On Wednesday, November 4th, citizen diplomats and international visitors participating in an Edward R. Murrow International Visitor Leadership Program gathered via Zoom to discuss their thoughts on the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election. Their national program was arranged by Mississippi Consortium for International Development and their local program was arranged by Gulf Coast Diplomacy. With coffee...
On 14th of November we had the Youth Diplomat meeting. As a starter, we played a Kahoot on global current events. It was a great ice-breaker and we all gained more knowledge on current global affairs. We had the pleasure of having a guest speaker, Jennifer Strauss, speak to us about her experiences in the...
In December 2019, seven visitors from Kazakhstan came to the region on an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) project titled Civil Aviation and Safety. The Institute of International Education arranged their national program and Gulf Coast Diplomacy arranged their local program. The situation on the ground was anything but usual, and we thank Pensacola City...
When a group of six Russians on an Open World Leadership project arrived in Pensacola at the end of 2018 to examine waste management, the local community welcomed them warmly. On the first day in town, the visitors held a discussion with the Youth Diplomats to answer questions and to share their own culture with...
