Upcoming Events
The American Committee on Foreign Relations is sponsoring a trip to Poland this fall with the Staff of ACFR.
The contact information is below. You may contact Michele McManus at the ACFR office in Washington DC directly to disucss the trip and it's mission.
michele.mcmanus@acfr.org
ACFR's Poland Study Mission, October 11–18, 2026
This eight-day mission offers a rare opportunity for deep, on-the-ground engagement with one of Central Europe's most consequential and dynamic nations.
Two - Four spaces available.
https://authenticeurope.com/concierge-services/poland2026/ https://authenticeurope.com/concierge-services/poland2026/
UPCOMING SPEAKERS FOR FALL 2026
SALT LAKE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
Fall speakers series will be in the evenings at the Alta Club
October 13th, 2026
Consul General of Ireland Caitlin Higgins Ni Chinneide
Ireland assumed Presidency of the EU in July 2026 and will hold that post until December 2026. The Consul General will disucss US and EU relations.
Caitlín Higgins Ní Chinnéide
Ireland's Consul General to the South Western United States.
Caitlín Higgins Ní Chinnéide is Ireland's Consul General to the South Western United States. Immediately prior to this role, Ms. Higgins Ní Chinnéide served as Deputy Head of Mission in Ireland’s Embassy in Mexico.
Ms Higgins Ní Chinnéide joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland in 2012 as Desk Officer for Eastern Europe. Since then she has served in a number of positions including Deputy Director of the UN Policy Unit; Deputy Director of the Conflict Resolution Unit; and Consul in the Embassy of Ireland in Madrid.
Ms. Higgins Ní Chinnéide holds a BA in Modern History and Politics from the University of Oxford, and an MPhil and PhD in Modern Irish History from Trinity College Dublin; she was also called to the Irish Bar in 2014. Ms Higgins Ní Chinnéide hails from Dublin, and is a fluent Irish and Spanish speaker.
November 11th, 2026
Professor Michael Greig, Chair Politicial Science Department University of Utah
Professor Greig assumed the Chair of Political Sience Department at the University of Utah in summer 2026. His field of focus is International Relations and he will talk about Contemporary Security Issues vis a vis current conflicts.
December 10th, 2026
Latvian Ambassdor to US
Elita Kuzma
Ambassador Kuzma will be visiting Utah at the invitation of Jeff Scott of the Western Latvian Consulate. She will be disucssing Baltic States relations, specifically Latvia and Russia in view of the current conflict in the Ukraine.