San Diego Diplomacy Council

08/29/2024

SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED! 📢

Join us on September 12 in collaboration with at the Exchange Pavilion in Balboa Park to join local leaders discuss "Designing Our Region's Global Workforce".

🌲We have partnered with , to facilitate a discussion on how our local community can leverage the international affairs workforce to increase our global presence.

Thank you to Mark J. Ballam, Flavio Olivieri, Ben Moore, and Laura Calderon for sharing your experiences and expertise!

Register now - https://sandiegodiplomacy.org/event/wdc-2024-event/

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08/26/2024

We hope you’ll join the San Diego Diplomacy Council and on September 11 at the for a Book Talk with !

Acclaimed author, educator, and conflict resolution practitioner, Dr. Federman has written a book on the French National Railways and the need for corporate integrity. “The Last Train to Auschwitz” has been called “An important work for understanding the role of businesses in transitional justice,” (Jean-Marc Dreyfus, University of Manchester. Don’t miss the opportunity to meet the author and learn more about this unique and critical book.

Refreshments and light snacks are included. Register now: https://sandiegodiplomacy.org/event/the-worldview-project-and-san-diego-diplomacy-council-sarah-federman-book-talk/

To celebrate the award-winning book “Last Train to Auschwitz: The French National Railways and the Journey to Accountability”, by Dr. Sarah Federman, we invite you to meet the author! Join... Read More

08/22/2024

Join us at the Exchange Pavilion on September 12!

Register Now: https://sandiegodiplomacy.org/event/wdc-2024-event/

“Designing our region’s global identity through our Youth Workforce” will include a discussion panel with international affairs experts, followed by an informal networking session with our region’s international schools, organizations, and stakeholders with the aim to foster conversations about our global identity and the development of our international affairs young workforce. 🕊️

💫Our panel of experts will discuss topics such as capturing and leveraging our international affairs workforce to increase our global presence and shaping our region as a model for subnational and citizen diplomacy.

Following the panel discussion, you are invited to join us for a no-host happy hour at Panama 66.

This free event is open to all. We highly encourage you to attend if you are pursuing an international relations career, looking for ways to connect with the global workforce, and expand your worldview!

In partnership with

08/15/2024

A very warm welcome to SDDC Fall 2024 Intern Cohort! We are thrilled to have 11 new interns joining our team for the next six months. Interns play a vital role in the work that we do, and we are excited to see what we can accomplish with this new cohort in the office.

Our Spring 2024 Intern Cohort are doing a great job of handing over tasks and responsibilities - we will be sad to see them go when they wrap up their time with us next week.

08/14/2024

Thank you to Julia & Gustavo Guerrero for hosting our Uzbekistan Business Leaders for dinner earlier this week! Now in their last week in San Diego, our UBL fellows are making the most of every last moment.

Help us celebrate Uzbekistan Business Leaders, the local community, and some great food at this Friday's Global Social Hour! Join us at 5:30pm at Key & Cleaver. Register now: https://sandiegodiplomacy.org/event/ubl-2024-gsh/? 😄

08/13/2024

It is with great sadness that we share the news that Ambassador Richard C Matheron passed away peacefully in late July. A longtime supporter of the San Diego Diplomacy Council, Ambassador Matheron embodied our mission to connect people and improve the world.

Matheron was honored with a proclamation ceremony in May of this year, in recognition of his 37 years dedicated to U.S. Foreign Service.

08/07/2024

Our Uzbekistan Business Leaders had a great time on Friday connecting with the San Diego community! We spent the morning networking with Asian Business Association San Diego at Matcha Cafe Maiko San Diego , before heading to UC San Diego to connect with The Basement . ⭐

If you're eager to meet this cohort of Uzbek entrepreneurs, make sure you register for next Friday's Global Social Hour (August 16). We'll be providing delicious food, and drinks are available for purchase. 🍔

Unlike other Global Social Hour events, we've opened this one to the wider public thanks to funding from Global Ties U.S. and Marriott International - so bring your friends and loved ones!

Thanks to our partners and cohosts, and City Heights Community Development Corporation

Register here: https://sandiegodiplomacy.org/event/ubl-2024-gsh/?

07/30/2024

Join us on August 16 for a Global Social Hour!

Thanks to a partnership with Global Ties U.S. and Marriott International , we're able to open this event to the whole community. If you've been interested in getting more involved in the San Diego Diplomacy Council, and learning more about citizen diplomacy - this is your chance to get involved!

Our friends at Key and Cleaver and City Heights CDC will be joining us to celebrate the end of our Uzbekistan Business Leaders' fellowship program 🥳 Register via the link below - see you at Key and Cleaver on August 16!

https://sandiegodiplomacy.org/event/ubl-2024-gsh/

07/27/2024

Join SDDC and in celebrating the 235th anniversary of the . For 60+ years, Global Ties has partnered with to implement programs that connect U.S. and global counterparts. Learn more about this collaboration! And how by checking the highlights from the 2024 Global Ties U.S. National Meeting at the link in our bio.

07/17/2024

Thank you Randy Reyes for joining us at the SDDC offices today!

Randy met with SDDC interns to share insights into his career, and explore what a pathway towards international relations can look like. We love engaging our interns with opportunities to remain connected with San Diego's global community 🙌

06/27/2024

Applications for our Fall 2024 Internship Cohort are now open! Our next intern cohort will commence on August 13, 2024, and is the perfect opportunity for anyone interested in gaining hands-on experience in the world of citizen diplomacy and community engagement.

We are looking to fill the following internship positions:
🚌 Program - gain practical experience in planning and scheduling professional appointments for international visitors
🌲Executive - assist the Executive Director with expanding SDDC relationships, expand public relations, contribute to event planning, and assist with strategic development.
📲Communications - experience a high level of responsibility and exposure to local, national, and global media sources in a professional, intercultural environment.
🙌Development - connect with partners and community members, building new relationships, coordinating events, and serving as a liaison with donors and partners .
🪑Operations - explore nonprofit management, database maintenance, and involvement in SDDC's membership engagement.

To apply, submit your resume and cover letter to: [email protected]

Visit our website for details: https://sandiegodiplomacy.org/get-involved/volunteer-internship-opportunities/

06/25/2024

JOIN OUR TEAM 🤩

Under the supervision of the Program Director, the Program Officer works to ensure successful implementation of our international programs by assisting with all aspects of programming including researching prospective local professional contacts, creating program proposals, arranging logistics, drafting the local itinerary of appointments, and communicating all logistical details to the appropriate authorities. The program officer will also staff programs. Duties also entail tracking project expenditures, maintaining database, statistics and activity records related to the program.

Apply Now🙌 https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3958542730

06/23/2024

GLYP 2024 STARTS TOMORROW!

The first module is kicking off bright and early tomorrow morning at . From our humble beginnings in 2020 as a fully virtual program, Summer 2024 marks our 21st (and 22nd, and 23rd) module of the Global Leadership Youth Program. With world-class guest speakers (this week, we'll be joined by the likes of Bettina Hausmann, President of ; Ambassador (ret.) Leslie Bassett; and professor and former chief of protocol, Elena Salsitz) and countless opportunities to learn diplomacy in action, we can't wait to see what this week brings.

Registrations are still open for the rest of the Summer's modules of GLYP! Visit our website to get involved: https://sandiegodiplomacy.org/glyp2024/

06/22/2024

FY24 Highlights!

42 volunteers.
19 speakers.
222 students and educators.

The Inaugural Binational Youth Summit was no small feat! We are so proud of our team and community for coming together to pull of such an incredible event. We are blessed to be situated in the Cali-Baja megaregion, and felt it was about time that we truly tapped into what that means for our work in citizen diplomacy.

Thanks to for being such great partners, and to all the schools who sent students and educators to sell out the Binational Youth Summit.

Hopefully we can do it all again sometime soon... 🤫

06/20/2024

programs like foster connections and understanding, empowering U.S. and international communities to tackle issues at the crossroads of human rights and social inclusion. Being in a diverse border city like San Diego, we frequently host international delegations exploring refugee & migration issues. This World Refugee Day, we encourage you to visit the link below to learn about work that other organizations in the network are doing to promote civic and social justice: https://www.globaltiesus.org/global-ties-network-highlights-ivlp-initiatives-on-civic-and-social-justice/

06/17/2024

Highlights from FY24!

We couldn’t speak about FY24 highlights without mentioning the incredible sports diplomacy reciprocal program that took place in November 2023 and April 2024!

Kicking off with a delegation of Romanian adaptive sports coaches, professionals, and supporters visiting San Diego, their highlights included a scrimmage at La Jolla Country Day School a visit to San Diego State University’s athletics facilities, and connections with our Olympic 🏀training facilities.

In April 2024, accompanied by SDDC team members Adrianna Borja and Carmelina Herrera, we sent a reciprocal delegation of San Diegans to Romania for a once in a lifetime opportunity. ✈️

We are excited to create more unique opportunities for San Diegans to participate in outbound trips. If you have any ideas or suggestions, our inbox is always open!

06/15/2024

FY24 Highlights
San Diego Pride Month doesn't kick off for another few weeks, but for the rest of the world - we are halfway through June, which means we are halfway through . From marching in the 2023 Pride Parade, to having our Executive Director join the Interpride 2023 Committee, to exploring human rights from an LGBTQ+ lens during GLYP, we loved partnering with, amplifying, and celebrating Pride throughout FY24. Stay tuned for things to come in FY25 - and don't miss San Diego Pride Month, taking place in July! 🌈

06/14/2024

Highlights from FY24!

Thank you to CLE Abroad for partnering on another fantastic citizen diplomacy trip. Arguably our best trip yet, Panama was full of:
🍔great food
🌊awe-inspiring sights
👩‍🏫expert lectures and guides
👯and a group of new lifelong friends

We shared some picture highlights on our website recently - check them out here: https://sandiegodiplomacy.org/journey-to-panama-recap/

06/13/2024

FY24 highlights

One of our last programs for the 2023 calendar year was an IVLP program featuring visitors from Australia 🐨 , India 🇮🇳, and Japan 🗾 to explore “Enhancing Regional Maritime Governance and Cooperation in the Quad”. Their program focused on maritime governance best practices, efforts to increase coordination among maritime agencies and relevant stakeholders, and more. This delegation’s time in San Diego included meetings with , , , , and , as well as a weekend to explore some of San Diego’s cultural gems, and a dinner hospitality! 🚢

06/12/2024

Two weeks until we kick off the first module of the Global Leadership Youth Program! We can hardly wait!

High schoolers, it’s not too late to join us for one, two, or even all three modules. Each week of participation in GLYP strengthens your leadership skills, global acumen, and network of likeminded peers. It’s truly a one of a kind opportunity! https://sandiegodiplomacy.org/glyp2024/

06/09/2024

FY24 Highlights 🙌🤩

Who remembers our Annual Partner Appreciation Event in August 2023?! Or rather - who remembers the event that we tried to host in August 2023?! Hurricane Sandy had other ideas, and unfortunately we had to cancel our event, including the performance from acclaimed organist Johann Vexo.

Luckily, we had much better weather (and a roof over our heads) with last month’s Partner Appreciation Event at the . Artist Marcus Thorne led a memorable paint-and-sip experience for budding artists.

We have never had tickets sell out as fast as these tickets to paint at our 2024 Partner Appreciation Event. We’d love your feedback on other interactive opportunities you might be interested in for future events!

06/08/2024

Here in San Diego, we are blessed to be on the shores of the Pacific Ocean. On World Ocean Day, we are particularly mindful of the importance that the ocean place on our lives, our climate, and our future. We are grateful to host visitors from around the world to connect with the Pacific Ocean - like the IVLP delegation from Argentina pictured here, exploring “Management of Marine Protected Areas”.

Looking to get involved this World Ocean Day? Visit to find an event near you.

Hoping to learn more about the ocean’s role in our lives? Check out the Environmental Sustainability module of the Global Leadership Youth Program taking place this Summer. https://sandiegodiplomacy.org/glyp2024/ 🙌

06/07/2024

Attention young scholars! The UK has launched its prestigious Marshal Scholarships for 2025, providing financial assistance for young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. Apply to join a cohort of up to 50 scholars completing graduate studies in the UK.

We would love to have a student from San Diego make the most of this incredible opportunity. Visit the link in our bio for more information, and stay up to date

Reach out if you have questions - and best of luck!

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06/06/2024

With the halfway mark of 2024 fast approaching (and the end of the fiscal year), we plan on celebrating some of our favorite moments from FY24, and prepping for all that’s to come in FY25. 🏀☕🎨🚢🧀⚾🦉
Do you have a standout memory from this fiscal year?!
Stay tuned over the next few weeks as we share some of ours.

05/30/2024

Did you know that 93% of students that participated in the 2023 Global Leadership Youth Program shared that they gained invaluable knowledge through the program? Considering GLYP explores the world's most pressing topics, we think that's pretty impressive 🙌
Less than one month until we kick of GLYP 2024! High Schoolers - will you be joining us? ☀️ Register now: https://sandiegodiplomacy.org/glyp2024/

05/29/2024

Our four YSEALI entrepreneurs have been in San Diego from Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, and the Philippines for the past month, and we had the best time at on Friday celebrating , , and . Thanks to everyone who came out to support our event 💫 If you haven't visited the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum yet, add it to your list of places to see in San Diego!

05/28/2024

We are proud to bring you our first module of the Global Leadership Youth Program in partnership with the San Diego Regional Junior Model United Nations! is kicking off their annual Model United Nations conference tomorrow with Extended Studies. Best of luck to all!
If Model United Nations interests you, be sure to check out "Introduction to International Relations" - kicking off at the start of 2024 next month!

Find out more: https://sandiegodiplomacy.org/glyp2024/

05/24/2024

Thank you Council President Sean Elo-Rivera for joining our event on Monday night and supporting our work in San Diego!

05/20/2024

We are thrilled that has partnered with us to bring you the Environmental Sustainability module of the Global Leadership Youth Program. A local nonprofit dedicated to preserving and caring for marine and coastal ecosystems, is at the forefront of some of San Diego's most pressing environmental conversations. We couldn't think of a better partner to support this year's environment-focused GLYP module 🙌 High schoolers - join us, July 8 - 12
Link in bio or visit SanDiegoDiplomacy.org/GLYP2024 to find out more about what you can expect from GLYP this year 👍

05/18/2024

Thank you members and supporters of the San Diego Diplomacy Council for selling out our 2024 Partner Appreciation Event! 💖
And thank you to our donors and partners for believing in our mission, and allowing us to celebrate citizen diplomacy's most ardent supporters! 👏