Save the Date for IVCLA's Citizen Diplomacy Celebration!
What's Been Happening at IVCLA this Spring?
Upcoming International Visitors
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Quote of the Month:
"[My visit to Los Angeles] was a great opportunity for collaboration with impressive people. We brought a different culture to the brainstorming sessions, which deepened my understanding of the culture, politics, society and knowledge of the U.S."
~Visitor from Israel on a program about Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Women
Save the Date for IVCLA's Citizen Diplomacy Celebration!
The Citizen Diplomacy Celebration showcases the importance of citizen diplomacy and global dialogue. It is always a festive event that brings together members of the Los Angeles Consular Corps, elected officials, IVCLA members and guests, and our international visitors for delicious food, international wines and the opportunity to raise funds for IVCLA's important work. Guests can bid on exciting items in the silent auction, purchase tickets for the Year of International Dining drawing and make connections with Angelenos and members of the international community.
This year we are proud to recognize
Norman Arikawa with the Port of Los Angeles as our 2019 Outstanding Citizen Diplomat and the
Los Angeles Department of Neighborhood Empowerment as our 2019 Outstanding Resource.
Join us on June 6th at the
Japanese American National Museum to celebrate the power of citizen diplomacy and help us continue our work!
Sponsorship opportunities are available! Contact Janet Elliott at
jelliott@ivcla.org or
(213) 388-1428 ext. 27 for more information.
Online registration opens next week!
What's Been Happening at IVCLA this Spring?
IVCLA was incredibly proud to receive the L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce Bob Kleist Leadership Award on May 2nd at the Chamber’s 93rd annual World Trade Week Kickoff Breakfast – a gathering of nearly 900 prominent business, government and civic leaders and one of the largest celebrations of global trade in the nation!
Last month, IVCLA participated in the 2019 LA2050 Grants Challenge! Thank you to everyone who voted for our proposal during the public voting period! Unfortunately, we fell short of getting enough votes to make it to the final round, but we look forward to building on our Go Global Classroom idea to provide global education programming for LAUSD middle school students in the coming year.
Visitors from Azerbaijan on a program about Creative Radio Communication spent the morning at UCLA discussing student-run media with the UCLA Communications Board and UCLA Radio earlier this month.
During their Combating State and Local Corruption program, visitors from Mexico met with the District Attorney of Los Angeles County on May 9th to discuss best practices in prosecuting public corruption.
Upcoming International Visitors
The following are among the arriving guests of the U.S. government whose professional appointments in Los Angeles will be arranged by the
International Visitors Council of Los Angeles.
May 2019
May 1-5: Creative Radio Communication
Azerbaijan
May 4-8: Strengthening the Cambodian Music Industry
Cambodia
May 8-11: Combating State and Local Corruption
Mexico
May 9-12: Promoting Cyber Security
African Union, Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia, Guatemala, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Slovakia, Uganda, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan
May 14-18: Strengthening the Network of Service Providers for Refugees
Republic of Korea
May 23-29: Monitoring Pollution - How Data Affect Policy and Change
