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.
Valleigh Brechtel is a spring 2025 International Programs intern at Global Ties San Francisco and Political Science major at Westmont College.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
Meet Tatyana Bonner, a spring 2025 International Programs Intern at Global Ties San Francisco.
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).
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.
From December 7-11, 2024, Global Ties San Francisco hosted the American Foreign Policy, Economic Security, and the People’s Republic of China delegation from Germany on behalf of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP).