9 Congressional Staff Exchange Participants will be coming from Mexico to make professional connections in San Diego exploring the following: Connect Mexican congressional staff with new and existing U.S. congressional staff; facilitate positive working relationships and open channels of communication among congressional staff from both countries; learn about the new administration’s priorities and policies, especially... Read More
1 British Parliamentarian will be coming from the United Kingdom to shadow Congressman Scott Peters and make professional connections in San Diego
5 Visitors will be coming from the Palestinian Territories to make professional connections in San Diego exploring the following: Study sustainable alternatives for meeting rising energy demands, providing more energy independence, and creating homegrown high-tech jobs Understand the benefits of renewable resources such as solar energy, wind, hydropower, and geothermal energy, and their contribution to... Read More
4 Visitors will be coming from the Gaza Strip, Jordan, the West Bank, and Ghanem to make professional connections in San Diego exploring the following: Introduce the participants to US pharmaceutical companies and their current research and development activities, discuss the role of effective patent laws to protect investment, costing methods, pricing policies, and return... Read More
Visitors will be coming from multiple regions to make professional connections in San Diego exploring the following: Promote international cooperation on the common challenges facing the global community in preventing, treating, and managing health problems affecting women, such as cancer, stroke, heart disease, diabetes and HIV-related illnesses. They will also explore state and local efforts... Read More
14 Visitors will be coming from multiple regions to make professional connections in San Diego exploring the following: Examine U.S. local, national, and international efforts to combat trafficking in persons and present innovative law enforcement strategies for preventing, investigating, and prosecuting trafficking crimes.
3 Visitors will be coming from Germany to make professional connections in San Diego exploring the following: Highlight U.S programs to counter violent extremism at the federal, state, and local levels Examine how terrorism cases are investigated and prosecuted in the U.S criminal justice system Explore the underlying conditions that fuel extremism, including: political grievances,... Read More
10 Visitors will be coming from Nigeria to make professional connections in San Diego exploring the following: Examine the role of religious leaders in an increasingly diverse community Observe the interplay between religion and politics in the U.S. Understand how faith based organizations and religious leaders work to protect the rights of citizens whose beliefs... Read More
7 Visitors will be coming from the United Kingdom to make professional connections in San Diego exploring the following: Examine successful U.S. strategies and local initiatives to prevent violent extremism, intervene in the path to radicalization, and rehabilitate and reintegrate marginalized individuals Increase bilateral cooperation on efforts to prevent radicalization to deter terrorism Explore community-based efforts... Read More
