DYLEP stands for Digital Youth Leadership Exchange. It’s a fully funded digital exchange between American high school students and their counterparts in Iraq that lasts from June to August 2017. Participants (ages 15-18 at the time of June 1st) engage with each other on designing community service projects and youth leadership activities through online forums,...
In early December, the Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council welcomed a group of 14 professionals participating in an International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP) project looking at the topic “Women Leaders: Promoting Peace and Security.” The participants were all leaders in their communities working on issues including domestic violence, human rights, and security. They came from...
In late September, eight young visitors from across Southeast Asia spent time in Pensacola as part of the U.S. Department of State’s Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI). Put in place as a boost to regional integration efforts, YSEALI brings together young leaders from across the region to focus on solving common problems through collaborative...
In early November, the Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council welcomed three members of the Serbian national assembly as part of an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) project focusing on U.S. elections. The group spent Election Day in Pensacola and gained many insights into the campaign and elections process at the local level. Their first full...
In early October the Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council welcomed a group of 17 international visitors from across Latin America as part of an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) project examining the topic of grassroots democracy and civil society. The group began their time in Pensacola with a visit to City Hall where Councilman Charles...
