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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Session 4: Mayors and governors as climate diplomats</strong></p><p> </p><p>In the 21st century, international institutions traditionally organized around nation-state actors are evolving to integrate local government leaders as both implementers and influencers of global policy. This is especially true as many of the most urgent issues facing local leaders – climate disasters, migration, cyberattacks, among others – are felt most urgently by local leaders and require local expertise to address effectively. This study group examines the growing role of U.S. mayors and governors as international actors engaging with foreign governments, multilateral institutions, and transnational networks, as well as the implications of subnational diplomacy for U.S. foreign policy, economic competitiveness, and global governance. This study group explores why this shift is occurring, how it is unfolding in practice, and what opportunities and risks it presents. </p><p> </p><p>Each session will consist of a fireside chat between an HKS professor and a practitioner with direct experience working on subnational diplomacy. Over the course of these discussions, we will cover wide ranging topics such as: </p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>The rise of subnational diplomacy:</strong> why city and state engagement matters, how it fits into U.S. foreign policy objectives, and how the U.S. approach compares to global peers </li><li><strong>U.S.–China relations at the subnational level:</strong> economic, cultural, and diplomatic engagement by mayors and governors alongside growing national security concerns </li><li><strong>Climate diplomacy by cities and states:</strong> participation in global climate networks and multilateral processes such as the UNFCCC, C40, Climate Mayors, and ICLEI </li><li><strong>Sports diplomacy and global events:</strong> how hosting international sporting events generates diplomatic leverage, economic opportunity, and geopolitical risk </li><li><strong>The global economic power of U.S. states:</strong> trade, investment, and international partnerships at the state level, and strategies for ensuring local communities benefit from global engagement </li></ul><p>Participants will engage in discussion with visiting experts and practitioners working at the intersection of local governance, international affairs, climate policy, and economic development. The study group is designed for students interested in diplomacy, national security, climate policy, economic statecraft, and the evolving architecture of global governance beyond the nation-state.</p>
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