Earlier this month, the San Diego Diplomacy Council organized an incredible trip for a group of American travelers to Colombia—a country profoundly rich in history, biodiversity, and sociocultural perspectives. During… Read More
Fellows, Festivities and Refreshers: Diving Back into Fellowship Programs
12 weeks. Three programs. 24 fellows. Reflecting on the world of fellows and programs at San Diego Diplomacy Council over the past few months, no one can deny that we… Read More
A YTILI Recap: European fellows take San Diego
In May and June the San Diego Diplomacy Council was privileged to host six fellows through the YTILI Professional Fellows Program, through the use of entrepreneurship as a tool for economic… Read More
SDDC Annual Partnership Appreciation Event Highlights
Over 200 members, guests, and partners joined us for our Partnership Appreciation Event on July 1. The event was held at the Quartyard downtown and featured “The Buses Are Coming”… Read More
Meet the GLYP Instructors
Back by popular demand for a third consecutive year and open to students entering grades 7 -12, the Global Leadership Youth Program (GLYP) begins on Tuesday, June 21. We are… Read More
Meet Our Incredible Interns!
SDDC interns are students passionate about diplomacy and international affairs, who come from diverse backgrounds and bring their unique experiences and perspectives to our team. They contribute their time to… Read More
Spend the day with our Uzbek Entrepreneurs
In September, we were thrilled to host our first in-person delegation since March 2020. 22 entrepreneurs from Uzbekistan spent several days in San Diego to connect with the local community,… Read More
Pitches from our Design Thinking student cohort
Addressing the Problem In the last week of the Global Leadership Youth Program Summer 2021, we decided to take a slightly different approach. This module saw students engage with design… Read More
Announcing our new Executive Director
We are excited to announce that Heidi Knuff has rejoined the San Diego Diplomacy Council as our new Executive Director. For the past year, Heidi has served as Program Manager… Read More
July Update: Two Successful Weeks of the Global Leadership Youth Program Completed, Join Us For More to Come!
This summer’s Global Leadership Youth Program (GLYP) is up and running! The past two weeks were the first two of the five week-long modules being offered by SDDC this summer…. Read More