Diplomacy Blog
Subscribe to the FeedA Story from the Citizen Diplomacy Council of San Diego
This story from David Hines, an intern with the Citizen Diplomacy Council of San Diego, shows us how we can benefit from interacting with others from other countries, like Iraq. Read More »
Big Citizens
Citizen diplomacy is mostly rooted in the concept of citizens reaching out to other citizens in an act of friendship, kindness, and courtesy. People have the ability and capacity to completely transform their society through helping one another and providing service to better ensure the well-being and prosperity of communities everywhere. Read More »
Events and News in Education and Diplomacy
In the cultural realm, renowned jazz artist Mike Clark is touring Russia during the month of October to bring knowledge and appreciation of American jazz. Read More »
U.S. Cities Looking For More Foreign Investment
One city that is attempting major improvements in receiving foreign investments from China is San Antonio. Having already signed industrial agreements with two Chinese cities, Suzhou and Wuxi, San Antonio is looking to brand itself as an international city as reputable as other major cities in the States. Read More »
Increase In Chinese Students in United States
The number of Chinese undergraduate students studying abroad in the United States has increased from 8,299 students in 2005 to 26,275 in 2009, a dramatic and significant increase. There has always been a high number of graduate students... Read More »
Featuring Organizations and Individuals in Citizen Diplomacy
As the U.S. Summit and Initiative for Global Citizen Diplomacy is getting nearer everyday, we would like to focus on and feature a number of smaller citizen and cultural diplomacy efforts taking place aournd the world that do not receive as much press or coverage. Read More »
Report Urges U.S.-Cuban Cultural Diplomacy to Improve Relations
A new report from the Brookings Institute released for the month of August introduces new policy recommendations for U.S.-Cuban relations during the Obama Administration. Read More »
Thirteen Year Old Returns From N. Korea with Prospects of Peace
The young, 13-year old citizen diplomat, Jonathan Lee, from Mississippi has returned to the United States after a trip to North Korea and the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to propose a children's forest in that area where South and North Korean children... Read More »
Registration for U.S. Summit & Initiative Open to Everyone
We are pleased to announce that registration for the 2010 U.S. Summit for Global Citizen Diplomacy to be held in Washington DC on November 16-19 is now open to everyone! Read More »
A Compilation of Stories from Sister Cities
From the Newton, Iowa Sister Cities Organization, O.P.E.N., comes a collection of four stories from their project commemorating the 65th anniversary of WWII entitled "Remember. Honor. Celebrate." Read More »