ALI Insights: 2024 Year in Review

2024 ALI Year in Review

As 2024 concludes, we at the American Leadership Initiative are reflecting on a very successful year as we continue to grow. We are grateful to our growing community of important stakeholders, including elected officials and other policy makers, business, civil society, and our donors for your commitment to advancing American leadership and values globally.

ALI has addressed tough questions that cut across U.S. global leadership-- new

trade paradigms and industrial policy paradigms, AI and digital policy, U.S.- China relations, industrial policy, and climate change.

ALI will remain firm in its principles and values in the face of upcoming challenges to American global leadership while looking for areas to work with the new Administration and Congress. We believe that with our allies in Congress, ALI can

play an influential role, and act as a source of expertise and discussion for the broader community during the upcoming year.

ALI has a robust schedule planned for 2025, working with Congress and our stakeholders to address the imposition of tariffs and other protectionist and isolationist initiatives, while continuing to champion U.S. global leadership.

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Wishing you a peaceful holiday season from the ALI team!

2024 CONVENINGS

December 17: ALI Dinner on Strategies to Address President Trump's Tariffs and other Protectionist Initiatives with Reps. Suzan DelBene (WA-1), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Brad Schneider (IL-10), and Hayley Stevens (MA-11), together with think tank and business community experts.

November 18: ALI Dinner on U.S. Post Election Global Economic Policy, the Global South and AGOA with Senator Chris Coons (DE), Reps. Don Beyer (VA-8), and Lizzie Fletcher (TX-7) on U.S. Economic Engagement with Africa. Africa and anti-poverty NGOs joined the conversation.

October 11: Next Steps in Trade and Industrial Policy with Senior International Trade Administration Officials from the Department of Commerce to discuss Trade and Industrial Policy, including COS Zachary Lerner, IPEF Negotiator Sharon Yuan, and Senior Counselors Keigan Mull and Margaret Jackson.

September 11: Dinner on The Impact of the Election on Trade and Global Economic Engagement with Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-3), and other trade experts.

August 22: State Department Meeting on Digital, AI, Trade, and Industrial Policy with Deputy Under Secretary of State Kurt Campbell.

July 23: Dinner on Global Competitiveness in Industrial Policy, Trade Policy, and Workforce Policy with Representative Jake Auchincloss (MA-4) together with business and labor representatives.

June 25: Webinar on Advancing U.S. Competitiveness Through Govt. Funding with Senior Officials from U.S. Funding Agencies- The U.S. Export Import Bank, The Int'l Development Finance Corporation, U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Trade and Development Agency.

June 13: Lunch on Advancing U.S. Competitiveness in Quantum Technologies with Dr. Gretchen Campbell of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Dr. Omar Hatmaleh of NASA, and Thomas Reyes-Plumb of the Department of State.

June 4: ALI White House Meeting on AI Global Governance with Ben Buchanan, White House Special Advisor on AI, White House Chief Technology Officer Austin Bonner, and officials from the NSC, NEC, CEA and OMB.

May 22: Dinner on Building a Critical Mineral Supply Chain Agreement with Reps. Haley Stevens (MI-11) and Paul Tonko (NY-20), as well as the Head of the American Battery Material Initiative, Abigail Wulf.

May 15: Lunch on Trade with Trade Chief Counsel and Trade Subcommittee Staff Director at the U.S. House of Representatives, Alexandra Whittaker and Trade Counsel Jorge Rueda.

April 18: ALI Training on Digital and AI Governance for Congressional Staff.

March 6: ALI hosted its 2nd Annual Policy Retreat with a keynote from Senator Tim Kaine (VA), and panel discussions with Reps. Ami Bera (CA-6), Don Beyer (VA-8), Brendan Boyle (PA-2), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-6), Rick Larsen (WA-2), and Hayley Stevens (MI-11), and thought leaders from business, civil society, and think tanks.

March 5: ALI Reception in Celebration of American Global Leadership with Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, Rep. Gabe Amo (RI-1), Rep. Don Beyer (VA-8), Rep, Van Hoyle (OR-4), and Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10).

January 17: Lunch with National Security Council Director for International Economics, Nora Todd.