When an IVLP group comes to Northwest Florida, we don’t just host them; we connect them with the people and places shaping America’s future. In March 2026, Gulf Coast Diplomacy welcomed 15 international leaders from the Indo-Pacific region for a five-day International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) focused on applying artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies...
When an IVLP group comes to Northwest Florida, we don’t just host them; we connect them with the people and places shaping America’s future. In February 2026, Gulf Coast Diplomacy welcomed eight Albanian Members of Parliament for a four-day International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) focused on American economic priorities and examining laws that support U.S....
Victoriah Reed has been involved with Gulf Coast Diplomacy since 2024 as a Youth Diplomat, Camp Global participant, and a host sibling during the Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP) in summer 2024. During her senior year of high school, she traveled overseas to study abroad in Spain, and has now continued her international adventure...
When an IVLP group comes to Northwest Florida, we don’t just host them; we also provide them with a unique experience. We connect them with the people and places shaping America’s future. In July 2025, Gulf Coast Diplomacy welcomed eleven participants from North Africa and the Middle East for a six-day International Visitor Leadership Program...
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Thanks for giving me honorary citizenship of Pensacola, it was a great opportunity for me to learn from each one of the organizations that I visited during the international visitor's leadership program. Our journey doesn’t stop by the end of the program and I continue working with national and international organizations here in Jordan. the...
Hello everyone, my name is Diana Vieyra and I'm from Veracruz, México. I am a Jóvenes en Acción 2019 alumni and as a part of that program I stayed two weeks in Pensacola, Florida. During this exchange I learned so many things, met amazing people, did so many fun activities and basically enjoyed every minute....
First, what I’ve learned thanks to International Visitors’ Leadership Program (IVLP) and how IVLP impacted my life is impossible to judge by the first impression. If you don’t know the cultural code to read behaviors, you can’t interpret the situation well. People who can travel can discover other cultures for themselves and appreciate diversity. This...
How nice to hear from you, and to see that you continue to keep in touch The experience was undoubtedly very fruitful and has led to new initiatives in social projects that have had an impact and have allowed us to interact with other scholarship holders and venture into community-level management for a more equitable...
