Thank you for giving me an opportunity to recollect my unforgettable three days there. I visited Pensacola in early March 2014. From the moment we were greeted by Gulf Coast Diplomacy at the airport, everything in Pensacola was fantastic to me. My most cherished memory is when I was conferred an honorary citizenship of Pensacola....
Thank you for this opportunity. There is no doubt that it was a wonderful experience, especially this family who organized the little party in Pensacola. An extraordinary couple whose hospitality still holds a special place in my memory. IVLP has been an extraordinary experience which has given me the opportunity to discover the kindness and...
In August, we held our monthly youth diplomats meeting. We had a big house of more than 40 participants! We were joined by some Russian teens. We started our meeting with our tradition of playing Kahoot. This is a great way to enhance our knowledge more on current global events and keep us up to...
On Saturday, March 6th, we held our monthly Youth Diplomats Zoom meeting. We started our meeting with a game of Kahoot on current events and voting for the next members of the Leadership Committee. The Kahoot was a fun ice breaker that allowed us to gain critical knowledge on current global news and events. This...
As a program assistant with Escambia County 4-H Youth Development, Jereme Johnson helps shape young leaders through hands-on learning and community engagement. A dedicated partner of Gulf Coast Diplomacy, Johnson regularly hosts international visitors eager to learn from 4-H’s positive youth development model. To make visits meaningful, Johnson and his team design interactive experiences where...
As CEO of Cognitive Big Data Systems, Inc. in Pensacola, Lloyd Reshard demonstrates how entrepreneurship and innovation can strengthen both local business and global understanding. Reshard also regularly engages with international visitors interested in technology, leadership, and business development who come to Northwest Florida on international exchanges. Through these interactions, Reshard and the participants compare...
For Ella Griffith, this year’s fluctuations in travel and uncertainty on the global scale hit home. Ella is a former Youth Diplomat (2018-2020) and was one of 25 participants from the U.S. selected for the Congress-Bundestag Vocational Youth Exchange Program in 2020. With hopes of heading to Germany this past fall, Ella’s plans quickly changed...
Grace McCaffery is always pleased to meet with international visitors and speak about her experience as the La Costa Latina Newspaper publisher. She looks forward to sharing ideas and stories with the visitors to foster better connections with different communities worldwide. La Coast Latina Newspaper is a free bilingual newspaper serving to bridge the Spanish...
When Gulf Coast Diplomacy has international visitors studying human trafficking, domestic abuse, or any other women’s rights project, we frequently partner with Pace Center for Girls Escambia Santa Rosa. Through advocacy and education, they have created a strong support network for struggling young women in Florida for over 26 years. In an interview with their...
Since July 2012, Gulf Coast Diplomacy has partnered with the Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP) to support intercultural learning and educational exchange between high school students in Northwest Florida and their peers from Iraq. IYLEP is sponsored and funded by the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Since 2007, the U.S. Department of State has supported...
