The Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council is excited to announce an open competition for attendance at the Global Ties U.S. 2017 National Meeting scheduled for February 8-11, 2017 in Washington, D.C. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 12, 2016! This is a professional development opportunity for members of the Young Professionals of the Gulf Coast Citizen...
The Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council had the privilege of hosting three men from Taiwan for a week this past July as a part of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. The visitors explored themes centered around U.S. agricultural trade and food safety, and their project focused on the forces that shape...
The 2016 Youth Ambassadors Caribbean exchange brought fourteen teens and mentors from the Caribbean countries of the Bahamas, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago to Pensacola for twelve days in August. The exchange focused on the sub themes of youth and social transformation. Participating students and mentors engaged in a range of discussions, workshops,...
In early August, five visitors from Oman and two interpreters spent four days in Pensacola looking at disabled persons’ rights and accessibility through the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). The group was eager to look at local laws and federal, state, and private programs for improving the quality of life for...
