EUROPE - NOVEMBER 1 - 4, 2010 - A group of eight visitors from Europe will be visiting the IVC to learn more about U.S. politics, society, culture, and history. While in Philadelphia, this group will examine poll watching, federalism briefing, keynote, elections results watching, and election de-briefing. Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.  

AFGHANISTAN - SEPTEMBER 24 - 26, 2010 - A group from Afghanistan will be visiting Philadelphia to learn more about the relationship between religion, democracy, and human rights. While in Philadelphia, these visitors will tour the National Constitution Center and the Mennonite Information Center in the Amish Country.  Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

NIGERIA - SEPTEMBER 23 - 25, 2010 - A group of ten delegates from Nigeria will be visiting the IVC to learn more about religious freedom and interfaith dialogue in the United States. While in Philadelphia the group will visit a prison to discuss how prisons treat religion and religious freedom, an all girls' high school, and an organization that works to reduce violence through youth sports. In addition these visitors will also be examining issues in local government elections and legal aspects of religious freedom. Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

SYRIA - SEPTEMBER 21 - 25, 2010 - A group of ten visitors from Syria will be visiting the IVC to learn more about higher education administration in the United States. The objectives of this project are to explore the implications of a decentralized system of higher education and how institutions and the government seek to ensure equality in such a system. In addition, this group of delegates will examine how administrators use fund-raising and other activities to support the universities and they will also look at the differences between public and private universities. While in Philadelphia, this group will have the opportunity to meet with administrators to learn about current challenges and approaches to the admissions process, provision of student services, faculty recruitment, curriculum development, and workforce training.  Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 13 - 15, 2010 - Two visitors from South Korea will be coming to the IVC to learn more about specific legislative and regulatory processes in the United States. While in Philadelphia this group will examine the interactions between government, political parties, congress, media, and NGO's, specifically, looking at how the U.S. government works with industries to develop policy and regulate equality of pharmaceutical and personal care products. This group will have the opportunity to meet with the Penn Program on Regulation, Inolex (cosmetics company), the FDA regional office, and the ECRI Institute.  Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

THAILAND - SEPTEMBER 11 - 15, 2010 - A visitor from Thailand will be visiting the IVC to learn more about the U.S. judicial system. More specifically, the visitor will look at court room management, trends in court room technology, dispute resolution, mediation processes, and the appeal process at local and federal levels. While in Philadelphia the delegate will have the opportunity to visit the Dispute Resolution Institute, the City of Philadelphia Law Department, and meet with a judge from the third circuit district court.  Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

HONDURAS - SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 - A group of five visitors from Honduras will be visiting the IVC to discuss tolerance and the arts. This project was created to help the Honduran arts community find ways to contribute to the national healing process after a coup removed the government from power last fall. It is believed that art will promote a necessary reconciliation between government and society in Honduras. While in Philadelphia, this group will be visiting the Mural Arts Program of Philadelphia which is an organization that was designed to transform society through artistic expression.  Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

ITALY - SEPTEMBER 5 - 8, 2010 - A visitor from Italy will be coming to Philadelphia to take a particular look at urban issues in the United States and the various innovative ways to address them. Specifically, this visitor will examine urban planning models that address affordable housing, environmental sustainability, and social welfare needs of the growing immigrant population. The overall purpose of this program is to gain a better understanding of how public and private institutions in the United States address the challenges of communication for development, sustainable urban development, and networking modalities.  Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

JAPAN - AUGUST 22 - 24, 2010 - A guest from Japan will be visiting the IVC to learn more about international aviation policy development, aircraft engineering, and the certification process of newly produced aircraft. This visitor from Japan is an aeronautical egineer, and he will have the chance to visit FAA facilities that are involved with aircraft development and production, in addition to meeting a number of aviation leaders and policy makers at multiple aviation associations.  Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

MEXICO - August 14 - August 19, 2010 - A group of ten guests are coming through the IVC of Philadelphia to learn about grassroots citizen action groups in the U.S. and the role they play in policy making at the local, state, and national levels, particularly ways in which these groups are able to develop and strengthen political and social institutions. This delegation will focus on government transparency, anti-violence, human rights, empowering youth, and the environment. In addition, the visitors will learn how social media can be used to build existing networks of supporters, promote awareness, and affect change. Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

GREECE - August 5 - August 10, 2010 - One guest from Greece is coming through the IVC of Philadelphia to learn about the U.S. educational system -- how it is structured, funded, what support programs are available, and what the different types of schooling are, such as, private, public, charter, home, and online. The focus in Philadelphia will be on the multi-ethnic and multilingual environment, specifically looking at how schools address the growing number of Spanish- speaking students and what problems exist in racially mixed schools. Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

NEPAL - August 5 - August 8, 2010 - A delegation of eight from Nepal will be visiting through the IVC of Philadelphia to meet with constitutional scholars to learn about the U.S. political system, U.S. society, culture, and values, to experience the racial, religious, and ethnic diversity in the U.S., and to discuss the role of government in protecting minority rights and promoting integration. Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

JAPAN - July 29, 2010 - One guest from Japan will be visiting through the IVC of Philadelphia to learn about economic security and trade in the United States. More specifically, the visitor will look at how businesses support organizations that facilitate entrepreneurship for the purpose of regional economic revitalization, how education policies support business innovation, how corporations and government sectors come together to promote business, and by what means local governments and universities contribute to small business development for economic revitalization.   Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

PARAGUAY - July 28 - July 31, 2010 - A Youth Secretariat from Paraguay will be visiting through the IVC of Philadelphia to enhance his government's youth programs in rural areas outside the capital. While in Philadelphia, the visitor will meet with state, city, and local officials, grassroots programs, leaders of youth organizations, police departments, church leaders, and findraising organizations that all work with and support the youth. The visitor will focus on areas including self improvement, drug prevention, and motivation through arts, sports, ect. Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

IRAQ - July 22 - July 25, 2010 - A delegation of six guests from Iraq will be coming to Philadelphia to learn more about NGO's and Civil Society in the United States. While in Philadelphia, the visitors will learn about innovative management strategies for NGO's that look particularly at social and political issues. The visitors will also learn more about the dynamic relationships between business, government, and non- governmental organizations.Specifically, the visitors will be meeting with the administration from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law, an executive director from the ACLU, a representative from Women's Way, and they will also be visiting the National Constitution Center. Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

UKRAINE - July 22 - July 24, 2010 - Five border guards from Ukraine will be visiting the IVC of Philadelphia to learn more about police community relations. The visitors will address such issues as establishing successful communication with the public and media, holding public/community events, specific aspects of communication with the public regarding sensitive or emergency cases, and planning successful public awareness efforts. Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

THAILAND - July 7 - July 11, 2010 - A visitor from Thailand will be visiting the IVC to learn more about the United States judicial system. This visitor will be learning about local dispute resolution tactics, community policing, the United States trial process, and court management procedures.  Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

ARGENTINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, ECUADOR, GUATEMALA, MEXICO, PARAGUAY, PERU, URGUAY, VENEZUELA - July 3 - July 8, 2010 - A group of twelve visitors from Latin America will be visiting the IVC to learn more about transparency and accountability in the United States government. Particularly, the delegates will be looking at state - level transparency efforts, judicial corruption, police accountability, and citizen involvement in transparency initiatives. While in the United States, the delegates will be visiting Scranton, Pennsylvania to meet with federal and state officials, as well as local media to examine judicial corruption. The delegates will also be meeting with the U.S. Attorney's Office, the FBI, the Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice, Daily News, Phila Integrity & Accountability office, and the Police Advisory Council. Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

BANGLADESH, INDIA, KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZ REPUBLIC, NEPAL, PAKISTAN, SRI LANKA, TAJIKISTAN - July 1 - July 7, 2010 - Ten visitors frim Central Asia will be coming to the IVC to learn better ways in which non-governmental organizations can manage youth programs. While in Philadelphia, the delegates will visit City year of Philadelphia, which provides after school activities to at-risk youth. The delegates will also be visiting Amachi, the Police Athletic League, After School Activities Partnerships, and the Center for Civic Engagement. All of these organizations focus particularly on providing after - school resources to kids who are at risk for involvement in illegal activities. Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program. 

GHANA - July 1 - July 6, 2010 - A visitor from Ghana will be visiting the IVC to learn more about United States governance. Particularly, the visitor will be looking at local government systems and grassroots organizations in order to better understand how the different roles from the national level to the grassroots level keep the wheels of development and progress turning. Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

ALGERIA, EGYPT, IRAQ, KUWAIT, LIBYA, MOROCCO, OMAN, SAUDI ARABIA, TUNISIA, YEMEN - June 30 - July 5, 2010 - A group of sixteen visitors from Africa and the Near East will be coming to Philadelphia to learn ways in which to enhance leadership potential in young business and economic groups. While on their visit, the delegates will be looking at the social, economic, and political origins of federalism, particularly looking at young peoples' involvement in business, law, politics, unions, education, health care, agriculture, and volunteer efforts. The delegates hope to learn what training and skills are necessary to enhance leadership in younger generations. The visitors will be visiting organizations, such as, Wharton Center for Leadership & Change Mgmt., Women's Opportunity Resource Center, and potentially Wachovia. Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

CANADA - June 26 - July 5, 2010 - A delegation of four visitors will be visiting the IVC to discuss ways of combating human trafficking. While in Philadelphia, they will be visiting places like Philly Stop Modern Slavery, Covenant House, Defender Association of Pennsylvania, the FBI, and the Philadelphia Police Department, which are all organizations designed to deal with cases of human trafficking in the United States. Philly Stop Modern Slavery is an advocacy group to push for change, while Covenant House acts as a safe haven for potential victims of human trafficking. For the remainder of the organizations, the delegates will see how cases of human trafficking are investigated and prosecuted. Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

BOLIVIA, EL SALVADOR, HONDURAS, MEXICO, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA - June 25 - June 30, 2010 - Four visitors from Latin America will be visiting the Philadelphia area to learn how to engage at-risk youth through after - school sports and arts activities and empowerment programs for girls. In addition this group of delegates will be looking at ways of preventing and prosecuting drug use, crime, and gang involvement. Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

INDIA - June 17 - June 19, 2010 - A group of seven delegates from India will be visiting the IVC in Philadelphia to have a extensive U.S. experience. The visitors will exchange ideas with their American professional counterparts about U.S. society and culture, specifically learning about new avenues and techniques for pedagogy and the strenthening of American studies curricula. While in Philadelphia, the delegates will be visiting the Institute for the Study of Civic Values, Temple University's History Department, and Independence National Historic Park. The visitors will also be making trips to Washington, D.C. and New York City to visit significant landmarks. Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, CAMEROON, CHAD, COTE D'IVOIRE, GHANA, KENYA, MAURITANIA, SUDAN, TANZANIA - May 22 - June 12, 2010 - A group of eleven female visitors from Africa will be visiting the United States to further their understanding of women as political leaders. While in the United States, the visitors will be examining the role of women in social and political change and how governmental and nongovernmental organizations support women leaders. The visitors will be meeting with different women's groups, such as, Women's Campaign International, Geneveive Society, and Muslim Community Organization Programs for Women and Girls. The goal of this project is to identify the necessary skills for women to assume leadership roles in their own countries. Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

POLAND - May 26 - 29, 2010 - A delegate from Poland will be visiting the IVC to futher examine the criminal justice system in the United States, particularly looking at international cooperation, extradition issues, and financial crimes. The visitor will look at the judicial system on all levels (structure, jurisdiction, and caseload), learn about the investigation and prosecution of white collar crimes, and examine international intelligence sharing on transnational crimes. Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

PAKISTAN - May 15 - 18, 2010 - The IVC will be hosting a delegate from Pakistan who is visiting the U.S. to learn about sanitation, particularly in agriculture. The delegate will be visiting ports to learn about the screening of agricultural imports, looking specifically at sanitary phytosanitary issues. The visitor will also be visiting the USDA center. Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

SERBIA - May 13 - 16, 2010 - A delegate from Serbia will be visiting Philadelphia to learn about U.S. heritage and the principles that uphold it. Specifically, this delegate will be looking at the impact of the U.S. federalist system of government on American culture and society at all levels. In addition, the delegate will learn about the structure and management of museums, fundraising practices, public relations, marketing, and resource sharing. The delegate will be visiting Philadelphia University, the Philadelphia Art Museum, Penn Museum, and Amish country to further her understanding of American culture. Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.  

INDONESIA - May 13 - 19, 2010 - A delegation of seven visitors will be coming to Philadelphia to learn about U.S. laws ad policies pertaining to the issue of human trafficking. During their visit the delegates will meet with U.S. federal and state law enforcement agencies to discuss investigation and prosecution tactics and learn the importance of cooperation between the police and prosecutors in the U.S. The delegation will be visiting the Criminal Justice Center, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office, and be meeting with a trafficking panel. Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.  

IRAQ - May 11 - 15, 2010- A group of five visitors from Iraq, including judges, lawyers, legal scholars, and Ministry of justice officials, will be visiting Philadelphia to learn about the principles of judicial independence involving the operation of federal courts and the structure of the state and municipal court systems. The IVC has arranged for the delegation to visit a local prison. Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

CHINA-May 2010-A delegation from Tianjin, Philadelphia's Sister City, will visit Philadelphia for a professional development program. The delegation is interested in meeting their counterparts to discuss potential business opportunities. IVC is working with the Pennsylvania Chinese American Chamber of Commerce (PCACC) to assist in arranging meetings with pharmaceutical, biotech and life sciences companies. They are here through the Sister Cities Program.

ANGOLA, CAPE VERDE, MOZAMBIQUE, SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE-April 22-27, 2010-Eight visitors will attend the Women and Law program in Philadelphia. The program will provide a historical overview of the U.S. judicial system, its underlying principles and traditions, with a particular focus on the expansion of women's legal rights. Participants will gain insights into the breadth and depth of U.S. women's participation in, and access to legal and judicial systems with a specific emphasis on programs designed to promote human and civil rights affecting the advancement of women's status in political, economic and social structures. The program will focus on laws such as those governing gender discrimination in the job market, as well as new initiatives in combating trafficking in person, domestic violence and abuse. Visitors will explore the role of various organizations working through the legal system to improve women's status in areas such as health, education and economic independence. These visitors came to the U.S. under the auspices of the Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program. 

ISRAEL-April 13-16, 2010- Five visitors from Jerusalem will participate in the Cultural Institutions program. In this program, they will analyze the relationship between cultural organizations in both local and national authorities, evaluate marketing and publicity disseminating strategies to youth and nontraditional audiences using innovative mass communication technologies, examine U.S. multifaceted cultural events and festivals and analyze the relationship and cooperation amongst various social sectors. In addition, they will also observe ongoing programs for fostering vital connections with local artists to keep them connected in the city. Please check back later for specific location details. These visitors came to the U.S. under the auspices of the Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program. 

RUSSIA-March 25th-April 15, 2010 (FIRST PROGRAM) and June 10- July 1, 2010 - There will be two programs in 2010 for Russian religious leaders to study interfaith issues in the United States. The first program takes place March 25th to April 15th and will be located in both Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. The first program will include ten participants from the Republic of Tatarstan. The second program takes place June 10th to July 1st and will be located in both Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. The second program will include ten participants from Moscow-St. Petersburg, North Caucasus, the Republic of Buryatia, the Republic Tatarstan and the Republic of Kalmykia. For both programs, IVC will provide a total immersion into interfaith issues and American culture by arranging for the participants to meet with professionals in their field, live in Philadelphia area homes, and be exposed to a diversity of American experiences. The United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Community Connections Program is responsible for these two programs. If you want to find out more about these programs, then please contact Ann Stauffer at 215.683.0988. 

IRAQ-March 31-April 4, 2010-Five visitors will have the opportunity to participate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) program.  The program offers educators a practical guide to the U.S. educational system at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels with a specific focus on English Language Programs (curriculum, language labs, classroom instruction methods, and technological teaching aids), international exchange opportunities, and university training methods for ESL teachers. These visitors came to the U.S. under the auspices of the Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

AFGHANISTAN-March 31-April 2, 2010-Twelve visitors will attend the Community Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution program.  This will focus on various meeting, site visits and networking opportunities, visitors will examine the methods that community organizations-including civic, faith-based, and governmental groups-employ to promote conflict resolution in underserved communities. These visitors came to the U.S. under the auspices of the Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

TURKMENISTAN-March 25-30, 2010-Three visitors are participating in the Public Private Partnerships program in Philadelphia. This program will discuss the various quasi-public organizations that facilitate small business development such as the Chamber of Commerce and WTC. Other important features of this program will explore U.S. practices in administering government managed, long-term service contracts for publicly-owned facilities. These visitors came to the U.S. under the auspices of the Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

ANGOLA, CAPE VERDE, MOZAMBIQUE, SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE-March 25-28, 2010-Five visitors are participating in the Transparency and Good Governance program.  This program will enable participants to discuss the meaning and implications of transparency, ethical standards, and accountability and how these principles are defined, monitored and enforced.  Topics for discussion will include common ethical values, laws requiring public disclosure of government actions, and the role of the media and citizens groups in holding government accountable.  These visitors came to the U.S. under the auspices of the Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

BURKINA FASO, COTE D' IVOIRE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, MOZAMBIQUE, NIGER, NIGERIA, UGANDA-March 25-30, 2010 -Six visitors are attending the Entrepreneurship and E-Commerce program. This program will cover topics on economic decentralization, regional cooperation, and public-private partnerships, as well as illustrate the social, economic, and political factors that influences and encourage the development of small businesses and entrepreneurs in the United States. At the same time, they will investigate the field of e-commerce for entrepreneurs exploring new business opportunities created by the internet and the expansion of the global marketplace and exchange ideas with small and large organizations, including business incubators. These visitors came to the U.S. under the auspices of the Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

CENTRAL and SOUTHEAST ASIA-March 17-20, 2010-Three visitors will participate in the Science Education in Primary and Secondary Schools program. This program will provide an overview of science education issues at the federal, state, local and grassroots level, while examining primary and secondary curriculum development, evaluating various afterschool science programs and science laboratory work. These visitors came to the U.S. under the auspices of the Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.

RUSSIA-March 6-9, 2010-Ten visitors will participate in the Materials Development for English Teachers program. From this program, participants will gain an understanding of diversity of the U.S. society and culture, contemporary American visual arts, techniques on integrating arts resources into classroom instruction and practical aspects of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). These visitors came to the U.S. under the auspices of the Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program. 

FULBRIGHT-March 2010 - Check back for details-Each year, our office arranges a hospitality dinner for first-year foreign Fulbright students who participate in enrichment seminars in Philadelphia. The 2010 Philadelphia Fulbright Enrichment Seminar will take place in early March.  Approximately 150 foreign Fulbright students from various universities throughout the United States will participate.   These students will represent over seventy different countries and are pursuing graduate degrees in diverse fields of study.  These students are here through the Fulbright Program.

ARGENTINA-February 23-26, 2010- Seventeen visitors from Argentina's Fundacion Universitaria del Rio de la Plata (FURP) will visit the following three cities, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and Harrisburg for the Political, Social, and Economic Issues in the U.S. program. This two week Voluntary Visitor program is designed to increase their understanding of key contemporary issues as well as the status of U.S.-Argentine relations. These visitors came to the U.S. under the auspices of the Department of State's International Leadership Visitor Program.    

IVC is arranging professional appointments and American experiences for the following guests.  Feel free to contact us if you have an expertise to share with them. Visit our

 

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If this is not an up-to-date list, it's because we're too busy arranging appointments for delegations!  Feel free to call Matt Drexler at 215.683.0995 to find out who's coming next.  Matt administers the State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program.  For Sister Cities, contact Jennifer McGinn at 215.683.0993 or Nancy Gilboy at (215) 683-0997. 

 

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