David Martin, President Sue Dulek, Vice President

Sandra Morrow, Secretary Bob Ross, Treasurer

Karen Chappell Brett Cloyd

Peter Hansen Nate Kramer Janet Lyness

Carrie Z. Norton William Reisinger Thais Winkleblack

David Wu

2019-2020 Board of Directors

Program Information

Catered luncheon forums are held in the

Fellowship Hall of the Congregational Church, corner of

Jefferson & Clinton St., Iowa City, from 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM.

Reservations are requested and can be made online.

Past and upcoming events can be found at www.icfrc.org

ICFRC’s 35th Anniversary video can also be viewed on

our website’s ‘About’ page

2018- 2019

Year in Review

Bringing the world to Iowa City

ICFRC Interns

ICFRC Staff

Alexandra Hernandez-Pardo | Megan Phillips

JJ Meyer | Laura Schwager | Joshua Chen

Margit Herrmann | Mark Schoen | Amna Haider

Jeffrey Clark | Quinton Blad

Marcus Smith | Jesse Weiss | Zach Combs

Tanner Hawkinson | Andrew Bohn | Caitlin Chenus

| Anaih Heredia-Campos | Alex Jaime

Andrew Bohn | Lauren Williams

Ed Zastrow, Executive Director

Marlene Perrin, Accountant

ICFRC programs may be viewed at citychannel4.com/videos

“Bringing International Sports Competi-tions to our Area: Diplomacy, Logistics,

and Challenges”

Josh Schamberger

The Basque Country-Language, Culture, and Politics: A View From

Inside” Roz Frank “Trade and Small Businesses in Africa”

Dimy Doresca

“Saving the World’s Coral Reefs” Keith Sahm

“Immigration in the Era of Trump and Brexit” T. Bram Elias & Stella Elias

Mandela Washington Fellows: Young Entrepreneurs Fostering Transformative Changes in Africa ” Luana Edla Cardoso

Pereira, Charles Frederick James Faul, Saeed Jumah, Awa Thiam

“How Mass Migration is Changing Our Understanding of Language and

Bilingualism” Mercedes Niño-Murcia

“Plastics in the Oceans” Blake Rupe

Alex Bare, Colombia

Claire Carmichael, Brazil

Michael Parisi-Mercado, Romania

Alexa Frank, Japan

Jeffrey Clark, South Korea

Ambassador ($500+) Kendall & Alice Atkinson

Kurt Hamann & Barbara

Beumont

Mace & Kay Braverman

Jo Catalano

Wallace & Karen Chappell

Sue Dulek

Pat & Jim Ephgrave

Peter J. & Katy Hansen

Nate Kramer

Dave & Diane Martin

Jim & Mary McCue

Carrie Z. Norton

Dorothy Paul

Bob & Mary Ross

Konrad Schulze

Hazel Seaba

Richard & Joyce

Summerwill

Alan Swanson

David, Denise, & Mike

Tiffany

Sara Rynes Weller & Paul

Weller

Ellen Widess

Thais Winkleblack &

Hank Priest

Neil Zhang / UBS Group AB

Consul ($250-499)

Usha Balakrishnan

Kathie Belgum

Kay Brown

Jeanne Cadoret

Brett Cloyd &

Deborah Venzke

Sandra "Zoe" Eskin

Jack & Mary Lynn Grant

Richard Grimlund

Bob & Jo Hoover

Ramon & Victoria Lim

Stephen & Jan Locher

Janet Lyness & John

Wadsworth

Mike Margolin

John Menninger

Dennis & Carol Preslicka

William Reisinger

Marilyn Rose

Nathan (Gene) Savin

Hutha Sayre

Helmut & Mara Schrott

Dr. Chris A. Squier

Virginia Stamler

Bill & Pat Sueppel

Nancy Thayer

Rhoda Vernon

Rubie & James Watson

Stephen & Victoria West

Gary & LaDonna Wicklund

Derek & Pamela Willard

David Wu

Ed Zastrow

Frank & Gail Zlatnik

Diplomat ($150-249)

Irene Ascroft

Doug & Linda Behrendt

Mercedes Bern-Klug

Jackie Blank

Terry Boles

Alan & Mary Brody

Elizabeth Burke

Joyce Carman-Baldus

Lynne Cannon

Nick & Kay Colangelo

Bill Eckhardt

Heidi Galer

Dave & Mary Gilchrist

Kenn Hubel

David Leshtz

Gerhard & Ina Loewenberg

Caryl Lyons

Nancy Lynch

Gene Matthews

Sandra Morrow

Katherine & John Moyers

Alan & Kristin Nagel

Naomi J. Novick

Jim Olson

Pul Pomrehn & Deb

Schoelerman

Judith Quinn & Ron

Craword

Betsy & Peter Riesz

Frank Saloman & Mercedes

Niño-Mercia

David Rust & Joy Smith

John & Sally Staley

Bill & Marlene Stanford

Steve Burton & Serena Stier

Joe Wegman

Harold Williamson

Bob & Carole Winkleblack

David Witte

Delegate ($76-149)

Norlin Boyd & Julie

Hegmann

Kelley & Jean Donham

Stephen Atkins & Karin

Franklin

John & Carolyn Gross

Carolyn Grove & Shelley

Plattner

Nancy Hauserman

H. Dee & Myrene Hoover

Doris M. Houser

Jerry R. Kramer

Sarah Lande

Jim & Deba Leach

Maureen McCue

Jane Murphy

Nenu Piragine

John & Sharyn Reitz

Charity Rowley

Paula & Omer Sanan

Carole Spaziani

Don & Ann Stahly

Stephen Vlastos

Janice Weiner

Envoy ($25-75)

Constance Aldridge

Larry Baker

Tom Baldridge

Karmen Berger

Mike Carberry

Dixie Cassady

Elizabeth Clothier

Peter Damiano

Ann Drop

Soni Ettinger

Linda Fisher

Ed Flaherty

Catherine Gerlach

Thérèse Guedon

John Halder

David Hingstman

Michaela Hoenicke-Moore

Nicholas Johnson

Jon M. Kinnamon

Judith Leavitt

Mary Pat Lease

Dongwang Liu

Susan C. Loomis

Richard W. McGaughy

Ron McMullen

Christopher Merrill

Margaret Nelson

Gerald Nordquist

Mark Patton

Janelle Rettig

Adrian "Yon" Schoenmaker

Tom Slockett

Thomas Downing

Karen Wachsmuth Our Mission

The Iowa City Foreign Relations Council seeks to promote understanding of international issues by hosting community

forums with expert speakers.

SPONSORS A W Welt Ambrisco, Joe Wegman

Ken & Alice Atkinson Mace & Kay Braverman

CARTHA Wallace & Karen Chappell

Council for International Visitors Iowa City UI Community Credit Union

Jim & Pat Ephgrave Heidi Galer

Janet Lyness & John Wadsworth Mike Margolin

Dave & Diane Martin John Menninger

MidWestOne Bank Physicians for Social Responsibility

Bob & Mary Ross Hutha Sayre

Konrad Schulze Hazel Seaba

Christopher Squier Stanley-UI Foundation Support Organization

Richard & Joyce Summerwill Alan Swanson, Blank & McCune Realtors

Taxes Plus The Norton Fund

Dave, Denise & Mike Tiffany Toyota of Iowa City

University of Iowa Honors Program University of Iowa International Programs

University of Iowa Public Policy Center University of Iowa International Writing Program

Derek & Pam Willard David Wu

Ed Zastrow Neil Zhang / UBS Group AB

Iowa City Foreign Relations Council

26 E Market Street | Iowa City, IA 52245-5500

| E-mail: icfrc@icfrc.org | www.icfrc.org

Spring 2019 Programs “The Chinese Model of Democracy is a Major Competitor to Liberal Democracy” John Reitz, Edward Carmody Professor or Law; Director, UI Gradu-ate Programs and Visiting Scholars ““Trade and Small Businesses in Africa” Dimy Doresca, Director, Institute for International Business, University of Iowa Tippie College of Business “Plastics in the Oceans” Blake Rupe, Sustainable Water Development Program Coordinator, IIHR Hydroscience and Engineering, UI College of Engineering

“Immigration in the Era of Trump and Brexit” T. Bram Elias & Stella Elias, Professors, University of Iowa College of Law “Saving the World’s Coral Reefs” Keith Sahm, Program Director, Co-Founder, Force Blue, Cayman Islands “Imposition and Termination of Eco-nomic Sanctions: Their Domestic and Economic Effects ” Menevis Cilizoglu, Assistant Professor, Political Science Department, St. Olaf College “Political Elites in Putin’s Russia: Ideology, Foreign Policy and Public Support” Danielle Lussier, Associate Professor of Political Science, Grinnell College “Flooding and Rainfall Associated with Tropical Cyclones” Gabriele Villarini, Associate Professor, UI Civil Engineering & Environmental Engineering; Director, IIHR Hydroscience & Engineering “Public Health is Global Health” Edith Parker, Dean, University of Iowa College of Public Health

“The End of Multilateralism and the Post-WWII International Order?” Jonathan Carlson, Professor of Law & International Studies; UI Victor & Carol Alvarez Fellow in Law, “Update for Current Conditions in Haiti” Chris Buresh, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACEP, Director, UIHC Emergency Medicine; Director, International Emergency Medicine Fellowship Chenus: “France’s Flawed Asylum Policies; Changes Needed Today” Sara Hassan: “Political Unrest in Sudan” Caitlin Chenus, UI Senior; Rex Honey Intern, Iowa Center for Human Rights & Sara Hassan, UI Junior; Political Science, Kenneth Cmiel Intern

Alex Bare, Colombia; Claire Carmichael, Brazil; Michael Parisi-Mercado, Romania; Alexa Frank, Japan; Jeffrey Clark, South Korea University of Iowa Fulbright Student Awardees Discuss Their Future Assignments “The Basque Country-Language, Culture, and Politics: A View From Inside” Roz Frank, Prof. Emeritus, Spanish & Portuguese, UI “The Need for International Voices in American Theatre” Adam Knight, Producing Artistic Director, Riverside Theatre “University of Iowa Students’ Experience with the International Student Observership Program in India” Dan Caplan, DDS, PhD, Department Head, UI Preventive & Community Dentistry; Kayla Erps, UI Dental Student

“Hollowing Out the Middle: Chinese and American Rural Depopulation” Rubie Watson, Social Anthropologist; former Director, Harvard University, Peabody Museum of Archeology & Ethnology “Religion in a Globalizing World” Lynda Barrow, Professor and Chair, Political Science Department, Coe College “Mandela Washington Fellows: Young Entrepreneurs Fostering Transformative Changes in Africa ” Luana Edla Cardoso Pereira, Charles Frederick James Faul, Saeed Jumah, Awa Thiam

“The Baltic States, NATO, and Russia” Ambassador-in-Residence Ron McMullen, University of Iowa Political Science Department “Iowa’s Role in Agriculture & Interna-tional Trade: Why Tariffs & Trade Agreements Matter” Chad Hart, Associate Professor of Economics, Iowa State University “Healthcare Delivery in Developing Countries” John Canady, M.D., former Professor, Surgery & Otolaryngology, UIHC; Medical Director, Johnson & Johnson

“Creating Alternate Worlds in Animation” Peter Chanthanahone, Associate Professor, UI Art and Art History “Palliative Care is Everyone’s Business: Community Participation in Health Care ” Dr. M.R. Rajagopal, Founder & Chair of Pallium India, and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee “The Golden Age of the Russian Guitar

Oleg Timofeyev, Musicologist, Author, Documentary Film Director “Religion and New Realties; Moscow, Kiev, and Shanghai” Robin Lovin, Visiting Scholar in Theology, Loyola University, Chicago; Professor of Ethics Emeritus, SMU

“Russian Artists vs. Russian Government” Alisa Ganieva, Russian fiction writer, essayist; Juror for literary awards “Political and Policy Obstacles to Feeding the World” John Norris, former U.S. Representative, UN Food Agencies, World Food Program

“Bringing International Sports Competitions to Our Area: Diplomacy, Logistics, and Challenges” Josh Schamberger, President, Iowa City / Coralville Area CVB

“The New Challenges Facing the European Union” Joelle Adda, Visiting Professor of Law, UI Law College; Judge, Natl. Court of Asylum, France

“Corporate Social Responsibility in Latin America” Monica Gordillo, Lecturer, Ivy College of Business, Iowa State University

“The Migingo Dispute: What the World’s Tiniest Island Tells Us About International Law and Relations” Chris Rossi, Adjunct Faculty, College of Law; Director, Humanities Iowa

“A Multicultural Perspective to See Mental Health: Theories and Applications” Sunny Ho, M.A., Ed. M., UI Doctoral Candidate, Counseling Psychology; Rosaline Lin and Yun Garrison; Doctoral Candidates “The Search for Life in the Solar System and Beyond” Don Gurnett, Ph.D., J.A. Van Allen / R. J. Carver Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa “How Mass Migration is Changing Our Understanding of Language and Bilingualism” Mercedes Niño-Murcia, Professor, Hispanic Linguistics, UI Dep’t. of Spanish & Portuguese

Fall 2018 Programs “Hollowing Out the Middle: Chinese and American Rural Depopulation” Rubie Watson, Social Anthropologist; former Director, Harvard University, Peabody Museum of Archeology & Ethnology “Religion in a Globalizing World” Lynda Barrow, Professor and Chair, Political Science Department, Coe College “Mandela Washington Fellows: Young Entrepreneurs Fostering Transformative Changes in Africa ” Luana Edla Cardoso Pereira, Charles Frederick James Faul, Saeed Jumah, Awa Thiam

“The Baltic States, NATO, and Russia” Ambassador-in-Residence Ron McMullen, University of Iowa Political Science Department “Iowa’s Role in Agriculture & Interna-tional Trade: Why Tariffs & Trade Agreements Matter” Chad Hart, Associate Professor of Economics, Iowa State University “Healthcare Delivery in Developing Countries” John Canady, M.D., former Professor, Surgery & Otolaryngology, UIHC; Medical Director, Johnson & Johnson

“Creating Alternate Worlds in Animation” Peter Chanthanahone, Associate Professor, UI Art and Art History “Palliative Care is Everyone’s Business: Community Participation in Health Care ” Dr. M.R. Rajagopal, Founder & Chair of Pallium India, and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee “The Golden Age of the Russian Guitar

Oleg Timofeyev, Musicologist, Author, Documentary Film Director “Religion and New Realties; Moscow, Kiev, and Shanghai” Robin Lovin, Visiting Scholar in Theology, Loyola University, Chicago; Professor of Ethics Emeritus, SMU

“Russian Artists vs. Russian Government” Alisa Ganieva, Russian fiction writer, essayist; Juror for literary awards “Political and Policy Obstacles to Feeding the World” John Norris, former U.S. Representative, UN Food Agencies, World Food Program

“Bringing International Sports Competitions to Our Area: Diplomacy, Logistics, and Challenges” Josh Schamberger, President, Iowa City / Coralville Area CVB

“The New Challenges Facing the European Union” Joelle Adda, Visiting Professor of Law, UI Law College; Judge, Natl. Court of Asylum, France

“Corporate Social Responsibility in Latin America” Monica Gordillo, Lecturer, Ivy College of Business, Iowa State University

“The Migingo Dispute: What the World’s Tiniest Island Tells Us About International Law and Relations” Chris Rossi, Adjunct Faculty, College of Law; Director, Humanities Iowa

“A Multicultural Perspective to See Mental Health: Theories and Applications” Sunny Ho, M.A., Ed. M., UI Doctoral Candidate, Counseling Psychology; Rosaline Lin and Yun Garrison; Doctoral Candidates “The Search for Life in the Solar System and Beyond” Don Gurnett, Ph.D., J.A. Van Allen / R. J. Carver Professor of Physics and Astronomy, UI “How Mass Migration is Changing Our Understanding of Language and Bilingualism” Mercedes Niño-Murcia, Professor, Hispanic Linguistics, UI Dep’t. of Spanish & Portuguese

Fall 2018 Programs

“Hollowing Out the Middle: Chinese and American Rural Depopulation” Rubie Watson, Social Anthropologist; former Director, Harvard University, Peabody Museum of Archeology & Ethnology “Religion in a Globalizing World” Lynda Barrow, Professor and Chair, Political Science Department, Coe College “Mandela Washington Fellows: Young Entrepreneurs Fostering Transformative Changes in Africa ” Luana Edla Cardoso Pereira, Charles Frederick James Faul, Saeed Jumah, Awa Thiam

“The Baltic States, NATO, and Russia” Ambassador-in-Residence Ron McMullen, University of Iowa Political Science Department “Iowa’s Role in Agriculture & Interna-tional Trade: Why Tariffs & Trade Agreements Matter” Chad Hart, Associate Professor of Economics, Iowa State University “Healthcare Delivery in Developing Countries” John Canady, M.D., former Professor, Surgery & Otolaryngology, UIHC; Medical Director, Johnson & Johnson

“Creating Alternate Worlds in Animation” Peter Chanthanahone, Associate Professor, UI Art and Art History “Palliative Care is Everyone’s Business: Community Participation in Health Care ” Dr. M.R. Rajagopal, Founder & Chair of Pallium India, and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee “The Golden Age of the Russian Guitar

Oleg Timofeyev, Musicologist, Author, Documentary Film Director “Religion and New Realties; Moscow, Kiev, and Shanghai” Robin Lovin, Visiting Scholar in Theology, Loyola University, Chicago; Professor of Ethics Emeritus, SMU

“Russian Artists vs. Russian Government” Alisa Ganieva, Russian fiction writer, essayist; Juror for literary awards “Political and Policy Obstacles to Feeding the World” John Norris, former U.S. Representative, UN Food Agencies, World Food Program

“Bringing International Sports Competitions to Our Area: Diplomacy, Logistics, and Challenges” Josh Schamberger, President, Iowa City / Coralville Area CVB

“The New Challenges Facing the European Union” Joelle Adda, Visiting Professor of Law, UI Law College; Judge, Natl. Court of Asylum, France

“Corporate Social Responsibility in Latin America” Monica Gordillo, Lecturer, Ivy College of Business, Iowa State University

“The Migingo Dispute: What the World’s Tiniest Island Tells Us About International Law and Relations” Chris Rossi, Adjunct Faculty, College of Law; Director, Humanities Iowa

“A Multicultural Perspective to See Mental Health: Theories and Applications” Sunny Ho, M.A., Ed. M., UI Doctoral Candidate, Counseling Psychology; Rosaline Lin and Yun Garrison; Doctoral Candidates “The Search for Life in the Solar System and Beyond” Don Gurnett, Ph.D., J.A. Van Allen / R. J. Carver Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa “How Mass Migration is Changing Our Understanding of Language and Bilingualism” Mercedes Niño-Murcia, Professor, Hispanic Linguistics, UI Dep’t. of Spanish & Portuguese

Fall 2018 Programs Spring 2019 Programs “The Chinese Model of Democracy is a Major Competitor to Liberal Democracy” John Reitz, Edward Carmody Professor or Law; Director, UI Gradu-ate Programs and Visiting Scholars ““Trade and Small Businesses in Africa” Dimy Doresca, Director, Institute for International Business, University of Iowa Tippie College of Business “Plastics in the Oceans” Blake Rupe, Sustainable Water Development Program Coordinator, IIHR Hydroscience and Engineering, UI College of Engineering

“Immigration in the Era of Trump and Brexit” T. Bram Elias & Stella Elias, Professors, University of Iowa College of Law “Saving the World’s Coral Reefs” Keith Sahm, Program Director, Co-Founder, Force Blue, Cayman Islands “Imposition and Termination of Eco-nomic Sanctions: Their Domestic and Economic Effects ” Menevis Cilizoglu, Assistant Professor, Political Science Department, St. Olaf College “Political Elites in Putin’s Russia: Ideology, Foreign Policy and Public Support” Danielle Lussier, Associate Professor of Political Science, Grinnell College “Flooding and Rainfall Associated with Tropical Cyclones” Gabriele Villarini, Associate Professor, UI Civil Engineering & Environmental Engineering; Director, IIHR Hydroscience & Engineering “Public Health is Global Health” Edith Parker, Dean, University of Iowa College of Public Health

“The End of Multilateralism and the Post-WWII International Order?” Jonathan Carlson, Professor of Law & International Studies; UI Victor & Carol Alvarez Fellow in Law, “Update for Current Conditions in Haiti” Chris Buresh, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACEP, Director, UIHC Emergency Medicine; Director, International Emergency Medicine Fellowship Chenus: “France’s Flawed Asylum Policies; Changes Needed Today” Sara Hassan: “Political Unrest in Sudan” Caitlin Chenus, UI Senior; Rex Honey Intern, Iowa Center for Human Rights & Sara Hassan, UI Junior; Political Science, Kenneth Cmiel Intern

Alex Bare, Colombia; Claire Carmi-chael, Brazil; Michael Parisi-Mercado, Romania; Alexa Frank, Japan; Jeffrey Clark, South Korea University of Iowa Fulbright Student Awardees Discuss Their Future Assignments “The Basque Country-Language, Culture, and Politics: A View From Inside” Roz Frank, Prof. Emeritus, Spanish & Portuguese, UI “The Need for International Voices in American Theatre” Adam Knight, Producing Artistic Director, Riverside Theatre “University of Iowa Students’ Experience with the International Student Observership Program in India” Dan Caplan, DDS, PhD, Department Head, UI Preventive & Community Dentistry; Kayla Erps, UI Dental Student

Spring 2019 Programs “The Chinese Model of Democracy is a Major Competitor to Liberal Democracy” John Reitz, Edward Carmody Professor or Law; Director, UI Gradu-ate Programs and Visiting Scholars ““Trade and Small Businesses in Africa” Dimy Doresca, Director, Institute for International Business, University of Iowa Tippie College of Business “Plastics in the Oceans” Blake Rupe, Sustainable Water Development Program Coordinator, IIHR Hydroscience and Engineering, UI College of Engineering

“Immigration in the Era of Trump and Brexit” T. Bram Elias & Stella Elias, Professors, University of Iowa College of Law “Saving the World’s Coral Reefs” Keith Sahm, Program Director, Co-Founder, Force Blue, Cayman Islands “Imposition and Termination of Eco-nomic Sanctions: Their Domestic and Economic Effects ” Menevis Cilizoglu, Assistant Professor, Political Science Department, St. Olaf College “Political Elites in Putin’s Russia: Ideology, Foreign Policy and Public Support” Danielle Lussier, Associate Professor of Political Science, Grinnell College “Flooding and Rainfall Associated with Tropical Cyclones” Gabriele Villarini, Associate Professor, UI Civil Engineering & Environmental Engineering; Director, IIHR Hydroscience & Engineering “Public Health is Global Health” Edith Parker, Dean, University of Iowa College of Public Health

“The End of Multilateralism and the Post-WWII International Order?” Jonathan Carlson, Professor of Law & International Studies; UI Victor & Carol Alvarez Fellow in Law, “Update for Current Conditions in Haiti” Chris Buresh, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACEP, Director, UIHC Emergency Medicine; Director, International Emergency Medicine Fellowship Chenus: “France’s Flawed Asylum Policies; Changes Needed Today” Sara Hassan: “Political Unrest in Sudan” Caitlin Chenus, UI Senior; Rex Honey Intern, Iowa Center for Human Rights & Sara Hassan, UI Junior; Political Science, Kenneth Cmiel Intern

Alex Bare, Colombia; Claire Carmi-chael, Brazil; Michael Parisi-Mercado, Romania; Alexa Frank, Japan; Jeffrey Clark, South Korea University of Iowa Fulbright Student Awardees Discuss Their Future Assignments “The Basque Country-Language, Culture, and Politics: A View From Inside” Roz Frank, Prof. Emeritus, Spanish & Portuguese, UI “The Need for International Voices in American Theatre” Adam Knight, Producing Artistic Director, Riverside Theatre “University of Iowa Students’ Experience with the International Student Observership Program in India” Dan Caplan, DDS, PhD, Department Head, UI Preventive & Community Dentistry; Kayla Erps, UI Dental Student