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Creating international connections.
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Activating global potential.
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October 2019
CITIZEN DIPLOMACY NEWS
Expand Your World Today
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In This Issue...
- Quote of the Month
- Women in Diplomacy Luncheon
- Welcome Communications Coordinator
- Azerbaijani Filmmakers in Los Angeles
- Diplomacy Begins Here Regional Summit
- Home Hospitality Highlight
- Community Events
- Upcoming International Visitors
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Quote of the Month:
“The meeting sessions in LA were very educational and direct. I was able to get a better understanding as to why certain things were conducted the way they do. I will remember the people and places visited and the enjoyable and educational time.”
~ Visitor from Belize on a program about Breaking the Cycle of Gang Violence through Community Empowerment
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IVCLA's Women in Diplomacy Luncheon
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Photo by
Andrew Korotun
Last month, IVCLA held an insightful and inspirational conversation with women Consuls
General from around the globe as they shared their experiences navigating the diplomatic world
. Honored guests included
The Honorable Ivonne Eulalia Guzmán (Consul General of Ecuador)
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The Honorable Silvia Chiave (Consul General of Italy)
, and
The Honorable Njeri Karago (Consul General of Kenya)
, who were joined by moderator and
IVCLA Board Member Yael Swerdlow
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The luncheon highlighted the importance of women’s leadership, diverse representation, and the resilience needed in the fight for equality.
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Student Sponsors
Cecile V. Munoz
Andrea D’Orazio
Facilitating Sponsors
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Welcome Our New Communications & Events Coordinator!
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Hello IVCLA friends!
My name is Andrea Martinez and I am very excited to become a part of the IVCLA team as the new Communications and Events Coordinator! I gradua
ted from UCLA in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Political Science, with a concentration in International Relations.
After graduation I was fortunate enough to work and gain new experiences working at my first non-profit organization. There, I had the chance to meet industry executives, writers, and filmmakers who were using inspirational creative outlets to share their stories, which sparked my passion in learning more about other cultures.
I am extremely grateful for the wonderful people I have met since I started at IVCLA and the words of wisdom shared at last month's Women in Diplomacy Luncheon. As a child of an immigrant mother, I truly recognize the importance of respecting other cultures and learning from one another as we work together in making positive contributions, not only within our country, but throughout the globe. I look forward to meeting more of you as IVCLA continues in our mission to create international understandings and cooperation between the Los Angeles area and the rest of the world!
Andrea Martinez
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IVCLA Welcomes Azerbaijani Filmmakers
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Consul General of Azerbaijan, the Honorable Nasimi Aghayev (center), with IVCLA President, Janet Elliott (center right), IVCLA Sponsor, Andrea D'Orazio, and USC Public Dipomat in Residence, Elizabeth McKay (center left back and front row) joined by several of the Azerbaijani filmmakers.
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Filmmaking is a powerful medium for promoting free and independent expression around the world and an important International Visitors Leadership Program topic. IVCLA was honored to arrange a program on this topic for nine Azerbaijan filmmakers last month. Their meetings included
Paramount Studios, the
USC School of Cinematic Arts - American Film Showcase, and the
American Film Institute
. IVCLA also arranged a meeting with
Girl Rising
producer Martha Adams. Girl Rising uses the power of storytelling to change the way the world values girls and their education.
A reception hosted by the Consulate of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles was a special treat on the final evening of their program. Guests learned about Azerbaijan’s long history of filmmaking beginning in 1898, and their new film industry developing since they gained political independence in 1991. The filmmakers we had the opportunity to meet will certainly play an important role as the Azerbaijani film industry continues to grow.
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Diplomacy Begins Here Regional Summit - San Diego
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From left to right: Gohar Grigorian, UCLA International Visitors Bureau Director, Janet Elliott, IVCLA President, and Andrea Martinez, IVCLA Communications & Events Coordinator visit
Friendship Park at the US/Mexican border.
IVCLA joined our
Global Ties U.S.
colleagues at the
Diplomacy Begins Here Regional Summ
it: Innovation in the Cali Baja Region and Beyond
, hosted by the
San Diego Diplomacy Council
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The summit included interactive workshops regarding programming for international visitors and interesting panel discussions on the critical connections between San Diego and the Cali Baja region. A highlight of the summit was a tour to Friendship Park at the U.S./Mexico border where the
Friends of Friendship Park
continue advocating for more access to the historic border site.
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Home Hospitality With Visitors From Asian and Pacific Region
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IVCLA Board Members, Wendy Gladney (front row center), and Jerry Silva (2nd row),
with visitors from the Asian and Pacific region.
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Disaster preparedness experts from
Fiji, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka
were given a warm L.A. welcome at their home hospitality dinner with IVCLA Board Member
Wendy Gladney
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Last month the group was in Los Angeles on a program to discuss Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management.Their Home Hospitality experience gave them the opportunity to speak candidly and make new friends. As one of the visitors shared with us, “Miss Wendy hosted a delicious dinner and we were welcomed by her, along with her cousin and neighbors. We discussed our cultures and how what the social media is showing on both sides is a completely negative face of what we really are. The love and the respect and the interest we had in the discussion was memorable.”
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Announcing Flavors from Afar's New Location!
Flavors from Afar is excited to announce the launch of their new market + kitchen. Located in the heart of Little Ethiopia, they will be serving take-out Somali Rice Bowls.
Date: Wednesdays - Sundays
Time: 10:00 am-3:00 pm
Location:
1046 S. Fairfax
Los Angeles, CA 90019
Though founded in 2017, Flavors from Afar’s story began in 1984. At the age of three, Meymuna and her family resettled in Southern California as refugees from Ethiopia. At an early age, she became committed to building a community to support refugee youth like herself. In 2010, her dream became a reality. Meymuna and her mother teamed up to establish
Tiyya Foundation, which works to transform the refugee living experience in Orange County and the Los Angeles area.
Born out of the success and inspiration of the Tiyaa Foundation, Meymuna and her mother created Flavors from Afar which helps refugees build culinary careers in their new home and to build bridges with their Angeleno neighbors. Flavors from Afar, is an events and catering service that promotes and celebrates the culinary traditions, cultures, and stories of refugees and asylum seekers in Southern California.
If you would like to find out more click
HERE
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Purchase Tickets for Taste of Italy LA's Premiere Italian Food and Wine Event!
The 11th annual event features dozens of the region’s best restaurants, authentic Italian products, world-class wines, and live entertainment. For one evening, the heart of historic downtown LA is transformed into a piazza for guests to eat, drink, and mingle at this upscale, ticketed event.
Date: Saturday October 13th
Time: 5:00 pm
Location:
Pico House
424 N. Main St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
If you would like to find out more click
HERE
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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.
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October 3-4: Countering Violent Extremism: The Strong Cities Network
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Egypt, France, Netherlands, Palau, Singapore, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom
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October 9-15: Documentary and Independent Filmmaking
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Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates
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October 16-19: Promoting Media Literacy Through Education
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October 16-20: Intellectual Property Rights and Enforcement
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October 19-21: Sustainable Management of Protected Areas
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October 19-23: Public Education and Countering Evidence-Based Knowledge Denial
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October 19-24: Transforming and Strengthening Teacher Education
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