by Diana Krysinska This autumn I visited Pensacola through Open World, a professional exchange sponsored by the U.S. Library of Congress. Participation was one of the brightest moments of my life. It was a challenge which let me leave my comfort zone and go to a foreign country I knew little about to meet strangers whose...
In early September 2016, the Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council hosted a group of five Pakistani professionals participating in an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) project focused on best practices in reducing drug demand. Pensacola was the group’s last stop, and they enjoyed a full day of professional programming as well as a final national...
In late August 2016, the Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council hosted twelve professional participating in the International Visitor Leadership Program. The group came from Brunei, Burma, Fiji, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Marshall Islands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Samoa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Timor-Leste. Their U.S. Department of State exchange focused on maritime security and introduced them to...
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...
This July, the Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council hosted Jóvenes en Acción (Youth in Action) for its second consecutive summer. Jóvenes en Acción is an exchange program in the United States for Mexican high school students focusing on civic education, community service, and youth leadership development. Students are selected for the program from cities across...
The Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council was pleased to host Mr. David Wiseman, head of Armed Forces Programmes with the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, of the United Kingdom as a part of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). Mr. Wiseman served in the British...
For five days in June and part of July, the Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council hosted a group of twenty-two visitors who were in the United States as participants on an International Visitor Leadership Program which examined non-governmental organization management. The group began their visit at Bands on the Beach with several members of the...
