In light of last night’s presidential advisory and general encouragement to engage in social distancing practices in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, we have decided to cancel the reception tonight honoring Yasmin al Qadhi, one of the 2020 International Women of Courage awardees. We are continuing to monitor recommendations from the CDC,… Read More
COVID-19 Update 2: Temporary Pause of Our Exchange Programs and Events
In light of the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic, the San Diego Diplomacy Council is closely following recommendations from the CDC, the U.S Department of State and San Diego County Health Authority. Accordingly, it has been decided that all our exchange programs and events will be on pause from March 16th – May 10th . Here are… Read More
SDDC Response to COVID -19 situation
As an international organization with staff, visitors, and partners in San Diego and across the world, the San Diego Diplomacy Council extends our deepest concern for the countries and people experiencing the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. We also offer support for and profound thanks to our colleagues in U.S. embassies in affected locations worldwide. The San… Read More
Visit of one the 2020 International Women of Courage awardees
The San Diego Diplomacy Council will be hosting a recipient of the U.S. Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award on March 10-14 as part of a two-week exchange program. The IWOC Award annually recognizes women from around the world who have demonstrated exceptional courage, strength and leadership in acting to improve others’… Read More
The Digital Experiment – A Program of World Learning
Applications for The Experiment Digital 2020 are now open! This is a fully-funded virtual summer exchange program that connects high school students from the US, Algeria, Iraq, and Yemen with each other. Youth are prepared to be more civically engaged by teaching them how to design and implement a service project for their local communities. For eight… 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
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
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
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
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
