Join us for our 4th World Pride Forum on July 15 convening LGBTQIA+ movement leaders from around the world! Members of a contingent of LGBTQIA+ leaders that are part of the U.S Department of State International Visitors Leadership Program will participate in a panel discussion moderated by Fernando Z Lopez, Executive Director of San Diego LGBT... Read More
Join us for a chance to connect with 7 female African entrepreneurs in the fashion and design space! They’ll be visiting from seven different countries: Central African Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Rwanda, and Togo, with some who hold positions as CEOs, Founders, Directors, and Head of External Affairs. They have transformed their societies... Read More
17 visitors from Europe will expose participants to U.S. security and the defense policy-making process and perspectives on global issues; examine specific security issues, such as regional conflicts, weapons proliferation, energy security, homeland security, international terrorism, and the use of preventive diplomacy to address these challenges; discuss the European security architecture, including the evolving roles... Read More
Visitors will be coming from Mexico will be coming to take part in a second series of professional study tours: SDDC and Global Ties U.S. is organizing a series of one-week professional study tours to bring Mexican law enforcement officials, policymakers, and other stakeholders to the United States. These study tours will allow for focused... Read More
5 visitors from Uruguay will be coming to examine the American criminal justice system, with an emphasis on U.S. efforts to protect and promote women’s rights, women’s access to justice, and the welfare of children within the juvenile justice system. They will explore best practices and challenges within the U.S. corrections system in the incarceration... Read More
9 visitors from the United Kingdom will be coming to to make professional connections in San Diego exploring the following:Explore the current issues facing immigrant and urban communities through the eyes of those working and living in those communities; Learn about youth empowerment, and discover the role of young voices in community activism and grassroots organizing; Explore... Read More
The San Diego Diplomacy Council, in partnership with the Kensington Concert Series, is very excited to host the Brazilian virtuoso Hamilton de Holanda. Hamilton is one of the most acclaimed Brazilian musicians, with a career full of prizes. He renewed the history of the mandolin by adding two extra string to the instrument and a creating... Read More
6 visitors from the Russian Federation will be coming to to make professional connections in San Diego exploring the following:Experiencing their own profession in an American context, through internships with related businesses and organizations; Learn about San Diego’s economy, business climate, strengths, and challenges through a visit to the World Trade Center and meeting with the Regional... Read More
Visitors from Afghanistan and Uzbekistan will be coming to make professional connections in San Diego exploring the following : Strengthen economic cooperation and trade relationships between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan ; Examine domestic and international economic forces that influence U.S. trade policy and the policy-making process; examine the ideal conditions and challenges integral to facilitating and... Read More
9 visitors from Pakistan will be coming to examine how the U.S. manages freshwater supplies for agriculture, energy production and domestic and industrial uses; Explore U.S. efforts to protect the environment, with a focus on the quantity and quality of surface and groundwater supplies for a variety of competing uses locally, regionally, nationally and internationally;... Read More
