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| 27th Vivaldi by Candlelight
A Benefit Concert |
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Featuring the Vivaldi Virtuosi with Gerald Elias, Music Director.
Sat, Dec. 12, 2009, 8pm
First Presbyterian
12 C Street
Salt Lake City, UT
Sponsorships available
Call (801) 832-3270
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Greetings!
Summer is here and with it, an increased number of international delegations visiting our State. The weather is finally favorable for inviting International Visitors to your backyard and cooking up one of your favorite dishes or serving as a volunteer driver/cultural guide.
Volunteer! Home Hospitality is an opportunity for you to invite a group of up to 4 emerging leaders from around the world and their interpreter to your home for dinner and conversation. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Nina Busuladzic, Program Director, at (801) 832-3273 or nbusuladzic@utahdiplomacy.org. | |
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Incoming International Visitors to Utah
 International Visitors are participants in the International Visitor Leadership Program administered by the US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. All International Visitors are accompanied by Interpreters and/or Department of State Officers.
India - NEEDED: 1 or 2 Home Hosts
Mon, June 29; 2 Indian Diplomats, US Domestic & Foreign Policy
Vietnam - NEEDED: Volunteer Drivers
Mon, June 29 and/or Tue, June 30; 3 Delegates, U.S. Legal System
Thailand - NEEDED: 2 Home Hosts
Sun, July 19, Mon, July 20 or Tue, July 21; 4 Delegates, NGOs and Civic Activism
Russia - NEEDED: 3 Home Hosts
Mon, July 27 or Tue, July 28; 7 Delegates, Disability Issues
West Bank - NEEDED: 3 Home Hosts
Sat, July 25; 7 Delegates, Islam in America
People's Republic of China - NEEDED: 1 Home Host
Wed, July 29 or Thu, July 30; 1 Delegate, Library & Information Science
Iraq - NEEDED: One-day Cultural Guides
Sat, Aug 1, 10 Delegates; Creative Broadcasting |
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Featured Home Host: Justin Lafeen
"Citizen Diplomacy is an essential piece as we put effort toward becoming a closer world."
- Justin Lafeen,
Global IT Business Analyst, Oracle Corporation
Salt Lake City, June 24, 2009 - The table was set and dinner was cooking as I left our house en route to Little America Hotel to pickup our international visitors from North Africa and the Near East here to examine "Non-governmental organization (NGO) Management." This would be our first experience hosting for the UCCD and we were a bit nervous! I entered the lobby and noticed a small group congregated by the fireplace - Here we go, I thought to myself. Once the customary introductions were exchanged we entered my four-door Sedan and were off to my home in Midvale. Continue reading. |
Chinese coming to a school near you
By Kirsten Stewart, Salt Lake Tribune
Jie Fang, shown teaching Mandarin Chinese at West High School
(Tribune file photo)
"Learning a second language is no longer something people do for pleasure or travel. It's a must for those hoping to compete in the global marketplace."
- Sen. Howard Stephenson, R-Draper
Salt Lake City, June 15, 2009 - Gov. Jon Huntsman's appointment as ambassador to China isn't Utah's only Far East bragging right. We have the nation's highest percentage of public-school students studying Mandarin, mostly at the high-school level. And now Mandarin is trickling into elementary schools, securing Utah's leadership role and signaling a renewed focus on bilingual education, say state education officials. "Dual immersion" programs in Mandarin, French and Spanish are coming to 21 elementary schools next year. As the name implies, students at those schools will spend half of every school day immersed in a world language, learning math, science and social studies. Reading and language arts are taught in English. Continue reading. |
Public Diplomacy: A National Security Imperative
"The more languages and venues we communicate in, the more respect we show for our audience, the more effective we will be."
- Judith A. McHale,
Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
Washington, D.C., June 11, 2009 - In an address at the Center for a New American Security, newly appointed Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, Judith A. McHale, reiterated the administration's commitment to "renewing our engagement with the people of the world and restoring the kind of leadership that made the United States a force for global progress for so much of our history." She also shared her thoughts on what effective engagement looks like and why it is so important to our foreign policy.
Among other points, she referenced Secretary Clinton's focus on "people-to-people diplomacy," which she says is at the heart of smart power, "[building] new partnerships from the bottom up, and "[using] every tool at [their] disposal." Read address as delivered. |
Global Students
On Point Radio with Tom Ashbrook of WBUR (NPR)
Alyssa Lanz poses for a snapshot in Egypt while studying at the American University in Cairo, taking classes in Arabic and political science, and working with New Women's Foundation, a research center in Cairo focusing on women's rights. (Photo: mayafrost.com)
On Point Radio with Tom Ashbrook, WBUR (NPR), June 11, 2009 - Everybody knows the straight and narrow, up-and-out formula for American success: good grades, good scores, good college, big debt... good luck.
My guests today, Maya and Tom Frost, say forget it. There's a better way, they say. And the path leads abroad - early.
Stay home studying for SATs and taking on college debt, and you're guaranteed nothing in this topsy-turvy economy. Go abroad - as early as high school, especially for college, they say - and you'll find low tuitions, big adventures, and the future. This hour, On Point: A new American way in the world. Going global, right from the start.
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Community News
Utah Arts Festival (UAF)
June 25-28, noon - 11:00 p.m., Library Square, Salt Lake City
In 2009, the Utah Arts Festival (UAF) will open the gates for its 33rd annual event. More than 80,000 patrons will enjoy four days of award-winning fine arts in the Artist Marketplace, live performances on five stages, local and international street theater, film program, exhibition and culinary delights.
Tickets: $8/adults
$5/seniors
Children are free
$25/four-day pass
For more information and to view program, please visit the Utah Arts Festival website.
Gina Bachauer International Piano Festival
June 24-June 27, 7:30 p.m., Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Salt Lake City
The Gina Bachauer International Piano Festival features four days of concerts and classes by four internationally recognized pianists. Performance Schedule: June 24 - Ted Rosenthal, professor of Jazz Studies at the Juilliard School of Music-USA. June 25 - Marina Lomazov, Chair of Piano Studies at the University of South Carolina-Ukraine/USA. June 26 - Albert Mamriev, recently performed with the Utah Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Israel Chamber Orchestra, and Mexico Symphony Orchestra, among others-Israel/Germany. June 27 - Spencer Myer, Classical pianist-USA. $15/General Admission $10/Student For more information and to view program, please visit Bachauer website.
Kirton & McConkie's Global Law and Business Forum
Technicalities of Sustainability by Gian P. Zini, Esq.
Tue, June 30, 8:00 - 9:00 a.m., 16th Floor Eagle Gate Tower
Gian P. Zini, a law practitioner in Milan, Rome, London and New York for over 20 years, will address the challenges and opportunities Corporate America faces with the future Cap & Trade Market of the Western Climate Initiative. Please RSVP with Wendy Huffman at (801) 321-4811 or whuffman@kmclaw.com. Continental breakfast will be served.
Salt Lake City International Jazz Festival
July 10-July 12, Friday 5:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Washington Square, Salt Lake City
Celebrating its ninth year in 2009, the Salt Lake City International Jazz Festival will take place at Washington Square in beautiful downtown Salt Lake City. The Festival begins at 5:00pm on Friday and 4:00pm on Saturday and Sunday. FREE clinics will be held on Friday and Saturday at the University of Utah in Libby Gardner Hall. Don't miss this world class jazz festival!
Tickets: $16/Per Day
$30/Three Day Pass
Free/Children (12 and Under)
For more information and to view program, please visit the Salt Lake City Intl. Jazz Festival website.
Summer Festival 2009
Vietnamese Unified Buddhist Church of Utah
Sat, July 18, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m., Rose Park Elementary, Salt Lake City
Come experience Summer Festival, the most exciting day of the summer. Bring your family and friends with you to join the Vietnamese unified Buddhist Association for fantastic times, unbelievable food, drinks, arts, games, activities, music and performances by various professional and multi-cultural groups.
Tickets: Free Admission For more information, please visit Summer Festival website.
2nd Annual Samoan Cultural Celebration Festival
July 19 -25, 2009, TBA, Utah State Fair Park, Salt Lake City
The 2nd Annual Samoan Cultural Celebration Festival brings together the Samoan community in Utah and in her neighboring states. This year's celebration will feature food booths, craft booths, rugby tournament, cricket tournament, sports for the youth, scholarship programs, and nightly entertainment at its best. For more information, please visit the Samoa Cultural Celebration of Utah website. | |
Please submit your stories and pictures to UCCD's bi-monthly e-newsletter. 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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