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
Reflecting on the Global Leaders Online Program
What happens when all our programs get canceled? We invent our own. We can’t speak for everyone, but the global pandemic has thrown the Diplomacy Council a curveball. Our 2020 calendar was set to be filled with international cohorts and hosts of global leaders. Groups were scheduled to explore topics from STEAM education to Migration,… Read More
We Gave Hope, and We Found Hope – Thanks To You!
Reflecting on our Give Hope, Find Hope Campaign We love staying in close contact with our incredible SDDC community, providing details on what we’ve been up to, and sharing opportunities to become engaged global citizens. However, when May 2020 rolled around and we were still no closer to returning to in-person programming, we knew we… 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
Peacemaker of the Year Award Nomination!
We are thrilled to announce the San Diego Diplomacy Council’s nomination of the San Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary Club’s Peacemaker of the Year Award! The San Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary Club, part of Rotary International, is a group of individuals from local businesses, professions and civic organizations who use their passion, energy and intelligence to… Read More
80TH ANNIVERSARY – International Visitor Leadership Program
Watch a short video showing how, for the past 80 years, the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), our flagship program sponsored by the U.S Department of State, has connected current and emerging leaders from around the world to the United States through short-term exchanges. The program has grown to include over 225,000 alumni around the world and continues to build… Read More
$5,000 match for our 40th Anniversary!
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, the San Diego Diplomacy Council just received a challenge gift from a generous donor. The anonymous donor made this donation because of the great work we have done over the last 40 years in building bridges between people and countries to promote peace and stability in our world. The donor has vowed to match… Read More
A Look Back: Diplomacy Begins Here Regional Summit and 40th Anniversary
Thank you to the 300 civic leaders, international affairs experts, community members, international alumni, and students from across the region and around the world who helped us mark our 40th-anniversary last month and engaged in important and enlightening conversations about grassroots diplomacy, exchanges and innovative solutions impacting our border region. Organized in partnership with Global… Read More
Farewell
Natalie’s Message It has been said that all of the cells in our body regenerate every 7 years, connoting that every 7 years we are new beings replete with a fresh perspective. Now – 7 years after I began – I’m struck by this fun bit of medical lore as I announce my departure from… Read More
It’s really good to be able to experience things like that!
This year marks our 40th Anniversary! To celebrate this milestone we present – VOICES – a monthly series highlighting direct reflections from participants on our exchange programs. Kicking off the first in the series is Andrea, a San Diego high school participant on our youth exchange program ‘Adaptive Sports for Social Change’ to Vietnam and Laos…. Read More
