In mid-February, the Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council hosted five Russian women participating in an International Visitor Leadership Program project focusing on combating gender-based violence. They began their professional program in Pensacola with a visit to FAVOR House of Northwest Florida where Marsha Travis spoke about services available for victims and intervention programs for aggressors. ...
In early February, the Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council welcomed a group of ten international visitors participating in the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) for a project focusing on transparency in government. The visitors hailed from Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia. Their program began at Pensacola City Hall...
Save the date! Thursday, May 5th, we will celebrate the U.S. State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program and the volunteers who make it possible. Ladies, please wear your hats! Gentlemen, please wear your bow ties. There will be prizes! For tickets and more information, follow this link.
At the Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council, we are celebrating women's history all March long! Join the Women's Civic Forum & us in honoring the cultural, economic, political, and social achievements of women at the Fourth Annual International Women's Day Celebration of Northwest Florida. Our guests will include female leaders from Maldives, Nepal, and Sri...
In mid-January, the Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council welcomed a group of 12 young leaders and an adult chaperone from Brazil as part of the U.S. Department of State’s Youth Ambassadors program. In 2016, this leadership program selected 50 high school-aged students in Brazil from among thousands of their peers for the opportunity to go...
In late January, the Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council hosted a group of eight visitors from Algeria, Jordan, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, the Palestinian Territories, and Tunisia. While in Pensacola, they engaged in a schedule of meetings aimed at giving them an insight into the best management practices of nonprofit organizations. First, Pensacola City Councilman P.C....
In late January, the Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council hosted visitors from Armenia, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Hungary, Jamaica, Lebanon, and Malaysia as part of a U.S. Department of State International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP) project concerning children in the U.S justice system. Gary McGraw, a volunteer facilitator...
In 2015, Pensacola native & environmentalist Mollie Taylor traveled to Cambodia on a US Dept of State reverse exchange as an Young Southeast Asian Leader Initiative (YSEALI) mentor. Come learn about YSEALI, the challenges facing its member states, and what comes next for YSEALI participants. About Mollie: Mollie Taylor received a B.S. in Marine Science...
Come meet our latest group of international visitors at an informal gathering we like to call Diplomacy Club & bring along a friend who may be curious about citizen diplomacy. Our 22 English-speaking visitors will be from Armenia, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ghana, Greece, Guyana, Guatemala, Hungary, Jamaica, Lebanon, Malaysia, Moldova, Nepal,...
In early November, the Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council hosted Ms. Jeannie Mwiliriza from Rwanda as part of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. This particular project focused on women’s shelters, domestic violence courts, and the role of law enforcement in combating domestic violence. In addition, Ms. Mwiliriza visited a local host...
