We are thrilled to bring you our annual fundraiser, “The Next 45: Building a Sustainable Legacy”. This evening event will celebrate the San Diego Diplomacy Council’s storied past, evolving present, and hopeful future. We hope you will join us on our mission to connect people and improve the world.

This Year's Event

Each year, the San Diego Diplomacy Council holds one event to raise funds in support of our mission. In a world where conflict continues to run rampant, diplomacy plays a crucial role in building meaningful connections and mutual understanding. By supporting our annual fundraiser, your are contributing to initiatives that build global peace, facilitate cross-cultural exchange, and empower the next generation of global leaders. Help us do the work, and create a more unified and inclusive future.

We are honored to be hosting high school students from Kiribati in San Diego, who will be joining us at this event. As a nation with a young population and uncertain future, Kiribati is investing in its young leaders, ensuring they have tools and opportunities to rise above their uncertain prospects. As we celebrate 45 years of the San Diego Diplomacy Council and look toward the next 45 and beyond, we want to be intentional about what it means to build a sustainable legacy. Not just for our organization, but for global leaders everywhere.

Location: UC San Diego Great Hall

Dress code: Smart Casual

Parking is available for a fee in the Pangea Parking Structure on campus.

Keynote Speakers & Entertainment

Opening Remarks will be given by Mayor Todd Gloria.

Live music will be provided by M A L U.

Interactive art activities will be led by Pom Pom Project

Keynote Speakers include Amb. Nina Hachigian and Marco Werman, who will participate in a discussion moderated by Ben Moore.

Ambassador Nina Hachigian (ret) is the first U.S. Special Representative for City and State Diplomacy. In this role she seeks to bring benefits to, and learn from, local leaders in the United States, and connect them to counterparts around the world.

Before rejoining the Department, Ambassador Hachigian served as the first Deputy Mayor for International Affairs for the City of Los Angeles. In that role, she oversaw efforts that sent underserved community college students on free, educational international trips; created a new public-private partnership to attract international business and non-profits, especially to underserved communities; prepared the City for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games and their legacy; hosted the Summit of the Americas; founded the first global gender equity city network; planned trade missions, and worked with international city networks to advance cutting-edge climate change programs, migrant integration, healthy cities and more.

Marco Werman is co-host and executive editor of the WGBH-PRX program The World which he helped create in 1995. Previously he covered West Africa as a foreign correspondent for the BBC and other outlets. He is currently UC San Diego first Journalist in Residence. Werman is a two-time Emmy nominee and a winner for his 2006 Frontline documentary about Libya opening up to the world during a total solar eclipse.