Like many in the world, the San Diego Diplomacy Council watched the assault against the U.S Capitol building, the temple of our democracy and a model for many societies around the world, with horror and sadness. The San Diego Diplomacy Council is a non-partisan organization, but what happened on January 6th, 2021 is an attack against… Read More
2020 Year in Review
For over 40 years, the San Diego Diplomacy Council has connected world leaders across sectors with San Diego to build trust, dialogue, and collaboration, all while promoting global prosperity and peace. This year did not unfold in a way any of us could have predicted. Our 2020 calendar was set to be filled with international visitors, community hosting… Read More
Women’s Equality Day
When the 19th Amendment became official in 1920, it marked an incredible victory for a century-long battle. Now, a century on from that momentous date, we’ve still got work to do. Today is a cause for celebration. It has been 100 years since the 19th Amendment was officiated, constitutionally enabling women’s right to vote. This… Read More
Partner Spotlight: Hopscotch Labs
Hopscotch Labs is a partner and instigator in the community. As a design innovation consultancy, Hopscotch regularly works with companies to design better products and services by understanding consumer needs. Three years ago, Hopscotch Labs came on board as a company sponsor for the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSELI) entrepreneurs hosted by the San… Read More
Global Response to Black Lives Matter
People around the world are demanding change. Over the last few weeks, the world has experienced a tipping point. Triggered by the death of George Floyd, protests and general discontent at civil injustices have reignited the flame of action. If you attended our Online Global Trivia event last night, you would have seen that our… Read More
Standing for Racial Justice and Peace
As a 40-year-old organization committed to promoting international dialogue and collaboration on global challenges such as minority rights, the San Diego Diplomacy Council reasserts its stance for racial justice and peaceful change. The Diplomacy Council endeavors to encourage global cooperation and understanding in everything that we do. Undoubtedly, humanity is at its best when we… Read More
Program Spotlight: Women in Peace & Security
In partnership with the U.S. Department of State, the San Diego Diplomacy Council brought 32 female leaders across Europe and the Western Hemisphere to San Diego to discuss how women are critical to preventing and resolving conflict, countering violent extremism and building post-conflict peace and stability. During their 4 days visit, they met with local… Read More
Continuing the Collaboration – from San Diego to Kurdistan
Andy Blue, currently Director of the San Diego Humane Society Escondido Campus, worked for the San Diego Zoo Global as an Associate Curator for over 30 years. He always made it a point to meet with the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) delegates whenever they were at the Zoo. A delegation came to San Diego… Read More
Our lasting Impact: Promoting LGBTQ rights in Malaysia
The visits of global LGBTQ community leaders and activists to San Diego are not just a matter of cultural and professional exchange. Already ambassadors of change in their own country, these individuals travel to the U.S. as citizen diplomats on a mission. The reverberating impact of such visitors is epitomized in Nisha Ayub, as her… Read More
Watch our interview with KUSI News about Border Diplomacy!
Our very own Executive Director Fabienne Perlov and Jorge Goytortua, CEO of Cross Border Xpress spoke to KUSI News today about the importance of collaboration and innovation in Baja California and the upoming regional summit.” We want to focus on all the opportunities shared by Mexico and the US…” said Jorge. Watch the interview at https://www.kusi.com/san-diego-diplom
