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Rahm Emanuel on Cities in the Age of Pandemics

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Two-term Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Council President Ivo Daalder to share his insights into the challenges facing cities in the age of pandemics.
Speakers
Rahm Emanuel
Ivo H. Daalder
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About This Event

Cities are a crucial point at which public health policy meets the reality on the ground. From cancelling gatherings to enforcing shelter-in-place orders and announcing relief packages, cities around the world are currently on the frontline in responding to COVID-19. In some countries, national governments have coordinated a centralized response between cities. In the United States, the government has taken a more decentralized approach, leaving mayors and governors to take the lead in mitigating the impacts of the pandemic. As cities and local governments face increasing risks of outbreaks in the future, what resources do they have to prepare for pandemics and safeguard the lives and livelihoods of the most vulnerable? Two-term Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel joins Council President Ivo Daalder to share his insights into the challenges facing cities in the age of pandemics.

About the Speakers
Rahm Emanuel
US Ambassador to Japan
A headshot of Rahm Emanuel.
Rahm Emanuel is the 31st US Ambassador to Japan. Previously, Ambassador Emanuel was the 55th Mayor of the City of Chicago, a position he held until May 2019. Prior to becoming Mayor, from November 2008 until October 2010, Ambassador Emanuel served as President Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff. He was elected four times as a Member of the US House of Representatives from Illinois’s 5th Congressional District. From 1993 to 1998, Ambassador Emanuel was a key member of President Bill Clinton’s administration, rising to serve as Senior Advisor to the President for Policy and Politics.
A headshot of Rahm Emanuel.
CEO, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Headshot of Ivo H. Daalder
Ivo H. Daalder served as the US ambassador to NATO from 2009 to 2013. He joined the Council as president in 2013 and took on the new role of CEO in 2023. Previously, he was a senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution and served as director for European affairs on President Bill Clinton’s National Security Council. He is the author or editor of 10 books.
Headshot of Ivo H. Daalder