Anyone Can Be A Citizen Diplomat
Become a Home Hospitality Host
Home Hospitality hosts open their homes to international visitors, providing a glimpse into American life and genuine hospitality. These Citizen Diplomats know that nothing sets a table for connection and mutual understanding better than sharing a meal. Whether they prepare a casual dinner, organize a potluck at the park, or offer a room for a brief homestay, our Home Hospitality hosts provide a unique and invaluable component to our exchange programs. These friendly conversations create a deeper appreciation of life’s commonalities and make an indelible impact, often leading to long-term friendships. Connect with us to learn about upcoming programs and events, as well as how you can become a host.
Become a Professional Resource
Exchanges bring people together to share ideas, learn from each other, and build the foundation for stronger partnerships. Our professional resources — business owners, government officials, entrepreneurs, policymakers, teachers, researchers, community leaders, and more — exercise citizen diplomacy by offering their time to engage with international visitors. A knowledge exchange of business models, organizational missions and operations, and policy formulations contribute to better understanding of an issue, a challenge, and most importantly, each other. If you are interested in becoming a professional resource for our international visitors, share your expertise, and showcase your business or organization to a global audience, please contact us.
Expand Your Global Knowledge
Speaker Series
Our Global Perspectives and Diplomacy Matters speaker series provide opportunities for our community to expand their world. These events bring together regional and international experts for engaging discussions on topics of global importance. Attendees have the chance to discover different perspectives, learn something new, and make connections. Sponsorship opportunities are available for either of our speaker series.
Diplomacy Matters Series
The Diplomacy Matters Series features state and regional experts for discussions on statewide policies with a global impact, and how diplomacy plays a pivotal role in creating domestic and foreign policy. Our recent session, California Leading the Way, focused on California’s global rise and how the state can remain at the forefront of innovative and impactful policies. Guests included California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis; Ms. Liliana Ferrer, Consul General to Mexico in Sacramento; and Ms. Susanne Stirling, Vice President of International Affairs, California Chamber of Commerce.
Global Perspectives Series
The Global Perspectives Series invites past international exchange participants to engage with local experts on important global topics. These insightful webinars offer perspectives from around the world on issues that impact everyone. Our three-part session, Information in the Digital Age, examined how we receive and respond to information in the era of emerging technologies; the ways journalism adapts to the changing media landscape; as well as the global impact of disinformation campaigns and the steps cybersecurity experts are taking to combat these threats.
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