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Mark your calendars!
The Future of Korea
with Ambassador
Charles L. Pritchard |
Amb. Charles L. Pritchard,
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DATE: Thur, Oct 23, 2008
TIME: 7:30 PM
Vieve Gore Concert Hall in the Jewett Center for the Performing Arts and Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit our website. |
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Vivaldi by Candlelight
A Benefit Concert Sat., Dec. 13, 8:00pm |
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Featuring the Vivaldi Virtuosi with Gerald Elias, Music Director
First Presbyterian Church
12 South Temple & C Street
Salt Lake City, Utah
Reserved Seating Tickets $40
SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE
Call UCCD at (801) 832-3270
For more information, please visit our website. | |
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Incoming Delegations to Utah 
SEPTEMBER 2008
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Thailand: Sept 20-24, 1 Delegate examining U.S. Judicial System
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Argentina: Sept 24-27, 1 Delegate examining Anti-Trafficking Policies - Refugee and Immigration Issues
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Thailand: Sept 27- Oct 1, 1 Delegate examining Civics Education (Arts)
* Interested in becoming a Volunteer Driver? Please see below.
All Visiting Delegates are accompanied by Interpreters and/or Department of State Officers. Visiting Delegates are participants in the International Visitor Leadership Program administered by the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. |
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Volunteer Opportunity for UCCD
Help International Visitors Navigate Salt Lake City
 One of the most exciting opportunities UCCD brings to the community is the opportunity for person-to-person meetings with International Visitors. Through personal interaction with our Visitors you become an ambassador to the world.
UCCD is now seeking volunteers who can contribute a day of their time serving as a volunteer driver and escort for one or two International Visitors and their interpreter.
You will pick the Visitors up at Little America Hotel at 8:30 am and accompany them to their professional appointments throughout the day; take them to lunch (they will pay for their own meal); and return them to the hotel by 5:00 pm at the latest. UCCD will provide you with their itinerary and maps to each appointment. Volunteers will be asked to supply identification and proof of insurance.
As a Volunteer Driver You Will
- Meet and engage with international visitors from around the world
- Accompany international visitors to their professional meetings and meet with key community leaders
- Exchange customs and cultures over lunch
- Help shape a positive image of the United States
- Make a friend
- Invest in the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy in an important and meaningful way
- And yes... mileage reimbursement at the Government rate of $.585 per mile (record of mileage required)
Please contact call us to discuss how you can become a UCCD Volunteer Driver by replying to this email or call Jennifer Hefti, Director Communications & Community Outreach, (801) 832-3272 or jhefti@utahdiplomacy.org. |
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Host International Students
Launching Westminster International Student Hosting (WISH)
Salt Lake City - The Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy is launching the Westminster International Student Hosting Program (WISH Program) in partnership with Westminster College's Diversity & International Center. Help international students integrate into the local community and shape a positive view of the United States by hosting.
Through Home Hospitality, Westminster College International Students will have the opportunity to spend a casual evening in the home of a UCCD member for dinner and conversation.
Benefits for Home Hosts
- Befriend students who are far from home
- Learn about other customs and cultures through the eyes of young men and women
- Impact your community by helping students shape a positive view of the U.S.
Dates
- Saturday, October 18, 6-9 p.m.
- Saturday, November 1, 6-9 p.m.
Students will be placed with Home Host volunteers on a first-come basis. UCCD will make every attempt to place International Students with each Home Host. UCCD looks forward to offering regularly scheduled WISH events throughout the year, depending upon the participation level of both Hosts and Students.
For more information or to get on the WISH list, contact Jennifer Hefti at (801) 832-3272 or simply reply to this email. |
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2008/2009 Ambassador John Price and Marcia Price World Affairs Lecture Series
In partnership with American Express and Westminster College's Weldon J. Taylor Executive Lecture Series, UCCD presents an outstanding world affairs lecture series designed to inform our citizens about key foreign policy issues and to create a globally savvy community. All lectures are free and open to the public, and held at the Vieve Gore Concert Hall, Westminster College, 1840 South 1300 South.
Michael Maibach, President & CEO
European-American Business Council, Sept 9, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008, 7:30 PM
The Future of Korea
Ambassador Charles L. (Jack) Pritchard
President, Korea Economic Institute
Monday, November 10, 2008, 7:30 PMFood, Energy, & the FuturePaul Roberts, Best-selling Author
Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 7:30 PM
Motivation in the Workplace: Wherever It May Be
Joel Sartore, Photographer, National Geographic
Monday, February 9, 2009, 7:30 PM
Delivering Sustainable and Appropriate Solutions
to Developing Communities
Dr. Bernard Amadei,
Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder
Monday, March 2, 2009, 7:30 PM
The Next American Century:
How the U.S. Can Thrive as Other Powers Rise
Nina Hachigian,
Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
For more information, please visit our website. |
Community News
Salt Lake City/Murray - Up with People, a global education program for young adults, is coming to Salt Lake City/Murray from October 13-20, 2008. While giving to communities through its community impact activities and shows, the program also addresses the real need to help young adults gain a global perspective, intercultural understanding, knowledge of worldwide issues, leadership skills and a sense of social responsibility.
Up with People is currently looking for Host Families to host 110 Up with People students for the week of October 13-20, 2008.
Families can choose to host as many students as they have room for. Students are all English-speakers aged 18-29, and are from 22 different countries around the world.
If you're interested in becoming a host family or for more information, please contact Up with People Neshat Mehrnoosh at 1-303.638.4615 or nmehrnoosh@upwithpeople.org. DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. |
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Globetrotter: THAILAND
- Once known as Siam, Thailand is proud of never having been colonized by Europeans.
- Thai is a tonal language, so a given syllable can have different meanings based on pronunciation.
- In Thailand, it is appropriate to drink water at the end of (but not during) a meal.
- Visitors to a Thai wat (temple) do not step on the doorsill, as tradition holds that a soul resides there.
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Keep updated about UCCD by visiting our website. We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming event!
Sincerely,
Jennifer Hefti,
Director of Communications & Community Outreach |
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