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2014 GEORGIA COUNCIL for INTERNATIONAL VISITORS CONNECTING GEORGIANS to the WORLD About the Georgia Council for International Visitors annual report FY 2014 GEORGIA COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL VISITORS CONNECTING GEORGIANS TO THE WORLD about the georgia council for international visitors GCIV builds relationships between the people of our state and leaders around the world. Our vision is that every Georgia citizen has the opportunity to be more globally engaged. We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to “connecting Georgians to the world” since 1962. GCIV works with the U.S. Department of State to develop a broad spectrum of professional and cultural exchange programs for emerging global leaders. Our non-partisan citizen diplomacy programs provide Georgians with unique opportunities gciv to share best practices, insights and friendship with distinguished visitors to the United States. GCIV administers the U.S. Department of State’s International Since the program’s inception, more than 330 participants Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) in the state of Georgia. Launched in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) have in 1940, the IVLP seeks to build mutual understanding between gone on to serve as heads of government and chiefs of state, the United States and other nations through carefully designed including: professional visits to the U.S. for current and emerging foreign Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan Mwaia Kibaki, Kenya leaders. U.S. ambassadors consistently rank the IVLP as the most Gordon Brown, United Kingdom Felipe Calderon, Mexico effective program in a long list of public diplomacy tools at their Anwar Sadat, Egypt Kim Dae-Jung, South Korea disposal. GCIV is one of 90 community-based organizations around Nicolas Sarkozy, France Frederik de Klerk, South Africa the country that implement this impressive program on behalf of the Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia Oscar Arias, Costa Rica U.S. government. In 2001 the national network, National Council for Indira Gandhi, India Felipe Nyusi, Mozambique International Visitors (NCIV), was nominated for the Nobel Peace Adnan Badran, Jordan Prize for its efforts to foster international understanding. 2014 international visitor programs In fiscal year 2014, GCIV welcomed 698 overseas visitors through advocates, musicians, entrepreneurs, students, engineers, the International Visitor Leadership Program and various fee-for- archaeologists and curators. In addition to coordinating programs service programs. These visitors came to Georgia on 87 different for the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership programs, ranging from individuals to groups of 25 or more. Program (IVLP), GCIV has attracted a wide variety of fee-for- Participants represented 139 different countries. service (FFS) programs. While very similar in substance to the IVLP, these programs are funded separately. In the past year, GCIV The delegations hosted by GCIV were quite a varied group, completed programs for Cultural Vistas, FHI360, the Graduate including public health officials, lawyers, judges, civil servants, School, Institute of International Education, Meridian International NGO and arts representatives, business executives, educators, Center, Mississippi Consortium for International Development, and journalists, elected officials, community activists, environmental World Learning. FY 2014 IVLP Totals FY 2014 FFS Totals quarter programs visitors quarter programs visitors 1 12 62 1 2 11 2 26 181 2 1 138 3 24 150 3 3 27 4 19 129 4 0 0 totals 81 522 totals 6 176 gciv international exchange participants International Visitors by World Region 154 119 101 115 84 125 Western Europe and Africa Near East South and East Asia and Hemisphere Eurasia (Sub-Sahara) (North Africa and Central Asia the Pacific the Middle East) IVLP Delegations by Professional Focus 24 240 22 Total IVLP Delegations = 81 22 220 Total IVLP Visitors = 522 20 200 188 18 180 16 160 14 140 13 12 12 120 10 10 100 9 8 80 73 50 6 67 6 60 5 54 37 4 40 3 31 19 2 20 1 3 0 0 Delegations Visitors Legal/Justice Governance/ Public Youth Activism Journalism/ Education Economic/ Human & Interfaith System Civil Society/ Health & Engagement Media Sustainable Civil Rights Women As Leaders Development gciv international exchange participants GCIV welcomed delegations from 139 countries to the state of Georgia in fiscal year 2014. Below are the countries represented and the number of visitors: Afghanistan 14 Germany 15 Oman 3 Albania 1 Ghana 2 Pakistan 29 Algeria 4 Greece 6 Palestinian Territories 13 Angola 1 Guatemala 3 Panama 2 Argentina 7 Guinea 2 Papua New Guinea 1 Armenia 2 Haiti 2 Paraguay 3 Austria 2 Honduras 3 Peru 3 Azerbaijan 2 Hong Kong 3 Philippines 6 Bahrain 1 Hungary 5 Poland 1 Bangladesh 7 Iceland 2 Romania 3 Belarus 3 India 21 Russia 30 Belgium 1 Indonesia 7 Rwanda 4 Belize 1 Iraq 11 Saint Maarten 1 Benin 4 Ireland 1 Saudi Arabia 6 Bolivia 7 Israel 8 Singapore 1 Bosnia-Herzegovina 7 Italy 5 Slovak Republic 1 Botswana 1 Japan 5 Slovenia 1 Brazil 32 Jordan 5 Somalia 2 Brunei 1 Kazakhstan 16 South Africa 6 Bulgaria 2 Kenya 14 South Sudan 2 Burkina Faso 2 Korea, Republic of 6 Spain 3 Burma 2 Kuwait 1 Sri Lanka 4 Cambodia 3 Kyrgyzstan 1 Suriname 1 Cameroon 6 Laos 1 Swaziland 1 Canada 12 Latvia 2 Sweden 2 Chad 9 Liberia 2 Switzerland 1 Chile 4 Libya 2 Taiwan 2 China 26 Luxembourg 1 Tajikistan 2 Colombia 7 Macedonia 10 Tanzania 3 Congo, Republic of 13 Madagascar 2 Thailand 7 Costa Rica 2 Malawi 1 Togo 1 Cote d’Ivoire 4 Malaysia 1 Tunisia 4 Croatia 1 Mali 2 Turkey 2 Czech Republic 6 Malta 1 Uganda 6 Dem. Rep. of the Congo 16 Mauritania 3 Ukraine 1 Denmark 3 Mexico 11 United Arab Emirates 5 Djibouti 1 Moldova 1 United Kingdom 2 Dominican Republic 1 Mongolia 8 Uruguay 1 Ecuador 2 Morocco 4 Uzbekistan 16 Egypt 9 Mozambique 11 Venezuela 7 Equatorial Guinea 1 Nepal 9 Vietnam 4 Estonia 2 Netherlands 4 West Bank 2 Ethiopia 3 New Zealand 1 Yemen 10 Fiji 1 Nicaragua 3 Zambia 7 Finland 2 Niger 3 Zimbabwe 5 France 3 Nigeria 6 Georgia 6 Norway 2 complete list of delegations October 31 - November 6 - Africa November 19 - 23 - North Africa December 17 – 19 - Russia Focus: Journalism Focus: Strengthening Citizenship and Focus: Protecting Wildlife and People Civic Education November 4 - 24 - Uzbekistan December 17 – 21 - Afghanistan Focus: Community Connections: November 20 – 23 - Japan Focus: Youth Vote Capacity Building for National Focus: International Trade and Export Tuberculosis Program Promotion Policy December 17 – 21 - Yemen Focus: Rule of Law November 4 - 7 - Singapore December 7 – 10 - Korea Focus: Eisenhower Fellowship Focus: Cyber-Security Initiative December 18 – 21 - Czech Republic Focus: Role of Local Radio November 10 - 13 - Ukraine December 12 – 15 - Thailand Focus: Human and Civil Rights Focus: Labor Laws January 18 – 23 - International Delegation November 19 - 23 - International December 15 – 18 - Bosnia– Focus: NGOs and Civic Activism Delegation Herzegovina Focus: 21st Century Public Health Focus: American Corners January 18 – 22 - Macedonia Challenges Focus: Dealing with the Past Meeting with the state senators and state representatives and other state legislatures was exceptional. It was so marvelous. ... Atlanta has a very positive energy. I felt so uplifted. - Ms. Chilufya Mulenga, 2014 IVLP Participant, Zambia January 19 – 22 - Italy February 4 – 8 - Intl Delegation February 23 – 27 - Mongolia Focus: Foreign Policy Focus: Volunteerism Focus: Transfusion Medicine January 19 – 23 - South Asia February 5 – 8 - Russia February 26 – 2 - South and Focus: LGBT Rights in a Multi-Cultural Focus: Journalism Education Central Asia Society Focus: Rule of Law February 6 – 9 - Latvia January 28 – 31 - Belarus Focus: Gold Star/LGBT and February 28 - International Focus: Early Detection of Cancer Minority Issues Delegation Focus: Fulbright Home Hospitality January 29 – February 1 - Algeria February 11 – 15 - Africa Focus: Forensics Focus: US Foreign Policy March 2 – 6 - International Delegation February 1 – 5 - Canada February 12 – 15 - Brazil Focus: Role of NGOs in Promoting Focus: Higher Education Focus: Economic Impact of Mega Events Global Women’s Issues February 2 – 5 - South East Asia February 19 – 22 - India March 8 – 12 - Russia Focus: Human Rights and the Focus: Combating Gender-Based Focus: Creating a Corporate Culture Community Violence of Innovation complete list of delegations March 11 – 15 - International April 12 – 16 - International May 6 – 10 - Azerbaijan Delegation Delegation Focus: Public Private Partnerships Focus: Global Women’s Health Issues Focus: Protection of Intellectual Property Rights May 7 – 11 - Uzbekistan March 18 – 22 - Near East and Focus: Penitentiary Facilities North Africa April 13 – 16 - Brazil Focus: Advancing Women Focus: Strategic Infrastructure Planning May 8 – 13 - Africa Entrepreneurs & Economic Leaders Focus: Diversity and Multiculturalism April 19 – 23 - International March 26 – 29 - Venezuela Delegation May 11 – 14 - Southeast Asia Focus: Grassroots Democracy Focus: Challenges in Higher Education Focus: Regional Economic Cooperation March 30 – 3 - China April 20 – 24 - China Focus: NGO Management Focus: Food Safety May 13 – 17 - Netherlands Focus: Leadership April 2 – 5 - International April 26 – 30 - South and Central Delegation Asia May 14 – 17 - Brazil Focus: Media Literacy Promoting Civil Focus: Strengthening Civil Society Focus: Innovation to Market Society through New Media April 29 – 3 - Western Hemisphere May 21 – 24 - Brazil April 4 – 8 - South Africa Focus: International Crime Focus: Museums Focus: Solidarity Helping Hand April 30 – 3 - Pakistan May 25 – 31 - Africa April 5 – 8 - Canada Focus: NGOs and Civic
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