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Intern Spotlight: Alexandra Iliopoulou
Meet Alexandra Iliopoulou, a summer 2024 International Programs Intern at Global Ties San Francisco.
IVLP Highlight: Human and Civil Rights for Marginalized Communities
In late-April 2024, we hosted 21 human and civil rights practitioners and advocates for a U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) exchange for collective social justice.
IVLP Highlight: Sustainability and Economic Development in the Blue Economy | East Asia
In March, we had the privilege of hosting “Sustainability and Economic Development in the Blue Economy,” a U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) delegation from the Cook Islands, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Vanuatu, dedicated to fostering a sustainable oceanic future.
Looking Back to our 2021 Earth Month Collaboration with IVLP Alum Saad Abid
This is the power of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP): Building meaningful, lasting connections that keep us together while 5,969 miles (9,606 km) apart. In April 2021—five years after arranging Saad Abid’s local IVLP experience—we at Global Ties San Francisco partnered with Saad’s Association Bahri to engage our respective communities in a series of Earth Month 🌱 challenges to #RestoreOurEarth.
Intern Spotlight: Sydney Tweedley
Sydney Tweedley is one of our spring 2024 International Visitors Programming Interns at Global Ties San Francisco.
Alannah Crandall of Global Ties San Francisco Receives 2024 Network Innovation Award
Earlier this month, Alannah Crandall, Manager of International Programs and Events at Global Ties San Francisco, was honored to receive the 2024 Network Innovation Award for Outstanding Group Collaboration for the Global Moment in Time: Reflections on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (GMiT: DEIA) 2023 segment at the Global Ties U.S. National Meeting.
IVLP Highlight: Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists – Media Responsibility in an Age of Disinformation | Africa
In February, an IVLP project for Africa brought 13 enthusiastic participants from across Africa to San Francisco to take part in discussions and strategy-development regarding journalistic best practices in today’s increasingly complex information environment.
Intern Spotlight: Jensen Zack
Jensen Zack is one of our spring 2024 International Visitors Programming Interns at Global Ties San Francisco.
Nurturing Global Partnerships: A Successful Start to 2024 with IVLP in San Francisco
From January 24 to 27, 2024, we enthusiastically welcomed to San Francisco our first U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) delegation of the year. This project on Cybersecurity Capacity Building brought together six distinguished guests from Montenegro to explore avenues for strengthening cybersecurity and resilience through local engagements with public and private sector leaders in the field.