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Dates of Note
January 31, 2012 - Diplomacy Club with our International Visitors
February 6, 2012 - Board meeting
February 15 - 18, 2012 - National Council for International Visitors National Meeting in Washington, D.C.
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December 2011
Understanding Humanitarian Assistance
Three Iraqi professionals visited the area to explore humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in northwest Florida. To see who they visited, click here.
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December 2011
Women in Public Service
Five professionals visited the area to examine public service and poverty issues. To learn about their program, click here.
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December 2011
Promoting and Supporting Volunteerism in a Democracy
Five Ukrainian professionals visited Pensacola to explore volunteerism in the United States. To see who they visited and in what kind of volunteerism activities they participated, click here.
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December 2011
Foreign Policy for Journalists
Two South Korean journalists visited the area to examine a variety of issues. To see who they visited, click here.
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November 2011
Governance and Public Administration
Five Colombian professionals visited the area to examine governance and public administration. To see who they visited, click here.
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November 2011
Inter Ethnic Cooperation in the United States
Four visitors from Serbia came to northwest Florida to examine and discuss positive intergroup relations. To see who they visited and what they did, click here.
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November 2011
Economic Development
Five professionals involved in economic development visited the area through the Open World Program. To see who they visited and what they did, click here.
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November 2011
Combating Domestic Violence and Violence Against Women and Children
Three legal professionals from Panama visited the area to examine ways to combat domestic violence. To learn more, click here.
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October 2011
U.S. Foreign Policy Challenges
This project allowed five visitors, a military officer from Croatia, the foreign affairs adviser to the speaker of the Latvian parliament, an editor with a Lithuanian news service, a Swedish member of parliament, and a reporter-in-chief with a Swiss newspaper, to meet locals and to explore their opinions and experiences with foreign policy issues. To find out more, follow this link.
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October 2011
Criminal Justice & Forensic Science Innovation
For four days we were pleased to have with us a group from Uzbekistan who were here to study Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Innovation in America. To see what they did, click here.
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October 2011
Breast Cancer Awareness and Outreach
For five days in October we were pleased to have with us nine visitors from across the globe who were with us to observe Breast Cancer Awareness and Outreach programs. To learn more about their project, click here.
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October 2011
The Spirit of Volunteerism: Honoring 50 Years of the Peace Corps
Four visitors from Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Mozambique, and People's Republic of China came to Pensacola as part the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps. To find out what they did, click here.
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September 2011
African Women's Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP): The U.S. Economic System and Business Development
Five entrepreneurs from Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Sudan, and Swaziland visited the area to examine entrepreneurship in our community. To see who they visited and what they did, click here.
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September 2011
Project on Inclusive Education for Students with Disabilities
Eight Ukrainians spent time in Escambia County speaking with educators and observing programs for the disabled. To learn more, click here.
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Sept 2011
Project on Post Secondary Technical Education
Two visitors from Indonesia came to Pensacola to look at the connections between technical programs, community colleges, and high schools with the business community. To read about their stay, click here.
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August 2011
Project on the U.S. Judicial System
A group of judges and attorneys visited the area to examine the U.S. judicial system. To see who they visited and what they did, click here.
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August 2011
Youth Leadership
Nine visitors from Sri Lanka explored youth leadership programs in our area. To find out more, follow this link.
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July 2011
Ecotourism and National Parks
This project for Azerbaijan spend a lot of time in the great outdoors. To find out what they discovered in northwest Florida, follow this link.
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July 2011
Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program
What happens when you have nine Iraqi students & a chaperone come to town? To find out, follow this link!
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| Honorary Citizens of the City of Pensacola |
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July 2011
Preventing Gender Violence
Local experts on preventing domestic violence opened their doors to the visitors from South Africa. To find out about their stay with us, click here.
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| City Council President Maren DeWeese welcomed the group to the area |
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June 2011
Lower Mekong Initiative: Environmental Monitoring & Emergency Preparedness
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June 2011
Press & Information
Dozens of international visitors came to Pensacola to explore U.S. culture & journalism. For details, click here.
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| With Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward |
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June 2011
Overcoming Economic & Social Challenges in the Wake of the Financial & Economic Crisis
Three German politicians & businessmen visited Pensacola. To find out more, follow this link.
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| Visitor presentation at the Lunch & Learn |
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May 2011
U.S. Base Relations with Civilian Communities
Our Japanese visitors spent time in Pensacola and in Fort Walton Beach. Click here to find out more.
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| Meeting the Governor of Florida |
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May 2011
Parks, Biodiversity, and Ecotourism Management
International Visitors from Egypt, Gambia, Japan, Mexico, Oman, and Thailand did some exploring in Pensacola, Gulf Breeze, Holt, Wakulla Springs, Panacea, and Apalachicola. To see what they were up to, follow this link.
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| Making new friends at the membership party |
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May 2011
Citizen of the World Soiree
Marianne Estess hosted a lovely event in her home. To find out more, follow this link.
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| Members of the Women in Entrepreneurship delegation with local entrepreneurs |
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May 2011
Women and Entrepreneurship
Nineteen women from as many different countries ended their national program in Pensacola. To see who interacted with them while they were with us, click here.
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| Free time at the National Naval Aviation Museum |
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April 2011
Volunteerism in the U.S.
They weren't with us long, but we introduced the group from Belarus to local experts on volunteerism. To see who they met, click here.
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April 2011
The Role of Civil Society in Assisting At-Risk Children
Our four visitors from Azerbaijan met with a variety of faith-based organizations, NGOs, and school officials to examine strategies for working with children. To get a glimpse of their schedule, follow this link.
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| Presentation of gifts at city hall |
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April 2011
Women's Leadership in Civil Society Development
Four women from Uzbekistan traveled to Pensacola to investigate women's leadership issues. To find out what they discovered, click here.
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| At the Lacey Collier Sensory Complex |
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April 2011
Youth Social Services: Prevention, Outreach, and Rehabilitation
Our five Ukrainian guests explored youth services from a variety of angles. To see who shared their knowledge with the group, click here.
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| At the Miracle League Ballpark |
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March 2011
Disabilities - Helping Syria's Most Marginalized Citizens
Our first group of Syrians came to look at area programs for students with disabilities. To see who we introduced them to, visit this page.
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| At the Pensacola News Journal |
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March 2011
Investigative Journalism
Our two journalists from Thailand spent four days in the area. To learn about their program, visit this page.
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March 2011
Natural Disaster Management & Communications
Our group examining emergency preparedness spent a day and a half with us. To learn about their program, visit this page.
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| At the Archaeology Institute at UWF |
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March 2011
The Development of Maritime Archaeology:
A Project for the Republic of Georgia
Our group examining Maritime Archaeology spent four days in the area. To learn about their program, visit this page.
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| At the Port of Pensacola |
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March 2011
Food Security and Sustainable Development
Our group from Kazakhstan spent four days in Escambia County. To learn about their program, visit this page.
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| At Baptist Hospital |
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February 2011
Domestic Violence
Our Polish group looked at issues surrounding domestic violence. To learn about their program, visit this page.
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February 2011
U.S.-Korea Alliance: A Global Partnership
We welcomed visitors from South Korea who were interested in alternative energy and the environment. To read more about their time with us, visit this page.
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| Enjoying a meal at a member's home |
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January 2011
American Youth: Inspiring Leadership and Civic Participation
Our group examining American youth and the role of volunteerism and leadership had a packed six days in the area. To learn about their program, visit this page.
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| Working together to get the job done |
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January 2011
Volunteerism
What do you get when you combine 14 eager and talented international visitors with members of the community who are impassioned about service and volunteerism? You get a dynamic program full of experiential learning and inspiration. To see exactly what that means, visit this page.
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| Members at the party |
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November 2010, Fall Celebration
We held our annual fall membership party at New World Landing and were pleased to welcome several new members at the event.
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| Honorary Citizenship with the City of Pensacola |
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November 2010
Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists
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| Receiving Honorary Citizenship with the City of Pensacola |
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November 2010
Grassroots Democracy
We hosted a group from Latin America which examined Grassroots Democracy. To learn about what they did in our area, visit this page.
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| At the discussion on interfaith diversity |
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November 2010
American Youth: Inspiring Civic Participation
We recently hosted a group which examined diversity issues, civic participation, volunteerism, and American youth. More information is on this page.
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| At the sheriff's office |
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October 2010
Drug Abuse Prevention & Education, a Project for Suriname
In October, we welcomed a group from Suriname. To see who they met in Pensacola, visit this page.
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| Dinner in a local home |
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October 2010
Tourism & Hospitality Management
A group from Palestine was with us briefly to examine tourism and hospitality management issues. A summary of their program is here.
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| Receiving Honorary Citizenship with the City of Pensacola |
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October 2010
Alumni Development
We welcomed a multinational group to Pensacola and enjoyed a lovely six days with them. To learn what they did in our area, visit this page.
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| Meeting with Mayor Mike Wiggins |
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September 2010
The U.S. Judicial System
In September a judge from Thailand visited Pensacola to explore the structure of the U.S. judicial system. To see photos & to read about what he did while with us, this page.
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| At Joe Patti's |
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August 2010
Women's Roles in Sustainable Development
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