Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield during a Conversation with Tiffany Cross of MSNBC at the 2022 Concordia Annual Summit
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield U.S. Representative to the United Nations New York, New York September 19, 2022 AS DELIVERED AMBASSADOR LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD: Well, thank you very much. I’m really delighted to be here and delighted to see this huge audience out here. MODERATOR: Absolutely. I want to get right into it because we don’t have a lot of […]
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at 2022 Concordia Annual Summit
New York, NY Thank you, Nick. It’s wonderful to see you again! I was hoping to join all of you on Monday, however, the President and I traveled to the United Kingdom for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth the II. Still, it was important to me to be a part of this event. So thank […]
Sustainable Access to Market and Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare Blended Finance Facility Wins 2022 P3 Impact Award
The Office of Global Partnerships at the U.S. Department of State, the University of Virginia Darden School of Business Institute for Business in Society, and Concordia announced Sustainable Access to Market and Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare (SAMRIDH) Blended Finance Facility as the winner of the P3 Impact Award at the 2022 Concordia Summit. The annual P3 Impact Award recognizes […]
Hassan Al Thawadi – Transformational 2022 World Cup has accelerated social and labour reforms in Qatar
The 2022 World Cup is set to kick-off in Qatar on 20 November. WHAT HAPPENED: With the World Cup just about two months away, Qatar are excited and looking forward to the welcoming the world to the Middle-East. Secretary General of the Supreme Committee of Delivery & Legacy (SC), Hassan Al Thawadi, stated that ever […]
Legacy, a key element of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
Legacy has been a key element that Qatar has been focusing on, right from the beginning of the preparations of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, noted a top official of Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) at an international event in New York. “From day one, legacy was at the forefront of our […]
Concordia Summit Concludes with Keynote Remarks by Tony Blair and Jill Biden
The 2022 Concordia Annual Summit is concluding on Wednesday, September 21st at the Sheraton New York Times Square with closing remarks at 1:50 pm (ET) by Rt. Hon. Sir Tony Blair and the First Lady of the United States, Jill Biden. The Summit, which is held in parallel with the UN General Assembly, convened the top […]
The world’s largest panel? How to moderate a 9-person panel
How to moderate a 9 – person panel They walked on stage one by one by one by one… until there were nine of them—one fewer than planned due to a late cancellation, but still the largest panel we’ve seen yet this UNGA week. Against all odds, the content at this Concordia Summit session was good. How […]
World Vision halfway toward goal of reaching 50 million people with clean water by 2030
NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — World Vision is celebrating a major milestone in its efforts to help end the global water crisis. In 2015, at the time the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals were established, World Vision committed to reaching everyone, everywhere they were working at that time with clean water by 2030—a total of […]
Libra’s George Logothetis’ Inspiring Speech at the Concordia Summit
Libra Chairman and CEO George Logothetis delivered a stirring speech at the Concordia Summit, which Libra launched in 2011 as a founding sponsor. Speaking at the start of the Summit where the top movers and shakers of today’s world convened, he said that Concordia’s mission from the beginning was to bring diverse voices from all levels together to discuss […]
Jeh Johnson: Sending migrants to Democratic states is a political stunt
Former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson is presenting Sister Norma Pimentel with a leadership award at the annual Concordia Summit Wednesday to recognize her work with refugees and immigrants. Secy. Johnson and Sister Pimentel join Morning Joe to discuss. See full clip here: https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/jeh-johnson-sending-migrants-to-democratic-states-is-a-political-stunt-148938309578
Goldie Hawn, 76, stuns with ageless appearance as she models lace trimmed black suit
Goldie Hawn, 76, looked decades younger than her age when she appeared at the 2022 Concordia Annual Summit in the Big Apple last night. The star’s blonde tresses swept just below her shoulders in gentle waves, while she wore pastel pink lipstick and lashings of black mascara. Hollywood veteran Goldie had slipped on a black […]