In early February, we welcomed a group of five visitors from Belgium, Columbia, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Ukraine as a part of the International Visitor Leadership Program, where the visitors looked at government at the state and local levels. These visitors began their professional program with a visit to Pensacola City Hall, where they were awarded...
In late January, the Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council hosted Mr. Pierre Maitrot, Deputy Director in Charge of Budget with the Interior Ministry of France, who participated in an International Visitor Leadership (IVLP) project focusing on risk and crisis prevention. Upon his arrival in Pensacola, Councilwoman Sherri Myers welcomed him and presented a gift from...
In early January, we welcomed a group of visitors from the Palestinian Territories as part of an International Visitor Leadership Program looking at Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development. This high-energy group hit the ground running with a visit to the National Naval Aviation Museum the day after arriving; and their professional program began with a...
From January 24 to January 29 the Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council welcomed a group of 11 ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) visitors under the auspices of the International Visitors Leadership project (IVLP) to examine volunteerism and youth. Our guests came from Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Samoa, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam...
