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Fall 2008 | Vol 1 | Issue 14
IN THIS ISSUE
The Future of Korea with Amb. Charles L. Pritchard
Vivaldi by Candlelight: A Benefit Concert
Incoming Delegations to Utah
Visitor Snapshot: Thailand
2008/2009 World Affairs Lecture Series
2008 Bioneers Conference
Partners in Democracy
Presidential Election & Citizen Diplomacy
Community Calendar
 
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 The Future of Korea
with 
Ambassador
 Charles L. Pritchard
Amb. Charles L. Pritchard 
Amb. Charles L. Pritchard,
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.
Mark your calendars!
 
Vivaldi by Candlelight
A Benefit Concert 
Sat., Dec. 13, 8:00pm
 
Vivaldi
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. 
Incoming Delegations to Utah World Map
 
NOVEMBER 2008

November 2-5, 2 Delegates, 
China & Lebanon, Presidential Elections
Host secured
 
November 2-6, 1 Delegate,
Chile, IPR & Law Enforcement
NEEDED: 1 Home Host; Volunteer Drivers (11/3-5)
 
November 5-11, 2 Delegates,
Kazakhstan, Medical Emergency Response Systems
NEEDED: 1 Home Host
 
November 11-15, 5 Delegates,
Slovak Republic, Combating Corruption
NEEDED: 2 Home Hosts
 
November 16-19, 10 Delegates
Russia, Countering Radicalism
NEEDED: 2 Home Hosts
 
November 18-23, 7 Delegates,
Multiregional Project, HIV/AIDS
NEEDED: 2 Home Hosts
 
November 19-22, 4 Delegates,
Indonesia, Grassroots Democracy
NEEDED: 2 Home Hosts  
 
November 20-25, 3 Delegates
South Korea, Politics & Journalism
NEEDED: 1 Home Host
 
November 29 - December 3, 7 Delegates,
South America, Education: K-12
NEEDED: 3 Home Hosts
 
For more information or to volunteer, please contact Nina Busuladzic at (801) 832-3273 or nbusuladzic@utahdiplomacy.org.
 
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.
Visitor Snapshot: Thailand
Nopparat Muneerat - Thailand"Even the leader [the United States] wants to try to understand and give a small country [Thailand] a chance!"
 
Ms. Nopparat Muneerat [pictured in the Children's Library Crystal Cave with Matt McLain, Assistant Manager, City Library], a consultant for the Thai Knowledge Park (TK Park), visited Salt Lake City in September as a guest of the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy and the US Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program to examine Civic Education & The Arts. Continue reading...
2008/2009 Ambassador John Price and Marcia Price World Affairs Lecture Series
Michael MaibachIn 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 PM
Food, Energy, & the Future
Paul 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.  
2008 Bioneers Conference
Oct 17-19, Westminster College
Bioneers The Bioneers is an acclaimed leading-edge forum where you can see tomorrow today: a future environment of hope. Social and scientific innovators focus on breakthrough solutions inspired by nature and human ingenuity. Enjoy extraordinary national speakers (via satellite), local workshops, food, music, art, and plenty of time for conversation and connection. There's still time... Register today!
Partners in Democracy - Call to action!
The Salt Lake County Clerk's Elections Division isPartners in Democracy recruiting several thousand poll workers to staff the polls on Election Day. To help cope with the challenge, the county is introducing its "Partners in Democracy" program, aimed at recruiting local businesses, non-profit organizations and individuals to encourage poll worker service. For more information or to volunteer, please visit the Salt Lake County Clerk's website.
Presidential Election & Citizen Diplomacy

US Center for Citizen DiplomacyThe U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy has examined the public remarks of Barack Obama, John McCain, Joe Biden, and Sarah Palin to understand how these individuals view the world and America's role in it. View results!
Community Calendar
SLC Film Center - New Face of Africa Series
In my Genes, Oct 20, 7PM, City Library Auditorium
What is it like to be white in a black world? This New Face of Africa Film Seriesfascinating documentary presents an intimate introduction to albinism and explores themes of identity, confidence, and perception through the stories of eight albinos in Kenya. For more information, please visit our calendar.

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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