About Us

Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, USA, the United States Center for Citizen Diplomacy serves many purposes, including recognition of the outstanding achievements of the many organizations active in citizen diplomacy, development of resources which will enable the establishment of best-practices in citizen diplomacy and the recruitment of persons to serve as U.S. citizen ambassadors to the world.
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Among its many activities the
U. S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy is:

• Managing a national database and interactive web site of U.S. citizen diplomacy activities and programs throughout the country and world;
• Conducting research on the impact of citizen diplomacy;
• Providing education and training to increase effective leadership capacity to conduct citizen diplomacy programs for all ages and levels of experience;
• Increasing private and public sector support for citizen diplomacy by expanding alliances with business, foundations, local and state governments, civic organizations of all types and the U.S. government;
• Strengthening and expanding available, time–tested programs and developing targeted, pilot programs and initiatives to address emerging needs;
• Encouraging pre-K-to-12 schools across the United States to increase international content in their curricula to equip students with skills that they need to become future leaders in a global world;
• Convening National Summits and special recognition projects on Citizen Diplomacy;
• Consulting with Congress, the U.S. Department of State and to work with and support those countries throughout the world seeking to establish or expand their own capacity to conduct citizen diplomacy.