Transatlantic Relations - a podcast by World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth

At what cost should the U.S. continue leading the world? The Biden Administration has indicated in its first month that it is taking a different stance regarding alliances, particularly with Europe. How will this affect transatlantic relationships?

Karen Donfried, president of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, has spent the entirety of her career trying to answer questions just like these. Since first joining the German Marshall Fund in 2001, Donfried has held numerous positions within the organization, as well as in the U.S. government and the World Economic Forum. Her work in this arena was recognized with the honor of the Cross of the Order of Merit from the German government, which she received in 2011, in addition to many other awards.

Karen Donfried took the helm of the German Marshall Fund in 2014 after working as a special assistant to the president and senior director for European affairs and on the National Security Council. Donfried spent time as a national intelligence officer for Europe on the National Intelligence Council and served for ten years as a European specialist at the Congressional Research Service. She holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in laws and diplomacy from Tufts University, a magister from the University of Munich, and a B.A. in government and German from Wesleyan University.

Joanna Ridgway will moderate this event. Ridgway is southwest region managing director at Santander Bank. Her international experience includes corporate and commercial banking, strategy development, asset management, corporate debt underwriting, project management and marketing. A two-time TEDx speaker, Ridgway serves on the Council’s board of directors and was a German Marshall Fund 2012 Marshall Memorial Fellow.
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