“If only people will get together, then so eventually will nations.”
— President Dwight D. Eisenhower

2006  2008

2008 National Summit on Citizen Diplomacy

WHO:

The Coalition for Citizen Diplomacy
The U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy

WHAT:

The Power of Citizen Diplomacy in a Turbulent World
Citizen diplomacy is the concept that, in a vibrant democracy, the individual citizen has the right- even the responsibility- to help shape foreign relations.

WHEN:

February 12 – 13, 2008

WHERE:

Renaissance Hotel 999 9th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001

WHY:

To gain recognition for and build awareness of the work currently underway
To recruit, engage, and educate more Americans to serve as citizen diplomats
To increase resources, both public and private, for all citizen diplomacy efforts

For more information, registration, or sponsorship opportunities, click here.

 

 

The Coalition for Citizen Diplomacy held its very first National Summit on Citizen Diplomacy in Washington, D.C. July 12-14, 2006. The Summit occurred in conjunction with the Sister Cities International 50th Anniversary Conference and represented the focal point of the Coalition’s national campaign to increase dramatically the ability of Americans to engage with the global community through people-to-people contacts that foster international dialogue and exchanges. The National Summit gave visibility and voice to organizations and American citizen diplomats around the country who are committed to building a world of peace, mutual respect and mutual understanding through greater global interaction. The National Summit was preceded by a series of Community Summits, whose findings and local action plans serve as the building blocks for a National Action Plan and National Report on the Future of Citizen Diplomacy issued by the Coalition to the Congress, the administration, state and local elected officials, and the American public.

Click here to read the summary report for the National Summit on Citizen Diplomacy.