May 2018
CITIZEN DIPLOMACY NEWS
Expand Your World Today
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Quote of the Month:
"[I feel like L.A.] is a place that gives you ample opportunities to do any creative project. So many people get a chance to showcase what they have. I think L.A. is a perfect place for someone to discover and enjoy being themselves. You just need to come and discover the experience for yourself!"
~Visitor from Uganda on a program about Community Strategies for Countering Violent Extremism, May 2018
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Farewell to our Ukrainian Visitors!
Last month, IVCLA was honored to host six emerging leaders from Ukraine through the Congressionally-sponsored Open World Program. The visitors explored U.S. methods for treatment of PTSD and strategies for reintegration of veterans into the community in a week jam-packed with professional meetings.One of the highlights was experiencing full immersion into Angeleno culture by staying in the homes of IVCLA members! We would like to extend a special thank you to this year's home hosts for opening their homes to our visitors and showing them L.A. through the eyes of a local. Thank you for your warm hospitality!
- Janet Elliott
- Michele Franchett
- Terese & Marcia Harris
- Michael Harrison
- Iryna Korotun
- Amarjit & Kuljit Marwah
- Eric & Surya Trules
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May 31
Citizen Diplomacy Celebration
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Join the festivities celebrating the power of Citizen Diplomacy in creating a more peaceful world! Enjoy an evening of dining, entertainment, international wines, a silent auction and more!
Sponsorship opportunities are available! For more information, contact Janet Elliott at
213-388-1428 ext. 27
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Enter to win a Year of International Dining, featuring 12 dinners-for-two at local international restaurants! Winner will be announced at the Citizen Diplomacy Celebration on May 31.
*
Winner need not be present
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Welcome New Board Member!
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Dilpreet Sidhu
Director of International Affairs, Policy and Protocol,
City of Los Angeles
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Dilpreet most recently worked for the U.S. Department of State as an Economic Officer in Basrah, Iraq, where she advanced U.S. policy goals and reported on economic conditions. Prior to this role, Dilpreet was the Special Assistant to National Security Advisor Susan Rice at the White House from 2015 to 2017. From 2013 to 2015, Dilpreet was a Staff Assistant to Secretary of State John Kerry, traveling to over 30 countries to coordinate Secretary Kerry's foreign trips and managing his briefing materials and remarks overseas. Dilpreet holds a B.A. from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. She speaks fluent Punjabi and conversational Spanish. We are excited to welcome her to the board!
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April was a busy month at IVCLA! Take a look at what we've been up to!
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Young Professionals Allie Madrid and Sara Murdock host visitors from Eritrea, Guyana, Malaysia, and Seychelles on April 8
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Visitors from Korea explore an inclusive playground at a meeting with Shane's Inspiration, discussing the promotion of inclusive communities through universally accessible playgrounds on April 10
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IVCLA home hosts, members and friends enjoyed getting to know our Open World guests from Ukraine at a farewell feast full of delicious food, lots of dancing, and live entertainment on April 19
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Visitors from 21 different countries on a program about Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation visit UCLA's Institute of Environment and Sustainability on April 9
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IVCLA Member Ann Radow reconnects with an IVLP alum during a recent trip to Nepal
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Visitors from Senegal meet with the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law to discuss services to unaccompanied and refugee children on April 12
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Young Professionals Kelly Richardson and Danielle Valentino host visitors from Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and Honduras on April 22
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Global Ties Announces New CEO
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IVCLA is part of a national network of non-profits, called the Global Ties Network, that carries out the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program. Global Ties, the network's umbrella organization, recently welcomed a new CEO, Katherine Brown.
From 2013-2016 Katherine Brown served as Executive Director of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. Most recently, she has been a Public Policy Manager at Facebook, Inc. where she was also in residence as a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow. She has held numerous roles in government, including assistant to the White House national security adviser; communications adviser for the U.S. Embassy in Kabul; and professional staff member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs at the U.S. House of Representatives. She received her Ph.D. and M.A. in communications from Columbia University and B.A. from the George Washington University. We look forward to meeting her at our
Citizen Diplomacy Celebration
later this month!
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"The biggest opening in L.A. this spring is a work by two veterans that defies categorization--playright David Henry Hwang and composer Jeanine Tesori's
Soft Power,
which blazes its own trail between musical and dramatic genres"
~ Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times
Don't miss
Soft Power
at the Ahmanson Theater! A contemporary comedy infused with music rewinds U.S. political history through a Chinese lens.
Play and lyrics by David Henry Hwang. Music and additional lyrics by Jeanine Tesori. Choreography by Sam Pinkleton. Directed by Leigh Silverman.
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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo weekend in the historic Los Angeles Plaza!
El Pueblo is the best place to experience Mexican culture, with mariachis and traditional dancing and food for Cinco de Mayo! La Plaza de Cultura y Artes will also be hosting events on May 5th and 6th in the Plaza! Get to know the history of the holiday, with the theatrical performance of "The Real Cinco de Mayo: Made in California", with special guests Ballet Folklorico Flor de Mayo, Santa Monica College Global Motion World, and Conjunto Tenocelomeh.
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Ending soon!
The New Colossus
recounts 12 different real-life immigrant stories, with live music, kinetic movement and poetry, asking the question “Who are we as a nation today?” The play is a homage to the strength, resilience, and dignity of the immigrants and refugees that risked their lives to find a better life.
Ends May 12th. Don't miss it!
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Upcoming International Visitors
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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 2018
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May 1-5: Social Entrepreneurship in the U.S.
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May 3-8: Regional Responses to Refugee and Migration Issues
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Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, Niger, South Sudan, Uganda
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May 9-12: Child Protection and Parental Rights in the U.S.
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May 10-15: U.S. - India Space Cooperation
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May 12-16: Countering Violent Extremism
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May 16-22: Resilient Cities - Urban Sustainability
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Argentina, Brazil, Cambodia, Egypt, India, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Peru, Romania, South Africa, United Arab Emirates
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May 17-23: Countering Violent Extremism (Government Officials)
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May 24-30: Sports Strategy and Event Development
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