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The following archives are part of a larger initiative to digitize NCIV's historic documents and make them available to NCIV members and scholars who wish to study the history of citizen diplomacy and the efforts made on behalf of international understanding undertaken by NCIV member organizations and thousands of volunteers over the past 45 years. If you have any items that should be included in this effort, please contact NCIV.

Newsletter Archive

What Others Have Said

From Former U.S. Presidents

Articles and Presentations

NCIV Statistics and Evaluations

Impact of the International Exchange

Academic Research

U.S. Government-Sponsored Research

NCIV National Electronic Newsletter Archive

2007

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What Others Have Said

Sen. Arlen Specter's Letter Nominating NCIV Network for 2001 Nobel Peace Prize

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From Former U.S. Presidents

Below are links to scanned images of letters recieved by NCIV from former U.S. Presidents.
Please note: some of these images are large and may take some time to download.

President

Date of Letter

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George H. W. Bush

January 22, 1990

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Ronald Reagan

February 4, 1987

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Ronald Reagan

March 28, 1984

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Ronald Reagan

March 4, 1981

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Jimmy Carter

March 27, 1978

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Gerald R. Ford

March 6, 1975

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Richard M. Nixon

March 25, 1969

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Lyndon B. Johnson

July 10, 1964

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John F. Kennedy

July 17, 1961

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Articles and Presentations

The Power of Citizen Diplomacy
Heritage Foundation Presentation
U.S. Department of State Resources on Public Diplomacy

(posted February 23, 2007)

Carol Bellamy and Adam Weinberg. "Educational and Cultural Exchanges to Restore America's Image" The Washington Quarterly. The Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Summer 2008. 31:3 pp. 55-68

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Impact of the USIA International Visitor Program

Success Stories Vol. 1
Success Stories Vol. 2

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Academic Research

"Back in the USA: Nicolas Sarkozy and the IVP" Giles Scott-Smith, Roosevelt Study Center, 2008 (posted 01/09)

"The Influence of Campus Internationalization on Local Communities" William P. Kiehl, University of Pennsylvania (posted 08/07)

"Her Rather Ambitious Washington Program:" Margaret Thatcher's International Visitor Program Visit to the United States in 1967 Giles Scott-Smith, Roosevelt Study Center, 2003

"Searching for the Successor Generation: Public Diplomacy, the US Embassy’s International Visitor Program and the Labour Party in the 1980s" Giles Scott-Smith, Roosevelt Study Center, 2006 (posted 06/07)

Alverno College Studies
Volume 1 (March 1999)
Volume 2 (May 1999)

NEW! The Gibson Reports
The United States International Visitor Program: Strengthening the Community Organization (1979)

The International Visitor Program:The United States Government and the National Council for International Visitors (1997)

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U.S. Government-Sponsored Research

Impact of Intenational Exchange Programs in Iowa
(Evaluation Summary) (Executive Summary)
Impact of Intenational Professional Exchanges on a U.S. Community: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(Evaluation Summary) (Executive Summary)
International Visitor Program - Special Initiatives Projects
(Evaluation Summary) (Executive Summary)
IVP Alumni List

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