American-European Leaders Summit | Brussels-Washington, DC
American-European Leaders Summit | Brussels — Washington, DC | A Strategic High-Level Event | Freedom, Trade and Security
Brussels | Washington, DC — July 3, 2023 | The International Leaders Summit led by co-founders Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy in partnership with Chairman Manfred Weber and Chairman Mike Bost co-hosted the inaugural American-Eurppean Leaders Summit at the European Parliament on June 27, 2023. The bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation led by Congressman Mike Bost, chairman, U.S. House Veterans Affairs’ Committee (HVAC) included five members of Congress who traveled to the European continent.
The event's organizing body consisted of leadership board members of International Leaders Summit including Natasha Srdoc, Joel Anand Samy, Dr. Paul Rübig, Tracy Bost and other distinguished members.
European Leadership
The European leadership participating in the strategic summit meeting included Manfred Weber, chairman, Group of the European People's Party and president of the European People's Party; David McAllister, chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs and member, Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, substitute, Committee on International Trade and Delegation for relations with the United States; Radosław Sikorski , chair, Delegation for relations with the United States, member, Committee on Foreign Affairs and member, Subcommittee on Security and Defense and Rasa Juknevičiene, vice-chair, subcommittee on Security and Defense and former Minister of Defense of Lithuania (2008 to 2012).
American Leadership
The US Congressional delegation included Marine Corps veteran Mike Bost, chairman, Veterans' Affairs Committee and member of Transportation & Infrastructure Committee and Agriculture Committee; Mark Takano, ranking member of HVAC and member, House Education and the Workforce Committee; Scott Franklin, member, House Appropriations Committee, member, HVAC and House Science, Space and Technology Committee; Mariannettee Miller-Meeks, member the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, member, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, where she serves as chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Health; Derrick Van Orden and High Chief Uifa'atali Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen, vice chairman, House Veterans Affairs Committee, member, House Foreign Affairs Committee and co-chairman of the Indo-Pacific Task Force and Derrick Van Orden, member, the House Committee on Agriculture, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
Strategic Topics Discussed | Freedom, Trade and Security
- Strengthening the Europe-US partnership | Addressing security and humanitarian issues impacting the European continent.
- Trade between America and Europe | Discussing the merits of engaging key stakeholders in the benefits of a fair, reciprocal and free trade initiative and expanding investments.
- Focus on the Balkans and the Eastern Europe region | China and Russia's growing economic influence in the region, persistent political corruption in the Balkans blocking investments from the United States and other strong rule of law nations within Europe.
Manfred Weber, chairman, Group of the European People's Party and president of the European People's Party welcomes U.S. delegation to the inaugural American-European Leaders Summit in the European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium.
U.S. Congressman Mike Bost delivers remarks at inaugural American-European Leaders Summit organized by International Leaders Summit and hosted by Chairman Manfred Weber.
Natasha Srdoc, co-founder, International Leaders Summit and co-host, America's Roundtable and Manfred Weber, chairman, Group of the European People's Party and president of the European People's Party.
Joel Anand Samy, co-founder, International Leaders Summit and co-host, America's Roundtable and Manfred Weber, chairman, Group of the European People's Party and president of the European People's Party.
Manfred Weber, chairman, Group of the European People's Party and president of the European People's Party delivers remarks at the inaugural American-European Leaders Summit in The European Parliament in Brussels.
David McAllister, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs and member, Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Substitute, Committee on International Trade and Delegation for relations with the United States delivers remarks at the American-European Leaders Summit.
Joel Anand Samy, co-founder, International Leaders Summit and co-host, America's Roundtable delivers remarks at inaugural American-European Leaders Summit at the European Parliament.
Manfred Weber, chairman, Group of the European People's Party and president of the European People's Party and Dr. Paul Rübig, executive advisory board member, International Leaders Summit, member of the European Union's Economic and Social Committee, president of SME Global (working group of the International Democrat Union/IDU), and former member of the European Parliament, Austria, at the inaugural American-European Leaders Summit at the European Parliament in Brussels.
