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Former S.C. Gov. and U.S. Education Secretary Richard Riley and former Speaker of the S.C. House of Representatives and Ambassador to Canada David Wilkins will serve as Co-Chairs of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition's new State Advisory Council.
GSA Daily Staff Report
Published Jan. 29, 2010
Two former state political leaders will serve as Co-Chairs of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition's new State Advisory Council.
Former S.C. Gov. and U.S. Education Secretary Richard Riley and former Speaker of the S.C. House of Representatives and Ambassador to Canada David Wilkins will lead the council, which is made up of military, business and faith-based communities officials and will work to educate South Carolinians about the importance of a smart power foreign policy to South Carolina's security and prosperity.
Wilkins, and other leaders, spoke at a forum Thursday sponsored by the USGLC and University of South Carolina. The forum launched the Advisory Council and the USGLC's Putting Smart Power to Work campaign in South Carolina.
"The world outside of the United States can seem very far away, but we live in an interconnected world," Wilkins said. "We must invest in a 'smart power' approach to foreign policy where we use our tools of development and diplomacy, along with a strong defense, to respond to the challenges we face abroad."
Others speakers included Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations; former Gov. Jim Hodges; Otis Rawl, president and CEO of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce; Harris Pastides, president of the University of South Carolina; and Liz Schrayer, executive director of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition.
The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition is a broad-based network of 400 businesses and non-governmental organizations, national security and foreign-policy experts and business, faith-based, academic and community leaders in all states.
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