BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Loudoun County Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Loudoun County Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fdcd7e92-b688-440b-b50a-f4546bd69132 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260715T174943Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250508T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250508T203000 SUMMARY:Great Decisions: India LOCATION:Purcellville Library\nPurcellville Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Purcellville Library;X-APP LE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Purcellville Library:geo:39.1362146,-77.7123443 GEO:39.1362146;-77.7123443 DESCRIPTION:Discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. Moderated by retired foreign service officer Jared Banks..\nhttps://loudou n.libnet.info/event/12430721 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

This month\, \;explore how India is em erging as a major power in world affairs. Discuss India&rsquo\;s choices a nd opportunities for regional and global leadership\, its strategies for m aneuvering between China and the U.S.\, its role as a voice of the Global South\, and the existing opportunities for Washington to work with India.< /p>\n

Jared Banks retired from the Department of State's Foreign Service in 2023 after more than 20 years of public \;service. His career incl uded overseas assignments to the U.S. embassies in Afghanistan\, Brazil\, Poland\, and the United Kingdom\, and the U.S. Mission to the United Natio ns in Geneva. While in Washington\, DC\, he worked on foreign policy matte rs related to strategic competition\, international organizations\, scienc e and technology\, climate and energy transition\, and human rights.

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