Events Calendar

Our Small World Café is partnering with Global Ties Detroit to bring the world to your home through informal conversations with professionals from around the globe. Sessions are free. We encourage participants who are able to donate to our GoFundMe Charity page dedicated to our Youth Diplomats program or to Global Ties Detroit. Preregistration to each café is required.

On Thursday, February 11, 2021, from 12:00 – 1:00 PM Central Time (UTC -6), you are invited to meet Fred KETCHEM who will speak on “Managing Change in the International Realm.” Fred successfully completed a rewarding career with the U.S. Department of State.  He retired as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Assistant Director of the Diplomatic Security Service.  As a senior executive of the Diplomatic Security Service, Fred managed overall operations and set strategic goals to ensure the safety and security of U.S. diplomatic facilities worldwide.

During his long career, Fred also served as the Counselor for Regional Security to the U.S. Mission in Afghanistan, the first DSS Special Agent-in-Charge for U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Senior Deputy Regional Security Officer to the U.S. Mission in Iraq, the Deputy Regional Director of Near Eastern Affairs and South Central Asia, the Senior Regional Security Officer to the U.S. Mission in Brazil and over 100 additional international postings.

He is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and the recipient of numerous Department of State awards – including the Distinguished Honor Award, the Secretary’s Career Achievement Award, the State Department’s Award for Heroism and was the 2008 Diplomatic Security Employee of the Year. He was profiled in the book “The Secretary”, the National Geographic special “Inside the State Department” and the Discovery Channel’s “Secrets of Diplomatic Security.” Fred served honorably in the U.S. Navy.

Please join us for this informal coffee by registering through this link.