Job in citizen diplomacy

The Institute of International Education (IIE), a world leader in the exchange of people and ideas, seeks an experienced and dynamic executive with strong administrative skills, to serve as Regional Center Executive Director for the West Coast Office, located at 530 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA.
Here's a link to the agency offering the position.

citizen diplomacy by one man

A new book about one man's adventure in citizen diplomacy. This blog talks about the book, Exhaust the limits. Should be work a read.

citizen diplomacy in KC

This is the experience of one firm in Kansas City in promoting citizen diplomacy through the community connection program. Your firm could do this in Albuquerque through the Albuquerque Council for International Visitors.

Interactive site

This is an interactive website that talks about public diplomacy.

Public diplomacy sources

Here's a website that tracks resources for public diplomacy.

Cari Guitarrd on Public Diplomacy

Cari Guittard, who will be a speaker at the Oct. 2011 Albuquerque Council for International Visitors Community Summit on Citizen Diplomacy to be held at the University of New Mexico talks about the meaning of public, or citizen diplomacy in this radio clip.

Citizen Diplomacy proclamation

The U.S. Congress has moved to acknowledge Citizen Diplomacy Day.

Italy

Just back from a week in Italy. Visited the hill towns in Tuscany and Umbria. Recommended!! Here's a little shop in Castilione del lago in Umbria.

Reno summit

A Citizen Diplomacy summit will occur in Reno, Nev. in November. The event will be held a several locations and some events are free.
Next year a citizen diplomacy summit is planned for Albuquerque, N.M.

Limiting citizen diplomacy

One concern is that sentiment against Israel's unwillingness to negotiate peace with its Muslim neighbors can reduce citizen diplomacy by limiting visitors to universities in the U.K.

Panel on Citizen Diplomacy

Here's a panel discussing citizen diplomacy as part of a discussion series.
Thanks to others for sending me the information on the link.

Harvard prof talks about citizen diplomacy

Joseph Nye, a Harvard professor, talks about citizen diplomacy in a NYT editorial.
Worth a read.

LA and Citizen diplomacy

Citizen diplomacy will be celebrated in Los Angeles, Calif., later this month.
The event occurs Oct. 21.

Defining Citizen Diplomacy?

Citizen diplomacy is the effort by U.S. citizens to engage with people globally to foster positive relationships.

Attendees at the 2010 National Council for International Visitors were asked to define "citizen diplomacy" in this linked video.

Most people talk about it fostering global relationships "one handshake at a time."

The U.S. Department of State sponsors the International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP) to bring emerging foreign leaders to the U.S. to study a topic of their interest. The participants are selected by the U.S. Ambassadors serving in the foreign country.

What is ACIV

The Albuquerque Council for International Visitors (ACIV) promotes citizen diplomacy in the state. It arranges many of the visits by participants in the U.S. Department of State's International Visitors Leadership Program who come to Albuquerque to gain information on a range of topics.
The volunteer organization strives to bring the International visitors into contact with residents of New Mexico.

The local organization is a member organization with the National Council for International Visitors.
The Washington, D.C.-based organization coordinates programs with the State Department.

ACIV, with support of the University of New Mexico, will hold a Community Summit on Citizen Diplomacy on Oct. 5, 2011, on the campus of the university.

Oct. Global Activities in ABQ

Albuquerque has a number of Global events going on this month:

Of course, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta takes up the first two weekends of October. Hundreds of hot air balloons, and thousands of spectators watch the early morning launches, evening glows and fireworks, plus demonstrations on the festival grounds.

The Grecian Festival is an annual event held at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 308 High St. Shuttle parking is available at Lomas and University. Admission is $5, plus tickets to purchase items. Features food, dances, music, jewelry, a store with Greek items, and other booths and activities. It runs from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Oct. 1 & 2, and from noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 3.

The Global DanceFest runs for the four weekends in October at the N4th Theater, 4904 Fourth St. N.W. Films, dance, poetry and music will be featured.
Oct. 2: "Faat Kine" a film fron Senegal will be shown at 6 p.m., followed by "The End of Summer," a Japanese film.
Oct. 3: The film, "Quand les etoile recontrente la mer," from Madagascar will show at 4 p.m., followed by "Floating Weeds," Japanese film at 6 p.m.
Oct. 8: "The Talking Drum," features poetry at music from Zimbabwe at 516 ARTS.
Oct. 9 & 10: "The Crossing, and "The Bicycle Thief," will feature theatrical storytelling at the N4th Theater.
Oct. 15 &16: Will feature "SAN," a dance production from South Africa.
Oct. 22 &23: "Tyler Tyler," features Japanese dance and theater with American postmodern dance.
For more visit the link above or call 344-4542.

Fulbright will attend

The Community Summit for Citizen Diplomacy will have Harriett Fulbright attend and serve as the honorary chair of the event to be held Oct. 5, 2011.

Harriet Fulbright

Ms. Fulbright has a BA from Radcliffe College and an MFA from the George Washington University. She has also received Honorary Degrees: a Doctorate in Law from William & Mary College and the University of Scranton, Doctorates in Humane Letters from Long Island University, Arcadia University, the Bank Street College of Education, Pace University, and the University for Development Studies in Ghana; and a Doctorate in Philosophy and Physics from Stevens Institute of Technology. Ms. Fulbright was awarded the Order of Australia by the Governor-General of Australia, for service to educational and cultural exchange between Australia and the United States.

She also serves on a number of boards, including the International Foreign Policy Center and the Wendy and Emory Reves Center for International Studies of William and Mary College where she is chairman; the Academy of Educational Development, and the National Board of Certified Counselors. Ms. Fulbright shared with her late husband a dedication to the search for peaceful solutions to conflicts throughout the world.

State Department Official

The Community Summit for Citizen Diplomacy will have an official from the U.s. Department of State attend and make a presentation. The summit organized by the Albuquerque Council for International Visitors in cooperation with the University of New Mexico will be held on the UNM campus Oct. 5, 2011.

Carol Grabauskas

Carol Grabauskas is Deputy Director of the Office of International Visitors in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State. Carol joined the Office of International Visitors as a Program Officer in June of 1998 and became Chief of the Europe and Eurasia Branch in 2001. She was promoted to Division Chief in March 2007 and to Deputy Director in March 2008. As Deputy Director, she works with the Director in supervising the Office’s four divisions, a staff of almost 100 persons, and in management oversight of International Visitor Leadership Programs (IVLP) for approximately 5000 International Visitors each year from countries around the world.

Carol has designed and instructed numerous training courses on the IVLP for hundreds of Foreign Service Officers and other staff members from U.S. Embassies across the globe. Previously, Carol served as Program Officer and Group Project Manager for 14 years at the International Institute of The Graduate School. While there, she managed hundreds of IVLP projects, including multi-regional, regional, sub-regional and single-country projects for all world areas, and Voluntary Visitors. Her 26 years of experience in both public and private sector work with the IVLP has given her a broad perspective on the roles, responsibilities and challenges faced by the various organizations involved in carrying out these programs. Carol has an M.A. in International Training and Education from The American University, a B.A. from The American University’s School of International Service, and a diploma in French from The Sorbonne in Paris.

IBM on citizen diplomacy

So, what does citizen diplomacy do for companies? Here's a link to IBM talking about volunteerism, corporations and benefits of citizen diplomacy.

Cari Guitard will talk about this at her presentations at the Community Summit on Citizen Diplomacy to be presented at UNM Oct. 5, 2011.
Cari E. Guittard
Cari E. Guittard is a 32-year-old native of Dallas, Texas. She received her BA in Political Science and Public Administration from the University of Texas at Dallas in 1997 and a Masters of Public Affairs in 1998. Upon graduation she was selected as a 1998 Presidential Management Internship recipient and began work as a computer security specialist and spokesperson for cyber threats and critical infrastructure protection for the US Department of State.

Guittard has traveled extensively to every region of the world working on State systems, developing threat perspectives and briefing and working with thousands of Ambassadors, Chiefs of Mission, Commanding Officers and senior US Government officials to include Secretary Albright and Secretary Powell as well as heads of US based corporations on cyber terrorism and related threats.

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