🚂 #Whistlestops4UKR has arrived in City of Erie, Pennsylvania! GMF Pres. Heather A. Conley & 🇺🇦 Embassy First Secretary Kateryna Smagliy are joining a conversation w/ Mayor Joe Schember's New Americans Council of recently resettled immigrants.
Learn more about the tour: gmfus.org/whistlestops
🇺🇦🚂 That's all for #Whistlestops4UKR Erie, PA! In security, industry & food production, connections between Erie & Ukraine run deep. Our tour of American communities will continue in July in Michigan - learn more and follow along: gmfus.org/whistlestops
Heather A. Conley 📰 Next, Howard G. Buffett & President Heather A. Conley met with Erie News Now and GoErie to discuss the tour. The #Whistlestops4UKR tour is a multi-state public diplomacy initiative in support of Ukraine’s victory, recovery, and reconstruction.
Landed in Kansas City to advance a full day of Whistlestop Missouri visits and had to drop by this convenience store on the way into Odessa. Yes, a bit of uncanny karma for our GMF Whistlestop ground crew. German Marshall Fund #Whistlestops4UKR #GMFCities
📺 ICYMI: #Whistlestops4UKR came to Kansas City, MO last month - revist the day in our recap video.
Learn more about the Whistlestops Tour: bit.ly/47UJeZY
Great dialogue with Kansas City business community at “Super Bowl bedecked” historic Union Station for #Whistlestops4UKR . Big thanks to Ukraine’s superstar ambassador Oksana Markarova and GMF’s project partner Howard G. Buffett Foundation for an impactful day! German Marshall Fund #GMFCities
We German Marshall Fund launched the national #Whistlestops4UKR tour in MN yesterday with strong support from mayors Jacob Frey City of Minneapolis and Hopkins Mayor Pat Hanlon; thanks MN!
GMF’s Whistlestop Missouri ended with a lively conversation with Mayor Quinton Lucas and UKR’s Ambassador Markarova plus a quick ELGL #CityHallSelfie Day by KC’s very tall, Beaux-Arts govt building with a cool bronze train relief in the elevator. OKC next #Whistlestops4UKR here we come! German Marshall Fund
🌽 The discussion covered the topics like challenges of Ukrainian farmers who face landmines & attacks, the resolve of Ukrainian soldiers & the situation on the front, plus how American investment in Ukrainian victory is benefiting the economy in Pennsylvania. #Whistlestops4UKR
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🤝 At the end of WWII, American leaders understood a rebuilt Europe was a necessary part of a strong, safe future, so we took on the ambitious project of the Marshall Plan. Now, at this time of need for Ukraine, American is once again called to help.
🚂A few more photos from Kansas City, MO, the 2nd stop of our #Whistlestops4UKR ! We were proud to foster powerful discussions this week about why Ukrainian victory matters, from heartfelt conversations in small-town diners to productive roundtables w/ local business leaders.
🇺🇦 'It's amazing how many people in Pennsylvania and are engaged in Ukraine.'
📺 @erienewsnow caught up with #Whistlestops4UKR tour in Erie, PA yesterday - watch their segment now: bit.ly/3KetGpz
We'll be in City of Erie, Pennsylvania for #Whistlestops4UKR on 5/22. The agenda includes:
🧑🌾 Discussing war's impact on agriculture w/ farmers
🏭 Exploring connections btwn 🇺🇸 & 🇺🇦 industry w/ manufacturers
🖼️ Finding community connections at an art gallery
ℹ️: bit.ly/47UJeZY
🚂 We're hitting the road for 🇺🇦 on 5/22 for the 3rd stop of our #Whistlestops4UKR tour: Erie, PA.
🔗 Learn more on our website and follow along on our social channels: bit.ly/497kOwq
🚂 Last month, GMF, the Howard G. Buffett Foundation & the Embassy of Ukraine travelled to Oklahoma City to have critical conversations with Americans about the war in 🇺🇦.
📺Watch the video from our trip & stay tuned for the next stop of #Whistlestops4UKR - Erie, PA on 5/22
On this sobering day I have great pride and appreciation for GMF colleagues and our consistent support for Ukrainians’ resolve and courage to win their freedom and ours #Whistlestops4UKR
🚂 THIS WEEK: #Whistlestops4UKR stop #3: Erie, PA.
GMF Pres. Heather A. Conley & Howard G. Buffett will meet local leaders, farmers, manufacturers & residents for a series of conversations about why 🇺🇦 victory is critical to America's future.
📺 Revisit the Oklahoma stop:
Rotary International Heather A. Conley 📺 In central OKC, Howard G. Buffett spoke with members at @okrotary, one of the largest Rotary International clubs in America, about his work in Ukraine, followed by a sit down interview with Andrea Mitchell #Whistlestops4UKR
🏙️ To round out the day, Ambassador Oksana Markarova and Heather A. Conley are meeting w/ Kansas City mayor Mayor Q. American cities advance security, prosperity & democracy through global engagement - cities in Ukraine, the U.S. & the world are stronger together. #Whistlestops4UKR
