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SOUZA_190211_014.JPG: Roger-Mark De Souza and Adam Clayton Powell III
SOUZA_190211_196.JPG: What is Sister Cities International?
Founded in 1956, Sister Cities International is a nonprofit citizen diplomacy network that creates and strengthens partnerships between U.S. and international communities. We strive to build global cooperation at the municipal level, promote cultural understanding and stimulate economic development.
SOUZA_190211_211.JPG: What is citizen diplomacy?
Citizen Diplomacy is the concept that the individual has the right, even the responsibility, to help shape U.S. foreign relations "one handshake at a time." Citizen diplomats can be students, teachers, athletes, artists, business people, humanitarians, adventurers or tourists. They are motivated by a responsibility to engage with the rest of the world in a meaningful, mutually beneficial dialogue.
SOUZA_190211_215.JPG: What is a sister city?
A sister city organization is a volunteer group of ordinary citizens who, with the support of their elected officials, form long-term relationships with people and organizations in a city abroad.
Each sister city organization is independent and pursues the activities and thematic areas that are important to them and their community including municipal, business, trade, educational and cultural exchanges with their sister city.
Sister city organizations promote peace through people-to-people relationships -- with program offerings varying greatly from basic cultural exchange programs to shared research and development projects between cities with relationships.
SOUZA_190211_230.JPG: Who can be part of a sister city program?
Anyone!
City officials, students and professors, local businesses, NGOs, religious groups, artist and musicians, local institutions and everyday citizens.
The most successful and stable programs have volunteers from across these sectors.
SOUZA_190211_236.JPG: Our Shared Goals
* Increase American's global competitiveness
* Counter disinformation and radicalization
* Bolster democratic principles, strengthen rule of law, encourage strong civil society organizations
* Achieve greater efficiency
SOUZA_190211_268.JPG: Membership at a Glance
* 500 U.S. cities, counties, and states represented
* Over 2,000 partnerships with communities abroad
* Partnerships in 140 countries on six continents
SOUZA_190211_443.JPG: Perception vs. Reality
Perception
SOUZA_190211_446.JPG: Perception vs. Reality
Reality
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2019_DC_Royce_190304: DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- Hon. Marie Royce, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (118 photos from 2019)
2019_DC_Authoritarian_190401: DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- Shanthi Kalathil and Dean Jackson ("Authoritarian Digital Influence Operations: Understanding Supply and Demand") (55 photos from 2019)
2019_12_02A_Rubin: DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- Eric Rubin ("State of State: Issues Facing the Foreign Service Today") (96 photos from 12/02/2019)
2019_10_07A1_Merger: DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- Cynthia Efird, Kenton Keith, Jean Manes, and Shawn Powers ("After the Merger: Public Diplomacy at State") (156 photos from 10/07/2019)
2019_08_05B_Liu: DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- Libby Liu (President of Radio Free Asia) (110 photos from 08/05/2019)
2019_06_03C1_Cull: DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- Nick Cull ("Public Diplomacy: Foundations for Global Engagement") (102 photos from 06/03/2019)
2019_05_06A1_Bennett: DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- Amanda Bennett ("A Free Press Matters") (148 photos from 05/06/2019)
2018_DC_NGA_Global_180604: DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- Tiffany Shackelford, NGA Global (74 photos from 2018)
2018_DC_Fernandez_180423: DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- Ambassador Alberto M. Fernandez (MBN President) (59 photos from 2018)
2018_DC_Duffin_180108: DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- Michael Duffin (“How Cities Are Collaborating to Combat Violent Extremism”) (70 photos from 2018)
2019_DC_Authoritarian_190401 DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- Shanthi Kalathil and Dean Jackson ("Authoritarian Digital Influence Operations: Understanding Supply and Demand")
2019_DC_Royce_190304 DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- Hon. Marie Royce, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
2018_DC_Core_180910 DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- Jim Core ("U.S. Preparations for World's Fairs")
2019 photos: Equipment this year: I continued to use my Fuji XS-1 cameras but, depending on the event, I also used a Nikon D7000.
Trips this year:
a four-day jaunt to Massachusetts (Boston, Stockbridge, and Springfield) to experience rain in another state,
Asheville, NC to visit Dad and his wife Dixie,
three trips to New York City (including the United Nations, Flushing, and the New York Comic-Con), and
my 14th consecutive San Diego Comic-Con (including sites in Utah).
That's it so far!