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Who's coming to
town?
February 28 - March 4 -
IndonesiaTwo Government
OfficialsFocus: Good Governance
March 3-7 - Near East
Asia/North AfricaEleven Civil Society and
Government LeadersFocus: Human
Rights March 11-13 - Russia
Six
Government and NGO OfficialsFocus:
Urban Planning March 24-28 - Western
HemisphereEight Public Health
OfficialsFocus: Public
Health March 24-28 - Afghan
& PakistanTen Tribal
LeadersFocus: Community Problem
Solving April 12-16 -
IraqNine
JournalistsFocus: Broadcast
Journalism April 15-19 -
ThailandFour Community
LeadersFocus: Religious and Ethnic
Diversity April 26-30 - Near East
& North AfricaTen Journalists and
ProducersFocus: Creative Broadcasting
April 26-29 -
BelarusSix Religious and NGO
LeadersFocus: Religion and Community
Activism Home
Hospitality OpportunitiesWednesday,
March 25th - Ten tribal leaders from Afghanistan
and Pakistan would like to experience home
hospitality with GCIV hosts. The group is
participating in the U.S. State Department's
International Visitor Leadership Program. They are
available for home hospitality at 6:30 PM; some
guests will be accompanied by an
interpreter. Please
note: Home hospitality opportunities are
available to GCIV members only. Hosts are asked to
provide transportation to and from the hotel on
the evening of home hospitality. If you are
interested in hosting visitors in your home for
dinner on this date, please contact Emily
O'Harris at 404-832-5560 x 15.
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Platinum
Sponsor
Gold
Sponsor
Bronze
Sponsors
Community
Voices, Morehouse School of Medicine
Georgia
Department of Economic Development
Regency
Suites Hotel
Ambassadors
Circle
Enrique Flores and
Erika
Monckeberg
Elizabeth and Jim
Munson
Lucie
Rivera-O'Ferrall and Frederick H.
Kruse
Sharon and Bruce
Taylor
Annie York and
Raul F.
Trujillo
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GCIV would
like to thank our Lifetime Members and members who
have made financial contributions during January
and February 2009:
Ambassador
($1,000)
Sharon and Bruce
Taylor
Attache
($100)
David and Beverly Clyde
Sandra D. Robertson
Gail Sermersheim
Yonni Kim Stahl
Camille Yahm
Kristian
Wolf
Citizen Diplomat
($50)
Douglas Allen
James Dean and
Vivyan Coleman Dean
Rahim Dhanani
Richard
George
Eugene Henry
Nicholas LeVan
Monika
L. Leib
Eric Lucas
Bernice Maw
Charles
A. Marvin
Melissa Palacios
Hector
Romero
David Ross
Envoy
($25)
Sybil Ingram-Campbell
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Save the Date for the
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Chinese Delegation Shares
Insight with Georgia Counterparts 
In February 2009
GCIV coordinated a professional exchange program through
the U.S. State Department's International Visitor
Leadership Program for four distinguished Chinese
guests. They represented various cross-sections of
the journalism field in China: a magazine,
journalism schools, and government agencies. While
in the U.S., the delegation traveled to Atlanta,
Washington, DC, New York City, Kansas City, and San
Francisco. The program was designed so that our
visitors could meet with their professional counterparts
to discuss citizen access to information, and to gain a
more accurate understanding of the United States.
While in Atlanta, our guests met with representatives
from the Carter Center, Common Cause Georgia, the Center
for International Media Education at Georgia State
University, the Georgia Technology Authority, and CNN.
They also participated in a GCIV Global Lunch Forum and
enjoyed dinners in the homes of GCIV
members.
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Become a Citizen Diplomat Today!
GCIV's membership is
critical to the success of our organization, as it
serves as an important indicator of community support
for the U.S. Department of State and other agencies that
rely on us to arrange programs for hundreds of
international visitors each year. Becoming a member is
easy - just visit our membership
page to download an application. You can now pay for
your membership online using
paypal! |
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Citizen Diplomacy Call to
Action
During a special
event held on February 5, 2009 at the National Press
Club in Washington DC, the U.S. Center for Citizen
Diplomacy and a national coalition released a Letter to
President Barack Obama asking for his endorsement of and
involvement in a campaign to mobilize and engage more
Americans in building strong person-to-person
relationships with citizens from other countries. A
"Call To Action" was announced to encourage Americans of
all ages and backgrounds to join with the President and
become citizen diplomats of the highest order for their
communities, our country and the world. Click
here to read the
Letter to the President and to sign it in support of
this
initiative. |
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GCIV Upcoming Events
Thursday, March
12th, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
IWA March
Meeting
The International Womens Associates
will hear a presentation from Ms. Orysia Fisher and
other members of the Ukrainian National Women's League
of America. Topics include Ukrainian music and pysanky,
the famous Ukrainian Easter Eggs. Please contact
Ashley
Mastin at 404-832-5560 x 13 to receive an
invitation.
Sunday, March 15th, 1:00 PM -
3:00 PM
GCIV
International Dining Experience at Bombay
Grill
Get to know other GCIV members and hosts
and share your questions, experiences and insights about
hosting international visitors in your home. We will
take advantage of Bombay Grill's weekend buffet,
featuring a wide array of authentic Indian cuisine. The
price is $16 per person, and this includes the meal,
tax, and gratuity. Contact Ashley
Mastin at 404-832-5560 x 13 to RSVP.
Ongoing through March
2009
Great
Decisions Lecture Series and Discussion
Groups
GCIV's Great Decisions foreign policy
discussion groups started in January 2009. Increase your
understanding of world affairs through this eight-week
series based on a briefing book published annually by
the nonpartisan Foreign Policy Association. Click here
for a list of discussion groups and the annual topics -
we will update it as more groups are confirmed. You can
also find the lineup for two lecture series based on the
Great Decisions topics in Dunwoody
and in Carrollton.
Contact Ashley
Mastin at 404-832-5560 x 13 to find out more
information, join an existing group, or to start your
own discussion
group. |
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Other Opportunities
Thursday, March
5th, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
A Powerful Noise
Live
CARE USA presents a special screening of
the acclaimed documentary film A Powerful Noise on
International Women's Day. The film will be followed by
a live townhall discussion from 450 theaters across the
country. Purchase tickets online.
March 17th
and March 19th
Immigration
Basics Webinar by Fisher & Phillips
Join
Fisher & Phillips LLP as we guide you through the
maze, bring you up to date on the current state of
immigration laws, and reveal areas where your company
may have exposure. Learn what every employer
needs to know about immigration. Register
online or contact Sarah
Hawk with questions.
Friday,
March 20th, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
SCIS/SIBF
Luncheon Series: The Global Impact of the Financial
Crisis
The Society of International Business
Fellows and the Southern Center for International
Studies are hosting a panel
discussion on the Global Impact of the Financial
Crisis. The cost is $45 for SIBF/SCIS members, and
$55 to non-members. Register
online or call the Southern
Center with questions at 404-261-5763.
Sunday, March 22nd,
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Piano of the Americas
Concert
Winner of a 2008 Emmy award and
Grammy-nominated International Pianist Composer Enrique
Chia will be joined by his orchestra and dancers on
Sunday, March 22 in a concert to
benefit the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Atlanta.
Tickets can be purchased online;
prices vary.
Tuesday, March 24th,
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Atlanta Committee on Teaching
About the United Nations Conference, "Teaching Human
Rights: Global to Local"
This conference, held
at Atlanta's renowned Carter Center, is specially
designed for interested educators, administrators and
citizens at all levels to learn about the United Nations
and special topics related to international affairs and
human rights. Click here for
registration info or contact Julia
Farrigan at 770-775-6449 with any
questions. |
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About GCIV
The
mission of the Georgia Council for International
Visitors is to promote international understanding
through citizen diplomacy.
Our
vision is that every Georgia citizen has the opportunity
to become more globally engaged.
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