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    Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch is the 2022 Vandenberg Prize Recipient

    Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch is the 2022 Vandenberg Prize Recipient

    New Mexican Ambassador to the U.S. keynotes Diplomats Luncheon as part of Michigan World Trade Week.

    New Mexican Ambassador to the U.S. keynotes Diplomats Luncheon as part of Michigan World Trade Week.

    Russia, outer space, and the war on drugs: Great Decisions returns for 2022

    Russia, outer space, and the war on drugs: Great Decisions returns for 2022

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    Police officer calls for a truce in the ‘War on Crime’

    Police officer calls for a truce in the ‘War on Crime’

    Ex-CIA officer and current Savannah (Ga.) police officer Patrick Skinner spoke to a Grand Rapids-based World Affairs of Western Michigan audience on October 27, drawing the largest digital audience for the non-profit in the COVID era. As of this writing, the dialogue with Skinner has been viewed over 700 times and remains available at www.youtube/com/c/worldmichigan. Skinner, who trained officers and handled assets in Iraq and Afghanistan for the CIA, came back to the U.S. to

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