“The United States can have no better representatives than its own people,
empowered to act on their own behalf - and in the national interest - as
citizen diplomats ”
— Michael McCarry, Executive Director,
Alliance for International Educational and Cultural Exchange

click to view	An introduction to the concept of citizen diplomacy and the underlying goals of CCD.  This publication lays out the founding principles upon whichwhatis CCD was formed.  It answers the important questions, “What is Citizen Diplomacy?”; “Who can serve as a citizen diplomat?”; “What is the Coalition for Citizen Diplomacy?“; What are the goals of the Coalition for Citizen Diplomacy?; and “How does the Coalition plan to meet these goals?”  It also includes inspiring quotes on citizen diplomacy.
click to view	A report from the Wingspread Conference, a leadership summit held March 24-26, 2004.  Thirty-two leaders from throughout the United States met at the Johnson Foundation Wingspread Conference Center in Racine, Wisconsin, to develop a consensus and strategy for convening a National Summit on Citizen Diplomacy and identifying the action results that would emerge from that summit. From this conference, the Coalition for Citizen Diplomacy was born.
click to view	A report prepared by the national leadership group of the Coalition for Citizen Diplomacy and presented to a representative from the White House during the National Summit on Citizen Diplomacy.   This report details the impact of citizen diplomacy and international exchanges while also laying out the challenges facing the fields.  An action agenda for the future of citizen diplomacy is presented.  The report includes recent statistics on those studying abroad, information on international exchanges, the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), and the Fulbright Program, as well as a list of the 50 Community Summits on Citizen Diplomacy held from 2004 to 2006.
click to view	A summary report of the inaugural National Summit on Citizen Diplomacy, held July 12 – 14, 2006.  The report outlines the resources, outreach, and education and training needed for effective citizen diplomacy action to take place.  National Summit keynote speaker Keith Reinhard, President of Business for Diplomatic Action, is quoted as stating that anti-Americanism is reaching the “tipping point” and a solution requires deliberate and immediate action.
click to view	A summary report of the inaugural National Summit on Citizen Diplomacy, held July 12 – 14, 2006.  The report outlines the resources, outreach, and education and training needed for effective citizen diplomacy action to take place.  National Summit keynote speaker Keith Reinhard, President of Business for Diplomatic Action, is quoted as stating that anti-Americanism is reaching the “tipping point” and a solution requires deliberate and immediate action.
click to view	A newsletter from the Coalition's second forum, which was a gathering to discuss the national summit on citizen diplomacy.
click to view	A case for exchange and citizen diplomacy, an article by Michael McCarry, Executive Director of Alliance for International Educational and Cultural Exchange.
click to view	A Meridian International article on the National Summit.
click to view	A case for exchange and citizen diplomacy, an article by Michael McCarry, Executive Director of Alliance for International Educational and Cultural Exchange.
click to view	Presentation for the Kentucky's State Summit on Citizen Diplomacy. A speech by Sherry Mueller on what it means to be a citizen diplomat.

 

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