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International Visitor Program Online Scrapbook

  Find out what International delegates will be visiting the Puget Sound area.
Visitor Schedule

 
 

Meet our guests and invite them into your home.
Home Hospitality
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“The program was well prepared so in a short time we learned a lot about Seattle and people. People were so friendly and I felt like at home.”

- Mr. Sedat Kirt, Press Advisor, Turkey



 

 

Visitors in the Community
     
  U.S. Financial Systems at Cascade Elementary School, March 2008

The World Affairs Council, the Phelps Stokes Fund, and the U.S. Department of State partnered to bring 20 visitors to Seattle in April, 2008 to explore the themes of U.S. financial markets and U.S. perspectives on international economic and monetary issues.
     
  2008 Presidential Primaries Delegation visits Seattle Caucus, February 7 – 11 2008

This delegation of political workers, journalists, and party officials traveled across the country examining the American political process in the 2008 presidential primaries.
     
 

Librarian Delegation Volunteers at Bainbridge Island Library

A multiregional group with delegates from Mexico to Bahrain visited the Seattle area in June of 2007 to promote a better understanding of the role and function of libraries and information specialists in U.S. society.

     
 

U.S. Congress-Korean National Assembly Youth Exchange Project at an EarthCorps Volunteer Day

The World Affairs Council and Meridian International Center are partnering to bring 8 Korean youths to Seattle to explore youth engagement and volunteerism.

     

 

Mr. Tung Visits Seattle in January

Mr. Tung came to Seattle from Hong Kong in January of 2007 to explore U.S. best practices of human resources management in the police force, counter-terrorism and disaster response as well as community policing in the U.S.

 

International Visitors in the Community from 2002-2007

IVP guests engage not only in professional appointments but also in other cultural excursions including a boat trip to Tillicum Village and the Tulip Festival among others.

 
Last Updated:
6/3/08