In Jillian Burns’ insightful lecture, she shared her experience and opinions about U.S. Policy towards Iran and potential changes in the future. Burns explained that cohesive multilateral pressure has worked most effectively with Iran because they will say no until they are ready to say yes. She also states that “for policy to be effective,… Read More
COVID-19 in Africa: Select Stories from our IVLP Alumni
San Diego Diplomacy Council was proud to kick off our Global Leaders Online Forum series last week with “COVID-19 in Africa: Select Stories from IVLP Alumni”. International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) alumni Dr. Dickens Howard Akena (Uganda) and Ms. Françoise Mukuku (Democratic Republic of Congo) shared their insight on the impact of COVID-19 on their… Read More
E-Talk-About Series: Mask Diplomacy: Northeast Asia Information and Image Wars
Thank you to all who joined us for another engaging E-Talk-About event this past Tuesday, as Dr. Nancy Snow shared her insight on how China, South Korea, and Japan have all responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. In true professorial fashion, Snow assigned them “grades”: South Korea with an A-, China with a C, and Japan… Read More
E-Talk-About Series: How U.S. Diplomats Thrive in Adversity
Thanks to all who attended the E-Talk-About event, “How U.S. Diplomats Thrive in Adversity” and special thanks to speaker Beth Payne for an uplifting and encouraging lecture. Payne describes resilience as “a way of life that helps you succeed no matter what’s happening.” She explains that sustaining a high level of resilience and learning to… Read More
E-Talk-About Series: COVID-19 & Diplomacy: A Great Disruptor
Our first virtual event was a success with over 100 members and friends joining our Zoom lecture last night.”These guys are my heroes”, said Dr. Kenneth Dekleva referring to Dr. William Walter, Director of Operational Medicine at the U.S. Department of State and Dr. Michael Callahan, a Tropical Medicine-Infectious Disease expert at Harvard University ( see pictures… Read More
In the News – Adaptive Martial Arts for Youth Delegation
Thanks to the Times of San Diego for sharing in an article about our recent sports diplomacy program where a delegation of 13 adaptive martial arts coaches as well as sports administrators who work with at-risk youth from Belgium visited San Diego. They had the opportunity to meet and collaborate with San Diego practitioners of adapted martial arts and San Diego communities Challenged… Read More
Lasting Connections Between Youth and IVLP Alumni – Our Impact Stories
A group of students from La Jolla Country Day School (LJCDS) recently had the opportunity to visit the Netherlands where they had a successful Model UN trip to The Hague and were able to reconnect with Naomi Ter Haar, one of our International Visitor Leadership Program alumni. In November 2019, Naomi Ter Haar visited LJCDS as part of the… Read More
Aligning Resources in Achieving Goals
Thank you to all that attended our Talk-About Series: Three Presidents at War. We would like to extend a special thank you to our partners Charles W. Hostler Institute on World Affairs and the Center for Advancing Global Business at San Diego State University for their continued support. This event was a huge success with the room… Read More
IVLP Alumni Launches a Youth Mentoring Program in Partnership with U.S Embassy in London
In 2017, Harris Bokhari and six other leaders from the U.K visited San Diego under the International Visitor Leadership Program to explore successful strategies and local initiatives to prevent violent extremism. During their visit, they met with federal, state, and local officials, community and faith leaders, and youth service providers to examine local efforts to… 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
