For this Small World Café, we were joined by Gulf Coast Diplomacy’s very own Bruno BARROS who was our office’s first intern from the University of West Florida (UWF). BARROS has worked in the international sector since his graduation from UWF and in the summer of 2020 was working for Safmarine in Angola. During the...
Professionals need to discuss issues with professionals and youth need to explore topics with other youth. That is why when Gulf Coast Diplomacy hosts short-term youth exchanges, part of the agenda goal is to include time at an American high school so international students can experience a day as an American teen in Northwest Florida....
The 80 Faces of Exchange Celebration is a project of the U.S. Department of State commemorating the success of 80 years of the International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP) and its alumni. As a virtual intern and content creator for this celebration, I had the unique experience of connecting back to those involved in the IVLP...
Each year, the U.S. Department of State invites opinion makers from around the world to participate in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). Gulf Coast Diplomacy is one of the fewer than 90 organizations trusted to craft IVLP experiences at the community level, and we are always pleased to introduce the region to a new...
When I was a graduate student in the International Affairs Program at Florida State University several years ago, I interned at Gulf Coast Diplomacy, then called Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council. The internship allowed me to meet people from all around the world and to showcase the best parts of Northwest Florida, where I grew...
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...
In the first week of November 2019, ten professionals from Afghanistan traveled to Northwest Florida on an International Visitor Leadership Program titled Promoting Women’s Participation in Peace and Reconciliation. Meridian International Center arranged their national project and Gulf Coast Diplomacy arranged their local one. The professional aims of their itinerary included highlighting best practices for...
