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
IVLP Alumni Launches a Youth Mentoring Program in Partnership with U.S Embassy in London
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
