Watch the Full Presentation Here! Get ready to break the monotony of your current home workout! San Diego Diplomacy Council is delighted to present to you our next fun Cultural Diplomacy experience: a Contemporary African Dance Class, led by Mandela Washington Fellowship Program alumna, Francisca Nyaradzo Nhongonhema, from Zimbabwe. You will get a chance to hear from Ms. Nhongonhema,… Read More
Zimbabwe Artist Recommendations
During our interview with Zimbabwean creative artist Nyarie Nhongonhema, she mentioned that an easy way to support artists during this time when they can’t interact face to face with an audience, is by simply viewing their creative work across social media platforms. Nyarie emphasized, “If it’s a live video, if it’s a show or if… Read More
E-Cultural Diplomacy: Celebrating France’s Bastille Day!
A special thank you to everyone who celebrated France’s Bastille Day with us at the San Diego Diplomacy Council! It was a pleasure featuring all of our honorable guests to speak about France and share aspects of French culture. We started the evening off with a few words from the Executive Director of Alliance Francaise… Read More
E-Talk About Series: Diplomacy in the Next Era – Creating Gender Balance
The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing and protecting women’s constitutional right to vote. It was a privilege and honor hosting Susan Sloan, author of A Seat at the Table: Women, Diplomacy, and Lessons for the World, to shed light on the importance of gender equality, parity,… Read More
Partner Spotlight: Hopscotch Labs
Hopscotch Labs is a partner and instigator in the community. As a design innovation consultancy, Hopscotch regularly works with companies to design better products and services by understanding consumer needs. Three years ago, Hopscotch Labs came on board as a company sponsor for the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSELI) entrepreneurs hosted by the San… Read More
Sponsor Students from the Model United Nations Club at The Preuss School UC San Diego
The Preuss Model United Nations Club has supported the San Diego Diplomacy Council through their participation in past events and wishes to further engage in international learning experiences, specifically our Global Leaders Online Program, a 4-week summer course in July for students ages 14-18 organized in partnership with La Jolla Country Day School. The program… Read More
Global Leaders Online Forum: The Power of Community – A Discussion with International LGBTQ Leaders
Thank you to everyone who joined the Global Leader’s Online Forum celebrating Pride month, in partnership with San Diego Pride and Sempra Energy. It was a pleasure being able to reconnect with so many IVLP Alumni and hear what incredible strides they have made in their communities. Special thanks to San Diego Pride for their continued… Read More
Global Leaders Online Forum: Crisis within a Crisis – Refugees in a Time of COVID-19
It was an honor hosting Ms. Nesrine Metry, IVLP Alumna and Health Manager of the Refugee Program at Caritas Egypt, alongside Ms. Carmen Kcomt, Refugee Congress Delegate for California for such an eye-opening event about the impact of COVID-19 on refugees within Egypt and San Diego. Ms. Metry opened the event by discussing various unforeseen… Read More
Global Response to Black Lives Matter
People around the world are demanding change. Over the last few weeks, the world has experienced a tipping point. Triggered by the death of George Floyd, protests and general discontent at civil injustices have reignited the flame of action. If you attended our Online Global Trivia event last night, you would have seen that our… Read More
E-Talk About Series: A Briefing on Afghanistan – How We Got Where We Are Today
It was a pleasure hosting Annie Pfozheimer for such an insightful and relevant event. Special thanks to congresswoman Susan Davis for her opening remarks and to San Diego State University’s Center for Advancing Global Business for co-hosting the event. Congresswoman Susan Davis opened with her personal experience during her numerous visits to Afghanistan. She expressed… Read More
