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GCIV hosts hundreds of visitors throughout the year, mainly through the State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program. Visitors come from every region of the world to share an understanding of key issues concerning all aspects of civil society. In 2005 GCIV was able to forge new relationships for the benefit of international citizen diplomacy. Below are spotlights for just two delegations that GCIV recently hosted.
In September GCIV hosted a delegation of eight visitors from Russia. The focus of the delegation's program was US adoption practices, with special interest in the international adoption of Russian children.
The group of eight visitors included officials of the Russian government, a Russian-television anchor person, and the directors of an orphanage and a human rights organization. While in Atlanta the
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Georgia's First Lady, Ms. Mary Perdue,
with the delegation from Russia
in the Governor's Mansion.
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visitors met with several adopted children and their adoptive families, a Russian-accredited adoption agency, and the First Lady of Georgia, Ms. Mary Perdue.
The meeting with Ms. Perdue was especially exciting for the visitors. They were welcomed into the Governor's mansion to discuss Ms. Perdue's campaign to promote adoption and child welfare. They met with several adopted children, mostly from Russia, and were given a tour of the Governor's mansion.
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