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Bringing the World to #TampaBay
Vol. 1, Issue 3, March 28, 2022
BREAKING NEWS...March 22-26, 2022!
Journalists From Pakistan Are First IVLP In-Person Visitors Since 2020!
Story To Come in Next Issue!
"Hidden No More"
Empowering Women Leaders in STEM
In a 2019 "first", World Partnerships was selected to host 8 of these women STEM education leaders from Argentina, Egypt, Estonia, Malta, Paraguay, South Africa, Vietnam and Zambia. Participants are “hidden talent” in their home countries who explore and advance policies that champion the interests of women in STEM.

Inspired by screenings of the award-winning film Hidden Figures at more than 120 U.S. Embassies and Consulates worldwide, this exchange program began in 2017 to highlight and develop the important contributions of women and girls in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)...Learn more...
"Community Policing:
Addressing the Needs of Underserved and At-Risk Youth"

St. Petersburg Police Department -
Sharing New Approaches Around The World
"People don’t get along because they fear each other. People fear each other because they don’t know each other. They don’t know each other because they have not properly communicated with each other."

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

In collaboration with the St. Petersburg Police Department, World Partnerships has developed a number of programs for the IVLP focused on "community policing" over the past few years...Read more...
Participating Nations
Afghanistan, African Union,
Albania, Argentina, Aruba,
Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, Costa Rica,
Croatia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, European Union,
Guatemala, Honduras,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lithuania, Mexico, North Macedonia, Palestinian Territories, Paraguay, Peru,
Poland, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Venezuela
Help Build More World Partnerships!
Afghanistan…and a warm Tampa Bay Welcoming...when Congressman Gus Bilirakis welcomed Afghan Members of Parliament for a July 4 community celebration!
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with Baroness Thatcher
Hundreds of heads of state have been IVLP alumni, among them former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (seen above with WP IVLP alum Jiri Payne, drafter of the Czech Republic constitution).

Imagine if you had hosted her for dinner in 1967, or him in 2011?

You never know who you may meet on a WP program in Tampa Bay!
More IVLP alumni world leaders, Click here
From the WP Team
Commentary by Benjamin J. Kirby, director of communications for the City of St. Petersburg during the administration of former Mayor Rick Kriseman. Kirby has been a frequent discussant with IVLP groups for many years, and stays in touch with them once they return home. He has recently joined the World Partnerships Board of Trustees.
The Changemakers Among Us...
Several weeks ago, my friends at World Partnerships shared an image with me which haunted me for many days and weeks after.
The image was of a young girl, about eight or nine. I could not help but notice that she was roughly the same age as my son, Finn. In the picture, it appears someone has asked the girl to hold her passport out, and she does, in both hands. The background is eggshell white. The lighting seems slightly dull. She is dressed as you might expect a young girl to dress.

But what made the image so memorable – and so troubling, so indelible – was her bright, wide eyes. They were filled with abject, unbridled terror...Read more...
As the official Tampa Bay regional partner of the United States Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), World Partnerships gratefully acknowledges that this publication is funded in part by a grant from the US Department of State, with funding provided by the US Government and administered by Global Ties U.S.

World Partnerships, Inc. is a 501-c-3, not-for-profit organization (FEIN: 59-3651710). World Partnerships has a worldwide mission for educational, cultural, commercial and professional exchange with current and emerging global leaders. World Partnerships, Inc. is solely responsible for the content of this publication.