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
In the Media
Thanks to 600 KOGO News Radio for their interview this morning about the 32 women leaders in peace and security visiting San Diego! The group is having a very successful visit. Stay tuned for more updates! Interview is available below:
$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
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
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
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
Meet Our IVLP Gold Star Alumnus: Ivan Tagle
We invite you to register to the summit on September 20th to hear Ivan Tagle talk about how he defends and expands the rights of Mexico’s LGBTQ+ community and laid the groundwork for a draft law that would ban sexual conversion therapies in Mexico. Ivan Tagle is an International Visitor Leadership Program Gold Star… Read More
Interview with San Diego Union Tribune
Read our latest article by the San Diego Union Tribune about the upcoming Regional Summit: Diplomacy Begins Here. Click the article below and join us on Sept 20th! https://lnkd.in/gQs7-7K There’s still time to register for the Regional Summit! Click to join us!
