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SUMMARY:Professional Fellows Program (PFP) and Young Southeast Asia Leadership Initiative (YSEALI)
DESCRIPTION:6 Visitors will be coming from Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia to make professional connections in San Diego through month-long business fellowships with local companies. These fellows will be home hosted and work approximately 40 hours per week while in San Diego.
URL:https://sandiegodiplomacy.org/event/professional-fellows-program-pfp-and-young-southeast-asia-leadership-initiative-yseali/
CATEGORIES:Incoming Delegations
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SUMMARY:Combating Trafficking in Persons
DESCRIPTION:6 visitors from Indonesia will be coming to San Diego to expose GOI TIP actors to the full range of U.S. antiTIP practitioners among federal\, state and local law enforcement agencies\, judicial authorities and NGOs in order to enable them to exchange best practices\, learn new approaches and better understand the legal/institutional framework behind U.S. antiTIP efforts\, which place great importance on close cooperation between all federal actors in the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons\, as well as between police\, prosecutors and the NGO community on the local level. This will provide participants with a deeper understanding of the emphasis that U.S. law  enforcement and prosecutors place on investigating and prosecuting traffickers and spreading awareness among the local law enforcement community that TIP must not be considered a “victimless crime\,” as well as showing the importance of the close relationship between TIP and child exploitation/child pornography.  This will also expose participants to a wide variety of trafficking patterns\, which vary greatly depending on the economic and social factors of different regions\, and give participants a better understanding of the rationale behind the U.S. approach to TIP victims\, which is highly focused on supporting\, reintegrating and empowering victims at each stage of the process.  
URL:https://sandiegodiplomacy.org/event/combating-trafficking-in-persons/
CATEGORIES:Incoming Delegations
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SUMMARY:Elections in Democracies
DESCRIPTION:4 visitors from Thailand will be coming to San Diego to understand the development of democracy and civic education in the western tradition; learn about party development and cohesion as well as strategic communications; explore the triggers that cause electoral violence and cause elections to fail; study the role of police and other security services in mitigating risks to the electoral process\, candidates\, and ensuring safety during protests; and learn about election center and voting precinct preparation\, election monitoring\, vote tabulation\, and security procedures. 
URL:https://sandiegodiplomacy.org/event/elections-in-democracies/
CATEGORIES:Incoming Delegations
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SUMMARY:Young Political Leaders
DESCRIPTION:8 visitors from India will be coming to make professional connections in San Diego exploring the following specific objectives for the project outlined by the Department of State: examine U.S. political parties and civic engagement\, especially the role of young people; discuss strategies for developing and strengthening political organizations\, through leadership training\, organizing infrastructures\, and campaigning methods; examine the role of the media\, traditional and social\, in political campaigning and governance; meet with national\, state\, and local counterparts to discuss challenges and impact of engaging youth in political and civic activism.
URL:https://sandiegodiplomacy.org/event/young-political-leaders/
CATEGORIES:Incoming Delegations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181110T180000
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SUMMARY:Beats Into Bridges: Celebrating Art Diplomacy
DESCRIPTION:Save-The-Date of our Signature Event on Saturday\, November 10 at the Museum of Photographic Arts\, Balboa Park! We will celebrate Art Diplomacy as a way to build diplomatic bridges between the United States and other nations through music\, visual and performing arts. Our keynote speaker\, Clayton Powell III\, will share the story of his father\, Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr.\, who convinced U.S. leaders that jazz was the best way to intervene in the Cold War cultural conflict to share american culture\, values and democracy around the world. Jazz masters as Louis Armstrong\, Dave Brubeck\, Duke Ellington\, Dizzy Gillespie\, and Benny Goodman dramatically influenced perceptions of the U.S. and its image of democracy while easing political tensions in the midst of critical Cold War crises. He will be accompanied by the jazz musician and composer Todd Cochran\, who has collaborated among others with Herbie Hancock\, Peter Gabriel\, Phil Collins and wrote the music of the movie “Keep the Faith\, Baby” about Congressman Powell’s life. We are also excited to have the contemporary artist Amira Sackett\, an inspiring Muslim female hip-hop dancer\, choreographer and citizen diplomat who will perform at the event with local Hip-Hop dancers and share her public diplomacy experience. Photo exhibits\, delicious food\, cocktail\, raffle\, and live auctions will be the other highlights of the evening.
URL:https://sandiegodiplomacy.org/event/beats-into-bridges-celebrating-art-diplomacy/
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SUMMARY:2018 Signature Event
DESCRIPTION:Join San Diego for an unforgettable evening celebrating the arts in diplomacy. From mid-century jazz to modern-day hip hop\, explore how U.S. leaders and civic actors have used the transcendent power of music and dance to turn beats into bridges across the globe. \nThe evening will feature a tapas style dinner\, drinks\, entertainment\, photo exhibits\, and stories of impact. Join us and support the work of the San Diego Diplomacy Council. One beat. One note. One jam session at a time. \nSDDC Members $100  •  Non-members $125  •  VIP $150\nThis year we have a limited number of VIP tickets that include a pre-event cocktail reception with speakers and performers that begins at 5:45 pm. \n[lbdesign_button link=”https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2018-signature-event-beats-into-bridges-celebrating-art-diplomacy-tickets-49614810233″ new_tab=”true” type=”default” size=”default” style=”default” custom_class=””]RSVP Now[/lbdesign_button]\n\nKeynote Speaker\nAdam Clayton Powell III\n \nAdam Clayton Powell III is President of the Public Diplomacy Council of the United States and Director of Washington Programs for the University of Southern California’s Center on Communication Leadership and Policy. He is also University Fellow at the USC Center on Public Diplomacy. \nPowell will share the impactful story of his father\, unapologetic civil rights activist and Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr.\, and his intrepid efforts to use jazz music to connect the U.S. with the rest of the world during the Cold War era. \nAt Powell Jr.’s prompting\, jazz masters such as Louis Armstrong\, Dave Brubeck\, Duke Ellington\, Dizzy Gillespie\, and Benny Goodman were sent abroad as musical ambassadors on a series of short term cultural diplomacy tours that would last more than two decades. Powell’s stories\, and his life’s work\, underscore the diplomatic power of the arts to build bridges when traditional diplomatic channels have failed or are limited. Read more\nUntil the fall of 2010\, Powell served as USC’s Vice Provost for Globalization\, working with faculty and deans to advance the university’s global initiatives\, expand USC’s international presence\, increase USC’s leadership role in the Association of Pacific Rim Universities\, and promoting the university throughout the world. \nPowell comes from a career of two decades in broadcasting\, serving as Vice President for News and Information programming at National Public Radio; Manager of network radio and television news for CBS News; Executive Producer at Quincy Jones Entertainment; and General Manager of PBS stations WHUT-TV in Washington and KMTP-TV in San Francisco.\nWatch Adam Clayton Powell Jr. team up with Dizzy Gilespie in this PBS documentary clip \n\nArtist of Honor\nAmirah Sackett\n \nAmirah Sackett is an internationally recognized hip-hop dancer\, choreographer\, teacher\, and arts envoy who has used hip-hop to transcend stereotypes about women and the Muslim community in the U.S. and abroad. Amirah will share performance and stories about her experiences. \nAmirah’s global dance diplomacy endeavors began when she was honored as one of the first female hip-hop artists to receive the Jerome Travel/Study grant in 2008 and travel to Rotterdam\, Holland to study and train at Hip Hop Huis\, a center in Europe for hip-hop artists. In 2014\, Amirah traveled to Dhaka\, Bangladesh as part of “Next Level”\, a hip-hop cultural exchange program by the U.S. State Department and University of North Carolina. In April 2016\, Amirah was honored to be part of “Caravanserai- American Voices”\, a Midwest tour of American Muslim hip-hop artists. In 2016\, Amirah and her work “We’re Muslim\, Don’t Panic” reached viral video fame\, after being featured in videos online by PopSugar Celebrity\, Huffington Post\, AJ+\, and Upworthy with millions of views each. Read more\nAmirah has performed and given a lecture at Harvard University as a guest of the Graduate School of Education and she was chosen to be a Tedx speaker at TedxAmoskeagMillyard in New Hampshire. Huffington Post featured Amirah in their article\, “17 Muslim American Women Who Made America Great In 2016”. In 2017 she traveled to Honolulu\, Hawaii for a residency funded by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic arts\, at a museum dedicated to Islamic art from around the world called Shangri La. \nMost recently\, in summer 2018 Amirah was invited by the U.S. Department of State to teach and perform in Malaysia with fellow hip hop dancer B-girl Mama on a cultural diplomacy tour across the country. \nIn addition to her international travel\, Amirah continues to tour\, teach\, and perform around the U.S. and in her hometown of Chicago. Amirah believes hip-hop culture\, as a whole\, gives voice to those often unheard and is a way to uplift\, inspire\, and bring change to those communities that need it the most.\n\nArtist of Honor\nTodd Cochran\n \nTodd Cochran is a jazz pianist and composer who has collaborated with Herbie Hancock\, Peter Gabriel\, Phil Collins\, and other notable musicians. He wrote the film score for the movie “Keep the Faith\, Baby” (2002) about Congressman Powell’s life. Todd will share his mastery of the keys with event attendees. Read more\nThe more avenues an artist can draw upon the more original their music will tend to sound. With years devoted to classical music study followed by the tutelage of American jazz masters\, pianist and composer Todd Cochran’s music reflects a wide-ranging musical palette. In his art he has continued to build upon this foundation\, incorporating diverse musical influences from the traditions of African and Asian diaspora\, global pop\, and contemporary art music culture. \nTodd’s happenstance was to grow up in San Francisco during the civil rights era\, a transformational time in America’s story. The city was multi-dimensional and the echoes of being a child of the cultural revolution have never left him. \nGarnering attention at a young age his associations with legendary musicians began when he was 17\, playing and recording with\, or composing for John Handy\, Bobby Hutcherson\, and Rashaan Roland Kirk. And while classical art music was always the foundation of his interest\, early in Todd’s career the rock band Santana re-recorded a composition from Todd’s first solo album “Worlds Around The Sun.” This became his entrée into the world of edgy electric underground and alternative music\, ultimately leading to the formation of the innovative band Automatic Man. \nTodd’s work as a pianist\, composer and electronic musician has significantly influenced others. A short list of his collaborations include Herbie Hancock\, Peter Gabriel\, Phil Collins\, Maya Angelou\, Joan Armatrading\, Freddie Hubbard\, Stanley Clarke\, Stewart Copeland\, Hubert Laws\, Jeff Beck\, Burt Bacharach\, Stan Getz\, Natalie Cole\, Neil Diamond\, and Rod Stewart. Todd sees the world of music as a village where different humanities come together. And correspondingly he explores creativity as a collective experience. In Todd’s words\, “When asked what to call the music I’m now imagining and creating\, I say it’s simply contemporary American Art Music. The music embraces all the things I believe in about the richness of a diverse and freely interacting culture; shared emotions\, concerns for a healthy human condition\, and hopes for the positive future of our world.”\n\nFeatured Photo Exhibit\nJam Session\n \nThe event will feature select images from a photographic exhibition entitled Jam Session: America’s Jazz Ambassadors Embrace the World\, curated by the Meridian International Center. \nThe exhibition contains more than 100 images capturing memorable moments from diplomatic jazz tours to 35 countries and four continents. Photos include Dizzy straddling a motorcycle with a famous Yugoslav musician; Louis meeting a revered national leader in Nigeria; Benny entertaining kids in Moscow’s Red Square and much more. The exhibition was developed in collaboration with University of Michigan professor Penny M. Von Eschen and drawn from collections around the United States. \n\nLive Auction + Raffle\n \n\nAwardees\nAmbassador Charles W. Hostler Citizen Diplomat of the Year\nCalifornia Senate President Pro Temp Toni Atkins\n \nIt is our honor to recognize Senate President Pro Temp Toni Atkins as the Ambassador Charles W. Hostler Citizen Diplomat of the Year. Senator Atkins is an advocate of minority rights around the world\, including women and the LGBTQ+ community. She is the first woman and first openly LGBTQ+ person to hold the position of Senate President Pro Tempore. Her office has been extremely supportive of the San Diego Diplomacy Council’s programs and events over the years\, frequently meeting with our visiting delegations and attending our World Pride Forums.  \nPartner Agency of the Year\nInfraGard San Diego\n \nWe are thrilled to recognize InfraGard San Diego as Partner Agency of the Year. InfraGard San Diego is a FBI-affiliated nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection of critical infrastructure and the American people. The heart of the organization is collaboration and how to facilitate the exchange of information\, knowledge and resources among security stakeholders for the greater good. InfraGard San Diego has been extremely supportive of the San Diego Diplomacy Council’s programming for the last two years\, financially\, in manpower\, and in marketing. \n  \n\nLocation + Parking\nMuseum of Photographic Arts (MOPA) at Balboa Park\n1649 El Prado\, San Diego\, CA 92101. \nMinibuses will be provided from a designated parking lot at Balboa Park to the venue. \n\nSponsors\nOur evening would not have been possible without the in-kind support of many individuals and businesses in the community including: \nMany thanks to Sempra Energy for its sponsorship at the Platinum Diplomat Level \n  \n \nMany thanks to Sharon Payne and Rob Oswalt for their Platinum Diplomat Sponsorship \nMany thanks to Chinyeh Hostler for her Gold Diplomat Sponsorship \n \nThank you to the Unified Port of San Diego for its Gold Diplomat Sponsorship \n \nThank you to BD for its Gold Diplomat Sponsorship \n  \n  \n \nThank you to Qualcomm Incorporated for its Gold Diplomat Sponsorship \n  \n \nThank you to Sureride for its Cocktail Hour Sponsorship and Shuttle Service \n  \n \nThank you to the Bristol Hotel for its Cocktail Hour Sponsorship \n  \n \nThank you to George’s Camera for the Photo Exhibition Sponsorship \n  \n\nSponsorship Levels\nBecome a sponsor and support the critical intersection between the arts\, diplomacy\, and global bridge building. For companies and individuals interested to sponsor the 2018 signature event\, please contact Executive Director Fabienne Perlov at Fabienne@sandiegodiplomacy.org \n$10\,000 – Diamond Diplomat\nFeatured as a presenting sponsor of the 2018 signature event\, invitation to the VIP cocktail with speakers and performers before the event\, complimentary tickets for eight (8) guests\, five (5) raffle tickets per guest\, one-year SDDC membership for eight (8)\, promotional acknowledgment on all social media and all other event publicity. \n$5\,000 – Platinum Diplomat\nInvitation to the VIP cocktail with speakers and performers before the event\, complimentary tickets for eight (8) guests\, five (5) raffle tickets per guest\, one-year SDDC membership for eight (8)\, promotional acknowledgment on all social media and all other event publicity. \n$2\,500 – Gold Diplomat\nInvitation to the VIP cocktail with speakers and performers before the event\, complimentary tickets for four (4) guests\, five (5) raffle tickets per guest\, one-year membership for four (4)\, promotional acknowledgment on all social media and all other event publicity. \n$1\,000 – Cocktail Hour Sponsor\nInvitation to the VIP cocktail with speakers and performers before the event\, complimentary tickets for two (2)\, five (5) raffle tickets per guest\, one-year SDDC membership for two (2)\, promotional acknowledgment on all social media and all other event publicity. \n\nWe look forward to celebrating with you! \n[lbdesign_button link=”https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2018-signature-event-beats-into-bridges-celebrating-art-diplomacy-tickets-49614810233″ new_tab=”true” type=”default” size=”default” style=”default” custom_class=””]RSVP Now[/lbdesign_button]\n 
URL:https://sandiegodiplomacy.org/event/2018-signature-event/
LOCATION:Museum of Photographic Arts\, 1649 El Prado\, San Diego\, CA\, 92101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Upcoming Events
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SUMMARY:At - Risk Youth Empowerment
DESCRIPTION:1 Gold Star IVLP from Iraq will be coming to make professional connections in San Diego exploring the following specific objectives for the project outlined by the Department of State: explore best practices in providing psycho-social support and services for traumatized children; understand efforts to advocate and treat homelessness for youth and senior citizens; illustrate support services for children and families with disabilities; further strengthen the ties and capacities of IVLP alumni\, recognize the contributions of the Global Ties U.S. community\, and examine the direct impact of the IVLP on participants and their home countries in support of U.S. policy priorities.
URL:https://sandiegodiplomacy.org/event/at-risk-youth-empowerment/
CATEGORIES:Incoming Delegations
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181128
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181202
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SUMMARY:Fulbright Enrichment Seminar
DESCRIPTION:90 Fulbright Faculty from across disciplines and across the globe will be coming to San Diego to attend a Fulbright Enrichment Seminar on Leveraging Strategic Innovation & Entrepreneurship for Long-Term Success. \nThe seminar will sharpen Fulbright Scholars’ ability to examine the importance of leveraging strategic innovation across private\, public\, and social sectors to ensure long-term success of nation-states as well as the entire world. Visiting scholars will also critically evaluate the role universities can play in spurring\, guiding\, and supporting such innovation by serving as a hub that connects the students with all three (i.e. private\, public\, and social) sectors.
URL:https://sandiegodiplomacy.org/event/fulbright-enrichment-seminar-3/
CATEGORIES:Incoming Delegations
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SUMMARY:Music Diplomacy Exchange Program with Crew Percussions (Outband)
DESCRIPTION:The San Diego Diplomacy Council will fulfill the following Project Manager duties\, including but not limited to: be responsible for all pre-departure communication between LAPA and the Artist\, creating a full agenda in Kuwait and taking into consideration needs and requests from both LAPA and the Artist; act as administrative and logistical lead for the Artist while in Kuwait\, coordinating with LAPA and other Kuwaiti partners to ensure Artist is maintaining agreed upon agenda; create a final program book inclusive of the programmatic and logistical components of the trip’s agenda to be dispersed to the Artist prior to departure; act as the primary contact with the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait City\, managing additional program-matic and logistical components as necessary; provide payment to Artist in a timely manner as agreed upon in the contract.
URL:https://sandiegodiplomacy.org/event/music-diplomacy-exchange-program-with-crew-percussions-outband/
CATEGORIES:Incoming Delegations
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