In March, the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy (UCCD) welcomes nearly 70 International Visitors to Utah for short-term professional and cultural exchanges through the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program. As a UCCD Member, we invite you to participate in Home Hospitality and invite these emerging leaders from around the world to your home for dinner and conversation.

 
As Iraqis prepare to go to the polls for the parliamentary election, UCCD, in partnership with the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, presents a special Global IQ with The Economist on Friday, February 26. Tune in at 9:00 a.m. and explore the external and internal dynamics shaping the future of Iraq and its relations with the United States.

On Monday, March 8, attend our World Affairs Lecture Series featuring Dr. George Ayittey, one of the world's top 100 global thinkers (Source: Foreign Policy Magazine | December 2009). Dr. Ayittey's lecture, Africa Unchained: The Blueprint for Africa's Future, will explore ways to modernize, build, and improve Africa's indigenous institutions.

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