Citizen Diplomacy - Democracy in Action
February 13-16, 2008
Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel
Washington, DC
The National Council for International Visitors (NCIV) held its National Meeting on February 13-16, 2008, in Washington, DC.
Funded in large part through NCIV's cooperative agreement with the Office of International Visitors, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), U.S. Department of State, the 2008 National Meeting attracted more than 600 people representing community organizations (CIVs) from around the country, National Program Agencies, and the U.S. Department of State's Office of International Visitors and Office of Language Services, as well as other NCIV members and partners.
The annual NCIV National Meeting seeks to deepen participants' understanding of U.S. public diplomacy, U.S. foreign policy, and the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). Additional goals of the program are to strengthen programming skills for NCIV members and their public sector partners, to build nonprofit management skills and leadership abilities, to illustrate diversity and educate participants on how to reflect diversity in their programs and organizations, and to encourage the use of new technologies in the administration of the IVLP.
Many thanks to the following for their generous support of the 2008 NCIV National Meeting:
Adams National Bank
Capital Communications Group, Inc.
Carlson Wagonlit Travel | SatoTravel
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
International Council of Shopping Centers
Foley & Lardner LLP
LarsonAllen LLP
MicroSystems Automation Group
National Geographic
Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel
Saul Ewing LLP
Xerox Corporation
Office of International Visitors, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Chair: Ambassador Kenton Keith,
Senior Vice President, Meridian International Center
Annette Alvarez, Executive Director, Miami Council for International Visitors
Autumn Cutter, Director International Visitor Program, Chief Operating Officer, World Affairs Council of Seattle
Laura Dupuy, President, Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy
Cecil Morgan, Small Business Consultant
Jennifer Strauss, Director, International Exchange Programs Phelps Stokes Fund
Norma Travis, Program Director, Paris International Thanksgiving Fellowship
Ambassador Sharon Wilkinson, Board President, World Affairs Council of Arizona
Michelle Lampher, Chief, Community Resources Division
Carmen Marrero, Chief, Community Relations Branch
Marcie Cossa, Program Officer, Community Relations Branch
Joshua Kreiser, Program Officer, North Africa, Near East, South and Central Asia Branch
Lani Makholm, Program Officer, Africa, Europe Branch, Voluntary Visitors Division
Christopher McShane, Chief, Western Hemisphere Branch, Regional Programs Division
Marta Pereyma, Program Officer, East Asia and Pacific Branch, Regional Programs Division
Christopher Schwab, Program Officer, Western Hemisphere Affairs, East Asia, Near/South Asia Branch; Voluntary Visitors Division, Office of International Visitors
National Council for International Visitors
Sherry L. Mueller, President
Mark Rebstock, Director, Membership and Training
Leah Tomlins, Program Officer, Finance and Project Management
Deborah Whang, Program Associate, Membership and Training
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