Carolina is keenly affected by the future direction of U.S. global engagement.

Focusing on this significant issue, Dr. John K. Glenn, director of foreign policy at the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC), met with a select group of Upstate leaders on May 26, 2010, at BMW Zentrum. Dr. Glenn presented a clear economic argument for increasing the international affairs budget in order to benefit all South Carolinians. While some participants noted that “something has to give” with the federal budget in order to do this, others suggested that perhaps we can start to “make the leap” that international development and diplomacy can decrease the budget needs for defense.

Supported by all seven living past secretaries of state, over 50 retired generals and admirals, and a conglomeration of over 400 non-profits and major corporations, the USGLC strongly believes America can become a better and safer place by elevating development and diplomacy alongside defense. To learn more about the US Global Leadership Coalition, click here.

About John K. Glenn

John K. Glenn is Policy Director of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition. He joins the USGLC after serving as Director of Foreign Policy at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, where he led Transatlantic Trends, an annual survey of foreign policy attitudes in the United States and Europe, and oversaw GMF’s foreign policy grant-making and programming. His background also includes academic expertise as executive director of the Council for European Studies and project manager at the Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University. He is adjunct faculty at the Elliott School for Public Affairs at George Washington University and has written numerous books, articles, and policy briefs.  He also appears in the media regularly as a commentator on international affairs. Dr. Glenn holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in sociology from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College.