Our 2025 Exchange Programs Portfolio
Stay up-to-date with all our upcoming and past international exchange delegations for 2025.
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Venture Capital Investment and Regulation: An IVLP Project for Slovenia
In December 2024, Global Ties San Francisco hosted the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) delegation “Venture Capital Investment and Regulation: Learning from the U.S. Model” from Slovenia.
Intern Spotlight: Valleigh Brechtel
Valleigh Brechtel is a spring 2025 International Programs intern at Global Ties San Francisco and Political Science major at Westmont College.
International Zero Waste Day: Insights from Our 2022 Webinar
The 2025 UN International Day of Zero Waste focuses on waste reduction in the fashion and textile industries — a topic covered in our 2022 webinar, “Climate Change in Africa: Local and Global Implications.”
Intern Spotlight: Song Held
Song Held is a spring 2025 International Programs intern at Global Ties San Francisco and a student at the University of San Francisco, majoring in International Studies.
Celebrating Muir Woods on International Day of Forests
On this International #ForestDay, we celebrate Muir Woods and our work bringing global changemakers to its towering redwoods — where over 500 delegates once gathered during the first UN conference in San Francisco to shape a more peaceful world.
Tackling Cybercrimes: An Exchange for Pakistan
In February 2025, Global Ties San Francisco hosted the U.S. Embassy Islamabad’s “Tackling Cybercrimes: A Key to Modern Trade” delegation—comprised of eight law enforcement officers and online banking experts from Pakistan—focused on cyber issues and consumer protection strategies.
Intern Spotlight: Tatyana Bonner
Meet Tatyana Bonner, a spring 2025 International Programs Intern at Global Ties San Francisco.
IVLP Highlight: Approaches to Urban Search and Rescue in the United States | Türkiye
From January 23-28, 2025, Global Ties San Francisco hosted the Approaches to Urban Search and Rescue in the United States delegation from Türkiye on behalf of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP).
A Letter from Our President and CEO, Kevin Mather
As 2024 draws to a close, I am filled with gratitude and pride as I reflect on an extraordinary year for Global Ties San Francisco.