On September 28th four visitors from Australia arrived in Pensacola as part of an U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program project titled Modern Communities: Efficient Engineering and Resource Management. The purpose of the project was “to explore green building standards certification systems, examine construction industry trends, assess the economic effect of environmentally friendly...
How do you explore international trade in northwest Florida? Last autumn we worked with four visitors from Oman and did just that through a series of site visits and discussions focusing on local efforts to attract foreign investment and trade. At the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, Vice President of Public Affairs Todd Thomson, City...
Recently, a group of eight visitors from the People’s Republic of China arrived in Pensacola as participants of a U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) focusing on disability issues. The purpose of the project was to examine federal, state, and local laws and programs intended to improve the quality of life for...
This past month I had the great honor and privilege to participate in the inaugural meeting of the Youth Diplomats program of the Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council. This was one of the greatest experiences I have had in high school. We were able to learn about cultural assimilation and got to experience this through...
